| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 9, 1977 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 47777 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 44 pass from Ronnie Coleman (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 27 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 27 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Johnson 51 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Greg Stemrick 5 opponents fumble recovery (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 18 FG | 10 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 50 | LOG | Jim Clack |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 72 | ROG | Gerry Mullins |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 64 | RDT | Steve Furness |
| 75 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RLB | Loren Toews |
| 24 | LCB | J.T. Thomas |
| 31 | LS | Donnie Shell |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 24 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 89 | WR | Eddie Foster |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | George Reihner |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 75 | ROG | Elbert Drungo |
| 72 | ROT | Kevin Hunt |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 26 | RB | Rob Carpenter |
| 45 | RB | Tim Wilson |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | James Young |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Kiner |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 27 | LCB | Greg Stemrick |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 37 | RS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 32:49 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5/14 | / | 10 | 67 | 6 | 3 |
| HOU | 27:11 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2/12 | / | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 21 | 61 | 2.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 178 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Wilson | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Hardeman | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 98 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 4 | 149 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.9 | |
| Tony Dungy | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 2 | 43 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 |
| Mike Kruczek | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 12 | 36.4 | 6 | 211 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 2 | 140 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 49.2 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 2 | 184 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 72.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| John Stallworth | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 211 | 17.6 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 1 | |
| Tim Wilson | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51t | 1 |
| Eddie Foster | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Hardeman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 184 | 14.2 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Reinfeldt | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Robert Brazile | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Currier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | ||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| Cliff Parsley | 7 | 266 | 38.0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 266 | 38.0 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Laverne Smith | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Ernie Pough | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Warren Anderson | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |