| Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 17, 1977 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 47950 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 40 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 2 run (Roy Gerela kick failed) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Glenn Bujnoch 4 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Sidney Thornton 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Reggie Williams blocked punt recovery in end zone (Chris Bahr kick) | 14 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 86 | WR | Johnny McDaniel |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 64 | LOG | John Shinners |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 42 | RB | Boobie Clark |
| 36 | RB | Lenvil Elliott |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 73 | LDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | RDT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 53 | LLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 57 | RLB | Reggie Williams |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 31 | SS | Jerry Anderson |
| 21 | FS | Melvin Morgan |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 30:27 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6/16 | / | 8 | 93 | 4 | 1 |
| PIT | 29:33 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7/14 | / | 9 | 64 | 6 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lenvil Elliott | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Davis | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Glenn Bujnoch | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Pete Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| John Reaves | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Cobb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 103 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 9 | 2 |
| Reggie Harrison | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Laverne Smith | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 166 | 3.3 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| John Reaves | 25 | 8 | 32.0 | 3 | 142 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12.8 | |
| Ken Anderson | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 1 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 49.4 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 4 | 227 | 6.3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 23.5 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 117 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 109.7 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 117 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 109.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Isaac Curtis | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | |
| Billy Brooks | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Davis | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Trumpy | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rick Walker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 227 | 15.1 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
| Pat McInally | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 197 | 32.8 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Willie Shelby | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Willie Shelby | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ernie Pough | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Laverne Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |