| Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 6, 1977 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74697 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 61 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rob Lytle 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 87 punt return (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 20 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 4 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 50 | ROG | Jim Clack |
| 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 |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Winston |
| 51 | RLB | Loren Toews |
| 24 | LCB | J.T. Thomas |
| 31 | LS | Donnie Shell |
| 45 | RS | Jimmy Allen |
| 24 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 74 | LOT | Andy Maurer |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 52 | C | Mike Montler |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 35 | RB | Lonnie Perrin |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | WS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 31:31 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3/15 | / | 12 | 86 | 2 | 2 |
| DEN | 28:29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4/13 | / | 10 | 134 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 23 | 62 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Neil Graff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 119 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lonnie Perrin | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Jim Jensen | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 99 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 0 | 146 | 5.6 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 80.0 | |
| Neil Graff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 0 | 146 | 5.4 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 77.1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | 101 | 8.4 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 99.7 | |
| Craig Penrose | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.7 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 0 | 113 | 8.1 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 95.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 1 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Jensen | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Bobby Walden | 9 | 364 | 40.4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 364 | 40.4 | ||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Bucky Dilts | 7 | 312 | 44.6 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 5 | 1 | 167 | 33.4 | 87t | 1 |
| Chris Pane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ernie Pough | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |