| Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 18, 1977 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 50727 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 65 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Clarence Williams 2 run (Rolf Benirschke kick blocked) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 38 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Sidney Thornton 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 27 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 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 |
| 74 | ROT | Ray Pinney |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 64 | LDE | Steve Furness |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 63 | RDT | Ernie Holmes |
| 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 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 20 | WR | Johnny Rodgers |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 53 | C | Ralph Perretta |
| 62 | ROG | Don Macek |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 84 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 33 | RB | Don Woods |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 71 | RDE | Fred Dean |
| 51 | LLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 50 | RLB | Don Goode |
| 29 | LCB | Mike Williams |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 21 | FS | Clarence Duren |
| 45 | RCB | Hal Stringert |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Alvin Maxson | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| Franco Harris | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Neil Graff | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Don Woods | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Joe Washington | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Clarence Williams | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Artie Owens | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 1 | 139 | 8.2 | 0 | 50.9 | |||
| Neil Graff | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 71.4 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 3 | 157 | 7.1 | 0 | 37.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Alvin Maxson | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| John Stallworth | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rickey Young | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | |
| Pat Curran | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rick Engles | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Clarence Williams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Dwight White | 1.5 |
| Robin Cole | 1.5 |
| Loren Toews | 1.0 |
| Jack Ham | 1.0 |
| Joe Greene | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
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