| AFC Divisional Playoff - Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: December 24, 1977 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 75011 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 45 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rob Lytle 7 run (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 10 run (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 30 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Larry Brown 1 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 44 FG | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 25 FG | 21 | 27 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jack Dolbin 34 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 21 | 34 |
| 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 |
| 79 | TE | Larry Brown |
| 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 |
| 45 | RCB | Jimmy Allen |
| 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 |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| 41 | RB | Rob Lytle |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 53 | LILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | RILB | Tom Jackson |
| 59 | ROLB | Joe Rizzo |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | WS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 28 | 92 | 3.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Rob Lytle | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 7t | 1 |
| Jon Keyworth | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 3 | 177 | 4.8 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 0 | 164 | 7.1 | 34t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 100.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 30t | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Jackson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rick Engles | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 55 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bucky Dilts | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Schultz | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| John Schultz | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Steve Furness | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
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