| Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1978 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 48202 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 48 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 8 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 6 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 82 | WR | Billy Ryckman |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 44 | FB | Bubba Bean |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 72 | ROG | Gerry Mullins |
| 74 | ROT | Ray Pinney |
| 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 |
| 76 | RDT | John Banaszak |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RLB | Loren Toews |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bubba Bean | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 8t | 2 |
| Sidney Thornton | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 188 | 5.7 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 53.6 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 0 | 231 | 12.8 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 132.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Ryckman | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Bubba Bean | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 70 | 1 |
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Loren Toews | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Randy Reutershan | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| George Franklin | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Jim Bailey | 1.0 |
| Dewey McClain | 0.5 |
| Jeff Yeates | 0.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| L.C. Greenwood | 2.0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1.0 |
| Joe Greene | 1.0 |
| Jack Ham | 1.0 |
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