| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1978 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 81302 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 50 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 44 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dave Logan 17 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Larry Anderson 95 kickoff return (Roy Gerela kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 28 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Rucker 18 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 32 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 34 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 65 | LOG | Henry Sheppard |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 68 | ROG | Bob Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Barry Darrow |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 34 | RB | Greg Pruitt |
| 30 | FB | Cleo Miller |
| Offense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike St. Clair |
| 66 | LDT | Earl Edwards |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 70 | RDE | Mack Mitchell |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 52 | MLB | Dick Ambrose |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 20 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Miller | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 0 | 175 | 8.3 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 108.2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 2 | 213 | 7.1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73.3 |
| Mark Miller | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 39 | 7.8 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 67.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 28t | 1 |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Randy Grossman | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 33 | 1 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Johnny Evans | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Randy Reutershan | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 5 | 0 | 24 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3L | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 95t | 1 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| Larry Collins | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gary Dunn | 1.0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Tony Peters | 1.0 |
| Mack Mitchell | 1.0 |
| Mike St. Clair | 1.0 |
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