| Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1978 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74104 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 34 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 25 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Smith 10 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 25 pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 45 FG | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 30 pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 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 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 64 | RDT | Steve Furness |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Tony Dungy |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 65 | LOG | Glenn Hyde |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| 41 | RB | Rob Lytle |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rick Moser | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Mike Kruczek | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Preston | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 0 | 131 | 9.4 | 25t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 140.2 |
| Mike Kruczek | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 29 | 5.8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 36.7 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Norris Weese | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 0 | 228 | 13.4 | 30t | 2 | 3 | 28 | 152.2 |
| Craig Morton | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 46 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 25t | 1 |
| Jim Smith | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Haven Moses | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 30 | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 30t | 1 |
| Dave Preston | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tony Dungy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Louis Wright | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bucky Dilts | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 5 | 0 | 21 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Dave Preston | 2 | 0 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Dave Preston | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Chris Pane | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Jack Ham | 2.0 |
| Robin Cole | 1.0 |
| Tom Beasley | 1.0 |
| Ray Oldham | 1.0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Rubin Carter | 1.0 |
| John Grant | 1.0 |
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