| AFC Divisional Playoff - Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 30, 1978 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 48921 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 36 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick failed) | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 18 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 24 FG | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dave Preston 3 run (Jim Turner kick) | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 27 FG | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 45 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 38 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Ray Pinney |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 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 |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Norris Weese | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Jon Keyworth | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 24 | 105 | 4.4 | 18t | 2 |
| Rocky Bleier | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Norris Weese | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 118 | 7.4 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 74.5 |
| Craig Morton | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 80.4 |
| Bucky Dilts | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 1 | 272 | 9.4 | 45t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jack Dolbin | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 10 | 156 | 15.6 | 45t | 1 |
| Randy Grossman | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 38t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Swenson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Thompson | 0 | 6 | 6L | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bucky Dilts | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Chris Pane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Joe Greene | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| Dwight White | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Steve Furness | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Robin Cole | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Donnie Shell | 0.5 | 3.5 |
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