| AFC Championship - Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 7, 1979 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 49417 |
| Weather: Light Freezing Rain Temp: 31 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris 7 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rocky Bleier 15 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Toni Fritsch 19 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lynn Swann 29 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Stallworth 17 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roy Gerela 37 FG | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roy Gerela 22 FG | 3 | 34 |
| 3 | Houston Oilers | Safety, Rocky Bleier tackled in end zone by Ted Washington | 5 | 34 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| HOU | Earl Campbell | 22 | 62 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| HOU | Robert Woods | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| HOU | Tim Wilson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| HOU | Ronnie Coleman | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PIT | Franco Harris | 20 | 51 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 |
| PIT | Rocky Bleier | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 15t | 1 |
| PIT | Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| PIT | Jack Deloplaine | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 23 | 0 |
| PIT | Sidney Thornton | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| PIT | Rick Moser | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| PIT | Mike Kruczek | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| HOU | Dan Pastorini | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 5 | 96 | 3.7 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 16.3 |
| PIT | Terry Bradshaw | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 2 | 200 | 10.5 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89.7 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| HOU | Rich Caster | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| HOU | Tim Wilson | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 8 | 0 |
| HOU | Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PIT | Lynn Swann | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 34 | 1 |
| PIT | Rocky Bleier | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| PIT | Randy Grossman | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 |
| PIT | John Stallworth | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| HOU | Willie Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| HOU | Greg Stemrick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | Loren Toews | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| PIT | Ron Johnson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PIT | Mel Blount | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PIT | Donnie Shell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PIT | Jack Ham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| HOU | Cliff Parsley | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 43 | 0 |
| PIT | Craig Colquitt | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| PIT | Theo Bell | 6 | 0 | 91 | 15.2 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| HOU | Johnnie Dirden | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 |
| HOU | Guido Merkens | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 35 | 0 |
| HOU | Robert Woods | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| HOU | Brian Duncan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PIT | Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PIT | Larry Anderson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| HOU | Johnnie Dirden | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 |
| HOU | Guido Merkens | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 35 | 0 |
| HOU | Robert Woods | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| HOU | Brian Duncan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PIT | Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PIT | Larry Anderson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| PIT | L.C. Greenwood | 1.5 |
| PIT | Jack Ham | 1.0 |
| PIT | Joe Greene | 1.0 |
| PIT | Steve Furness | 0.5 |
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