| Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 4, 1979 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 49462 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 50 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 4 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 21 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bennie Cunningham 16 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Randy Grossman 4 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 65 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rick Moser 2 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 73 | ROG | Jeff Williams |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Benny Malone |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 59 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 50 | RLB | Pete Wysocki |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| 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 |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 38 | RB | Sidney Thornton |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 53 | RLB | Dennis Winston |
| 48 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 24 | FS | J.T. Thomas |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Joe Theismann | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Anthony Anderson | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Rick Moser | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Mike Kruczek | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 1 | 147 | 4.7 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 46.0 |
| Kim McQuilken | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 311 | 11.5 | 65t | 4 | 1 | 7 | 120.5 |
| Mike Kruczek | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 79 | 11.3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 108.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Danny Buggs | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 2 | |
| Lynn Swann | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 0 | |
| Randy Grossman | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Lavender | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ike Forte | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Perry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Coy Bacon | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Donnie Shell | 1.0 |
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