| AFC Championship - Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 6, 1980 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50475 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 27 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Vernon Perry 75 interception return (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 21 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 21 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bennie Cunningham 16 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 20 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 23 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 39 FG | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 4 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 13 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 58 | LOG | David Carter |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 70 | ROT | Conway Hayman |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | RB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 53 | RILB | Art Stringer |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 66 | LOT | Ted Petersen |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 53 | LLB | Dennis Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 24 | FS | J.T. Thomas |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 21 | 85 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 1 | 203 | 7.3 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 74.0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 1 | 219 | 7.3 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 90.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Wilson | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 41 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 20t | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 16t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Vernon Perry | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 75t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 66 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 19 | 0 | |
| Carter Hartwig | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Andy Dorris | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Mike Stensrud | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Elvin Bethea | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 | 9.0 |
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