| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 4, 1980 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 53960 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 33 FG | 0 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Theo Bell |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 66 | LOT | Ted Petersen |
| 74 | LOG | Ray Pinney |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 61 | ROG | Tyrone McGriff |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 64 | RDT | Steve Furness |
| 78 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RLB | Loren Toews |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 63 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 88 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 50 | LILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sidney Thornton | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 15 | 54 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 3 | 138 | 5.3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16.7 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 177 | 6.6 | 23 | 0 | 00 | 60.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dave Casper | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Reinfeldt | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 53 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 5 | 1 | 36 | 7.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 3 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 | 33 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Andy Dorris | 1.0 |
| Mike Stensrud | 1.0 |
| Robert Brazile | 1.0 |
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