# 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Steelers successfully defended their Super Bowl Championship from the previous year, despite not improving on their 14–2 record from last year with a 12–4 record. They went on to defeat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. The Steelers started out to a 4–0 record. Adding to the previous season, the Steelers had won 12 in a row. They finished the regular season at 12–4. In six of those games the opponents were held to a touchdown or less. In the playoffs Pittsburgh defeated Miami, 34–14 and then for the second consecutive season beat Houston 27–13, in the AFC championship game. The Steelers ended the decade by defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31–19 in Super Bowl XIV. Despite them and the San Diego Chargers having 12–4 records, the Chargers were awarded the top seed in the AFC because of their victory over the Steelers.
With the win, and the Pittsburgh Pirates win in the 1979 World Series, Pittsburgh would be the last city to claim Super Bowl and World Series wins in the same year until 1986 when the New York Mets won the World Series in 7 games over the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Giants won Super Bowl XXI 39–20 over the Denver Broncos.
On February 23, 2007, NFL Network aired America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, the 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers, with team commentary from John Banaszak, L. C. Greenwood and John Stallworth, and narrated by Ed Harris. They are the last team to win a Super Bowl featuring players that had never played for another team; 40 original draft picks and six free agents out of college. The records for most points scored per game as well as in the regular season overall for the Steelers belonged to the 1979 squad, until they scored 436, amounting to 27.3 per game in 2014, the all-time franchise record in both categories.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1979 Pittsburgh Steelers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 28 | Greg Hawthorne | Running back | Baylor |
| 2 | 56 | Zack Valentine | Linebacker | East Carolina |
| 4 | 86 | Russell Davis | Running back | Michigan |
| 4 | 110 | Calvin Sweeney | Wide receiver | USC |
| 5 | 137 | Dwaine Board | Defensive end | North Carolina A&T |
| 6 | 157 | Bill Murrell | Tight end | Winston-Salem State |
| 6 | 161 | Dwayne Woodruff | Defensive back | Louisville |
| 6 | 165 | Matt Bahr | Kicker | Penn State |
| 7 | 192 | Bruce Kimball | Offensive guard | UMass |
| 8 | 220 | Tom Graves | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 9 | 248 | Rick Kirk | Defensive end | Denison |
| 10 | 275 | Tod Thompson | Tight end | BYU |
| 11 | 303 | Charlie Moore | Center | Wichita State |
| 12 | 322 | Ed Smith | Linebacker | Vanderbilt |
| 12 | 330 | Mike Almond | Wide receiver | Northwest Louisiana |
| Made roster ||||||

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Kickoff | TV | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | August 4 | at Buffalo Bills | 6:00 p.m. EDT | WIIC | W 15–7 | 1–0 | Rich Stadium | 34,370 |
| 2 | August 11 | New York Giants | 6:00 p.m. EDT | WIIC | W 10–3 | 2–0 | Three Rivers Stadium | 46,624 |
| 3 | August 17 | at New York Jets | 8:00 p.m. EDT | WIIC | W 27–14 | 3–0 | Giants Stadium | 46,159 |
| 4 | August 25 | at Dallas Cowboys | 9:00 p.m. EDT | NBC | L 14–16 | 3–1 | Texas Stadium | 64.543 |
Notes:
    $^a$ All times are EASTERN time.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Kickoff | TV | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 3 | at New England Patriots | 9:00 p.m. EDT | ABC | W 16–13 (OT) | 1–0 | Schaefer Stadium | 60,978 | Recap |
| 2 | September 9 | Houston Oilers | 1:00 p.m. EDT | NBC | W 38–7 | 2–0 | Three Rivers Stadium | 49,792 | Recap |
| 3 | September 16 | at St. Louis Cardinals | 4:00 p.m. EDT | NBC | W 24–21 | 3–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50,416 | Recap |
| 4 | September 23 | Baltimore Colts | 1:00 p.m. EDT | NBC | W 17–13 | 4–0 | Three Rivers Stadium | 49,483 | Recap |
| 5 | September 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 1:00 p.m. EDT | NBC | L 14–17 | 4–1 | Veterans Stadium | 70,352 | Recap |
| 6 | October 7 | at Cleveland Browns | 4:00 p.m. EDT | NBC | W 51–35 | 5–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 81,260 | Recap |
| 7 | October 14 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 1:00 p.m. EDT | NBC | L 10–34 | 5–2 | Riverfront Stadium | 52,381 | Recap |
| 8 | October 22 | Denver Broncos | 9:00 p.m. EDT | ABC | W 42–7 | 6–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | 49,699 | Recap |
| 9 | October 28 | Dallas Cowboys | 1:00 p.m. EST | CBS | W 14–3 | 7–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | 50,199 | Recap |
| 10 | November 4 | Washington Redskins | 1:00 p.m. EST | CBS | W 38–7 | 8–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | 49,462 | Recap |
| 11 | November 11 | at Kansas City Chiefs | 1:00 p.m. EST | NBC | W 30–3 | 9–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 70,132 | Recap |
| 12 | November 18 | at San Diego Chargers | 4:00 p.m. EST | NBC | L 7–35 | 9–3 | San Diego Stadium | 52,426 | Recap |
| 13 | November 25 | Cleveland Browns | 1:00 p.m. EST | NBC | W 33–30 (OT) | 10–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 48,773 | Recap |
| 14 | December 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1:00 p.m. EST | NBC | W 37–17 | 11–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 46,521 | Recap |
| 15 | December 10 | at Houston Oilers | 9:00 p.m. EST | ABC | L 17–20 | 11–4 | Astrodome | 55,293 | Recap |
| 16 | December 16 | Buffalo Bills | 1:00 p.m. EST | NBC | W 28–0 | 12–4 | Three Rivers Stadium | 48,002 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Notes:
    $^a$ All times are EASTERN time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 starting October 28)

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Patriots | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: Monday, September 3
* Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), wind 13 mph (21 km/h)
* Game attendance: 60,978
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & Howard Cosell (color commentators)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
NE – Russ Francis 4-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) NE 7-0
Second quarter
PIT – Sidney Thornton 2-yard run (kick failed) NE 7-6
NE – John Smith 31-yard field goal NE 10-6
NE – John Smith 32-yard field goal NE 13-6
Fourth quarter
PIT – Sidney Thornton 21-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) 13-13 tie
Overtime
PIT – Matt Bahr 41-yard field goal PIT 16-13
Passing
PIT: Terry Bradshaw 15/26, 221 yards, TD
NE: Steve Grogan 11/33, 123 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing
PIT: Franco Harris 26 att, 74 yards
NE: Sam Cunningham 17 att, 62 yards
Receiving
PIT: John Stallworth 5 rec, 95 yards
NE: Russ Francis 5 rec, 53 yards, TD :

#### Week 2: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Steelers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: Sunday, September 9
* Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), (Partly Cloudy) wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,792
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Second quarter
PIT – Matt Bahr 45-yard field goal
Third quarter
PIT – Sidney Thornton 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Greg Hawthorne 8-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Fourth quarter
PIT – Jim Smith 18-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Dirt Winston 41-yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick)
HOU – Guido Merkins 9-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick)
Passing
HOU: Gifford Nielsen 4/11, 41 yards, TD, 2 INT
PIT: Terry Bradshaw 12/29, 198 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
HOU: Earl Campbell 16 att, 38 yards
PIT: Franco Harris 14 att, 42 yards
Receiving
HOU: Billy Johnson 2 rec, 32 yards
PIT: Lynn Swann 5 rec, 95 yards :

#### Week 3: at St. Louis Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: Sunday, September 16
* Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), wind 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,416
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
STL – Ottis Anderson 12-yard run (kick failed)
STL – Steve Little 22-yard field goal
PIT – John Stallworth 18 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Second quarter
STL – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (kick failed)
Third quarter
STL – Mike Wood 24-yard field goal
STL – Mike Wood 27-yard field goal
Fourth quarter
PIT – Rocky Bleier 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Bennie Cunningham 5-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Matt Bahr 20-yard field goal
Passing
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 14/31, 206 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
STL – Jim Hart 12/24, 132 yards
Rushing
PIT – Rocky Bleier 13 att, 73 yards, TD
STL – Theotis Brown 14 att, 69 yards, TD
Receiving
PIT – John Stallworth 6 rec, 80 yards, TD
STL – Mel Gray 1 rec, 48 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. Baltimore Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: Sunday, September 23
* Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), (Sunny) wind 10 mph (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,483
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Steve Mike-Mayer 27-yard field goal
PIT – John Stallworth 47-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
BAL – Roger Carr 36-yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
Second quarter
PIT – Matt Bahr 25-yard field goal
Third quarter
BAL – Steve Mike-Mayer 24-yard field goal
Fourth quarter
PIT – Bennie Cunningham 28-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
BAL – Greg Landry 17/34, 195 yards, TD, 2 INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 19/29, 249 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
BAL – Joe Washington 21 att, 65 yards
PIT – Sidney Thornton 13 att, 129 yards
Receiving
BAL – Roger Carr 4 rec, 68 yards, TD
PIT – John Stallworth 4 rec, 83 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
* Date: Sunday, September 30
* Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 12 mph (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 70,352
* Referee: Cal Lepore
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play by play), Len Dawson (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
Second quarter
PIT – Sidney Thornton 7-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
PHI – Leroy Harris 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick)
Third quarter
PHI – Tony Franklin 48-yard field goal
PHI – Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick)
Fourth quarter
PIT – John Stallworth 37-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 12/26, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT
PHI – Ron Jaworski 11/20, 158 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
PIT – Sidney Thornton 16 att, 88 yards, TD
PHI – Wilbert Montgomery 28 att, 98 yards, TD
Receiving
PIT – John Stallworth 5 rec, 102 yards, TD
PHI – Keith Krepfle 4 rec, 95 yards :

#### Week 6: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 21 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 51 |
| Browns | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: Sunday, October 7
* Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), wind 17 mph (27 km/h)
* Game attendance: 81,260
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Bennie Cunningham 7-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Sidney Thornton 10-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Franco Harris 71-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Second quarter
PIT – Jim Smith 14-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed)
CLE – Reggie Rucker 32-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
CLE – Ozzie Newsome 18-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
PIT – Matt Bahr 42-yard field goal
Third quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 25-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
CLE – Calvin Hill 14-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
Fourth quarter
PIT – Rocky Bleier 70-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
CLE – Dave Logan 30-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
CLE – Dave Logan 13-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
PIT – Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 12/21, 161 yards, 3 TD
CLE – Brian Sipe 22/41, 351 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
PIT – Franco Harris 19 att, 153 yards, 2 TD
CLE – Mike Pruitt 15 att, 73 yards
Receiving
PIT – John Stallworth 4 rec, 96 yards, TD
CLE – Ozzie Newsome 6 rec, 97 yards, TD :

#### Week 7: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bengals | 7 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
* Date: Sunday, October 14
* Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), wind 7 mph (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 52,381
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Matt Bahr 46-yard field goal
CIN – Dan Ross 7-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)
Second quarter
CIN – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (kick failed)
CIN – Howard Kurnick 12-yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick)
CIN – Jim LeClair 27-yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick)
Fourth quarter
CIN – Rick Walker 14-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)
PIT – John Stallworth 33-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 21/40, 275 yards, TD, 2 INT
CIN – Ken Anderson 9/20, 120 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
PIT – Franco Harris 9 att, 45 yards
CIN – Charles Alexander 19 att, 91 yards
Receiving
PIT – John Stallworth 6 rec, 126 yards, TD
CIN – Archie Griffin 4 rec, 65 yards :

#### Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Steelers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: Monday, October 22
* Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), (Clear) wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,699
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & Howard Cosell (color commentators)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Lynn Swann 11-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
DEN – Haven Moses 64-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)
Second quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Franco Harris 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Fourth quarter
PIT – Sidney Thornton 17-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Anthony Anderson 10-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
DEN – Craig Morton 16/31, 261 yards, TD, INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 18/24, 267 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
DEN – Jon Keyworth 4 att, 29 yards
PIT – Franco Harris 17 att, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
DEN – Haven Moses 5 rec, 133 yards, TD
PIT – Lynn Swann 2 rec, 76 yards, TD :

#### Week 9: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: Sunday, October 28
* Game time: 1:00 pm EST
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), (Partly Cloudy) wind 12 mph (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,199
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play by play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
Second quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
DAL – Rafael Septién 32-yard field goal
Third quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 48-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
DAL – Roger Staubach 11/25, 113 yards
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 11/25, 126 yards
Rushing
DAL – Tony Dorsett 19 att, 73 yards
PIT – Franco Harris 18 att, 102 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
DAL – Drew Pearson 5 rec, 89 yards
PIT – John Stallworth 7 rec, 98 yards :

#### Week 10: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Steelers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: Sunday, November 4
* Game time: 1:00 pm EST
* Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), (Sunny) wind 7 mph (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,462
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (CBS): Curt Gowdy (play by play), Hank Stram (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – John Stallworth 11-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Second quarter
WAS – John Riggins 4-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)
PIT – Matt Bahr 21-yard field goal
PIT – Bennie Cunningham 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Randy Grossman 4-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Third quarter
PIT – John Stallworth 65-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Fourth quarter
PIT – Rick Moser 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
WAS – Joe Theismann 14/31, 147 yards, INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 15/27, 311 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing
WAS – John Riggins 13 att, 56 yards, TD
PIT – Franco Harris 15 att, 62 yards
Receiving
WAS – Danny Buggs 3 rec, 37 yards
PIT – John Stallworth 6 rec, 126 yards, 2 TD :
In that game. Franco Harris became the 5th man to rush for 8,000 career rushing yards, and it was also Chuck Noll's 95th win as a head coach, the same number that Vince Lombardi won during his career.

#### Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: Sunday, November 11
* Game time: 1:00 pm EST
* Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), wind 15 mph (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 70,132
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – John Stallworth 26-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Matt Bahr 31-yard field goal
Second quarter
PIT – Lynn Swann 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Matt Bahr 20-yard field goal
Third quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal
Fourth quarter
PIT – Matt Bahr 37-yard field goal
PIT – Larry Brown 1-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 17/29, 232 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
KC – Steve Fuller 9/20, 89 yards, INT
Rushing
PIT – Franco Harris 20 att, 68 yards
KC – Mike Williams 6 att, 19 yards
Receiving
PIT – John Stallworth 4 rec, 88 yards, TD
KC – J.T. Smith 3 rec, 47 yards :

#### Week 12: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Chargers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: Sunday, November 18
* Game time: 4:00 pm EST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 51,910
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
SD – John Jefferson 16-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)
Second quarter
SD – Bob Klein 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)
SD – Bo Matthews 2-yard run (Mike Wood kick)
Third quarter
PIT – Rocky Bleier 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
SD – Woodrow Lowe 77-yard interception return (Mike Wood kick)
Fourth quarter
SD – Hank Bauer 2-yard run (Mike Wood kick)
Passing
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 18/36, 153 yards, 5 INT
SD – Dan Fouts 11/24, 137 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
PIT – Franco Harris 20 att, 44 yards
SD – Mike Thomas 13 att, 53 yards
Receiving
PIT – John Stallworth 4 rec, 55 yards
SD – John Jefferson 5 rec, 106 yards, TD :

#### Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Browns | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Steelers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 33 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: Sunday, November 25
* Game time: 1:00 pm EST
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), (Cloudy) wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 48,773
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play by play), Len Dawson (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
CLE – Ozzie Newsome 21-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
CLE – Don Cockroft 20-yard field goal
PIT – Matt Bahr 45-yard field goal
Second quarter
CLE – Don Cockroft 32-yard field goal
PIT – Matt Bahr 34-yard field goal
CLE – Dave Logan 16-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
PIT – Franco Harris 2-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Third quarter
CLE – Calvin Hill 3-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
Fourth quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
CLE – Don Cockroft 40-yard field goal
PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Matt Bahr 21-yard field goal
Overtime
PIT – Matt Bahr 37-yard field goal
Passing
CLE – Brian Sipe 23/38, 333 yards, 3 TD, INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 30/44, 364 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
CLE – Brian Sipe 3 att, 30 yards
PIT – Franco Harris 32 att, 151 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
CLE – Dave Logan 7 rec, 135 yards, TD
PIT – Franco Harris 9 rec, 81 yards, TD :

#### Week 14: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Steelers | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: Sunday, December 2
* Game time: 1:00 pm EST
* Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), (Cloudy) wind 12 mph (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 46,251
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Matt Bahr 43-yard field goal
PIT – Lynn Swann 58-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Second quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
CIN – Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal
PIT – Rocky Bleier 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
CIN – Isaac Curtis 29-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)
Third quarter
CIN – Isaac Curtis 32-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)
PIT – Lynn Swann 42-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Matt Bahr 23-yard field goal
Fourth quarter
PIT – Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal
Passing
CIN – Ken Anderson 20/36, 258 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 17/29, 339 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
CIN – Pete Johnson 18 att, 51 yards
PIT – Franco Harris 20 att, 92 yards, TD
Receiving
CIN – Isaac Curtis 5 rec, 119 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Lynn Swann 5 rec, 192 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 15: at Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Oilers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
* Date: Monday, December 10
* Game time: 9:00 pm EST
* Game weather: Dome
* Game attendance: 55,923
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play by play), Fran Tarkenton & Howard Cosell (color commentators)
* Box Score
Game information :
Second quarter
HOU – Ken Burrough 25 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)
Third quarter
PIT – Matt Bahr 37-yard field goal
HOU – Toni Fritsch 24-yard field goal
Fourth quarter
HOU – Toni Fritsch 34-yard field goal
PIT – Lynn Swann 9-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
HOU – Rob Carpenter 4-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)
PIT – John Stallworth 34-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 14/29, 137 yards, TD, 2 INT
HOU – Dan Pastorini 10/16, 170 yards, TD
Rushing
PIT – Franco Harris 12 att, 59 yards
HOU – Earl Campbell 33 att, 109 yards
Receiving
PIT – Bennie Cunningham 2 rec, 67 yards
HOU – Ken Burrough 3 rec, 48 yards, TD :

#### Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: Sunday, December 16
* Game time: 1:00 pm EST
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), (Cloudy) wind 13 mph (21 km/h)
* Game attendance: 48,002
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Lynn Swann 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Second quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Third quarter
PIT – Sidney Thornton 8-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Fourth quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 11-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
BUF – Joe Ferguson 11/31, 103 yards, 2 INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 14/27, 209 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing
BUF – Mike Collier 16 att, 49 yards
PIT – Franco Harris 21 att, 100 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
BUF – Jerry Butler 3 rec, 54 yards
PIT – Lynn Swann 3 rec, 61 yards, TD :

### Standings

AFC Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Pittsburgh Steelers$^{(2)}$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 416 | 262 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers$^{(4)}$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 362 | 331 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 359 | 352 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 2–10 | 337 | 421 | W1 |

## Stats

Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kicking
Punting
Kick Return
Punt Return
Defense & Fumbles
Scoring Summary
Team
Quarter-by-quarter
Quarter-by-quarter :
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
| Steelers | 89 | 114 | 62 | 145 | 6 | 416 |
| Opponents | 57 | 104 | 53 | 48 | 0 | 262 |

## Postseason
### Schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent | Kickoff | TV | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance | Recap |
| Wild Card | First Round Bye | First Round Bye | First Round Bye | First Round Bye | First Round Bye | First Round Bye | First Round Bye | First Round Bye | First Round Bye |
| Divisional | December 30 | Miami Dolphins (3) | 12:30 p.m. EST | NBC | W 34–14 | 1–0 | Three Rivers Stadium | 50,214 | Recap |
| AFC Championship | January 6 | Houston Oilers (4) | 1:00 p.m. EST | NBC | W 27–13 | 2–0 | Three Rivers Stadium | 50,475 | Recap |
| Super Bowl XIV | January 20 | Los Angeles Rams (N3) | 6:00 p.m. EST | CBS | W 31–19 | 3–0 | Rose Bowl | 103,985 | Recap |
Notes:
    $^a$ All times are EASTERN time.

### Game summaries
#### AFC Divisional Playoff: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Steelers | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: Sunday, December 30
* Game time: 12:30 pm EST
* Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C) (Fog)
* Game attendance: 50,214
* Referee: Cal Lepore
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – John Stallworth 17-yard pass from Bradshaw (kick blocked)
PIT – Lynn Swann 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Third quarter
MIA – Duriel Harris 7-yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick)
PIT – Rocky Bleier 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Fourth quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 5-yard run (Bahr kick)
MIA – Larry Csonka 1-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)
Passing
MIA – Don Strock 8/14, 125 yards, INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 21/31, 230 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
MIA – Larry Csonka 10 att, 20 yards, TD
PIT – Franco Harris 21 att, 83 yards, TD
Receiving
MIA – Nat Moore 5 rec, 93 yards
PIT – John Stallworth 6 rec, 86 yards, TD :

#### AFC Championship: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Steelers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: Sunday, January 6
* Game time: 1:00 pm EST
* Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C), (Light Freezing Rain) wind 18 mph (29 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,475
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentators)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Vernon Perry 75-yard interception return (Toni Fritsch kick)
PIT – Matt Bahr 21-yard field goal
Second quarter
HOU – Toni Fritsch 21-yard field goal
PIT – Bennie Cunningham 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – John Stallworth 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
Fourth quarter
HOU – Toni Fritsch 23-yard field goal
PIT – Matt Bahr 39-yard field goal
PIT – Rocky Bleier 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
HOU – Dan Pastorini 19/28, 203 yards, INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 18/30, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
HOU – Earl Campbell 17 att, 15 yards
PIT – Franco Harris 21 att, 85 yards
Receiving
HOU – Tim Wilson 7 rec, 60 yards
PIT – Lynn Swann 4 rec, 64 yards :

#### Super Bowl XIV: vs. Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California
* Date: Sunday, January 20
* Game time: 6:15 pm EST
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) (Sunny), wind 17 mph (27 km/h)
* Game attendance: 103,985
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play by play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Matt Bahr 41-yard field goal
LA – Cullen Bryant 1-yard run (Frank Corral kick)
Second quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
LA – Frank Corral 31-yard field goal
LA – Frank Corral 45-yard field goal
Third quarter
PIT – Lynn Swann 47-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
LA – Ron Smith 24-yard pass from Lawrence McCutcheon (kick failed)
Fourth quarter
PIT – John Stallworth 73-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
Passing
LA – Vince Ferragamo 15/25, 212 yards, INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 14/21, 309 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
LA – Wendell Tyler 17 att, 60 yards
PIT – Franco Harris 20 att, 46 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
LA – Billy Waddy 3 rec, 75 yards
PIT – John Stallworth 3 rec, 121 yards, TD :

## Statistics
### Passing

| Player | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT |
| Terry Bradshaw | 259 | 472 | 3,724 | 26 | 25 |

### Rushing

| Player | Att | Yards | TD |
| Franco Harris | 267 | 1,186 | 11 |
| Sidney Thornton | 118 | 585 | 6 |
| Rocky Bleier | 92 | 434 | 4 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 21 | 83 | |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 9 | |

### Receiving

| Player | Rec | Yards | TD |
| John Stallworth | 70 | 1,183 | 8 |
| Lynn Swann | 41 | 808 | 5 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 36 | 512 | 4 |
| Franco Harris | 36 | 291 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 31 | 277 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 16 | 231 | 4 |

## Honors and awards

* Terry Bradshaw, Super Bowl MVP