Team Statistics |
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| 1979 Pittsburgh | Opponent | |
| First Downs | 95 | 80 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 30-59-51% | 25-61-41% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-2-0% | 2-6-33% |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 889 | 529 |
| Total Rushes | 170 | 137 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.2 | 3.9 |
| Passes Completed-Attempted | 63/119 (52.9%) | 75/144 (52.1%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 816 | 853 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 7.3 | 6.2 |
| Sacked—Yards Lost | 7/56 | 5/34 |
| Punts—Average | 17/37.4 | 19/38.4 |
| Punts Received—Return Yardage | 6/91 | 8/64 |
| Kickoffs—Returns | 14/248 | 20/458 |
| Interceptions—Returns | 10/163 | 6/132 |
| Penalties—Yards | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 16/8 | 10/4 |
| Time of Possession | 155 mins 14 secs | 144 mins 46 secs |
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Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
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Att |
Comp |
Yds |
Comp % |
Yds/Att |
TD |
TD % |
INT |
INT
% |
Long |
Sack | Rating |
| Craig Colquitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 39.6 | ||
| Terry Bradshaw | 118 | 63 | 872 | 53.4 | 7.4 | 8 | 6.8 | 6 | 5.1 | 53 | 7/56 | 78.8 |
Rushing Stats | ||||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
2 Pt Conv |
| Anthony Anderson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 108 | 641 | 5.9 | 71 | 4 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 39 | 209 | 5.4 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving Stats | ||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv |
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| Theo Bell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 10 | 175 | 17.5 | 53 | 2 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 18 | 283 | 15.7 | 51 | 4 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | |||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |
| Matt Bahr | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 66.7 |
Punting | |||||||
| |
No |
Avg |
Net |
Tb |
Inside 20 |
Long |
Blocked |
| Craig Colquitt | 17 | 37.4 | 32.5 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 0 |
Kickoff Returns | |||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Anthony Anderson | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Larry Anderson | 7 | 151 | 21.6 | 26 | 0 |
Punt Returns | ||||||
| |
Ret |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Theo Bell | 5 | 1 | 53 | 10.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
Individual Defense | |||
| |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Fum Rec |
| Sam Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Webster | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Mullins | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Anderson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Wagner | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Winston | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Lambert | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| John Banaszak | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Dunn | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Franco Harris | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sidney Thornton | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.T. Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions | |||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Mike Wagner | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 94 | 1 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |