Pittsburgh Steelers 28 at Buffalo Bills 17
Sunday, September 3, 1978
Pittsburgh Steelers 28, Buffalo Bills 17
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Buffalo Bills (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| | PIT | BUF |
| PIT | John Stallworth 28 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 0 |
| PIT | Franco Harris 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 0 |
| PIT | Sidney Thornton 2 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 0 |
| BUF | Frank Lewis 22 yard pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 21 | 7 |
| BUF | Tom Dempsey 32 yard field goal | 21 | 10 |
| PIT | Theo Bell 15 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 28 | 10 |
| BUF | Reuben Gant 3 yard pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 28 | 17 |
| PIT | BUF |
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-142-2 | 29-100-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-19-217-2-1 | 13-26-191-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 3-27 |
| Net pass yards | 217 | 164 |
| Total yards | 359 | 264 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-54 | 9-62 |