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Week 6
1978
1978 gms
Colts 30
@Cardinals 17		 Cowboys 24
Giants 3		 Redskins 21
@Lions 19		 Packers 24
Bears 14		 Buccaneers 30
@Chiefs 13		 Browns 24
@Saints 16		 Patriots 24
Eagles 14		 Jets 45
Bills 14
Steelers 31
Falcons 7		 Raiders 21
Oilers 17		 Rams 27
49ers 10		 Chargers 23
Broncos 0		 Seahawks 29
Vikings 28		 Mon:Dolphins 21
Bengals 0

Atlanta Falcons 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers 31

Sunday, October 8, 1978
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Atlanta Falcons (2-4-0)00077
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-0-0)3147731

Game Info
Stadium Three Rivers Stadium
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 42 degrees, relative humidity 77%, wind 13 mph
Vegas Line Pittsburgh Steelers -9.0
Over/Under 0.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Bartkowski ATL 17 33 188 1 2 22 2 7 0 0
Billy Ryckman ATL 5 88 0 22
Bubba Bean ATL 17 48 0 7 3 11 0 9
Wallace Francis ATL 4 58 1 17
Haskel Stanback ATL 12 38 0 9
Ricky Patton ATL 3 20 0 14 1 5 0 5
Dennis Pearson ATL 1 12 0 12
Mike Esposito ATL 2 7 0 4
Jim R. Mitchell ATL 1 7 0 7
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Terry Bradshaw PIT 13 18 231 1 0 70 2 3 1 6
John Stallworth PIT 6 114 1 70
Franco Harris PIT 20 104 0 13
Lynn Swann PIT 3 64 0 37
Rocky Bleier PIT 13 46 2 8
Sidney Thornton PIT 8 30 0 9 1 9 0 9
Bennie Cunningham PIT 2 28 0 22
Randy Grossman PIT 1 16 0 16
Alvin Maxson PIT 1 -2 0 -2

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
George Franklin ATL 0 0 0 0 3 75 25.0 0 0
Dennis Pearson ATL 0 0 0 0 3 78 26.0 0 0
Billy Ryckman ATL 0 0 0 0 1 24 24.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Larry Anderson PIT 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0
Mel Blount PIT 1 4 0 0
Randy Reutershan PIT 0 0 0 0 2 15 7.5 0 0
Loren Toews PIT 1 12 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
John James ATL 3 102 34.0 0
Fred Steinfort ATL 1 1 2 0 0 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Craig Colquitt PIT 2 71 35.5 0
Roy Gerela PIT 4 4 1 1 0 0 0