Monday, October 23, 1978
Houston Oilers 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (5-3-0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (7-1-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| HOU | PIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 0 |
| PIT | Lynn Swann 25 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 7 |
| PIT | Roy Gerela 30 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 39 yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 10 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 24 | 10 |
| PIT | Lynn Swann 6 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 24 | 17 |
| HOU | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-169-3 | 31-113-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-19-160-0-0 | 17-33-226-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-11 |
| Net pass yards | 160 | 215 |
| Total yards | 329 | 328 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-51 | 7-53 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Randy Grossman | PIT | 9 | 116 | 0 | ||||||||