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Week 18
1978
1978 gms
Steelers 34
Oilers 5		 Cowboys 28
@Rams 0

Houston Oilers 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers 34

Sunday, January 7, 1979
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Houston Oilers (12-7-0)03205
Pittsburgh Steelers (16-2-0)14173034

Game Info
Stadium Three Rivers Stadium
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 25 degrees, relative humidity 85%, wind 8 mph, wind chill 16
Vegas Line Pittsburgh Steelers -7.0
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
Earl Campbell HOU 22 62 0 11 1 4 0 4
Dan Pastorini HOU 12 26 96 0 5 21
Rich Caster HOU 5 44 0 21
Tim Wilson HOU 2 6 0 4 5 33 0 8
Ronnie Coleman HOU 1 -5 0 -5 1 15 0 15
Robert Woods HOU 1 9 0 9
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Terry Bradshaw PIT 11 19 200 2 2 34 7 29 0 13
Lynn Swann PIT 4 98 1 34
Rocky Bleier PIT 10 45 1 15 4 42 0 16
Franco Harris PIT 20 51 1 9
Randy Grossman PIT 2 43 0 29
Jack Deloplaine PIT 3 28 0 23
Sidney Thornton PIT 3 22 0 14
John Stallworth PIT 1 17 1 17
Rick Moser PIT 3 7 0 5
Mike Kruczek PIT 1 -3 0 -3

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
Willie Alexander HOU 1 0 0 0
Robert Brazile HOU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Earl Campbell HOU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Johnnie Dirden HOU 0 0 0 0 3 72 24.0 0 33
Brian Duncan HOU 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 17
Ken Kennard HOU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Guido Merkens HOU 0 0 0 0 2 57 28.5 0 35
Mike Reinfeldt HOU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Greg Stemrick HOU 1 0 0 0
Robert Woods HOU 0 0 0 0 2 33 16.5 0 20
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 15 15.0 0 15
Theo Bell PIT 0 0 0 0 6 91 15.2 0 30
Mel Blount PIT 1 16 0 16
Jack Deloplaine PIT 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 21
Steve Furness PIT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jack Ham PIT 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Franco Harris PIT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ron Johnson PIT 1 34 0 34
Rick Moser PIT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gerry Mullins PIT 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Donnie Shell PIT 1 5 0 5
Loren Toews PIT 1 35 0 35

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Toni Fritsch HOU 1 1 0 0 0
Cliff Parsley HOU 6 237 39.5 43
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Craig Colquitt PIT 1 53 53.0 53
Roy Gerela PIT 4 4 2 4 0 0 0

Starting Lineups

Houston Oilers
Pos
Dan Pastorini QB
Earl Campbell RB
Tim Wilson FB
Ken Burrough WR
Rich Caster WR
Mike Barber TE
Greg Sampson LT
George Reihner LG
Carl Mauck C
Ed Fisher RG
Conway Hayman RT
Jim Young LDE
Curley Culp NT
Elvin Bethea RDE
Ted Washington LOLB
Steve Kiner LILB
Gregg Bingham RILB
Robert Brazile ROLB
Willie Alexander LCB
Greg Stemrick RCB
Bill Currier SS
Mike Reinfeldt FS
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pos
Terry Bradshaw QB
Rocky Bleier RB
Franco Harris FB
John Stallworth WR
Lynn Swann WR
Randy Grossman TE
Jon Kolb LT
Sam Davis LG
Mike Webster C
Ray Pinney RG
Larry Brown RT
L.C. Greenwood LDE
Joe Greene LDT
Steve Furness RDT
John Banaszak RDE
Jack Ham LLB
Jack Lambert MLB
Robin Cole RLB
Ron Johnson LCB
Mel Blount RCB
Donnie Shell SS
Mike Wagner FS