AFC Championship - Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 7th, 1979
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steelers | Franco Harris 7 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| Steelers | Rocky Bleier 15 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2 | Oilers | Toni Fritsch 19 yard field goal | 3 | 14 | |
| Steelers | Lynn Swann 29 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 21 | ||
| Steelers | John Stallworth 17 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 28 | ||
| Steelers | Roy Gerela 37 yard field goal | 3 | 31 | ||
| 3 | Steelers | Roy Gerela 22 yard field goal | 3 | 34 | |
| Oilers | Safety, Washington tackled Bleier in end zone | 5 | 34 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | FL | |
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 12 | 26 | 96 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 62 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Robert Woods | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Rich Caster | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | FL | |
| Terry Bradshaw | PIT | 11 | 19 | 200 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 89.7 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Franco Harris | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 51 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Rocky Bleier | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Jack Deloplaine | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sidney Thornton | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rick Moser | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lynn Swann | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 98 | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Randy Grossman | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| John Stallworth | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Mike Kruczek | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Steelers Starters
Oilers Starters
Full Play-By-Play
- Play-by-Play for this game courtesy of Aaron Schatz and Jeremy Snyder
