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Week 1
1979
1979 gms
Sat:Buccaneers 31
Lions 16		 Dolphins 9
@Bills 7		 Bears 6
Packers 3		 Cowboys 22
@Cardinals 21		 Broncos 10
Bengals 0		 Chiefs 14
Colts 0		 Vikings 28
49ers 22		 Falcons 40
@Saints 34
Browns 25
@Jets 22		 Eagles 23
Giants 17		 Raiders 24
@Rams 17		 Chargers 33
@Seahawks 16		 Oilers 29
@Redskins 27		 Mon:Steelers 16
@Patriots 13

Pittsburgh Steelers 16 at New England Patriots 13

Monday, September 3, 1979
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Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0-0)0607316
New England Patriots (0-1-0)7600013

Game Info
Stadium Schaefer Stadium
Start Time 9:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 78 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 13 mph
Vegas Line Pittsburgh Steelers -2.0
Over/Under 37.0 (under)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Terry Bradshaw PIT 15 26 221 1 0 33
John Stallworth PIT 5 95 0 33
Franco Harris PIT 26 74 0 11 3 14 0 8
Sidney Thornton PIT 12 44 1 17 3 41 1 21
Bennie Cunningham PIT 2 40 0 24
Lynn Swann PIT 1 19 0 19
Randy Grossman PIT 1 12 0 12
Mike Kruczek PIT 0 3 0 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Grogan NWE 11 33 123 1 2 33 4 38 0 13
Sam Cunningham NWE 17 62 0 12 2 9 0 6
Andy Johnson NWE 12 42 0 15 2 19 0 11
Russ Francis NWE 5 53 1 22
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 33 0 33
Horace Ivory NWE 4 20 0 9
Harold Jackson NWE 1 9 0 9

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
Anthony Anderson PIT 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0
Larry Anderson PIT 0 0 0 0 3 85 28.3 0 0
Jack Lambert PIT 1 4 0 0
Lynn Swann PIT 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Dwayne Woodruff PIT 1 31 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
Allan Clark NWE 0 0 0 0 3 64 21.3 0 0
Mike Haynes NWE 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 1 3 3.0 0 0
Rick Sanford NWE 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Matt Bahr PIT 1 2 1 2 0 0 0
Craig Colquitt PIT 7 281 40.1 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Eddie Hare NWE 9 357 39.7 0
John Smith NWE 1 1 2 2 0 0 0