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Week 2
1979
1979 gms
Thu:Rams 13
@Broncos 9		 Bills 51
Bengals 24		 Bears 26
Vikings 7		 Buccaneers 29
@Colts 26		 Redskins 27
@Lions 24		 Packers 28
Saints 19		 Browns 27
@Chiefs 24		 Dolphins 19
Seahawks 10
Patriots 56
Jets 3		 Cardinals 27
@Giants 14		 Steelers 38
Oilers 7		 Chargers 30
Raiders 10		 Cowboys 21
@49ers 13		 Mon:Falcons 14
@Eagles 10

Houston Oilers 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers 38

Sunday, September 9, 1979
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Houston Oilers (1-1-0)00077
Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0-0)73141438

Game Info
Stadium Three Rivers Stadium
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 55 degrees, relative humidity 69%, wind 6 mph
Vegas Line Pittsburgh Steelers -6.0
Over/Under 37.0 (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 16 38 0 12 1 4 0 4
Billy Johnson HOU 2 32 0 25
Ronnie Coleman HOU 7 22 0 9
Gifford Nielsen HOU 4 11 41 1 2 13
Boobie Clark HOU 5 15 0 7
Conrad Rucker HOU 1 13 0 13
Mike Renfro HOU 1 12 0 12
Guido Merkens HOU 1 9 1 9
Tim Wilson HOU 7 19 0 7 1 -10 0 -10
Dan Pastorini HOU 4 16 16 0 3 25
Rob Carpenter HOU 4 8 0 4 1 -3 0 -3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Terry Bradshaw PIT 12 29 198 2 2 43 3 -3 0 0
Lynn Swann PIT 5 95 0 43
Franco Harris PIT 14 42 0 10 1 18 0 18
Sidney Thornton PIT 7 20 1 11 1 16 1 16
Rocky Bleier PIT 2 14 0 8 1 9 0 9
John Stallworth PIT 1 20 0 20
Jim Smith PIT 1 18 1 18
Greg Hawthorne PIT 3 9 1 8 1 8 0 8
Randy Grossman PIT 1 14 0 14

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
Ronnie Coleman HOU 0 0 0 0 4 88 22.0 0 0
Billy Johnson HOU 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.3 0 0
Guido Merkens HOU 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0
Mike Reinfeldt HOU 1 23 0 0
Art Stringer HOU 1 0 0 0
Tim Wilson HOU 0 0 0 0 2 30 15.0 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 27 27.0 0 0
John Banaszak PIT 1 3 0 0
Robin Cole PIT 0 0 0 0 1 3 3.0 0 0
Jack Lambert PIT 1 2 0 0
Jim Smith PIT 0 0 0 0 8 65 8.1 0 0
Mike Wagner PIT 2 19 0 0
Dirt Winston PIT 1 41 1 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Cliff Parsley HOU 9 415 46.1 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Matt Bahr PIT 5 5 1 2 0 0 0
Craig Colquitt PIT 7 281 40.1 0