AFC Championship - Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 6th, 1980
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oilers | Vernon Perry 75 yard interception return (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 0 | |
| Steelers | Matt Bahr 21 yard field goal | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Oilers | Toni Fritsch 21 yard field goal | 10 | 3 | |
| Steelers | Bennie Cunningham 16 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 10 | 10 | ||
| Steelers | John Stallworth 20 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 10 | 17 | ||
| 4 | Oilers | Toni Fritsch 23 yard field goal | 13 | 17 | |
| Steelers | Matt Bahr 39 yard field goal | 13 | 20 | ||
| Steelers | Rocky Bleier 4 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick) | 13 | 27 |
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 | 19 | 28 | 203 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 74.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gifford Nielsen | HOU | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 104.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Mike Renfro | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Guido Merkens | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Rich Caster | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 18 | 30 | 219 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 90.8 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Franco Harris | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 85 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Rocky Bleier | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Swann | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| John Stallworth | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Bennie Cunningham | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Sidney Thornton | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 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
