Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots - September 3rd, 1979
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
| New England Patriots | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | PIT | NWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patriots | Russ Francis 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | Steelers | Sidney Thornton 2 yard rush | 6 | 7 | |
| Patriots | John Smith 31 yard field goal | 6 | 10 | ||
| Patriots | John Smith 32 yard field goal | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | Steelers | Sidney Thornton 21 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 13 | 13 | |
| OT | Steelers | Matt Bahr 41 yard field goal | 16 | 13 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Terry Bradshaw | PIT | 15 | 26 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 98.4 | |||||||||
| Mike Kruczek | PIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||||||||
| Franco Harris | PIT | 26 | 74 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| Sidney Thornton | PIT | 12 | 44 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||
| John Stallworth | PIT | 8 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| Bennie Cunningham | PIT | 3 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Lynn Swann | PIT | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Randy Grossman | PIT | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 11 | 33 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 33 | 30.2 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 17 | 62 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 12 | 42 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 13 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 6 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Carlos Pennywell | NWE | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Patriots Starters
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