NFL game summary for 09/19/1976:

Brian Sipe's two touchdown passes gave the Browns a 14-0 halftime lead over the defending Super Bowl champions, but linebacker Jack Lambert fired up the Steelers' defense and ignited a 17-point third quarter by blocking a punt. Terry Bradshaw hit John Stallworth with a 14-yard touchdown pass following Lambert's block and the two combined again in the fourth period. Franco Harris ground out 118 yards on 25 carries and drove through the Browns' defense from the 2 to top off the scoring in the third quarter.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	207.0  (5)	183.0  (12)	390.0  (8)	1
	DEFENSE	111.0  (9)	147.0  (11)	258.0  (9)	2
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	196.0  (7)	242.0  (6)	438.0  (6)	3
	DEFENSE	116.0  (13)	324.0  (28)	440.0  (24)	4

Line: Steelers by 13

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cleveland Browns (1-1-0)	0	14	0	0	14
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1-0)	0	0	17	14	31

( 7- 0) CLE Reggie Rucker 14 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
(14- 0) CLE Oscar Roan 17 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
(14- 7) PIT John Stallworth 14 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(14-10) PIT Roy Gerela 47 yard field goal
(14-17) PIT Franco Harris 2 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(14-24) PIT John Stallworth 5 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(14-31) PIT Terry Bradshaw 7 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)

                     CLE             PIT
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        36-145          45-221
Yards/rush:          4.0             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-34-193-0     7-23-77-0
Sacked-yards:        1-8             0-0
Net pass yards:      185             77
Net yards/pass:      5.3             3.3
Total net yards:     330             298
Total plays:         71 (50% run)    68 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        6-4             2-1
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     6-52            5-27

Attendance: 49,169

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 15 of 34 for 193 yards and 2 TDs
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 7 of 23 for 77 yards and 2 TDs

Rushing:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 20 for 69 yards; Mike Pruitt, 13 for 70 yards; Brian Duncan, 1 for 3 yards; Larry Poole, 1 for 3 yards; Brian Sipe, 1 for 0 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 25 for 118 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Bleier, 12 for 62 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 6 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Jack Deloplaine, 1 for 5 yards; Reggie Harrison, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 6 for 83 yards; Oscar Roan, 3 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Paul Warfield, 2 for 49 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Mike Pruitt, 2 for -1 yards
PIT: Randy Grossman, 2 for 38 yards; John Stallworth, 2 for 19 yards and 2 TDs; Franco Harris, 2 for 10 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
CLE: Larry Poole, 2 for 41 yards; Steve Holden, 1 for 34 yards
PIT: John Fuqua, 2 for 36 yards; Reggie Harrison, 1 for 26 yards

Punt returns:
CLE: Willie Miller, 3 for 9 yards; Steve Holden, 2 for 0 yards
PIT: John Fuqua, 5 for 47 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 2 for 18 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 7 for 293 yards
PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 261 yards

Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 0/1
PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/1

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