NFL game summary for 10/30/1977:

Bert Jones rifled two touchdown passes and ran for another to give the 6-1 Colts a one-game lead in the AFC East. The loss dropped the 4-3 Steelers one game behind Cleveland in the AFC Central. Baltimore led 31-7, forcing six turnovers including three interceptions that set up touchdowns, before the Steelers scored two touchdowns in the final 1:43. Lydell Mitchell was the game's leading rusher with 99 yards on 26 carries. He was followed by ex-Penn State teammate Franco Harris, who had 85 yards. Jones connected on his first seven passes of the game and wound up completing 10 out of 20.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	169.0 (7)	169.7 (7)	338.7 (4)	26
DEFENSE	106.0 (3)	95.7 (2)	201.7 (1)	21
OFFENSE	159.3 (8)	119.5 (24)	278.8 (16)	5
DEFENSE	119.0 (7)	173.2 (25)	292.2 (17)	21

Line: Colts by 2

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3-0)	0	0	7	14	21
Baltimore Colts (6-1-0)	3	14	7	7	31

( 0- 3) BAL Toni Linhart 24 yard field goal ( 0-10) BAL Roosevelt Leaks 26 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) ( 0-17) BAL Lydell Mitchell 13 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) ( 0-24) BAL Ron Lee 25 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) ( 7-24) PIT Lynn Swann 32 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) ( 7-31) BAL Bert Jones 6 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) (14-31) PIT Franco Harris 11 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) (21-31) PIT Franco Harris 3 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)

                     PIT             BAL
First Downs:         18              22
Rushes-yards:        33-164          48-160
Yards/rush:          5.0             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-26-234-5     10-20-170-0
Sacked-yards:        2-15            1-12
Net pass yards:      219             158
Net yards/pass:      7.8             7.5
Total net yards:     383             318
Total plays:         61 (54% run)    69 (69% run)  
Yards/play:          6.3             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           6               0
Penalties-yards:     17-122          3-20

Attendance: 60,225

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 11 of 26 for 234 yards and 1 TD (5 int) BAL: Bert Jones, 10 of 20 for 170 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 20 for 85 yards and 2 TDs; Rocky Bleier, 5 for 15 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 37 yards; Reggie Harrison, 2 for 11 yards; Laverne Smith, 2 for 11 yards; John Stallworth, 1 for 5 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 26 for 99 yards; Ron Lee, 9 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 6 for 11 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 3 for 5 yards; Bill Troup, 3 for -8 yards; Bert Jones, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
PIT: Lynn Swann, 4 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Frank Lewis, 2 for 93 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 2 for 20 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 22 yards; John Stallworth, 1 for 7 yards; Reggie Harrison, 1 for 6 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 3 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Glenn Doughty, 2 for 46 yards; Roger Carr, 2 for 39 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 27 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Raymond Chester, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Laverne Smith, 5 for 124 yards; Ernest Pough, 1 for 19 yards BAL: Wade Griffin, 1 for 6 yards; Glenn Doughty, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Jim Smith, 2 for 56 yards BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 21 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Stan White, 2 for 32 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 26 yards; Bruce Laird, 1 for 22 yards; Tom MacLeod, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 3 for 125 yards BAL: David Lee, 5 for 217 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/2