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Sunday December 4, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/04/1977:



Terry Bradshaw ran three yards for a touchdown and threw a 22-yard scoring strike to Lynn Swann in a 17-point outburst in the final period to give the Steelers a 30-20 win and keep them on top in the AFC Central Division. Roy Gerela broke a 13-13 deadlock early in the fourth period with a 43-yard field goal which was followed by Bradshaw's touchdown run and pass. Franco Harris surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for the season and boosted his career total to 6,185, moving him into 10th place on the all-time NFL list.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Seattle SeahawksOFFENSE127.1  (22)168.5  (3)295.5  (12)35
DEFENSE167.7  (24)171.5  (26)339.2  (26)24
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE164.5  (6)163.5  (5)328.1  (6)40
DEFENSE125.3  (8)122.7  (7)248.0  (4)33

Line: Steelers by 20

Team1234F
Seattle Seahawks (3-9-0)0310720
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-4-0)7601730

( 0- 7) PIT Terry Bradshaw 5 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 3- 7) SEA John Leypoldt 20 yard field goal
( 3-10) PIT Roy Gerela 22 yard field goal
( 3-13) PIT Roy Gerela 28 yard field goal
(10-13) SEA Sam McCullum 65 yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick)
(13-13) SEA John Leypoldt 27 yard field goal
(13-16) PIT Roy Gerela 43 yard field goal
(13-23) PIT Lynn Swann 22 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(13-30) PIT Terry Bradshaw 3 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(20-30) SEA Steve Largent 30 yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick)
                     SEA             PIT
First Downs:         17              22
Rushes-yards:        33-166          49-236
Yards/rush:          5.0             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-30-210-1     13-21-158-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-1
Net pass yards:      210             157
Net yards/pass:      7.0             7.1
Total net yards:     376             393
Total plays:         63 (52% run)    71 (69% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             2-1
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     2-55            10-70

Attendance: 45,429
Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 10 of 30 for 210 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 13 of 21 for 158 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
SEA: Sherman Smith, 12 for 70 yards; David Sims, 12 for 40 yards; Jim Zorn, 5 for 44 yards; Al Hunter, 3 for 10 yards; Don Testerman, 1 for 2 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 23 for 103 yards; Reggie Harrison, 17 for 58 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 4 for 40 yards and 2 TDs; Sidney Thornton, 3 for 30 yards; Alvin Maxson, 2 for 5 yards

Receiving:
SEA: Steve Largent, 4 for 71 yards and 1 TD; John Sawyer, 2 for 14 yards; Sam McCullum, 1 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Duke Fergerson, 1 for 42 yards; David Sims, 1 for 14 yards; Sherman Smith, 1 for 4 yards
PIT: Lynn Swann, 4 for 67 yards and 1 TD; John Stallworth, 3 for 41 yards; Randy Grossman, 3 for 35 yards; Frank Lewis, 2 for 17 yards; Reggie Harrison, 1 for -2 yards

Kick returns:
SEA: Al Hunter, 4 for 104 yards; Duke Fergerson, 3 for 62 yards
PIT: Jim Smith, 2 for 46 yards; Alvin Maxson, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
SEA: Duke Fergerson, 1 for 10 yards
PIT: Jim Smith, 4 for 28 yards

Interceptions:
SEA: Steve Preece, 1 for 9 yards
PIT: Mel Blount, 1 for 37 yards

Punting:
SEA: Herman Weaver, 4 for 156 yards
PIT: Bobby Walden, 4 for 133 yards

Field Goals:
SEA: John Leypoldt, 2/2
PIT: Roy Gerela, 3/3




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