All NFL game summaries for 12/10/1977:

Ken Anderson passed for 303 yards to give the Bengals their first win over the Steelers in three years. The victory left the two teams deadlocked for the lead in the AFC Central Division with 8-5 records. Anderson hit Pat McInally with a 43-yard touchdown pass to break a 10-10 tie in the third quarter. Despite a wind-chill factor of five below zero, Anderson passed for 207 yards in the second half. Terry Bradshaw (20 of 39 for 246 yards) was nearly as effective as Anderson. Franco Harris was the leading ground gainer in the game with 95 yards on 25 carries.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	170.5 (6)	163.0 (6)	333.5 (4)	42
DEFENSE	128.7 (10)	130.0 (9)	258.7 (7)	37
OFFENSE	136.8 (15)	158.2 (9)	295.0 (14)	27
DEFENSE	135.3 (14)	150.5 (17)	285.8 (17)	31

Line: Steelers by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-5-0)	0	10	0	0	10
Cincinnati Bengals (8-5-0)	7	0	10	0	17

( 0- 7) CIN Lemar Parrish 47 yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick) ( 7- 7) PIT Franco Harris 5 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) (10- 7) PIT Roy Gerela 32 yard field goal (10-10) CIN Chris Bahr 24 yard field goal (10-17) CIN Pat McInally 43 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)

                     PIT             CIN
First Downs:         21              17
Rushes-yards:        32-123          30-111
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-39-246-1     16-34-302-1
Sacked-yards:        1-7             0-0
Net pass yards:      239             302
Net yards/pass:      6.0             8.9
Total net yards:     362             413
Total plays:         72 (44% run)    64 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             6.5
Fumbles-lost:        4-4             5-2
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     11-95           5-55

Attendance: 36,133

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 20 of 39 for 246 yards (1 int) CIN: Ken Anderson, 15 of 33 for 303 yards and 1 TD (1 int); John Reaves, 1 of 1 for -1 yards
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 25 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Bleier, 7 for 28 yards CIN: Pete Johnson, 15 for 51 yards; Archie Griffin, 13 for 61 yards; Ken Anderson, 2 for -1 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Jim Smith, 4 for 80 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 4 for 64 yards; Lynn Swann, 4 for 52 yards; John Stallworth, 4 for 35 yards; Franco Harris, 3 for 10 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 5 yards CIN: Billy Brooks, 6 for 166 yards; Archie Griffin, 4 for 31 yards; Pat McInally, 3 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Bob Trumpy, 3 for 34 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Jim Smith, 2 for 41 yards; Alvin Maxson, 1 for 34 yards; Ernest Pough, 1 for 20 yards CIN: Willie Shelby, 1 for 17 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 12 yards; Pete Johnson, 1 for 11 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Jim Smith, 3 for 19 yards CIN: Tony Davis, 2 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Mel Blount, 1 for 0 yards CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 47 yards and 1 TD
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 5 for 167 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 3 for 130 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/1 CIN: Chris Bahr, 1/3

Billy Kilmer completed 14 of 28 passes for 120 yards and one touchdown, and Mark Moseley kicked four field goals to lead the Redskins to a 26-20 victory. The win raised Washington's record to 8-5, keeping alive their hopes for a sixth playoff berth in seven years.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	122.3 (25)	135.8 (19)	258.2 (21)	26
DEFENSE	139.1 (15)	153.2 (21)	292.3 (19)	28
OFFENSE	144.3 (13)	183.7 (1)	328.0 (5)	29
DEFENSE	164.8 (23)	165.1 (26)	329.9 (24)	28

Line: Cardinals by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (8-5-0)	10	3	3	10	26
St. Louis Cardinals (7-6-0)	0	10	3	7	20

( 7- 0) WAS Calvin Hill 14 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) (10- 0) WAS Mark Moseley 40 yard field goal (10- 3) STL Jim Bakken 32 yard field goal (10-10) STL Steve Jones 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) (13-10) WAS Mark Moseley 23 yard field goal (13-13) STL Jim Bakken 27 yard field goal (16-13) WAS Mark Moseley 37 yard field goal (19-13) WAS Mark Moseley 42 yard field goal (26-13) WAS Mike Thomas 4 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) (26-20) STL Terry Metcalf 68 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)

                     WAS             STL
First Downs:         16              13
Rushes-yards:        42-151          37-176
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-28-120-0     7-26-156-3
Sacked-yards:        1-5             3-23
Net pass yards:      115             133
Net yards/pass:      4.0             4.6
Total net yards:     266             309
Total plays:         71 (59% run)    66 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             3-1
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     4-40            7-60

Attendance: 36,067

Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 14 of 28 for 120 yards and 1 TD STL: Jim Hart, 7 of 26 for 156 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
WAS: Mike Thomas, 16 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Harmon, 12 for 57 yards; Calvin Hill, 9 for 26 yards; Billy Kilmer, 5 for 9 yards STL: Terry Metcalf, 19 for 119 yards; Jim Otis, 13 for 41 yards; Steve Jones, 4 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Jim Hart, 1 for 13 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Calvin Hill, 8 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Jean Fugett, 3 for 35 yards; Danny Buggs, 2 for 14 yards; Clarence Harmon, 1 for 5 yards STL: Terry Metcalf, 2 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Mel Gray, 2 for 46 yards; Ike Harris, 2 for 25 yards; J.V. Cain, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Eddie Brown, 2 for 50 yards; Eddie Moss, 1 for 21 yards; Mark Murphy, 1 for 15 yards; Rusty Tillman, 1 for 12 yards STL: Terry Metcalf, 3 for 58 yards; Steve Jones, 2 for 33 yards; Brad Oates, 1 for 11 yards; Bill Bradley, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Eddie Brown, 3 for 6 yards STL: Bill Bradley, 4 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Jake Scott, 1 for 25 yards; Eddie Brown, 1 for 0 yards; Brad Dusek, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 7 for 238 yards STL: Duane Carrell, 6 for 203 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 4/4 STL: Jim Bakken, 2/2