NFL game summary 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