NFL game summary for 09/10/1978:
Terry Bradshaw threw two second period touchdown passes and Franco Harris scored on a one-yard run early in the final quarter to give the Steelers their second straight win and a tie for first place with Cleveland in the AFC Central. Bradshaw finished the day with 17 completions in 33 attempts for 213 yards.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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OFFENSE | 138.0 (15) | 308.0 (1) | 446.0 (2) | 2 | |
DEFENSE | 89.0 (3) | 186.0 (22) | 275.0 (15) | 2 | |
OFFENSE | 142.0 (14) | 217.0 (5) | 359.0 (7) | 1 | |
DEFENSE | 100.0 (6) | 164.0 (15) | 264.0 (14) | 1 |
Line: Steelers by 13½
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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Seattle Seahawks (0-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
( 0- 7) PIT Lynn Swann 4 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
( 0-14) PIT Sidney Thornton 20 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
( 7-14) SEA David Sims 1 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(10-14) SEA Efren Herrera 20 yard field goal
(10-21) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
SEA PIT First Downs: 18 26 Rushes-yards: 28-93 40-151 Yards/rush: 3.3 3.8 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 11-22-174-1 17-33-213-0 Sacked-yards: 4-20 2-28 Net pass yards: 154 185 Net yards/pass: 5.9 5.3 Total net yards: 247 336 Total plays: 54 (51% run) 75 (53% run) Yards/play: 4.6 4.5 Fumbles-lost: 2-2 2-1 Turnovers: 3 1 Penalties-yards: 7-52 8-65 Attendance: 48,277
Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 11 of 22 for 174 yards (1 int) PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 17 of 33 for 213 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
SEA: Al Hunter, 10 for 37 yards; David Sims, 9 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Don Testerman, 4 for 29 yards; Rufus Crawford, 4 for 6 yards; Jim Zorn, 1 for 1 yard PIT: Franco Harris, 18 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Bleier, 12 for 48 yards; Sidney Thornton, 5 for 13 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 6 yards; Rick Moser, 2 for 20 yards
Receiving:
SEA: Steve Largent, 4 for 88 yards; David Sims, 3 for 18 yards; Ron Howard, 1 for 42 yards; Al Hunter, 1 for 13 yards; Steve Raible, 1 for 8 yards; Rufus Crawford, 1 for 5 yards PIT: Lynn Swann, 6 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Bennie Cunningham, 4 for 45 yards; John Stallworth, 2 for 38 yards; Rocky Bleier, 2 for 30 yards; Sidney Thornton, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Randy Grossman, 1 for 11 yards; Franco Harris, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
SEA: Rufus Crawford, 2 for 39 yards PIT: Alvin Maxson, 2 for 33 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: John Harris, 3 for 47 yards PIT: Randy Reutershan, 2 for 25 yards; Nat Terry, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Jack Lambert, 1 for 11 yards
Punting:
SEA: Herman Weaver, 3 for 122 yards; Efren Herrera, 1 for 30 yards PIT: Craig Colquitt, 3 for 125 yards
Field Goals:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/2 PIT: Roy Gerela, 0/2
SEA: Jim Zorn, 11 of 22 for 174 yards (1 int) PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 17 of 33 for 213 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
SEA: Al Hunter, 10 for 37 yards; David Sims, 9 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Don Testerman, 4 for 29 yards; Rufus Crawford, 4 for 6 yards; Jim Zorn, 1 for 1 yard PIT: Franco Harris, 18 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Bleier, 12 for 48 yards; Sidney Thornton, 5 for 13 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 6 yards; Rick Moser, 2 for 20 yards
Receiving:
SEA: Steve Largent, 4 for 88 yards; David Sims, 3 for 18 yards; Ron Howard, 1 for 42 yards; Al Hunter, 1 for 13 yards; Steve Raible, 1 for 8 yards; Rufus Crawford, 1 for 5 yards PIT: Lynn Swann, 6 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Bennie Cunningham, 4 for 45 yards; John Stallworth, 2 for 38 yards; Rocky Bleier, 2 for 30 yards; Sidney Thornton, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Randy Grossman, 1 for 11 yards; Franco Harris, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
SEA: Rufus Crawford, 2 for 39 yards PIT: Alvin Maxson, 2 for 33 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: John Harris, 3 for 47 yards PIT: Randy Reutershan, 2 for 25 yards; Nat Terry, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Jack Lambert, 1 for 11 yards
Punting:
SEA: Herman Weaver, 3 for 122 yards; Efren Herrera, 1 for 30 yards PIT: Craig Colquitt, 3 for 125 yards
Field Goals:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/2 PIT: Roy Gerela, 0/2