NFL game summary for 09/24/1978:
Pittsburgh's Terry Bradshaw finished a nine-play, 79-yard drive with a 37-yard gadget pass to Bennie Cunningham at 3:43 of overtime to knock the Browns from the unbeaten ranks. It was Bradshaw's one-hundredth career scoring pass and decided a game that was a battle of field goals for four periods. Cleveland's Don Cockroft and Pittsburgh's Roy Gerela each kicked three. The Pittsburgh defense sacked quarterback Brian Sipe five times and made two interceptions to help move the Steelers alone atop the AFC Central Division.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 164.0 (8) | 188.0 (10) | 352.0 (6) | 7 |
| DEFENSE | 111.0 (9) | 157.7 (14) | 268.7 (9) | 11 | |
 | OFFENSE | 168.3 (7) | 212.3 (4) | 380.7 (3) | 6 |
| DEFENSE | 83.0 (1) | 147.0 (11) | 230.0 (4) | 6 |
Line: Steelers by 4½
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns (3-1-0) | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (4-0-0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
( 0- 3) PIT Roy Gerela 19 yard field goal ( 3- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 43 yard field goal ( 6- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 30 yard field goal ( 9- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 41 yard field goal ( 9- 6) PIT Roy Gerela 33 yard field goal ( 9- 9) PIT Roy Gerela 36 yard field goal ( 9-15) PIT Bennie Cunningham 37 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw
CLE PIT
First Downs: 19 18
Rushes-yards: 32-97 37-139
Yards/rush: 3.0 3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 14-32-139-2 14-32-208-2
Sacked-yards: 5-37 1-8
Net pass yards: 102 200
Net yards/pass: 2.8 6.1
Total net yards: 199 339
Total plays: 69 (46% run) 70 (52% run)
Yards/play: 2.9 4.8
Fumbles-lost: 1-0 1-1
Turnovers: 2 3
Penalties-yards: 8-68 11-119
Attendance: 49,573
Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 14 of 32 for 139 yards (2 int) PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 14 of 32 for 208 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 14 for 42 yards; Cleo Miller, 6 for 17 yards; Larry Collins, 6 for 0 yards; Brian Sipe, 3 for 9 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 2 for 24 yards; Reggie Rucker, 1 for 5 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 26 for 84 yards; Rocky Bleier, 9 for 28 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for 27 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 4 for 1 yard; Dave Logan, 3 for 46 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 37 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 2 for 19 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 20 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for 12 yards; Larry Collins, 1 for 4 yards PIT: Lynn Swann, 6 for 83 yards; Franco Harris, 3 for 9 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 2 for 69 yards and 1 TD; John Stallworth, 2 for 40 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Larry Collins, 2 for 67 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 24 yards PIT: Larry Anderson, 5 for 116 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Keith Wright, 2 for 2 yards PIT: Randy Reutershan, 5 for 24 yards; Nat Terry, 1 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Thom Darden, 2 for 31 yards PIT: Tony Dungy, 1 for 65 yards; Donnie Shell, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
CLE: Johnny Evans, 6 for 250 yards PIT: Craig Colquitt, 6 for 214 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 3/4 PIT: Roy Gerela, 3/4
CLE: Brian Sipe, 14 of 32 for 139 yards (2 int) PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 14 of 32 for 208 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 14 for 42 yards; Cleo Miller, 6 for 17 yards; Larry Collins, 6 for 0 yards; Brian Sipe, 3 for 9 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 2 for 24 yards; Reggie Rucker, 1 for 5 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 26 for 84 yards; Rocky Bleier, 9 for 28 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for 27 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 4 for 1 yard; Dave Logan, 3 for 46 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 37 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 2 for 19 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 20 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for 12 yards; Larry Collins, 1 for 4 yards PIT: Lynn Swann, 6 for 83 yards; Franco Harris, 3 for 9 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 2 for 69 yards and 1 TD; John Stallworth, 2 for 40 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Larry Collins, 2 for 67 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 24 yards PIT: Larry Anderson, 5 for 116 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Keith Wright, 2 for 2 yards PIT: Randy Reutershan, 5 for 24 yards; Nat Terry, 1 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Thom Darden, 2 for 31 yards PIT: Tony Dungy, 1 for 65 yards; Donnie Shell, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
CLE: Johnny Evans, 6 for 250 yards PIT: Craig Colquitt, 6 for 214 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 3/4 PIT: Roy Gerela, 3/4