NFL game summary for 10/23/1978:

Earl Campbell ran for three touchdowns as Houston handed Pittsburgh its first loss of the season. The Oilers broke a 10-10 third quarter tie when Campbell capped a 70-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run. Campbell's third touchdown of the game came in the fourth quarter on a one-yard run that extended the Oilers' lead to 24-10. A six-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw to Lynn Swann made the score 24-17. The win gave Houston sole possession of second place in the AFC Central and was its first victory in six attempts on Monday night.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	163.6 (7)	140.9 (18)	304.4 (12)	15
DEFENSE	135.3 (12)	139.9 (7)	275.1 (7)	19
OFFENSE	161.6 (8)	197.9 (3)	359.4 (4)	14
DEFENSE	106.6 (2)	151.0 (15)	257.6 (3)	17

Line: Steelers by 7½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Houston Oilers (5-3-0)	0	10	7	7	24
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-1-0)	0	10	0	7	17

( 7- 0) HOU Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 7- 7) PIT Lynn Swann 25 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) ( 7-10) PIT Roy Gerela 30 yard field goal (10-10) HOU Toni Fritsch 39 yard field goal (17-10) HOU Earl Campbell 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (24-10) HOU Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (24-17) PIT Lynn Swann 6 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

                     HOU             PIT
First Downs:         22              21
Rushes-yards:        43-169          31-113
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-19-160-0     17-33-226-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-11
Net pass yards:      160             215
Net yards/pass:      8.4             6.3
Total net yards:     329             328
Total plays:         62 (69% run)    65 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     6-51            7-53

Attendance: 48,021

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 13 of 19 for 160 yards PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 17 of 33 for 226 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 21 for 89 yards and 3 TDs; Rob Carpenter, 12 for 42 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 4 for 12 yards; Rich Caster, 2 for 22 yards; Tim Wilson, 2 for 5 yards; Dan Pastorini, 2 for -1 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 16 for 56 yards; Rocky Bleier, 12 for 31 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for 26 yards; Sidney Thornton, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Rob Carpenter, 4 for 23 yards; Mike Barber, 3 for 47 yards; Rich Caster, 2 for 30 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 23 yards; Mike Renfro, 1 for 16 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 13 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 8 yards PIT: Randy Grossman, 9 for 116 yards; Lynn Swann, 3 for 32 yards and 2 TDs; John Stallworth, 2 for 55 yards; Franco Harris, 2 for 15 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Johnnie Dirden, 1 for 22 yards; Billy Johnson, 1 for 15 yards PIT: Larry Anderson, 3 for 81 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Billy Johnson, 2 for 22 yards PIT: Theo Bell, 3 for 39 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Kurt Knoff, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 4 for 162 yards PIT: Craig Colquitt, 3 for 124 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 1/1 PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/2