Sunday November 12, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/12/1978:



Pat Haden's 10-yard touchdown pass to Willie Miller in the fourth period finished an eight-play, 56-yard drive and gave the Rams the victory. Following a scoreless first half, the Steelers' Terry Bradshaw hit Lynn Swann for a 14-yard score early in the third quarter. Then the Rams closed the gap to 7-3 on a 37-yard field goal by Frank Corral. The teams traded punts until the drive that ended with Miller's decisive touchdown catch.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE152.4  (9)188.0  (4)340.4  (4)20
DEFENSE117.7  (5)169.8  (22)287.5  (9)23
OFFENSE142.5  (17)178.9  (9)321.4  (5)30
DEFENSE107.0  (1)110.3  (1)217.3  (1)25

Line: Rams by 3

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-2-0)00707
Los Angeles Rams (9-2-0)003710

( 7- 0) PIT Lynn Swann 14 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
( 7- 3) LA  Frank Corral 37 yard field goal
( 7-10) LA  Willie Miller 10 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)
                     PIT             LA
First Downs:         12              14
Rushes-yards:        25-59           44-192
Yards/rush:          2.4             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-25-125-3     14-27-140-0
Sacked-yards:        1-10            2-19
Net pass yards:      115             121
Net yards/pass:      4.4             4.2
Total net yards:     174             313
Total plays:         51 (49% run)    73 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             3-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     5-48            9-115

Attendance: 63,089

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 11 of 25 for 125 yards and 1 TD (3 int) LA: Pat Haden, 13 of 26 for 132 yards and 1 TD; Vince Ferragamo, 1 of 1 for 8 yards
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 22 for 50 yards; Rocky Bleier, 2 for 7 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for 2 yards LA: John Cappelletti, 20 for 106 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 19 for 48 yards; Pat Haden, 4 for 33 yards; Charle Young, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Randy Grossman, 4 for 44 yards; Lynn Swann, 3 for 25 yards and 1 TD; John Stallworth, 2 for 44 yards; Theo Bell, 2 for 12 yards LA: Charle Young, 3 for 34 yards; John Cappelletti, 3 for 29 yards; Terry Nelson, 2 for 15 yards; Ron Jessie, 2 for 15 yards; Billy Waddy, 1 for 30 yards; Willie Miller, 1 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Preston Dennard, 1 for 5 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 2 for 41 yards; Rick Moser, 1 for 8 yards LA: Jim Jodat, 1 for 18 yards; Doug Smith, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Theo Bell, 2 for 13 yards LA: Billy Waddy, 3 for 24 yards; Jackie Wallace, 3 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
LA: Pat Thomas, 1 for 27 yards; Bill Simpson, 1 for 14 yards; Rod Perry, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 7 for 290 yards LA: Glen Walker, 7 for 189 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 0/2 LA: Frank Corral, 1/2


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