NFL game summary for 09/03/1979:
Matt Bahr's 41-yard field goal 5:01 into overtime gave Pittsburgh the victory. New England snapped Pittsburgh's streak of 16 regular season games without allowing a first-quarter touchdown when Steve Grogan threw a four-yard scoring pass to Russ Francis. The Patriots held the lead until Terry Bradshaw hit Sidney Thornton with a 21-yard touchdown pass with 4:09 left in regulation time to tie the score at 13-13. In overtime, New England received the kickoff, but was forced to punt after three plays. Pittsburgh then drove 45 yards in seven plays for the winning score.
Line: Steelers by 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0-0) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
 New England Patriots (0-1-0) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
( 0- 7) NE Russ Francis 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
( 6- 7) PIT Sidney Thornton 2 yard rush (kick failed)
( 6-10) NE John Smith 31 yard field goal
( 6-13) NE John Smith 32 yard field goal
(13-13) PIT Sidney Thornton 21 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
(16-13) PIT Matt Bahr 41 yard field goal
PIT NE
First Downs: 20 16
Rushes-yards: 38-118 37-162
Yards/rush: 3.1 4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 15-29-221-0 11-33-123-2
Sacked-yards: 4-30 5-41
Net pass yards: 191 82
Net yards/pass: 5.8 2.2
Total net yards: 309 244
Total plays: 71 (53% run) 75 (49% run)
Yards/play: 4.4 3.3
Fumbles-lost: 2-2 1-0
Turnovers: 2 2
Penalties-yards: 6-50 7-58
Attendance: 60,978
Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 15 of 26 for 221 yards and 1 TD; Mike Kruczek, 0 of 3 for 0 yards NE: Steve Grogan, 11 of 33 for 123 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 26 for 74 yards; Sidney Thornton, 12 for 44 yards and 1 TD NE: Sam Cunningham, 17 for 62 yards; Andy Johnson, 12 for 42 yards; Steve Grogan, 4 for 38 yards; Horace Ivory, 4 for 20 yards
Receiving:
PIT: John Stallworth, 5 for 95 yards; Sidney Thornton, 3 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 3 for 14 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 2 for 40 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 19 yards; Randy Grossman, 1 for 12 yards NE: Russ Francis, 5 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Andy Johnson, 2 for 19 yards; Sam Cunningham, 2 for 9 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 33 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 3 for 85 yards; Anthony Anderson, 1 for 13 yards NE: Allan Clark, 3 for 64 yards; Rick Sanford, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Lynn Swann, 1 for -1 yards NE: Mike Haynes, 1 for 4 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Dwayne Woodruff, 1 for 31 yards; Jack Lambert, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 7 for 281 yards NE: Eddie Hare, 9 for 357 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Matt Bahr, 1/2 NE: John Smith, 2/2
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 15 of 26 for 221 yards and 1 TD; Mike Kruczek, 0 of 3 for 0 yards NE: Steve Grogan, 11 of 33 for 123 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 26 for 74 yards; Sidney Thornton, 12 for 44 yards and 1 TD NE: Sam Cunningham, 17 for 62 yards; Andy Johnson, 12 for 42 yards; Steve Grogan, 4 for 38 yards; Horace Ivory, 4 for 20 yards
Receiving:
PIT: John Stallworth, 5 for 95 yards; Sidney Thornton, 3 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 3 for 14 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 2 for 40 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 19 yards; Randy Grossman, 1 for 12 yards NE: Russ Francis, 5 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Andy Johnson, 2 for 19 yards; Sam Cunningham, 2 for 9 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 33 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 3 for 85 yards; Anthony Anderson, 1 for 13 yards NE: Allan Clark, 3 for 64 yards; Rick Sanford, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Lynn Swann, 1 for -1 yards NE: Mike Haynes, 1 for 4 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Dwayne Woodruff, 1 for 31 yards; Jack Lambert, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 7 for 281 yards NE: Eddie Hare, 9 for 357 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Matt Bahr, 1/2 NE: John Smith, 2/2