NFL game summary for 12/10/1979:

Dan Pastorini's 25-yard touchdown pass and Rob Carpenter's four-yard scoring run helped Houston down Pittsburgh and earn a share of first place in the AFC Central. An interception by linebacker Robert Brazile preceded Pastorini's scoring pass to Ken Burrough. Carpenter's touchdown with 2:10 left in regulation gave the Oilers a 20-10 advantage. Houston's Earl Campbell (33 carries for 109 yards) recorded his sixth straight 100-yard game and his first against the Steelers.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	162.1  (3)	231.1  (2)	393.2  (1)	46
	DEFENSE	102.9  (1)	165.9  (10)	268.9  (3)	39
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	153.3  (4)	142.3  (25)	295.6  (23)	29
	DEFENSE	138.4  (16)	167.8  (13)	306.1  (11)	47

Line: Steelers by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-4-0)	0	0	3	14	17
Houston Oilers (11-4-0)	0	7	3	10	20

( 0- 7) HOU Ken Burrough 25 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 3- 7) PIT Matt Bahr 37 yard field goal
( 3-10) HOU Toni Fritsch 24 yard field goal
( 3-13) HOU Toni Fritsch 34 yard field goal
(10-13) PIT Lynn Swann 9 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
(10-20) HOU Rob Carpenter 4 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
(17-20) PIT John Stallworth 34 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)

                     PIT             HOU
First Downs:         15              20
Rushes-yards:        22-120          54-190
Yards/rush:          5.5             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-29-237-2     10-17-170-0
Sacked-yards:        3-19            1-10
Net pass yards:      218             160
Net yards/pass:      6.8             8.9
Total net yards:     338             350
Total plays:         54 (40% run)    72 (75% run)  
Yards/play:          6.3             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     10-79           4-28

Attendance: 55,293

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 14 of 29 for 237 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 10 of 16 for 170 yards and 1 TD; Gifford Nielsen, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 12 for 59 yards; Rocky Bleier, 8 for 32 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for 20 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD
HOU: Earl Campbell, 33 for 109 yards; Tim Wilson, 10 for 47 yards; Rob Carpenter, 7 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Mike Barber, 1 for 6 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 5 yards; Boobie Clark, 1 for 0 yards; Dan Pastorini, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
PIT: Lynn Swann, 4 for 50 yards; John Stallworth, 3 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 3 for 32 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 2 for 67 yards; Randy Grossman, 1 for 18 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 6 yards
HOU: Ken Burrough, 3 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Earl Campbell, 2 for 22 yards; Mike Renfro, 1 for 25 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 24 yards; Mike Barber, 1 for 22 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 17 yards; Rob Carpenter, 1 for 12 yards

Kick returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 3 for 72 yards; Greg Hawthorne, 1 for 23 yards
HOU: Ronnie Coleman, 2 for 37 yards; Carter Hartwig, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Theo Bell, 3 for 19 yards
HOU: Rich Ellender, 2 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: Robert Brazile, 1 for 26 yards; Art Stringer, 1 for 21 yards

Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 4 for 184 yards
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 5 for 174 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Matt Bahr, 1/2
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 2/3

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