NFL game summary for 12/30/1979:

The defending Super Bowl champion Steelers opened a 20-0 first-quarter lead on their way to a 34-14 decision over AFC East champion Miami. The Steelers scored on their first three possessions with drives of 62, 62 and 56 yards. Terry Bradshaw completed a personal postseason high of 21 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns to John Stallworth (17 yards) and Lynn Swann (20). Pittsburgh's "Steel Curtain," which led the AFC in total defense during the regular season, held Miami to 25 rushing yards. Franco Harris, the NFL's all-time postseason rushing leader, carried 21 times for 83 yards and a touchdown.

After Miami narrowed the Pittsburgh lead to 20-7 in the third quarter, Pittsburgh drove 69 yards on 12 plays to increase the margin to 27-7 with 8:58 elapsed in the third period. The victory marked the Steelers' 15th straight at home and their 23rd win in the last 24 games at Three Rivers Stadium. The Steelers moved to their sixth AFC championship game since 1972 in quest of their fourth Super Bowl appearance in the last six years.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	136.7  (17)	172.7  (14)	309.4  (16)	37
	DEFENSE	106.4  (2)	171.1  (12)	277.4  (4)	38
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	162.7  (2)	228.4  (2)	391.1  (1)	52
	DEFENSE	106.8  (4)	160.1  (10)	266.9  (2)	42

Line: Steelers by 9½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (10-7-0)	0	0	7	7	14
Pittsburgh Steelers (13-4-0)	20	0	7	7	34

( 0- 7) PIT Sidney Thornton 1 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
( 0-13) PIT John Stallworth 17 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed)
( 0-20) PIT Lynn Swann 20 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
( 7-20) MIA Duriel Harris 7 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick)
( 7-27) PIT Rocky Bleier 1 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
( 7-34) PIT Franco Harris 5 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
(14-34) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)

                     MIA             PIT
First Downs:         16              27
Rushes-yards:        22-25           40-159
Yards/rush:          1.1             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-40-243-2     21-31-230-0
Sacked-yards:        3-19            1-10
Net pass yards:      224             220
Net yards/pass:      5.2             6.9
Total net yards:     249             379
Total plays:         65 (33% run)    72 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-3
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     4-35            8-41

Attendance: 50,214

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 14 of 26 for 118 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Don Strock, 8 of 14 for 125 yards (1 int)
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 21 of 31 for 230 yards and 2 TDs

Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 10 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 8 for 1 yard; Gary Davis, 2 for 12 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 1 yard; George Roberts, 1 for -9 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 21 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Sidney Thornton, 12 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Bleier, 4 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Greg Hawthorne, 2 for 15 yards; Anthony Anderson, 1 for -4 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Delvin Williams, 6 for 26 yards; Nat Moore, 5 for 93 yards; Duriel Harris, 3 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Tony Nathan, 3 for 27 yards; Gary Davis, 2 for 24 yards; Bruce Hardy, 2 for 12 yards; Bob Torrey, 1 for 0 yards
PIT: John Stallworth, 6 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 5 for 32 yards; Jim Smith, 4 for 41 yards; Lynn Swann, 3 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Sidney Thornton, 3 for 34 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 4 for 73 yards; Gary Davis, 2 for 14 yards
PIT: Larry Anderson, 1 for 26 yards; Greg Hawthorne, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Theo Bell, 3 for 31 yards; Dwayne Woodruff, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: Dirt Winston, 1 for 3 yards; Dwayne Woodruff, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 4 for 145 yards
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 2 for 59 yards

Field Goals:

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