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Sunday November 9, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/09/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE132.9  (13)252.3  (3)385.2  (2)25
DEFENSE103.3  (6)223.6  (25)326.9  (15)28
Tampa Bay BuccaneersOFFENSE135.4  (10)145.9  (25)281.3  (22)17
DEFENSE140.3  (23)205.4  (18)345.8  (23)21

Line: Steelers by 7

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4-0)10140024
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5-1)777021

( 3- 0) PIT Matt Bahr 48 yard field goal
(10- 0) PIT Dennis Winston 0 yard fumble return (Matt Bahr kick)
(10- 7) TB  Kevin House 26 yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)
(17- 7) PIT Sidney Thornton 1 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
(17-14) TB  Jimmie Giles 12 yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)
(24-14) PIT Lynn Swann 20 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
(24-21) TB  Ricky Bell 8 yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)
                     PIT             TB
First Downs:         14              23
Rushes-yards:        36-135          29-75
Yards/rush:          3.8             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-26-100-1     21-45-302-1
Sacked-yards:        1-6             1-8
Net pass yards:      94              294
Net yards/pass:      3.5             6.4
Total net yards:     229             369
Total plays:         63 (57% run)    75 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-2
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     4-40            4-39

Attendance: 71,636
Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 11 of 26 for 100 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
TB: Doug Williams, 21 of 45 for 302 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
PIT: Rocky Bleier, 17 for 78 yards; Sidney Thornton, 10 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Russell Davis, 4 for 18 yards; Greg Hawthorne, 3 for 8 yards; Cliff Stoudt, 1 for 0 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for -1 yards
TB: Ricky Bell, 22 for 68 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 6 for 6 yards; Doug Williams, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
PIT: Rocky Bleier, 3 for 26 yards; John Stallworth, 2 for 34 yards; Sidney Thornton, 2 for 2 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Jim Smith, 1 for 14 yards; Randy Grossman, 1 for 9 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 1 for -5 yards
TB: Jimmie Giles, 6 for 128 yards and 1 TD; Kevin House, 3 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Eckwood, 3 for 38 yards; Gordon Jones, 3 for 30 yards; Isaac Hagins, 2 for 25 yards; Ricky Bell, 2 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Mike Shumann, 1 for 17 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
PIT: Russell Davis, 3 for 59 yards; Frank Pollard, 1 for 23 yards
TB: Gary Davis, 4 for 76 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Theo Bell, 4 for 54 yards
TB: Danny Reece, 6 for 22 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: Donnie Shell, 1 for 7 yards
TB: Scot Brantley, 1 for 6 yards

Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 8 for 356 yards
TB: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 248 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Matt Bahr, 1/2




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