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Sunday November 23, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/23/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE128.2  (12)236.8  (3)365.0  (3)30
DEFENSE100.0  (3)225.2  (25)325.2  (13)32
Buffalo BillsOFFENSE136.5  (9)191.6  (20)328.1  (15)28
DEFENSE100.0  (3)156.7  (2)256.7  (1)35

Line: Steelers by 2

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5-0)730313
Buffalo Bills (9-3-0)777728

( 7- 0) PIT Franco Harris 2 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
( 7- 7) BUF Jerry Butler 29 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 7-14) BUF Jerry Butler 10 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(10-14) PIT Matt Bahr 36 yard field goal
(10-21) BUF Curtis Brown 34 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(10-28) BUF Reuben Gant 2 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(13-28) PIT Matt Bahr 42 yard field goal
                     PIT             BUF
First Downs:         16              23
Rushes-yards:        21-84           40-178
Yards/rush:          4.0             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-35-183-0     16-28-212-1
Sacked-yards:        4-28            1-11
Net pass yards:      155             201
Net yards/pass:      4.0             6.9
Total net yards:     239             379
Total plays:         60 (35% run)    69 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     9-65            4-23

Attendance: 79,659
Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 17 of 31 for 155 yards; Cliff Stoudt, 3 of 4 for 28 yards
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 16 of 28 for 212 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 12 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 17 yards; Rocky Bleier, 3 for 11 yards; Sidney Thornton, 2 for -3 yards; Cliff Stoudt, 1 for 2 yards
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 24 for 110 yards; Curtis Brown, 14 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Joe Ferguson, 2 for 2 yards

Receiving:
PIT: Franco Harris, 7 for 42 yards; Lynn Swann, 4 for 70 yards; Randy Grossman, 4 for 42 yards; Rocky Bleier, 3 for 14 yards; Jim Smith, 1 for 10 yards; Sidney Thornton, 1 for 5 yards
BUF: Mark Brammer, 4 for 57 yards; Jerry Butler, 3 for 63 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Cribbs, 2 for 17 yards; Curtis Brown, 2 for 4 yards; Frank Lewis, 1 for 29 yards; Duke Fergerson, 1 for 19 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 17 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 4 yards; Reuben Gant, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 4 for 121 yards
BUF: Terry Miller, 3 for 46 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Theo Bell, 3 for 21 yards
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 2 for 1 yard; Roland Hooks, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: Robin Cole, 1 for 34 yards

Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 6 for 245 yards
BUF: Greg Cater, 5 for 226 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Matt Bahr, 2/2




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