Week 1, 1979

played in Cleveland, OH

67 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers31773-30
Cleveland Browns0380-11

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:17 PIT - Mark Moseley 21 field goal
2Q: 12:07 PIT - John Stallworth 15 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 03:28 PIT - Mel Blount 22 interception return (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CLE - Bruce Gossett 38 field goal
2Q: 00:09 PIT - Mark Moseley 41 field goal
3Q: 10:49 PIT - Mercury Duncan 18 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 02:32 CLE - Jumbo Asher 1 run (Steve Ramsey pass to Jumbo Asher for conversion)
4Q: 05:31 PIT - Mark Moseley 33 field goal

Team StatisticsPITCLE
Record1-00-1
First Downs179
- by Rushing41
- by Passing97
- by Penalty41
Total Net Yards285210
- Offensive Plays7755
- Yards per Play3.703.82
Net Rushing Yards11325
- Rushing Attempts4114
- Yards per Rush2.761.79
Net Passing Yards172185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt32 - 18 - 140 - 19 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards191190
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/191/5
- Yards per Pass Play4.784.51
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions10/222/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.54.9
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards7/454/40
Punt Returns/Yards4/424/34
Kick Returns/Yards3/816/143
Interception Ret./Yards4/351/24
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 36
Time of Possession38:5421:06

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:305:20OWN 271069Field Goal
13:546:58OWN 201580Touchdown
210:081:17OWN 2734Punt
27:221:32OWN 243-3Punt
25:091:00OWN 4931Punt
21:531:52OWN 33843Field Goal
315:003:23OWN 34619Punt
310:490:10OPP 18118Touchdown
37:301:19OWN 1038Punt
34:361:58OWN 1842Interception
32:251:48OWN 4034Fumble
414:072:04OWN 43-3Punt
411:546:30OWN 401144Field Goal
43:081:10OWN 323-2Punt
41:191:19OWN 1931Game
Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:30OWN 20621Punt
16:102:16OWN 34417Punt
211:561:48OWN 2734Punt
28:511:29OWN 2639Punt
25:500:41OWN 4037Interception
24:090:49OWN 623Interception
23:201:27OWN 40439Field Goal
311:370:48OWN 133Punt
310:393:09OWN 33657Fumble
36:111:35OWN 3833Punt
32:380:13OPP 121Touchdown
30:371:30OPP 4434Punt
412:030:09OWN 4810Interception
45:242:16OWN 291039Downs
41:580:39OPP 4728Interception

Game MVP: Mel Blount, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Franco Harris26923.541230
Tony Nathan14221.57700
Terry Bradshaw1-1-1.00-100
ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jumbo Asher8232.88801
Ricky Bell620.33400

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Terry Bradshaw32181914/19241181.6
ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Ramsey34171841/5033329.5
Vince Evans6260/00312.8

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lynn Swann686410.6723410
WR John Stallworth353110.338151
WR Mercury Duncan374414.676181
RB Tony Nathan23115.50060
RB Franco Harris142222.0013220
FB Don Nottingham1166.00060
WR Darrin Baker1199.00090
FB Scott Dierking1244.00040
TE Ron Egloff0100.00000
ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Danny Abramowicz576412.8018240
WR Ray Bradley585711.408160
WR Tony Galloway284422.003330
TE Bennie Cunningham2663.00030
TE Chip Glass1199.00990
WR Fair Hooker1688.00280
RB Jumbo Asher1222.00020
WR Jimmy Cefalo1111.00010
RB Greg Hawthorne11-1-1.000-10

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mel Blount22814.001
OLB Gregg Bingham177.000
S Beasley Reece100.000
ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB A.J. Duhe12424.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Terry Bradshaw1000
Mel Blount0100
Terry Tautolo0010
ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Ray Bradley1000
Jerry Sherk0100
John Banaszak0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
David Lee731845.440.6612
ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeremy Woodcock729742.433.6494

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mark Moseley3/31/10/0413/3
ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Gossett1/10/00/0380/0

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Jackie Wallace44210.50
ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Ray Bradley2178.50
Jumbo Asher2178.50

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill25829.00
Chris Fletcher12323.00
ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Wentford Gaines614323.80

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant400.01331
ILB Terry Tautolo400.036
OLB Gregg Bingham320.01135
S Beasley Reece310.01435
DE Barney Chavous300.0929
CB Mel Blount220.01130
CB Jackie Wallace220.0729
DE Orlando Matsui210.01024
CB Dennis Thurman210.0528
S Al Matthews200.01132
ILB Tyrone Anthony200.0920
DE Kennedy Cook101.0629
DT Joe Greene110.01132
DT Harris Malinowski110.0610
RB Franco Harris10---------
S Glenn Blackwood010.039
ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Thom Darden1010.03733
CB Tim Foley511.02725
OLB A.J. Duhe520.02923
OLB George Andrews440.52926
S Clarence Duren420.03424
S Neal Colzie420.02928
ILB Al Brister400.01213
CB Wentford Gaines400.03132
DE John Lee311.51915
DE John Banaszak311.02621
DT Jerry Sherk320.02625
CB Clarence Scott310.04031
OLB Terry Miller210.01612
DT Frank Byrne210.01414
OLB Lucius Sanford210.0126
DE Art Still110.01515
WR Fair Hooker10---------
DE Jim Mitchell100.02221
WR Ray Bradley10---------
TE Bennie Cunningham10---------
DT J.T. Montgomery010.01619
DE Casey Merrill010.01511

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kennedy Cook1.001029
DT Ricardo Browning0.002030
DT Joe Greene0.001032
ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE John Lee1.500015
CB Tim Foley1.000025
DE John Banaszak1.000021
OLB George Andrews0.500026
DE Art Still0.003015
DE Jim Mitchell0.001021
DT Jerry Sherk0.001025
OLB A.J. Duhe0.001023

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Gregg Bingham32135
OLB Waymond Bryant30031
ILB Terry Tautolo3006
CB Mel Blount21230
CB Dennis Thurman21028
S Beasley Reece20135
CB Jackie Wallace20029
S Al Matthews11032
ILB Tyrone Anthony10020
ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Thom Darden30033
ILB Al Brister30013
CB Wentford Gaines30032
OLB Terry Miller21012
S Neal Colzie21028
OLB A.J. Duhe10123
S Clarence Duren10024
CB Clarence Scott10031
DE John Lee10015
OLB George Andrews10026
CB Tim Foley01025
OLB Lucius Sanford0106

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Glen Holloway25037135
Scott Dierking22023014
Bruce Rasmussen18134031
Richie Evans16031229
Kent Uribe15038024
Keith Wortman13014018
Derek Shields06014113
Chris Ward03030027
Don Nottingham010203
Charles Aiu010703
ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dave Foley13011026
Russ Bolinger13010028
Steve Knutson1106022
Skip Lewis0308130
John Ayers02012032
Carl Mauck0106011
Jeff Bleamer0105013

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Beasley Reece316
Tony Nathan126
Ron Egloff120
Waymond Bryant116
Gary Parris116
Darrin Baker115
Mercury Duncan114
Scott Dierking112
ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Neal Colzie221
Steve Knutson27
Greg Hawthorne122
Ricky Bell117
Russ Bolinger18

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Terry Bradshaw4136---------77
Bruce Rasmussen3431------873
Glen Holloway3735---------72
Richie Evans3129------969
Beasley Reece------14351665
John Stallworth3331---------64
Kent Uribe3824------163
Waymond Bryant------13311660
Jackie Wallace------7292359
Tony Nathan1419------2659
Ron Egloff2117------2058
Gary Parris2318------1657
Chris Ward3027---------57
Lynn Swann2922------152
Scott Dierking2314------1249
Gregg Bingham------1135248
Mercury Duncan1320------1447
Franco Harris2817---------45
Al Matthews------1132245
Ricardo Browning------1130445
Joe Greene------1132144
Mel Blount------1130243
Keith Wortman1418------1042
Orlando Matsui------1024741
Barney Chavous------929240
Derek Shields1413------1037
Kennedy Cook------629237
Tyrone Anthony------920635
Dennis Thurman------528134
Darrin Baker810------1533
Aaron Kyle------711523
Terry Tautolo------361423
Sam Havrilak119---------20
Charles Aiu73------1020
Bill Cahill------241016
Harris Malinowski------610---16
Glenn Blackwood------39315
Robert Hardy------39214
Evan Jolitz------031013
John Hennessy------28313
Chris Fletcher------07310
Mark Moseley00------1010
David Lee00------77
Don Nottingham23------27
Larry Lawrence00------33
Ethan Leaskey00---------0
ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Thom Darden------37332696
Wentford Gaines------31321881
Neal Colzie------29282178
Clarence Scott------4031374
Clarence Duren------3424260
Jerry Sherk------2625556
A.J. Duhe------2923456
George Andrews------2926156
Terry Miller------16122755
Tim Foley------2725254
Tony Galloway1026------1753
John Banaszak------2621350
Steve Ramsey1435---------49
John Ayers1232------549
Ricky Bell822------1747
Jim Mitchell------2221346
Russ Bolinger1028------846
Bennie Cunningham925------1145
Skip Lewis830------442
J.T. Montgomery------1619641
Greg Hawthorne613------2241
Fair Hooker931---------40
John Lee------1915539
Ray Bradley821------938
Roger Finnie928---------37
Dave Foley1126---------37
Steve Knutson622------735
Jumbo Asher819------734
Danny Abramowicz725---------32
Chip Glass211------1831
Frank Byrne------1414230
Art Still------1515---30
Casey Merrill------1511228
Al Brister------1213126
Jeff Bleamer513------826
Jimmy Cefalo312------1126
Carl Mauck611------825
Lucius Sanford------126624
Wade Key315---------18
Daryl Hunt------2248
Jeremy Woodcock00------77
Vince Evans06---------6
Bruce Gossett00------44
Willie McClendon00------33
Steve Fuller00------11
Gary Spani------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8324.0
Middle22492.2
Right10333.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left200.0
Middle8121.5
Right4133.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Terry Bradshaw32182034601
ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Ramsey34173263303
Vince Evans620002101

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen105242.4
Short (0-8 Yds)138675.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)9510011.1
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43123.0
Short (0-8 Yds)148463.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)157996.6
Long (19+ Yds)71334.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Lynn Swann86064122
WR Mercury Duncan73344020
WR John Stallworth53031031
RB Franco Harris41022117
RB Tony Nathan32011019
FB Scott Dierking2104014
FB Don Nottingham110603
WR Darrin Baker1109010
TE Ron Egloff1000017
ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ray Bradley85057021
WR Tony Galloway82244126
WR Danny Abramowicz75164225
WR Fair Hooker6118031
TE Bennie Cunningham6216025
RB Jumbo Asher2112019
TE Chip Glass1109011
WR Jimmy Cefalo1101012
RB Greg Hawthorne110-1013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Franco Harris1-1-1.003.54
Tony Nathan144.001.57
ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jumbo Asher111.002.88
Ricky Bell1-2-2.000.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Terry Bradshaw95535.895.97
ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Ramsey2000.005.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR John Stallworth43317.756.20
WR Mercury Duncan21189.006.29
FB Scott Dierking2142.002.00
RB Franco Harris1000.005.50
ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Jumbo Asher1000.001.00
TE Bennie Cunningham1000.001.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Franco Harris32
Terry Bradshaw10
Tony Nathan10
ClevelandRushesConversions
Ricky Bell30

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Terry Bradshaw1488
ClevelandAttCompConversions
Steve Ramsey842
Vince Evans100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR John Stallworth322
WR Lynn Swann322
WR Mercury Duncan311
RB Franco Harris211
WR Darrin Baker111
FB Scott Dierking111
TE Ron Egloff100
ClevelandTargCatchConversions
WR Danny Abramowicz211
WR Tony Galloway211
WR Fair Hooker100
WR Ray Bradley100
RB Jumbo Asher110
TE Bennie Cunningham100
RB Greg Hawthorne110

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,900 (21,400)
End Zone13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)