Week 3, 1979

played in Pittsburgh, PA

51 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots7000-7
Pittsburgh Steelers017310-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 NED - Jubilee Dunbar 20 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 10:33 PIT - Franco Harris 21 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 03:39 PIT - John Stallworth 16 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 00:28 PIT - Mark Moseley 22 field goal
3Q: 11:56 PIT - Mark Moseley 31 field goal
4Q: 05:52 PIT - Robert Hardy 27 fumble return (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 02:28 PIT - Mark Moseley 37 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDPIT
Record1-23-0
First Downs1320
- by Rushing17
- by Passing1213
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards275366
- Offensive Plays6268
- Yards per Play4.445.38
Net Rushing Yards30156
- Rushing Attempts1335
- Yards per Rush2.314.46
Net Passing Yards245210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt46 - 27 - 229 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards263237
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/184/27
- Yards per Pass Play5.006.36
Fumbles/Lost1/14/0
3rd Down Conversions5/156/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.18.3
4th Down Conversions0/31/2
Penalties/Yards5/398/55
Punt Returns/Yards3/332/29
Kick Returns/Yards2/302/43
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/38
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits04
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 18OWN 44
Time of Possession25:3634:24

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:49OWN 20580Touchdown
19:492:51OWN 26631Punt
14:142:53OWN 17619Punt
213:452:02OWN 19615Interception
210:211:18OWN 2037Punt
23:312:19OWN 5739Interception
20:230:23OWN 201-1Half
311:491:42OWN 1738Punt
34:573:43OWN 30829Punt
412:121:47OWN 1434Punt
47:081:27OWN 14513Fumble
45:410:58OWN 2049Downs
42:211:09OWN 2057Downs
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:112:22OWN 3433Punt
16:582:44OWN 20525Punt
11:212:36OWN 34617Punt
211:431:22OPP 32332Touchdown
29:035:32OWN 441056Touchdown
21:120:49OPP 41436Field Goal
315:003:11OWN 35651Field Goal
310:075:10OWN 28942Downs
31:144:02OWN 20920Punt
410:253:17OWN 45618Punt
44:432:22OPP 2939Field Goal
41:121:12OPP 27412Game

Game MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Paul Hofer8232.88900
Jim Plunkett221.00300
Sam Cunningham133.00300
Carlos Stevens133.00300
Theotis Brown1-1-1.00-100
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Franco Harris18844.672410
Tony Nathan13493.771410
Terry Bradshaw3248.00900
Ethan Leaskey1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim Plunkett42262573/18127267.2
Reuben Fields4160/006039.6
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Terry Bradshaw29192374/272300113.7

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Stanley Morgan716649.143230
TE Bob Trumpy555410.804270
WR Jubilee Dunbar455413.508221
WR Carlos Stevens38289.330150
RB Paul Hofer34134.33180
RB Sam Cunningham22168.0012100
WR Fred Willis121414.000140
TE Richard Osborne111818.008180
WR Jim Smith1122.00020
FB John Brockington0100.00000
RB Theotis Brown0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lynn Swann696510.8321300
RB Franco Harris446115.2526211
WR John Stallworth485112.759171
WR Mercury Duncan344214.002160
WR Sam Havrilak111111.000110
TE Gary Parris1277.00070
FB Scott Dierking0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Waymond Bryant12121.000
S Al Matthews11717.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Jim Plunkett1000
Steve Nelson0010
Bob Trumpy0010
R.J. Reese0010
Jim Young0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Terry Bradshaw2100
Franco Harris1000
Jackie Wallace1000
Robert Hardy0101
Gary Parris0100
Bruce Rasmussen0100
Scott Dierking0100
Harris Malinowski0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles625642.731.2491
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
David Lee519739.432.8504

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bucky Wallace0/00/00/001/1
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mark Moseley3/30/00/0373/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan33311.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Jackie Wallace22914.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Jubilee Dunbar11717.00
Theotis Brown11313.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill12525.00
Chris Fletcher11818.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Sam Hunt1010.03431
S Sandy Durko810.02725
OLB Steve Nelson501.02930
DE Jim Young422.03025
DE Tyrell Garrison400.02615
S Glenn Buchanan400.02620
OLB Jim Turnbull311.02318
S Vince Castillo320.01622
OLB Gary Campbell310.02010
CB Martin Lance300.01922
CB Carl Allen210.03028
DT R.J. Reese130.01620
DT Reggie Kinlaw120.01620
ILB John Anderson110.0810
CB Richard Blackmore110.02525
S Tommy Marvaso100.01617
TE Richard Osborne10---------
WR Stanley Morgan10---------
ILB Jim Haslett100.012
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Dennis Thurman620.0929
CB Mel Blount600.0831
OLB Gregg Bingham521.01139
S Al Matthews410.0939
S Beasley Reece410.01342
OLB Waymond Bryant400.01239
DE Kennedy Cook300.01335
DE Barney Chavous201.0832
DT Harris Malinowski201.0520
ILB Tyrone Anthony210.0729
ILB Terry Tautolo110.0210
DT Robert Hardy100.0420
S Glenn Blackwood100.0412
CB Jackie Wallace010.0832
DT Ricardo Browning010.0828

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jim Young2.001025
OLB Steve Nelson1.001030
OLB Jim Turnbull1.000018
DT Reggie Kinlaw0.010020
DE Jimmy Nakis0.001019
DE Tyrell Garrison0.001015
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Harris Malinowski1.010020
DE Barney Chavous1.001032
OLB Gregg Bingham1.000039
DE Kennedy Cook0.003235
DE Orlando Matsui0.002225
DT Joe Greene0.001032
S Al Matthews0.001039
DT Ricardo Browning0.000128

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Sandy Durko41025
CB Martin Lance30022
OLB Sam Hunt21031
S Vince Castillo20022
S Glenn Buchanan20020
OLB Steve Nelson10030
OLB Gary Campbell10010
CB Carl Allen10028
DE Jim Young10025
ILB John Anderson10010
CB Richard Blackmore10025
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mel Blount60031
CB Dennis Thurman50029
S Al Matthews40139
OLB Gregg Bingham30039
OLB Waymond Bryant21139
ILB Tyrone Anthony20029
ILB Terry Tautolo20010
S Beasley Reece10042
DT Robert Hardy10020
S Glenn Blackwood10012
S Bill Cahill01010
DE Orlando Matsui01025

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Wade Griffin1109140
Richard Osborne1105018
John Hannah04013149
Lynn Boden0108136
Kyle Delaroche01012044
Peter Bernstein0109023
Al Speer010409
Joe Fields0109039
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kent Uribe45024126
Richie Evans37027027
Bruce Rasmussen26031029
Chris Ward15030226
Keith Wortman12013012
Scott Dierking12017019
Gary Parris11023021
Derek Shields02014012
Glen Holloway01030126

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Art Whittington120
Bob Trumpy115
John Brockington110
Carl Allen14
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Beasley Reece212
Waymond Bryant113
Bill Cahill19
Art Kuehn18

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sam Hunt------3431267
Jim Young------3025863
John Hannah1349---------62
Steve Nelson------2930362
Carl Allen------3028462
Jim Plunkett1345---------58
Kyle Delaroche1244---------56
Sandy Durko------2725355
Joe Fields939------654
Stanley Morgan938------653
Vince Castillo------16221452
Wade Griffin940------251
Richard Blackmore------2525151
Lynn Boden836------549
Glenn Buchanan------2620147
Tommy Marvaso------16171346
Carlos Stevens829------744
Jim Turnbull------2318344
Reggie Kinlaw------1620844
Martin Lance------1922243
Tyrell Garrison------2615142
Jubilee Dunbar324------1441
Bob Trumpy422------1541
Paul Hofer1130---------41
Jimmy Nakis------1719238
R.J. Reese------1620238
Peter Bernstein923------537
Fred Willis1026---------36
Gary Campbell------2010636
Sam Cunningham820------533
John Anderson------8101129
Jim Smith413------926
Fred Carr------631524
Richard Osborne518---------23
Theotis Brown215------623
Art Whittington02------2022
John Brockington18------1019
Al Speer49------619
Darryl Carlton15------612
Andy Collins------011011
Craig Lane00------99
Jim Haslett------1258
Rick Engles00------66
Reuben Fields04---------4
Bucky Wallace00------22
Ed Burns00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lynn Swann2632------1573
Beasley Reece------13421267
Terry Bradshaw3133---------64
Waymond Bryant------12391364
Bruce Rasmussen3129------363
Richie Evans2727------761
John Stallworth3030---------60
Jackie Wallace------8322060
Gary Parris2321------1559
Glen Holloway3026---------56
Chris Ward3026---------56
Gregg Bingham------1139151
Kent Uribe2426---------50
Ron Egloff2113------1650
Al Matthews------939149
Scott Dierking1719------1349
Kennedy Cook------1335---48
Tony Nathan1410------2347
Barney Chavous------832141
Joe Greene------932---41
Franco Harris2020------141
Tyrone Anthony------729541
Mel Blount------831140
Ricardo Browning------828339
Dennis Thurman------929---38
Orlando Matsui------525636
Derek Shields1412------834
Keith Wortman1312------833
Aaron Kyle------517527
Robert Hardy------420226
Harris Malinowski------520---25
Darrin Baker67------1023
Bill Cahill------210921
Mercury Duncan127------221
Terry Tautolo------210921
Glenn Blackwood------412218
Evan Jolitz------14813
Charles Aiu57------113
Sam Havrilak66---------12
Chris Fletcher------09211
Mark Moseley00------1010
John Hennessy------05510
Art Kuehn10------89
David Lee00------55
Ethan Leaskey40---------4
Larry Lawrence00------33

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left372.3
Middle691.5
Right3155.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6305.0
Middle24873.6
Right44010.0
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim Plunkett42264232652
Reuben Fields410001200
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Terry Bradshaw29193122400

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64244.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2215954.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)115726.5
Long (19+ Yds)737210.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen42256.3
Short (0-8 Yds)87506.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)17101629.5
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan167164138
WR Carlos Stevens83028029
WR Jubilee Dunbar54154224
TE Bob Trumpy55054122
RB Paul Hofer43013030
RB Sam Cunningham22016020
WR Fred Willis21014026
FB John Brockington100008
TE Richard Osborne11018018
WR Jim Smith1102013
RB Theotis Brown1010015
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Lynn Swann96165132
WR John Stallworth84151030
RB Franco Harris44061220
WR Mercury Duncan4304207
TE Gary Parris2107021
WR Sam Havrilak1101106
FB Scott Dierking1000019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Terry Bradshaw177.008.00
Franco Harris188.004.67
Ethan Leaskey1-1-1.00-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim Plunkett112020.006.12
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Terry Bradshaw32217.008.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jubilee Dunbar112020.0010.80
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR John Stallworth222110.506.38
WR Lynn Swann1000.007.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Paul Hofer20
Jim Plunkett10
PittsburghRushesConversions
Franco Harris42
Tony Nathan21
Terry Bradshaw10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Jim Plunkett11105
Reuben Fields100
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Terry Bradshaw853

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
RB Paul Hofer332
WR Stanley Morgan321
WR Carlos Stevens211
WR Jubilee Dunbar111
TE Bob Trumpy110
WR Fred Willis110
WR Jim Smith110
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR John Stallworth321
WR Lynn Swann211
WR Sam Havrilak111
WR Mercury Duncan110
FB Scott Dierking100

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,100 (21,400)
End Zone15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)