Week 8, 1979

played in Oakland, CA

52 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers140107-31
Oakland Raiders621710-44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 PIT - Franco Harris 22 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 07:52 OAK - Ray Wersching 50 field goal
1Q: 03:47 OAK - Ray Wersching 43 field goal
1Q: 00:24 PIT - Don Nottingham 5 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 12:16 OAK - Dave Casper 14 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 06:21 OAK - Jerry Eckwood 1 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:38 OAK - Ron Lee 44 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 09:14 PIT - Mark Moseley 39 field goal
3Q: 05:09 PIT - Lynn Swann 7 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 02:06 OAK - Ken Stabler 2 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 05:11 OAK - Cliff Branch 28 pass from Ken Stabler (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 01:52 PIT - Lynn Swann 3 pass from Larry Lawrence (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 01:13 OAK - Ray Wersching 52 field goal

Team StatisticsPITOAK
Record6-17-1
First Downs2518
- by Rushing83
- by Passing1415
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards350362
- Offensive Plays8058
- Yards per Play4.386.24
Net Rushing Yards13161
- Rushing Attempts2823
- Yards per Rush4.682.65
Net Passing Yards219301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt45 - 21 - 333 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards259312
- Sacks/Yards Lost7/402/11
- Yards per Pass Play4.218.60
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions7/154/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.65.1
4th Down Conversions1/30/0
Penalties/Yards7/504/40
Punt Returns/Yards3/231/15
Kick Returns/Yards8/2163/83
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/37
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 38
Time of Possession32:2927:31

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:35OWN 32768Touchdown
17:452:48OWN 31528Interception
13:393:21OWN 46754Touchdown
212:051:54OWN 2432Punt
26:131:30OWN 2030Punt
23:021:15OWN 19423Interception
20:240:24OWN 4020Half
312:523:45OWN 40638Field Goal
38:333:34OPP 26826Touchdown
31:541:54OWN 20411Punt
413:053:50OWN 38726Punt
46:591:39OWN 2979Downs
44:540:49OWN 344-6Downs
43:502:06OWN 491051Touchdown
41:061:05OWN 28615Interception
Oakland Raiders
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:253:40OWN 20747Field Goal
14:571:18OPP 3236Field Goal
10:183:13OWN 27773Touchdown
210:113:58OWN 41959Touchdown
24:431:41OWN 3731Punt
21:471:23OWN 40560Touchdown
315:002:08OWN 2037Punt
39:070:34OWN 3016Fumble
34:593:05OWN 36764Touchdown
415:001:55OWN 434Punt
49:152:16OWN 2034Punt
45:200:26OPP 38238Touchdown
44:050:15OPP 281-6Fumble
41:440:38OPP 4136Field Goal
40:010:01OWN 461-2Game

Game MVP: Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Franco Harris13735.621230
Don Nottingham9232.56801
Terry Bradshaw3144.67700
Tony Nathan3217.001310
OaklandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Horace Ivory12322.67700
Jerry Eckwood9293.22601
Ken Stabler200.00201

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Terry Bradshaw26141936/34230271.5
Ethan Leaskey105481/6016063.8
Larry Lawrence92180/0115137.0
OaklandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ken Stabler33243122/113440132.4

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lynn Swann814637.884152
WR John Stallworth4105112.7522220
RB Franco Harris356722.3334301
WR Darrin Baker343612.004150
TE Gary Parris232713.500140
WR Sam Havrilak171515.005150
FB Scott Dierking0100.00000
OaklandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tommie Towns78689.7115180
WR Cliff Branch469624.0033391
WR Gerald Tinker464511.254310
TE Dave Casper34258.3310141
WR Bobby Jones242311.507130
WR Ike Hill1133.00030
TE Jerome Moriarty1233.00030
FB Ron Lee114444.0038441
RB Horace Ivory1155.00150

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
OaklandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Prentice McCray13737.000
S Jack Tatum100.000
S Doug Beaudoin100.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Barney Chavous0100
Al Matthews0100
Orlando Matsui0010
Tyrone Anthony0010
OaklandFumbRecovForceTD
Ken Stabler1000
Tommie Towns1000

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
David Lee419248.039.3651
OaklandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chuck Ramsey420050.044.3611

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mark Moseley1/10/00/0394/4
OaklandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ray Wersching3/33/32/2525/5

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Jackie Wallace3237.70
OaklandRetYardsAvgTD
Jim Bertelsen11515.00

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill718326.10
John Stallworth13333.00
OaklandRetYardsAvgTD
Horace Ivory25929.50
Ike Hill12424.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Al Matthews520.0815
DT Joe Greene500.01625
CB Dennis Thurman410.01320
S Glenn Blackwood400.01220
DE Barney Chavous301.01929
OLB Waymond Bryant310.01728
S Beasley Reece310.01630
DE Orlando Matsui201.01014
DT Harris Malinowski230.01610
OLB Gregg Bingham210.01726
CB Jackie Wallace210.01218
S Chris Fletcher200.075
DT Robert Hardy120.0811
CB Mel Blount110.01727
ILB Tyrone Anthony110.01215
OLB John Hennessy110.069
TE Gary Parris10---------
WR John Stallworth10---------
WR Lynn Swann10---------
ILB Terry Tautolo100.069
OLB Evan Jolitz010.043
OaklandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE L.C. Greenwood923.52236
S Jack Tatum610.02850
CB Nathan Conrady510.01531
OLB Jim Merlo500.01415
OLB Clyde Werner420.01832
S Prentice McCray400.02343
CB Rod Perry400.01836
CB Billie Hayes310.02237
DE Henry Reed211.01634
DE Ian Lyons201.01221
CB Norm Thompson210.01742
DT Bob Pollard111.51623
DT Jim Bailey110.01534
ILB Will Foster100.066
OLB Jim Romaniszyn100.0510
QB Ken Stabler10---------
WR Tommie Towns10---------
ILB Dewey Selmon100.02245
DT Joe Ehrmann010.01926
DE Ken Johnson010.0618

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Barney Chavous1.000029
DE Orlando Matsui1.000014
DE Kennedy Cook0.011025
OaklandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE L.C. Greenwood3.500236
DT Bob Pollard1.500023
DE Henry Reed1.002034
DE Ian Lyons1.001021
DT Joe Ehrmann0.011026
ILB Dewey Selmon0.001145
DT Jim Bailey0.001034
DE Ken Johnson0.001018

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dennis Thurman41020
S Al Matthews40015
ILB Tyrone Anthony40015
OLB Waymond Bryant22028
S Beasley Reece20030
S Glenn Blackwood20020
CB Jackie Wallace11018
OLB Gregg Bingham10026
CB Mel Blount10027
ILB Terry Tautolo1009
OLB John Hennessy1009
DT Robert Hardy10011
CB Aaron Kyle01017
OaklandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Nathan Conrady53031
S Prentice McCray21143
CB Norm Thompson21042
S Jack Tatum20150
OLB Jim Romaniszyn20010
OLB Clyde Werner20032
CB Billie Hayes20037
CB Rod Perry12036
OLB Jim Merlo10015
DE Henry Reed10034
ILB Dewey Selmon10045
S Doug Beaudoin00124

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bruce Rasmussen68024147
Richie Evans34021242
Glen Holloway33027046
Scott Dierking13013014
Don Nottingham11012030
Derek Shields0208014
Kent Uribe01019231
Keith Wortman01012025
Art Kuehn010405
Chris Ward01023043
Charles Aiu000217
Ron Egloff0006118
OaklandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron Lee2201105
Art Shell14019035
Dave Casper13019033
Ted Albrecht11021230
Thomas Brahaney04014028
Jim Clack030907
Dave Lapham02121031
Steve Young020604

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Beasley Reece313
Waymond Bryant116
OaklandTacklesSTPlays
Jim Bertelsen426
Ron Hornsby219
James Hunter215
Ike Hill118
Jerry Eckwood118
Ron Lee18

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
John Stallworth2548------982
Bruce Rasmussen2447------475
Glen Holloway2746---------73
Richie Evans2142------568
Chris Ward2343---------66
Lynn Swann2045---------65
Sam Havrilak1529------1963
Don Nottingham1230------2062
Gary Parris2326------1362
Waymond Bryant------17281661
Terry Bradshaw2832---------60
Beasley Reece------16301359
Franco Harris1533------856
Jackie Wallace------12182555
Barney Chavous------1929351
Kent Uribe1931---------50
Gregg Bingham------1726548
Mel Blount------1727246
Kennedy Cook------1625344
Ron Egloff618------2044
Keith Wortman1225------542
Joe Greene------1625---41
Ricardo Browning------1026440
Darrin Baker815------1639
Dennis Thurman------1320336
Tyrone Anthony------1215633
Glenn Blackwood------1220133
Scott Dierking1314------532
Orlando Matsui------1014529
Al Matthews------815528
Terry Tautolo------691328
Derek Shields814------527
Harris Malinowski------1610127
Aaron Kyle------817227
Robert Hardy------811423
Bill Cahill------331521
Chris Fletcher------75820
Evan Jolitz------431320
John Hennessy------69116
Art Kuehn45------514
Ethan Leaskey011---------11
Larry Lawrence09------110
Charles Aiu27---------9
Tony Nathan32------38
Mark Moseley00------77
David Lee00------44
OaklandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jack Tatum------2850179
Dewey Selmon------2245168
Prentice McCray------2343167
Nathan Conrady------15312167
L.C. Greenwood------2236260
Norm Thompson------1742160
Billie Hayes------2237---59
Dave Lapham2131------658
Ken Stabler2335---------58
Ted Albrecht2130------758
Joe Devlin2332---------55
Art Shell1935---------54
Rod Perry------1836---54
Dave Casper1933---------52
Henry Reed------1634252
Jim Bailey------1534150
Clyde Werner------1832---50
Thomas Brahaney1428------749
Joe Ehrmann------1926146
Jerry Eckwood1115------1844
Tommie Towns926------843
Cliff Branch1626---------42
Bob Pollard------1623---39
Ian Lyons------1221538
Bobby Jones614------1737
Doug Beaudoin------1024236
Jim Merlo------1415534
Horace Ivory1215------734
Jim Bertelsen24------2632
Jerome Moriarty98------1532
Ike Hill58------1831
Gerald Tinker1119---------30
Lewis Rockett42------2228
Will Foster------661527
Jim Romaniszyn------5101227
James Hunter------371525
Ken Johnson------618---24
Ron Lee115------824
Ron Hornsby------121922
Jim Clack97------117
Don McFarland28------717
Steve Young64------717
Ray Wersching00------1212
Chuck Ramsey00------44
Gary Marangi00------33
Jeb Blount00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3103.3
Middle20924.6
Right5295.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left111.0
Middle11282.5
Right10343.4
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Terry Bradshaw26143005532
Ethan Leaskey1050111100
Larry Lawrence920121101
OaklandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ken Stabler33244205100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen52275.4
Short (0-8 Yds)107747.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)27121585.9
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44266.5
Short (0-8 Yds)121012610.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)118908.2
Long (19+ Yds)627011.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Lynn Swann148063045
WR John Stallworth104151148
WR Sam Havrilak71115029
RB Franco Harris53067233
WR Darrin Baker43136015
TE Gary Parris32027026
FB Scott Dierking1000014
OaklandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tommie Towns87068026
WR Cliff Branch64096226
WR Gerald Tinker64045119
TE Dave Casper43025033
WR Bobby Jones42023014
TE Jerome Moriarty210308
WR Ike Hill110308
FB Ron Lee1104415
RB Horace Ivory1105015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Don Nottingham242.002.56
Franco Harris133.005.62
OaklandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jerry Eckwood252.503.22
Ken Stabler122.000.00
Horace Ivory100.002.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Terry Bradshaw43307.507.42
Larry Lawrence3131.002.00
Ethan Leaskey111313.004.80
OaklandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ken Stabler42297.259.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Lynn Swann33196.334.50
TE Gary Parris222713.509.00
RB Franco Harris1000.0013.40
WR Sam Havrilak1000.002.14
WR John Stallworth1000.005.10
OaklandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tommie Towns21157.508.50
TE Dave Casper111414.006.25
WR Bobby Jones1000.005.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Terry Bradshaw10
Don Nottingham11
Tony Nathan11
OaklandRushesConversions
Jerry Eckwood21
Ken Stabler11
Horace Ivory10

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Terry Bradshaw743
Larry Lawrence211
Ethan Leaskey111
OaklandAttCompConversions
Ken Stabler652

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Lynn Swann543
WR Sam Havrilak200
TE Gary Parris100
WR John Stallworth111
WR Darrin Baker111
OaklandTargCatchConversions
WR Gerald Tinker210
WR Cliff Branch111
TE Dave Casper110
WR Ike Hill110
FB Ron Lee111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)