Week 14, 1979

played in St. Louis, MO

56 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	17	6	7	7	-	37
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:09 PIT - Mark Moseley 43 field goal
1Q: 08:15 PIT - Franco Harris 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 04:16 PIT - Tony Nathan 20 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 11:53 PIT - Mark Moseley 49 field goal
2Q: 01:06 PIT - Mark Moseley 19 field goal
3Q: 06:57 STL - Toni Linhart 26 field goal
3Q: 02:17 PIT - Franco Harris 8 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 12:53 STL - Billy Taylor 2 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 05:58 PIT - Darrin Baker 15 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:09 PIT - Mark Moseley 43 field goal
1Q: 08:15 PIT - Franco Harris 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 04:16 PIT - Tony Nathan 20 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 11:53 PIT - Mark Moseley 49 field goal
2Q: 01:06 PIT - Mark Moseley 19 field goal
3Q: 06:57 STL - Toni Linhart 26 field goal
3Q: 02:17 PIT - Franco Harris 8 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 12:53 STL - Billy Taylor 2 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 05:58 PIT - Darrin Baker 15 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)

Team Statistics PIT STL
Record 12-1 3-9-1
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 455 230
- Offensive Plays 70 56
- Yards per Play 6.50 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 196 64
- Rushing Attempts 38 16
- Yards per Rush 5.16 4.00
Net Passing Yards 259 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 24 - 0 37 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 274 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/27
- Yards per Pass Play 8.09 4.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/49 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/70
Interception Ret./Yards 3/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 37:20 22:40

Team Statistics	PIT	STL
Record	12-1	3-9-1
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	455	230
- Offensive Plays	70	56
- Yards per Play	6.50	4.11
Net Rushing Yards	196	64
- Rushing Attempts	38	16
- Yards per Rush	5.16	4.00
Net Passing Yards	259	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 24 - 0	37 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	274	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/27
- Yards per Pass Play	8.09	4.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/49	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/70
Interception Ret./Yards	3/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	37:20	22:40

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	2:40	OWN 20	6	54	Field Goal
1	8:15	0:10	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
1	7:01	2:58	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
1	1:16	4:30	OWN 4	9	64	Field Goal
2	9:22	8:23	OWN 19	19	79	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	6	50	Missed FG
3	6:49	4:42	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	12:47	4:47	OWN 20	9	23	Punt
4	7:30	1:42	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
4	4:29	2:25	OWN 41	3	2	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 24	6	36	Punt
1	9:02	0:47	OWN 9	1	5	Interception
1	8:05	1:04	OWN 20	4	12	Interception
1	4:03	2:47	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
2	11:46	2:24	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
3	12:00	5:11	OWN 37	12	54	Field Goal
3	2:07	4:20	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
4	8:00	0:30	OWN 16	2	6	Interception
4	5:48	1:19	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	2:04	2:04	OWN 41	5	7	Game

Game MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Franco Harris	22	101	4.59	34	1	2
Tony Nathan	14	85	6.07	20	3	1
Terry Bradshaw	2	10	5.00	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ed Jenkins	9	27	3.00	9	0	0
Billy Taylor	5	23	4.60	11	1	1
Roland Hooks	2	14	7.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	30	24	274	2/15	1	41	0	115.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	37	20	193	3/27	0	41	3	35.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrin Baker	8	8	111	13.88	22	25	1
FB Scott Dierking	5	6	61	12.20	24	30	0
WR Lynn Swann	3	4	21	7.00	9	10	0
RB Franco Harris	2	4	49	24.50	36	41	0
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	13	6.50	9	8	0
TE Gary Parris	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR John Stallworth	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Don Nottingham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Freddie Scott	6	7	104	17.33	48	41
WR Roy Green	4	7	25	6.25	0	14
WR Melvin Wilber	3	3	16	5.33	5	8
RB Ed Jenkins	2	5	10	5.00	0	8
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	7	18	9.00	3	12
WR Benny Malone	1	4	2	2.00	0	2
RB Billy Taylor	1	1	12	12.00	6	12
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Al Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Roland Hooks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	19	19.00
S Beasley Reece	1	0	0.00
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	0.00

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Franco Harris	1	0	0	0
Richie Evans	0	1	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Sanders	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	2	82	41.0	28.5	48	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	5	215	43.0	38.2	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	3/4	2/3	0/0	49	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	1	6	6.0	0
Jackie Wallace	1	-2	-2.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benny Malone	1	7	7.0	0
Roland Hooks	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Lusk	4	70	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant	5	1	0.0	15	33
DE Barney Chavous	4	0	0.0	12	30
DE Orlando Matsui	3	1	1.5	8	21
DT Ricardo Browning	3	2	0.0	14	25
ILB Tyrone Anthony	3	1	0.0	6	9
S Glenn Blackwood	3	1	0.0	15	38
DE Kennedy Cook	2	1	1.5	12	29
OLB Gregg Bingham	2	4	0.0	10	30
S Beasley Reece	2	2	0.0	15	34
CB Jackie Wallace	2	1	0.0	13	34
CB Mel Blount	2	0	0.0	13	25
S Bill Cahill	2	0	0.0	2	10
OLB John Hennessy	2	0	0.0	2	8
CB Dennis Thurman	1	1	0.0	10	34
DT Joe Greene	1	0	0.0	12	23
S Al Matthews	1	0	0.0	2	5
ILB Terry Tautolo	0	1	0.0	6	10

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Sanders	9	0	0.0	24	23
ILB Mark Cooney	8	1	0.0	30	23
CB Terry Schmidt	7	1	0.0	29	25
OLB Dave Lewis	6	1	0.0	32	24
DE Ron Rydalich	5	1	1.5	30	28
S Ray Brown	4	5	0.0	29	29
DE Kenyon Hill	3	4	0.0	31	26
OLB Bob Breunig	3	1	0.0	15	13
DT John Grant	2	2	0.5	22	19
CB Roger Wehrli	2	3	0.0	33	27
ILB Richard Wood	2	2	0.0	8	9
S Marvin Switzer	2	2	0.0	20	13
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	0	0.0	26	24
CB Rufus Bess	2	0	0.0	16	12
DE Stan Lewis	1	1	0.0	16	10
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	1	0	0.0	3	5
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Roy Green	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	0.0	20	17
DT Gary Johnson	0	2	0.0	30	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kennedy Cook	1.5	0	2	1	29
DE Orlando Matsui	1.5	0	1	0	21
DT Ricardo Browning	0.0	1	0	1	25
OLB Waymond Bryant	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Barney Chavous	0.0	0	1	0	30
DT Joe Greene	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Robert Hardy	0.0	0	1	0	17

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Rydalich	1.5	0	28
DT John Grant	0.5	0	19
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	1	25
DE Stan Lewis	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant	5	0	1	33
OLB Gregg Bingham	2	0	0	30
S Bill Cahill	2	0	0	10
CB Jackie Wallace	2	0	0	34
S Glenn Blackwood	2	0	0	38
S Beasley Reece	1	2	1	34
DT Joe Greene	1	1	0	23
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	1	34
CB Mel Blount	1	0	0	25
S Al Matthews	1	0	0	5
ILB Tyrone Anthony	1	0	0	9
OLB John Hennessy	1	0	0	8
ILB Terry Tautolo	0	1	0	10

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terry Schmidt	6	0	25
OLB Dave Lewis	3	1	24
S John Sanders	3	0	23
ILB Mark Cooney	2	0	23
CB Roger Wehrli	2	0	27
DE Kenyon Hill	2	0	26
CB Rufus Bess	2	0	12
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	1	24
DE Ron Rydalich	1	0	28
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	13
ILB Richard Wood	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glen Holloway	4	8	0	33	0	29
Chris Ward	4	6	0	33	0	28
Kent Uribe	2	5	0	35	1	25
Derek Shields	2	3	0	14	0	10
Bruce Rasmussen	1	7	0	33	0	25
Richie Evans	1	5	1	29	0	24
Don Nottingham	1	1	0	15	0	11
Scott Dierking	0	1	0	19	0	18
Keith Wortman	0	0	0	8	1	12

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Carter	3	4	9	1	32
Dennis Lick	3	3	10	0	32
Larry McCarren	1	2	9	0	14
Roosevelt Leaks	0	3	9	0	12
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	1	12	1	28
George Kunz	0	1	12	0	37
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	6	0	8
Brooks Williams	0	1	9	0	18
Dan Dierdorf	0	0	15	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Beasley Reece	2	11
Ron Egloff	2	10
Evan Jolitz	1	10
Scott Dierking	1	6

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Marvin Switzer	1	19
Roosevelt Leaks	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrin Baker	29	25	---	---	15	69
Terry Bradshaw	36	32	---	---	---	68
Jackie Wallace	---	---	13	34	21	68
Glen Holloway	33	29	---	---	2	64
Chris Ward	33	28	---	---	---	61
Lynn Swann	33	27	---	---	---	60
Kent Uribe	35	25	---	---	---	60
Beasley Reece	---	---	15	34	11	60
Waymond Bryant	---	---	15	33	11	59
Bruce Rasmussen	33	25	---	---	1	59
Richie Evans	29	24	---	---	5	58
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	15	38	1	54
Gary Parris	26	15	---	---	10	51
Tony Nathan	15	11	---	---	22	48
Dennis Thurman	---	---	10	34	2	46
Barney Chavous	---	---	12	30	1	43
Franco Harris	23	19	---	---	1	43
Don Nottingham	15	11	---	---	17	43
Scott Dierking	19	18	---	---	6	43
Gregg Bingham	---	---	10	30	2	42
Kennedy Cook	---	---	12	29	---	41
Ricardo Browning	---	---	14	25	2	41
Joe Greene	---	---	12	23	4	39
Mel Blount	---	---	13	25	---	38
Sam Havrilak	11	8	---	---	16	35
Orlando Matsui	---	---	8	21	6	35
Derek Shields	14	10	---	---	6	30
Keith Wortman	8	12	---	---	6	26
Terry Tautolo	---	---	6	10	10	26
Ron Egloff	6	10	---	---	10	26
Bill Cahill	---	---	2	10	13	25
Robert Hardy	---	---	4	17	1	22
Mercury Duncan	10	9	---	---	---	19
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	6	9	3	18
Art Kuehn	5	7	---	---	5	17
John Hennessy	---	---	2	8	5	15
Harris Malinowski	---	---	1	12	---	13
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	12	12
Aaron Kyle	---	---	3	6	3	12
Evan Jolitz	---	---	0	1	10	11
Al Matthews	---	---	2	5	4	11
Chris Fletcher	---	---	1	6	3	10
John Stallworth	3	7	---	---	---	10
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Lee	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ethan Leaskey	2	0	---	---	---	2

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Schmidt	---	---	29	25	15	69
Ron Rydalich	---	---	30	28	5	63
Roger Wehrli	---	---	33	27	3	63
Ray Brown	---	---	29	29	4	62
Kenyon Hill	---	---	31	26	3	60
Gary Johnson	---	---	30	25	4	59
Dave Lewis	---	---	32	24	3	59
Mark Cooney	---	---	30	23	5	58
Joe Montana	16	40	---	---	---	56
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	26	24	3	53
Marvin Switzer	---	---	20	13	19	52
John Sanders	---	---	24	23	3	50
George Kunz	12	37	---	---	---	49
Dan Dierdorf	15	32	---	---	---	47
Freddie Scott	10	32	---	---	4	46
Roy Green	7	28	---	---	10	45
John Grant	---	---	22	19	3	44
Ron Mikolajczyk	12	28	---	---	4	44
Alfred Jenkins	10	33	---	---	---	43
David Carter	9	32	---	---	2	43
Dennis Lick	10	32	---	---	---	42
Brooks Williams	9	18	---	---	15	42
Kent Kremer	---	---	20	17	3	40
Al Chandler	11	15	---	---	8	34
Benny Malone	3	17	---	---	14	34
Rufus Bess	---	---	16	12	5	33
Ed Jenkins	9	20	---	---	1	30
Billy Taylor	5	11	---	---	13	29
Bob Breunig	---	---	15	13	---	28
Stan Lewis	---	---	16	10	2	28
Roosevelt Leaks	9	12	---	---	6	27
Roland Hooks	2	5	---	---	19	26
Larry McCarren	9	14	---	---	2	25
Ron Coder	6	9	---	---	6	21
Jim Pietrzak	6	8	---	---	6	20
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	3	5	12	20
Randy Love	4	4	---	---	11	19
Richard Wood	---	---	8	9	---	17
Marv Kellum	---	---	4	0	11	15
Aaron Meyer	1	8	---	---	6	15
Herb Lusk	0	0	---	---	13	13
Melvin Wilber	1	5	---	---	---	6
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	25	140	5.6
Right	10	39	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	21	10.5
Middle	10	22	2.2
Right	4	21	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	30	24	5	0	2	2	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	37	20	2	1	1	4	7	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	91	18.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	89	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	94	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	61	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	109	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrin Baker	8	8	0	111	3	25
FB Scott Dierking	6	5	0	61	1	18
RB Franco Harris	4	2	1	49	1	19
WR Lynn Swann	4	3	0	21	0	27
TE Ron Egloff	2	1	1	5	0	10
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	0	13	0	11
FB Don Nottingham	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Gary Parris	1	1	0	3	0	15
WR John Stallworth	1	1	0	9	0	7
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	0	2	0	9

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Scott	7	6	0	104	2	32
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	2	1	18	0	33
WR Roy Green	7	4	0	25	0	28
RB Ed Jenkins	5	2	0	10	0	20
WR Benny Malone	4	1	0	2	0	17
WR Melvin Wilber	3	3	0	16	0	5
TE Al Chandler	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Roland Hooks	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Billy Taylor	1	1	0	12	0	11
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	0	6	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	5	15	3.00	4.59
Tony Nathan	2	21	10.50	6.07
Terry Bradshaw	1	5	5.00	5.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Taylor	2	2	1.00	4.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	4	2	26	6.50	9.13

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	2	9	2.25	5.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Franco Harris	2	0	0	0.00	12.25
WR Darrin Baker	2	2	26	13.00	13.88

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	2	1	4	2.00	3.57
WR Melvin Wilber	1	1	5	5.00	5.33
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	2.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	3	2
Franco Harris	2	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Roland Hooks	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	9	7	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Baker	4	4	4
TE Ron Egloff	2	1	0
RB Franco Harris	1	1	1
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Scott	3	2	2
WR Benny Malone	2	1	0
WR Roy Green	2	1	1
RB Ed Jenkins	1	1	1
WR Melvin Wilber	1	1	1
RB Roland Hooks	1	0	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)