Week 16, 1979

played in Pittsburgh, PA

39 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers3306-12
Pittsburgh Steelers01007-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:04 SFO - Ross Robertson 19 field goal
2Q: 10:13 PIT - Mark Moseley 27 field goal
2Q: 01:35 PIT - Scott Dierking 3 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 00:12 SFO - Ross Robertson 41 field goal
4Q: 13:31 PIT - Lynn Swann 10 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 05:03 SFO - Louie Giammona 61 fumble return (Louie Giammona run for conversion failed)

Team StatisticsSFOPIT
Record7-7-113-2
First Downs1319
- by Rushing59
- by Passing87
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards224265
- Offensive Plays6472
- Yards per Play3.503.68
Net Rushing Yards82147
- Rushing Attempts2435
- Yards per Rush3.424.20
Net Passing Yards142118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 22 - 135 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards156128
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/142/10
- Yards per Pass Play3.553.19
Fumbles/Lost1/02/1
3rd Down Conversions5/178/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.66.9
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards8/503/20
Punt Returns/Yards0/04/57
Kick Returns/Yards2/613/89
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions1/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 34
Time of Possession28:2931:31

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:171:20OPP 533Field Goal
110:195:30OWN 11945Punt
13:012:19OWN 27616Punt
210:073:52OWN 33619Punt
21:261:20OWN 20456Field Goal
315:002:37OWN 20519Punt
38:051:08OWN 2231Punt
35:183:06OWN 24618Punt
30:150:34OWN 63-1Punt
413:251:47OWN 3435Punt
410:311:28OWN 20510Interception
47:092:24OWN 20780Touchdown
42:530:59OWN 3044Downs
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:43OWN 291-5Fumble
112:572:38OWN 38616Punt
14:491:48OWN 2036Punt
10:425:35OWN 231467Field Goal
26:154:49OWN 191281Touchdown
20:060:06OWN 201-1Half
312:234:18OWN 13835Punt
36:571:39OWN 3532Punt
32:121:57OWN 29622Punt
414:411:16OPP 24424Touchdown
411:381:07OWN 3138Punt
49:031:54OPP 3933Punt
44:451:52OWN 2934Punt
41:541:54OPP 34516Game

Game MVP: Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Alonzo Becker11484.362610
Louie Giammona8303.751010
Cliff Olander242.00300
Gary Davis111.00100
Kevin Long111.00100
Billy Ryckman1-2-2.00-200
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Franco Harris211034.902030
Tony Nathan10363.60800
Ethan Leaskey482.00900

Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cliff Olander38221562/14022156.4
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ethan Leaskey35161282/10226074.4

Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Andrew Rozanski57438.605140
WR Dennis Franklin474110.2522220
TE Ted Kwalick34155.00580
FB Kevin Long33124.00360
TE Greg Latta24126.00490
RB Alonzo Becker2363.00060
WR Billy Ryckman272311.5013170
FB Carl Garrett1144.00040
WR Randy Burks0100.00000
TE Loaird McCreary0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Franco Harris475313.2539260
WR Darrin Baker47389.507200
RB Tony Nathan3393.00050
WR Lynn Swann262311.500131
FB Don Nottingham11-1-1.000-10
WR Mercury Duncan1633.00030
FB Scott Dierking1333.00031
TE Gary Parris0200.00000

Interception Statistics

San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jackie Wallace100.000

Fumble Statistics

San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Cliff Olander1000
Louie Giammona0101
Randy White0100
Rick Middleton0010
Greg Boyd0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Franco Harris1100
Ethan Leaskey1000
Gregg Bingham0010

Punting Statistics

San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Russell Fabian833241.531.9483
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
David Lee831839.834.8612

Kicking Statistics

San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ross Robertson2/21/10/0410/0
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mark Moseley1/10/00/0272/2

Punt Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Jackie Wallace45714.30

Kick Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Doebert13030.00
Louie Giammona13131.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill26231.00
Chris Fletcher12727.00

Defensive Statistics

San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Rick Middleton621.02328
CB Joe Lavender520.03035
S Clyde Powers500.03134
CB Chris Golub500.0118
S Donnie Shell450.02731
ILB Merv Krakau410.02428
OLB Richie Minter320.01914
DE Randy White320.02729
DE Fred Cook211.02431
DT Fred Nolan210.02829
ILB Rod Rhodes210.01411
DE Greg Boyd210.01510
DE Ed Smith200.02133
DT Bill Windauer200.01914
OLB Mike Woods120.01112
CB Jim Marsalis100.01618
S Emmanuel Hearron100.073
WR Billy Ryckman10---------
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Gregg Bingham820.01728
OLB Waymond Bryant530.01934
S Glenn Blackwood430.02230
DT Ricardo Browning311.01631
ILB Tyrone Anthony320.01522
CB Mel Blount310.01829
DT Robert Hardy310.01015
DT Joe Greene300.01628
CB Dennis Thurman300.01323
DE Barney Chavous201.02440
OLB John Hennessy210.046
S Chris Fletcher200.01425
DT Harris Malinowski200.01118
ILB Terry Tautolo200.0712
S Al Matthews100.01119
CB Jackie Wallace100.01421
WR Darrin Baker10---------
CB Aaron Kyle100.0918

Pass Rush Statistics

San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Fred Cook1.001031
OLB Rick Middleton1.000128
DE Randy White0.002029
DE Greg Boyd0.002010
DE Ed Smith0.001033
DT Bill Windauer0.001014
OLB Richie Minter0.001014
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Barney Chavous1.001340
DT Ricardo Browning1.000031
DE Kennedy Cook0.002027
DT Joe Greene0.001228

Pass Defense Statistics

San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Clyde Powers41034
ILB Merv Krakau30028
CB Joe Lavender22035
OLB Rick Middleton11028
CB Jim Marsalis10018
S Donnie Shell10031
DE Ed Smith10033
DT Fred Nolan10029
DE Greg Boyd10010
CB Chris Golub1008
S Charles Romes02033
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant40034
CB Mel Blount33029
S Glenn Blackwood31030
OLB Gregg Bingham30028
ILB Tyrone Anthony21022
CB Dennis Thurman20023
S Chris Fletcher11025
DT Joe Greene10028
CB Aaron Kyle10018
OLB John Hennessy1006
DT Robert Hardy10015
S Al Matthews01019
DE Kennedy Cook01027
CB Jackie Wallace00121

Blocking Statistics

San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ralph Perretta15019133
Rufus Mayes13020131
Ronnie Carroll13021035
Gerald Taylor12021031
Randy Cross03021031
Fred Quillan020507
Greg Latta0109012
Bob Willis0106014
Korey Benoot0107018
Kevin Long01013018
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Richie Evans25025231
Kent Uribe24028032
Chris Ward24028035
Bruce Rasmussen16034030
Glen Holloway15032030
Art Kuehn111207
Keith Wortman1101307
Derek Shields02013013
Don Nottingham0101108
Gary Parris01021018
Ron Egloff0107011

Special Teams Tackles

San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Gary Davis325
Loaird McCreary218
Dennis Franklin116
Rufus Mayes19
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Waymond Bryant218

Participation

San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Joe Lavender------3035166
Clyde Powers------3134166
Fred Nolan------2829865
Randy White------2729965
Cliff Olander2440---------64
Charles Romes------2733161
Rufus Mayes2031------960
Donnie Shell------2731260
Ronnie Carroll2135------359
Fred Cook------2431156
Ed Smith------2133155
Ralph Perretta1933------355
Merv Krakau------2428254
Dennis Franklin1225------1653
Rick Middleton------2328152
Gerald Taylor2131---------52
Randy Cross2131---------52
Louie Giammona1014------2448
Kevin Long1318------1748
Ted Kwalick1628---------44
Mike Woods------11122043
Billy Ryckman1626---------42
Stanley Doebert------1162340
Andrew Rozanski1822---------40
Jim Marsalis------1618539
Alonzo Becker1325---------38
Greg Latta912------1536
Richie Minter------1914235
Korey Benoot718------1035
Bill Windauer------1914134
Rod Rhodes------1411833
Bob Willis614------1030
Gary Davis11------2527
Emmanuel Hearron------731525
Greg Boyd------1510---25
Randy Burks517---------22
Loaird McCreary21------1821
Chris Golub------118120
Fred Quillan57------820
Carl Garrett35------1119
Rickey Watts26------1018
Russell Fabian00------88
Joe Danelo00------44
Greg Landry00------22
Ross Robertson00------22
Joe Ferguson00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ethan Leaskey3537---------72
Waymond Bryant------19341871
Barney Chavous------2440266
Bruce Rasmussen3430------266
Richie Evans2531------965
Tony Nathan1920------2564
Glen Holloway3230------163
Chris Ward2835---------63
Darrin Baker2528------962
Kent Uribe2832---------60
Jackie Wallace------14212459
Gary Parris2118------1554
Lynn Swann2628---------54
Glenn Blackwood------2230153
Gregg Bingham------1728651
Mel Blount------1829249
Franco Harris2425---------49
Ricardo Browning------1631148
Al Matthews------11191747
Kennedy Cook------1827146
Joe Greene------1628145
Chris Fletcher------1425544
Tyrone Anthony------1522643
Scott Dierking1720------542
Terry Tautolo------7122039
Dennis Thurman------1323238
Derek Shields1313------935
Sam Havrilak99------1634
Mercury Duncan1618---------34
Ron Egloff711------1634
Don Nottingham118------1332
Harris Malinowski------1118231
Keith Wortman137------929
Aaron Kyle------918128
Robert Hardy------1015328
Art Kuehn27------817
Bill Cahill------16916
Evan Jolitz------35715
Orlando Matsui------23914
John Hennessy------46212
David Lee00------88
John Mohring------0077
Mark Moseley00------55
Larry Lawrence00------11
Terry Bradshaw00---------0
Larry Brown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left551.0
Middle14644.6
Right5132.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5183.6
Middle19784.1
Right9535.9
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cliff Olander38221218451
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ethan Leaskey35162146810

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen119353.2
Short (0-8 Yds)149694.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)84526.5
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43184.5
Short (0-8 Yds)139443.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)184663.7
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Andrew Rozanski75043022
WR Dennis Franklin74041125
WR Billy Ryckman72023026
TE Ted Kwalick43015028
TE Greg Latta42012012
RB Alonzo Becker3206025
FB Kevin Long33012018
FB Carl Garrett110405
WR Randy Burks1010017
TE Loaird McCreary100001
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Franco Harris74053125
WR Darrin Baker74138128
WR Lynn Swann62123028
WR Mercury Duncan6123018
FB Scott Dierking3103020
RB Tony Nathan3309020
TE Gary Parris2000018
FB Don Nottingham110-108

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Alonzo Becker100.004.36
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Franco Harris231.504.90
Ethan Leaskey1-1-1.002.00
Tony Nathan133.003.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cliff Olander2131.504.11
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ethan Leaskey73152.143.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ted Kwalick1133.003.75
TE Greg Latta1000.003.00
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Lynn Swann31103.333.83
TE Gary Parris1000.000.00
WR Mercury Duncan1000.000.50
WR Darrin Baker1122.005.43
FB Scott Dierking1133.001.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoRushesConversions
Alonzo Becker11
Louie Giammona10
PittsburghRushesConversions
Ethan Leaskey31
Franco Harris22
Tony Nathan21

Third Down Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Cliff Olander1574
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Ethan Leaskey1174

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Andrew Rozanski421
WR Billy Ryckman300
TE Greg Latta200
RB Alonzo Becker221
WR Dennis Franklin211
FB Kevin Long221
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
RB Franco Harris311
WR Lynn Swann211
WR Darrin Baker211
RB Tony Nathan220
FB Don Nottingham110
FB Scott Dierking111

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)