Week 17, 1979

played in Baltimore, TN

32 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	0	-	7
Baltimore Ravens	3	3	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:01 BAL - Skip Butler 33 field goal
2Q: 10:02 BAL - Skip Butler 47 field goal
2Q: 06:35 PIT - Lynn Swann 21 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 08:58 BAL - Calvin Sweeney 26 pass from Guido Merkens (Skip Butler extra point)
4Q: 12:05 BAL - Skip Butler 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:01 BAL - Skip Butler 33 field goal
2Q: 10:02 BAL - Skip Butler 47 field goal
2Q: 06:35 PIT - Lynn Swann 21 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 08:58 BAL - Calvin Sweeney 26 pass from Guido Merkens (Skip Butler extra point)
4Q: 12:05 BAL - Skip Butler 28 field goal

Team Statistics PIT BAL
Record 13-3 5-11
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 254 294
- Offensive Plays 54 76
- Yards per Play 4.70 3.87
Net Rushing Yards 63 135
- Rushing Attempts 22 41
- Yards per Rush 2.86 3.29
Net Passing Yards 191 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 16 - 3 34 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.97 4.54
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/37 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 3/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 22:59 37:01

Team Statistics	PIT	BAL
Record	13-3	5-11
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	254	294
- Offensive Plays	54	76
- Yards per Play	4.70	3.87
Net Rushing Yards	63	135
- Rushing Attempts	22	41
- Yards per Rush	2.86	3.29
Net Passing Yards	191	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 16 - 3	34 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.97	4.54
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/37	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	3/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	22:59	37:01

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
1	10:47	1:13	OWN 47	3	2	Interception
1	6:49	2:14	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
2	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	9:54	3:31	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
2	5:16	0:12	OPP 25	1	0	Interception
2	2:02	1:25	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 9	1	4	Half
3	8:42	2:59	OWN 7	5	20	Punt
3	2:15	1:58	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
4	11:58	3:09	OWN 28	5	7	Punt
4	6:52	2:01	OWN 46	8	33	Downs
4	3:05	1:39	OWN 15	7	58	Interception
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 12	3	13	Game

Baltimore Ravens
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	2:34	OWN 32	5	19	Interception
1	9:34	2:45	OWN 48	5	21	Missed FG
1	4:35	4:35	OWN 27	9	57	Field Goal
2	12:52	1:04	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
2	11:48	1:54	OPP 32	3	2	Field Goal
2	6:23	1:07	OWN 19	2	6	Fumble
2	5:04	3:02	OWN 17	8	28	Punt
2	0:37	0:32	50	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	6:18	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	5:43	3:28	OWN 34	8	24	Punt
3	0:17	3:19	50	9	39	Field Goal
4	8:49	1:57	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
4	4:51	1:46	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
4	1:26	0:40	OWN 42	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Maurice Harvey, Baltimore Ravens

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Franco Harris	12	46	3.83	13	1
Ethan Leaskey	5	14	2.80	8	0
Tony Nathan	5	3	0.60	4	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clarence Williams	28	96	3.43	17	2
Phil Francis	9	24	2.67	10	1
Guido Merkens	3	13	4.33	7	0
Tony Davis	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Leaskey	31	16	196	1/5	1	27	3	42.6

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Guido Merkens	34	15	164	1/5	1	26	1	56.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lynn Swann	8	13	119	14.88	23	27	1
WR John Stallworth	6	10	64	10.67	4	21	0
FB Scott Dierking	2	3	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Franco Harris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Sam Havrilak	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Johnson	5	9	75	15.00	22	20	0
WR Calvin Sweeney	4	6	43	10.75	23	26	1
WR Carlos Pennywell	2	9	31	15.50	11	20	0
FB Tony Davis	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Phil McKinnely	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Clarence Williams	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Ray Strong	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Tom Newton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dan Ross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Al Matthews	1	9	9.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Mike Engler	1	0	0.00
CB Gary Green	1	9	9.00
S Maurice Harvey	1	25	25.00

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Franco Harris	1	0	0
Jackie Wallace	1	0	0
Chris Fletcher	0	1	0
Glen Holloway	0	1	0
Gregg Bingham	0	0	1
Barney Chavous	0	0	1
Terry Tautolo	0	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clarence Williams	1	0	0
Guido Merkens	1	0	0
Ray Strong	1	0	0
Phil Francis	0	1	1
Gerry Sullivan	0	1	0
Kent Hill	0	1	0
Jack Lambert	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	7	311	44.4	41.4	63	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rusty Jackson	7	328	46.9	43.6	58	6

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Skip Butler	3/4	1/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	2	23	11.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	42	21.0	0
Chris Fletcher	2	55	27.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Ricardo Browning	9	1	0.0	29	24
DT Joe Greene	8	1	0.0	33	21
ILB Tyrone Anthony	6	7	0.0	28	22
DE Barney Chavous	5	0	0.5	35	26
ILB Terry Tautolo	5	0	0.0	13	7
S Glenn Blackwood	4	2	0.0	39	31
S Chris Fletcher	4	1	0.0	25	23
OLB Gregg Bingham	3	2	0.0	28	28
OLB Waymond Bryant	2	1	0.0	33	27
DT Robert Hardy	2	1	0.0	8	14
S Al Matthews	2	0	0.0	18	16
WR John Stallworth	2	0	---	---	---
OLB John Hennessy	2	0	0.0	7	4
CB Jackie Wallace	1	2	0.0	23	16
DE Kennedy Cook	1	1	0.0	24	28
DE Don Croft	1	0	0.0	23	16
WR Sam Havrilak	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Evan Jolitz	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Harris Malinowski	0	3	0.5	12	11
CB Aaron Kyle	0	1	0.0	18	19

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Lambert	7	2	0.0	22	29
S Steve Luke	4	1	0.0	12	24
CB Gary Green	4	1	0.0	17	22
OLB Ted Choma	4	0	0.0	12	24
S Maurice Harvey	3	1	1.0	14	26
S Clinton Burrell	3	3	0.0	19	28
OLB Bo Cornell	2	1	0.0	11	9
CB George Hoey	2	0	0.0	9	18
DT Jim Osborne	2	0	0.0	9	4
DE Fred Dean	2	0	0.0	20	25
DT Bob Baumhower	2	0	0.0	15	25
OLB Mike Engler	1	0	0.0	9	5
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	0	0.0	10	25
CB Gerald Small	1	0	0.0	20	28
WR Ray Strong	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Barney Chavous	0.5	2	2	26
DT Harris Malinowski	0.5	0	1	11
DE Kennedy Cook	0.0	2	1	28
DT Joe Greene	0.0	0	2	21
DE Don Croft	0.0	0	1	16

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Maurice Harvey	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Fred Dean	0.0	2	2	1	25
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.0	0	2	0	25
DT Bob Baumhower	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gregg Bingham	2	1	0	28
S Glenn Blackwood	2	1	0	31
S Al Matthews	2	0	1	16
S Chris Fletcher	2	0	0	23
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	0	27
DT Joe Greene	1	0	0	21
OLB Evan Jolitz	1	0	0	8
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0	16
ILB Tyrone Anthony	1	0	0	22
ILB Terry Tautolo	1	0	0	7
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	0	17

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ted Choma	4	0	0	24
CB Gary Green	3	2	1	22
S Steve Luke	3	0	0	24
S Maurice Harvey	2	0	1	26
OLB Mike Engler	1	0	1	5
ILB Jack Lambert	1	0	0	29
CB Gerald Small	1	0	0	28
S Clinton Burrell	1	0	0	28
CB George Hoey	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Ward	1	4	18	1	27
Bruce Rasmussen	1	4	19	0	30
Kent Uribe	1	2	16	0	22
Glen Holloway	0	4	20	0	25
Richie Evans	0	2	19	0	24
Scott Dierking	0	1	12	0	17

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Webster	3	12	0	38	0	31
Robert Pratt	2	10	2	35	1	30
Chad Bush	1	3	0	12	0	8
Jim Rourke	1	2	0	34	0	29
Gene Killian	1	1	0	11	0	8
Kent Hill	0	7	0	30	0	27
Tony Davis	0	1	0	25	0	14
J.T. Taylor	0	1	0	29	0	27
Dan Ross	0	1	0	27	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Waymond Bryant	2	14
Ron Egloff	1	14
Don Nottingham	1	11

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Ross	2	16
Phil Francis	1	23
George Hoey	1	21
Maurice Harvey	1	12
Steve Luke	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Waymond Bryant	---	---	33	27	14	74
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	39	31	3	73
Barney Chavous	---	---	35	26	3	64
Jackie Wallace	---	---	23	16	24	63
Gregg Bingham	---	---	28	28	5	61
Joe Greene	---	---	33	21	6	60
Ricardo Browning	---	---	29	24	6	59
Mel Blount	---	---	31	23	3	57
Kennedy Cook	---	---	24	28	4	56
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	28	22	6	56
Chris Fletcher	---	---	25	23	7	55
Ethan Leaskey	22	32	---	---	---	54
Bruce Rasmussen	19	30	---	---	2	51
Al Matthews	---	---	18	16	16	50
Don Croft	---	---	23	16	10	49
Glen Holloway	20	25	---	---	3	48
John Stallworth	19	29	---	---	---	48
Richie Evans	19	24	---	---	4	47
Chris Ward	18	27	---	---	---	45
Lynn Swann	18	23	---	---	---	41
Franco Harris	15	25	---	---	---	40
Aaron Kyle	---	---	18	19	2	39
Terry Tautolo	---	---	13	7	19	39
Scott Dierking	12	17	---	---	10	39
Kent Uribe	16	22	---	---	---	38
Dennis Thurman	---	---	16	17	4	37
Sam Havrilak	6	15	---	---	14	35
Tony Nathan	7	7	---	---	21	35
Keith Wortman	10	14	---	---	7	31
Gary Parris	11	13	---	---	5	29
Don Nottingham	7	9	---	---	11	27
Derek Shields	5	14	---	---	7	26
Ron Egloff	8	4	---	---	14	26
Harris Malinowski	---	---	12	11	---	23
Robert Hardy	---	---	8	14	1	23
Mercury Duncan	5	15	---	---	---	20
Evan Jolitz	---	---	5	8	6	19
John Hennessy	---	---	7	4	7	18
Bill Cahill	---	---	3	4	8	15
Art Kuehn	3	4	---	---	7	14
Darrin Baker	2	3	---	---	7	12
David Lee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Terry Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Guido Merkens	41	35	---	---	---	76
Mike Webster	38	31	---	---	---	69
Kent Hill	30	27	---	---	9	66
Robert Pratt	35	30	---	---	---	65
Jim Rourke	34	29	---	---	---	63
Dan Ross	27	17	---	---	16	60
Carlos Pennywell	24	24	---	---	11	59
Phil McKinnely	24	23	---	---	9	56
J.T. Taylor	29	27	---	---	---	56
Billy Johnson	23	23	---	---	9	55
Clarence Williams	31	23	---	---	1	55
Ted Choma	---	---	12	24	18	54
Tony Davis	25	14	---	---	14	53
Maurice Harvey	---	---	14	26	12	52
Jack Lambert	---	---	22	29	---	51
Larry Anderson	---	---	14	27	9	50
George Hoey	---	---	9	18	21	48
Gerald Small	---	---	20	28	---	48
Clinton Burrell	---	---	19	28	---	47
Fred Dean	---	---	20	25	1	46
Steve Luke	---	---	12	24	9	45
Ray Strong	18	14	---	---	13	45
Phil Francis	10	12	---	---	23	45
Bob Baumhower	---	---	15	25	---	40
Gary Green	---	---	17	22	---	39
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	10	25	1	36
Calvin Sweeney	16	20	---	---	---	36
Chad Bush	12	8	---	---	11	31
Gene Killian	11	8	---	---	11	30
Gerry Sullivan	7	6	---	---	11	24
Tom Newton	4	4	---	---	15	23
Blacke Whitlatch	---	---	10	12	1	23
Lionel Collier	---	---	12	7	3	22
Bo Cornell	---	---	11	9	1	21
Bob Patton	3	4	---	---	11	18
Jim Osborne	---	---	9	4	2	15
Mike Engler	---	---	9	5	---	14
Steve Niehaus	---	---	5	4	5	14
Bob Simmons	6	5	---	---	2	13
John Kofler	---	---	2	7	3	12
Skip Butler	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rusty Jackson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Larry Walton	3	1	---	---	1	5
Bill Matthews	---	---	0	3	2	5
Jim Hart	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gary Danielson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	43	3.9
Middle	22	58	2.6
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Leaskey	31	16	3	1	0	3	5	1	3

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Guido Merkens	34	15	3	3	2	2	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	39	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	109	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	73	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	13	8	119	2	23
WR John Stallworth	10	6	64	1	29
WR Sam Havrilak	3	0	0	0	15
FB Scott Dierking	3	2	13	0	17
RB Franco Harris	1	0	0	0	25

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Johnson	9	5	0	75	1	23
WR Carlos Pennywell	9	2	2	31	1	24
WR Calvin Sweeney	6	4	0	43	1	20
TE Phil McKinnely	3	1	0	-1	0	23
RB Clarence Williams	2	1	0	4	0	23
WR Ray Strong	2	1	0	8	0	14
FB Tony Davis	1	1	0	4	0	14
FB Tom Newton	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Dan Ross	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Guido Merkens	3	0	0	0.00	4.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Target	Overall Avg
TE Phil McKinnely	1	-0.33
RB Clarence Williams	1	2.00
TE Dan Ross	1	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	1	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Clarence Williams	8	3
Phil Francis	3	2
Guido Merkens	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Leaskey	11	6	3

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Guido Merkens	6	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lynn Swann	4	4	3
WR John Stallworth	3	1	0
WR Sam Havrilak	2	0	0
FB Scott Dierking	2	1	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Pennywell	3	0	0
WR Billy Johnson	1	1	1
RB Clarence Williams	1	0	0
WR Ray Strong	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)