Conference Finals, 1979

played in Pittsburgh, PA

29 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	0	6	7	3	-	16
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	6	0	13	-	19

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Mark Moseley 25 field goal
2Q: 05:40 SDO - Chester Marcol 32 field goal
2Q: 02:38 SDO - Chester Marcol 21 field goal
2Q: 00:32 PIT - Mark Moseley 18 field goal
3Q: 08:28 SDO - Gene Washington 31 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 09:16 PIT - Mark Moseley 18 field goal
4Q: 07:04 PIT - Gary Parris 19 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 01:48 SDO - Chester Marcol 55 field goal
4Q: 00:10 PIT - Mark Moseley 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Mark Moseley 25 field goal
2Q: 05:40 SDO - Chester Marcol 32 field goal
2Q: 02:38 SDO - Chester Marcol 21 field goal
2Q: 00:32 PIT - Mark Moseley 18 field goal
3Q: 08:28 SDO - Gene Washington 31 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 09:16 PIT - Mark Moseley 18 field goal
4Q: 07:04 PIT - Gary Parris 19 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 01:48 SDO - Chester Marcol 55 field goal
4Q: 00:10 PIT - Mark Moseley 46 field goal

Team Statistics SDO PIT
Record 14-5 15-3
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 268 330
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 4.00 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 75 66
- Rushing Attempts 23 22
- Yards per Rush 3.26 3.00
Net Passing Yards 193 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 22 - 1 40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 199 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.39 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/115 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:11 31:49

Team Statistics	SDO	PIT
Record	14-5	15-3
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	268	330
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	4.00	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	75	66
- Rushing Attempts	23	22
- Yards per Rush	3.26	3.00
Net Passing Yards	193	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 22 - 1	40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	199	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.39	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/115	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:11	31:49

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	3:23	OWN 13	6	10	Punt
1	5:42	0:58	OWN 11	3	-1	Punt
2	14:55	5:36	OWN 20	12	32	Punt
2	7:12	1:38	OWN 41	6	44	Field Goal
2	3:51	1:18	OPP 42	6	38	Field Goal
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 3	1	4	Half
3	15:00	6:45	OWN 30	14	70	Touchdown
3	6:25	1:41	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
3	3:14	1:49	OWN 49	4	-27	Punt
4	9:08	0:54	OWN 36	3	5	Interception
4	6:55	1:49	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	3:57	2:17	OWN 31	8	31	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
1	8:21	2:39	OWN 48	5	3	Punt
1	4:44	4:49	OWN 35	9	57	Field Goal
2	9:19	2:07	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	5:34	1:43	OPP 49	3	6	Interception
2	2:33	2:09	OWN 19	8	80	Field Goal
3	8:15	1:50	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	4:44	1:30	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	1:25	7:17	OWN 21	13	78	Field Goal
4	8:14	1:19	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
4	5:06	1:09	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	1:40	1:36	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal

Game MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Tyler	15	42	2.80	15	1
Ronnie Coleman	5	13	2.60	4	0
Dan Fouts	3	20	6.67	9	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Franco Harris	16	45	2.81	9	0	0
Tony Nathan	6	21	3.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	43	22	199	1/6	1	31	1	62.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	40	27	282	3/18	1	40	1	85.6

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Washington	7	10	108	15.43	36	31	1
RB Wendell Tyler	6	11	29	4.83	18	13	0
WR Aundra Thompson	4	7	34	8.50	1	13	0
WR David Knight	3	6	18	6.00	5	9	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	4	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Dennis Pearson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Ronnie Coleman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Bo Matthews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Paul Seymour	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	6	9	95	15.83	31	40	0
RB Franco Harris	4	5	29	7.25	11	11	0
TE Gary Parris	3	3	34	11.33	8	19	1
WR Lynn Swann	3	8	12	4.00	0	9	0
WR Mercury Duncan	3	3	43	14.33	8	20	0
FB Scott Dierking	3	4	23	7.67	4	11	0
RB Tony Nathan	2	3	23	11.50	17	12	0
WR Sam Havrilak	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
FB Don Nottingham	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Darrin Baker	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.C. Wilson	1	14	14.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Beasley Reece	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	6	317	52.8	42.2	64	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	6	245	40.8	36.2	53	2

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	3/3	1/1	1/1	55	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	3	28	9.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	4	100	25.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	3	76	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dick Conn	6	0	0.0	20	36
ILB John Ebersole	5	2	0.0	19	38
DE Eddie Edwards	5	1	0.0	20	34
CB J.C. Wilson	5	1	0.0	19	36
CB Curtis Johnson	5	0	0.0	18	33
DE Ron Carpenter	4	1	1.5	15	32
OLB Don Goode	3	0	0.0	20	24
S Sam Williams	3	0	0.0	14	31
DT Charles Davis	2	1	1.0	17	29
DT Ron Fernandes	2	1	0.0	11	24
DT Kurt Surratt	2	1	0.0	12	21
CB Monte Jackson	2	1	0.0	16	26
OLB Charles Anthony	1	2	0.5	4	20
CB Bobby Brooks	1	1	0.0	6	15
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	1	0.0	5	16
S Charlie Babb	1	0	0.0	3	11
DE Mel Lunsford	1	0	0.0	10	13
WR Gene Washington	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ed Benson	1	0	0.0	2	13

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dennis Thurman	6	0	0.0	12	27
OLB Gregg Bingham	4	2	0.0	15	36
OLB Waymond Bryant	4	1	0.0	21	39
DT Joe Greene	4	0	0.0	15	25
ILB Tyrone Anthony	3	2	0.0	12	23
S Beasley Reece	3	1	0.0	22	38
DT Ricardo Browning	2	2	0.0	14	29
DT Harris Malinowski	2	1	0.0	9	14
S Bill Cahill	2	0	0.0	2	5
S Al Matthews	2	0	0.0	7	23
CB Jackie Wallace	2	0	0.0	11	28
DE Orlando Matsui	2	0	0.0	11	21
DE Barney Chavous	1	2	1.0	18	39
DE Kennedy Cook	1	1	0.0	17	28
CB Mel Blount	1	0	0.0	16	33
OLB Evan Jolitz	1	0	0.0	2	3
WR John Stallworth	1	0	---	---	---
CB Aaron Kyle	1	0	0.0	12	15
OLB John Hennessy	1	0	0.0	4	3
DT Robert Hardy	1	0	0.0	8	19
S Glenn Blackwood	1	0	0.0	16	22
ILB Terry Tautolo	0	1	0.0	8	8

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Carpenter	1.5	0	32
DT Charles Davis	1.0	0	29
OLB Charles Anthony	0.5	0	20
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	2	34

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Barney Chavous	1.0	0	2	0	39
DT Joe Greene	0.0	2	2	1	25
DT Harris Malinowski	0.0	1	0	0	14
OLB Waymond Bryant	0.0	0	1	0	39
DT Ricardo Browning	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Curtis Johnson	4	1	0	33
ILB John Ebersole	4	0	0	38
S Dick Conn	3	1	0	36
CB J.C. Wilson	3	0	1	36
S Sam Williams	3	0	0	31
OLB Don Goode	2	1	0	24
DE Eddie Edwards	2	0	0	34
OLB Charles Anthony	1	1	0	20
S Roderick Vance	1	1	0	16
CB Bobby Brooks	1	0	0	15
DT Ron Fernandes	1	0	0	24
DE Ed Benson	1	0	0	13
CB Monte Jackson	1	0	0	26

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dennis Thurman	5	2	0	27
OLB Gregg Bingham	3	2	0	36
OLB Waymond Bryant	2	0	0	39
S Bill Cahill	2	0	0	5
CB Jackie Wallace	2	0	0	28
ILB Tyrone Anthony	1	1	0	23
CB Aaron Kyle	1	1	0	15
DT Joe Greene	1	0	0	25
S Al Matthews	1	0	0	23
DE Kennedy Cook	1	0	0	28
DE Orlando Matsui	1	0	0	21
DT Robert Hardy	1	0	0	19
S Glenn Blackwood	1	0	0	22
DE Barney Chavous	0	1	0	39
S Beasley Reece	0	0	1	38

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Solomon Freelon	2	4	14	0	34
Sid Smith	2	4	21	0	33
Amos Montgomery	1	4	9	0	10
Tom Condon	0	3	23	0	44
Bo Matthews	0	2	10	0	12
Wes Phillips	0	1	11	1	16
Seth Hallen	0	1	22	0	40
Chester Brennan	0	1	2	0	11

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glen Holloway	2	4	21	0	38
Richie Evans	1	7	21	1	39
Chris Ward	1	4	19	0	35
Keith Wortman	1	2	8	0	11
Bruce Rasmussen	0	4	18	1	40
Scott Dierking	0	1	14	0	26
Kent Uribe	0	0	18	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Babb	2	18
Curtis Johnson	1	23
Bobby Brooks	1	11
Sid Smith	1	7

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Waymond Bryant	3	15
Beasley Reece	3	15
Darrin Baker	1	15

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Condon	23	44	---	---	9	76
Curtis Johnson	---	---	18	33	23	74
Dan Fouts	23	44	---	---	---	67
Seth Hallen	22	40	---	---	---	62
John Ebersole	---	---	19	38	4	61
Sid Smith	21	33	---	---	7	61
Dick Conn	---	---	20	36	3	59
J.C. Wilson	---	---	19	36	4	59
Eddie Edwards	---	---	20	34	3	57
Don Goode	---	---	20	24	12	56
Gene Washington	21	34	---	---	---	55
Aundra Thompson	7	31	---	---	17	55
Ron Carpenter	---	---	15	32	6	53
Monte Jackson	---	---	16	26	8	50
Charles Davis	---	---	17	29	3	49
Solomon Freelon	14	34	---	---	---	48
Wendell Tyler	17	31	---	---	---	48
Sam Williams	---	---	14	31	2	47
Billy Lindstrom	13	32	---	---	2	47
Johnny Rodgers	15	31	---	---	---	46
Bob Moore	18	18	---	---	7	43
Ronnie Coleman	5	11	---	---	26	42
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	5	16	20	41
Paul Seymour	8	15	---	---	17	40
Ron Fernandes	---	---	11	24	4	39
Kurt Surratt	---	---	12	21	4	37
Stan Fritts	5	11	---	---	21	37
Wes Phillips	11	16	---	---	9	36
Bo Matthews	10	12	---	---	13	35
Charlie Babb	---	---	3	11	18	32
Bobby Brooks	---	---	6	15	11	32
David Knight	7	19	---	---	6	32
Mel Lunsford	---	---	10	13	9	32
Charles Anthony	---	---	4	20	7	31
Roderick Vance	---	---	8	16	2	26
Dennis Pearson	2	7	---	---	14	23
Chester Brennan	2	11	---	---	9	22
Amos Montgomery	9	10	---	---	---	19
Ed Benson	---	---	2	13	3	18
Tim Vogler	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Kovach	---	---	3	5	1	9
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Waymond Bryant	---	---	21	39	15	75
Beasley Reece	---	---	22	38	15	75
John Stallworth	22	42	---	---	5	69
Richie Evans	21	39	---	---	9	69
Terry Bradshaw	22	43	---	---	---	65
Jackie Wallace	---	---	11	28	26	65
Glen Holloway	21	38	---	---	3	62
Bruce Rasmussen	18	40	---	---	4	62
Barney Chavous	---	---	18	39	3	60
Kent Uribe	18	39	---	---	---	57
Gregg Bingham	---	---	15	36	5	56
Chris Ward	19	35	---	---	---	54
Mel Blount	---	---	16	33	1	50
Kennedy Cook	---	---	17	28	3	48
Ricardo Browning	---	---	14	29	5	48
Tony Nathan	6	15	---	---	27	48
Lynn Swann	14	31	---	---	---	45
Scott Dierking	14	26	---	---	5	45
Joe Greene	---	---	15	25	4	44
Franco Harris	16	28	---	---	---	44
Gary Parris	11	21	---	---	11	43
Ron Egloff	4	18	---	---	21	43
Dennis Thurman	---	---	12	27	3	42
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	12	23	6	41
Orlando Matsui	---	---	11	21	8	40
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	16	22	---	38
Al Matthews	---	---	7	23	3	33
Aaron Kyle	---	---	12	15	6	33
Keith Wortman	8	11	---	---	10	29
Sam Havrilak	4	7	---	---	17	28
Robert Hardy	---	---	8	19	1	28
Don Nottingham	1	10	---	---	16	27
Mercury Duncan	13	14	---	---	---	27
Terry Tautolo	---	---	8	8	11	27
Harris Malinowski	---	---	9	14	---	23
Darrin Baker	5	3	---	---	15	23
Bill Cahill	---	---	2	5	13	20
Derek Shields	1	9	---	---	10	20
Art Kuehn	4	4	---	---	9	17
Evan Jolitz	---	---	2	3	10	15
Chris Fletcher	---	---	1	6	5	12
John Hennessy	---	---	4	3	5	12
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Lee	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	14	45	3.2
Right	2	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	8	16	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	43	22	2	0	4	7	6	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	40	27	2	4	1	5	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	74	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	103	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	43	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	99	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	140	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Wendell Tyler	11	6	2	29	0	31
WR Gene Washington	10	7	1	108	2	34
WR Aundra Thompson	7	4	0	34	0	31
WR David Knight	6	3	0	18	0	19
WR Johnny Rodgers	4	1	0	2	0	31
WR Dennis Pearson	2	1	0	8	0	7
RB Ronnie Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Bo Matthews	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	1	0	0	15

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	9	6	0	95	1	42
WR Lynn Swann	8	3	0	12	0	31
RB Franco Harris	5	4	0	29	0	28
FB Scott Dierking	4	3	1	23	0	26
TE Gary Parris	3	3	0	34	0	21
WR Mercury Duncan	3	3	0	43	1	14
RB Tony Nathan	3	2	0	23	0	15
WR Sam Havrilak	2	1	0	9	0	7
FB Don Nottingham	2	1	0	3	0	10
WR Darrin Baker	1	1	0	11	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	1	9	9.00	6.67

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	4	5	1.25	2.81
Tony Nathan	2	9	4.50	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	5	1	5	1.00	4.63

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	8	4	42	5.25	7.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Knight	1	1	5	5.00	3.00
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Gene Washington	1	0	0	0.00	10.80
RB Wendell Tyler	1	0	0	0.00	2.64

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	2	0	0	0.00	10.56
FB Scott Dierking	2	2	12	6.00	5.75
RB Franco Harris	1	1	11	11.00	5.80
FB Don Nottingham	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
TE Gary Parris	1	1	19	19.00	11.33
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	16	9	7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Knight	4	2	1
WR Gene Washington	4	3	3
RB Wendell Tyler	4	2	2
WR Dennis Pearson	2	1	1
RB Ronnie Coleman	1	0	0
WR Aundra Thompson	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lynn Swann	4	2	1
RB Franco Harris	2	2	1
WR John Stallworth	2	1	0
WR Sam Havrilak	1	1	1
FB Scott Dierking	1	0	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)