Week 12, 1980

played in Dallas, TX

58 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	0	14	7	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	0	9	7	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:50 PIT - Mark Moseley 25 field goal
2Q: 14:55 DAL - Mike Wood 36 field goal
2Q: 12:23 DAL - Mike Wood 25 field goal
2Q: 00:13 DAL - Mike Wood 42 field goal
3Q: 11:37 PIT - Franco Harris 8 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 05:05 DAL - Mike Strachan 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 02:46 PIT - Lynn Swann 15 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 13:15 PIT - John Stallworth 5 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 05:17 DAL - Mike Wood 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:50 PIT - Mark Moseley 25 field goal
2Q: 14:55 DAL - Mike Wood 36 field goal
2Q: 12:23 DAL - Mike Wood 25 field goal
2Q: 00:13 DAL - Mike Wood 42 field goal
3Q: 11:37 PIT - Franco Harris 8 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 05:05 DAL - Mike Strachan 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 02:46 PIT - Lynn Swann 15 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 13:15 PIT - John Stallworth 5 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 05:17 DAL - Mike Wood 31 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DAL
Record 9-2 4-7
First Downs 27 18
- by Rushing 12 4
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 358 293
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 5.87 4.58
Net Rushing Yards 161 67
- Rushing Attempts 32 28
- Yards per Rush 5.03 2.39
Net Passing Yards 197 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 17 - 1 35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/9 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/46 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/102 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:40 31:20

Team Statistics	PIT	DAL
Record	9-2	4-7
First Downs	27	18
- by Rushing	12	4
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	358	293
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	5.87	4.58
Net Rushing Yards	161	67
- Rushing Attempts	32	28
- Yards per Rush	5.03	2.39
Net Passing Yards	197	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 17 - 1	35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/9	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/46	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/102	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:40	31:20

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 47	6	45	Field Goal
1	5:19	1:26	OWN 44	3	35	Fumble
2	14:49	1:06	OWN 30	2	-9	Fumble
2	12:15	5:49	OWN 20	9	48	Missed FG
2	4:13	3:03	OWN 20	9	47	Missed FG
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:28	1:57	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
3	4:58	2:21	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
3	1:11	3:05	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
4	7:10	1:05	OWN 2	3	3	Interception
4	5:12	5:12	OWN 30	10	39	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	6:23	OWN 16	10	47	Missed FG
1	3:53	4:04	OWN 21	9	60	Field Goal
2	13:43	1:28	OPP 21	6	13	Field Goal
2	6:26	2:13	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
2	1:10	1:05	OWN 40	5	35	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
3	11:31	6:33	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
3	2:37	1:26	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	13:06	5:56	OWN 31	12	67	Downs
4	6:05	0:53	OPP 12	3	-2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Waymond Bryant, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Nathan	16	61	3.81	12	2	0
Franco Harris	12	79	6.58	20	3	1
Ethan Leaskey	4	21	5.25	17	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	18	45	2.50	9	0	0
Mike Strachan	7	18	2.57	13	1	1
Drew Lincoln	2	3	1.50	4	0	0
Danny White	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Leaskey	25	17	223	4/26	2	36	1	105.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	35	20	231	1/5	0	35	0	77.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lynn Swann	5	6	62	12.40	21	20	1
WR John Stallworth	4	6	82	20.50	25	36	1
RB Tony Nathan	3	3	21	7.00	11	11	0
WR Mercury Duncan	2	2	29	14.50	6	20	0
TE Ron Egloff	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
TE Gary Parris	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Scott Dierking	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Buggs	6	9	52	8.67	18	13
WR Duriel Harris	6	8	62	10.33	14	14
WR Fair Hooker	2	4	54	27.00	3	30
FB Drew Lincoln	2	2	4	2.00	4	4
RB Mike Strachan	2	2	10	5.00	6	6
WR Ken Bailey	1	2	35	35.00	33	35
WR Kevin House	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
FB Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Chuck Naretta	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Mike Pruitt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charlie Waters	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Ethan Leaskey	2	0
Tony Nathan	1	0
Art Kuehn	0	1

Dallas	Recov	Force
Larry Brooks	1	0
Ken Sanders	1	0
Dick Ambrose	0	1
Walter Packer	0	1
Dan Hampton	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	3	125	41.7	38.0	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	1/3	0/2	0/1	25	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	4/5	1/2	0/1	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	1	11	11.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	2	71	35.5	0
Bill Cahill	1	31	31.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	4	85	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant	7	2	1.0	20	27
ILB Tyrone Anthony	6	0	0.0	18	14
DT Joe Greene	4	1	0.0	22	24
S Glenn Blackwood	4	0	0.0	20	29
CB Dennis Thurman	3	2	0.0	10	25
S Al Matthews	3	1	0.0	5	17
ILB Terry Tautolo	3	1	0.0	15	26
OLB Gregg Bingham	3	0	0.0	13	10
CB Mel Blount	3	0	0.0	22	22
DT Harris Malinowski	2	2	0.0	9	17
DE Kennedy Cook	2	0	0.0	20	26
CB Mark Haynes	2	0	0.0	18	11
DE Barney Chavous	1	1	0.0	23	21
S Beasley Reece	1	1	0.0	23	17
OLB John Hennessy	1	1	0.0	10	9
OLB John Mohring	1	1	0.0	4	3
S Bill Cahill	1	0	0.0	1	9
WR John Stallworth	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0.0	10	26
DT Ricardo Browning	0	3	0.0	19	18
DT Robert Hardy	0	1	0.0	6	12

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	6	3	0.5	30	26
OLB Harold Kayton	4	1	0.0	19	13
S Scott Perry	4	1	0.0	20	16
CB Walter Packer	4	1	0.0	18	14
DE Dan Hampton	3	0	0.5	24	23
S C.L. Whittington	3	2	0.0	21	16
DT Ernie Holmes	3	1	0.0	25	16
S Charlie Waters	3	0	0.0	25	27
CB Ed Torrice	3	0	0.0	13	9
DT Larry Brooks	2	4	1.5	30	25
DE Ken Sanders	2	1	0.5	18	21
OLB Pete Cronan	2	1	0.0	26	22
DE Ike Howard	2	0	0.0	17	15
DT Zack Lang	1	1	1.0	14	10
CB Cliff Harris	1	2	0.0	21	23
S Rick Fontenot	1	2	0.0	14	20
S Andrew Ybarra	1	1	0.0	9	12
OLB Mario Celotto	1	0	0.0	6	8
ILB Tom Graves	1	0	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant	1.0	0	0	27
DE Barney Chavous	0.0	1	0	21
DT Ricardo Browning	0.0	0	2	18
DE Orlando Matsui	0.0	0	1	27

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	1.5	1	4	25
DT Zack Lang	1.0	0	0	10
DE Dan Hampton	0.5	1	1	23
DE Ken Sanders	0.5	0	0	21
ILB Dick Ambrose	0.5	0	0	26
S Charlie Waters	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tyrone Anthony	3	1	14
CB Dennis Thurman	3	1	25
OLB Gregg Bingham	3	0	10
CB Mel Blount	3	0	22
OLB Waymond Bryant	2	1	27
ILB Terry Tautolo	2	1	26
CB Jackie Wallace	1	2	26
S Bill Cahill	1	1	9
S Al Matthews	1	1	17
CB Mark Haynes	1	1	11

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Charlie Waters	5	0	1	27
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	0	0	26
S Andrew Ybarra	2	0	0	12
CB Walter Packer	2	0	0	14
OLB Harold Kayton	1	1	0	13
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0	23
S Scott Perry	1	0	0	16
OLB Pete Cronan	1	0	0	22
OLB Mario Celotto	1	0	0	8
CB Ed Torrice	0	2	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	5	7	31	1	26
Glen Holloway	2	8	31	1	25
Derek Shields	2	4	12	0	10
Art Kuehn	1	3	21	0	21
Chris Ward	1	2	23	2	26
Scott Dierking	1	2	20	0	11
Keith Fahnhorst	1	1	28	0	26
Keith Wortman	0	1	13	0	7

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	2	9	28	0	35
John Giesler	1	4	26	0	30
Rayfield Wright	1	2	27	1	35
Chris Daniels	1	1	21	0	29
Ed Fulton	0	6	20	0	26
Paul Howard	0	4	13	0	13
Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	20	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Baker	1	14
Don Nottingham	1	13
Waymond Bryant	1	9
Beasley Reece	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Perry	2	12
Mike Strachan	1	19
Skip Lewis	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Leaskey	32	29	---	---	---	61
Terry Tautolo	---	---	15	26	19	60
Bruce Rasmussen	31	26	---	---	2	59
John Stallworth	27	25	---	---	6	58
Keith Fahnhorst	28	26	---	---	3	57
Waymond Bryant	---	---	20	27	9	56
Glen Holloway	31	25	---	---	---	56
Kennedy Cook	---	---	20	26	8	54
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	20	29	3	52
Jackie Wallace	---	---	10	26	15	51
Orlando Matsui	---	---	19	27	5	51
Tony Nathan	18	15	---	---	17	50
Joe Greene	---	---	22	24	3	49
Chris Ward	23	26	---	---	---	49
Beasley Reece	---	---	23	17	7	47
Mel Blount	---	---	22	22	2	46
Barney Chavous	---	---	23	21	2	46
Ricardo Browning	---	---	19	18	8	45
Art Kuehn	21	21	---	---	1	43
Ron Egloff	17	12	---	---	13	42
Lynn Swann	18	23	---	---	---	41
Dennis Thurman	---	---	10	25	6	41
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	18	14	4	36
Gary Parris	13	17	---	---	4	34
Scott Dierking	20	11	---	---	2	33
Mark Haynes	---	---	18	11	4	33
Darrin Baker	11	6	---	---	14	31
Al Matthews	---	---	5	17	8	30
Franco Harris	14	14	---	---	---	28
Gregg Bingham	---	---	13	10	4	27
Benny Malone	7	6	---	---	14	27
Bill Cahill	---	---	1	9	16	26
Don Nottingham	5	8	---	---	13	26
Harris Malinowski	---	---	9	17	---	26
John Hennessy	---	---	10	9	7	26
Derek Shields	12	10	---	---	3	25
Keith Wortman	13	7	---	---	3	23
Robert Hardy	---	---	6	12	2	20
Mercury Duncan	10	8	---	---	---	18
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Wagner	---	---	1	6	1	8
John Mohring	---	---	4	3	1	8
Ray Snell	1	4	---	---	2	7
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	3	3
Terry Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	28	35	---	---	6	69
Danny White	28	36	---	---	---	64
Rayfield Wright	27	35	---	---	---	62
Dick Ambrose	---	---	30	26	3	59
Larry Brooks	---	---	30	25	3	58
Chris Daniels	21	29	---	---	8	58
John Giesler	26	30	---	---	---	56
Charlie Waters	---	---	25	27	2	54
Pete Cronan	---	---	26	22	3	51
Ed Fulton	20	26	---	---	5	51
C.L. Whittington	---	---	21	16	13	50
Danny Buggs	19	24	---	---	6	49
Dan Hampton	---	---	24	23	2	49
Duriel Harris	20	27	---	---	1	48
Scott Perry	---	---	20	16	12	48
Mike Strachan	9	19	---	---	19	47
Cliff Harris	---	---	21	23	1	45
Billy Joe Dupree	20	21	---	---	2	43
Harold Kayton	---	---	19	13	11	43
Drew Lincoln	19	15	---	---	8	42
Ernie Holmes	---	---	25	16	---	41
Ken Sanders	---	---	18	21	1	40
Kevin House	11	20	---	---	9	40
Rick Fontenot	---	---	14	20	3	37
Mike Hawkins	5	12	---	---	19	36
Ed Torrice	---	---	13	9	13	35
Ike Howard	---	---	17	15	3	35
Walter Packer	---	---	18	14	3	35
Mike Pruitt	19	13	---	---	---	32
Paul Howard	13	13	---	---	3	29
Fair Hooker	11	17	---	---	---	28
Andrew Ybarra	---	---	9	12	6	27
Zack Lang	---	---	14	10	1	25
Chuck Naretta	7	6	---	---	11	24
Ken Bailey	0	6	---	---	16	22
Alfred Zerillo	4	9	---	---	8	21
Mario Celotto	---	---	6	8	5	19
Tom Graves	---	---	2	3	9	14
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	11	11
Skip Lewis	0	2	---	---	8	10
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kent Uribe	1	1	---	---	---	2
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elvis Peacock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	14	73	5.2
Right	6	49	8.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	10	15	1.5
Right	8	11	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Leaskey	25	17	4	1	0	3	3	5	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	35	20	3	1	1	9	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	53	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	132	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	27	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	62	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	6	4	82	2	25
WR Lynn Swann	6	5	62	1	23
TE Gary Parris	4	1	12	0	17
RB Tony Nathan	3	3	21	0	15
WR Mercury Duncan	2	2	29	1	8
FB Scott Dierking	2	0	0	0	11
TE Ron Egloff	2	2	17	0	12

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	9	6	0	52	0	24
WR Duriel Harris	8	6	0	62	0	27
WR Fair Hooker	4	2	0	54	2	17
WR Kevin House	3	1	0	14	0	20
FB Drew Lincoln	2	2	0	4	0	15
TE Chuck Naretta	2	0	0	0	0	6
WR Ken Bailey	2	1	1	35	1	6
RB Mike Strachan	2	2	0	10	0	19
RB Mike Pruitt	2	0	0	0	0	13
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	3	21	7.00	6.58
Tony Nathan	3	12	4.00	3.81
Ethan Leaskey	1	7	7.00	5.25

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	5	5	1.00	2.50
Mike Strachan	3	0	0.00	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Leaskey	5	3	29	5.80	8.92

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny White	10	0	0	0.00	6.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Swann	2	1	15	7.50	10.33
WR John Stallworth	1	1	5	5.00	13.67
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	9	9.00	14.50
FB Scott Dierking	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Dallas	Target	Overall Avg
WR Fair Hooker	2	13.50
WR Danny Buggs	2	5.78
RB Mike Pruitt	2	0.00
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0.00
WR Ken Bailey	1	17.50
WR Duriel Harris	1	7.75
WR Kevin House	1	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	4	3

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Leaskey	5	3	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Gary Parris	2	1	0
WR John Stallworth	1	0	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	1
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	6	5	3
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	1
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	0
WR Kevin House	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)