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Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
@
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
Date
October 7, 1979
Kickoff
04:00 PM ET
01:00 PM PT
Score
PIT 51 — CLE 35 F

Stadium

Cleveland Stadium

Capacity: 67,895

Inaugurated: 01/01/1931

Broadcast

Announcers

Don Criqui, John Brodie

Summary

PIT and CLE combined for 512 passing yards and 8 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Franco Harris led PIT with 153 rushing yards while Mike Pruitt paced CLE with 73. Through the air, John Stallworth topped PIT with 96 receiving yards while Ozzie Newsome led CLE with 97.

Expected Points Summary

PIT
Total17.93
Off21.91
Def-11.75
ST6.16
CLE
Total-17.93
Off11.75
Def-21.91
ST-6.16

Team Stats

Stat PIT CLE
First Downs 21 24
Rush-Yds-TDs 45-361-4 24-93-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-21-161-3-0 23-42-365-5-3
Sacked-Yards 0-0 0-0
Net Pass Yards 161 365
Total Yards 522 458
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-2
Turnovers 1 5
Penalties-Yards 9-84 1-3

Expected Points Detail

PIT
Offense
Pass: 10.39
Rush: 6.59
TO: 0.00
Defense
Pass: -15.71
Rush: 4.64
TO: 10.23
Returns
KO: 4.69
KR: -2.80
P: 0.49
PR: 0.31
FG/XP: 3.47
CLE
Offense
Pass: 15.71
Rush: -4.64
TO: -10.23
Defense
Pass: -10.39
Rush: -6.59
TO: 0.00
Returns
KO: 2.80
KR: -4.69
P: -0.31
PR: -0.49
FG/XP: -3.47

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat PIT CLE
First Downs 21 24
Rush-Yds-TDs 45-361-4 24-93-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-21-161-3-0 23-42-365-5-3
Sacked-Yards 0-0 0-0
Net Pass Yards 161 365
Total Yards 522 458
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-2
Turnovers 1 5
Penalties-Yards 9-84 1-3

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Steelers Bennie Cunningham 7 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) 7-0
Steelers Sidney Thornton 10 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) 14-0
Steelers Franco Harris 71 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick) 21-0
2 Steelers Jim Smith 14 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw 27-0
Browns Reggie Rucker 32 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) 27-7
Browns Ozzie Newsome 18 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) 27-14
Steelers Matt Bahr 42 yard field goal 30-14
3 Steelers Franco Harris 25 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick) 37-14
Browns Calvin Hill 14 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) 37-21
4 Steelers Rocky Bleier 70 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick) 44-21
Browns Dave Logan 30 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) 44-28
Browns Dave Logan 13 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) 44-35
Steelers Sidney Thornton 1 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick) 51-35

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