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Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
@
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
Date
September 3, 1978
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
PIT 28 — BUF 17 F

Stadium

Capacity: 71,608

Inaugurated: 01/01/1973

Broadcast

Announcers

Jay Randolph, Mike Haffner

Summary

PIT and BUF combined for 388 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Franco Harris led PIT with 96 rushing yards while Terry Miller paced BUF with 60. Through the air, John Stallworth topped PIT with 86 receiving yards while Terry Miller led BUF with 97.

Expected Points Summary

PIT
Total10.67
Off13.41
Def4.07
ST-5.45
BUF
Total-10.67
Off-4.07
Def-13.41
ST5.45

Team Stats

Stat PIT BUF
First Downs 21 16
Rush-Yds-TDs 43-142-2 29-100-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-19-217-2-1 13-26-191-2-1
Sacked-Yards 0-0 3-27
Net Pass Yards 217 164
Total Yards 359 264
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Turnovers 1 1
Penalties-Yards 5-54 9-62

Expected Points Detail

PIT
Offense
Pass: 6.40
Rush: -3.09
TO: -2.93
Defense
Pass: 0.23
Rush: 3.87
TO: -0.43
Returns
KO: 2.22
KR: -4.27
P: 1.97
PR: -2.43
FG/XP: -2.94
BUF
Offense
Pass: -0.23
Rush: -3.87
TO: 0.43
Defense
Pass: -6.40
Rush: 3.09
TO: 2.93
Returns
KO: 4.27
KR: -2.22
P: 2.43
PR: -1.97
FG/XP: 2.94

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat PIT BUF
First Downs 21 16
Rush-Yds-TDs 43-142-2 29-100-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-19-217-2-1 13-26-191-2-1
Sacked-Yards 0-0 3-27
Net Pass Yards 217 164
Total Yards 359 264
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Turnovers 1 1
Penalties-Yards 5-54 9-62

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
2 Steelers John Stallworth 28 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) 7-0
Steelers Franco Harris 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) 14-0
4 Steelers Sidney Thornton 2 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) 21-0
Bills Frank Lewis 22 yard pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick) 21-7
Bills Tom Dempsey 32 yard field goal 21-10
Steelers Theo Bell 15 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) 28-10
Bills Reuben Gant 3 yard pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick) 28-17

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