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Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
Date
September 17, 1978
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
PIT 28 — CIN 3 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,515

Broadcast

Announcers

Curt Gowdy, John Brodie

Summary

PIT and CIN combined for 356 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Rocky Bleier led PIT with 75 rushing yards while Pete Johnson paced CIN with 27. Through the air, Bennie Cunningham topped PIT with 107 receiving yards while Pete Johnson led CIN with 31.

Expected Points Summary

PIT
Total25.00
Off3.85
Def23.92
ST-1.59
CIN
Total-25.00
Off-23.92
Def-3.85
ST1.59

Team Stats

Stat PIT CIN
First Downs 26 9
Rush-Yds-TDs 49-212-2 20-56-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-20-242-2-1 17-36-123-0-2
Sacked-Yards 1-7 0-0
Net Pass Yards 235 123
Total Yards 447 179
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-0
Turnovers 4 2
Penalties-Yards 6-56 7-99

Expected Points Detail

PIT
Offense
Pass: 5.29
Rush: -0.94
TO: -3.81
Defense
Pass: 21.69
Rush: 5.16
TO: 6.08
Returns
KO: 2.54
KR: -2.74
P: 1.24
PR: -1.96
FG/XP: -0.67
CIN
Offense
Pass: -21.69
Rush: -5.16
TO: -6.08
Defense
Pass: -5.29
Rush: 0.94
TO: 3.81
Returns
KO: 2.74
KR: -2.54
P: 1.96
PR: -1.24
FG/XP: 0.67

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat PIT CIN
First Downs 26 9
Rush-Yds-TDs 49-212-2 20-56-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-20-242-2-1 17-36-123-0-2
Sacked-Yards 1-7 0-0
Net Pass Yards 235 123
Total Yards 447 179
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-0
Turnovers 4 2
Penalties-Yards 6-56 7-99

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Steelers Rocky Bleier 5 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) 7-0
Steelers Franco Harris 15 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) 14-0
2 Bengals Chris Bahr 33 yard field goal 14-3
Steelers Bennie Cunningham 26 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) 21-3
3 Steelers Lynn Swann 12 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) 28-3

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