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class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Schedule</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Schedule-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Standings" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Standings"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Standings</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Standings-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Game_summaries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Game_summaries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Game summaries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Game_summaries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Week_1:_at_Buffalo_Bills" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_1:_at_Buffalo_Bills"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.1</span> <span>Week 1: at Buffalo Bills</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_1:_at_Buffalo_Bills-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_2:_vs._Seattle_Seahawks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_2:_vs._Seattle_Seahawks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.2</span> <span>Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_2:_vs._Seattle_Seahawks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_3:_at_Cincinnati_Bengals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_3:_at_Cincinnati_Bengals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.3</span> <span>Week 3: at Cincinnati Bengals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_3:_at_Cincinnati_Bengals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_4:_vs._Cleveland_Browns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_4:_vs._Cleveland_Browns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.4</span> <span>Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_4:_vs._Cleveland_Browns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_5:_at_New_York_Jets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_5:_at_New_York_Jets"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.5</span> <span>Week 5: at New York Jets</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_5:_at_New_York_Jets-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_6:_vs._Atlanta_Falcons" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_6:_vs._Atlanta_Falcons"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.6</span> <span>Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_6:_vs._Atlanta_Falcons-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_7:_at_Cleveland_Browns" class="vector-toc-list-item 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_10:_vs._New_Orleans_Saints" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_10:_vs._New_Orleans_Saints"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.10</span> <span>Week 10: vs. New Orleans Saints</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_10:_vs._New_Orleans_Saints-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_11:_at_Los_Angeles_Rams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_11:_at_Los_Angeles_Rams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.11</span> <span>Week 11: at Los Angeles Rams</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_11:_at_Los_Angeles_Rams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_12:_vs._Cincinnati_Bengals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_12:_vs._Cincinnati_Bengals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.12</span> <span>Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_12:_vs._Cincinnati_Bengals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_13:_at_San_Francisco_49ers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_13:_at_San_Francisco_49ers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.13</span> <span>Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_13:_at_San_Francisco_49ers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_14:_at_Houston_Oilers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_14:_at_Houston_Oilers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.14</span> <span>Week 14: at Houston Oilers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_14:_at_Houston_Oilers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_15:_vs._Baltimore_Colts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_15:_vs._Baltimore_Colts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.15</span> <span>Week 15: vs. Baltimore Colts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_15:_vs._Baltimore_Colts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_16:_at_Denver_Broncos" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_16:_at_Denver_Broncos"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.16</span> <span>Week 16: at Denver Broncos</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_16:_at_Denver_Broncos-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Stats</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stats-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Playoffs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Playoffs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Playoffs</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Playoffs-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Playoffs subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Playoffs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Schedule_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Schedule_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Schedule</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Schedule_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Game_summaries_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Game_summaries_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Game summaries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Game_summaries_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-AFC_Divisional_Playoff:_vs._Denver_Broncos" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#AFC_Divisional_Playoff:_vs._Denver_Broncos"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.1</span> <span>AFC Divisional Playoff: vs. Denver Broncos</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-AFC_Divisional_Playoff:_vs._Denver_Broncos-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-AFC_Championship:_vs._Houston_Oilers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#AFC_Championship:_vs._Houston_Oilers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.2</span> <span>AFC Championship: vs. Houston Oilers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-AFC_Championship:_vs._Houston_Oilers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Super_Bowl_XIII:_vs._Dallas_Cowboys" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Super_Bowl_XIII:_vs._Dallas_Cowboys"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.3</span> <span>Super Bowl XIII: vs. Dallas Cowboys</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Super_Bowl_XIII:_vs._Dallas_Cowboys-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personnel_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personnel_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Personnel</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Personnel_2-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Personnel subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Personnel_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Players" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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Central</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Playoff finish</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Won <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NFL_playoffs" title="1978–79 NFL playoffs">Divisional Playoffs</a></b><br />(vs. <a href="/wiki/1978_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1978 Denver Broncos season">Broncos</a>) 33–10<br /><b>Won <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NFL_playoffs" title="1978–79 NFL playoffs">AFC Championship</a></b><br />(vs. <a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1978 Houston Oilers season">Oilers</a>) 34–5<br /> <b>Won <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">Super Bowl XIII</a></b><br />(vs. <a href="/wiki/1978_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1978 Dallas Cowboys season">Cowboys</a>) 35–31</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1979_Pro_Bowl" title="1979 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowlers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left; border:none; padding:0;"> <div 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Greenwood</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">LB <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">RB <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">LB <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">S <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">WR <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">C <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1978_All-Pro_Team" title="1978 All-Pro Team">AP All-Pros</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left; 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The season concluded with the team winning <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">Super Bowl XIII</a> to become the first franchise in the NFL to win three <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> titles.<sup id="cite_ref-NFLHistory_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFLHistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The championship run was led by <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> and the team's vaunted <a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain" title="Steel Curtain">Steel Curtain</a> defense. This team is regarded as one of the greatest defensive teams of all time and one of the greatest teams in NFL history. Bradshaw put together the best year of his career to that point, becoming only the second Steeler to win the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Most Valuable Player Award">NFL MVP award</a>. Ten Steelers players were named to the <a href="/wiki/1979_Pro_Bowl" title="1979 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> team, and four were judged as first-team <a href="/wiki/1978_All-Pro_Team" title="1978 All-Pro Team">All-Pros</a> by the AP. Head coach <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a> returned for his tenth season—moving him ahead of <a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Walt Kiesling</a> as the longest tenured head coach in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_head_coaches" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches">team's history</a> to that point.<sup id="cite_ref-FullSpeed_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FullSpeed-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Steelers entered the season as defending champions of the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">AFC</a> <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference_Central_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football Conference Central Division">Central Division</a>, coming off a 9–5 record in <a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1977</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1977Season_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1977Season-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their two losses were by a combined 10 points. Despite winning their division, the previous season was a difficult one for the team (both on and off the field) which culminated in a <a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season#AFC_Divisional_Playoff_(Saturday_December_24,_1977):_at_Denver_Broncos" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">division round playoff loss</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> on Christmas Eve. </p><p>The team began the 1978 season with seven straight victories, a franchise-best start to a season that stood for <a href="/wiki/2020_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season">42 years</a>, before losing to the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Oilers" title="Houston Oilers">Houston Oilers</a> in prime time on <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a>. They finished the season with a league-best 14–2 record, including a 5-game winning streak to close the season. This record assured them they would play at <a href="/wiki/Home_(sports)" title="Home (sports)">home</a> throughout the <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NFL_playoffs" title="1978–79 NFL playoffs">1978 playoffs</a>. It was also the best record compiled in the team's history (since surpassed only by a 15–1 mark in <a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2004</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-FranchiseEncyclopedia_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FranchiseEncyclopedia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1978 Steelers team was rated the thirty-fifth best team in the history of the NFL (to September 2015) by <a href="/wiki/FiveThirtyEight" title="FiveThirtyEight">FiveThirtyEight</a>, a polling aggregation and statistical service. The rating is based upon FiveThirtyEight's proprietary <a href="/wiki/Elo_rating_system" title="Elo rating system">Elo rating system</a> algorithm. Only two Steelers teams were rated higher: the <a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1975 team</a> at twelfth and the <a href="/wiki/2005_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2005 team</a> one slot ahead of the 1978 team at thirty-fourth.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, the 1978 Steelers were ranked as the 3rd greatest Super Bowl champions on the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a>'s documentary series <i><a href="/wiki/America%27s_Game:_The_Super_Bowl_Champions" title="America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions">America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions</a></i>, with team commentary from <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randy_Grossman" title="Randy Grossman">Randy Grossman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a>, and narrated by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Willis" title="Bruce Willis">Bruce Willis</a>. They also were #3 on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary.<sup id="cite_ref-NFL_Top_100_Teams_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFL_Top_100_Teams-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100_Greatest_Teams_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100_Greatest_Teams-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For that, commentary was provided by actor <a href="/wiki/Jon_Hamm" title="Jon Hamm">Jon Hamm</a>, radio personality <a href="/wiki/Jon_Hein" title="Jon Hein">Jon Hein</a>, and players <a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Tony Dungy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Jones_(defensive_end)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Jones (defensive end)">Ed "Too Tall" Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Staff">Staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #E8B11C"><b>1978 Pittsburgh Steelers staff</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Front office</b> </p> <ul><li>Chairman of the board – <a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">Arthur J. Rooney</a></li> <li>President – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Rooney" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan Rooney">Daniel M. Rooney</a></li> <li>Vice president – John R. McGinley</li> <li>Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.</li> <li>Public relations director – Ed Kiely</li> <li>Traveling secretary – James A. Boston</li> <li>Publicity director – Joe Gordon</li> <li>Controller – Dennis P. Thimons</li> <li>Assistant controller – James S. Maund</li> <li>Director of ticket sales – Geraldine Glenn</li> <li>Director of player personnel – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Haley" title="Dick Haley">Dick Haley</a></li> <li>Assistant director of player personnel – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Nunn_(American_football)" title="Bill Nunn (American football)">Bill Nunn</a></li> <li>Director of professional scouting – V. Timothy Rooney</li> <li>Talent scout – West Coast – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Schmitz" title="Bob Schmitz">Bob Schmitz</a></li></ul> <p><b>Head coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a></li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Offensive line – <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Dotsch" title="Rollie Dotsch">Rollie Dotsch</a></li> <li>Offensive backfield – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Hoak" title="Dick Hoak">Dick Hoak</a></li> <li>Receivers – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Moore_(American_football_coach,_born_1938)" title="Tom Moore (American football coach, born 1938)">Tom Moore</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="35"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b>Defensive coaches</b> <ul><li>Defensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/George_Perles" title="George Perles">George Perles</a></li> <li>Defensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Walker_(American_football)" title="Dick Walker (American football)">Dick Walker</a></li> <li>Linebackers & Secondary – <a href="/wiki/Woody_Widenhofer" title="Woody Widenhofer">Woody Widenhofer</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p><p><b>Strength and conditioning</b> </p> <ul><li>Strength – <a href="/wiki/Louis_Riecke" title="Louis Riecke">Louis Riecke</a></li> <li>Flexibility – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Uram" title="Paul Uram">Paul Uram</a></li> <li>Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber</li> <li>Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates</li> <li>Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Paul B. Steele, Jr.</li> <li>Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek</li> <li>Trainer – Ralph Berlin</li> <li>Assistant trainer – Robert Milie</li> <li>Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi</li> <li>Field manager – Jack Hart</li> <li>Film director – Bob McCartney</li> <li>Photographer – Harry Homa</li></ul> <p><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;; text-align: center;"><b>1978 Pittsburgh Steelers roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterbacks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(QB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Kruczek" title="Mike Kruczek">Mike Kruczek</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Stoudt" title="Cliff Stoudt">Cliff Stoudt</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Deloplaine" title="Jack Deloplaine">Jack Deloplaine</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Maxson" title="Alvin Maxson">Alvin Maxson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">39</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Rick_Moser" title="Rick Moser">Rick Moser</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">83</span> <a href="/wiki/Theo_Bell" title="Theo Bell">Theo Bell</a> <abbr title="Punt returner"><span style="font-size:90%;">PR</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">86</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Jim Smith (wide receiver)">Jim Smith</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">82</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">88</span> <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">89</span> <a href="/wiki/Bennie_Cunningham" title="Bennie Cunningham">Bennie Cunningham</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">84</span> <a href="/wiki/Randy_Grossman" title="Randy Grossman">Randy Grossman</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">87</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Mandich" title="Jim Mandich">Jim Mandich</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">79</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(tight_end,_born_1949)" title="Larry Brown (tight end, born 1949)">Larry Brown</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">77</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Steve_Courson" title="Steve Courson">Steve Courson</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">57</span> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Davis_(American_football)" title="Sam Davis (American football)">Sam Davis</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">72</span> <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Mullins" title="Gerry Mullins">Gerry Mullins</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard / tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">G/T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Ted_Petersen" title="Ted Petersen">Ted Petersen</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Pinney" title="Ray Pinney">Ray Pinney</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">52</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">69</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Fred_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Fred Anderson (American football)">Fred Anderson</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">76</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Banaszak" title="John Banaszak">John Banaszak</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">65</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Beasley" title="Tom Beasley">Tom Beasley</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">67</span> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Dunn" title="Gary Dunn">Gary Dunn</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">64</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Furness" title="Steve Furness">Steve Furness</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">75</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">68</span> <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">78</span> <a href="/wiki/Dwight_White" title="Dwight White">Dwight White</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Robin_Cole" title="Robin Cole">Robin Cole</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">59</span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a> <abbr title="Middle linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">MLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">51</span> <a href="/wiki/Loren_Toews" title="Loren Toews">Loren Toews</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Winston" title="Dennis Winston">Dennis Winston</a> <abbr title="Middle linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">MLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">30</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Larry_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Larry Anderson (American football)">Larry Anderson</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Tony Dungy</a> <abbr title="Safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">S</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">36</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Wentford_Gaines" title="Wentford Gaines">Wentford Gaines</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive back"><span style="font-size:90%;">DB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">29</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Ron Johnson (cornerback)">Ron Johnson</a></i> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Oldham" title="Ray Oldham">Ray Oldham</a> <abbr title="Defensive back"><span style="font-size:90%;">DB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">41</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Nat_Terry" title="Nat Terry">Nat Terry</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive back"><span style="font-size:90%;">DB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Wagner" title="Mike Wagner">Mike Wagner</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">52</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a> <abbr title="Long snapper"><span style="font-size:90%;">LS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> <abbr title="Kicker"><span style="font-size:90%;">K</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 5 </span> <i><a href="/wiki/Craig_Colquitt" title="Craig Colquitt">Craig Colquitt</a></i></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="width: 1px; background-color: #E8B11C"> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Practice_squad" title="Practice squad">Practice squad</a></b> <p><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <b>Reserve</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">24</span> <a href="/wiki/J._T._Thomas_(defensive_back)" title="J. T. Thomas (defensive back)">J. T. Thomas</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">40</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Randy_Reutershan" title="Randy Reutershan">Randy Reutershan</a></i> <abbr title="Kick returner"><span style="font-size:90%;">KR</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">62</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Willie_Fry" title="Willie Fry">Willie Fry</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive end / defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE/DT</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">63</span> <a href="/wiki/Thom_Dornbrook" title="Thom Dornbrook">Thom Dornbrook</a> <abbr title="Center / offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">C/G</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <div style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i><br /> 49 active, 3 reserve, 0 practice squad</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_rule_changes">League rule changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: League rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season#Major_rule_changes" title="1978 NFL season">1978 NFL season § Major rule changes</a></div> <p>The NFL instituted several major changes for the 1978 season. Chief among these were the extension of the regular season and playoff expansion. The regular season was extended from 14 to 16 games, with an offsetting decrease in the number of preseason games from six to four. Two playoff slots were added expanding the field from eight teams to ten, with each conference adding a second <a href="/wiki/NFL_Wild_card" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Wild card">wild card</a> entrant.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Additionally, several rules were changed to help open up the offense, particularly the passing game.<sup id="cite_ref-RozelleRules_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RozelleRules-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One rule which prohibited defenders from contacting receivers more than five yards from the line of scrimmage, came to be known as the "Mel Blount rule" after the Steelers notably physical <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MelBlountRule_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MelBlountRule-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another rule allowed <a href="/wiki/Lineman_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lineman (American football)">offensive linemen</a> to use their hands in <a href="/wiki/Blocking_(American_football)" title="Blocking (American football)">blocking</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RuleChanges_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuleChanges-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rule changes upset coach Noll, who years later said of the teams who supported the changes, </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>They ganged up on us the way they legislated the rules. People were trying to win a championship through legislation. I don't think you do that. ... But whatever the rules are, you have to adjust to them and play with them. ... When they changed the rules Terry (<a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Bradshaw</a>) took advantage and his passing game blossomed. And all that happened to Mel (<a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a>) is that he got more interceptions.<sup id="cite_ref-Hubbard_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hubbard-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>In the end, though, the Steelers were one of the quickest teams to adjust to the new rules; the team's offense benefited more from the changes than the defense was hampered by them. The rule changes catalyzed the team's transition from a power running game to more of an air attack.<sup id="cite_ref-AmericasGame_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmericasGame-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaching_staff_changes">Coaching staff changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Coaching staff changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Steelers coaching staff went through a number of changes after the 1977 season. Principle among these was the loss of Chuck Noll's top assistant, <a href="/wiki/Bud_Carson" title="Bud Carson">Bud Carson</a>, who had served as the team's <a href="/wiki/Defensive_coordinator" title="Defensive coordinator">defensive coordinator</a> since <a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1973</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CarsonToLA_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CarsonToLA-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carson interviewed for the <a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">head coaching</a> vacancy at his alma mater, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina" title="University of North Carolina">University of North Carolina</a>.,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was also a candidate for the <a href="/wiki/1978_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1978 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> top coaching job. When he didn't land either of those positions he decided to take a job as the <a href="/wiki/Defensive_backs" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive backs">defensive backs</a> coach of the <a href="/wiki/1978_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1978 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CarsonToLA_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CarsonToLA-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive line</a> coach <a href="/wiki/George_Perles" title="George Perles">George Perles</a> added the defensive coordinator role to his responsibility with the line.<sup id="cite_ref-NewCoaches_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewCoaches-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive line</a> coach <a href="/wiki/Dan_Radakovich_(American_football)" title="Dan Radakovich (American football)">Dan Radakovich</a>, who had served in that capacity with the Steelers since <a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1974</a>, resigned to take a position as the <a href="/wiki/Defensive_coordinator" title="Defensive coordinator">defensive coordinator</a> of the <a href="/wiki/1978_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1978 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Radakovich was credited with turning the Pittsburgh Steelers line into one of the league's best.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Dotsch" title="Rollie Dotsch">Rollie Dotsch</a> was hired to replace Radakovich. Dotsch had recently been let go along with the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a> coaching staff.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had coached the Lions <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebackers</a> the <a href="/wiki/1977_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1977 Detroit Lions season">previous season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the team's final coaching change of the offseason, <a href="/wiki/Dick_Walker_(football_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dick Walker (football coach)">Dick Walker</a> was hired to coach the defensive backs.<sup id="cite_ref-JTThomas_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JTThomas-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Walker had previously served in a similar role with the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NewCoaches_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewCoaches-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster_moves">Roster moves</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Roster moves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several players who played significant roles in the Steelers recent success would not return for 1978. Among the departed were: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">defensive tackle</a> <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Holmes" title="Ernie Holmes">Ernie Holmes</a> (traded to the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> for 10th and 11th round picks in the <a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">1978 draft</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-HolmesTrade_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HolmesTrade-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American football)">guard</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Clack" title="Jim Clack">Jim Clack</a> (traded to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a> along with wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Pough" title="Ernie Pough">Ernie Pough</a> in exchange for offensive lineman <a href="/wiki/John_Hicks_(American_football)" title="John Hicks (American football)">John Hicks</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Lewis (football)">Frank Lewis</a> (traded to the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> for tight end <a href="/wiki/Paul_Seymour_(American_football)" title="Paul Seymour (American football)">Paul Seymour</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SeymourTrade_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SeymourTrade-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Harrison" title="Reggie Harrison">Reggie Harrison</a> (cut)<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American football position)">safety</a> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Allen_(American_football)" title="Jimmy Allen (American football)">Jimmy Allen</a> (traded to the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a> for a fourth-round selection in the <a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 NFL Draft">1979 draft</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Extra1979DraftPicks_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Extra1979DraftPicks-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American football position)">safety</a> <a href="/wiki/Glen_Edwards_(safety)" title="Glen Edwards (safety)">Glen Edwards</a> (traded to the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> for a 1979 6th rounder).<sup id="cite_ref-Extra1979DraftPicks_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Extra1979DraftPicks-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Several of these moves were made in the name of eliminating "distractions". Ernie Holmes, Jimmy Allen and Glen Edwards had all had contract disputes which saw them leave the team for brief periods during the previous season.<sup id="cite_ref-Distractions_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Distractions-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Holmes, Edwards and Frank Lewis had all lost their starting jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-TradeSpeculation_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TradeSpeculation-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> None of the moves brought the Steelers a player who had a significant impact on the team in 1978. </p><p>The Frank Lewis trade was a complete flop for the Steelers. Paul Seymour failed his physical when the Steelers learned he'd had surgery on both arches within the past five months. His rehabilitation from the surgery was not complete and he was unable to run.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seymour was returned to the Bills who released him, and the two teams failed to work out any other compensation for Lewis.<sup id="cite_ref-SeymourTrade_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SeymourTrade-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lewis was the Steelers first round draft choice in <a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 NFL Draft">1971</a>, but was unlikely to have made the Steelers roster anyway due to the ascendancy of <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> opposite <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> and the training camp performance of the younger <a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Jim Smith (wide receiver)">Jim Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Randy_Reutershan" title="Randy Reutershan">Randy Reutershan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TradeSpeculation_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TradeSpeculation-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lewis did have some football left in him; he made the <a href="/wiki/1982_Pro_Bowl" title="1982 Pro Bowl">1982 Pro Bowl</a> for the Bills.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Jim Clack trade also netted the Steelers nothing when John Hicks was injured in the pre-season and placed on the injured reserve list. Meanwhile, both Clack and Ernie Pough made the Giant's 45-man roster, Clack as a starter on the offensive line, where he would be directly involved with that season's <a href="/wiki/Miracle_at_the_Meadowlands" title="Miracle at the Meadowlands">Miracle at the Meadowlands</a> between the Giants and <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ClackTradeResult_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ClackTradeResult-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Longtime Steelers beat writer <a href="/wiki/Ed_Bouchette" title="Ed Bouchette">Ed Bouchette</a> called the Lewis and Clack trades Chuck Noll's "two worst trades in his 23 seasons with the Steelers."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to the players traded away and cut, <a href="/wiki/J._T._Thomas_(defensive_back)" title="J. T. Thomas (defensive back)">J. T. Thomas</a> was lost for the season to a blood disorder known as <a href="/wiki/Sarcoidosis" title="Sarcoidosis">Boeck's Sarcoidosis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thomas had been the team's starting left cornerback (opposite <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a>) and his loss coupled with the Jimmy Allen trade left the team thin at the cornerback position.<sup id="cite_ref-JTThomas_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JTThomas-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finally, longtime punter <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Walden" title="Bobby Walden">Bobby Walden</a> retired, leaving <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a> as the last player on the roster who was with the team prior to the arrival of Noll in 1969. Walden, who had turned 40 in the offseason and was the team's oldest player, was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Craig_Colquitt" title="Craig Colquitt">Craig Colquitt</a>, who like Walden would go on to a successful tenure with the team. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft">Draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">1978 NFL Draft</a></div> <p>The 1978 NFL Draft was held on May 2–3, in the ballroom of the <a href="/wiki/The_Roosevelt_Hotel_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Roosevelt Hotel (New York)">Roosevelt Hotel</a> in New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Steelers selected fourteen players.<sup id="cite_ref-1978SteelersDraft_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978SteelersDraft-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also traded their selection in the fifth round (pick 128 overall) to the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">defensive tackle</a> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Pureifory" title="Dave Pureifory">Dave Pureifory</a><sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley1978Draft_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley1978Draft-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Pureifory was later traded during training camp to the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> for their sixth-round selection in the <a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 NFL Draft">1979 draft</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coming out of the draft it appeared that the team had addressed perceived needs at punter, defensive back, defensive line and running back.<sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley1978Draft_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley1978Draft-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; margin:auto; width:75%;"> <caption>1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft Selections<sup id="cite_ref-1978SteelersDraft_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978SteelersDraft-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Pick # </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th> <th>Tenure w/ Steelers </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_one" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">1</a> </th> <td><abbr title="22nd in the round">22</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Johnson, Ron</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Ron Johnson (cornerback)">Ron Johnson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive back</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Michigan_University" title="Eastern Michigan University">Eastern Michigan</a> </td> <td>1978–<a href="/wiki/1984_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1984</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_two" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">2</a> </th> <td><abbr title="21st in the round">49</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Fry, Willie</span><a href="/wiki/Willie_Fry" title="Willie Fry">Willie Fry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">Defensive end</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_three" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">3</a> </th> <td><abbr title="20th in the round">76</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Colquitt, Craig</span><a href="/wiki/Craig_Colquitt" title="Craig Colquitt">Craig Colquitt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">Punter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td>1978–<a href="/wiki/1984_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1984</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_four" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">4</a> </th> <td><abbr title="17th in the round">101</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Anderson, Larry</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Larry Anderson (American football)">Larry Anderson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive back</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Tech_University" title="Louisiana Tech University">Louisiana Tech</a> </td> <td>1978–<a href="/wiki/1981_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1981</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_six" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">6</a> </th> <td><abbr title="22nd in the round">160</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Reutershan, Randy</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Reutershan" title="Randy Reutershan">Randy Reutershan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh" title="University of Pittsburgh">Pitt</a> </td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_seven" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">7</a> </th> <td><abbr title="18th in the round">187</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Dufresne, Mark</span>Mark Dufresne </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight end</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln" title="University of Nebraska–Lincoln">Nebraska</a> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_eight" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">8</a> </th> <td><abbr title="14th in the round">208</abbr><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_aa"><a href="#endnote_aa">[a]</a></sup> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Moser, Rick</span><a href="/wiki/Rick_Moser" title="Rick Moser">Rick Moser</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Rhode_Island" title="University of Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> </td> <td>1978–<a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1979</a>, <a href="/wiki/1981_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1981</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1982 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_eight" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">8</a> </th> <td><abbr title="20th in the round">214</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Keys, Andre</span>Andre Keys </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Polytechnic_State_University" class="mw-redirect" title="California Polytechnic State University">Cal Poly</a> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_nine" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">9</a> </th> <td><abbr title="19th in the round">241</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Reynolds, Lance</span>Lance Reynolds </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">Offensive tackle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">BYU</a> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_ten" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">10</a> </th> <td><abbr title="18th in the round">268</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Becker, Doug</span><a href="/wiki/Doug_Becker" title="Doug Becker">Doug Becker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_ten" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">10</a> </th> <td><abbr title="26th in the round">276</abbr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_bb"><a href="#endnote_bb">[b]</a></sup> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Jurich, Tom</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_Jurich" title="Tom Jurich">Tom Jurich</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">Placekicker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Arizona_University" title="Northern Arizona University">Northern Arizona</a> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_eleven" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">11</a> </th> <td><abbr title="1st in the round">279</abbr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_bb"><a href="#endnote_bb">[b]</a></sup> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Terry, Nat</span><a href="/wiki/Nat_Terry" title="Nat Terry">Nat Terry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive back</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_University" title="Florida State University">Florida State</a> </td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_eleven" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">11</a> </th> <td><abbr title="22nd in the round">300</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Brzoza, Tom</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brzoza" title="Tom Brzoza">Tom Brzoza</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (American football)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh" title="University of Pittsburgh">Pitt</a> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_Draft#Round_twelve" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NFL Draft">12</a> </th> <td><abbr title="21st in the round">327</abbr> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Carr, Brad</span>Brad Carr </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes:</b> </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_aa"><a href="#ref_aa"><b><sup>a</sup></b></a></span> pick from <a href="/wiki/1977_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1977 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> for <a href="/wiki/Marv_Kellum" title="Marv Kellum">Marv Kellum</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1978DraftTransactions_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978DraftTransactions-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_bb"><a href="#ref_bb"><b><sup>b</sup></b></a></span> pick from <a href="/wiki/1978_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season#Draft_trades" title="1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Holmes" title="Ernie Holmes">Ernie Holmes</a><sup id="cite_ref-HolmesTrade_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HolmesTrade-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1978DraftTransactions_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978DraftTransactions-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Shouldergate""><span id=".22Shouldergate.22"></span>"Shouldergate"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: "Shouldergate""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1978 season began with some controversy, when players were caught wearing shoulder pads in off-season drills in violation of league rules. The infraction occurred during a late May rookie camp and was uncovered and reported by <i><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh Press">Pittsburgh Press</a></i> reporter <a href="/wiki/John_Clayton_(sportswriter)" title="John Clayton (sportswriter)">John Clayton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ShouldergateLeak_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShouldergateLeak-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:260px; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"That story had no news value whatsoever. The thing that made it very bad was that the story was of no news to the people of Pittsburgh. So I have to assume that he [referring to John Clayton] is working for the competition. He certainly wasn't working in the interest of the paper or the fans. As far as I'm concerned he was working for the other people. The only way I can read it is espionage. I know for a fact that other people use other media for their interests, to spy." </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">– Head coach <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a>'s reaction to the "Shouldergate" story.<sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>Clayton was not the paper's regular Steelers <a href="/wiki/Beat_reporting" title="Beat reporting">beat writer</a> at the time, but was just filling in that day.<sup id="cite_ref-TBSC_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TBSC-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the practice in which the violation occurred was closed to the media by head coach Chuck Noll, Clayton uncovered the story in interviews with players whom he found wearing pads in the locker room.<sup id="cite_ref-ShouldergateLeak_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShouldergateLeak-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clayton contacted the league office for clarification on the rule, which stated that teams must have "no contact work or use of pads (except helmets) in an off-season training camp."<sup id="cite_ref-ShouldergateLeak_47-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShouldergateLeak-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TBSC_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TBSC-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The story caused an uproar among the team's local fanbase, with most of the vitriol directed at Clayton for reporting the story, rather than at Noll and the team for breaking the rule.<sup id="cite_ref-TBSC_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TBSC-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McHugh_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McHugh-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This sentiment was stoked by Noll's angry reaction to the story, in which he referred to the reporting as "espionage."<sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even some members of the local media spoke of Clayton as a traitor to the Steeler cause.<sup id="cite_ref-Musick_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Musick-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The precedent for punishment of such a rule violation was set by an earlier incident for which the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> were stripped of a fourth-round draft pick. The Packers were able to argue at that time that they were unaware of the rule they broke. The Steelers had no such defense, since the team's president, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Rooney" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan Rooney">Dan Rooney</a>, was instrumental in negotiations to get the "no pads" rule included in the collective bargaining agreement with the league's players.<sup id="cite_ref-Livingston_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Livingston-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>NFL commissioner <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Pete Rozelle</a> eventually stripped the Steelers of their third-round selection in the <a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 NFL Draft">1979 draft</a> for the transgression.<sup id="cite_ref-Punishment_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Punishment-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Training_camp">Training camp</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Training camp"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After putting the distractions of the <a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1977 season</a> and Shouldergate behind them, the Steelers had a very productive training camp in 1978. <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> <a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">defensive end</a> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a> noted the renewed focus, saying </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The biggest difference in this camp compared to last year is that this camp is about football, not gossip. Everything that's happening in this camp is about football. That's not saying we’re going to go out there and kick butts, but that's saying we’re going to be going about our business, what we’re being paid for.<sup id="cite_ref-SD:Preseason_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SD:Preseason-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preseason">Preseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Preseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th>1 </th> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">at <a href="/wiki/1978_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1978 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 22–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-P1_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th>2 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 12</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/1978_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1978 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 13–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-P2_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc;"> <th>3 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 19</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">at <a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Giants_season" title="1978 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>L</b> 6–13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-P3_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P3-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc;"> <th>4 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 26</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">at <a href="/wiki/1978_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1978 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>L</b> 13–16 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Stadium" title="Texas Stadium">Texas Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-P4_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P4-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Steelers exhibition schedule did not start off smoothly, despite coming away with a 22–10 victory against the <a href="/wiki/1978_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1978 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts</a>. Starting quarterback <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> suffered a broken nose on a <a href="/wiki/Quarterback_scramble" title="Quarterback scramble">scramble</a> in the first quarter of the game. In addition, the kicking game was unimpressive and the team committed a considerable number of <a href="/wiki/Penalty_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Penalty (American football)">penalties</a> including three personal fouls.<sup id="cite_ref-P1_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second pre-season game against the <a href="/wiki/1978_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1978 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> was the Steelers' lone home exhibition contest. The defense led the way, as they had so many times in the team's back-to-back championship seasons in <a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1974</a> and <a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1975</a>. The defensive strength was illustrated in the first quarter when a blocked punt gave the Falcons the ball on the Steelers three-yard line. After failing to gain yardage on two running plays, the Falcons' third-down pass was intercepted by <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a> (one of five Steelers interceptions on the evening). The Falcons' offense was held scoreless, their only points in the 13–7 loss came off a fumble recovery.<sup id="cite_ref-P2_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The next game, against the <a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Giants_season" title="1978 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a>, was a completely different story. The game seemed to be over almost before it started when the Giants scored on a 78-yard touchdown pass in just the second play of the evening. The Giants went on to control the game en route to a 13–6 victory over the listless and mistake-prone Steelers. Coach Noll said of the opening score, "We didn't recover, and that's not a good sign. They outdid us all down the line. They hit harder."<sup id="cite_ref-P3_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P3-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the fourth and final pre-season game, the Steelers' defense once again played well, but the offense was the weak link in a 16–13 loss to the <a href="/wiki/1978_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1978 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> (in what would turn out to be a preview of the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">Super Bowl XIII</a> matchup). The Steelers had difficulty running the ball, with six players combining for just 101 yards on 29 rushing attempts. Despite the offensive sluggishness, the Steelers led 13–3 after three quarters. Unfortunately, the defense was worn out (they faced a staggering 82 plays in the game) and they gave up two touchdown passes to <a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Roger Staubach</a> in the fourth quarter. The lack of offensive rhythm led <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> to comment, "I feel terrible. I'm concerned. It's easy to say that it'll come. But I don't want to go into the <a href="#Week_1:_at_Buffalo_Bills">Buffalo game</a> worried about the offense. ... If you looked at this, you'd have to say we have a lot of work to do."<sup id="cite_ref-P4_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P4-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the end of the preseason, the Steelers were listed by <a href="/wiki/Odds_Comparison" class="mw-redirect" title="Odds Comparison">oddsmakers</a> at <a href="/wiki/Harrah%27s_Las_Vegas" title="Harrah's Las Vegas">Harrah's casino</a> in Las Vegas as 5–1 to win the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a> (AFC). The favorites were the <a href="/wiki/1978_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1978 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> at 7–5, followed by the <a href="/wiki/1978_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1978 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> at 3–1 and then the Steelers and <a href="/wiki/1978_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1978 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts</a> at 5–1.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_1:_at_Buffalo_Bills">1</a> </th> <td>September 3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">at <a href="/wiki/1978_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1978 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 28–17 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809030buf.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_2:_vs._Seattle_Seahawks">2</a> </th> <td>September 10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="1978 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 21–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809100pit.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_3:_at_Cincinnati_Bengals">3</a> </th> <td>September 17 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">at <b><a href="/wiki/1978_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1978 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 28–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Stadium" title="Riverfront Stadium">Riverfront Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809170cin.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_4:_vs._Cleveland_Browns">4</a> </th> <td>September 24 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/1978_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1978 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 15–9 <span style="font-size:85%;">(OT)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809240pit.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_5:_at_New_York_Jets">5</a> </th> <td>October 1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">at <a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Jets_season" title="1978 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 28–17 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810010nyj.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_6:_vs._Atlanta_Falcons">6</a> </th> <td>October 8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1978 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 31–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810080pit.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_7:_at_Cleveland_Browns">7</a> </th> <td>October 15 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">at <b><a href="/wiki/1978_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1978 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 34–14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium" title="Cleveland Stadium">Cleveland Municipal Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810150cle.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc;"> <th><a href="#Week_8:_vs._Houston_Oilers">8</a> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Monday">October 23</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1978 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>L</b> 17–24 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810230pit.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_9:_vs._Kansas_City_Chiefs">9</a> </th> <td>October 29 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1978 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 27–24 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810290pit.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_10:_vs._New_Orleans_Saints">10</a> </th> <td>November 5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1978_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1978 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 20–14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811050pit.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc;"> <th><a href="#Week_11:_at_Los_Angeles_Rams">11</a> </th> <td>November 12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">at <a href="/wiki/1978_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1978 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>L</b> 7–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">L.A. Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811120ram.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_12:_vs._Cincinnati_Bengals">12</a> </th> <td>November 19 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/1978_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1978 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 7–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811190pit.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_13:_at_San_Francisco_49ers">13</a> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Monday">November 27</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">at <a href="/wiki/1978_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1978 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 24–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811270sfo.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_14:_at_Houston_Oilers">14</a> </th> <td>December 3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">at <b><a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1978 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 13–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Astrodome</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197812030oti.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_15:_vs._Baltimore_Colts">15</a> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">December 9</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1978 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 35–13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197812090pit.htm">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th><a href="#Week_16:_at_Denver_Broncos">16</a> </th> <td><link 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style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.875 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">356 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">195 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W5 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1978 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a><sup>(5)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">283 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">298 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1978 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">334 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">356 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1978 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.250 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">252 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">284 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_1:_at_Buffalo_Bills">Week 1: at <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Week 1: at Buffalo Bills"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers (0–0) at Buffalo Bills (0–0) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, September 3 at 1:00 pm (EDT)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Cool, 67 °F (19 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Silva" title="Fred Silva">Fred Silva</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 10½<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 64,147 at <a href="/wiki/Rich_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Stadium">Rich Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park,_New_York" title="Orchard Park, New York">Orchard Park, New York</a></li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Jay_Randolph" title="Jay Randolph">Jay Randolph</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Mike_Haffner" title="Mike Haffner">Mike Haffner</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809030buf.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NUwNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5178%2C330702">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14</td> <td><b>28</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Bills </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>17</td> <td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The Steelers came into the season opener as heavy favorites over the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain" title="Steel Curtain">Steel Curtain</a> defense was dominant early, holding the Bills to just 59 total yards and only six first downs in first three quarters of play. New defensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/George_Perles" title="George Perles">George Perles</a> employed the <a href="/wiki/Blitz_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blitz (American football)">blitz</a> to a much greater degree than the team had in the past.<sup id="cite_ref-G1_Musick_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G1_Musick-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bills <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Joe Ferguson</a>, who was coming off a knee injury suffered in the pre-season, struggled with just three completions and 20 yards on ten passing attempts before being pulled from the game.<sup id="cite_ref-G1_Stellino_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G1_Stellino-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, the Steelers scored two second-quarter touchdowns, the first coming on a throw from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> to <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a>. Stallworth caught three passes of twenty yards or longer in the Steelers first two possessions.<sup id="cite_ref-G1_Stellino_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G1_Stellino-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Steelers second score came on a one-yard plunge by <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a>. When the Steelers scored again on a <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a> rush at the start of the fourth quarter to go up 21–0, the game appeared to be all but over.<sup id="cite_ref-G1_Stellino_62-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G1_Stellino-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Munson" title="Bill Munson">Bill Munson</a> came into the game in relief of Ferguson and sparked the Bills to two quick scores that brought the Bills to within 11 points. The Steelers put the game away with a 73-yard drive capped by Bradshaw's second touchdown of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-G1_Stellino_62-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G1_Stellino-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 28 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> 1 yard run (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a> 2 yard run (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Buffalo</b> – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Lewis (football)">Frank Lewis</a> 22 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Bill_Munson" title="Bill Munson">Bill Munson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tom_Dempsey" title="Tom Dempsey">Tom Dempsey</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Buffalo</b> – Dempsey 32 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Theo_Bell" title="Theo Bell">Theo Bell</a> 15 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Buffalo</b> – <a href="/wiki/Reuben_Gant" title="Reuben Gant">Reuben Gant</a> 3 yard pass from Munson (Dempsey kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G1_Stellino_62-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G1_Stellino-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Bills </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">43–142 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>29–100 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">217 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>164 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">14–19–1 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>13–26–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">39 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>−10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">4–39 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>6–43 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">0–0 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">5–54 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>9–62 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_2:_vs._Seattle_Seahawks">Week 2: vs. <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Two: Seattle Seahawks (0–1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1–0) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, September 10 at 1:00 pm (EDT)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-G2_Stellino_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2_Stellino-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tunney_(American_football_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Tunney (American football official)">Jim Tunney</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 13½<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 48,277 at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Sam_Nover" title="Sam Nover">Sam Nover</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Mike_Haffner" title="Mike Haffner">Mike Haffner</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809100pit.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O0wNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6749%2C1713415">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Seahawks </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>21</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>This game marked the second ever meeting between the Steelers and the <a href="/wiki/1978_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="1978 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a>, who were playing in just their third NFL season. The Seahawks entered the game hoping to stop the Steelers running game – while that effort was largely successful the Steelers and quarterback <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> won with the passing game.<sup id="cite_ref-G2_Sheeley_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2_Sheeley-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers took a 14–0 lead which they wouldn't relinquish on a pair of Bradshaw touchdown passes.<sup id="cite_ref-G2_Stellino_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2_Stellino-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Linebacker <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a> led the Steelers defense with an interception, a fumble recovery and five solo tackles.<sup id="cite_ref-G2_Stellino_63-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2_Stellino-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first quarter saw Bradshaw injure his throwing hand when he jammed his index finger on a helmet.<sup id="cite_ref-G2_Sheeley_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2_Sheeley-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he played through the soreness and threw the two second-quarter scoring passes to <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a>. The Seahawks scored on a <a href="/wiki/David_Sims_(running_back)" title="David Sims (running back)">David Sims</a> rushing touchdown to stay within one score at halftime. The Seahawks caught the Steelers off guard with a successful <a href="/wiki/Onside_kick" title="Onside kick">onside kick</a> following the Sims score, however the subsequent drive ended in a missed field goal.<sup id="cite_ref-G2_Stellino_63-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2_Stellino-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the third quarter, the Seahawks narrowed the lead to just four points off an <a href="/wiki/Effren_Herrera" class="mw-redirect" title="Effren Herrera">Effren Herrera</a> field goal.<sup id="cite_ref-G2_Stellino_63-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2_Stellino-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the start of the fourth quarter <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a>, who was hampered in the game by a bruised thigh, was stopped less than a yard short of the goalline on a third down play. Coach <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a> initially sent the field-goal team on, but after a timeout he reconsidered and sent the offense back out. Harris ran behind the right <a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American football)">guard</a> and pushed the ball across the plane of the goalline before being pushed back. The play was ruled a touchdown, though the Seahawks disputed the call.<sup id="cite_ref-G2_Sheeley_65-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2_Sheeley-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The win gave the Steelers a 2–0 record – a mark they had achieved only once since <a href="/wiki/1956_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1956</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-G2_Stellino_63-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2_Stellino-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 4 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a> 20 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Seattle</b> – <a href="/wiki/David_Sims_(running_back)" title="David Sims (running back)">David Sims</a> 1 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Effren_Herrera" class="mw-redirect" title="Effren Herrera">Effren Herrera</a> kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Seattle</b> – Herrera 20 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> 1 yard run (Gerela kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G2_Stellino_63-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2_Stellino-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Seahawks </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">40–151 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>28–93 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">185 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>154 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">17–33–0 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>11–22–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">44 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>47 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">3–42 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>4–38 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–1 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>2–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">8–65 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>7–52 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_3:_at_Cincinnati_Bengals">Week 3: at <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Week 3: at Cincinnati Bengals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Three: Pittsburgh Steelers (2–0) at Cincinnati Bengals (0–2) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, September 17 at 1:00 pm (EDT)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Jorgensen" title="Dick Jorgensen">Dick Jorgensen</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 4½<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 50,260 at <a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Stadium" title="Riverfront Stadium">Riverfront Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>, Ohio</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">John Brodie</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809170cin.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y4BIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6615,2712336&hl=en">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>14 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>28</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Bengals </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>3</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The Steelers entered the third week 2–0 and favored to win, though one sportswriter called the Steelers "convincing but not overpowering", and noted that they had not beaten the <a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">point spread</a> in either of their first two games.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Bengals came into the game without their starting quarterback, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(quarterback)" title="Ken Anderson (quarterback)">Ken Anderson</a> who was nursing a broken finger.<sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley_G3_recap_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley_G3_recap-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Steelers running back <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> busted through the Bengals <a href="/wiki/3%E2%80%934_defense" title="3–4 defense">3–4 defense</a> for a 37-yard gain on the game's first offensive play. Five plays later, <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a> scored on a 5-yard run and the Steelers never looked back.<sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley_G3_recap_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley_G3_recap-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Steelers didn't punt for the first time until the end of the third quarter and they dominated statistically.<sup id="cite_ref-Stellino_G3_recap_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stellino_G3_recap-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Center Mike Webster noted, "From the first play on, everything worked."<sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley_G3_recap_68-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley_G3_recap-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Steelers players were beginning to feel that the team might be once again approaching the level of the Super Bowl teams. Bleier said after the game, "At some point, I don't know when, people are going to start saying, 'Hey, it's the Steelers again.'"<sup id="cite_ref-Stellino_G3_recap_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stellino_G3_recap-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When asked about his performance through the first three games, Bradshaw admitted he was playing the best football of his life, saying, "Yes and I don't know why, but I don't even want to find out. Whatever it is, maybe, it'll last all year. Maybe it will be one of those dream years people have been wantin' me to have."<sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley_G3_recap_68-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley_G3_recap-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Linebacker <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a> stated, "We're playing well and we've got a good attitude. Last year was no good. This is good." </p><p>Coach Noll tried to tamp down expectations, saying "We're happy to be there. We'll take any kind of crumbs we can get."<sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley_G3_recap_68-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley_G3_recap-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But even he had to admit that, "It was a good day for us."<sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley_G3_recap_68-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley_G3_recap-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He added, "Our football team is functioning with a pretty good concept of what it's all about, what it takes. Things aren't out of perspective at all."<sup id="cite_ref-Musick_G3_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Musick_G3-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 28–3 final was the Steelers largest ever margin over the Bengals, eclipsing the <a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season#Week_14_.28Saturday_December_14.2C_1974.29:_Cincinnati_Bengals" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">27–3 win</a> from <a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1974</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sheeley_G3_recap_68-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheeley_G3_recap-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 3–0 start to the season was only the third in the franchise's history and they stood tied atop the <a href="/wiki/AFC_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Central">AFC Central</a> division with the <a href="/wiki/1978_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1978 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stellino_G3_recap_69-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stellino_G3_recap-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a> 5 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> 15 yard run (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Cincinnati</b> – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bahr" title="Chris Bahr">Chris Bahr</a> 33 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Bennie_Cunningham" title="Bennie Cunningham">Bennie Cunningham</a> 26 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 12 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Bengals </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">49–212 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>19–56 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">242 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>123 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">14–20–1 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>17–37–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">145 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>114 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">4–43.7 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>10–42.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">3–3 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">6–46 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>7–99 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_4:_vs._Cleveland_Browns">Week 4: vs. <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Four: Cleveland Browns (3–0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3–0) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, September 24 at 1:00 pm (EDT)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Wyant" title="Fred Wyant">Fred Wyant</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 8<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 49,513<sup id="cite_ref-Emert_G4_recap_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emert_G4_recap-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809240pit.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R0wNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6813%2C3751058">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th><th width="25">OT</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Browns </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>9</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6</td><td>6</td> <td><b>15</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The Steelers and Browns came into their week four matchup tied atop the AFC Central standings, but Cleveland was without their four-time Pro Bowl running back <a href="/wiki/Greg_Pruitt" title="Greg Pruitt">Greg Pruitt</a> who had been hospitalized by a leg contusion. The Browns had never previously won in the two teams' eight previous meetings in Three Rivers Stadium. Coach Noll predicted, however, that the Browns would remain competitive without Pruitt, going so far as to say that the game "is their Super Bowl."<sup id="cite_ref-Emert_G4_preview_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emert_G4_preview-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Browns contained the Steelers offense all game, and after four quarters the game was tied at 9 with neither team managing to score a touchdown in regulation. The Browns had two apparent scores nullified by penalty: a 61-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter was called back when it was ruled that Browns quarterback <a href="/wiki/Brian_Sipe" title="Brian Sipe">Brian Sipe</a> had crossed the line of scrimmage prior to releasing the ball and later a 17-yard pass was nullified by a holding penalty.<sup id="cite_ref-MilJournal_G4_recap_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MilJournal_G4_recap-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Hail_Mary_pass" title="Hail Mary pass">Hail Mary</a> attempt by the Browns on the final play of the fourth quarter was intercepted by Steelers defensive back <a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Tony Dungy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Emert_G4_notes_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emert_G4_notes-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Steelers won the <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#American_and_Canadian_football" title="Overtime (sports)">overtime</a> coin toss and chose to receive the kickoff.<sup id="cite_ref-Stellino_G4_recap_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stellino_G4_recap-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the kickoff, Steelers <a href="/wiki/Kick_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Kick returner">returner</a> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Larry Anderson (American football)">Larry Anderson</a> lost the ball as he was being tackled. While the Browns felt that Anderson had fumbled (and replays later showed that it probably was a fumble), the officials ruled that Anderson was down and the play had been whistled dead before he lost the ball. Steelers retained possession at their 21-yard line.<sup id="cite_ref-Emert_G4_fumble_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emert_G4_fumble-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A few plays later, the Steelers were forced into a fourth down situation just over mid-field with 1 yard to go. Coach Noll chose to go for the conversion, which was gained by a short <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> run. When asked about the decision Noll said, "It wasn't that much of a gamble, especially when the players had such a strong conviction of going for it – when you want something you try that much harder to attain your goal."<sup id="cite_ref-Emert_G4_recap_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emert_G4_recap-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A few plays after the fourth-down conversion, a Steelers <a href="/wiki/Trick_play" title="Trick play">trick play</a> turned out to be the game's final decisive play. On the play, Terry Bradshaw handed off to running back <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a> who gave the ball to wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> on an apparent <a href="/wiki/Reverse_(American_football)" title="Reverse (American football)">reverse</a>. Swann, however, pitched the ball back to quarterback <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> who completed a 37-yard pass to tight end <a href="/wiki/Bennie_Cunningham" title="Bennie Cunningham">Bennie Cunningham</a> for the decisive touchdown.<sup id="cite_ref-Stellino_G4_recap_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stellino_G4_recap-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coach Noll revealed after the game that the <a href="/wiki/Flea_flicker_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flea flicker (American football)">flea flicker</a> was actually a part of the team's specific game-plan for the Browns saying, "It was called high school right. We resurrected it this week and worked on it Wednesday and Thursday in practice."<sup id="cite_ref-Emert_G4_recap_73-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emert_G4_recap-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> 19 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Cleveland</b> – <a href="/wiki/Don_Cockroft" title="Don Cockroft">Don Cockroft</a> 43 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Cleveland</b> – Cockroft 30 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Cleveland</b> – Cockroft 41 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Gerela 33 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Gerela 36 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Overtime</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Bennie_Cunningham" title="Bennie Cunningham">Bennie Cunningham</a> 37 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (no kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G4_Stellino_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G4_Stellino-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Browns </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">18 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">37–139 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>32–97 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">200 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>102 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">14–32–2 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>14–32–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">100 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">6–36 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>6–42 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">1–1 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">11–119 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>8–68 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_5:_at_New_York_Jets">Week 5: at <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Week 5: at New York Jets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Five: Pittsburgh Steelers (4–0) at New York Jets (2–2) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, October 1 at 1:00 pm (EDT)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> Bob Frederic</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 12½<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 52,058 at <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Flushing,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Flushing, New York">Flushing, New York</a></li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Sam_Nover" title="Sam Nover">Sam Nover</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Bob_Trumpy" title="Bob Trumpy">Bob Trumpy</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810010nyj.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AwMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6749%2C84782">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>28</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Jets </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The win brought the Steelers to 5–0 which was the best start to a season in the franchise's history.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 10 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>New York Jets</b> – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Harper" title="Bruce Harper">Bruce Harper</a> 11 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Pat_Leahy_(American_football)" title="Pat Leahy (American football)">Pat Leahy</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 14 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>New York Jets</b> – Leahy 47 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Swann 26 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a> 1 yard run (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>New York Jets</b> – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Long_(running_back)" title="Kevin Long (running back)">Kevin Long</a> 2 yard run (Leahy kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G5_Stellino_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G5_Stellino-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Jets </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">20 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">39–138 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>35–155 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">189 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>142 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">17–26–1 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>9–24–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">68 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–43 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>4–42 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">1–1 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–7 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>4–17 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_6:_vs._Atlanta_Falcons">Week 6: vs. <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Six: Atlanta Falcons (2–3) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5–0) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, October 8 at 1:00 pm (EDT)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Don_Wedge" title="Don Wedge">Don Wedge</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 9<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 48,202 at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>) <a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Tom_Matte" title="Tom Matte">Tom Matte</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810080pit.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CQMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878%2C1122430">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Falcons </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>7</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>31</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> 21 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a> 8 yard run (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> 6 yard run (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Bleier 2 yard run (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 11 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Atlanta</b> – <a href="/wiki/Wallace_Francis" title="Wallace Francis">Wallace Francis</a> 11 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bartkowski" title="Steve Bartkowski">Steve Bartkowski</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fred_Steinfort" title="Fred Steinfort">Fred Steinfort</a> kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G6_Stellino_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G6_Stellino-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Falcons </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">44–181 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>34–113 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">206 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>144 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">13–18–0 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>17–33–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">15 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–35 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>3–34 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">4–3 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>3–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">8–74 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>4–38 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_7:_at_Cleveland_Browns">Week 7: at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Week 7: at Cleveland Browns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Seven: Pittsburgh Steelers (6–0) at Cleveland Browns (4–2) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, October 15 at 1:00 pm (EDT)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Sunny, 47 °F (8 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Haggerty_(American_football_official)" title="Pat Haggerty (American football official)">Pat Haggerty</a><sup id="cite_ref-G7_Musick_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G7_Musick-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 4<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 81,302 at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium" title="Cleveland Stadium">Cleveland Municipal Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, Ohio</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810150cle.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DwMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6810%2C2158267">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>34</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Browns </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>14</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> 23 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Gerela 44 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Cleveland</b> – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Logan_(American_football)" title="Dave Logan (American football)">Dave Logan</a> 17 ard pass from <a href="/wiki/Brian_Sipe" title="Brian Sipe">Brian Sipe</a> (<a href="/wiki/Don_Cockroft" title="Don Cockroft">Don Cockroft</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Larry Anderson (American football)">Larry Anderson</a> 95 yard kickoff return (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 28 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a> 1 yard run (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Cleveland</b> – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Rucker" title="Reggie Rucker">Reggie Rucker</a> 18 yard pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 32 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G7_Stellino_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G7_Stellino-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Browns </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">20 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">38–168 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>38–132 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">153 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>228 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">10–21–0 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>19–35–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">181 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>163 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">5–40 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>4–31 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">4–0 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>4–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">6–41 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>10–90 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_8:_vs._Houston_Oilers">Week 8: vs. <a href="/wiki/Houston_Oilers" title="Houston Oilers">Houston Oilers</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Week 8: vs. Houston Oilers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Eight: Houston Oilers (4–3) at Pittsburgh Steelers (7–0) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Monday, October 23 at 9:00 pm (EDT)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-G8_Weather_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G8_Weather-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Dreith" title="Ben Dreith">Ben Dreith</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 7½<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 48,021 at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ABC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Frank Gifford</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810230pit.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FgMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7158%2C3562759">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Oilers</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Steelers </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Houston</b> – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Earl Campbell</a> 1 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Toni_Fritsch" title="Toni Fritsch">Toni Fritsch</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 25 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Gerela 30 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Houston</b> – Fritsch 39 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Houston</b> – Campbell 3 yard run (Fritsch kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Houston</b> – Campbell 1 yard run (Fritsch kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Swann 6 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G8_Summary_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G8_Summary-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Oilers </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">31–113 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>43–169 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">215 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>160 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">17–33–1 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>13–19–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">120 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>65 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">3–41 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>4–41 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–0 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">7–53 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>6–51 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_9:_vs._Kansas_City_Chiefs">Week 9: vs. <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Nine: Kansas City Chiefs (2–6) at Pittsburgh Steelers (7–1) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, October 29 at 1:00 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-G9_Weather_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G9_Weather-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Red_Cashion" title="Red Cashion">Red Cashion</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 14<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 48,185 at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Jay_Randolph" title="Jay Randolph">Jay Randolph</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Paul_Maguire" title="Paul Maguire">Paul Maguire</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810290pit.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GwMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6719%2C4478614">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Chiefs </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>27</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Kansas City</b> – <a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Jan Stenerud</a> 25 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> 1 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Harris 11 yard run (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 1 yard run (kick failed)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Kansas City</b> – <a href="/wiki/Ted_McKnight" title="Ted McKnight">Ted McKnight</a> 14 yard run (Stenerud kick)</li> <li><b>Kansas City</b> – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Reed" title="Tony Reed">Tony Reed</a> 16 yard run (Stenerud kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a> 17 yard fumble recovery return (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Kansas City</b> – <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Morgado" title="Arnold Morgado">Arnold Morgado</a> 2 yard run (Stenerud kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G9_Summary_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G9_Summary-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Chiefs </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">17 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">40–135 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>38–186 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">141 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>80 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">8–15–2 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>15–28–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">89 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>117 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">4–43.3 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>4–38.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">1–1 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">10–79 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>10–100 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_10:_vs._New_Orleans_Saints">Week 10: vs. <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Week 10: vs. New Orleans Saints"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Ten: New Orleans Saints (5–4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (8–1) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, November 5 at 1:00 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-G10_Weather_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G10_Weather-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Markbreit" title="Jerry Markbreit">Jerry Markbreit</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 10½<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 48,526 at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>) <a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Hank_Stram" title="Hank Stram">Hank Stram</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811050pit.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WQMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6917%2C880625">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Saints </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>14</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>20</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> 27 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>New Orleans</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rich_Mauti" title="Rich Mauti">Rich Mauti</a> 5 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Archie_Manning" title="Archie Manning">Archie Manning</a> (<a href="/wiki/Steve_Mike-Mayer" title="Steve Mike-Mayer">Steve Mike-Mayer</a> kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 6 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Gerela 21 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>New Orleans</b> – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Galbreath" title="Tony Galbreath">Tony Galbreath</a> 5 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a> 6 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G10_Summary_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G10_Summary-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Saints </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">34–145 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>32–81 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">200 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>344 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">16–23–1 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>22–32–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">115 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>62 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">1–28 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>2–60 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–1 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">7–48 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>7–75 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_11:_at_Los_Angeles_Rams">Week 11: at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Week 11: at Los Angeles Rams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Eleven: Pittsburgh Steelers (9–1) at Los Angeles Rams (8–2) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, November 12 at 9:00 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Cool, 49 °F (9 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Silva" title="Fred Silva">Fred Silva</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Rams by 2½<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 63,089 at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">L.A. Memorial Coliseum</a> in Los Angeles</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ABC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Frank Gifford</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811120ram.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XwMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4660%2C2490101">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Steelers </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>7</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Rams</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 14 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Los Angeles</b> – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Corral" title="Frank Corral">Frank Corral</a> 37 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Los Angeles</b> – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Miller_(American_football)" title="Willie Miller (American football)">Willie Miller</a> 10 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Pat_Haden" title="Pat Haden">Pat Haden</a> (Corral kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G1_Summary_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G1_Summary-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Rams </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">12 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">25–59 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>44–192 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">115 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>121 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">11–25–3 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>14–27–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">13 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">7–41 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>7–27 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–0 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>3–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">5–48 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>9–115 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_12:_vs._Cincinnati_Bengals">Week 12: vs. <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Twelve: Cincinnati Bengals (1–10) at Pittsburgh Steelers (9–2) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, November 19 at 4:00 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-G12_Weather_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G12_Weather-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Referee:</b> Bob Frederic</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 11<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 47,578 at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811190pit.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZQMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6816%2C3647204">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Bengals </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>6</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>7</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Cincinnati</b> – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bahr" title="Chris Bahr">Chris Bahr</a> 29 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a> 1 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Cincinnati</b> – Bahr 48 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G12_Summary_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G12_Summary-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Bengals </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">14 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">34–70 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>31–97 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">84 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>142 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">12–30–4 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>14–29–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>41 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">7–37 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>6–34 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">4–1 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>4–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–34 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>5–44 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_13:_at_San_Francisco_49ers">Week 13: at <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Thirteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (10–2) at San Francisco 49ers (1–11) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Monday, November 27 at 9:00 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Clear, 49 °F (9 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tunney_(American_football_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Tunney (American football official)">Jim Tunney</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 8<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 51,657 at <a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a> in San Francisco</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ABC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Frank Gifford</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Don_Meredith" title="Don Meredith">Don Meredith</a> & <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a> (color commentators)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811270sfo.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bAMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6875%2C5291560">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">49ers </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>7</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> 42 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 22 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Swann 25 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>San Francisco</b> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hofer" title="Paul Hofer">Paul Hofer</a> 2 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Ray_Wersching" title="Ray Wersching">Ray Wersching</a> kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 11 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G13_Summary_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G13_Summary-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">49ers </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">22 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">53–212 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>29–67 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">168 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>74 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">13–21–1 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>10–28–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">53 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>53 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">3–42 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>5–40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">5–3 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">13–102 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>1–5 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_14:_at_Houston_Oilers">Week 14: at <a href="/wiki/Houston_Oilers" title="Houston Oilers">Houston Oilers</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Week 14: at Houston Oilers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (11–2) at Houston Oilers (9–4) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, December 3 at 4:00 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> dome</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Haggerty_(American_football_official)" title="Pat Haggerty (American football official)">Pat Haggerty</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Oilers by 3<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 54,261 at the <a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Astrodome</a> in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, Texas</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Sam_Nover" title="Sam Nover">Sam Nover</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Len Dawson</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197812030oti.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6ksNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6795%2C314808">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>13</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Oilers </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>3</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> 41 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Houston</b> – <a href="/wiki/Toni_Fritsch" title="Toni Fritsch">Toni Fritsch</a> 37 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Gerela 23 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 5 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (Gerela kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G14_Emert_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G14_Emert-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Oilers </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">17 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">48–177 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>26–81 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">74 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">11–25–1 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>10–27–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">70 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">5–40.2 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>5–47.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">1–1 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>4–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">6–55 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>5–35 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_15:_vs._Baltimore_Colts">Week 15: vs. <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Colts" title="Baltimore Colts">Baltimore Colts</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Week 15: vs. Baltimore Colts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Fifteen: Baltimore Colts (5–9) at Pittsburgh Steelers (12–2) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Saturday, December 9 at 1:00 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Snow,<sup id="cite_ref-G15_Stellino_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G15_Stellino-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 26 °F (−3 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-G15_Weather_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G15_Weather-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cal_Lepore" title="Cal Lepore">Cal Lepore</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 10<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 41,957 at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">John Brodie</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197812090pit.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8EsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6875%2C1392571">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Colts </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>13</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>35</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 31 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> 3 yard run (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Harris 2 yard run (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Baltimore</b> – <a href="/wiki/Roger_Carr" title="Roger Carr">Roger Carr</a> 5 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Bill_Troup" title="Bill Troup">Bill Troup</a> (<a href="/wiki/Toni_Linhart" title="Toni Linhart">Toni Linhart</a> kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Baltimore</b> – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Derrell_Luce&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Derrell Luce (page does not exist)">Derrell Luce</a> 44 yard fumble recovery (kick failed)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Randy_Grossman" title="Randy Grossman">Randy Grossman</a> 12 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Jim Smith (wide receiver)">Jim Smith</a> 29 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G15_Stellino_106-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G15_Stellino-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Colts </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">20 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">48–139 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>26–100 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">234 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">12–21–2 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>8–19–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">121 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>186 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">4–32.8 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>6–37.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">1–1 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>5–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">6–35 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>6–50 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_16:_at_Denver_Broncos">Week 16: at <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Week 16: at Denver Broncos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Week Sixteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (13–2) at Denver Broncos (10–5) – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Saturday, December 16 at 4:00 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Sunny, 26 °F (−3 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Wyant" title="Fred Wyant">Fred Wyant</a><sup id="cite_ref-G16_Stellino_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G16_Stellino-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Broncos by 1½<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 74,104 at <a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>, Colorado</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197812160den.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9ksNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7092%2C2426233">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>21</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Broncos </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>10</td> <td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> 1 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 25 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Jim Smith (wide receiver)">Jim Smith</a> 10 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Denver</b> – <a href="/wiki/Haven_Moses" title="Haven Moses">Haven Moses</a> 25 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Norris_Weese" title="Norris Weese">Norris Weese</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jim_Turner_(placekicker)" title="Jim Turner (placekicker)">Jim Turner</a> kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Denver</b> – Turner 45 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Denver</b> – <a href="/wiki/Riley_Odoms" title="Riley Odoms">Riley Odoms</a> 30 yard pass from Weese (Turner kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-G16_Stellino_109-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G16_Stellino-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Broncos </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">14 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">38–116 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>26–74 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">135 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>226 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">13–19–2 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>15–26–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">67 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>80 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">6–46.3 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>6–42.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–0 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">6–82 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>10–72 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stats">Stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Passing</b> </p><p><b>Rushing</b> </p><p><b>Receiving</b> </p><p><b>Kicking</b> </p><p><b>Punting</b> </p><p><b>Kick Return</b> </p><p><b>Punt Return</b> </p><p><b>Defense & Fumbles</b> </p><p><b>Scoring Summary</b> </p><p><b>Team</b> </p><p><b>Quarter-by-quarter</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Quarter-by-quarter </th></tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>1</th> <th>2</th> <th>3</th> <th>4</th> <th>OT</th> <th>T </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Steelers</b></td> <td>63</td> <td>135</td> <td>76</td> <td>76</td> <td>6</td> <td>356 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Opponents</b></td> <td>6</td> <td>63</td> <td>57</td> <td>69</td> <td>0</td> <td>195 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule_2">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Kickoff <small>(<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>)</small> </th> <th>TV </th> <th>Opponent </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Game Site </th></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <th><a href="#AFC_Divisional_Playoff:_vs._Denver_Broncos">Divisional</a> </th> <td>Sat. Dec. 30 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12:30 p.m. </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1978 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 33–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <th><a href="#AFC_Championship_Game">AFC Championship</a> </th> <td>Sun. Jan. 7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12:30 p.m. </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1978 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 34–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <th><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">Super Bowl XIII</a> </th> <td>Sun. Jan. 21 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4:15 p.m. </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">vs. <a href="/wiki/1978_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1978 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>W</b> 35–31 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Miami Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_summaries_2">Game summaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="AFC_Divisional_Playoff:_vs._Denver_Broncos">AFC Divisional Playoff: vs. <a href="/wiki/1978_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1978 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: AFC Divisional Playoff: vs. Denver Broncos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">AFC Divisional Playoff: Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Saturday, December 30 at 12:30 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Light Rain,<sup id="cite_ref-P1_Emert_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P1_Emert-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 30 °F (−1 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-P1_Weather_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P1_Weather-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gene_Barth" title="Gene Barth">Gene Barth</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 7<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 48,921 at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197812300pit.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sgIOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6869%2C148237">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Broncos </td> <td>3 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14</td> <td><b>33</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Denver</b> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Turner_(placekicker)" title="Jim Turner (placekicker)">Jim Turner</a> 37 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> 1 yard run (kick failed)</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> Harris 18 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> Gerela 24 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Denver</b> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Preston_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Preston (football)">Dave Preston</a> 3 yard run (Turner kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> Gerela 27 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 45 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 38 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-P1_Stellino_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P1_Stellino-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Broncos </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">24 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">40–153 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>27–87 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">272 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>131 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">16–29–1 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>12–22–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">93 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>110 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–36.0 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>6–34.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">4–1 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>2–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">11–88 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>8–104 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="AFC_Championship:_vs._Houston_Oilers">AFC Championship: vs. <a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1978 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: AFC Championship: vs. Houston Oilers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">AFC Championship: Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, January 7, 1979 at 12:30 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Freezing Rain, 32 °F (0 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tunney_(American_football_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Tunney (American football official)">Jim Tunney</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 7½<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 49,417 at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a> & <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">John Brodie</a> (color commentators)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197901070pit.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uAIOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6376%2C958937">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Oilers </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>5</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>14 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>34</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>On a wet, slick, and slippery field, the Steelers dominated the Oilers by forcing 9 turnovers and only allowing 5 points. Pittsburgh took the early lead by driving 57 yards to score on running back Franco Harris' 7-yard touchdown run. Then, linebacker Jack Ham recovered a fumble at the Houston 17-yard line, which led to running back Rocky Bleier's 15-yard rushing touchdown. </p><p>In the second quarter, a 19-yard field goal by Oilers kicker Toni Fritsch cut the score 14–3, but then the Steelers scored 17 points during the last 48 seconds of the second quarter. First, Houston running back Ronnie Coleman lost a fumble, and moments later Pittsburgh wide receiver Lynn Swann caught a 29-yard touchdown reception. Then Johnnie Dirden fumbled the ensuing kickoff, which led to Steelers wide receiver John Stallworth's 17-yard reception. After the Oilers got the ball back, Coleman fumbled again, and Roy Gerela kicked a field goal to increase Pittsburgh's lead, 31–3. Houston would never pose a threat for the rest of the game as they turned over the ball 4 times in their 6 second-half possessions. </p> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> 7 yard run (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a> 15 yard run (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Houston</b> <a href="/wiki/Toni_Fritsch" title="Toni Fritsch">Toni Fritsch</a> 19 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 29 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a></li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 17 yard pass from Bradshaw</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> Gerela 37 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> Gerela 32 yard field goal</li> <li><b>Houston</b> Safety, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Washington" title="Ted Washington">Ted Washington</a> tackled Bleier in end zone</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>No scoring plays</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-AFCChamp_stats_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFCChamp_stats-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Oilers </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">47–179 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>26–72 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">200 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>70 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">11–19–2 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>12–26–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">217 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>179 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">1–53.0 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>6–39.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">6–3 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>6–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">4–32 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>5–48 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Super_Bowl_XIII:_vs._Dallas_Cowboys"><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">Super Bowl XIII</a>: vs. <a href="/wiki/1978_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1978 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Super Bowl XIII: vs. Dallas Cowboys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gold;">Super Bowl XIII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Sunday, January 21, 1979 at 4:15 pm (EST)</li> <li><b>Game weather:</b> Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C)</li> <li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Haggerty_(American_football_official)" title="Pat Haggerty (American football official)">Pat Haggerty</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Steelers by 4<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Game attendance:</b> 78,656 at <a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Miami Orange Bowl</a> in Miami, Florida<sup id="cite_ref-SB_PittPress_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SB_PittPress-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>TV announcers:</b> (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>) <a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a> (play by play), <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a> & <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">John Brodie</a> (color commentators)</li> <li><b>Game coverage:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197901210dal.htm">Pro Football Reference</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4wcwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lHADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5193%2C1554933">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recap</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r3kqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KlkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6990%2C2262854">Pittsburgh Press recap</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Steelers</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14</td> <td><b>35</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Cowboys </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14</td> <td><b>31</b></td> </tr></tbody></table><p> The Steelers won 35-31<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"></p><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">Super Bowl XIII</a></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring Drives and Statistics: </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> 28 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> kick)</li> <li><b>Dallas</b> – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Hill_(wide_receiver)" title="Tony Hill (wide receiver)">Tony Hill</a> 39 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Roger Staubach</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rafael_Septi%C3%A9n" title="Rafael Septién">Rafael Septién</a> kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Dallas</b> – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hegman" title="Mike Hegman">Mike Hegman</a> 37 yard fumble return (Septien kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – Stallworth 75 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a> 7 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Dallas</b> – Septien 27 yard field goal</li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> 22 yard run (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Pittsburgh</b> – <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> 18 yard pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)</li> <li><b>Dallas</b> – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joe_Dupree" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Joe Dupree">Billy Joe Dupree</a> 7 yard pass from Staubach (Septien kick)</li> <li><b>Dallas</b> – <a href="/wiki/Butch_Johnson_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Butch Johnson (football)">Butch Johnson</a> 4 yard pass from Staubach (Septien kick)</li></ul> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:30%;">Steelers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-SB_Summary_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SB_Summary-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:30%;">Cowboys </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">19 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">24–66 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>32–141 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">318 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>228 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">17–30–1 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>17–30–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">35 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>158 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">3–43.0 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>5–39.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–2 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>3–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">5–35 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>9–89 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel_2">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players">Players</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:black; color:#f2c800; text-align:center;">1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"><b>Quarterbacks</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">12</span> <b><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a></b></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Kruczek" title="Mike Kruczek">Mike Kruczek</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Stoudt" title="Cliff Stoudt">Cliff Stoudt</a></li></ul> <p><b>Running backs</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Deloplaine" title="Jack Deloplaine">Jack Deloplaine</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">32</span> <b><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></b></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Maxson" title="Alvin Maxson">Alvin Maxson</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">39</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Rick_Moser" title="Rick Moser">Rick Moser</a></i></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a></li></ul> <p><b>Wide receivers</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">83</span> <a href="/wiki/Theo_Bell" title="Theo Bell">Theo Bell</a> WR/PR</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">40</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Randy_Reutershan" title="Randy Reutershan">Randy Reutershan</a></i></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">86</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Jim Smith (wide receiver)">Jim Smith</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">82</span> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a></b></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">88</span> <b><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a></b></li></ul> <p><b>Tight ends</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">89</span> <a href="/wiki/Bennie_Cunningham" title="Bennie Cunningham">Bennie Cunningham</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">84</span> <a href="/wiki/Randy_Grossman" title="Randy Grossman">Randy Grossman</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">87</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Mandich" title="Jim Mandich">Jim Mandich</a> TE/WB</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"><b>Offensive linemen</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">79</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(tight_end,_born_1949)" title="Larry Brown (tight end, born 1949)">Larry Brown</a> T/TE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">77</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Steve_Courson" title="Steve Courson">Steve Courson</a></i> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">57</span> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Davis_(American_football)" title="Sam Davis (American football)">Sam Davis</a> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a> T/C</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">72</span> <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Mullins" title="Gerry Mullins">Gerry Mullins</a> G/T</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Ted_Petersen" title="Ted Petersen">Ted Petersen</a> T/C</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Pinney" title="Ray Pinney">Ray Pinney</a> T/C/G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">52</span> <b><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></b> C/G</li></ul> <p><b>Defensive linemen</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">69</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Fred_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Fred Anderson (American football)">Fred Anderson</a></i> DE/DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">76</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Banaszak" title="John Banaszak">John Banaszak</a> DT/DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">65</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Beasley" title="Tom Beasley">Tom Beasley</a></i> DE/DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">67</span> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Dunn" title="Gary Dunn">Gary Dunn</a> DT/DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">64</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Furness" title="Steve Furness">Steve Furness</a> DE/DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">75</span> <b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a></b> DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">68</span> <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a> DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">78</span> <a href="/wiki/Dwight_White" title="Dwight White">Dwight White</a> DE</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"><b>Linebackers</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Robin_Cole" title="Robin Cole">Robin Cole</a> LB/DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">59</span> <b><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></b> LB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">58</span> <b><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></b> LB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">51</span> <a href="/wiki/Loren_Toews" title="Loren Toews">Loren Toews</a> LB/DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Winston" title="Dennis Winston">Dennis Winston</a> LB</li></ul> <p><b>Defensive backs</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">30</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Larry_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Larry Anderson (American football)">Larry Anderson</a></i> DB/KR</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">47</span> <b><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a></b> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Tony Dungy</a> DB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">36</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Wentford_Gaines" title="Wentford Gaines">Wentford Gaines</a></i> DB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">29</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Ron Johnson (cornerback)">Ron Johnson</a></i> DB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Oldham" title="Ray Oldham">Ray Oldham</a> DB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">31</span> <b><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></b> DB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">34</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Nat_Terry" title="Nat Terry">Nat Terry</a></i> DB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Wagner" title="Mike Wagner">Mike Wagner</a> DB</li></ul> <p><b>Special teams</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 5</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Craig_Colquitt" title="Craig Colquitt">Craig Colquitt</a></i> P</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> K</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"><b>Reserve lists</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">24</span> <a href="/wiki/J._T._Thomas_(defensive_back)" title="J. T. Thomas (defensive back)">J. T. Thomas</a> CB <small>(IR)</small><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">--</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Hicks_(American_football)" title="John Hicks (American football)">John Hicks</a> G/T <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li></ul> <p>Hall of Fame members in <b>boldface</b><br /> Rookies in <i>italics</i> </p><p>Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-JTThomas_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JTThomas-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ClackTradeResult_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ClackTradeResult-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1978_roster_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978_roster-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="text-align: center;"> <table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"><div style="font-size: 150%"><b>Defense</b></div><sup id="cite_ref-1978_roster_120-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978_roster-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <p><br /> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="height:120px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Free_safety" class="mw-redirect" title="Free safety">FS</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Mike Wagner </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker#Weakside_linebacker" title="Linebacker">WLB</a> </th> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker#Middle_linebacker" title="Linebacker">MLB</a> </th> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker#Strongside_linebacker" title="Linebacker">SLB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Loren Toews </td> <td>Jack Lambert </td> <td>Jack Ham </td></tr> <tr> <td>Robin Cole </td> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Strong_safety" class="mw-redirect" title="Strong safety">SS</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Donnie Shell </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Mel Blount </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="width:120px"> </td> <td colspan="5" style="height:120px;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </th> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </th> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </th> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Dwight White </td> <td>John Banaszak </td> <td>Joe Greene </td> <td>L. C. Greenwood </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td> <td>Steve Furness </td> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="width:120px"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Ron Johnson </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"><div style="font-size: 150%"><b>Offense</b></div><sup id="cite_ref-1978_roster_120-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978_roster-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11.1%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Lynn Swann </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td rowspan="2" width="11.1%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="5" style="height:70px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Left_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Left tackle">LT</a> </th> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">LG</a> </th> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a> </th> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">RG</a> </th> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Right_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Right tackle">RT</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Jon Kolb </td> <td>Sam Davis </td> <td>Mike Webster </td> <td>Gerry Mullins </td> <td>Ray Pinney </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td> <td>Larry Brown </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td rowspan="2" width="11.1%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Randy Grossman </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bennie Cunningham </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td rowspan="2" width="11.1%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>John Stallworth </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" width="22.2%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;"> </td> <td width="11.1%" style="text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Terry Bradshaw </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" width="22.2%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="22.2%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="2" width="22.2%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Rocky Bleier </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" width="22.2%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="85"><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(gridiron_football)" title="Fullback (gridiron football)">FB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Franco Harris </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="150"><a href="/wiki/American_football_positions#Special_teams" title="American football positions">Special teams</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker"><b>PK</b></a> Roy Gerela </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)"><b>P</b></a> Craig Colquitt </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kickoff_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff returner"><b>KR</b></a> Larry Anderson </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Punt_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Punt returner"><b>PR</b></a> Theo Bell <p><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Management_&_Coaches"><span id="Management_.26_Coaches"></span>Management & Coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Management & Coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:black; color:#f2c800;"><b>Pittsburgh Steelers 1978 management and coaching staff</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"><b>Front office</b> <ul><li>Owners – <a href="/wiki/Rooney_family" title="Rooney family">Rooney family</a></li> <li>President – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Rooney" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan Rooney">Dan Rooney</a></li> <li>Vice president/ scouting – <a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Art Rooney, Jr.">Art Rooney, Jr.</a></li> <li>Director of player personnel – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Haley" title="Dick Haley">Dick Haley</a></li></ul> <p><b>Head coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach/ special teams – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a></li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Offensive backfield – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Hoak" title="Dick Hoak">Dick Hoak</a></li> <li>Wide receivers – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Moore_(American_football_coach,_born_1938)" title="Tom Moore (American football coach, born 1938)">Tom Moore</a></li> <li>Offensive line – <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Dotsch" title="Rollie Dotsch">Rollie Dotsch</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="35">  </td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Defensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Defensive coordinator/ Def. line – <a href="/wiki/George_Perles" title="George Perles">George Perles</a></li> <li>Linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Woody_Widenhofer" title="Woody Widenhofer">Woody Widenhofer</a></li> <li>Defensive backs – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Walker_(American_football)" title="Dick Walker (American football)">Dick Walker</a></li></ul> <p><b>Special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Flexibility/ kicking – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Uram" title="Paul Uram">Paul Uram</a></li> <li>Strength – <a href="/wiki/Louis_Riecke" title="Louis Riecke">Lou Riecke</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards,_honors,_and_records"><span id="Awards.2C_honors.2C_and_records"></span>Awards, honors, and records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Awards, honors, and records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several Steelers players received individual honors in recognition of their play during the 1978 season. Terry Bradshaw swept the season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) recognition, earning both the regular season and Super Bowl honors as well as the team's internal MVP award. The team led the league with ten players selected to the <a href="/wiki/1979_Pro_Bowl" title="1979 Pro Bowl">1979 Pro Bowl</a> (a full quarter of the 40-player <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">AFC</a> squad).<sup id="cite_ref-ProBowl_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProBowl-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the Pro Bowlers were three offensive and two defensive starters. Eight Steeler performers were recognized as <a href="/wiki/1978_All-Pro_Team" title="1978 All-Pro Team">All-NFL</a> by various publications and four others made <a href="/wiki/1978_All-Pro_Team" title="1978 All-Pro Team">All-Conference</a> squads.<sup id="cite_ref-TF2_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TF2-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pro_Bowl_Selections"><a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> Selections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Pro Bowl Selections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were selected to represent the AFC in the Pro Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-ProBowl_121-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProBowl-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team was selected on the basis of ballots submitted by each of the conference's 14 head coaches as well as a consensus of voting by each team's players.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>Starters:</b> </p> <ul><li>QB <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> (second Pro Bowl)</li> <li>WR <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> (third)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a> (first)</li> <li>DT <a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a> (ninth)</li> <li>LB <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a> (sixth)</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>Reserves:</b> </p> <ul><li>RB <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> (seventh)</li> <li>DE <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a> (fifth)</li> <li>LB <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a> (fourth)</li> <li>S <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_11"><a href="#endnote_11">[1]</a></sup> (first)</li> <li>CB <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a> (third)</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_11"><a href="#ref_11"><b><sup>1</sup></b></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Wagner" title="Mike Wagner">Mike Wagner</a> was originally announced as the reserve safety, but an error in the tabulation of the ballots was uncovered and Donnie Shell was named to the team instead.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Pro_Selections"><a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> Selections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: All-Pro Selections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named to <a href="/wiki/1978_All-Pro_Team" title="1978 All-Pro Team">All-NFL or All-Conference squads</a> designated by one or more of several publications and groups who identified the players judged to be the top performers of the <a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TF2_122-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TF2-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="3" style="width:19%;">Position </th> <th rowspan="3" style="width:21%;">Player </th> <th colspan="6">All-NFL </th> <th colspan="4">All-AFC </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><abbr title="Associated Press">AP</abbr> </th> <th colspan="2"><abbr title="Newspaper Enterprise Association">NEA</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"><abbr title="Pro Football Weekly">PFW</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"><abbr title="Professional Football Writers of America">PFWA</abbr> </th> <th colspan="2"><abbr title="United Press International">UPI</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"><abbr title="Sporting News">SN</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"><abbr title="Pro Football Weekly">PFW</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:6%;"><abbr title="AP First Team">1st</abbr> </th> <th style="width:6%;"><abbr title="AP Second Team">2nd</abbr> </th> <th style="width:6%;"><abbr title="NEA First Team">1st</abbr> </th> <th style="width:6%;"><abbr title="NEA Second Team">2nd</abbr> </th> <th style="width:6%;"><abbr title="UPI First Team">1st</abbr> </th> <th style="width:6%;"><abbr title="UPI Second Team">2nd</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Quarterback </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td></tr> <tr> <td>Running back </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wide receiver </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td></tr> <tr> <td>Center </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tackle </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td></tr> <tr> <td>Defensive End </td> <td><a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Defensive tackle </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td></tr> <tr> <td>Linebacker </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td></tr> <tr> <td>Linebacker </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td></tr> <tr> <td>Safety </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Safety </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wagner" title="Mike Wagner">Mike Wagner</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cornerback </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">X </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual_honors_and_achievements">Individual honors and achievements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Individual honors and achievements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a>, Steelers MVP (selected by a vote of the team's players)<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bradshaw, <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award#Associated_Press_NFL_POY/MVP_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Most Valuable Player Award">Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) award</a><sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bradshaw, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">Super Bowl MVP</a><sup id="cite_ref-SB_PittPress_118-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SB_PittPress-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bradshaw, <a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell_Award" title="Bert Bell Award">Bert Bell Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bradshaw led league in touchdown passes (28).<sup id="cite_ref-1979IndivStatLeaders_128-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1979IndivStatLeaders-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bradshaw tied with <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Dan Fouts</a> to lead league in yards per pass attempt (7.9 yds) .<sup id="cite_ref-1979IndivStatLeaders_128-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1979IndivStatLeaders-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_achievements/records"><span id="Team_achievements.2Frecords"></span>Team achievements/records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Team achievements/records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Fewest points scored against in league (195 points).<sup id="cite_ref-1978NFLStats_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1978NFLStats-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Surrendered <i>zero</i> first-quarter touchdowns in the regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-AmericasGame_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmericasGame-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Pittsburgh_Steelers" 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href="/wiki/1933_Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NFL)_season" title="1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NFL)_season" title="1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NFL)_season" title="1935 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NFL)_season" title="1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NFL)_season" title="1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NFL)_season" title="1938 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NFL)_season" title="1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1941 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1942 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1943 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1945 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1946 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1947 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1949 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1950 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1952 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1958 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1963 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1968 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1970 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1971 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1973</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1974</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1975</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1977</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1978</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1979</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1982 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1987 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1988 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1989 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1994 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1994</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1995_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1995</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1996</a></li> <li><a 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Stoudt">Cliff Stoudt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Tony Dungy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">23 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Wagner" title="Mike Wagner">Mike Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 <a href="/wiki/J._T._Thomas_(defensive_back)" title="J. T. Thomas (defensive back)">J. T. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Oldham" title="Ray Oldham">Ray Oldham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Ron Johnson (cornerback)">Ron Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Larry Anderson (American football)">Larry Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">35 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Deloplaine" title="Jack Deloplaine">Jack Deloplaine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Rick_Moser" title="Rick Moser">Rick Moser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">40 <a href="/wiki/Randy_Reutershan" title="Randy Reutershan">Randy Reutershan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">47 <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Loren_Toews" title="Loren Toews">Loren Toews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">53 <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Winston" title="Dennis Winston">Dennis Winston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Robin_Cole" title="Robin Cole">Robin Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Davis_(American_football)" title="Sam Davis (American football)">Sam Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Fry" title="Willie Fry">Willie Fry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Furness" title="Steve Furness">Steve Furness</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Beasley" title="Tom Beasley">Tom Beasley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">66 <a href="/wiki/Ted_Petersen" title="Ted Petersen">Ted Petersen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Dunn" title="Gary Dunn">Gary Dunn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">69 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Fred Anderson (American football)">Fred Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">72 <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Mullins" title="Gerry Mullins">Gerry Mullins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">74 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Pinney" title="Ray Pinney">Ray Pinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">75 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">76 <a href="/wiki/John_Banaszak" title="John Banaszak">John Banaszak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">77 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Courson" title="Steve Courson">Steve Courson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">78 <a href="/wiki/Dwight_White" title="Dwight White">Dwight White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">79 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(tight_end,_born_1949)" title="Larry Brown (tight end, born 1949)">Larry Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">82 <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">83 <a href="/wiki/Theo_Bell" title="Theo Bell">Theo Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">84 <a href="/wiki/Randy_Grossman" title="Randy Grossman">Randy Grossman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">86 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Jim Smith (wide receiver)">Jim Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">87 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Mandich" title="Jim Mandich">Jim Mandich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">88 <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">89 <a href="/wiki/Bennie_Cunningham" title="Bennie Cunningham">Bennie Cunningham</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Head coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Coaches:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Dotsch" title="Rollie Dotsch">Rollie Dotsch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Hoak" title="Dick Hoak">Dick Hoak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Moore_(American_football_coach,_born_1938)" title="Tom Moore (American football coach, born 1938)">Tom Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Perles" title="George Perles">George Perles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_Riecke" title="Louis Riecke">Louis Riecke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Uram" title="Paul Uram">Paul Uram</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Walker_(American_football)" title="Dick Walker (American football)">Dick Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Woody_Widenhofer" title="Woody Widenhofer">Woody Widenhofer</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Pittsburgh_Steelers" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; 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color: #000000 !important; ;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in 1933</li> <li>Formerly the <b>Pittsburgh Pirates</b> (1933–1939)</li> <li>Based and headquartered in <b><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important;">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="History of the Pittsburgh Steelers">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team" title="Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team">All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_seasons" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Logos and uniforms of the Pittsburgh Steelers">Logos and uniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_head_coaches" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster">All-time roster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster_(A%E2%80%93K)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster (A–K)">A–K</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster_(L%E2%80%93Z)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster (L–Z)">L–Z</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_records" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh Steelers records">Records</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Stadiums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Home fields: <a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Forbes Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt_Stadium" title="Pitt Stadium">Pitt Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Acrisure_Stadium" title="Acrisure Stadium">Acrisure Stadium</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>Training facilities: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_J._Rooney_Athletic_Field" title="Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field">Rooney Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Stadium" title="Point Stadium">Point Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UPMC_Rooney_Sports_Complex" title="UPMC Rooney Sports Complex">UPMC Rooney Sports Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_College#Pittsburgh_Steelers_training_camp" title="Saint Vincent College">Chuck Noll Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania" title="American football in Western Pennsylvania">Football in Western Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rooney_family" title="Rooney family">Rooney family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myron_Cope" title="Myron Cope">Myron Cope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelmark" title="Steelmark">Steelmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steeler_Nation" title="Steeler Nation">Steeler Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrible_Towel" title="Terrible Towel">Terrible Towel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain" title="Steel Curtain">Steel Curtain</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Sunday_(1977_film)" title="Black Sunday (1977 film)">Black Sunday</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Back:_The_Rocky_Bleier_Story" title="Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story">Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Evening_Shade" title="Evening Shade">Evening Shade</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chief_(play)" title="The Chief (play)">The Chief</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Renegade_(Styx_song)" title="Renegade (Styx song)">Renegade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_We_Go_(Steelers_song)" title="Here We Go (Steelers song)">Here We Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_and_Yellow" title="Black and Yellow">Black and Yellow</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/YinzCam" title="YinzCam">YinzCam</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Us" title="This Is Us">This Is Us</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain_(roller_coaster)" title="Steel Curtain (roller coaster)">Steel Curtain Roller Coaster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_sports_lore" title="Pittsburgh sports lore">Steelers lore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.P._Rooneys" title="J.P. Rooneys">J.P. Rooneys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Keystoners" title="Pennsylvania Keystoners">Pennsylvania Keystoners</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Polka" title="Pennsylvania Polka">Pennsylvania Polka</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steagles" title="Steagles">Steagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Card-Pitt" title="Card-Pitt">Card-Pitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelerettes" title="Pittsburgh Steelerettes">Steelerettes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immaculate_Reception" title="Immaculate Reception">Immaculate Reception</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1975 AFC Championship Game">1975 AFC Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1995 AFC Championship Game">Immaculate Deflection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis_trade" title="Jerome Bettis trade">Jerome Bettis trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_AFC_Divisional_playoff_game_(Pittsburgh%E2%80%93Indianapolis)" title="2005 AFC Divisional playoff game (Pittsburgh–Indianapolis)">Immaculate Redemption/The Tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3:16_game" title="3:16 game">3:16 game</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ravens%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Ravens–Steelers rivalry">Baltimore Ravens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengals%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Bengals–Steelers rivalry">Cincinnati Bengals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browns%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Browns–Steelers rivalry">Cleveland Browns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowboys%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Cowboys–Steelers rivalry">Dallas Cowboys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Broncos–Steelers rivalry">Denver Broncos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raiders%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Raiders–Steelers rivalry">Las Vegas Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriots%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Patriots–Steelers rivalry">New England Patriots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagles%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Eagles–Steelers rivalry">Philadelphia Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelers%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Steelers–Titans rivalry">Tennessee Titans</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_broadcasters" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDKA-TV" title="KDKA-TV">KDKA-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPKD-TV" title="WPKD-TV">WPKD-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SportsNet_Pittsburgh" title="SportsNet Pittsburgh">SportsNet Pittsburgh</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Batch" title="Charlie Batch">Charlie Batch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hoke" title="Chris Hoke">Chris Hoke</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_Radio_Network" title="Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network">Radio Network</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WDVE" title="WDVE">WDVE-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBGG_(AM)" title="WBGG (AM)">WBGG-AM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hillgrove" title="Bill Hillgrove">Bill Hillgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunch_Ilkin" title="Tunch Ilkin">Tunch Ilkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Wolfley" title="Craig Wolfley">Craig Wolfley</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_figures_in_broadcasting" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers figures in broadcasting">Steelers figures in broadcasting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (24)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1977</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1994 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1997 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2007 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2010 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2014 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2017 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (8)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1974_AFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 AFC Championship Game">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1975 AFC Championship Game">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IX" title="Super Bowl IX">1974 (IX)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_X" title="Super Bowl X">1975 (X)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">1978 (XIII)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">1979 (XIV)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XL" title="Super Bowl XL">2005 (XL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIII" title="Super Bowl XLIII">2008 (XLIII)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; 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