Monday September 3, 1979
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NFL game summary for 09/03/1979:



Matt Bahr's 41-yard field goal 5:01 into overtime gave Pittsburgh the victory. New England snapped Pittsburgh's streak of 16 regular season games without allowing a first-quarter touchdown when Steve Grogan threw a four-yard scoring pass to Russ Francis. The Patriots held the lead until Terry Bradshaw hit Sidney Thornton with a 21-yard touchdown pass with 4:09 left in regulation time to tie the score at 13-13. In overtime, New England received the kickoff, but was forced to punt after three plays. Pittsburgh then drove 45 yards in seven plays for the winning score.

Line: Steelers by 2

Team1234OTF
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0-0)0607316
New England Patriots (0-1-0)7600013

( 0- 7) NE Russ Francis 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) ( 6- 7) PIT Sidney Thornton 2 yard rush (kick failed) ( 6-10) NE John Smith 31 yard field goal ( 6-13) NE John Smith 32 yard field goal (13-13) PIT Sidney Thornton 21 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) (16-13) PIT Matt Bahr 41 yard field goal
                     PIT             NE
First Downs:         20              16
Rushes-yards:        38-118          37-162
Yards/rush:          3.1             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-29-221-0     11-33-123-2
Sacked-yards:        4-30            5-41
Net pass yards:      191             82
Net yards/pass:      5.8             2.2
Total net yards:     309             244
Total plays:         71 (53% run)    75 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     6-50            7-58

Attendance: 60,978

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 15 of 26 for 221 yards and 1 TD; Mike Kruczek, 0 of 3 for 0 yards NE: Steve Grogan, 11 of 33 for 123 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 26 for 74 yards; Sidney Thornton, 12 for 44 yards and 1 TD NE: Sam Cunningham, 17 for 62 yards; Andy Johnson, 12 for 42 yards; Steve Grogan, 4 for 38 yards; Horace Ivory, 4 for 20 yards
Receiving:
PIT: John Stallworth, 5 for 95 yards; Sidney Thornton, 3 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 3 for 14 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 2 for 40 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 19 yards; Randy Grossman, 1 for 12 yards NE: Russ Francis, 5 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Andy Johnson, 2 for 19 yards; Sam Cunningham, 2 for 9 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 33 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 3 for 85 yards; Anthony Anderson, 1 for 13 yards NE: Allan Clark, 3 for 64 yards; Rick Sanford, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Lynn Swann, 1 for -1 yards NE: Mike Haynes, 1 for 4 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Dwayne Woodruff, 1 for 31 yards; Jack Lambert, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 7 for 281 yards NE: Eddie Hare, 9 for 357 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Matt Bahr, 1/2 NE: John Smith, 2/2


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