1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach	Chuck Noll
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division Place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Super Bowl XIV
Pro Bowlers	10 CB Mel Blount QB Terry Bradshaw DT Joe Greene DE L. C. Greenwood LB Jack Ham RB Franco Harris LB Jack Lambert S Donnie Shell WR John Stallworth C Mike Webster
AP All-Pros	6 Jack Ham (1st team) Jack Lambert (1st team) Donnie Shell (1st team) John Stallworth (1st team) Mike Webster (1st team) Mel Blount (2nd team)
Team MVP	John Stallworth
Timeline
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The 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season saw the Steelers successfully defend their Super Bowl Championship from the previous year as they achieved a 12–4 record and went on to defeat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV.

Roster

1979 Pittsburgh Steelers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name RB 33 Anderson, AnthonyAnthony Anderson WR 83 Bell, TheoTheo Bell RB 20 Bleier, RockyRocky Bleier QB 12 Bradshaw, TerryTerry Bradshaw T 79 Brown, LarryLarry Brown G 77 Courson, SteveSteve Courson TE 89 Cunningham, BennieBennie Cunningham G 57 Davis, SamSam Davis RB 35 Deloplaine, JackJack Deloplaine G 63 Dornbrook, ThomThom Dornbrook TE 84 Grossman, RandyRandy Grossman RB 32 Harris, FrancoFranco Harris RB 27 Hawthorne, GregGreg Hawthorne T 55 Kolb, JonJon Kolb QB 15 Kruczek, MikeMike Kruczek RB 39 Moser, RickRick Moser G 72 Mullins, GerryGerry Mullins T 66 Petersen, TedTed Petersen WR 86 Smith, JimJim Smith WR 82 Stallworth, JohnJohn Stallworth WR 88 Swann, LynnLynn Swann RB 38 Thornton, SidneySidney Thornton C 52 Webster, MikeMike Webster	Defense Pos. # Name DB 30 Anderson, LarryLarry Anderson DE 76 Banaszak, JohnJohn Banaszak DE 65 Beasley, TomTom Beasley CB 47 Blount, MelMel Blount LB 56 Cole, RobinRobin Cole DT 67 Dunn, GaryGary Dunn DT 64 Furness, SteveSteve Furness LB 56 Graves, TomTom Graves DT 75 Greene, JoeJoe Greene DE 68 Greenwood, L.C.L.C. Greenwood LB 59 Ham, JackJack Ham CB 29 Johnson, RonRon Johnson LB 58 Lambert, JackJack Lambert SS 31 Shell, DonnieDonnie Shell FS 24 Thomas, J.T.J.T. Thomas LB 51 Toews, LorenLoren Toews DB 23 Wagner, MikeMike Wagner DE 78 White, DwightDwight White LB 53 Winston, DirtDirt Winston DB 49 Woodruff, DwayneDwayne Woodruff LB 54 Valentine, ZackZack Valentine	Special teams Pos. # Name K 9 Bahr, MattMatt Bahr P 5 Colquitt, CraigCraig Colquitt	Head coach Chuck Noll Coordinators/assistant coaches Woody Widenhofer – Defensive Coordinator Dick Hoak – Running Backs Tom Moore – Wide Receivers George Perles – Defensive Line Rollie Dotsch Lou Riecke Paul Uram Dick Walker Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Defensive Starters FS J.T. Thomas ⋅ WLB MLB SLB Dirt Winston Jack Lambert Jack Ham Robin Cole ⋅ ⋅ SS Donnie Shell ⋅ CB Ron Johnson ⋅ DE DT DT DE John Banaszak Gary Dunn Joe Greene L.C. Greenwood ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Tom Beasley CB Mel Blount ⋅ Offensive Starters WR John Stallworth ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Jon Kolb Sam Davis Mike Webster Steve Courson Larry Brown Ted Petersen ⋅ ⋅ Gerry Mullins ⋅ TE Bennie Cunningham Randy Grossman WR Lynn Swann ⋅ QB Terry Bradshaw ⋅ RB Sidney Thornton Rocky Bleier FB Franco Harris ⋅ Special Teams PK Matt Bahr P Craig Colquitt KR Larry Anderson PR Theo Bell

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site
1	Monday September 3	9:00 pm	ABC	at New England Patriots	W 16–13 (OT)	1–0	Schaefer Stadium
2	Sunday September 9	1:00 pm	NBC	Houston Oilers	W 38–7	2–0	Three Rivers Stadium
3	Sunday September 16	4:00 pm	NBC	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–21	3–0	Busch Memorial Stadium
4	Sunday September 23	1:00 pm	NBC	Baltimore Colts	W 17–13	4–0	Three Rivers Stadium
5	Sunday September 30	1:00 pm	NBC	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–14	4–1	Veterans Stadium
6	Sunday October 7	4:00 pm	NBC	at Cleveland Browns	W 51–35	5–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
7	Sunday October 14	1:00 pm	NBC	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 34–10	5–2	Riverfront Stadium
8	Monday October 22	9:00 pm	ABC	Denver Broncos	W 42–7	6–2	Three Rivers Stadium
9	Sunday October 28	1:00 pm	CBS	Dallas Cowboys	W 14–3	7–2	Three Rivers Stadium
10	Sunday November 4	1:00 pm	CBS	Washington Redskins	W 38–7	8–2	Three Rivers Stadium
11	Sunday November 11	1:00 pm	NBC	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–3	9–2	Arrowhead Stadium
12	Sunday November 18	4:00 pm	NBC	at San Diego Chargers	L 35–7	9–3	San Diego Stadium
13	Sunday November 25	1:00 pm	NBC	Cleveland Browns	W 33–30 (OT)	10–3	Three Rivers Stadium
14	Sunday December 2	1:00 pm	NBC	Cincinnati Bengals	W 37–17	11–3	Three Rivers Stadium
15	Monday December 10	9:00 pm	ABC	at Houston Oilers	L 20–17	11–4	Astrodome
16	Sunday December 16	1:00 pm	NBC	Buffalo Bills	W 28–0	12–4	Three Rivers Stadium

Game summaries

Week 1 (Monday September 3, 1979): at New England Patriots

See also: 1979 New England Patriots season

1 2 3 4 OT Total Steelers 0 6 0 7 3 16 Patriots 0 3 3 7 0 13 at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Game time: 9:00 pm EDT Game weather: 78 °F, wind 13 mph Game attendance: 60,978 Referee: Jim Tunney TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & Howard Cosell (color commentators) Box Score

PIT: Jack Lambert, Dwayne Woodruff INT each

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Steelers Patriots 1 Patriots Russ Francis 4-yard touchdown reception from Steve Grogan, John Smith kick good 0 7 2 Steelers Sidney Thornton 2-yard touchdown run, Matt Bahr kick no good 6 7 2 Patriots 31-yard field goal by John Smith 6 10 2 Patriots 32-yard field goal by John Smith 6 13 4 Steelers Sidney Thornton 21-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Matt Bahr kick good 13 13 OT Steelers 41-yard field goal by Matt Bahr 16 13 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 13

Week 2 (Sunday September 9, 1979): vs. Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 0 0 0 7 7 Steelers 7 3 14 14 38 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game attendance: 49,792 Referee: Pat Haggerty TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Box Score

PIT: Mike Wagner 2 INT, Dirt Winston INT, John Banaszak INT, Jack Lambert INT

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Oilers Steelers 1 Steelers Sidney Thornton 1-yard touchdown run, Matt Bahr kick good 0 7 2 Steelers 45-yard field goal by Matt Bahr 0 10 3 Steelers Sidney Thornton 16-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Matt Bahr kick good 0 17 3 Steelers Greg Hawthorne 8-yard touchdown run, Matt Bahr kick good 0 24 4 Steelers Jim Smith 18-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Matt Bahr kick good 0 31 4 Steelers Dirt Winston 41-yard interception return, Matt Bahr kick good 0 38 4 Oilers Guido Merkens 9-yard touchdown reception from Gifford Nielsen, Toni Fritsch kick good 7 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 38

Week 3 (Sunday September 16, 1979): at St. Louis Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 7 0 0 17 24 Cardinals 9 6 6 0 21 at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game attendance: 50,416 Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Game information St. Louis – Anderson 12 run (kick failed) St. Louis – FG Little 22 Pittsburgh – Stallworth 18 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) St. Louis – Brown 1 run (kick failed) St. Louis – FG Wood 24 St. Louis – FG Wood 27 Pittsburgh – Bleier 4 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Cunningham 5 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 20

Week 4 (Sunday September 23, 1979): vs. Baltimore Colts

1 2 3 4 Total Colts 10 0 3 0 13 Steelers 7 3 0 7 17 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game attendance: 49,483 Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Game information Baltimore – FG Mike-Mayer 27 Pittsburgh – Stallworth 47 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Baltimore – Carr 26 pass from Landry (Mike-Mayer kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 25 Baltimore – FG Mike-Mayer 24 Pittsburgh – Cunningham 28 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)

Week 5 (Sunday September 30, 1979): at Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 7 0 7 14 Eagles 0 7 10 0 17 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game attendance: 70,352 Referee: Cal Lepore TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play by play), Len Dawson (color commentator) Game information Pittsburgh – Thornton 7 run (Bahr kick) Philadelphia – L. Harris 1 run (Franklin kick) Philadelphia – FG Franklin 48 Philadelphia – Montgomery 1 run (Franklin kick) Pittsburgh – Stallworth 37 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 7, 1979): at Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 21 9 7 14 51 Browns 0 14 7 14 35 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game attendance: 81,260 Referee: Jim Tunney TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator) Game information Pittsburgh – Cunningham 7 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Thornton 10 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 71 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Smith 7 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed) Cleveland – Rucker 32 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick) Cleveland – Newsome 18 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 42 Pittsburgh – Harris 25 run (Bahr kick) Cleveland – Hill 14 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick) Pittsburgh – Bleier 70 run (Bahr kick) Cleveland – Logan 30 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick) Cleveland – Logan 13 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick) Pittsburgh – Thornton 1 run (Bahr kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 14, 1979): at Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 3 0 0 7 10 Bengals 7 20 0 7 34 at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game attendance: 52,381 Referee: Ben Dreith TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Game information Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 46 Cincinnati – Ross 7 pass from Anderson (Bahr kick) Cincinnati – Johnson 1 run (kick failed) Cincinnati – Kurnick 12 fumble return (Bahr kick) Cincinnati – LeClair 27 fumble return (Bahr kick) Cincinnati – Walker 14 pass from Anderson (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Stallworth 33 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)

Week 8 (Monday October 22, 1979): vs. Denver Broncos

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 7 0 0 0 7 Steelers 7 21 0 14 42 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 9:00 pm EDT Game attendance: 49,699 Referee: Pat Haggerty TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & Howard Cosell (color commentators) Game information Pittsburgh – Swann 11 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Denver – Moses 64 pass from Morton (Turner kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 2 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 4 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Thornton 1 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Thornton 17 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – A. Anderson 10 run (Bahr kick)

Week 9 (Sunday October 28, 1979): vs. Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 3 0 0 3 Steelers 0 7 7 0 14 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game attendance: 50,199 Referee: Dick Jorgensen TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play by play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) Game information Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Bahr kick) Dallas – FG Septien 32 Pittsburgh – Harris 48 run (Bahr kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 4, 1979): vs. Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 7 0 0 7 Steelers 7 17 7 7 38 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game attendance: 49,462 Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers (CBS): Curt Gowdy (play by play), Hank Stram (color commentator) Game information Pittsburgh – Stallworth 11 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Washington – Riggins 4 run (Moseley kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 21 Pittsburgh – Cunningham 16 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Grossman 4 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Stallworth 65 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Moser 2 run (Bahr kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 11, 1979): at Kansas City Chiefs

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 10 10 0 10 30 Chiefs 0 0 3 0 3 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game attendance: 70,132 Referee: Fred Wyant TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator) Game information Pittsburgh – Stallworth 26 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 31 Pittsburgh – Swann 16 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 20 Kansas City – FG Stenerud 42 Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 37 Pittsburgh – Brown 1 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 18, 1979): at San Diego Chargers

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 0 7 0 7 Chargers 7 14 7 7 35 at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California Game time: 4:00 pm EST Game attendance: 51,910 Referee: Red Cashion TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Game information San Diego – Jefferson 16 pass from Fouts (Wood kick) San Diego – Klein 6 pass from Fouts (Wood kick) San Diego – Matthews 2 run (Wood kick) Pittsburgh – Bleier 2 run (Bahr kick) San Diego – Lowe 77 interception return (Wood kick) San Diego – Bauer 2 run (Wood kick)

Week 13 (Sunday November 25, 1979): vs. Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 OT Total Browns 10 10 7 3 0 30 Steelers 3 10 0 17 3 33 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game attendance: 48,773 Referee: Ben Dreith TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play by play), Len Dawson (color commentator) Game information Cleveland – Newsome 21 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick) Cleveland – FG Cockroft 20 Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 45 Cleveland – FG Cockroft 32 Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 34 Cleveland – Logan 16 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 2 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Cleveland – Hill 3 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Bahr kick) Cleveland – FG Cockroft 40 Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 21 Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 37

Week 14 (Sunday December 2, 1979): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 10 7 0 17 Steelers 10 14 10 3 37 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game attendance: 46,251 Referee: Jim Tunney TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Game information Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 43 Pittsburgh – Swann 58 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Bahr kick) Cincinnati – FG Bahr 46 Pittsburgh – Bleier 1 run (Bahr kick) Cincinnati – Curtis 29 pass from Anderson (Bahr kick) Cincinnati – Curtis 32 pass from Anderson (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Swann 42 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 23 Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 32

Week 15 (Monday December 10, 1979): at Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 0 3 14 17 Oilers 0 7 3 10 20 at Astrodome, Houston, Texas Game time: 9:00 pm EST Game weather: Dome Game attendance: 55,923 Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play by play), Fran Tarkenton & Howard Cosell (color commentators) Game information Houston – Burrough 25 pass from Pastorini (Fritsch kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 37 Houston – FG Fritsch 24 Houston – FG Fritsch 34 Pittsburgh – Swann 9 run (Bahr kick) Houston – Carpenter 4 run (Fritsch kick) Pittsburgh – Stallworth 34 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)

Week 16 (Sunday December 16, 1979): vs. Buffalo Bills

1 2 3 4 Total Bills 0 0 0 0 0 Steelers 7 7 7 7 28 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game attendance: 48,002 Referee: Fred Silva TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator) Game information Pittsburgh – Swann 20 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Thornton 8 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 11 run (Bahr kick)

Standings

AFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	12	4	0	.750	416	262
Houston Oilers	11	5	0	.688	362	331
Cleveland Browns	9	7	0	.563	359	352
Cincinnati Bengals	4	12	0	.250	337	421

Postseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Opponent	Result	Game Site
Divisional	Sunday December 30	12:30 pm	NBC	Miami Dolphins	W 34–14	Three Rivers Stadium
Conference	Sunday January 6	1:00 pm	NBC	Houston Oilers	W 27–13	Three Rivers Stadium
Super Bowl XIV	Sunday January 20	6:15 pm	CBS	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–19	Rose Bowl Stadium

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday December 30, 1979): vs. Miami Dolphins

1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 0 7 7 14 Steelers 20 0 7 7 34 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 12:30 pm EST Game attendance: 50,214 Referee: Cal Lepore TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator) Game information Pittsburgh – Thornton 1 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Stallworth 17 pass from Bradshaw (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Swann 20 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Miami – Harris 7 pass from Griese (von Schamann kick) Pittsburgh – Bleier 1 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 5 run (Bahr kick) Miami – Csonka 1 run (von Schamann kick)

AFC Championship (Sunday January 6, 1980): vs. Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 7 3 0 3 13 Steelers 3 14 0 10 27 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game attendance: 50,475 Referee: Jim Tunney TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentators) Game information Houston – Perry 75 interception return (Fritsch kick) Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 21 Houston – FG Fritsch 21 Pittsburgh – Cunningham 16 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Stallworth 20 pass from Bradshaw (Bhar kick) Houston – FG Fritsch 23 Pittsburgh – FG Bahr 39 Pittsburgh – Bleier 4 run (Bahr kick)

Super Bowl XIV (Sunday January 20, 1980): vs. Los Angeles Rams

1 2 3 4 Total Rams 7 6 6 0 19 Steelers 3 7 7 14 31 at Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California Game time: 6:15 pm EST Game weather: 67 °F (Sunny) Game attendance: 103,985 Referee: Fred Silva TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play by play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) Game information PIttsburgh – FG Bahr 41 Los Angeles – Bryant 1 run (Corral kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Bahr kick) Los Angeles – FG Corral 31 Los Angeles – FG Corral 45 Pittsburgh – Swann 47 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Los Angeles – Smith 24 pass from McCutcheon (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Stallworth 73 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Bahr kick)

Statistics

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
Terry Bradshaw	259	472	3,724	26	25

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	TD
Franco Harris	267	1,186	11
Sidney Thornton	118	585	6
Rocky Bleier	92	434	4
Terry Bradshaw	21	83
Lynn Swann	1	9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	TD
John Stallworth	70	1,183	8
Lynn Swann	41	808	5
Bennie Cunningham	36	512	4
Franco Harris	36	291	1
Rocky Bleier	31	277
Sidney Thornton	16	231	4

Honors and awards

• Terry Bradshaw, Super Bowl MVP

External links

• 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Pro Football Reference

Preceded by Pittsburgh Steelers 1978

Super Bowl champion 1979

Succeeded by Oakland Raiders 1980