1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Chuck Noll | ||||||
| Home field | Three Rivers Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 9–5 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st in AFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost to Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional playoff | ||||||
| Pro Bowlers |
9
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| AP All-Pros |
4
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| Team MVP | Terry Bradshaw | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV | Result | Record | Game Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday September 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 9:00 pm | ABC | W 27–0 | 1–0 | Three Rivers Stadium |
| 2 | Sunday September 25 | Oakland Raiders | 4:00 pm | NBC | L 16–7 | 1–1 | Three Rivers Stadium |
| 3 | Sunday October 2 | Cleveland Browns | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 28–14 | 2–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| 4 | Sunday October 9 | Houston Oilers | 2:00 pm | NBC | L 27–10 | 2–2 | Astrodome |
| 5 | Monday October 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1:00 pm | ABC | W 20–14 | 3–2 | Three Rivers Stadium |
| 6 | Sunday October 23 | Houston Oilers | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 27–10 | 4–2 | Three Rivers Stadium |
| 7 | Sunday October 30 | Baltimore Colts | 4:00 pm | NBC | L 31–14 | 4–3 | Memorial Stadium |
| 8 | Sunday November 6 | Denver Broncos | 4:00 pm | NBC | L 21–7 | 4–4 | Mile High Stadium |
| 9 | Sunday November 13 | Cleveland Browns | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 35–31 | 5–4 | Three Rivers Stadium |
| 10 | Sunday November 20 | Dallas Cowboys | 4:00 pm | CBS | W 28–13 | 6–4 | Three Rivers Stadium |
| 11 | Sunday November 27 | New York Jets | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 23–20 | 7–4 | Shea Stadium |
| 12 | Sunday December 4 | Seattle Seahawks | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 30–20 | 8–4 | Three Rivers Stadium |
| 13 | Saturday December 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 17–10 | 8–5 | Riverfront Stadium |
| 14 | Sunday December 18 | San Diego Chargers | 4:00 pm | NBC | W 10–9 | 9–5 | San Diego Stadium |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Monday September 19, 1977): vs. San Francisco 49ers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steelers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 48,046
- Referee: Bernie Ulman
- TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & Howard Cosell (color commentators)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Harris 14 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 49
- Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 47
- Pittsburgh – Harris 7 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 15 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
Week 2 (Sunday September 25, 1977): vs. Oakland Raiders
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,398
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Oakland – FG Mann 21
- Oakland – FG Mann 40
- Oakland – FG Mann 41
- Oakland – van Eeghen 8 run (Mann kick)
- Pittsburgh – Cunningham 43 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
Week 3 (Sunday October 2, 1977): at Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Browns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 80,588
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Swann 5 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Cleveland – Logan 22 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick)
- Cleveland – Miller 1 run (Cockroft kick)
- Pittsburgh – Lewis 65 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Swann 14 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 1 run (Gerela kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 9, 1977): at Houston Oilers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oilers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
- Game time: 2:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 49,226
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers: (NBC) Jack Buck (play by play), Jimmy Johnson (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Houston – Burrough 44 pass from Coleman (Fritsch kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 27
- Pittsburgh – Bleier 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Houston – FG Fritsch 27
- Houston – Johnson 51 pass from Pastorini (Fritsch kick)
- Houston – Stemrick 5 fumble recovery return (Fritsch kick)
- Houston – FG Fritsch 18
Week 5 (Monday October 17, 1977): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Steelers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 47,950
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & Howard Cosell (color commentators)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Bleier 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Bleier 2 run (kick failed)
- Cincinnati – Bujnoch 4 run (Bahr kick)
- Pittsburgh – Thornton 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Cincinnati – Williams recovered blocked punt in end zone (Bahr kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October 23, 1977): vs. Houston Oilers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oilers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 48,517
- Referee: Bernie Ulman
- TV announcers: (NBC) Stu Nahan (play by play), Andy Russell (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Houston – Barber 5 pass from Pastorini (Fritsch kick)
- Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 49 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed)
- Houston – FG Fritsch 46
- Pittsburgh – Cunningham 2 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)
Week 7 (Sunday October 30, 1977): at Baltimore Colts
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Colts | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Game time: 4:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 60,225
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Len Dawson (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Baltimore – FG Linhart 24
- Baltimore – Leaks 26 pass from Jones (Linhart kick)
- Baltimore – Mitchell 13 pass from Jones (Linhart kick)
- Baltimore – Lee 25 run (Linhart kick)
- Pittsburgh – Swann 32 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Baltimore – Jones 6 run (Linhart kick)
- Pittsburgh – Harris 11 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Harris 3 run (Gerela kick)
Week 8 (Sunday November 6, 1977): at Denver Broncos
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 4:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 74,967
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Denver – Lytle 1 run (Turner kick)
- Denver – Upchurch 87 punt return (Turner kick)
- Denver – Moses 20 pass from Morton (Turner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 4 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 13, 1977): vs. Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| Steelers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 47,055
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Cleveland – FG Cockroft 44
- Pittsburgh – Swann 39 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Bleier 2 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 38 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Harris 16 run (Gerela kick)
- Cleveland – Miller 5 run (Cockroft kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 9 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Cleveland – Poole 5 pass from Mays (Cockroft kick)
- Cleveland – Poole 13 pass from Mays (Cockroft kick)
- Cleveland – Poole 3 pass from Mays (Cockroft kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 20, 1977): vs. Dallas Cowboys
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cowboys | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Steelers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 4:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 49,761
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers: (CBS) Pat Summerall (play by play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Dallas – Dorsett 13 run (kick blocked)
- Pittsburgh – Harris 61 run (Gerela kick)
- Dallas – Saldi 23 pass from Staubach (Herrera kick)
- Pittsburgh – Swann 9 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 28 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Harris 2 run (Gerela kick)
Week 11 (Sunday November 27, 1977): at New York Jets
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Jets | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 47,385
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- New York Jets – FG Leahy 33
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 37 pass from Bradshaw (kick blocked)
- New York Jets – FG Leahy 47
- Pittsburgh – Swann 5 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- New York Jets – Dierking 5 pass from Robinson (Leahy kick)
- Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 37
- New York Jets – Harper 4 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
Week 12 (Sunday December 4, 1977): vs. Seattle Seahawks
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Steelers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 45,429
- Referee: Cal Lepore
- TV announcers: (NBC) Sam Nover (play by play), Mike Haffner (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 5 run (Gerela kick)
- Seattle – FG Leypoldt 20
- Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 22
- Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 28
- Seattle – McCullum 65 pass from Zorn (Leypoldt kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 43
- Pittsburgh – Swann 22 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 3 run (Gerela kick)
- Seattle – Largent 30 pass from Zorn (Leypoldt kick)
Week 13 (Saturday December 10, 1977): at Cincinnati Bengals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bengals | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 36,133
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Cincinnati – Parrish 47 interception return (Bahr kick)
- Pittsburgh – Harris 5 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 32
- Cincinnati – FG Bahr 24
- Cincinnati – McInally 43 pass from Anderson (Bahr kick)
Week 14 (Sunday December 18, 1977): at San Diego Chargers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Chargers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
- Game time: 4:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,727
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Andy Russell (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- San Diego – C. Williams 2 run (kick failed)
- San Diego – FG Benirschke 38
- Pittsburgh – Thornton 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 27
Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 283 | 243 | W-1 |
| Houston Oilers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 299 | 230 | W-2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 238 | 235 | L-1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 269 | 267 | L-4 |
Postseason
Game summary
AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday December 24, 1977): at Denver Broncos
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Broncos | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 4:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 75,059
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
- Denver – Lytle 7 run (Turner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Denver – Armstrong 10 run (Turner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)
- Denver – Odoms 30 pass from Morton (Turner kick)
- Pittsburgh – Brown 1 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
- Denver – FG Turner 44
- Denver – FG Turner 25
- Denver – Dolbin 34 pass from Morton (Turner kick)
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