Pittsburgh dominated the 1970’s with 4 Super Bowl titles in 6 years. In 1978, the Steelers were at their best offensively complimenting their suffocating defense.

Sck

21
22

22
11

[Greatest Teams Season II - Est. 2023]

Wk

Opponent

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

WC
Div
Conf
DB

Result

Player Stats: Offense

Comp

278

Pct

Yards

TD

Int

TD %

QBR

YPA

Long

Att

424

(66%)

3405

20

15

Sck %

Sck - Yds

YPC

Int %

4.7

3.5

78

91.1

8.0

12.2

4.7

21 - 158

DSFL 7: 1978 Steelers (10-6)

* = Pro Bowler || + = 1st-Team All-Pro



Season Schedule (10-6)

Team Stats & Rankings




2-Pt

50.0%
00.0%

20
17

24
3

Team Stats
Opponent Stats

Pts

Yards

1st Dwn

TO

20
32

13
2

18.0
13.4

Team Rank
Opponent Rank

24
1

267.7
241.6

27
2

188
175

24
4

TD

Comp

278
250

16
7

Yards

3247
3099

23
5

Y/A

7.3
6.8

26
2

Int

15
27

12
2

TD

6
6

5
3

Att

Yards

1036
767

19
2

Y/A

3.2
2.8

24
2

3rd

17
19

4th

38.9%
31.8%

23
3

Att

424
436

17
22

Fum

5
5

—————————— PASSING ———————————

——————— RUSHING ———————

——— CONVERSIONS ———

326
277

10
11

17
18

38.5%
43.8%

13
1

R Zone

80.0%
75.7%

20
8

20-29

TB%

40-49

KO

Yards

Yards

Yards

-
-
-
495

282
858
1
-

30-39

Blk

Long

Long

-
-
-
47

33
36
1
-

X Blk

0

TD All

-

TD All

-

Tt R Yd

282
858
1
495

9/13

19.0%

3/7

-

2345

KO

-

Fum

-
-
-
0

50+

Long

PAT

PAT%

TB

TB%

N Yds

TB

In20

In20%

TD

TD

-
-
-
0

0
0
0
-

7/10

0

FG/Att

FG%

19/30

63.3%

0/0

42

31/31

100.0%

-

-

Punts

Punt Avg

63

37.2

1789

12

7

11.1%

KR

KR Avg

Fum

PR

PR Avg

10
34
1
-

-
-
-
10.3

-
-
-
48

0
1
0
-

Long

53

N Avg

28.4

Blk

0

40+

0
0
0
-

TB

TB%

-

-

20+

-
-
-
4

28.2
25.2
1.0
-


251
65
4
1
1
4

Solo

Total Tackles

88
80
65
65
65
57
56
35
32
29

29
25
23
22
17
15
11
7
6
5

4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1

Att

Yards

TD

6
0
0
0
0
0

Avg

3.6
2.1
3.5
2.0
-3.0
-3.8

Fum

3
1
1
0
0
0

YPG

56.5
8.4
0.9
0.1
-0.2
-0.9

YAC

687
85
7
2
3
-1

20+

YPG

Ints

6
1
4
0
1
0
5
0
1
3

0
0
1
0
4
0
1
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

68.1
38.4
34.1
23.8
20.3
1.8
0.0

7
0
0
0
0
0

Long

YAC

Int Yds

42
23
38
-
-2
-
160
-
39
12

-
-
-2
-
141
-
8
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

239
135
163
128
83
11
0

75
10
10
2
-3
-2

Rec

Avg

Avg

7.0
23.0
9.5
-
-2.0
-
32.0
-
39.0
4.0

-
-
-2.0
-
35.3
-
8.0
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

3.2
2.4
4.0
3.3
3.3
2.2
0.0

20
6
11
1
-
-

Yards

Drops

Long

28
23
21
-
-2
-
98
-
39
9

-
-
-2
-
75
-
8
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

3
7
2
1
3
0
1

194
83
129
19
-
-

904
134
14
2
-3
-15

Long

Def

7
7
5
6
7
1
20
0
2
2

0
6
6
3
9
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

78
27
40
22
42
13
0

Avg

9.7
13.8
11.7
19.0
-
-

TD

Yards

FR

1
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

1
0
2
0
-
-

Long

37
31
35
19
-
-

Avg

Yds

TD

TD

Blk

Sacks

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-4
-
58
-
1
-
-
0
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

2.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
6.0
1.0
6.0
0.0
1.0

1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

7
3
4
1
2
0
0

Long

TD

Yards

Avg

TFL

1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0

0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

13
6
12
10
2
17
4
15
1
4

3
2
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
3

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

14.7
11.0
13.3
9.8
13.0
5.8
0.0

1089
614
546
381
324
29
0

Drops

1
1
0
1
-
-

Rec

74
56
41
39
25
5
0

Rush

Fum

FF

Saf

56
37
41
44
27
39
36
25
20
17

14
22
19
14
8
13
7
7
5
4

4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

4
0
0
2
0
4
0
1
0
0

1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Player Stats: Special Teams

10
12
16
15
11
6
12

8
9
17
16
9
12
11
12
12

14
7
11
6

W, 13-12
L, 21-14
W, 20-17
W, 24-10
W, 17-6
W, 27-14
L, 23-20 (OT)

L, 17-10
W, 31-7
W, 35-3
L, 20-17
W, 17-7
W, 10-9
W, 17-14 (OT)
L, 14-10
L, 20-6

W, 24-16
W, 14-10
W, 20-12
W, 21-14

256
251
269
288
268
241
373

199
210
379
282
299
246
255
260
207

247
212
226
311

202
243
239
242
204
164
236

162
114
284
222
184
190
177
232
152

177
169
154
260

54
8
30
46
64
77
137

37
96
95
60
115
56
78
28
55

70
43
72
51

1
1
0
0
1
1
2

2
1
0
3
0
0
2
3
3

0
1
0
1

9
8
5
11
10
18
22

11
12
9
6
8
13
15
7
12

13
13
13
13

168
296
256
205
206
364
415

263
232
163
185
215
270
279
133
216

288
254
306
290

109
140
250
176
179
293
365

208
202
134
142
189
230
235
79
168

262
239
252
283

59
156
6
29
27
71
50

55
30
29
43
26
40
44
54
48

26
15
54
7

1
1
3
3
3
5
0

3
4
3
0
0
0
4
1
1

3
3
1
3

vs
@
@
vs
@
vs
vs

@
vs
@
@
vs
@
vs
vs
@

vs
@
@
vs

5/11 (45%)
8/15 (53%)
4/12 (33%)
6/11 (55%)
5/12 (42%)
4/12 (33%)
4/8 (50%)

3/9 (33%)
2/10 (20%)
6/9 (67%)
4/14 (29%)
3/12 (25%)
3/11 (27%)
4/12 (33%)
5/11 (45%)
2/6 (33%)

7/11 (64%)
5/10 (50%)
3/7 (43%)
3/11 (27%)

0/1 (0%)
1/3 (33%)
1/2 (50%)
0/0 (0%)
0/0 (0%)
0/0 (0%)
0/0 (0%)

0/1 (0%)
1/2 (50%)
0/0 (0%)
1/2 (50%)
0/0 (0%)
1/2 (50%)
0/0 (0%)
0/0 (0%)
0/0 (0%)

1/1 (100%)
0/0 (0%)
0/0 (0%)
1/2 (50%)

PASSING

Terry Bradshaw

Record

(10-6)

RUSHING

Franco Harris
Rocky Bleier
Sidney Thornton
Rick Moser
Craig Colquitt
Terry Bradshaw

Pos

WR
TE
WR
TE
WR
WR
HB

FB
HB
HB
HB
P
QB

Pos

LB
SS
LB
LB
FS
DT
CB
DE
CB
LB

DE
CB
SS
LB
CB
LB
FS
P
WR
DT

HB
WR
WR
RG
FB
LT
FB
QB
TE
C

RECEIVING

Lynn Swann*
Bennie Cunningham
John Stallworth
Randy Grossman
Jim Smith
Theo Bell
Jack Deloplaine

No

#12

No

Pos

#32
#20
#38
#39
#5
#12

No

#88
#89
#82
#84
#86
#83
#35

DEFENSE

Jack Lambert*+
Donnie Shell
Jack Ham*
Fred Anderson
Mike Wagner
Joe Greene*
Mel Blount*+
L.C. Greenwood
Nat Terry
Loren Toews

Dwight White
Ray Oldham
Tony Dungy
Robin Cole
Ron Johnson
Dirt Winston
Larry Anderson
Craig Colquitt
Theo Bell
John Banaszak

Rocky Bleier
John Stallworth
Jim Smith
Sam Davis
Franco Harris
Jon Kolb
Sidney Thornton
Terry Bradshaw
Bennie Cunningham
Mike Webster

No

#58
#31
#59
#69
#23
#75
#47
#68
#41
#51

#78
#25
#21
#56
#29
#53
#30
#5
#83
#76

#20
#82
#86
#57
#32
#55
#38
#12
#89
#52

Player Stats: Defense

KICKING

PUNTING

RETURNING

Roy Gerela

Craig Colquitt

Jack Deloplaine
Larry Anderson
Jim Smith
Theo Bell

Pos

Pos

Pos

K

P

HB
FS
WR
WR

No

#10

No

#5

No

#35
#30
#86
#83

1st

Yards

Pass

Rush

TO

1st

Yds All

Pass

Rush

TO

3rd Downs

4th Downs

—————— OFFENSE ———————

——————— DEFENSE ———————

——————— CONVERSIONS ———————


Red Zone

1/1 (100%)
2/3 (67%)
3/5 (60%)
2/3 (67%)
2/3 (67%)
1/1 (100%)
2/3 (67%)

2/2 (100%)
3/4 (75%)
5/5 (100%)
3/3 (100%)
3/3 (100%)
2/4 (50%)
3/3 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
1/1 (100%)

3/4 (75%)
2/2 (100%)
4/4 (100%)
1/2 (50%)

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