1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1977
record = 9-5
division_place = 1st in AFC Central
coach = Chuck Noll
stadium = Three Rivers Stadium
playoffs = L Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional playoff
previous = 1976
next = 1978

Regular Season

Schedule

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Monday September 19, 1977): vs. San Francisco 49ers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=49ers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=10
H3=3
H4=14"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 48,046
* Referee:
* 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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Raiders
R1=0
R2=9
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 50,398
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Browns
H1=7
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 80,588
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road= Steelers
R1=3
R2=7
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Oilers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=10
H4=10"at Astrodome, Houston, Texas"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 49,226
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bengals
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=13
H3=0
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 47,950
* Referee:
* 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 (Gerela kick)
* 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

Linescore Amfootball
Road= Oilers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=6
H4=14"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 48,517
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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 =

Linescore Amfootball
Road= Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=14
Home=Colts
H1=3
H2=14
H3=7
H4=7"at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland"

* Game time: 2:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 60,225
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Broncos
H1=14
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 74,967
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=3
R2=0
R3=7
R4=21
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=21
H3=0
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 47,055
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cowboys
R1=6
R2=7
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=14
H3=14
H4=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 49,761
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=6
R2=14
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Jets
H1=6
H2=7
H3=0
H4=7"at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 47,385
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Seahawks
R1=0
R2=3
R3=10
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=6
H3=0
H4=17"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 45,429
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=10
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Bengals
H1=7
H2=0
H3=10
H4=0"at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 36,133
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Chargers
H1=6
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0"at the San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 50,727
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

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

Postseason

Game Summary

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday December 24, 1977): at Denver Broncos

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=14
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Broncos
H1=7
H2=7
H3=7
H4=13"at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 75,059
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC)

* 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)

References