1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1979 Pittsburgh | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 1979 San Diego | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 12:00 | 1979 San Diego | W.Buchanon 52 yd. intercept (M.Wood kick) | 7-0 SDA | ||
| 1 | 3:54 | 1979 San Diego | Safety, T.Bradshaw sacked by W.Young in the end zone. | 9-0 SDA | ||
| 2 | 11:06 | 1979 San Diego | M.Wood 27 yd. field goal | 12-0 SDA | ||
| 2 | 10:30 | 1979 San Diego | C.Joiner 21 yd. pass from D.Fouts (M.Wood kick) | 19-0 SDA | ||
| 2 | 3:18 | 1979 Pittsburgh | G.Hawthorne 5 yd. run (M.Bahr kick) | 19-7 SDA | ||
| 2 | 1:07 | 1979 San Diego | M.Thomas 17 yd. run (M.Wood kick) | 26-7 SDA | ||
| 2 | 0:22 | 1979 Pittsburgh | R.Bleier 6 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (kick failed) | 26-13 SDA | ||
| 3 | 4:48 | 1979 Pittsburgh | M.Bahr 32 yd. field goal | 26-16 SDA | ||
| 4 | 2:42 | 1979 Pittsburgh | R.Bleier 8 yd. run (M.Bahr kick) | 26-23 SDA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1979 Pittsburgh | 1979 San Diego | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 12-9-0-21 | 6-11-0-17 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-14-43% | 3-9-33% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-4-50% | 0-0-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 24-35-69% | 10-21-48% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 354-75-4.7 | 327-59-5.5 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 149 | 115 |
| Total Rushes | 33 | 28 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 24/41 (58.5%) | 16/27 (59.3%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 205 | 212 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 5.1 | 8.6 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 1/4 | 4/19 |
| Punts/Average | 2/40.0 | 5/38.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 4/-1 | 1/0 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 5/152 | 3/76 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 4/3 | 4/81 |
| Penalties/Yards | 7/37 | 5/35 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 7/2 | 1/1 |
| Time of Possession | 33 mins 0 secs | 27 mins 0 secs |
| Average Drive Start | PIA 33 | SDA 36 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 41 | 24 | 209 | 58.5 | 5.1 | 1 | 2.4 | 4 | 9.8 | 30 | 1/4 | 40.7 |
| Dan Fouts | 27 | 16 | 231 | 59.3 | 8.6 | 1 | 3.7 | 4 | 14.8 | 53 | 4/19 | 59.9 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Sidney Thornton | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | ||||
| Franco Harris | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Anthony Anderson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Clarence Williams | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Mike Thomas | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Dan Fouts | 5 | -5 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| John Stallworth | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Sidney Thornton | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Clarence Williams | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Jefferson | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Klein | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Kellen Winslow | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Matt Bahr | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
| Mike Wood | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 2 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| Jeff West | 5 | 38.0 | 38.2 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 83 | 0 | ||||||
| Anthony Anderson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Jim Smith Jr. | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Theo Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Jack Ham | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mel Blount | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Banaszak | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dennis Winston | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Donnie Shell | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jack Lambert | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ron Johnson Sr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Dunn | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| "Mean" Joe Greene | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| L.C. Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Anthony Anderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Theo Bell | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Larry A. Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Ray Preston | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Horn | 11 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Willie Buchanon | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike H. Williams | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Leroy Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Fuller | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wilbur Young | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Woodrow Lowe | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gary Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Ron Johnson Sr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dennis Winston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ray Preston | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Willie Buchanon | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 1 | ||||||
| Mike H. Williams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||