1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1980 Pittsburgh | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980 New England | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 6:36 | 1980 New England | J.Smith 20 yd. field goal | 3-0 NEA | ||
| 1 | 1:48 | 1980 New England | V.Ferguson 2 yd. run (J.Smith kick) | 10-0 NEA | ||
| 2 | 7:30 | 1980 Pittsburgh | M.Wagner 69 yd. intercept (M.Bahr kick) | 10-7 NEA | ||
| 2 | 1:37 | 1980 New England | D.Calhoun 5 yd. run (J.Smith kick) | 17-7 NEA | ||
| 2 | 0:00 | 1980 Pittsburgh | M.Bahr 29 yd. field goal | 17-10 NEA | ||
| 3 | 5:42 | 1980 New England | J.Smith 19 yd. field goal | 20-10 NEA | ||
| 3 | 0:00 | 1980 New England | J.Smith 34 yd. field goal | 23-10 NEA | ||
| 4 | 7:48 | 1980 New England | D.Calhoun 1 yd. run (J.Smith kick) | 30-10 NEA | ||
| Other Highlights | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Event | Player | Yards | |
| 1 | 8:42 | 1980 New England | Intercept | Mike Haynes | 10 | |
| 1 | 0:18 | 1980 New England | Intercept | Raymond Clayborn | 29 | |
| 1 | 0:00 | 1980 New England | QBSack | L.C. Greenwood | -6 | |
| 2 | 13:48 | 1980 New England | Missed Field Goal | John Smith | 34 | |
| 2 | 7:12 | 1980 New England | Return | Horace Ivory | 33 | |
| 2 | 3:36 | 1980 New England | Intercept | Tim Fox | 10 | |
| 4 | 4:30 | 1980 Pittsburgh | Fumble | Franco Harris | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1980 Pittsburgh | 1980 New England | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 1-5-0-6 | 11-9-2-22 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-13-23% | 7-17-41% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 2-2-100% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 3-7-43% | 30-49-61% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 138-47-2.9 | 274-74-3.7 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 42 | 137 |
| Total Rushes | 18 | 55 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 10/29 (34.5%) | 13/18 (72.2%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 96 | 137 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 3.3 | 7.9 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 0/0 | 1/6 |
| Punts/Average | 5/37.6 | 3/40.3 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/9 | 5/48 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 7/118 | 2/44 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 1/69 | 3/49 |
| Penalties/Yards | 7/57 | 1/5 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| Time of Possession | 20 mins 13 secs | 39 mins 47 secs |
| Average Drive Start | PIA 20 | PIA 49 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 29 | 10 | 96 | 34.5 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10.3 | 15 | 0/0 | 5.0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 18 | 13 | 143 | 72.2 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 19 | 1/6 | 72.2 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Franco Harris | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Greg Hawthorne | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Russell W. Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Vagas Ferguson | 21 | 57 | 2.7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Don Calhoun | 20 | 70 | 3.5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 7 | -4 | -0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Mosi Tatupu | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Franco Harris | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Smith Jr. | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Russ Francis | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Vagas Ferguson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Matt Bahr | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
| John Smith | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 75.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | 37.6 | 28.0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Hubach | 3 | 40.3 | 30.7 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Frank Pollard | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | ||||||
| Preston Brown | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Roland James | 4 | 0 | 48 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Jack Lambert | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jack Ham | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| "Mean" Joe Greene | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Donnie Shell | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Robin Cole | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mel Blount | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Furness | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Banaszak | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| L.C. Greenwood | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ron Johnson Sr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Julius Adams | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Haynes | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Steve Nelson | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Hawkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Zamberlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Roland James | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tony E. McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rod Shoate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rick Sanford | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 69 | 1 | ||||||
| Raymond Clayborn | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Tim Fox | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| In a good game New England topped Pittsburgh by the score of 30 to 10. Matt Cavanaugh threw 18 times for 143 yards. Don Calhoun rushed the ball 20 times for 70 yards scoring 2 times. New England controlled the ground game, out-rushing Pittsburgh 137 to 42 yards. They controlled the ball for 39:47. New England had a good start outscoring Pittsburgh 10 to 0 in the first quarter. They led at halftime 17 to 10. | |||||