From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Week Date Opponent (ET)
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
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season Timeline
Head coach Chuck Noll Previous season Next season
Home field Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Regular season
Record 9–5
Division 1st in AFC Central Schedule
Place
Playoff Lost to Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Game summaries
finish playoff
Week 1 (Monday September 19, 1977): vs. San
Pro 9
Francisco 49ers
Bowlers • CB Mel Blount
• S Glen Edwards
• DT Joe Greene 1 2 3 4 Total
• DE L. C. Greenwood
49ers 0 0 0 0 0
• LB Jack Ham
• RB Franco Harris Steelers 0 10 3 14 27
• LB Jack Lambert
• CB J. T. Thomas
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• S Mike Wagner
• 9:00 pm EDT
AP All-Pros 4 •
• Joe Greene (1st team) • 48,046
• Franco Harris (1st team)
• Bernie Ulman
• Lynn Swann (2nd team)
• (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith &
Team MVP Terry Bradshaw Howard Cosell (color commentators)
Scoring Drives:
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• Pittsburgh – Harris 14 run (Gerela kick) Week 4 (Sunday October 9, 1977): at Houston
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 49 Oilers
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 47
• Pittsburgh – Harris 7 run (Gerela kick) 1 2 3 4 Total
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth 15 pass from Bradshaw
Steelers 3 7 0 0 10
(Gerela kick)
Oilers 7 0 10 10 27
Week 2 (Sunday September 25, 1977): vs. Oak-
land Raiders at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
• 2:00 pm EDT
1 2 3 4 Total •
Raiders 0 9 0 7 16 • 49,226
• Dick Jorgensen
Steelers 0 0 0 7 7 • (NBC) Jack Buck (play by play), Jimmy Johnson (color
commentator)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring Drives:
• 4:00 pm EDT • Houston – Burrough 44 pass from Coleman (Fritsch
• kick)
• 50,398 • Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 27
• Pat Haggerty • Pittsburgh – Bleier 1 run (Gerela kick)
• (NBC) Curt Gowdy (play by play), John Brodie (color • Houston – FG Fritsch 27
commentator) • Houston – Johnson 51 pass from Pastorini (Fritsch
Scoring Drives: kick)
• Oakland – FG Mann 21 • Houston – Stemrick 5 fumble recovery return
• Oakland – FG Mann 40 (Fritsch kick)
• Oakland – FG Mann 41 • Houston – FG Fritsch 18
• Oakland – van Eeghen 8 run (Mann kick)
• Pittsburgh – Cunningham 43 pass from Bradshaw Week 5 (Monday October 17, 1977): vs. Cincin-
(Gerela kick) nati Bengals
Week 3 (Sunday October 2, 1977): at Cleveland 1 2 3 4 Total
Browns
Bengals 0 7 0 7 14
1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 13 0 7 20
Steelers 7 7 7 7 28
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Browns 7 7 0 0 14 • 9:00 pm EDT
•
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio • 47,950
• 1:00 pm EDT • Ben Dreith
• • (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith &
• 80,588 Howard Cosell (color commentators)
• Fred Silva Scoring Drives:
• (NBC) Curt Gowdy (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color • Pittsburgh – Bleier 1 run (Gerela kick)
commentator) • Pittsburgh – Bleier 2 run (Gerela kick)
Scoring Drives: • Cincinnati – Bujnoch 4 run (Bahr kick)
• Pittsburgh – Swann 5 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela • Pittsburgh – Thornton 1 run (Gerela kick)
kick) • Cincinnati – Williams recovered blocked punt in end
• Cleveland – Logan 22 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick) zone (Bahr kick)
• Cleveland – Miller 1 run (Cockroft kick)
• Pittsburgh – Lewis 65 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela Week 6 (Sunday October 23, 1977): vs. Houston
kick) Oilers
• Pittsburgh – Swann 14 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela
kick) 1 2 3 4 Total
• Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 1 run (Gerela kick)
Oilers 0 7 0 3 10
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Steelers 0 7 6 14 27 • 74,967
• Fred Wyant
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen
• 1:00 pm EDT (color commentator)
• Scoring Drives:
• 48,517 • Denver – Lytle 1 run (Turner kick)
• Bernie Ulman • Denver – Upchurch 87 punt return (Turner kick)
• (NBC) Stu Nahan (play by play), Andy Russell (color • Denver – Moses 20 pass from Morton (Turner kick)
commentator) • Pittsburgh – Stallworth 4 pass from Bradshaw
Scoring Drives: (Gerela kick)
• Houston – Barber 5 pass from Pastorini (Fritsch kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 13, 1977): vs. Cleve-
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth 49 pass from Bradshaw (kick land Browns
failed)
• Houston – FG Fritsch 46 1 2 3 4 Total
• Pittsburgh – Cunningham 2 pass from Bradshaw Browns 3 0 7 21 31
(Gerela kick) Steelers 7 21 0 7 35
• Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Week 7 (Sunday October 30, 1977): at Baltimore
• 1:00 pm EST
Colts
•
• 47,055
1 2 3 4 Total
• Pat Haggerty
Steelers 0 0 7 14 21 • (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen
Colts 3 14 7 7 31 (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland • Cleveland – FG Cockroft 44
• 4:00 pm EST • Pittsburgh – Swann 39 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela
• kick)
• 60,225 • Pittsburgh – Bleier 2 run (Gerela kick)
• Red Cashion • Pittsburgh – Stallworth 38 pass from Bradshaw
• (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Len Dawson (color (Gerela kick)
commentator) • Pittsburgh – Harris 16 run (Gerela kick)
Scoring Drives: • Cleveland – Miller 5 run (Cockroft kick)
• Baltimore – FG Linhart 24 • Pittsburgh – Stallworth 9 pass from Bradshaw
• Baltimore – Leaks 26 pass from Jones (Linhart kick) (Gerela kick)
• Baltimore – Mitchell 13 pass from Jones (Linhart • Cleveland – Poole 5 pass from Mays (Cockroft kick)
kick) • Cleveland – Poole 13 pass from Mays (Cockroft kick)
• Baltimore – Lee 25 run (Linhart kick) • Cleveland – Poole 3 pass from Mays (Cockroft kick)
• Pittsburgh – Swann 32 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela
kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 20, 1977): vs. Dal-
• Baltimore – Jones 6 run (Linhart kick) las Cowboys
• Pittsburgh – Harris 11 run (Gerela kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris 3 run (Gerela kick) 1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 6 7 0 0 13
Week 8 (Sunday November 6, 1977): at Denver
Steelers 0 14 14 0 28
Broncos
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1 2 3 4 Total
• 4:00 pm EST
Steelers 0 0 7 0 7 •
Broncos 14 7 0 0 21 • 49,761
• Bob Frederic
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado • (CBS) Pat Summerall (play by play), Tom Brookshier
• 4:00 pm EST (color commentator)
• Scoring Drives:
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• Dallas – Dorsett 13 run (kick blocked) • Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 28
• Pittsburgh – Harris 61 run (Gerela kick) • Seattle – McCullum 65 pass from Zorn (Leypoldt
• Dallas – Saldi 23 pass from Staubach (Herrera kick) kick)
• Pittsburgh – Swann 9 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela • Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 43
kick) • Pittsburgh – Swann 22 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth 28 pass from Bradshaw kick)
(Gerela kick) • Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 3 run (Gerela kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris 2 run (Gerela kick) • Seattle – Largent 30 pass from Zorn (Leypoldt kick)
Week 11 (Sunday November 27, 1977): at New Week 13 (Saturday December 10, 1977): at
York Jets Cincinnati Bengals
1 2 3 4 Total 1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 6 14 0 3 23 Steelers 0 10 0 0 10
Jets 6 7 0 7 20 Bengals 7 0 10 0 17
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1:00 pm EST • 1:00 pm EST
• •
• 47,385 • 36,133
• Jerry Markbreit • Jim Tunney
• (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen • (NBC) Curt Gowdy (play by play), John Brodie (color
(color commentator) commentator)
Scoring Drives: Scoring Drives:
• New York Jets – FG Leahy 33 • Cincinnati – Parrish 47 interception return (Bahr
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth 37 pass from Bradshaw (kick kick)
blocked) • Pittsburgh – Harris 5 run (Gerela kick)
• New York Jets – FG Leahy 47 • Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 32
• Pittsburgh – Swann 5 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela • Cincinnati – FG Bahr 24
kick) • Cincinnati – McInally 43 pass from Anderson (Bahr
• New York Jets – Dierking 5 pass from Robinson kick)
(Leahy kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick) Week 14 (Sunday December 18, 1977): at San
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 37 Diego Chargers
• New York Jets – Harper 4 pass from Todd (Leahy
kick) 1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 10 0 10
Week 12 (Sunday December 4, 1977): vs. Seattle
Seahawks Chargers 6 3 0 0 9
1 2 3 4 Total at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
• 4:00 pm EST
Seahawks 0 3 10 7 20 •
Steelers 7 6 0 17 30 • 50,727
• Ben Dreith
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Andy Russell
• 1:00 pm EST (color commentator)
• Scoring Drives:
• 45,429 • San Diego – C. Williams 2 run (kick failed)
• Cal Lepore • San Diego – FG Benirschke 38
• (NBC) Sam Nover (play by play), Mike Haffner (color • Pittsburgh – Thornton 1 run (Gerela kick)
commentator) • Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 27
Scoring Drives:
• Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 5 run (Gerela kick)
• Seattle – FG Leypoldt 20
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 22
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AFC Central
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
Standings • Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)
• Denver – Odoms 30 pass from Morton (Turner kick)
• Pittsburgh – Brown 1 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela
Postseason kick)
• Denver – FG Turner 44
Game summary • Denver – FG Turner 25
• Denver – Dolbin 34 pass from Morton (Turner kick)
AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday December 24,
1977): at Denver Broncos
References
1 2 3 4 Total 1977 NFL season
Steelers 0 14 0 7 21 AFC East Central West East Central We
Broncos 7 7 7 13 34 Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atl
Buffalo Cleveland Kansas NY Giants Detroit Los
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
City gel
• 4:00 pm EST
• Miami Houston Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New
• 75,059 lean
• Gene Barth New Eng- Pittsburgh San St. Louis Minnesota San
• (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen land Diego Fra
(color commentator) NY Jets Seattle Washington Tampa
• Denver – Lytle 7 run (Turner kick) Bay
• Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 1 run (Gerela kick)
1977 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XII
• Denver – Armstrong 10 run (Turner kick)
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