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1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coachChuck Noll
Home fieldThree Rivers Stadium
Results
Record14-2
Division place1st AFC Central
Playoff finishW Super Bowl XIII

Offseason

The 1978 season began with some controversy, when players were caught wearing shoulder pads at minicamp in violation of league rules. The infraction cost the team its third-round draft pick in the 1979 draft.[1][2]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Result
1 Sunday September 3 @Buffalo Bills 1:00 PM NBC W 28-17
2 Sunday September 10 Seattle Seahawks 1:00 PM NBC W 21-17
3 Sunday September 17 @Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 PM NBC W 28-3
4 Sunday September 24 Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM NBC W 15-9
5 Sunday October 1 @New York Jets 1:00 PM NBC W 28-17
6 Sunday October 8 Atlanta Falcons 1:00 PM CBS W 31-7
7 Sunday October 15 @Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM NBC W 31-14
8 Monday October 23 Houston Oilers 9:00 PM ABC L 24-17
9 Sunday October 29 Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 PM NBC W 27-24
10 Sunday November 5 New Orleans Saints 1:00 PM CBS W 20-14
11 Sunday November 12 @Los Angeles Rams 9:00 PM ABC L 10-7
12 Sunday November 19 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 PM NBC W 7-6
13 Monday November 27 @San Francisco 49ers 9:00 PM ABC W 24-7
14 Sunday December 3 @Houston Oilers 1:00 PM NBC W 13-3
15 Saturday December 9 Baltimore Colts 12:30 PM NBC W 35-13
16 Saturday December 16 @Denver Broncos 4:00 PM NBC W 21-17

Regular season

Week 1 (Sunday September 3, 1978): at Buffalo Bills

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 14 0 14 28
Bills 0 0 0 17 17

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 64,147
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers: (NBC)

Week 2 (Sunday September 10, 1978): vs. Seattle Seahawks

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 7 3 7 17
Steelers 0 14 0 7 21

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 48,277
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers: (NBC)

Week 3 (Sunday September 17, 1978): at Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 14 7 7 0 28
Bengals 0 3 0 0 3

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 50,260
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers: (NBC)

The Steelers entered the third week 2-0 and favored to win; one sportswriter called the Steelers "convincing but not overpowering," and noted that in their first two victories had not beaten the point spread.[3]

Week 4 (Sunday September 24, 1978): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4OT Total
Browns 0 6 3 00 9
Steelers 3 0 0 66 15

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 49,573
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Game Summary

The Steelers went on to win the game in overtime; controversy developed when officials ruled that Steelers kick returner Larry Anderson had not fumbled the kickoff. Anderson caught Don Cockroft's kick at Pittsburgh's 11-yard line, but was tripped up by teammate Rick Moser at the 21. As Anderson went down the ball slipped from his hands and was recovered by Browns player Rick Feacher. Officials ruled that Anderson was down by contact and Pittsburgh retained possession.[4] Pittsburgh would score on that drive and win the game 15–9. Later that week league officials indicated that, in their view, the officiating crew should have ruled it a fumble.[5]

Scoring Drives

Week 5 (Sunday October 1, 1978): New York Jets

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 14 0 28
Jets 0 10 7 0 17

at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

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  • Game attendance: 52,058
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Week 6 (Sunday October 8, 1978): Atlanta Falcons

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 0 7 0 7
Steelers 3 14 7 7 31

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 48,202
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Week 7 (Sunday October 15, 1978): Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 6 7 14 7 34
Browns 0 7 0 7 14

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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  • Game attendance: 81,302
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Week 8 (Monday October 23, 1978): Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total
Oilers 0 10 7 7 24
Steelers 0 10 0 7 17

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 48,021
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Week 9 (Sunday October 29, 1978): Kansas City Chiefs

1 2 3 4 Total
Chiefs 3 0 14 7 24
Steelers 7 13 7 0 27

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 48,185
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Week 10 (Sunday November 5, 1978): New Orleans Saints

1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0 7 0 7 14
Steelers 3 0 10 7 20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 48,526
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Week 11 (Sunday November 12, 1978 ): Los Angeles Rams

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 7 0 7
Rams 0 0 3 7 10

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 63,089
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Week 12 (Sunday November 19, 1978): Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 3 3 0 0 6
Steelers 0 7 0 0 7

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 47,578
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Week 13 (Monday November 27, 1978): San Francisco 49ers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 14 0 7 24
49ers 0 0 7 0 7

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 51,657
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Week 14 (Sunday December 3, 1978): Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 0 3 7 13
Oilers 0 3 0 0 3

at the Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 54,261
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Week 15 (Saturday December 9, 1978): Baltimore Colts

1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 0 7 6 0 13
Steelers 7 14 7 7 35

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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  • Game attendance: 41,957
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Week 16 (Saturday December 16, 1978 ): Denver Broncos

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 14 0 0 21
Broncos 0 0 7 10 17

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 74,104
  • Referee:
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Postseason

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday December 30, 1978): vs. Denver Broncos

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 3 7 0 0 10
Steelers 6 13 0 14 33

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 12:30 PM EST
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 48,921
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers: (NBC)

AFC Championship (Sunday January 7, 1979): vs. Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total
Oilers 0 3 2 0 5
Steelers 14 17 3 0 34

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Super Bowl XIII (Sunday January 21, 1979): vs. Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 14 0 14 35
Cowboys 7 7 3 14 31

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

References

  1. ^ Bouchette, Ed (September 17, 2007). "Flagging New England for illegal use of camera is on Steelers' minds". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
  2. ^ Brady, Dave (August 6, 1978). "Lone Steeler 'Incident' Involved Bouncing Ball". Washington Post. p. E7. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ Strine, Gerald (September 14, 1978). "Falcons Should Be Favorites; It's Time to Go for Seven". Washington Post. p. F1. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ Brady, Dave (September 25, 1978). "Steeler Trick Play Wins in Overtime; Overtime Flea-Flicker Defeats Browns, 15-9". Washington Post. p. D1. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |accessdaet= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Brady, Dave (September 26, 1978). "Cheerleader Boom Shakes Up NFL". Washington Post. p. E7. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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