1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Week 1 (Monday September 19, 1977): vs. San Francisco 49ers
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 48,046
 * Referee: Bernie Ulman
 * 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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 50,398
 * Referee: Pat Haggerty
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)

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
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 80,588
 * Referee: Fred Silva
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)

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
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas


 * Game time: 2:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 49,226
 * Referee: Dick Jorgensen
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Jack Buck (play by play), Jimmy Johnson (color commentator)

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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 47,950
 * Referee: Ben Dreith
 * 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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 48,517
 * Referee: Bernie Ulman
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Stu Nahan (play by play), Andy Russell (color commentator)

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
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 60,225
 * Referee: Red Cashion
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Len Dawson (color commentator)

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
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 74,967
 * Referee: Fred Wyant
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)

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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 47,055
 * Referee: Pat Haggerty
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)

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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 49,761
 * Referee: Bob Frederic
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Pat Summerall (play by play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator)

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
at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 47,385
 * Referee: Jerry Markbreit
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)

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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 45,429
 * Referee: Cal Lepore
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Sam Nover (play by play), Mike Haffner (color commentator)

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
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 36,133
 * Referee: Jim Tunney
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)

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
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 50,727
 * Referee: Ben Dreith
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Andy Russell (color commentator)

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

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday December 24, 1977): at Denver Broncos
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 75,059
 * Referee: Gene Barth
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)


 * 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)