1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Head coach	Chuck Noll
General manager	Dick Haley
Owner	Art Rooney
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd in AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	5 LB Jack Ham RB Franco Harris LB Jack Lambert S Donnie Shell C Mike Webster
AP All-Pros	3 Jack Lambert (1st team) Donnie Shell (1st team) Mike Webster (1st team)
Team MVP	Donnie Shell

The 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League.

In 1980, the Steelers struggled for the first time in many years. The aging defense was not as effective as it had been in the 1978 and '79 seasons, falling from 2nd to 15th in yards allowed. The Steelers also surrendered 313 points, ranked 15th in the league, compared to 262 points (5th in the league) the previous season. The Pittsburgh defense only garnered 18 quarterback sacks.

The offense was still plagued with 42 total turnovers, 42 total,^[1] but ranking 6th in total offense, and scoring 352 points.^[2]

Despite the team's troubles, the Steelers could have again obtained home field advantage throughout the playoffs had they not lost several close games, including games against Cincinnati and Cleveland in which they lost despite having large leads in the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh remained in the playoff hunt until a 28–13 loss to Buffalo in week 12 and then a 6–0 loss to Houston effectively eliminated Pittsburgh from the postseason.

To many, these two losses marked the end of the Steeler Dynasty. Several key players retired after the 1980 season and the team was never the same again. The 1980 season was the first in which the Steelers did not qualify for the playoffs since 1971.

Personnel

Staff

1980 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

Chairman of the Board – Arthur J. Rooney
President – Daniel M. Rooney
Vice President – John R. McGinley
Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
Public Relations Director – Ed Kiely
Traveling Secretary – James A. Boston
Publicity Director – Joe Gordon
Assistant Publicity Director – John Evenson
Controller – Dennis P. Thimons
Assistant Controller – James S. Maund
Director of Ticket Sales – Geraldine Glenn
Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley
Assistant Director of Player Personnel – William Nunn, Jr.
Pro Talent Scout – Tom Modrak
Talent Scout – West Coast – Bob Schmitz
College Talent Scout – Joe Krupa

Head coaches

Head Coach – Chuck Noll
Assistant Head Coach – George Perles

Offensive coaches

Offensive Line – Rollie Dotsch
Offensive Backfield – Dick Hoak
Receivers – Tom Moore

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Woody Widenhofer
Defensive Backfield – Dick Walker

Strength and conditioning

Paul Uram *Mike Walker *Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber
Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. Paul Steele
Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek
Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli
Trainer – Ralph Berlin
Assistant Trainer – Robert Osborne
Equipment Manager – Anthony Parisi
Field Manager – Bruce J. Lowry
Film Director – Bob McCartney
Photographer – Harry Homa

^[3]

Roster

1980 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

89 Bennie Cunningham
84 Randy Grossman

Offensive linemen

79 Larry Brown T
77 Steve Courson G
62 Tunch Ilkin C/T
55 Jon Kolb T
61 Tyrone McGriff G
66 Ted Petersen T
74 Ray Pinney G/T
52 Mike Webster C
73 Craig Wolfley G

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

56 Robin Cole LB
59 Jack Ham LB
58 Jack Lambert MLB
51 Loren Toews LB
54 Zack Valentine LB
53 Dennis Winston MLB

Defensive backs

30 Larry Anderson CB/KR
47 Mel Blount CB
25 Marvin Cobb DB
29 Ron Johnson CB
41 Tom Moriarty S
31 Donnie Shell SS
26 J. T. Thomas FS
23 Mike Wagner FS
49 Dwayne Woodruff DB

Special teams

Reserve lists

57 Sam Davis G (IR)
87 Jim Ferranti WR (IR)
95 John Goodman DE (IR)
22 Bill Hurley FS (IR)
90 Bob Kohrs MLB (IR)
82 John Stallworth WR (IR)
36 Ted Walton S (IR)
40 Bill Riehl CB (IR)

Practice squad ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Rookies in italics
48 Active, 7 Inactive, Practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sat. Aug. 9	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium	8:00 p.m.	WIIC	W 13–0	1–0
2	Fri. Aug. 15	at Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 17–14	2–0
3	Sat. Aug. 23	New York Jets	Three Rivers Stadium	6:00 p.m.	WIIC	L 20–13	2–1
4	Sat. Aug. 30	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	9:00 p.m.	CBS	W 31–10	3–1

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sun. Sep. 7	Houston Oilers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 31–17	1–0
2	Sun. Sep. 14	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium	2:00 p.m.	NBC	W 20–17	2–0
3	Sun. Sep. 21	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 30–28	2–1
4	Sun. Sep. 28	Chicago Bears	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 38–3	3–1
5	Sun. Oct. 5	at Minnesota Vikings	Metropolitan Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 23–17	4–1
6	Sun. Oct. 12	Cincinnati Bengals	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 17–16	4–2
7	Mon. Oct. 20	Oakland Raiders	Three Rivers Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	L 45–34	4–3
8	Sun. Oct. 26	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 27–26	4–4
9	Sun. Nov. 2	Green Bay Packers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 22–20	5–4
10	Sun. Nov. 9	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 24–21	6–4
11	Sun. Nov. 16	Cleveland Browns	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 16–13	7–4
12	Sun. Nov. 23	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 28–13	7–5
13	Sun. Nov. 30	Miami Dolphins	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 23–10	8–5
14	Thu. Dec. 4	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome	8:30 p.m.	ABC	L 6–0	8–6
15	Sun. Dec. 14	Kansas City Chiefs	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 21–16	9–6
16	Mon. Dec. 22	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	L 26–17	9–7

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Houston Oilers

Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	0	17	0	17
• Steelers	17	0	0	14	31

Date: Sunday, September 7
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 54,386
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

Scoring summary

1	Steelers	Sidney Thornton 29-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 7–0

1	Steelers	Franco Harris 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 14–0

1	Steelers	Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal	Steelers 17–0

3	Oilers	Toni Fritsch 31-yard field goal	Steelers 17–3

3	Oilers	Billy Johnson 57-yard pass from Earl Campbell (Toni Fritsch kick)	Steelers 17–10

3	Oilers	Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)	Tie 17–17

4	Steelers	Terry Bradshaw 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 24–17

4	Steelers	John Stallworth 50-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 31–17

Week 2: at Baltimore Colts

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Colts

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Steelers	3	10	0	7	20
Colts	0	7	10	0	17

Date: Sunday, September 14
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 54,914
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers: Charlie Jones and Len Dawson

Scoring summary

1	Steelers	Matt Bahr 25-yard field goal	Steelers 3–0

2	Steelers	Matt Bahr 29-yard field goal	Steelers 6–0

2	Colts	Sanders Shiver 34-yard interception return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)	Colts 7–6

2	Steelers	Franco Harris 10-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 13–7

3	Colts	Ray Butler 15-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)	Colts 14–13

3	Colts	Steve Mike-Mayer 20-yard field goal	Colts 17–13

4	Steelers	Jim Smith 24-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 20–17

Week 3: at Cincinnati Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	7	7	28
• Bengals	10	3	0	17	30

Date: Sunday, September 21
Location: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 52,490
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and John Brodie

Scoring summary

1	Bengals	Ray Griffin 28-yard interception return (Ian Sunter kick)	Bengals 7–0

1	Bengals	Ian Sunter 27-yard field goal	Bengals 10–0

2	Steelers	Jim Smith 45-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Bengals 10–7

2	Steelers	Lynn Swann 14-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 14–10

2	Bengals	Ian Sunter 42-yard field goal	Steelers 14–13

3	Steelers	Lynn Swann 68-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 21–13

4	Bengals	Isaac Curtis 18-yard pass from Jack Thompson (Ian Sunter kick)	Steelers 21–20

4	Steelers	Greg Hawthorne 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 28–20

4	Bengals	Don Bass 22-yard pass from Jack Thompson (Ian Sunter kick)	Steelers 28–23

4	Bengals	Ian Sunter 21-yard field goal	Bengals 30–28

Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	0	0	0	3
• Steelers	7	17	7	7	38

Date: Sunday, September 28
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 53,987
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Roger Staubach

Scoring summary

1	Bears	Bob Thomas 28-yard field goal	Bears 3–0

1	Steelers	Jim Smith 21-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 7–3

2	Steelers	Matt Bahr 20-yard field goal	Steelers 10–3

2	Steelers	Jim Smith 29-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 17–3

2	Steelers	Jim Smith 23-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 24–3

3	Steelers	Bennie Cunningham 2-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 31–3

4	Steelers	Franco Harris 9-yard pass from Cliff Stoudt (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 38–3

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Steelers	6	10	7	0	23
Vikings	3	0	0	14	17

Date: Sunday, October 5
Location: Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 47,583
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

Scoring summary

1	Steelers	Calvin Sweeney 21-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed)	Steelers 6–0

1	Vikings	Rick Danmeier 35-yard field goal	Steelers 6–3

2	Steelers	Franco Harris 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 13–3

2	Steelers	Matt Bahr 28-yard field goal	Steelers 16–3

3	Steelers	Terry Bradshaw 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 23–3

4	Vikings	Sammy White 21-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)	Steelers 23–10

4	Vikings	Tommy Kramer 4-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)	Steelers 23–17

Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bengals	10	7	0	0	17
Steelers	0	0	16	0	16

Date: Sunday, October 12
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 53,668
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy

Scoring summary

1	Bengals	Charles Alexander (Ian Sunter kick)	Bengals 7–0

1	Bengals	Ian Sunter 24-yard field goal	Bengals 10–0

2	Bengals	Pete Johnson 28-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Ian Sunter kick)	Bengals 17–0

3	Steelers	Russell Davis 1-yard run (kick blocked)	Bengals 17–6

3	Steelers	Jim Smith 13-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Bengals 17–13

3	Steelers	Matt Bahr 35-yard field goal	Bengals 17–16

Week 7 : vs. Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	7	21	7	10	45
Steelers	10	14	10	0	34

Date: Monday, October 20
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 53,940
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Don Meredith

Scoring summary

1	11:59	Steelers	Jim Smith 19-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 7–0

1	9:27	Steelers	Matt Bahr 18-yard field goal	Steelers 10–0

1	7:22	Raiders	Kenny King 27-yard run (Chris Bahr kick)	Steelers 10–7

2		Steelers	Terry Hawthorne 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 17–7

2	5:22	Raiders	Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick)	Steelers 17–14

2	3:05	Raiders	Rod Martin 34-yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick)	Raiders 21–17

2	1:22	Raiders	Morris Bradshaw 45-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)	Raiders 28–17

2	0:10	Steelers	Jim Smith 13-yard pass from Cliff Stoudt (Matt Bahr kick)	Raiders 28–24

3	12:36	Raiders	Cliff Branch 56-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)	Raiders 35–24

3		Steelers	Theo Bell 36-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Raiders 35–31

3		Steelers	Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal	Raiders 35–34

4		Raiders	Cliff Branch 34-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)	OAK 42–34

4	0:58	Raiders	Chris Bahr 36-yard field goal	Raiders 45–34

Week 8: at Cleveland Browns

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	10	3	13	0	26
• Browns	0	7	7	13	27

Date: Sunday, October 26
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 79,095
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and John Brodie

Scoring summary

1	Steelers	Terry Hawthorne 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 7–0

1	Steelers	Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal	Steelers 10–0

2	Browns	Calvin Hill 5-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)	Steelers 10–7

2	Steelers	Matt Bahr 22-yard field goal	Steelers 13–7

3	Steelers	Terry Hawthorne 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 20–7

3	Browns	Greg Pruitt 6-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)	Steelers 20–14

3	Steelers	Sidney Thornton 2-yard run (kick failed)	Steelers 26–14

4	Browns	Greg Pruitt 7-yard pass from Brian Sipe (kick failed)	Steelers 26–20

4	Browns	Ozzie Newsome 18-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)	Browns 27–26

Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	7	0	6	20
• Steelers	2	7	6	7	22

Date: Sunday, November 2
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 52,165
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier

Scoring summary

1	Steelers	Safety, ball snapped out of end zone	Steelers 2–0

1	Packers	Gerry Ellis 7-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Thomas Birney kick)	Packers 7–2

2	Steelers	Lynn Swann 7-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 9–7

2	Steelers	Gerry Ellis 69-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Thomas Birney kick)	Packers 14–9

3	Steelers	Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal	Packers 14–12

3	Steelers	Matt Bahr 18-yard field goal	Steelers 15–14

4	Steelers	Rocky Bleier 4-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 22–14

4	Steelers	Aundra Thompson 14-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (kick blocked)	Steelers 22–20

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Steelers	10	14	0	0	24
Buccaneers	7	7	7	0	21

Date: Sunday, November 9
Location: Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 71,636
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

Scoring summary

1	Steelers	Matt Bahr 48-yard field goal	Steelers 3–0

1	Steelers	Dennis Winston recovered blocked punt in end zone (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 10–0

1	Buccaneers	Kevin House 26-yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)	Steelers 10–7

2	Steelers	Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 17–7

2	Buccaneers	Jimmie Giles 12-yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)	Steelers 17–14

2	Steelers	Lynn Swann 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 24–14

3	Buccaneers	Ricky Bell 8-yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)	Steelers 24–21

Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	13	0	0	13
• Steelers	0	7	0	9	16

Date: Sunday, November 16
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 54,563
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

Scoring summary

1	Steelers	Jim Smith 10-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 7–0

1	Browns	Ozzie Newsome 4-yard pass from Brian Sipe (kick failed)	Steelers 7–6

1	Browns	Dave Logan 15-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)	Browns 13–7

4	Steelers	Safety, Johnny Evans tackled by Loren Toews in end zone	Browns 13–9

4	Steelers	Lynn Swan 3-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 16–13

Week 12: at Buffalo Bills

Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	3	0	3	13
• Bills	7	7	7	7	28

Date: Sunday, November 23
Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 79,659
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and John Brodie

Scoring summary

1	Steelers	Franco Harris 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 7–0

1	Bills	Jerry Butler 29-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)	Tie 7–7

2	Bills	Jerry Butler 10-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)	Bills 14–7

2	Steelers	Matt Bahr 36-yard field goal	Bills 14–10

3	Bills	Curtis Brown 34-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)	Bills 21–10

4	Bills	Reuben Gant 2-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)	Bills 28–10

4	Steelers	Matt Bahr 42-yard field goal	Bills 28–13

Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	3	0	7	10
• Steelers	0	13	3	7	23

Date: Sunday, November 30
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 51,384
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and John Brodie

Scoring summary

2	Steelers	Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal	Steelers 3–0

2	Steelers	Lynn Swann 30-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 10–0

2	Dolphins	Uwe von Schamann 42-yard field goal	Steelers 10–3

2	Steelers	Matt Bahr 33-yard field goal	Steelers 13–3

3	Steelers	Matt Bahr 30-yard field goal	Steelers 16–3

4	Dolphins	Nat Moore 31-yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick)	Steelers 16–10

4	Steelers	Franco Harris 9-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 23–10

Week 14 : at Houston Oilers

Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0
• Oilers	0	0	3	3	6

Date: Thursday, December 4
Location: Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Game start: 8:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 53,960
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Don Meredith

Scoring summary

3	Oilers	Toni Fritsch 37-yard field goal	Oilers 3–0

4	Oilers	Toni Fritsch 33-yard field goal	Oilers 6–0

Week 15: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	3	13	0	16
• Steelers	7	0	0	14	21

Date: Sunday, December 14
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 50,013
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner

Scoring summary

1	Steelers	Lynn Swann 9-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 7–0

2	Chiefs	Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal	Steelers 7–3

3	Chiefs	James Hadnot 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick)	Chiefs 10–7

3	Chiefs	Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal	Chiefs 13–7

3	Chiefs	Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal	Chiefs 16–7

4	Steelers	Theo Bell 13-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Chiefs 16–14

4	Steelers	Rocky Bleier 11-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Steelers 21–16

Week 16: at San Diego Chargers

Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	7	7	17
• Chargers	3	6	10	7	26

Date: Monday, December 22
Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 51,785
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Don Meredith

Scoring summary

1	Chargers	Rolf Benirschke 33-yard field goal	Chargers 3–0

2	Steelers	Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal	Tie 3–3

2	Chargers	Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal	Chargers 6–3

2	Chargers	Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal	Chagers 9–3

3	Chargers	Dan Fouts 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)	Chargers 16–3

3	Steelers	Sidney Thornton 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)	Chargers 16–10

3	Chargers	Rolf Benirschke 33-yard field goal	Chargers 19–10

4	Chargers	Chuck Muncie 10-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)	Chargers 26–10

4	Steelers	Bennie Cunningham 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)	Chargers 26–17

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns⁽²⁾	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	357	310	W1
Houston Oilers⁽⁵⁾	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	295	251	W3
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	2–4	5–7	352	313	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	244	312	L1

References

↑ ranked 23rd in the league in 1980
↑ Ranked 10th in the NFL
1 2 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ "1980 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-19.

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Division championships (21)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014

Conference championships (8)	1974 1975 1978 1979 1995 2005 2008 2010

League championships (6)	1974 (IX) 1975 (X) 1978 (XIII) 1979 (XIV) 2005 (XL) 2008 (XLIII)

Retired numbers	70 75

Hall of Fame members	Players: Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (83)	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1980 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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