Schedule

Week 1 (Monday September 19, 1977): vs. San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

 

• Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 48,046
• Referee: Bernie Ulman
  Bernie Ulman
  Bernard "Bernie" Ulman was an American football and lacrosse official.-Personal:Ulman played as a lacrosse midfielder at the University of Maryland from 1938 to 1943 and also played football for the school...
  
  
• TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford
  Frank Gifford
  Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford is a Hall of Fame former American football player and American sportscaster.-Early life:Gifford was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Lola Mae and Weldon Gifford, an oil driller....
  
   (play by play), Don Meredith
  Don Meredith
  Joseph Don "Dandy Don" Meredith was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor. He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League . He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three years as a player...
  
   & Howard Cosell
  Howard Cosell
  Howard William Cosell was an American sports journalist who was widely known for his blustery, cocksure personality. Cosell said of himself, "Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. I have been called all of these...
  
   (color commentators)

• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   14 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   49
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   47
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   7 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth
  John Stallworth
  Johnny Lee Stallworth is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships,...
  
   15 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 25, 1977): vs. Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

• Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 50,398
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
  Pat Haggerty (American football official)
  Patrick "Pat" Haggerty was an American football official in the National Football League from 1965 to 1992. In his 28 seasons in the NFL, he was selected as the referee in three Super Bowls, XIII in 1979, XVI in 1982, and XIX in 1985...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy
  Curt Gowdy
  Curtis Edward "Curt" Gowdy was an American sportscaster, well known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally-televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s.-Early years:The son of a manager for the Union Pacific railroad,...
  
   (play by play), John Brodie
  John Brodie
  John Riley Brodie is a former professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer.-Early years and education:...
  
   (color commentator)

• Oakland – FG Mann
  Errol Mann
  Errol Denis Mann is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League from 1968-1978. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl XI winning team...
  
   21
• Oakland – FG Mann
  Errol Mann
  Errol Denis Mann is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League from 1968-1978. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl XI winning team...
  
   40
• Oakland – FG Mann
  Errol Mann
  Errol Denis Mann is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League from 1968-1978. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl XI winning team...
  
   41
• Oakland – van Eeghen
  Mark van Eeghen
  Mark van Eeghen ,is an American football player, who played ten years in the National Football League, including making two Super Bowl appearances. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders and for two seasons, the New England Patriots...
  
   8 run (Mann
  Errol Mann
  Errol Denis Mann is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League from 1968-1978. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl XI winning team...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Cunningham
  Bennie Cunningham
  Bennie Lee Cunningham, Jr. is a retired American football tight end.Cunningham was drafted out of the Clemson University in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Steelers his entire career...
  
   43 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 2, 1977): at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

• Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 80,588
• Referee: Fred Silva
  Fred Silva
  Fred Silva was an American football official in the National Football League for 21 seasons from 1968 to 1988. Silva was widely known for his coolness under fire on the football field and clapping his hand together when signaling a first down...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy
  Curt Gowdy
  Curtis Edward "Curt" Gowdy was an American sportscaster, well known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally-televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s.-Early years:The son of a manager for the Union Pacific railroad,...
  
   (play by play), Merlin Olsen
  Merlin Olsen
  Merlin Jay Olsen was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews...
  
   (color commentator)

• Pittsburgh – Swann
  Lynn Swann
  -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...
  
   5 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Cleveland – Logan
  Dave Logan (American football)
  David Russell Logan is a former American football player. Logan played in nine National Football League seasons from 1976 to 1984, primarily for the Cleveland Browns...
  
   22 pass from Sipe
  Brian Sipe
  Brian Winfield Sipe is a former professional American football quarterback who played in the National Football League from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League from 1984 to 1985....
  
   (Cockroft
  Don Cockroft
  Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...
  
   kick)
• Cleveland – Miller
  Cleo Miller
  Cleophus Miller is a former professional American football running back who played nine seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns.-NFL Career:...
  
   1 run (Cockroft
  Don Cockroft
  Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Lewis 65 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Swann
  Lynn Swann
  -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...
  
   14 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   1 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 9, 1977): at Houston Oilers 

• Game time: 2:00 pm EDT
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 49,226
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  Dick Jorgensen
  Dick Jorgensen was an American football official in the National Football League for 23 years until the conclusion of the 1989 NFL season. Jorgensen's career was highlighted by being selected to referee Super Bowl XXIV in 1990 and was an alternate official in Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl XV...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Jack Buck
  Jack Buck
  John Francis "Jack" Buck was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. Buck received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987, and is honored with a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame...
  
   (play by play), Jimmy Johnson
  Jimmy Johnson
  Jimmy Johnson or Jim Johnson or Jimmie Johnson may refer to:In sports:* Jim Johnson , NFL assistant coach most notably with the Philadelphia Eagles...
  
   (color commentator)

• Houston – Burrough
  Ken Burrough
  Kenneth Othell Burrough is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft. A 6'4", wide receiver from William M...
  
   44 pass from Coleman (Fritsch kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   27
• Pittsburgh – Bleier 1 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Houston – FG Fritsch 27
• Houston – Johnson 51 pass from Pastorini
  Dan Pastorini
  Dante "Dan" Anthony Pastorini is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and the Philadelphia Eagles.-NFL career:...
  
   (Fritsch kick)
• Houston – Stemrick
  Greg Stemrick
  Gregory Earl Stemrick is a former professional American football defensive back in the NFL for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. Before his professional career, Stemrick played for Colorado State. He then played for the Chicago Fire of the WFL....
  
   5 fumble recovery return (Fritsch kick)
• Houston – FG Fritsch 18

Week 5 (Monday October 17, 1977): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

 

• Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 47,950
• Referee: Ben Dreith
  Ben Dreith
  Ben Dreith is a former American professional football on-field official who worked from 1960 to 1969 in the American Football League and from 1970 to 1990 in the NFL. Prior to his teaching and officiating career, he was a three-sport athlete at the University of Northern Colorado.Dreith developed...
  
  
• TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford
  Frank Gifford
  Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford is a Hall of Fame former American football player and American sportscaster.-Early life:Gifford was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Lola Mae and Weldon Gifford, an oil driller....
  
   (play by play), Don Meredith
  Don Meredith
  Joseph Don "Dandy Don" Meredith was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor. He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League . He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three years as a player...
  
   & Howard Cosell
  Howard Cosell
  Howard William Cosell was an American sports journalist who was widely known for his blustery, cocksure personality. Cosell said of himself, "Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. I have been called all of these...
  
   (color commentators)

• Pittsburgh – Bleier 1 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Bleier 2 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Cincinnati – Bujnoch
  Glenn Bujnoch
  Glenn David Bujnoch, . is a former National Football League offensive lineman from 1976 through 1984. He played college football at Texas A&M University....
  
   4 run (Bahr
  Chris Bahr
  Chris Bahr is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National Football League and played midfielder in the North American Soccer League.-Soccer:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Thornton
  Sidney Thornton
  Sidney Thornton is a former American professional football player who was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round of the 1977 NFL Draft. A 5'11", . running back from Northwestern State University in Louisiana, Thornton played in 6 NFL seasons from 1977-1982 for the Steelers....
  
   1 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Cincinnati – Williams
  Reggie Williams (linebacker)
  Reginald Williams is a former professional American football player.The recipient of an academic scholarship, Williams was a three-time All-Ivy League linebacker in football and an Ivy League heavyweight wrestling champion at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in...
  
   recovered blocked punt in end zone (Bahr
  Chris Bahr
  Chris Bahr is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National Football League and played midfielder in the North American Soccer League.-Soccer:...
  
   kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 23, 1977): vs. Houston Oilers 

• Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 48,517
• Referee: Bernie Ulman
  Bernie Ulman
  Bernard "Bernie" Ulman was an American football and lacrosse official.-Personal:Ulman played as a lacrosse midfielder at the University of Maryland from 1938 to 1943 and also played football for the school...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Stu Nahan
  Stu Nahan
  Stu Nahan was an American sportscaster best known for his television broadcasting career in Los Angeles from the 1950s through the 1990s. He is also remembered for his role as a boxing commentator in most of the Rocky films. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6549 Hollywood Blvd...
  
   (play by play), Andy Russell (color commentator)

• Houston – Barber 5 pass from Pastorini
  Dan Pastorini
  Dante "Dan" Anthony Pastorini is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and the Philadelphia Eagles.-NFL career:...
  
   (Fritsch kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   1 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth
  John Stallworth
  Johnny Lee Stallworth is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships,...
  
   49 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (kick failed)
• Houston – FG Fritsch 46
• Pittsburgh – Cunningham
  Bennie Cunningham
  Bennie Lee Cunningham, Jr. is a retired American football tight end.Cunningham was drafted out of the Clemson University in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Steelers his entire career...
  
   2 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   1 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 30, 1977): at Baltimore Colts

Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

 

• Game time: 4:00 pm EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 60,225
• Referee: Red Cashion
  Red Cashion
  Mason L. "Red" Cashion is a former American football official. He started officiating in 1952 while attending Texas A&M University, and then worked for various high school and college football conferences, most notably the Southwest Conference. From 1972 to 1997, he officiated in the National...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert
  Marv Albert
  Marv Albert is an American television and radio sportscaster. Honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he is commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball." From 1967–2004, he was also known as "the voice of the New York Knicks."Including Super Bowl XLII, Marv has called...
  
   (play by play), Len Dawson
  Len Dawson
  Leonard Ray "Len" "Lenny" Dawson is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who attended Purdue University and went on to play for three professional teams, most notably the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs...
  
   (color commentator)

• Baltimore – FG Linhart
  Toni Linhart
  Anton Hansjog Linhart is a former Austrian football player who later started a successful career in American football in the U.S..-Career:...
  
   24
• Baltimore – Leaks
  Roosevelt Leaks
  Roosevelt Leaks, Jr. was an American football running back in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts and Buffalo Bills. He played college football at the University of Texas....
  
   26 pass from Jones
  Bert Jones
  Bertram Hays "Bert" Jones is a former LSU and NFL quarterback who played for the then Baltimore Colts and, briefly, the Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School, he was given the nickname, "The Ruston Rifle"...
  
   (Linhart
  Toni Linhart
  Anton Hansjog Linhart is a former Austrian football player who later started a successful career in American football in the U.S..-Career:...
  
   kick)
• Baltimore – Mitchell
  Lydell Mitchell
  Lydell Douglas Mitchell , is a former professional American football player. He played running back in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Rams spanning 1972-1980....
  
   13 pass from Jones
  Bert Jones
  Bertram Hays "Bert" Jones is a former LSU and NFL quarterback who played for the then Baltimore Colts and, briefly, the Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School, he was given the nickname, "The Ruston Rifle"...
  
   (Linhart
  Toni Linhart
  Anton Hansjog Linhart is a former Austrian football player who later started a successful career in American football in the U.S..-Career:...
  
   kick)
• Baltimore – Lee 25 run (Linhart
  Toni Linhart
  Anton Hansjog Linhart is a former Austrian football player who later started a successful career in American football in the U.S..-Career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Swann
  Lynn Swann
  -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...
  
   32 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Baltimore – Jones
  Bert Jones
  Bertram Hays "Bert" Jones is a former LSU and NFL quarterback who played for the then Baltimore Colts and, briefly, the Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School, he was given the nickname, "The Ruston Rifle"...
  
   6 run (Linhart
  Toni Linhart
  Anton Hansjog Linhart is a former Austrian football player who later started a successful career in American football in the U.S..-Career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   11 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   3 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 6, 1977): at Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

• Game time: 4:00 pm EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 74,967
• Referee: Fred Wyant
  Fred Wyant
  Frederick Mount "Fred" Wyant, Jr. is a former American football quarterback who went on to serve as an American football official in the National Football League for 27 years with 19 of those years as a referee...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson
  Jim Simpson (sportscaster)
  Jim Simpson is a retired American sportscaster, known for his smooth delivery as a play-by-play man and his versatility in covering many different sports. In 1997, he won the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2000 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters...
  
   (play by play), Merlin Olsen
  Merlin Olsen
  Merlin Jay Olsen was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews...
  
   (color commentator)

• Denver – Lytle
  Rob Lytle
  Rob Lytle was an American football running back who played for the Denver Broncos of NFL. He attended the University of Michigan . Lytle was drafted in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft by Denver with the 45th overall pick.Lytle was born in Fremont, Ohio...
  
   1 run (Turner kick)
• Denver – Upchurch
  Rick Upchurch
  Richard “Rick” Upchurch is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. Before his NFL career, he played for Centerville Community College in Centerville, Iowa and the University of Minnesota and went to high school at Springfield...
  
   87 punt return (Turner kick)
• Denver – Moses
  Haven Moses
  Haven Christopher Moses is a former American football wide receiver. Haven played collegiately for Los Angeles Harbor College and San Diego State University. He was drafted by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 1968 Draft and played for the Bills from 1968 to...
  
   20 pass from Morton (Turner kick)
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth
  John Stallworth
  Johnny Lee Stallworth is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships,...
  
   4 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 13, 1977): vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

• Game time: 1:00 pm EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 47,055
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
  Pat Haggerty (American football official)
  Patrick "Pat" Haggerty was an American football official in the National Football League from 1965 to 1992. In his 28 seasons in the NFL, he was selected as the referee in three Super Bowls, XIII in 1979, XVI in 1982, and XIX in 1985...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson
  Jim Simpson (sportscaster)
  Jim Simpson is a retired American sportscaster, known for his smooth delivery as a play-by-play man and his versatility in covering many different sports. In 1997, he won the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2000 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters...
  
   (play by play), Merlin Olsen
  Merlin Olsen
  Merlin Jay Olsen was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews...
  
   (color commentator)

• Cleveland – FG Cockroft
  Don Cockroft
  Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...
  
   44
• Pittsburgh – Swann
  Lynn Swann
  -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...
  
   39 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Bleier 2 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth
  John Stallworth
  Johnny Lee Stallworth is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships,...
  
   38 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   16 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Cleveland – Miller
  Cleo Miller
  Cleophus Miller is a former professional American football running back who played nine seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns.-NFL Career:...
  
   5 run (Cockroft
  Don Cockroft
  Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth
  John Stallworth
  Johnny Lee Stallworth is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships,...
  
   9 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Cleveland – Poole
  Larry Poole
  Larry Eugene Poole is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the ninth round round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kent State University.-References:...
  
   5 pass from Mays
  Dave Mays (American football)
  Dave Mays is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 1976...
  
   (Cockroft
  Don Cockroft
  Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...
  
   kick)
• Cleveland – Poole
  Larry Poole
  Larry Eugene Poole is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the ninth round round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kent State University.-References:...
  
   13 pass from Mays
  Dave Mays (American football)
  Dave Mays is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 1976...
  
   (Cockroft
  Don Cockroft
  Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...
  
   kick)
• Cleveland – Poole
  Larry Poole
  Larry Eugene Poole is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the ninth round round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kent State University.-References:...
  
   3 pass from Mays
  Dave Mays (American football)
  Dave Mays is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 1976...
  
   (Cockroft
  Don Cockroft
  Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...
  
   kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 20, 1977): vs. Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

 

• Game time: 4:00 pm EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 49,761
• Referee: Bob Frederic
• TV announcers: (CBS) Pat Summerall
  Pat Summerall
  George Allen "Pat" Summerall is a former American football player and television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, Fox, and ESPN.Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on NFL telecasts for CBS and Fox.-High school:...
  
   (play by play), Tom Brookshier
  Tom Brookshier
  Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Brookshier was an American professional football player, coach and sportscaster. He was a starting defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles for seven seasons from 1953 to 1961...
  
   (color commentator)

• Dallas – Dorsett
  Tony Dorsett
  Anthony "Tony" Drew Dorsett is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.-Early years:...
  
   13 run (kick blocked)
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   61 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Dallas – Saldi
  Jay Saldi
  John Jay Saldi, IV is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. Saldi played for nine seasons from 1976-1984 for the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears...
  
   23 pass from Staubach
  Roger Staubach
  Roger Thomas Staubach is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into becoming one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys'...
  
   (Herrera kick)
• Pittsburgh – Swann
  Lynn Swann
  -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...
  
   9 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
    (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth
  John Stallworth
  Johnny Lee Stallworth is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships,...
  
   28 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
    (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   2 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 27, 1977): at New York Jets

New York Jets

The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

• Game time: 1:00 pm EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 47,385
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  Jerry Markbreit
  Jerry Markbreit is a former American football referee in the National Football League for 23 seasons and became one of the most recognizable referees in the game. Markbreit officiated football games for 43 seasons. From 1965 to 1975, Markbreit officiated college football games in the Big Ten...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson
  Jim Simpson (sportscaster)
  Jim Simpson is a retired American sportscaster, known for his smooth delivery as a play-by-play man and his versatility in covering many different sports. In 1997, he won the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2000 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters...
  
   (play by play), Merlin Olsen
  Merlin Olsen
  Merlin Jay Olsen was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews...
  
   (color commentator)

• New York Jets – FG Leahy 33
• Pittsburgh – Stallworth
  John Stallworth
  Johnny Lee Stallworth is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships,...
  
   37 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (kick blocked)
• New York Jets – FG Leahy 47
• Pittsburgh – Swann
  Lynn Swann
  -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...
  
   5 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• New York Jets – Dierking
  Scott Dierking
  Scott Dierking was a running back in the NFL. He played for the New York Jets from 1977-1983. Before his NFL career, he played for Purdue University....
  
   5 pass from Robinson
  Matt Robinson (American football)
  Matthew Paul Robinson is a former professional American football player. He played quarterback for the University of Georgia. Robinson played in the National Football League from 1977-1982 for the New York Jets, the Denver Broncos, and the Buffalo Bills...
  
   (Leahy kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   1 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   37
• New York Jets – Harper
  Bruce Harper
  Bruce Harper was an American football running back and kick returner for the New York Jets of the NFL. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Kutztown by the Jets in 1977. Bruce Harper is the all-time kick returner in New York Jets history with 5407 yards in kickoff returns...
  
   4 pass from Todd
  Richard Todd (football player)
  Richard Todd is a former professional American football quarterback for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints from 1976 to 1985...
  
   (Leahy kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 4, 1977): vs. Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

 

• Game time: 1:00 pm EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 45,429
• Referee: Cal Lepore
  Cal Lepore
  Cal Lepore was a line judge and referee in American Professional Football. He officiated in the American Football League from 1966 through 1969, and then in the NFL from 1970 through 1980. He worked the Third AFL-NFL Championship game, won by the New York Jets over the Baltimore Colts, after the...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Sam Nover
  Sam Nover
  Sam Nover is a retired American sportscaster. He worked at WIIC-TV / WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh from 1970 until his retirement in 2001 as the Sports Director and principal Sports Anchor. Nover also did National Football League play-by-play for NBC Sports from the late 1970s until the late 1980s. His...
  
   (play by play), Mike Haffner
  Mike Haffner
  Michael Arthur Haffner is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals .-References:...
  
   (color commentator)

• Pittsburgh – Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   5 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Seattle – FG Leypoldt
  John Leypoldt
  John Howard Leypoldt was a former American football placekicker who played eight seasons in the National Football League. Leypoldt died of a heart attack at St. Joseph Intercommunity Hospital in Cheektowaga, New York....
  
   20
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   22
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   28
• Seattle – McCullum
  Sam McCullum
  Samuel Charles McCullum is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings from 1974 through 1983. McCullum was raised in Kalispell, Montana.-References:...
  
   65 pass from Zorn
  Jim Zorn
  James Arthur "Jim" Zorn is an American quarterbacks coach in the National Football League. He was formerly the quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens and now holds that same position with the Kansas City Chiefs...
  
   (Leypoldt
  John Leypoldt
  John Howard Leypoldt was a former American football placekicker who played eight seasons in the National Football League. Leypoldt died of a heart attack at St. Joseph Intercommunity Hospital in Cheektowaga, New York....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   43
• Pittsburgh – Swann
  Lynn Swann
  -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...
  
   22 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   3 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Seattle – Largent
  Steve Largent
  Steven Michael "Steve" Largent is a retired American football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former U.S. Congressman, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma from 1994 until 2002...
  
   30 pass from Zorn
  Jim Zorn
  James Arthur "Jim" Zorn is an American quarterbacks coach in the National Football League. He was formerly the quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens and now holds that same position with the Kansas City Chiefs...
  
   (Leypoldt
  John Leypoldt
  John Howard Leypoldt was a former American football placekicker who played eight seasons in the National Football League. Leypoldt died of a heart attack at St. Joseph Intercommunity Hospital in Cheektowaga, New York....
  
   kick)

Week 13 (Saturday December 10, 1977): at Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

 

• Game time: 1:00 pm EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 36,133
• Referee: Jim Tunney
  Jim Tunney (American football official)
  Dr. Jim Tunney was an American football official in the National Football League from 1960 to 1991. In his 31 years as an NFL official, Jim Tunney received a record 29 post-season assignments, including ten Championship games and Super Bowls VI, XI, and XII and named as an alternate in Super Bowl...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy
  Curt Gowdy
  Curtis Edward "Curt" Gowdy was an American sportscaster, well known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally-televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s.-Early years:The son of a manager for the Union Pacific railroad,...
  
   (play by play), John Brodie
  John Brodie
  John Riley Brodie is a former professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer.-Early years and education:...
  
   (color commentator)

• Cincinnati – Parrish
  Lemar Parrish
  Lemar R. Parrish is a former professional American football player who played defensive back in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals , Washington Redskins , and the Buffalo Bills ....
  
   47 interception return (Bahr
  Chris Bahr
  Chris Bahr is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National Football League and played midfielder in the North American Soccer League.-Soccer:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   5 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   32
• Cincinnati – FG Bahr
  Chris Bahr
  Chris Bahr is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National Football League and played midfielder in the North American Soccer League.-Soccer:...
  
   24
• Cincinnati – McInally
  Pat McInally
  John Patrick "Pat" McInally , is a former punter and wide receiver for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1976 to 1985.-Early career:...
  
   43 pass from Anderson (Bahr
  Chris Bahr
  Chris Bahr is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National Football League and played midfielder in the North American Soccer League.-Soccer:...
  
   kick)

Week 14 (Sunday December 18, 1977): at San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

• Game time: 4:00 pm EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 50,727
• Referee: Ben Dreith
  Ben Dreith
  Ben Dreith is a former American professional football on-field official who worked from 1960 to 1969 in the American Football League and from 1970 to 1990 in the NFL. Prior to his teaching and officiating career, he was a three-sport athlete at the University of Northern Colorado.Dreith developed...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones
  Charlie Jones (sportscaster)
  Charlie Jones was an American Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for NBC and ABC.-Education:Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Jones earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California and a law degree at the University of Arkansas.-American Football League/National Football...
  
   (play by play), Andy Russell (color commentator)

• San Diego – C. Williams 2 run (kick failed)
• San Diego – FG Benirschke
  Rolf Benirschke
  Rolf Joachim Benirschke is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers from 1978 to 1987, and was the host of the NBC daytime Wheel Of Fortune in 1989.-Early career:...
  
   38
• Pittsburgh – Thornton
  Sidney Thornton
  Sidney Thornton is a former American professional football player who was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round of the 1977 NFL Draft. A 5'11", . running back from Northwestern State University in Louisiana, Thornton played in 6 NFL seasons from 1977-1982 for the Steelers....
  
   1 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   27

Standings

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday December 24, 1977): at Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

• Game time: 4:00 pm EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 75,059
• Referee: Gene Barth
  Gene Barth
  Gene Barth was an American football official in the National Football League , who wore uniform number 14, which is now worn by Ron Winter. He is most notable for being the referee in Super Bowl XVIII, played January 22, 1984.-Personal:...
  
  
• TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Simpson
  Jim Simpson (sportscaster)
  Jim Simpson is a retired American sportscaster, known for his smooth delivery as a play-by-play man and his versatility in covering many different sports. In 1997, he won the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2000 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters...
  
   (play by play), Merlin Olsen
  Merlin Olsen
  Merlin Jay Olsen was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews...
  
   (color commentator)

• Denver – Lytle
  Rob Lytle
  Rob Lytle was an American football running back who played for the Denver Broncos of NFL. He attended the University of Michigan . Lytle was drafted in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft by Denver with the 45th overall pick.Lytle was born in Fremont, Ohio...
  
   7 run (Turner kick)
• Pittsburgh – Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   1 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Denver – Armstrong
  Otis Armstrong
  Otis Armstrong was a running back in the NFL. He played for the Denver Broncos for his entire career from 1973-1980. Before his NFL career, Armstrong played for Purdue University becoming the school's all-time leading rusher...
  
   10 run (Turner kick)
• Pittsburgh – Harris
  Franco Harris
  Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall...
  
   1 run (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Denver – Odoms
  Riley Odoms
  Riley Mackey Odoms is a former American football tight end. He played college football at the University of Houston and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League...
  
   30 pass from Morton
  Craig Morton
  Larry Craig Morton is a former professional football player. He played quarterback in the National Football League for 18 seasons, 1965-82...
  
   (Turner kick)
• Pittsburgh – Brown 1 pass from Bradshaw
  Terry Bradshaw
  Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
  
   (Gerela
  Roy Gerela
  Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....
  
   kick)
• Denver – FG Turner 44
• Denver – FG Turner 25
• Denver – Dolbin
  Jack Dolbin
  John Tice "Jack" Dolbin is a former professional American football wide receiver who played five seasons for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He started for the Broncos in Super Bowl XII . He is considered one of the most successful players that surged from the World Football...
  
   34 pass from Morton
  Craig Morton
  Larry Craig Morton is a former professional football player. He played quarterback in the National Football League for 18 seasons, 1965-82...
  
   (Turner kick)