1979 - Wk. 15 Steelers vs. Oilers (MNF)

[Music] live from the Astrodome in Houston Texas ABC's NFL Monday Night Football the Pittsburgh Steelers against a Houston Oilers this ABC Sports exclusive is brought to you by viewing and your local doing dealers who invite you to stop in and see all the new barracks now during their holiday get together and buy light beer everything you always wanted in a beer and less [Applause] what a scene said we don't have to get geared up for the night we've been waiting for it for a long time the Steelers at 11 and 3 the oil is at 10 inform what arrived remember the showdown in the playoffs last him when Mike Wagner was accused of a cheap shot against Mike barber that's the feeling between those clubs it wasn't a happy occasion but it's the way was Frank and I did a Monday night game at Three Rivers last year won by Houston over the Steelers that takes some doing and then the steel is one here and one in the playoffs but these are two great teams and for the beginning of the storyline tonight let's go to my colleague of nine years himself as excited as when he played at USC Frank Gifford nine years seems like only yesterday story line for the Houston Oilers I think it's quite simple for their fans for the team for anyone who knows this game that is to keep the football away from the number one office in the NFL the Pittsburgh Steelers the way you do that you get a good rushing performance out of maybe the best running back in football today and that of course is Earl Campbell general Campbell's had his problems Pittsburgh Steelers they are number one in the entire league against a rational camel in his attempts against Pittsburgh thus far in his two-year career has never been able to manage 100-yard game this should be quite a football game the Fran this is like high school college football all wrapped into one prank this is why there's so much energy here tonight and guess whose many on the spot its Dante Pastorini the quarterback of the Oilers why because Houston doesn't run the ball well against Pittsburgh a they like to give the ball to Earl Campbell at least 36 percent of the time to run and he doesn't run very well against it so Pastorini has got to throw the ball tonight and of course on the other side of the fence you've got Terry Bradshaw who is now a truly great quarterback have another outstanding year so you've got a figure that he's going to be putting points on the board for the leading offensive football team the National Football League okay Frank we're set to go as you can see if we look down in the field the Pittsburgh Steelers have won the toss they had elected to receive a or two year left the Steelers 11 and 3 they houston oilers 10 and 4 looking deep as Larry Anderson a speedster Tony Fritz will kick-off for the Houston Oilers over 50,000 expected here tonight there will be no no shows this town has been turned on like no professional city that I think that I can recall [Applause] a division title fight constantly on the lion tonight girls along the ground [Applause] by great Hawthorne now looking from Baylor and Hawthorne moves out over the third to the 37 yard line offensively for the Pittsburgh Steelers our Carrie Bradshaw he makes it all happen Franco Harris over a thousand yards once again there is your offensive line changes yes Don Cole and Jerry Mullins Mullins the right guard cold the left tackle are not starting tonight although both are able to play Peterson starts a left tackle 66% a right guard [Applause] just at the 38-yard line in mrs. Harris Harris hit quickly about JC Wilson coming up Bob is the ball and that is collected there again by a Steeler heads-up play by the big center Mike Webster who some say was the finest sitter in this game today there was a gain of Ford at his second and six defensively it'll be a three-four except in passing occasions then they will bring in additional people we'll talk about that in a moment out on the right side Robert Brazil he's tremendous and Mike Reinfeldt has 12 interceptions the stream or that anyone a National Football League at free safety through 14 games at second down six ball inside the 42 yard line to the right John Stallworth who's having a great year Tapia scream this is Rocky Bleier listen a 45-yard line clear down and three Rocky Bleier who has started for the past four weeks after losing the starting assignment early in the year to Sydney thornton thornton is back he played a little bit last week did not carry the ball at all he has a very sore ankle so we see Rocky Bleier represented Nene the to heart of the Steelers for the past four or five years third down three [Applause] Stahl went to the left the tight end a good one Benny Cunningham that's our protection squad is back there on double coverage and Bradshaw I have the letter because my client felt back there helping his quarterback JC Wilson Pittsburgh Oh fine the chance to beat the Steelers it might beat the night because a motion does play a big part of the game of football and there's a motion in this stadium tonight as they just stopped the first Pittsburgh offensive drive and will look for the first time Craig Colquitt is the punter we're looking at Richard Ellender rookie 9th round draft pick out of McNeese State he is back at his 10-yard line Koppen averaging a little over 39 yards per tick very accurate seldom puts it in the end zone he's good filling it out of bounds the angles for the sidelines and he caught a beauty culprit close to the 10 yard line come all the way back at his own 30 yard I had 45 yard punt let's meet the offensive unit of the pit of the Houston Oilers then past Aranea course the quarterback his arm some are still questioning he's at problem tell you about him the offensive line a solid offensive line they protect castorini they'll have their hands full tonight against the Steelers and bum Phillips here he was bought personality charm and humanity back to the football game he is one decent human being and a fine football coach first and 10 Oilers at their own 10-yard line were just underway in case you just joined us right side of just blows Oh and Campbell gets out close to a five-yard pickup it will be second and five and defensively this will shuffle around vana Zach and done we'll alternate with Furness and white those are familiar name Robert Cole good against the run he'll come out it against the pass perhaps and we'll see Lauren caves and the secondary will day to Thomas a free safety playing for position not too for the past few weeks since Wagner's been hurt second down we'll call it six the ball just short of the 15-yard line Campbell gets the call again gets the got by Wilson gets off close to a first down might be a little short near the 20-yard line it will be third down short the thing to remember about Campbell is something that bran is already touched upon the most he's ever gained Russian against the scale is his 66 yards in a game he's off to a big start tonight with nine yards and two rushes his past does not necessarily in Nesmith Campbell averages 103 Plus per game Pittsburgh defense they don't give up that much we're down about a yard [Applause] now with a exceptional speed it gets to the outside Thomas takes him out of bounds first down history and Houston could have their first down out over their 20-yard line first downtown ball inside the 22 yard line [Applause] play action Anna Silver's - Mike barber the tight end barber at the 30-yard line but not before a sizeable pickup getting six it'll be second down and four and let's look at him isolating as you look at him isolated you know all these players by now household words and Tran as you look at Mike there you realize all over again use him on a reverse because he is a super all-around athlete and for him there is the memory of the Mike Wagner incident of last year so he's got a very special motivation Frank at the 20-yard line Houston second down for a wingback set Tama gets the call taken there over on the left side defensively Donnie shell was up there quickly to help out Joe green short of the first down third down long - Frank is kind like an old single wing as you fans watch the formation of the Houston Oilers as we have an injured player on the field Jack cam would be a very very terrible loss for the Steelers what a great football player he's been he has been an all-pro for many years great against the past and against the run and we'll be back in just a minute Robin : James Winston will be he has to move to the outside clear down too hambo first down mrs. what the lawyers want to do up to the 34-yard line bottom pole on the stop Frank there are some people who believe because Pittsburgh and Houston are already securely in the playoffs that some motivation luck might have left this game forget at least for the Houston Oilers the motivation is supreme they want the division title and they want to prove tonight they can beat this Pittsburgh team whom they so strongly dislike [Applause] on the first in 10 Caspar Lyons up in the wing back position was to be the first pass for Houston thus far and a scoring deep bikini girl defensively back there Eastern Michigan he has been a strong all right this is ready some play by Ron Johnson West Kinney burrows terrific speed maybe nine three nine four hundred Ron Johnson described for stride has the athletic ability to jump up and bat the ball away the same time many defensive backs get that position made the play Kenny's gesture as we look in ham being examined Kenny's gesture did exactly what it was designed to do produce an outcry from the fans but a queen and play by run chunks a trying get a report was encouraging hate to put it that way but they were looking at hands ankle second downtown Campbell right side the 53 Dennis Winston a third year man out of Arkansas good against the run very good it is to run questionable against the pass and Joe Greene he's playing solid as ever maybe not the past question that was when he came up 11 years ago but he's strong against a run let's look there's Joe Greene you see just wading through the offensive blockers there's nobody that's ever played the game that plays the run any better than Joe Greene does and has there was a gain of about a yard it'll be third down a nine Rob carpenters in there number 26 he's a good receiver Campbell is out Pastorini back as the time the tiny first I must say in this early going as these fans go absolutely wild I must say that Pastorini looks like he's ready and he got a knee and he goes to the right guy because they're double coverage and on the outside receivers you see Barbara come off the line of Donny she'll is playing in almost a linebacker position trying to cover him one-on-one he doesn't do it Barbara makes the play just play selection of who to go to by Pastorini going to Barbara because the outside guys were and it took some time the offensive line of the Oilers protected against the Steelers they've sacked quarterbacks 46 times this year at the Steelers first and ten ball at the 44 yard line Tim Wilson Wilson right side hambert who is having a great year for Pittsburgh leading all the linebackers with interceptions he is a we've discussed our Stanislavski method player and he still thinks quaterback should wear skirts under any circumstances picked out for true great players on that pitch third deepens lambda pan Johnny shall of course who can still do it the soul of it green on second a from the 41 yard line Earl Campbell tries the middle maybe gets a yard piled up there Lambert again over the top green on the bottom along with LC Greenwood it'll be third down and seven Frank would come to a third down situation a pretty obvious passing situation for Pastorini here I think the keys to Pastorini in this situation will be to look for either the tight end or one of the two running backs those are his best bets and you got Jack ham out of there on pass defense we you see how the linebackers react without ham in their lanes is for Pittsburgh anticipating the past Houston they used half of the first quarter with us far third down seven fresh air past arena gets it could have been caught by barber for a first glance incomplete listeni punting team Gracie Greenwood in their pressuring on Pastorini all right here goes Barbour again he goes to the right pass reason throw the right guy he's gonna have to evade the rush back Greenwood there's barber working on Donnie shell again Pastorini scrambling right now he runs the same pattern he did a minute ago should have caught this ball should have caught the ball pretty good throw could have been out in front a little bit more but he was under pressure from Greenwood they've made a great man and Donnie shell I'll tell you though not bad distraction on the party Donnie chill there also parsley the pump for Houston de Bell feel Bell is back will and try to anticipate with parsley which side of the field he'll be kicking to [Applause] Eisley [Music] he catches it inside the 15 so whereas used to began there Vincent Liu 10-yard line we will see Pittsburgh now on first intentful myth their team when we come back want to put three Super Bowl championships put together team the players that have never played for it not one player on this roster is played for another team stay there is first content gone inside the 14 Bradshaw first down as the time openers cutting in [Applause] 45 yard line now that's the very thing training are talking about during the commercial break in Pittsburgh's only prior series he had the confidence in his defense to throw deep to Lynn Swann and discovered that Houston was going to do what Pittsburgh is doing double double on the wide receivers ergo you go to your tight end or to your backs and immediately he went to the tight end Benny Cunningham with his size in the Frances and Dave Casper can become a consequential figure in this game Frank pushed in ten inside the 46 yard line of the Oilers Rocky Bleier good defensive play there Brier got a couple it'll be suckin down in eight for x-rays while at the 44-yard line that's all [Music] picked up by Vernon Perry a rookie to the NFL a highly respected Canadian Football League player for the past two years look again right here it goes Bradshaw back in the pocket looking left you'll see Vernon Perry on defensive back all Cunningham here that's because they have five defensive backs in the football game at this time they'll try to put Perry man old man with Cunningham and hope he can cover up just as we saw Donnie show man oh man with Mike barber right Perry did a fine job on Cunningham [Music] [Applause] all the time he would ever want and is a great play by Perry is third down and eight watch the back here is it good yes it is wen Suan gives a first down inside the 35 yard line close to the 33 vernon perry trying to stay with this gifted young man well of course you're looking at one of the most remarkable athletes in football friend maybe the most gifted wide receiver this played the game in the last 10 or 12 years they had a deep deep help with him back there to run the pattern watch him come off the field driving the defensive back down the field makes the cut out that's his responsibility covering short and left Swann still beat him remarkable played by Swan good throw by Bradshaw Swan knew exactly where he had to be to get the first time he collects it at the 34-yard line inside and [Applause] he gets three yards hit there by art stringer defensively for the others I love the point Fran made about the maturation of Jerry Bradshaw when he plays a bad game as you look at the time he's still a contingent of fans down here with Myron copes Terrible Towels but watching Bradshaw you know and he has a bad game as he did against San Diego he says simply i stunk I didn't adjust marked inside the 30 second down six era same play at the middle most of the 27-yard line questionable doubt about third and three to Iran today pass [Music] [Applause] joy to the first No he's into down territory and now he's got the last I don't think Chuck's gonna even go for the field despite the presence of a very good field goal kicker I think he has Chuck Noland I was a little more than he thinks he has is a good sizable yard but he brings in his other Tynan Gausman it's interesting either I think [Applause] it also shows the confidence though [Applause] just an emotion why [Applause] [Music] [Applause] emotionally inspiring I mean returning today mr. going just a moment Buick first and ten past aleni brings a the 24-yard line 320 remaining in the third quarter no score which Custer in motion by Wilson but it does not take care of No special that chocolate at the beginning of the year was the same fella who made it well as what I've asked for pastor NES as bump Philip said last night at a remarkable dinner where this latter-day Will Rogers was honored in the name of cystic fibrosis Earl Campbell and Dan Pastorini play her [Applause] Kamel squeeze out a yard and a half it'll be second down and eight the ball just over the 25-yard line Campbell gets the call again maybe a yard it'll be third down and seven break I think efficient to note that Houston is at the ball 14 offensive plays this first quarter burl Campbell has carried the ball on nine of those fourteen plays now normally he'll carry the ball 36 percent of the time on offense but they're going to work the big man tonight and hope to win with the ball inside the 28 yard line Campbell comes out they bring in Rob carpenter 26 Ronnie Coleman 47 they're better receivers quite frankly the cap and they don't like Campbell whom Fran just indicated their works are to be running just put too much burden on it third and seven Pastorini as the time the ban is open Coleman has the first time out to the 43 yard line that's exactly the point that Frank purpose football player a good enough but an excellent receiver biggis Tony Galbraith of Diwali probably not as good but still very functional and Pastorini is running his team very well he's been hurt on you made poor a point of his being injured this year Howard and he has he's got some criticism here in Houston because he had thrown as much but he is playing a good football game so far tonight Jimmy burrow bottom he was screen double oh the gifted receivers also playing hurt tonight where he severely bruised tailbone on first and 10 gets the call Wilson breaks tackles inside Pittsburgh territory goes to the 49 Denis Princeton finally pulled Tim Wilson who principally is one of the five blockers you see in this game baby doll so he can run and he hey I get to carry the ball bunch will see just man oh man blocking he gets rid of the tackle by four nests there sixty-four and breaks out for what a eight yard game I'm hammering and hammering away and finally something gay I love the blocking of Gaumont number 55 on that play prank second and to the ball inside the 49 yard on the Steelers no score 117 remaining in the first quarter this is Campbell Wilson with a good block our first flag is down as Wilson is down at the line of scrimmage another Campbell down at the line of scrimmage our referee tonight Jerry mark bright and we are one done away from the end of the first quarter this is our first flag and it goes against Houston an illegal motion [Applause] a decision now for the Steelers that is a tough penalty for the offensive team good penalty for the defensive team and you've got 2nd and 2 you got things going your way but now it's going to be second and 7 a little more a little more difficult I can't believe they will not accept this penalty clearly they will in the meantime going back to Chuck Noll electing the goat for the first down going on the pill no offense second down hit bespoke again Noel's confidence in his defense as well as his offense second and seven but however you surprised he gave the ball the Flyers so the Franco yes I would have given in a second guess his left Tapia's gree that's kind using the barbar playing almost like a tight end that there is a wingback master Eenie dumps it off first down girl he holds on at the 44 yard line piston with a scramble FASTA weenie gets the out of time here in the first quarter as we look at the replay right here's Earl Campbell fakin again he went back and told pass three and he was open on this play he is wide open past when he comes back in hit see that's what offensive players have to do call the game I think that's why quarterbacks should be calling the plane so have him sit in from the South line we'll be back in just a minute second down three in the Oilers as will be in the second quarter they're in Pittsburgh territory at the 38 yard line Wilson gets the call Wilson gets the first down down to the 42 yard line the big man three-year man Maryland six three two twenty who usually spends his season blocking through Ocampo has picked up big yardage already tonight you're a same pro football and it's very best tonight to truly exceptional teams quarterbacks performing beautifully the defense's executing even though there are games being made and next Monday night the showdown the charges in the playoffs but if Denver can win there in two Campbell is out Rob carpenter is in number 26 this is carpenter [Music] two and a half three yards Campbell looked at the sidelines oddly on first and ten stays on the sidelines now Frank needless to say this is a very important trap for the Houston Oilers they're not the defending world champions like the fix go Steelers are they need a confidence builder they've had a good Drive they've had a couple of good surgeries before this if they could get this in for a touchdown they would give him a tremendous whoa back off it's casters the wingback Wilson gets the call to the 27 yard line short of the first down it'll be third down and a long three call a third and four as Franco IRSC going to get back into the action but I must say Fran that plastering is moving his team beautifully he's completed four of six in passing ball for completions to different receivers he's working the run when he should and necessarily now using their own careful every time bastard down for the ball at the 27 yard line [Applause] [Music] good defensive play around and this will support them you'll see Tony fridge [Applause] he still hates the Cowboys because of an assistant coach who didn't like side wheelers he regards kicking a field goal not just as a personal challenge but as a kind of holy right if any is obviously affronted whenever he misses one he has won four games for the Oilers this year too and over time this will be a 44 yard attempt his long of the year 51 yards well within his range is 17 of 20 20 French IDO Gifford Nielsen is holding whoa through the uprights and the Steelers will take over the football at the 27 yard line [Applause] fifteen we still have no score and a very exciting game for Houston [Music] leads his charges up first time tan the ball on his own 27 yard line the ball was snapped yeah the left guard of the Steelers jumped out of Sam Davis 57 [Applause] [Music] offensive line John Kolb highly underrated left aqua for the Steelers did not start tonight Ted Peterson was in there cold with a pinched nerve in his neck false start number 57 offense first down and a right guard Jerry Mullins also with the pinched nerve in his neck did not start tonight Steve person is in there good point about cold though because he's always handled elven bethere very well first and 15 that's odd [Applause] and returns it to 22 yard line are swinging who they say is good on six at the beginning of the they had to play a rookie there and Hart stringer comes up with the first turnover yes Bradshaw going back in the pocket he's getting pressure from the theta they're our mentioned the cold hand opens in replacement didn't I don't know where he was throwing this ball I didn't see a Steeler receiver anywhere near the wall by but stringer he and he right between the five of the three and he puts Houston in off the good field position well stringers absence heard Houston terribly no question about it he's an all over the field wine great grains great a vellum Houston leads the interception they've intercepted three balls for the year Pittsburgh leads the league and turning it over that was the 47th turnover for the Steelers on first down Campbell who missed the last series no apparent reason struggles for a yard and a half it'll be second down and call it 9 and hood craziest slipped in there Frank but no apparent reason one had to wonder why arrow goes out since he walked off without any apparent injury but one thing they're here this brahim that play and guess who made the play for no game sobrino Greene who like Willie Stargell with the Bucks remains the soul of the Pittsburgh defense absolutely right to the right which caster spit far to the left top of your screen Bart the to get away it'll be third down and seven to Singh Lamba in their gift well I think what we're seeing here Houston he's intent upon still running the ball and he look at Jack Lambert they're now 27 years old and a agent but or veteran they gonna have to throw the ball against this football team pass sweet he's got to put up the air to get points on the scoreboard and I'm sure he'll do it right here and we'll see who he can be successful Mike Renfro great name in football by the way played with the Browns split after the white out to the left Kenny Burrell the tight end is Mike barber on 3rd and 7 flag is down the ball goes out to carpenter carpenter struggles to get close to a first down Franklin got dragged to flags are down now I think this is going to be a very difficult penalty against Houston judging by where the flag was thrown an old saw that you've heard 32 million times and it could hurt their field goal change you're gonna have a holding penalty and a clipping penalty they'll take the clip which would be 15 yards you're right Frances you're alive F call against the Houston Oilers they got the big turnover from stringer good field position came up short on to running plays on third down passing situation they got two fouls every dairy marked right making sure the Jack Lambert acting defensive captain has the options clearing his head important game the steel is with a wind and I can wrap up the Central Division of the AFC should Houston win tonight we'll all come down to next week and they both end up in a tie 12 and 4 it'll go down to total force within the division of s complex it has been said that there are no longer let's listen to the officials call there are no long any great teams in this league parody has been achieved holding number 70 offense decline personal foul clipping number 47 offense accepted third down well print Ovid like it was before it ever was but if in truth there are no longer any great teams you're looking at two clearly of the three best teams in [Applause] three Houston for San Diego third down 20 that's not fun against his dealers they turn it all is [Applause] they're coming they're coming Pastorini reads out hold on with the flags are down Johnson was all over Mike Renfro Renfro came off the surgery a year ago he just got back into stride the past two weeks not blazing speed but a lot of nice moves and good ends Blount is enraged builds that goal was wrong interference number 29 first time it did look awful close Pastorini reads it immediately looked up he knows whoa watch 29 those here doesn't he yes he does good call by the official and really if you're a veteran quarterback with that kind of long yardage to go give you want to see the Blitz because it gives your man one-on-one the defensive back that's a piece of cake the first time at the 17 yard line still no score Tim 31 remaining in the first half penalty fought game Wilson gets the call tries to go outside gets away from once Dirac Joe green drops in with help from JT Thomas after he picks up a couple who will be second down at a give him three we'll call it second seven this year anybody can lose to Cleveland insight third and seven at the 13 yard line Campbell will try to get outside of work and her out and Bulldog buy one ticket at about the 12 yard line right there you saw why I called Mel blood still great he can do it all give him a critical moment he will be where the he is a great one on one tackler as he proves here in felling pro football's greatest runner with help from the other great one Donny shale who hits like a linebacker he into the yard Clark third and six actually pretty close to no game but it [Music] situation I bet they don't blitz this time you're right over the meadow and complained intended for the tight end Barbara will see Tony fritz again I think that Dan fell / anxiety well in my time I didn't really like the series of call look like to me they were intent upon settling for a field goal they ran the ball two straight times through it on third down going on third and seven down in that part of the field is very difficult Tony Fritz we saw him earlier when he scored all nine points for the others and their win over Miami they line it up again he's a lot of fun to watch who began that career back the San Diego matter of fact four years of Dallas the traffic director 30-yard attempt Gifford Neal's from the quarterback laws have to have considerations when you're older is a quarterback there it is they put a chip in incomplete pass it is I don't quite understand that one either completed pass different Nielsen tried to shuffle up forward and the Steelers will have the foot 13 yard line and a 30-yard attempt a field goal easy pickings as it was Gifford Nielsen tried to shuffle pass to Ted Thompson then complete the Steelers have the football still no score first and ten the Steelers up there 13 yard line [Applause] defensively [Applause] Franco Harris for loss all the way back to the 10-yard line now you just saw a great stenwick make attack and there you see his background Greg Stemm Rick doesn't get the big publicity it's Reinfeldt playing deep who has the 12 interceptions but that man stem Rick as you look at green stem rate is probably the most solid player in the defensive secondary that Houston has lost of three second down thirteen ball at the 10-yard line gar play Rocky Bleier right side dead good defensive play and E chorus but offensive left in strong against the run 7:38 remaining in a half and there is no score an interesting football game both teams missing phatso as the time no receiver Pittsburgh will punt not had a punt blocked in his two years of the game you're looking at Ellender the rookie from an ich state he's right at midfield Houston barring anything unforeseen should have good field position with a fine putty hangs in I gives his unit time to get under it post thing down there Zach Valentine rookie outstanding rookie from East Carolina [Applause] I quit from his own end zone 7:16 remaining in the half nine wallets what Bartlett's pro-football in the city that has given us the greatest fun day the greatest the most alive fans in the whole league midway through the second quarter no score first intent midfield evolved out of the way else equal six seven two hundred fifty pounds over the left side and complete will be second down ten greenwood leading the Steelers who have 46 x their team they're a team defense because he only has seven sacks Janee had troubles early in the year fran and he has started to play again he really has it and this man 68 LC Greene was blocked more passes than any defensive lineman that I've ever seen like trying to throw over a building instant add the football removed they eschewed the field-goal the 30-yard a temple while ago came up short and they're battling now for midfield second and ten Campbell on the play-action Pastorini back almost picked off intended for Mike barber though will score 707 renfro's put the right number 82 burrow up top of the screen double Oh after 26 Coleman 47 the slaughter Doni shall in the plant city gets Pastorini back at the 37 yard line donnie shell coming from his storm safety spot from the Blitz that's my guy does he hit like a linebacker Tran I think the interesting thing Pittsburgh got burned on the Blitz once before they came back and had the conference to do it again they even safety blitz this time when they won this battle you talked about getting burned on a blitz defense look what happened Oakland yesterday when Mike Pruett sprung one for 77 yards after a trap blocked gilts in laugh time I like Elsie Greenwood he had the wind knocked out of him he'll be back the saw cliff parsley this is T Bell he's standing at the 21 yard line parsley just under 41 yard his punts for the Houston Oilers [Applause] [Applause] and good coverage as Pao gets back out to the 23 yard line 45 yard punt by parsley and Pittsburgh will have a little better field position from which Clint's to operate and they have had trouble getting any offense booming at the Pittsburgh Steelers they lead the league in offense I think that's a good point about field positions got to be frustrating Howard for the olders they've had good field position they've had opportunites had blown them all the Steelers really haven't had good field position the entire night good fun they lead the league in scoring 371 points they have a goose egg on the scoreboard here at the Astrodome the 623 remaining in the first half Stallard split to the left he over 63 receptions [Applause] it was brandy Grossberg just plain over throat you're right Annie knows Seaver go close tight if Betty Cunningham and Randy Grossman good receivers second and ten Bradshaw I believe to be feeling just a little bit of frustration the star without to the left again then Swan off a big game last week five receptions [Applause] that's all changing up [Applause] as you see their County goes [Applause] [Music] in the tow yard line another 17 yard line it's a sprint out to the right he's looking to his right everything is jammed up about he's open he's looking at a dangerous thing way across the field he waits too long and have been a dangerous past the kinda can give away a touchdown in Andy Darras another does get a lot of publicity is fine but Fogg playing his development part of Houston's devotee and a significant fall loss of 7/3 and 16 the ball at the 17 Bradshaw has had one interception has almost cooked off again in a similar situation a moment ago player has the ball short of the first down and a flag is down decision here that's not imagine houston could really put him in a hole by accepting the holding let's see if they do a decision of course they're not to force him to punt from the 22 or back them up inside their own 10-yard line that will be the option for Tao here's to much the football we'll see Craig Colquitt and Richard Ellen Darryl Ricky from in each state calendar because he positions himself at the 38-yard [Music] 5:34 no score which puts berg if they could win would win the central division of the AFC well quick as Eleanor to the 20 kikuchi play Larry Anderson hustling down there and your stat now we'll begin at their 26 yard line when we return to the Astrodome in just a moment said there is no way to explosive teams particularly the Steelers they have been frustrated offensively Houston has the ball first and ten from their own 26-yard line Pastorini screen Campbell gets the first down JT Thomas there defensively tell you something about bum phillips as we look at this again right as the same fate we saw a while ago set of capital goes straight up the field he spreads out to the left and he can hit the ball in the open field like this he is doubled triply quadruple a dangerous there's bum fellows he bench Motown's who went out of the Cleveland game with an injury but couldn't play put in Conway Heyman and David caught ahead suited by Joe bugle out of Western Kentucky his Frank here's Campbell it's a couple on his own it'll be second down and eight Joe bugle is a great assistant go to be in the proctors building remaining the half as Pastorini changes it off Campbell left side defensively there Gary done first Campbell this by sheer strength there's [Applause] being restrained [Applause] defensively these toro mop these two teams do not love one another was cute that they last night he said I don't have a friend and because houston a sick and tired of hearing Dallas described as America's thing which is understandable three times Dallas is played AFC teams Pittsburgh one Houston one Cleveland won three times Dallas is lost mock says I've have enough third and five short of the first down at midfield had also been to five Super Bowls that's true but they're in the elderly and the score is 34 to 14 the AFC Howard I think Bob Phillips at interesting quote a few weeks ago he says the Dallas Cowboys may be America's Team the Houston Oilers are Texas team that's better on the fourth down we'll see parsley once again T Bell drops for the Steelers to his 14 yard line neither team effective much this year returning punts people a little over seven yard average on his returns Bardsley has kicked the ball well tonight yes when he doesn't turn over and team takes a chance at the 14 yard [Music] down there defensively from u.s. dollars he really did take the chance right remind you again tonight and every night as long as the situation in Iran remains critical ABC news will present a special report every night after your late local news the ABC news will keep you up-to-date on the Iranian situation all the news weeknights on World News Tonight and I don't have to tell you the superb coverage we've been offering if you have been following that telecast first and ten the Steelers and they have to be feeling a little frustrated as they start again even their own terror Franco Harris who struggles on his own out to the 17 a game of two second and eight truck stalwart place left by bradshaw Lynn Swann top of your screen Benny Cunningham was the tight end [Applause] further frustrate the Steelers and that will further frustrate and Chuck no there's 100 [Applause] let's ah as the time but again no receivers open scrambles and gets it off the squad gets back to the original line of scrimmage and that's it to the 18 yard line Frank is this team playing you saw Bradshaw get away with the Russians he can do so easily and it seems like he wasn't great runner but but this year as we see the two-minute warning coming he really hasn't run as much as in the past he's only run the ball 18 times this year for only 53 yards he's many times will rush three times that amount for 300 or so yards Bob brings his troops up third down seven ball at the 18 yard out to the leftist scholar who has not caught a pass tonight he's got 63 on the season over the middle grandma Grossman has a first down out over the 35 taken there by Vernon Perry you know Frank I know Randy Grossman is one of your favorite players in the league because of his honesty they're lining up quickly so we're going to go to Frank but it's a point I want to make Frank was the guest of honor at an MS dinner in Pittsburgh we'll get to it in a moment there yep offense the two-minute off is grachov antenna for ghosts but again picked off gazelle whether pizzelle lumbering 1:22 on the clock and Houston has three timeouts look at this crowd Brazil is now down just as we're gonna tell you about Randi Grossman because he knows he's not the player with the physical assets of Cunningham Frank loves him because he's got the most out of what he's got to get now Bradshaw has just made another serious mistake no talking and over one go down at the Gil watch Bradshaw go back if he's got a weakness is that he throws into the double coverage much too much he's thrown into the part of the coverage here he hit Franco Harris opened the flat you see Brazil make make the interception and he's going to watch a big collision with Brazil right here just as he comes to the end of the road right with Sam Davis and Brazil still remains on the astroturf at the 25 yard line now he's coming up on his feet he'll hear innovation because there he is a very popular Sprint's off the field after the blue ice blue Barmes Weymouth Brazil coming off the field [Applause] atmosphere any Intercollegiate lay up professionally for a Game three timeouts for Houston a bawd 25 yes friend alright Frank I think the call here is he's got to pass the ball maybe a play fast action the runners he's got a chance to stories better open it up trying to run against the best running defense in the league today has been fairly ineffective going for Barrow [Music] Oh Thomas he was nuts very sore tailbone fictional he stores to Houston suddenly Pastorini had some zip on that ball this is absolute great bro he's got good protection as you see he had to put the ball on the you see two defensive backs are going to be sandwich and burro the ball gets in burrow concentration the ball makes the catch great throw by pastor Randy for the touchdown they have a big part of this story this remarkable crowds with their cards being held up love you blue fights on it seemed almost inevitable the way Houston's been playing phony French conversion good trying to draw with this bird tonight we're behind pastor ADA here watch he doesn't have much room but he gets it into the burro burro swollen up attend to get itself in position to catch the ball and he did great concentration by double zero there he is he's been around 10 years and his background is his forty second career touchdown I told you about that severely bruised tailbone he was even questionable tonight interesting look at that ground here's the fight song listen [Music] Mystere [Music] [Applause] [Music] Tony French will kick off deep Larry Anderson for not anticipating it [Applause] [Music] three the 24-yard line [Music] Ted Thompson defensively there number 51 players are telling us it's going to go against the Steelers so they're still in terrible position grin as they've been they'll put the ball in the twin it's a tough situation the quarterback below the waist number 63 first off [Music] the studio puts brats on a very difficult situation in all honesty just has that any field position to work with tonight what does another [Music] [Applause] mistake get in [Music] take care of that that's uh Star Wars is open and they complained even reinfeldt defensively for Houston and now Bradshaw will have a little bit of feeling to work with our do you see double coverage here again he splits the double coverage you'll see a safety man come up star Worth cuts off in front of him Bradshaw puts the ball when he gets hit this is he catches great concentration by Stallworth and of course he's having a great year and get a free pass that he caught tonight we'll get a breather in T Bell will come in ball at the 34 yard line 104 remaining in the half Bradshaw has three timeouts it's inside handoff that's up close to the 40 Terri obviously just trying to keep the Oilers past Russ honest so if you want to know about the Houston defense tonight a skull worth is caught but one pass beat that was Franco Harris as long as gain on the second and five seconds ticking away with rush that's all we'll go down [Applause] Stensrud that's variable use a timeout you sing to great football games tonight I use the word measuredly there's another great football team that's lost only four games San Diego you'll see them next week watch them yesterday here they were and here is the remarkable young quarterback Dan Fouts and number 18 charlie Joyner wonder the least Bishop receivers in football and then to the man who was captivated all of America with his skills Johnny Jefferson injured yesterday apparently able to play in the critical windup contest against Denver next Monday night and finally again the Johnny Jefferson he's always where the ball is and his glue finger so next week with the AFC West title it's it's the San Diego Chargers in the must win to be in the play night football [Applause] tonight the team is acting that way 38 seconds remaining in the first half boilers on top seven and nothing bat tokens back onto the field tea bell stays in at wide receiver number 84 John Stallworth obviously shaken up or he'd be in there he was hit when hit hard night Reinfeldt and he picked up that first down a few moments ago third down the vault in 34 yard line of the Steelers Jim Smith split to the left he's number 86 building earlier in the season over the middle team air toxic bottle the ball incomplete their Kingdom [Music] fifth consecutive games in there defensively for Houston and what a player Greg Bingham as you talked about Joe Greene Hauer to be in the spirit of the steel defense Greg Bingham may very well be the spirit of the Houston owner defense fourth down with 32 seconds remaining in the to punt for the Steelers which Rothstein and you can bet the orders will go for the block we'll try and get to it it's only 32 seconds remaining in that Beaufort knows that he's never had one block [Applause] inside the 23-yard super game thus far the first half I think particularly in the part of the Houston water defense going with the 3/4 they come back with a 4-3 on the pass has been very effective I love that sign now the south side of Chicago you go down just beware of a man-made Brown and the Houston defense has been mean junkyard dog Pastorini brings them up he has a seven or nothing lead 26 seconds remaining in the single setback Campbell gets to quick toss and the kills the park again [Music] crowd is what Lackey [Music] University of Texas all-american last year's leading rusher the MVP but the second year he's actually done what no other back with 26 seconds left on the clock before that player was wrong fixing it out which is the dangerous played to Campbell he goes out of Bounce top supply faster he's better off just to fall on the ball run it out and go into the seven of nothing lead you have the wisdom of a certain Hall punch in the playoff action Campbell gets the car up the middle booming ahead around the 30-yard line short of the first down to [Applause] could be a very interesting second half the Steelers at number one offensive football today who arted here in the first half frustrated as a federal smoking would suspect the end of the first half the favorites of his partisan crowd go to the completion the one to Kinney burrow for the touchdown and he drilled it in between two defenders as fine a passage you could ever one a quarterback to throw the question about his arm has been a viral infection that developed offseason did not play hard at all increases and he got a very late start Bradshaw is Bradshaw a gifted athlete he's a force to himself when he is in there he was frustrated in the first half I think you probably come back start throwing the ball short just to get some completion get something generating he was in the hole that of course will credit in great part to put Parsley's punny holding up their placards each and every one of them saying love you blue and this crowd is an integral part of this game in Houston tonight the Battle of course for the AFC Central Division as we look at bharwa kickoff missed intended for Pittsburgh eleven and three Houston to the wind tonight to move into a tie than at all to next week's game Pittsburgh will be home with Buffalo and the Houston Oilers will play Philadelphia right here there's no Steeler fan he's rather lonesome here tonight that bar hits it Carter Hartwig is back there because of ironic and filming out to the 20-yard line Dwayne Woodruff hustling down there defensively for the Steelers the stats they tell the story time of possession has been a key factor you keep the ball away from the number one offense in the league and you keep them in the hole and that's what the Houston Oilers did Frank look at those minimal yards rushing for the Steelers with the best rushing game in football 21 yards in the hole lap with Franco Harris and I think that is key hard because Pittsburgh is great at passing people as they are they really need to run the ball and that's what they try to establish first Houston is shut off the run tonight let's upset their offense while we talk about Franco Harris Earl Campbell NFL rushing lead from ojm who son who went over 1500 yards yesterday Campbell has 37 yards and I don't call this one the Oilers take time out well I want a way to waste a timeout friend you know the tire mounts are so viable especially a toast game like this you need him down at the end of the thing I cannot imagine what caused that Donte Pastorini to call the timeout here they were short a man on the field till just before they came out of the huddle I don't understand that at the professional football level I saw it happen with Homer rice yesterday against Washington Washington capitalized with the near touchdown run by Riggins who followed up with his thousand Fiat when he went in for a touchdown but it's unforgivable it seems to me at the Pro Football we'll see a lot more of it now because we've talked so much this year about the increased use of the specialty teams and occasionally you just have somebody over there draws a blank and he doesn't get in there and you're right didn't really penalize you but is what I was telling you about a moment ago could have come down where both these teams should whose houston win tonight they come down 12 4 at the end of the season it would be the point differential and coming into tonight's game Houston was plus 39 the Oilers Pittsburgh was Pittsburgh brother first and ten 20 yard line gun fro split to the right caster is in there along with Mike barber the other receivers when this is Earl Campbell corner steps out of bounds out of the 26 yard line [Music] about six or seven yards seven and four Frank I don't mean to correct you the 39s a little to see if Houston could be Pittsburgh by more than 20 points they would have the point spread going their way and they would be the division champion assuming both teams won next week Jack Pardee has corrected me but you certainly are confusing me well Jack Pardee is vehemently objected to the point spread notion because Dallas is in Philadelphia is in and yet Washington is the same ten and five record I think Bobby is right second and four [Applause] bubi Clark it was picked up and took him out early in the year as a free agent he was in the lineup replacing Tim Wilson we have movie Clark number 42 that's a big year as with Cincinnati the early 70s hurt his knee and never really rebounded from a great rookie year that he had but what a player on the specialty teams there he is one healthy the most resourceful receiver in football ferrets were launched at the 26-yard line Campbell gets the call turns back to the inside short of the first down picks up the yard Robert Cole the field position they lack throughout most of the first half they have the ball close to their own 49 yard line first and 10 sworn to the right Stallworth to the left if I are huge all and wire explodes inside the 35 yard line all the way down on the 32 yard line up into there by Mike reinfeldt critical series for Pittsburgh as we've mentioned Fran because they've got to come away with at least something having begun with field position look at the first half seven possessions in the first half only one time that they cross midfield now they're getting into Houston Tarek it's antiknock pick up there market just inside the 35 first and 10 Bradshaw play AXA single coverage on Swan complete down to the 21 yard line another first down under their coverage of JC Wilson this is instant death when you cover lynn swann man oh man there's no underneath coverage no on top coverage he runs a simple curl in bradshaw delivers the ball long time swan protects it by jumping up they've got a completion and they're rolling there saying houston you got to take this championship away from us if you want wonder why Wilson was far off well you have to respect the speed and Swann also [Applause] no help first intent stealers well with the 21-yard I'm proud comes to his feet Franco Harris line of scrimmage giving a half a yard it'll be second at nine they have keen on harris brilliant they really have an interesting to note the first half the ste nose had 19 yards net rushing the first play of the second half Dwyer got 17 yards in one carry there comes the switch now with un tiss it's been very effective this far they bring in canard number 71 they bring in Jesse Baker the rookie from Jacksonville State a spectacular speedster leading the waters in sacks with 15 coming into the night that's their defenses they anticipate pass and you saw Larry Brown the right tackle but a full block and he moved to where any illegal procedure against the Stephens costly mistake [Music] Frank is thirsty players an influence play Brown was pulling down to the left Bradshaw was going to Baker run to the left of Harrison roll out to the right there was a very good call at the time but there again nope a false start number 79 offense second down Larry Brown our referee once again Jerry Mark Wright second down 15 the ball at the 25-yard line 7 nothing boilers 11:59 remaining Paris single setback when the slot is Rocky Bleier draw play Paris small opening gets to the 20-yard line back to the original line of scrimmage it'll be third down ten good call they want to come away from this series with at least something even a field goal get on the boy back to the ball game Benny Cunningham the big tight end six-five 247 pounder and he's worth watching it right now as we look at our own camp on the sidelines they want double Ruhstaller Finn's wanted a good at all the man of the moment always goes out left he'll collect double coverage see at the top he is screen up courses Greg Stemm mark on the 27 who good health deep from carrier feds are for Swan Swan will cover glides off rows of the and even a throw to the wrong guy Cunningham did have single conference Cunningham was open again he forced it into the double coverage he also had flyer as the safety valve out wide to the left who could have picked up decent yard all right we'll watch Cunningham at the bottom of your screen and be running right down the middle of the vo he is open he beats Roddenberry you see in Ryan's belt he's wide open he threw it over to the double coverage now 30 37 yard a tip Matt Barr the 17 of 26 well within range he's hit from 47 yards rookie from Penn State subscribe perfect the Steelers were on the scoreboard and tippers are beginning to flare Jack Lambert and a little rhubarb out there with Guiteau merkins we'll be back in the Astrodome we're at 7 to 3 in a moment 47 Carter Hart big and this would be Ronnie Coleman to the 20-yard line [Music] number 30 and the rookie from East Carolina as David first in a six-round traffic ticket from New England to the left side 74 duster is in motion [Applause] by action by Pastorini [Applause] wide open is custom pesto puts his head down bowls to the 43-yard line if there is a criticism to be made of houston its that they have underused Casta this year because that man is an antelope and as a way of getting loose he's particularly good when they throw him under coverage and right there you saw him beat coverage find himself a loose spot once he gets the football he's terribly dangerous but a plus two he could move in play that tight in if he has to was in the Pro Bowl three years with the Jets as a tight end last year verses 16 through some of the year on the first town Pastorini let's cast her again and almost picked off by Ron Johnson back there JT Thomas Pastorini was leveled mastery knee was heard in the first Pittsburgh game had to leave that game in the third quarter Gifford Nielsen finished he missed all this next game against Kansas City and let's look at it again alright little claim they faked the run again this is not a good play for Pastorini he threw he threw into double coverage here he had no chance to complete the ball a better chance to have it intercepted the Steve Furness who hit Pastorini just as it released the ball that will be second down and 10 the ball at the 43 yard line but Hollywood Dan gets up I love him get guts [Applause] bottom of your screen something near man record holders from to see you Kaspar one motion out Campbell gets to call again gamble remains bottled up gain of three third down seven there are his games against the Steelers [Applause] an easy night for him against the Steelers Frank he's got 47 tonight comes out and comes a passing offensive unit for the order there's Ronnie Coleman popular 26 Coleman 47 [Applause] Johnson beautiful move [Applause] Johnson he gets the first down down close to the 40-yard first down well here's here's a great cop we'll see him go back if he's looking down the field he sets up the screen to carpenter to the right but it was well played by the Pittsburgh defences you see Johnson coming to you fixin to make the tackle carpenter deserves all the credit in the world he feat Johnson on a one-on-one confrontation gets the first time and they want to come out of this series with something on the board to reestablish carpenter fine a couple of years ago before arrow pin will arrive he had over 600 yards rushing display that running talent a moment ago on first and ten play-action Pastorini over the middle this has been fo r intro down to the 15 yard to see you [Applause] alright here we go again save play fantasize he's going to fake the ball the cannibal here's Renfro you see they let a deep break in now the reason solo from the lab Pakistan because they respect the rock all right here's the Thank You Campbell elaborate we've got to stay in introspectively seal and then Campbell as you will see is still wide open he can come back to that late in the game so let's watch the Campbell on that same play and again Pastorini was smoked on that football thing about this Houston game is they don't have widely publicized players they've got a lot of functional players Renfro slipped to the right Kaspar bottom of your screen the wing back this is camera eleven yard line for a gain of three will be second down and seven Campbell single setback second and seven reverse to test Oh Esther pulls down close to a first down now that's the versatility of that man that Frank was talking about Lopes cry he can give you that River he is a fine fine receiver he can play tight in he can block he can do so many things and I repeat if there's any criticism of Houston this year that man has been underused again as Frank said three times of Pro Bowler short by inches oh boy as Houston reestablished and that back comes the starting unit offensively for the Oilers that means Tim Wilson comes back he's in there this will be some kind of collision between two of the most physical teams in all of football third and inches [Applause] with number 53 Dennis Winston who replaced Jack Hammond was injured early he had x-rays taken of his left foot as x-rays but he is not back in the lineup [Applause] the greatness of this Pittsburgh team one so many Super Bowls in recent years right there on that plate so now they must settle for a Tony Fritz field goal and the defense once again keeps Pittsburgh within striking range as we look at Pastorini who tonight has been a great quarterback you half fourth-down 24-yard different Nielsen holds earlier they elected to fly a fake [Applause] different Nilsson saw something he did not like in his who said he calls timeout and the Houston Oilers are down to one timeout we'll be back in a moment but let's call the timeout they earlier had called one at the very beginning of the half so they have one timeout remaining first I'll set to tech a 24-yard attempt Frank I don't understand that timeout it could cost houston heavily in this game whether they are fried they bridge similarly Pittsburgh Steelers roll soccer player Austria he was recruited by the Dallas Cowboys this little man Fran Tarkenton talked with you about his arrival at American football when they recruited you in Vienna what did they tell you about football yeah they showed me that football and told me kick him and when I was coming to Dallas I didn't know what was a send and a hold and five tons come after me go little cookie as I said earlier he's won four games with talented cook for the Oilers this season how are do you think if they have told him that they gonna have five tons coming after when he kicked the ball that he to come over yeah I think he wouldn't because he's a kind of arrogant guy in a nice way and he thinks the whole game is made for kicking Frank knows about that he used to kick field goals not well enough here as we hustle by the way is broken all the crate to 1977 most attempts on a single season with 21 he's up to 377 goes at it rich will kick off Larry Anderson is deep for the Steelers it's got a deep kick that Anderson lines up inside his own 10 to get this and Anderson pops through the pileup who gets out over the 40-yard line the Steelers will have good field position once again that's right here we go again and I keep thinking back to that second timeout Fran I just don't understand it I don't either timeouts are very precious things in the game like this you know it's going to come down to the last few minutes can you need every one of those timeouts let's see what Bradshaw can do now out took a left smart out to the right [Applause] the setbacks Paris 32 wire go Harris Harris eyes that's it close to the 47 yard line Pittsburgh Steeler first down how they going to market in at the 44 now that shows me something mr. Bradshaw because they're dropping the linebackers Wade Thief to take away your outside receivers same thing San Diego beginning to adjust he's got to throw the ball underneath just like he did there I know he's got a big strong arm he likes to fill the ball down the field but a wise old quarterback will take what they give me but that's what they're giving him now taking 5:18 10 the skinners 3 first and 10 44 is over hands off to Brier with that quick opening hole billiard it didn't seven it'll be sucking down to three thousand yards last week this is 7,000 art season guys Jim Brown seasons bottles of football has it blown dead if it is it's a big break for this dealer that's a very close play Eldon Buffet as the football curly coke hit Rocky Bleier all dead be third down and about to miss watching we see briar coming this way he's going to get hit right here by a couple of people water's curly Koch and I think he goes down I think it was a good call by the if it was a good gone and with the ball marked with a 37 it'll be third down 3-1 that suspect passing situation footer he collects Brixton copier screens to mark up close Costco's Harris Paris gets the first down out of bounds inside the 33 first down Pittsburgh interesting that they didn't call the pass again that's the second time in this game we've got that situation frame that Shousha that he's got a lot of confidence in his running game when you can go third and four and pitch out to your fullback and he gets the first down with a comfortable for you 23 incredibly low as it is for cleaning Russia of all time now who passed Joe Perry this year closing in on Timmy Taylor to request any tailor is a play action all well I was in the islands of Washington star Worth and take it 15 yards by Bradshaw to get away from saw worth poblet lynn swann caught it first down Pittsburgh he just screw it up take the new Dallas technique as they evidenced against Philadelphia he shows his great athletic developed yet straight getting away from the atheist threw it up bad throw by Bradshaw this is just lucky Stallworth had it then the Swan gets it no this one's for a song [Applause] 13 euros on first down Steelers are Swan and this is cutting em in the end zone a one that he could have caught who shut up god when in Perry was [Music] in fairness des Cunningham who once had come off the line you'll see a defensive safety man will give his number but it might be Burton Perry cutting right in front of him between him and the ball he didn't get a good look at the ball late as you see right they got blinded he sets a tough it's a tough catch it really is I'm gonna tell you this about Vernon berry that kid from Frank told you about Amelia here here you go Bradshaw throws the ball perfectly but right there you'll see the defensive back coming at Brock his vision to the ball at the last minute second and ten [Applause] both backs out of the backfield Bradshaw has four touchdown and so easy [Applause] [Music] wonder why coaches have their problems nobody ever said it's going to be easy Chuck now but it hurts it does hurt [Music] Larry Brown the right the same second 20 but the ball is placed inside the 24 why 79 at the bottom of your screen he's I guess he's got his hair we cannot see his hands there I'm sure the official he's right on in so late after the ball was almost [Applause] second in 20 we had some time cheap coverage on [Applause] [Music] look first right any luck Senate then through left and throw it away or maybe left Cinna but you know there again the defensive backs and linebackers were twenty yards deep down the field you've got to throw underneath that coverage very difficult to get into the twenty yard zone down there now he has a different problem we could have attempted a half of it there now he has a third in twenty Smith comes in 86 lon to smell [Applause] [Music] perfect position defensive well let's credit goalie get something on fun's waving the crowds this game [Applause] [Music] [Applause] an easier truck the rookie from Penn State [Applause] no good they're kind of like with man and it's easy to sit up here and second guess but Pittsburgh is making the same mistakes tonight that they made against San Diego in the charges Killman there's the sign that says it all really had teri thrown under that deep cover they would have been close enough to have gotten the field goal great for an angry oilers at the 37 yard line first down Campbell upended good defensive mood Jack Lambert that's like the night Oakland beat Houston hit 34 than nothing and the man gave the half victory sign and Dan Daru said Howard he means when number one he ran a sprit instead of going for the long distance of the four quarters of the game I'll tell you there have been 50 difficult yards for Earl Campbell they really had against him bigs leading defense against the rush but he is providing a lot more attention and he will say they Lambert in there to watch them very carefully and Pastorini completes the ball with usually after a fake to temple this is Tim Wilson with a big on Wilson close to a first down James who was in there in relief er he's got a cold defensively Frankie's gonna and we got a man injured on the play but some of them the best small Salty's I have ever seen and some of the great pros remember Bill Leckenby Frank take over caster in motion Campbell gets the call this time gets into stealer territory 50 pick up of six it'll be sucking down at four in there tight end is the big one Conrad Rucker from southern universities a 260-pound tight end and he in there for the waters the ball at the Steelers 47 yard line Earl Campbell [Applause] Campbell shorter the first down I believe hit hard ripping back he never quits he is really something [Applause] of Bob dukers here good to see him Bobby let's stop Bob Uecker Howard at Santa Claus even though that's Bob speaking of the import of tonight's game next week San Diego and [Applause] Western Division champion AFC we'll be there on Monday our congratulations to Don Shula the Miami Dolphins the Los Angeles Rams clips their division yesterday in the NFC third less than the yard Mike barber back in there as you can see who tight ends [Applause] gambled bowling got it he's got it right behind Leon great house to be useful his best grave ever from Euston his field for getting Leon gray understand Frank why New England traded Brea one for a first at a sixth round draft pick another trade they made their wasn't bad when they traded the Tampa Bay they traded Jimmy Giles and three draft choices for the right to draft number 34 Earl Campbell Leon grave wouldn't trade that place Oilers 10 to 3 we're in the fourth quarter first on 41 yard line does the Tim Wilson Wilson with Racing with Mel or full yard pickup I'll tell you you talked about faster in a friend and he calls his own game he is really moving this ballclub he's playing as good a game as he could ask the quarterback to play against a great truly great deep in his life they like it wide open daily [Applause] [Music] [Applause] attaboy was bumped around there and I think it's a good call Frank nothing [Applause] I thought blunt push them all I did too I think it's a good call [Applause] [Music] so the Steelers get into deeper and deeper trouble but remember Houston pest interference number 47 defense first I'm Mel Blount over-aggressive with Kenny Burrell here skinny mullet so he's trying to get inside all Blount Blount is pushing him away but Burrell also pushed but what but I think it's a good call I do too remember Frank Houston must win by 20 points so more teams must win next week if Houston is to win the division all of us because Houston came ending tonight down 39 points in the tiebreaker should the two teams in the Matar Rob carpenter gets a call so he gets forward for every second and seven tamazaki in there the stop defensively for the Steelers now let me make this glare in the Alfred Einstein method of computation that dominates the NFL playoff system should Houston when next week Pittsburgh blows Houston wins if they win by 20 vice versa it's also true now you're all clear on that right I got a good in 722 yard line runs into tack Lambert that until he gets inside the 20 yard line to the 19 yard of the first down it'll be third and three hit on his complex and we joke about a kid about it I say what it's done it's good and then this fan interest around the country how many teams did we count today that are still involved in playoff activities 13 we counted 28 28 but did I say Alfred I meant Albert well there might have been an awful [Applause] I was going to correct you Howard correcting yourself two tight ends are in that means the big man Conrad Rutger the Bradys oven is in there with Jim Wilson oil Campbell third-down calling about two and a half Campbell gets the first down paddles appalled [Music] let's see what remark here is going to be interesting but they don't have the first down not with it now with the mark as it is now carpenter recovered the fumble and where he recovered it is short of the first down they had the first down made lost a shoe there [Applause] all right here it is it's a power-play off the left side you've got blocking by Wilson there cam boat is going to get the first down he gets turned side which was still has power to get it he fumbles going down picked up by carpenter if he could've just stayed still instead of his momentum taking him back he too had the first down he'll go drive up Chris oh boy what a three points this is good saved by carpenter however in Portland three points Fritsch 34-yard attempt different nielsen holding short yardage this one will be good [Applause] 13 to 3 the bastard over just a moment gives context v city in [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Stallworth is open diving catch for a gain of about eight suck it and to [Applause] [Music] ball at the 27 yard line [Music] [Applause] goes right [Applause] buyer gets the call and buyer out close to a first down I can't believe there are no flags then the right side of the Houston team jumped offsides but no Flags am I seeing things yes okay I thought I saw the right side jump offsides two people I'm going to mark this just a little short what appears to be a first down and yet they're going to bring the markers in LC now they will not bring the markers in short of a first down by inches third down no five and can [Applause] to score short early defense the two tight ends in rustling motion Paris the call it's all depend on where they market I think he might give it to them the headlines but indicate he has over 230 reported two sacks in the game issue of the [Applause] first him 10 the Steelers that's cutting backs to the right comes back again depending [Music] Vista now's sensing that Bradshaw is going to keep it in the air they're beginning to come with the Blitz on the three four and then when they know it's your past they bring in their four-man front that's what's in there now [Applause] and stalwart both on the right side talk to the screen but job with facts in the pattern is Franco Harris and Franco Harris taking on a nifty tackle by art stringer and you can see why Malhar there's miss Springer in the early going he's a good pass defense linebacker he really is he's all over the field but that's why Bradshaw made a mistake when they could have gotten in closer for the second field goal attempt that would have kept him more on the ball game you just saw it strength cleared down a long three the ball inside the 37 yard line [Applause] it was left for the Oilers he'll get the first down Bradshaw and he gets inside the 45 down to the 43 yard line thank play it really is a big plane he shows that he can run only doesn't run as much he used to and I'm gone back to the as we watch Bradshaw here he's going to go back the best he's getting a lot of pressure this Houston all her past Russia's been good tonight he moves around he says I've got to take charge and get the first down myself and he does and he goes up the field for a big gain and a big first down for the Steelers and I go back to the Philadelphia Dallas game last Saturday the biggest play in the game was stop back running for a first down on third and 12 right and boy his Pittsburgh miss cold because pytheas had a big night red-top brings them up 43 yard line gain of 20 yards by Bradshaw a scram Paris with footwork down the side I'm Franco Harris breaks it off to the ten yard line they'll mark it somewhere around the 8th 1st down Pittsburgh this is wide Pittsburgh is a great football team you can talk about who's a great team who isn't but this team whether its resilience with its persistence a look at it again all right watch Franco Harris and I'm a third takes a pitch watching use his blocker Larry Brown there it didn't really need the population screening law breaks the tackle breaks another tackle goes down the field you talk about all the great backs that have played the last few years this guy here's I think been the greatest of them all because he's been consistently good for the last eight Pittsburgh Steelers we still live minutes left to play first and goal from Pittsburgh they must get the time a verse to swine instant not four [Applause] that's warning we do saw Franco Harris one of the truly great backs in the last eight years we just saw another Lynn Swann he's been maybe the best wide receiver over the past six or seven years he made a play that was incredible he realized it she watched the depth of the Houston all our defense they've got depth on him that's great fiscal for the reverse he cuts back police for guys in the lunge and it makes it in the end zone here he comes again another what a player bus I've seen him do things that I couldn't believe this is another one reverse pretty heading Gaul down there too because the reverse like that can also get to in trouble swanny [Music] [Applause] man bar for the conversion and the Steelers draw close they're down by three with 646 remaining in the game Swan scoring from nine yards out how many cold-called at number 47 back there with Carter Hartwick number 36 6:46 remaining in the game Bar hangs a tie [Applause] from USC and Hartwig out a little 30 yard line good field position to the Oilers good run back but I got to tell you Fran all I've been 27 years in this business athlete more graceful more exactly right in terms of meeting prices situations lynn swann is a truly remarkable athlete where it is shaking Olivia's bruise on the back he was being Latinos for the Steelers he'll be back to the game [Applause] Tim Wilson left side Wilson gain of three three and a half yards will be second down and seven there's swanee and I'm sorry you mentioned Bernadette because Lynn doesn't particularly like your relationship with us Glen is married what's your girl Gus was kidding you know on a producer is worried that someone would miss understand [Applause] seconds ticking away inside six minutes now second down seven [Applause] Winston takes camel Campbell is all the way down inside the 40-yard line he is getting docile there in front of a Houston water bench cooler heads prevail yes what makes great players great great players make great plays we saw Franco Harris make a great run we saw Swan hit the run for the touchdown and now here his Earl Campbell the dominant running back in the game today making an incredible run braixen breaks two tackles one ran right through Lambert he really did goes down the field for a big gain status field position and gets Houston in reasonable territory to score but what a great block by Mike barber who earlier looked like he might be out of the game what ninja folks you're safe a football and it's very best then that Tembo gets inside the 35 first down boilers and Earl Campbell guys now has 95 yards on the night he can make it out of his sixth consecutive when in the art game Kaster in motion Tim Wilson spots the hall [Applause] down of the 27 yard line second into Lambert finally on the stop that was a beautiful piece of running on Wilson's party saw that hole inside cut it back against the grain good yardage yeah right Frank but they want to touch a field goal 1 1 25 20 left a lot of time looks to the sideline picks up the defense steps on the hunter barks it out suck it into ball at the 27 hambo ran into Jack Lambert he may have bowled far enough to get the first down he had to get just inside the 25 they said counting down time ever more important and it really is hard also what's important that Houston for Houston's sake they need a touchdown here a field going is the support spread they need to be thinking touchdown and right now first down corn I made a moment ago Fran bill go won't save the game Zuckerberg the that sort of a first down about a foot you saw a moment ago came from the sidelines had a castorini this will be the call from the vet they've been going left in this situation let's see if they do again [Applause] but I think it has been blown as the first out of the 24 as Earl Campbell gets closer to $100 the last back was to get a hundred it's the Steelers and I'll give you a hint he played for the Los Angeles Rams there's an 11th game a year ago but cuts that was close Frank you got a guest cappelletti you're kidding Zhan cappelletti was the last guy to gain 100 yards or so speaking of trivia there have been only 15 back since 1972 get 100 yard games against the Pittsburgh Steelers final minute we did that game at the Collison I think you did I was shoveling snow in Minnesota at the time first down the ball is at the 24-yard Campbell again good black Wilson again Campbell to all 20 and he has it 100 yards that's his tenth 100-yard game this season he is a truly - serious and he is a superstar every he is a great team player two superstars eyes what a player we are seeing so many great players here tonight [Music] in the telecast that skipper sir any footballs concerned Erol careful's involved the past is not pro along second down six gamble with a gain of four cracking the 100-yard mark mastery knee letting the clock run down yeah that's do that smart counting using every possible second he can he has a three-point lead [Applause] puts on a show he's close to a first down and a fly as we boil that hurts against the Steelers facemask they use them [Applause] not enough points Division title but certainly but what a football our sink Lambert the guilty stealer [Applause] he showed me his [Applause] the one second before he snapped the football that's good quarterback daddy is trying to get the official to start the clock when she will not do first and goal to 20 on the clock goes left single setback Campbell [Applause] so we're just forward flag is down whether it was drop by an official or that I don't god bless mama offsets pitch-perfect outside Pittsburgh that was the flag far across the field no didn't see it either what's happening here never quit looking look at the junk of the chin defensively about us now offside you think penalties to this game look at that graphic and this crowd absolutely Mercer first and goal Oilers at the 40-yard line of the Steelers waters with the wind tonight [Music] but the Pittsburgh Steelers at 11 hope they can be pulled off here next week hope the Buffalo cannot set the stairs champions [Applause] that mystic it's a full house backfield he hands off the carpenter watch ro Campbell now CP blocks he does what he does block that one does he run but he blocks what a team player crowd having a ball tonight all you heard down here for the past two days that we've been here fire to the NOLA talk of Pastorini [Music] many jobs [Applause] so Tremaine turn a fridge Brazil pinging pritch peacefully they'll be back in the Astrodome in just wild crowd reaction great step touchdown a moment ago by Ronnie Coleman Tony Frick set that out a kick Larry [Applause] as I visit the detail over 20 tip Tony Fitch feeling pretty good about his mind under some we'll take it at the 8 Anderson to the 28 you know we watch this crowd earlier our friend deeply touched at the beginning of the and Sergeant David Walker one of the Marines all the hostages that was released early on in crisis is greeted here a standing ovation and then minutes of silent prayer for the hostages that remain it is a good crowd our they have the compassion that we all feel they also have the excitement that we've also seen generated and specially the signal two-minute warning we'll be back at the Astrodome in just a moment [Applause] at georgia-pacific it was here in the Great Northwest that we first learned to make our forests yield even more by turning wood lignans into chemicals today we've grown in the chemical business and into oil for petrochemicals too so what started by getting more out of every tree has taken us out here where there isn't a tree in sight georgia-pacific oil gas coal gypsum timber and the skill to manage them this is the 4.1 liter buick electra america's first and only traditional luxury car with a v6 engine standard it's very responsive yet few cars go further on a tank of gas still some might question the wisdom of putting a v6 engine in a full-size luxury car well when you consider that every one of these you part with one of these and then some the logic is crystal clear.the 4.1 liter electra why or least one attribute dealer this was the same that Frank so beautifully referred to before the game even started Sergeant David Walker one of the 13 released hostages 50 of them that was filled brain for and that's the great thing about this night because as great as this game has been they've had a sense of balance on first and 10 down 22:10 bradshaw back looking Cunningham is there as the first half steps out of bound at the 45 yard line and that's exactly why [Applause] news continues with it's very special crisis you'll see that special immediately News I must say [Applause] crying you've been with these people abuse context have shown us more more a sense of where it's at and yet retained their enthusiasm for the escape that football can [Applause] again on first down Franco Harris this time Harris will sprint to the sidelines he does not get there the clock continues to move to use the timeout if they want to stop it there in the hurry up offense the Oilers by frankly would have liked to have got the football back like to have hung up another ten points if they could that might say because again the points quite bossy they come in to returning the division winner after next Sunday's games Bradshaw he's all alone stallworth touchdown touchdown my goodness and they're gonna see an onside kick they [Music] [Applause] ball teams don't [Music] Pittsburgh is a great football team this central Bradshaw is fighting back fighting back he avoids the rush he just kind of throws it up for grabs and stallworth gets himself in position to catch the ball believable his eighth touchdown and here is the situation there's 118 remaining on the clock and if we watch stalwart the Steelers have three timeouts they'd like to get this game tied up and they can do so quite easily if they could get an onside kick and that's what you're going to see on the kickoff well that's not so easy Frank but I'll tell you I respect Pittsburgh Matt bar the Steelers are within three that's going to be a gift sea otters and that could go on the kick off could be a 15-yard penalty and that means if they recovered an onside kick they would be recovering it an additional 15 yards downfield recovered on the use of side of the field and that's got to be the goal that bar was run into by Stacy Wilson running into the kicker number 33 and forced on the kickoff the point is good Casey Wilson running in to the kicker he'll watch airs from the right side you see 33 come in the kick is away and watch this I'm call for he hit him a pretty good lick and pushed him down and now he's put his team in a pretty bad position there's taller than just made a big play he took his bat bar of maybe being a little dramatic there but I'm not sure if he was print that hard in any event the penalty is assessed and they'll kick the ball from the 50-yard line and Houston will move up there sure-handed people you folks have seen a lot of football last year but tonight you've seen two exceptional football teams one of them the steel is quite possibly a great football team now wait a minute they're making the five-yard penalty on a flagrant violation that's right so you're right Frank we'll give you that but in the meantime look at Chuck Noah a smile on his face or is it a sneer this ball now has to travel ten yards before the Steelers can recover it 118 remaining Steelers have three timeouts they're saying that he touched it before it traveled ten I don't believe so I believe so I don't believe so I'd like to see that again police fellows I think it was a what they were executed onside kick we're positioned right on the 50-yard line and it certainly looked as though that ball had traveled from the 40 beyond the 50 before it was taken by Larry Andersen all I had to do is hit the 50 yard line just break the plane I want to see this a game [Applause] there is a short free-kick foul the ball was illegally touched before [Applause] let's watch it thus travel 10 before a stealer can touch it it traveled 10 at it travels 10 it did I was wrong Nick Hamilton a misko there's the referee right on it I don't understand hunter critic he's right on it the ball is easily over the line I'll tell you josepho but I think you can see unfortunately we can see a little better than they can and as an afterthought well the official was in good position to call it he was right there in front of the ball now we'll certainly see it again was Steelers plays Bonnie not over the plane let's look at that Paul has to be over the bow Howard and all this got to be over the ball is over the play it was and he was over the plane and it's a Miss gone too bad finally miss girls calls football games that's the human part of the game they all blame the officials they got a tough job out there excuse me a second Matt bar did a fantastic job you know they practice this this is something they don't work on that ball was absolutely def perfect Billy was it really was hate to see it come down to that and such a well played football game as we have had here tonight it's an unfortunate situation that couldn't be helped we'll see it again again and all their short-handed folks up there and barber comes up with it it did not travel attend the Steelers could not fall on it all this football 116 [Applause] you're looking at the defending world champions and these two teams meet again it'll be in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and the Steelers will have their great fans behind them that team out there and those yellow gold pants are still the team to beat next Monday night will be in San Diego San Diego and even Denver deciding the AFC Western Division title an interesting sidelight to that game then Fox the quarterback of the Chargers if he could pass front in 56 yards he's going to make a break a record pre our date in one season break and jelly I was gonna say that toe name is Raghu the 4007 but a year he's had Campbell gets to call Staters will stop the clock with one of their timeouts they have three they now have two picks up one will be second down and nine 109 in the class Trini has led Houston Oilers to a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers we'll both be 11 and 4 suckin down nine it was up to more timeouts gamble simple setback they just call the play in the huddle and then everybody counter Minds Campbell he doesn't need it be sure and hold on it because they'll try to stuff call as Pittsburgh calls the timeout of course for Pittsburgh to have the home-field advantage they've got to defeat the Buffalo Bills next week and nothing sure when the use will be favored to do that tough Philadelphia team but Pittsburgh still has the net point spread so they will be the division champ that's right if they go what is said about this if they both win what said about this is the that missed call by the official which we clearly saw Pittsburgh could have probably easily have gotten into dive position well Howard it does it tarnishes the victory for the Oilers down that's what they said about it because it's lay the brilliant it gave a brilliant game in restaurants and and we have to look at the fishes they're human they make mistakes they acknowledge so it's not an easy job out there the man made an honest mistake but a mistake he did as a tough call to make producer the truck said on I don't think it was pebble ten yards chance to think about it I didn't think so either but clearly and third down stingers can stop it one more time 103 remaining and Pittsburgh's gonna get the ball back again and they're never out of it as we have seen tonight [Applause] Earl Campbell the first jobs probably at slipping Frank and dandy wherever you are don't start singing yet illegal use of hands against the Oilers going daddy wherever he is he's singing no the party is not yet oh it is not at all the legal user has indicated preliminary against the Houston Oilers [Applause] with apologies pastas Sandiego I think we're seeing the two best teams in football tonight [Applause] but there was still this number 55 offense turned off karma Center we're gonna pause five seconds till our stations to identify themselves Channel four in the city of Champions Pittsburgh [Applause] 54 seconds the Steelers have one timeout third down 60 [Applause] Pastorini almost assured cert will get as he speaks of himself we would like to see Campbell run around a little bit most of man is Mike Renfro back to the 43-yard line will be fourth down and this bird stops it for the final time and 48 seconds they'll get the football back the puck also will he stopped on the change of teams following the punt spotter Steve bazooka as usual our statistician research man Jerry Klein I also tell you the executive producer of ABC Sports is run arledge ABC's NFL Monday Night Football produced by Dennis Lewin directed by Jeff 40 director Bill Maher's a solution vector binary technical manager coach goals rain unit manager so often the event does not fulfil the anticipation I suggest it did so no to really exceptional football teams it really that man not quitting yet it really did Howard and as we have this break in the action here this is my last time to work with you and Frank during the regular season this year and let me thank you and Frank and Chet for Dee and Dennis fluid and all the other people here at ABC for the help you've given this little rookie this year what happened Joe Gunn [Applause] for the pro-bowl no but that's next year bars they will punt DeBell right [Applause] 48 seconds of the will stop when the teams change after the fun 20:17 neolos all the Steelers [Applause] [Music] [Applause] this book has no timeouts they have to 92 yards they are somewhere in that area to get a field goal to tie it up fifty-five that's a record for the Houston Oilers turnout tonight Oh [Applause] [Music] to get segrin written in the body although it's a shot in the dark here about the only chance Bradshaw has it's a throw it deep down the field into the coverage of his of the Houston Oilers and hope for a tip here or a tip there or as commonly referred Merilee I saw stop act against the biking some years ago playoff game hit a Hail Mary to Drew Pearson that we didn't believe [Music] star Worth goes right Rocky Bleier wanted to run before he caught it [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the point one more time immediately following a local newscast ABC special report on the I would think at this play Bradshaw go back he needs to buy himself as much time as he can not be surprising go back in the pocket scramble out to either the right or the left and give his receivers time to get deep down the field and then throw the ball of course Bradshaw has got the capability to throw the ball 75 yards down the field not many people can throw it that far [Applause] twenty-eight seconds dad the students have no timeouts no flags brothers back picked off almost picked off by Vernon Perry he's been all over the field tonight he's going to add a lot of single coverage has been beaten he has been very close mentioned earlier or at least I started Canada his first Caravan [Music] garbage [Applause] from the press they said he couldn't do it but no later games he has come on to [Music] Philips expected spend a superb knows that the football 22 seconds fourth down [Applause] [Music] and also close to a two-pointer let's eat bacon Jacksonville State has been announced [Music] gotcha [Applause] see with that ground the best as the than a great football game the Fortin perspective these two teams

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