Wild Card: Steamer at Maulers
December 24, 1978 15° Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 59,000 (100%)
Steamer 3 0 7 3 - 13
Maulers 7 14 10 7 - 38
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Steamer: 4-8-PIT 26 (5:02) 10-James Hooper 44 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 0 SHR 3
(Qtr 1) Maulers: 1-10-SHR 49 (2:09) 29-Cliff Thomas ran for 49 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 7 SHR 3
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 3-1-SHR 2 (7:19) 13-Michael White pass complete to 86-John Gordon for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 14 SHR 3
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 3-5-SHR 15 (0:44) (Hot Read) 13-Michael White pass complete to 83-Robert Diaz for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 21 SHR 3
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 1-2-SHR 2 (11:01) 27-John Murray ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 28 SHR 3
(Qtr 3) Steamer: 1-5-PIT 5 (5:49) 27-Robert Tuttle ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. PIT 28 SHR 10
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 4-3-SHR 3 (0:28) 8-Bret Curley 20 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 73-Michael Mills was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. PIT 31 SHR 10
(Qtr 4) Maulers: 3-8-SHR 8 (6:19) 27-John Murray ran to SHR 0 for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 38 SHR 10
(Qtr 4) Steamer: 4-13-PIT 29 (3:44) 10-James Hooper 47 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 38 SHR 13
Team Statistics
Maulers Steamer
First Downs 25 14
- Rushing 10 3
- Passing 13 11
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 549 307
- Offensive Plays 65 51
- Yards Per Play 8.45 6.02
Net Rushing Yards 276 85
- Rushing Attempts 38 19
- Yards Per Rush 7.26 4.47
Net Passing Yards 273 222
- Att/Comp/Int 25 / 21 / 0 28 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 291 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 18 4 / 31
- Yards Per Pass Play 10.11 6.94
- Yards Per Completion 13.86 12.65
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 11 / 13 4 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 3 / 27
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 33 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:23 25:37
Drive Charts
Maulers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:27 2:55 OWN 8 6 47 Punt
1 4:58 2:58 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 13:09 5:54 OWN 34 10 66 Touchdown
2 3:04 2:23 OWN 14 9 86 Touchdown
3 15:00 4:01 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
3 5:46 5:20 OWN 25 8 72 Field Goal
4 13:27 7:12 OWN 12 12 88 Touchdown
4 3:40 3:40 OWN 23 7 57 Game
Steamer
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:33 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 10:32 5:33 OWN 9 9 65 Field Goal
1 2:01 3:52 OWN 25 9 55 Downs
2 7:15 4:12 OWN 25 8 24 Punt
2 0:40 0:40 OWN 25 2 8 Half
3 10:59 5:14 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
3 0:26 1:58 OWN 25 4 25 Punt
4 6:15 2:35 OWN 25 7 46 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Maulers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#29 Cliff Thomas 14 150 10.71 49 7 1
#27 John Murray 13 73 5.62 14 3 2
#24 Robert Ensley 10 45 4.50 13 2 0
#31 Eric Metcalf 1 8 8.00 8 0 0
Steamer
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#27 Robert Tuttle 13 51 3.92 10 2 1
#85 Dee Spray 6 34 5.67 12 2 0
Passing Stats
Maulers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Michael White 25 21 291 2 / 18 2 41 0 141.83
Steamer
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Fred Murphy 28 20 253 4 / 31 0 38 0 99.26
Receiving Stats
Maulers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Vito Moffat 4 89 22.25 33 0
#15 Robert Richards 2 54 27.00 41 0
#83 Robert Diaz 4 41 10.25 20 1
#31 Eric Metcalf 4 35 8.75 19 0
#82 Dennis McLean 2 27 13.50 16 0
#86 John Gordon 2 25 12.50 23 1
#27 John Murray 2 17 8.50 13 0
#29 Cliff Thomas 1 3 3.00 3 0
Steamer
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Thomas Esposito 5 82 16.40 25 0
#42 Michael Diaz 4 59 14.75 38 0
#84 Jonathan Hagen 5 58 11.60 21 0
#82 Johnny Brennan 1 23 23.00 23 0
#27 Robert Tuttle 2 14 7.00 13 0
#32 Nelson Keister 1 9 9.00 9 0
#85 Dee Spray 2 8 4.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Maulers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Sidney Woosley 31 39 1 5
#50 Andre Adkins 33 41 1 4
#89 Vito Moffat 0 20 0 0
#75 Herman Winn 32 39 0 5
#69 Tim Kaufman 34 43 0 1
#72 Larry Fazio 35 44 0 1
#15 Robert Richards 0 34 0 1
#83 Robert Diaz 4 29 0 0
#31 Eric Metcalf 1 18 0 0
#86 John Gordon 0 25 0 1
#27 John Murray 5 2 0 0
#82 Dennis McLean 10 11 0 0
#29 Cliff Thomas 6 3 0 0
#78 Raymond Weems 9 0 0 0
#98 Leonel Martinsen 1 0 0 0
#53 Jeff Orr 1 1 0 0
#76 Pete Gabriel 7 0 0 0
#78 Michael Mills 7 2 0 0
#63 Jon Brantley 8 3 0 0
#85 Barry Farrell 0 5 0 0
#24 Robert Ensley 0 1 0 0
#20 George Rice 0 1 0 1
#36 Morton Wright 0 1 0 0
#42 Arthur Shipman 0 1 0 0
#47 Randy Ertel 0 1 0 0
#38 Charles Smith 0 1 0 0
#52 Luther Gilbert 0 1 0 0
#25 Charles Yerby 0 1 0 0
#57 Arthur Phillips 0 1 0 0
Steamer
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Philip Castillon 34 29 2 3
#87 Lonnie Robinson 37 24 1 5
#68 Michael Yang 38 21 1 1
#73 Robert Reece 38 29 0 1
#55 Bryan Leblanc 32 24 0 0
#42 Michael Diaz 1 18 0 0
#32 Nelson Keister 27 15 0 2
#84 Jonathan Hagen 0 18 0 1
#12 Thomas Esposito 0 18 0 1
#82 Johnny Brennan 0 8 0 0
#47 Russell Colbert 3 0 0 0
#72 Robby Shiflett 6 1 0 0
#51 Michael Souther 6 0 0 0
#27 Robert Tuttle 6 1 0 0
#85 Dee Spray 1 1 0 0
#86 Cleo Davis 0 4 0 0
#37 Dennis Brock 2 2 0 0
#64 Malcolm McNish 3 0 0 0
#69 Charlie Happel 2 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Maulers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Steamer
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Maulers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Steamer
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Maulers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Julian Nolan 1 36 36.00 36.00 36 1
Steamer
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Eugene Manuel 3 133 44.33 44.33 58 3
Kicking
Maulers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 Bret Curley 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 5 / 5
Steamer
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 James Hooper 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 47 1 / 1
Punt Return
Maulers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Steamer
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Maulers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#27 John Murray 1 33 33.0 0
Steamer
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Maulers
Name Tackles Sacks
#47 Randy Ertel 5 0
#33 Paul Brooks 5 0
#99 George Grant 4 0
#44 Bradley Martinez 4 0
#38 Charles Smith 4 0
#55 Brian Lowe 3 0
#92 Nathaniel Miles 3 2
#90 John Hunter 3 1
#66 Charles Miller 2 0
#37 Michael Large 2 0
#36 Morton Wright 1 0
#97 Marvin Anderson 1 0
#91 Terry Goodwin 1 0
#58 Eric Reed 1 1
#53 Jeff Orr 1 0
#42 Arthur Shipman 1 0
#57 Arthur Phillips 1 0
Steamer
Name Tackles Sacks
#47 Russell Colbert 8 0
#21 Thomas Rainey 6 0
#26 Ray Ruiz 6 0
#95 Oscar Rodriguez 5 0
#75 James Courtney 5 2
#20 Frank Fischer 4 0
#20 Lloyd McCoy 3 0
#56 John Cintron 3 0
#92 Anthony Kent 3 0
#53 Todd David 3 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 3 0
#40 Mark Suazo 3 0
#79 George Compton 2 0
#33 William Tate 2 0
#56 Maurice Blackstone 1 0