1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Sports season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1980 9–7 3rd AFC Central Chuck Noll Dick Haley Art Rooney Three Rivers Stadium Did not qualify border:none; padding:0; 5 LB Jack Ham RB Franco Harris LB Jack Lambert S Donnie Shell C Mike Webster border:none; padding:0; 3 Jack Lambert (1st team) Donnie Shell (1st team) Mike Webster (1st team) Donnie Shell Steelers seasons The 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League. The Steelers struggled for the first time in many years. The aging defense was not as effective as it had been in the 1978 and '79 seasons, falling from 2nd to 15th in yards allowed. The Steelers also surrendered 313 points, ranked 15th in the league, compared to 262 points (5th in the league) the previous season. The Pittsburgh defense only garnered 18 quarterback sacks. The offense was still plagued with 42 total turnovers,ranked 23rd in the league in 1980 but ranking 6th in total offense, and scoring 352 points.Ranked 10th in the NFL Despite the team's troubles, the Steelers could have again obtained home-field advantage throughout the playoffs had they not lost several close games, including games against Cincinnati and Cleveland in which they lost despite having large leads in the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh remained in the playoff hunt until a 28–13 loss to Buffalo in week 12, and then a 6–0 loss to Houston effectively eliminated Pittsburgh from the postseason. To many, these two losses marked the end of the Steeler Dynasty. Several key players retired after the 1980 season and the team was never the same again. The 1980 season was the first in which the Steelers did not qualify for the playoffs since 1971. Offseason NFL draft 1980 NFL draft 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 28 Mark Malone Quarterback Arizona State yes 2 35 Bob Kohrs Linebacker Arizona State Played with Steelers from 1981–1985 2 56 John Goodman Defensive end Oklahoma yes 3 83 Ray Sydnor Tight end Wisconsin 4 110 Bill Hurley Defensive back Syracuse 5 138 Craig Wolfley Guard Syracuse yes 6 165 Tunch Ilkin Tackle Indiana State yes yes 7 193 Nate Johnson Wide receiver Hillsdale 8 221 Ted Walton Defensive back UConn 9 249 Ron McCall Wide receiver Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10 250 Woodrow Wilson Defensive back NC State 10 277 Ken Fritz Guard Ohio State 11 305 Frank Pollard Running back Baylor yes 12 306 Charles Vaclavik Defensive back Texas 12 333 Tyrone McGriff Guard Florida A&M yes nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1980_draft.htm 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers Draftees Pro Football Reference January 22, 2022 Undrafted free agents + 1980 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBill DudashDefensive endKent StateJames FerrantiWide receiverYoungstown StateGerry GluscicLinebackerIndiana StateGary GomolakTight endVirginiaKeevan GrimmettDefensive tacklePurdueRandy HarrisonSafetyNotre DameRick JonesGuardCatawbaTracy KingWide receiverWittenbergChuck LazarDefensive backAlleghenyMark MattinglyDefensive endSouthwest Texas StateNed ParrishLinebackerLenoir–RhyneBill RingRunning backBYUMichael SchwartzDefensive backIowa StateDavid SheaDefensive backLafayetteTim SingletonDefensive endSouth CarolinaKevin StatzerDefensive backYoungstown StateRicardo VolleyRunning backOhio StateNorris WilliamsCenterArizona State Personnel Staff / Coaches 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers #08214A white #EEC607 Chairman of the Board – Arthur J. Rooney President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice President – John R. McGinley Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Public Relations Director – Ed Kiely Traveling Secretary – James A. Boston Publicity Director – Joe Gordon Assistant Publicity Director – John Evenson Controller – Dennis P. Thimons Assistant Controller – James S. Maund Director of Ticket Sales – Geraldine Glenn Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley Assistant Director of Player Personnel – William Nunn, Jr. Pro Talent Scout – Tom Modrak Talent Scout – West Coast – Bob Schmitz College Talent Scout – Joe Krupa Head Coach – Chuck Noll Assistant Head Coach – George Perles Offensive Line – Rollie Dotsch Offensive Backfield – Dick Hoak Receivers – Tom Moore Defensive Coordinator – Woody Widenhofer Defensive Backfield – Dick Walker Paul Uram *Mike Walker *Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. Paul B. Steele, Jr. Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli Trainer – Ralph Berlin Assistant Trainer – Robert Osborne Equipment Manager – Anthony Parisi Field Manager – Bruce J. Lowry Film Director – Bob McCartney Photographer – Harry Homa 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide Roster 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers 45 9 12 Terry Bradshaw 16 Mark Malone y WR 18 Cliff Stoudt 20 Rocky Bleier 45 Russell Davis running back 32 Franco Harris 27 Greg Hawthorne 44 Frank Pollard y 38 Sidney Thornton 83 Theo Bell 88 Lynn Swann 85 Calvin Sweeney 89 Bennie Cunningham 84 Randy Grossman 79 Larry Brown tight end, born 1949 T 77 Steve Courson G 62 Tunch Ilkin y T 61 Tyrone McGriff y G 66 Ted Petersen T 74 Ray Pinney G 52 Mike Webster C 73 Craig Wolfley y G 76 John Banaszak DE 65 Tom Beasley DT 67 Gary Dunn DT 64 Steve Furness DT 75 Joe Greene DT 68 L. C. Greenwood DE 78 Dwight White DE 56 Robin Cole OLB 59 Jack Ham OLB 58 Jack Lambert American football MLB 51 Loren Toews OLB 54 Zack Valentine OLB 53 Dennis Winston MLB 30 Larry Anderson American football CB 47 Mel Blount CB 29 Ron Johnson cornerback CB 41 Tom Moriarty SS 31 Donnie Shell SS 24 J. T. Thomas defensive back FS 23 Mike Wagner FS 49 Dwayne Woodruff CB/S  9 Matt Bahr K  5 Craig Colquitt P 57 Sam Davis American football G IR 87 Jim Ferranti y WR IR 95 John Goodman American football y DE IR 22 Bill Hurley y FS IR 55 Jon Kolb T IR 90 Bob Kohrs y LB IR 86 Jim Smith wide receiver WR IR 82 John Stallworth WR IR 36 Ted Walton American football y CB IR 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1980_roster.htm 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers Pro-Football-Reference.com 2014-12-19 Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 9, 1980 at New York Giants W 13–0 1–0 Giants Stadium 2 August 15, 1980 at Atlanta Falcons W 17–14 2–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 3 August 23, 1980 New York Jets L 13–20 2–1 Three Rivers Stadium 4 August 30, 1980 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–10 3–1 Texas Stadium Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 September 7 Houston Oilers W 31–17 1–0 Three Rivers Stadium 2 Sun. Sep. 14 at Baltimore Colts W 20–17 2–0 Memorial Stadium 3 September 21 at Cincinnati Bengals L 28–30 2–1 Riverfront Stadium 4 September 28 Chicago Bears W 38–3 3–1 Three Rivers Stadium 5 October 5 at Minnesota Vikings W 23–17 4–1 Metropolitan Stadium 6 October 12 Cincinnati Bengals L 16–17 4–2 Three Rivers Stadium 7 October 20, 1980 Oakland Raiders L 34–45 4–3 Three Rivers Stadium 8 October 26 at Cleveland Browns L 26–27 4–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 9 November 2 Green Bay Packers W 22–20 5–4 Three Rivers Stadium 10 November 9 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–21 6–4 Tampa Stadium 11 November 16 Cleveland Browns W 16–13 7–4 Three Rivers Stadium 12 November 23 at Buffalo Bills L 13–28 7–5 Rich Stadium 13 November 30 Miami Dolphins W 23–10 8–5 Three Rivers Stadium 14 December 4, 1980 at Houston Oilers L 0–6 8–6 Astrodome 15 December 14 Kansas City Chiefs W 21–16 9–6 Three Rivers Stadium 16 December 22, 1980 at San Diego Chargers L 17–26 9–7 San Diego Stadium Game summaries Week 1: vs. Houston Oilers The Steelers sat on a 17-0 first quarter lead and then had to score twice in the final 13 minutes to fight off a Houston comeback as Terry Bradshaw accounted for three of the Steelers four touchdowns. Larry Anderson provided the early fireworks when he returned the opening kickoff for 63 yards. The Steelers went on to score three of the four possessions but realized only three points as a result of four interceptions by Ken Stabler passes the first six times Houston has the ball. The Oilers got the 17 points back in the third quarter. Trailing 17-3, they scored two touchdowns in a span of 97 seconds. Earl Campbell's first pass, a sidearm wobbler, got the first score and when Theo Bell fumbled the next kickoff, Houston tied the game six plays later. Four Bradshaw passes ate up 72 of the 80-yard drive to get the Steelers back on top. A broken play on which John Stallworth outfought two defenders for a high Bradshaw lob was the final score of the game. Franco Harris passes Jim Taylor to become the third leading rusher in NFL history with 8,609 yards. Mel Blount and Donnie Shell had two interceptions each and Mike Wagner got the fifth. Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers Oilers 0 0 17 0 Steelers 17 0 0 14 Sunday, September 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 54,386 70 F, wind 8 mph on Dick Jorgensen Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen NBC yes 1 Steelers Sidney Thornton 29-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 7–0 1 Steelers Franco Harris 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 14–0 1 Steelers Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal Steelers 17–0 3 Oilers Toni Fritsch 31-yard field goal Steelers 17–3 3 Oilers Billy Johnson 57-yard pass from Earl Campbell (Toni Fritsch kick) Steelers 17–10 3 Oilers Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick) Tie 17–17 4 Steelers Terry Bradshaw 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 24–17 4 Steelers John Stallworth 50-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 31–17 yes Week 2: at Baltimore Colts Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Colts Steelers 3 10 0 7 Colts 0 7 10 0 Sunday, September 14 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 2:00 p.m. EST 54,914 77 F, wind 7 mph on Ben Dreith (NBC) Charlie Jones and Len Dawson yes 1 Steelers Matt Bahr 25-yard field goal Steelers 3–0 2 Steelers Matt Bahr 29-yard field goal Steelers 6–0 2 Colts Sanders Shiver 34-yard interception return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) Colts 7–6 2 Steelers Franco Harris 10-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 13–7 3 Colts Ray Butler 15-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) Colts 14–13 3 Colts Steve Mike-Mayer 20-yard field goal Colts 17–13 4 Steelers Jim Smith 24-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 20–17 yes Week 3: at Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals Steelers 0 14 7 7 Bengals 10 3 0 17 Sunday, September 21 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 1:00 p.m. EST 52,490 76 F, wind 12 mph on Red Cashion Don Criqui and John Brodie NBC yes 1 Bengals Ray Griffin 28-yard interception return (Ian Sunter kick) Bengals 7–0 1 Bengals Ian Sunter 27-yard field goal Bengals 10–0 2 Steelers Jim Smith 45-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Bengals 10–7 2 Steelers Lynn Swann 14-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 14–10 2 Bengals Ian Sunter 42-yard field goal Steelers 14–13 3 Steelers Lynn Swann 68-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 21–13 4 Bengals Isaac Curtis 18-yard pass from Jack Thompson (Ian Sunter kick) Steelers 21–20 4 Steelers Greg Hawthorne 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 28–20 4 Bengals Don Bass 22-yard pass from Jack Thompson (Ian Sunter kick) Steelers 28–27 4 Bengals Ian Sunter 21-yard field goal Bengals 30–28 yes Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers Bears 3 0 0 0 Steelers 7 17 7 7 Sunday, September 28 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 53,987 58 F, wind 6 mph on Jerry Seeman Frank Glieber and Roger Staubach CBS yes 1 Bears Bob Thomas 28-yard field goal Bears 3–0 1 Steelers Jim Smith 21-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 7–3 2 Steelers Matt Bahr 20-yard field goal Steelers 10–3 2 Steelers Jim Smith 29-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 17–3 2 Steelers Jim Smith 23-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 24–3 3 Steelers Bennie Cunningham 2-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 31–3 4 Steelers Franco Harris 9-yard pass from Cliff Stoudt (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 38–3 yes Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings Steelers 6 10 7 0 Vikings 3 0 0 14 Sunday, October 5 Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota 1:00 p.m. EST 47,583 45 F, wind 11 mph on Cal Lepore Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen NBC yes 1 Steelers Calvin Sweeney 21-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed) Steelers 6–0 1 Vikings Rick Danmeier 35-yard field goal Steelers 6–3 2 Steelers Franco Harris 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 13–3 2 Steelers Matt Bahr 28-yard field goal Steelers 16–3 3 Steelers Terry Bradshaw 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 23–3 4 Vikings Sammy White 21-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) Steelers 23–10 4 Vikings Tommy Kramer 4-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick) Steelers 23–17 yes Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers Bengals 10 7 0 0 Steelers 0 0 16 0 Sunday, October 12 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 53,668 44 F, wind 13 mph on Fred Silva Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy NBC yes 1 Bengals Charles Alexander (Ian Sunter kick) Bengals 7–0 1 Bengals Ian Sunter 24-yard field goal Bengals 10–0 2 Bengals Pete Johnson 28-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Ian Sunter kick) Bengals 17–0 3 Steelers Russell Davis 1-yard run (kick blocked) Bengals 17–6 3 Steelers Jim Smith 13-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Bengals 17–13 3 Steelers Matt Bahr 35-yard field goal Bengals 17–16 yes Week 7 : vs. Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers Raiders 7 21 7 10 Steelers 10 14 10 0 Monday, October 20 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 9:00 p.m. EST 53,940 42 F, wind 12 mph on Pat Haggerty Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Don Meredith ABC yes 1 11:59 Steelers Jim Smith 19-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 7–0 1 9:27 Steelers Matt Bahr 18-yard field goal Steelers 10–0 1 7:22 Raiders Kenny King 27-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Steelers 10–7 2 Steelers Terry Hawthorne 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 17–7 2 5:22 Raiders Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Steelers 17–14 2 3:05 Raiders Rod Martin 34-yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 21–17 2 1:22 Raiders Morris Bradshaw 45-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 28–17 2 0:10 Steelers Jim Smith 13-yard pass from Cliff Stoudt (Matt Bahr kick) Raiders 28–24 3 12:36 Raiders Cliff Branch 56-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 35–24 3 Steelers Theo Bell 36-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Raiders 35–31 3 Steelers Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal Raiders 35–34 4 Raiders Cliff Branch 34-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) OAK 42–34 4 0:58 Raiders Chris Bahr 36-yard field goal Raiders 45–34 yes Week 8: at Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns Steelers 10 3 13 0 Browns 0 7 7 13 Sunday, October 26 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:00 p.m. EST 79,095 37 F, wind 25 mph on Bob Frederic Don Criqui and John Brodie NBC yes 1 Steelers Greg Hawthorne 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 7–0 1 Steelers Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal Steelers 10–0 2 Browns Calvin Hill 5-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) Steelers 10–7 2 Steelers Matt Bahr 22-yard field goal Steelers 13–7 3 Steelers Greg Hawthorne 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 20–7 3 Browns Greg Pruitt 6-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) Steelers 20–14 3 Steelers Sidney Thornton 2-yard run (kick failed) Steelers 26–14 4 Browns Greg Pruitt 7-yard pass from Brian Sipe (kick failed) Steelers 26–20 4 Browns Ozzie Newsome 18-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) Browns 27–26 yes Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers Packers 7 7 0 6 Steelers 2 7 6 7 Sunday, November 2 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 52,165 40 F, wind 7 mph on Ben Dreith Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier CBS yes 1 Steelers Safety, ball snapped out of end zone Steelers 2–0 1 Packers Gerry Ellis 7-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Thomas Birney kick) Packers 7–2 2 Steelers Lynn Swann 7-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 9–7 2 Packers Gerry Ellis 69-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Thomas Birney kick) Packers 14–9 3 Steelers Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal Packers 14–12 3 Steelers Matt Bahr 18-yard field goal Steelers 15–14 4 Steelers Rocky Bleier 4-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 22–14 4 Packers Aundra Thompson 14-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (kick blocked) Steelers 22–20 yes Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steelers 10 14 0 0 Buccaneers 7 7 7 0 Sunday, November 9 Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida 1:00 p.m. EST 71,636 74 F, wind 7 mph on Fred Wyant Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen NBC yes 1 Steelers Matt Bahr 48-yard field goal Steelers 3–0 1 Steelers Dennis Winston recovered blocked punt in end zone (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 10–0 1 Buccaneers Kevin House 26-yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick) Steelers 10–7 2 Steelers Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 17–7 2 Buccaneers Jimmie Giles 12-yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick) Steelers 17–14 2 Steelers Lynn Swann 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 24–14 3 Buccaneers Ricky Bell 8-yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick) Steelers 24–21 yes Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers Browns 0 13 0 0 Steelers 0 7 0 9 Sunday, November 16 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 54,563 36 F, wind 8 mph on Jerry Markbreit Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen NBC yes 1 Steelers Jim Smith 10-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 7–0 1 Browns Ozzie Newsome 4-yard pass from Brian Sipe (kick failed) Steelers 7–6 1 Browns Dave Logan 15-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) Browns 13–7 4 Steelers Safety, Johnny Evans tackled by Loren Toews in end zone Browns 13–9 4 Steelers Lynn Swann 3-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 16–13 yes Week 12: at Buffalo Bills Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills Steelers 7 3 0 3 Bills 7 7 7 7 Sunday, November 23 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 1:00 p.m. EST 79,659 41 F, wind 10 mph on Dick Jorgensen Don Criqui and John Brodie NBC yes 1 Steelers Franco Harris 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 7–0 1 Bills Jerry Butler 29-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) Tie 7–7 2 Bills Jerry Butler 10-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) Bills 14–7 2 Steelers Matt Bahr 36-yard field goal Bills 14–10 3 Bills Curtis Brown 34-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) Bills 21–10 4 Bills Reuben Gant 2-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) Bills 28–10 4 Steelers Matt Bahr 42-yard field goal Bills 28–13 yes Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers Dolphins 0 3 0 7 Steelers 0 13 3 7 Sunday, November 30 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 51,384 36 F, wind 14 mph on Cal Lepore Don Criqui and John Brodie NBC yes 2 Steelers Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal Steelers 3–0 2 Steelers Lynn Swann 30-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 10–0 2 Dolphins Uwe von Schamann 42-yard field goal Steelers 10–3 2 Steelers Matt Bahr 33-yard field goal Steelers 13–3 3 Steelers Matt Bahr 30-yard field goal Steelers 16–3 4 Dolphins Nat Moore 31-yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) Steelers 16–10 4 Steelers Franco Harris 9-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 23–10 yes Week 14 : at Houston Oilers Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Steelers 0 0 0 0 Oilers 0 0 3 3 Thursday, December 4 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas 8:30 p.m. EST 53,960 Indoors (dome) Ben Dreith Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Don Meredith ABC yes 3 Oilers Toni Fritsch 37-yard field goal Oilers 3–0 4 Oilers Toni Fritsch 33-yard field goal Oilers 6–0 yes Week 15: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers Chiefs 0 3 13 0 Steelers 7 0 0 14 Sunday, December 14 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 50,013 26 F, wind 17 mph on Fred Silva Marv Albert and Mike Haffner NBC yes 1 Steelers Lynn Swann 9-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 7–0 2 Chiefs Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal Steelers 7–3 3 Chiefs James Hadnot 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick) Chiefs 10–7 3 Chiefs Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal Chiefs 13–7 3 Chiefs Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal Chiefs 16–7 4 Steelers Theo Bell 13-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Chiefs 16–14 4 Steelers Rocky Bleier 11-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Steelers 21–16 yes Week 16: at San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers Steelers 0 3 7 7 Chargers 3 6 10 7 Monday, December 22 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 9:00 p.m. EST 51,785 57 F, wind 7 mph on Jim Tunney Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Don Meredith ABC yes 1 Chargers Rolf Benirschke 33-yard field goal Chargers 3–0 2 Steelers Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 Chargers Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal Chargers 6–3 2 Chargers Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal Chargers 9–3 3 Chargers Dan Fouts 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick) Chargers 16–3 3 Steelers Sidney Thornton 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Chargers 16–10 3 Chargers Rolf Benirschke 33-yard field goal Chargers 19–10 4 Chargers Chuck Muncie 10-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick) Chargers 26–10 4 Steelers Bennie Cunningham 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) Chargers 26–17 yes Standings References External links 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season at ProFootballReference.com 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pitts 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