| Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 1968 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Tulane Stadium Attendance: 66131 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 40 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Lorick 22 pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Jefferson 55 pass from Dick Shiner (Booth Lusteg kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Don McCall 25 pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Brown 53 punt return (Charlie Durkee kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Durkee 31 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | J.R. Wilburn 17 pass from Kent Nix (Booth Lusteg kick) | 14 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | SE | J.R. Wilburn |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Taylor |
| 62 | LOG | Ralph Wenzel |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 72 | ROT | Fran O'Brien |
| 82 | TE | John Hilton |
| 17 | QB | Dick Shiner |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 87 | FL | Roy Jefferson |
| 30 | FB | Willie Asbury |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Lloyd Voss |
| 75 | LDT | Ken Kortas |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 69 | LLB | Jerry Hillebrand |
| 50 | MLB | Bill Saul |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 47 | LCB | Marv Woodson |
| 49 | LS | Lou Harris |
| 28 | RS | Clendon Thomas |
| 44 | RCB | Bob Wade |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | Dave Parks |
| 73 | LOT | Jerry Sturm |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 54 | C | Joe Wendryhoski |
| 61 | ROG | Del Williams |
| 78 | ROT | Jerry Jones |
| 84 | TE | Jim Hester |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 36 | HB | Don McCall |
| 46 | FL | Danny Abramowicz |
| 34 | FB | Tony Lorick |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike Tilleman |
| 72 | LDT | Earl Leggett |
| 76 | RDT | Dave Rowe |
| 65 | RDE | Tom Carr |
| 35 | LLB | Ted Davis |
| 59 | MLB | Fred Whittingham |
| 82 | RLB | Johnny Brewer |
| 21 | LCB | John Douglas |
| 16 | LS | Bo Burris |
| 23 | RS | Dave Whitsell |
| 29 | RCB | Gene Howard |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | / | / | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| NO | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Hoak | 16 | 81 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Dick Shiner | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Willie Asbury | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 151 | 6.0 | 39 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Don McCall | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie South | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 85 | 3.9 | 23 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kent Nix | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 2 | 114 | 6.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 |
| Dick Shiner | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 1 | 111 | 6.9 | 55t | 1 | 4 | 26 | 51.8 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 13 | 37.1 | 3 | 225 | 6.4 | 55t | 2 | 4 | 26 | 43.2 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 0 | 292 | 8.1 | 51 | 2 | 78 | 38 | 93.7 |
| Ronnie South | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 0 | 296 | 8.0 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 94.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Roy Jefferson | 6 | 139 | 23.2 | 55t | 1 |
| Don Shy | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17t | 1 |
| John Hilton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Marshall Cropper | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Asbury | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 225 | 17.3 | 55t | 2 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Parks | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 41 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 22t | 1 |
| Jim Hester | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Don McCall | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25t | 1 |
| Tom Barrington | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 296 | 16.4 | 51 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Elbert Kimbrough | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bo Burris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 0 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 47 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom McNeill | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 42 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lou Harris | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Charlie Brown | 3 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 | 53t | 1 |
| Elijah Nevett | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| John Douglas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 45 | 11.3 | 53t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Henderson | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Marshall Cropper | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Charlie Brown | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 22 | 0 | |