| Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1968 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Sugar Bowl Attendance: 66131 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 40 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans Saints | Tony Lorick 22 pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roy Jefferson 55 pass from Dick Shiner (Booth Lusteg kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans Saints | Don McCall 25 pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans Saints | Charlie Brown 53 punt return (Charlie Durkee kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | New Orleans Saints | Charlie Durkee 31 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | J.R. Wilburn 17 pass from Kent Nix (Booth Lusteg kick) | 14 | 24 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Roy Jefferson | 6 | 139 | 23.2 | 1 | |
| Dick Hoak | 16 | 81 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Don Shy | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Dick Shiner | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Willie Asbury | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Don McCall | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Tony Lorick | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Ronnie South | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Barrington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 40.1 | |||
| Dick Shiner | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 1 | 111 | 6.9 | 1 | 51.8 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 0 | 292 | 8.1 | 2 | 93.7 | |||
| Ronnie South | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 83.3 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Don Shy | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| J.R. Wilburn | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| John Hilton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Marshall Cropper | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Asbury | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Parks | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| Danny Abramowicz | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Tony Lorick | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | |
| Jim Hester | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | |
| Don McCall | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | |
| Tom Barrington | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Elbert Kimbrough | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bo Burris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom McNeill | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Charlie Brown | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | ||
| Elijah Nevett | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Henderson | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | ||
| Marshall Cropper | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Charlie Brown | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2024 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: May 30, 2024 |