| Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 3, 1967 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 47713 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 39 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Don Shy 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Don Shy 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | J.R. Wilburn 66 pass from Kent Nix (Mike Clark kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Mel Farr 3 pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Clark 17 FG | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Tom Nowatzke 3 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | SE | J.R. Wilburn |
| 74 | LOT | John Brown |
| 79 | LOG | Larry Gagner |
| 73 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 76 | ROT | Mike Haggerty |
| 82 | TE | John Hilton |
| 10 | QB | Kent Nix |
| 25 | HB | Don Shy |
| 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 |
| 53 | LLB | John Campbell |
| 50 | MLB | Bill Saul |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 29 | LCB | Bob Hohn |
| 28 | LS | Clendon Thomas |
| 20 | RS | Paul Martha |
| 47 | RCB | Marv Woodson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 52 | LOT | Bill Cottrell |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 23 | HB | Tommy Watkins |
| 81 | FL | Bill Malinchak |
| 35 | FB | Tom Nowatzke |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 59 | LLB | Ernie Clark |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 98 | 1 | 1 | |
| DET | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earl Gros | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 9 | 2 |
| Dick Hoak | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kent Nix | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 97 | 2.5 | 23 | 2 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tommy Watkins | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 87 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kent Nix | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 0 | 205 | 7.6 | 66t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.1 |
| Dick Hoak | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 0 | 233 | 8.0 | 66t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87.3 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 2 | 199 | 5.9 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 51.0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 2 | 199 | 5.9 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 51.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| J.R. Wilburn | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 66t | 1 |
| Roy Jefferson | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Earl Gros | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 233 | 16.6 | 66t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Bill Malinchak | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 199 | 12.4 | 43 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Andy Russell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Marv Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jim Elliott | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 50 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 48 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Bradshaw | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Butler | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| John Hilton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Lem Barney | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 36 | 0 | |