| Baltimore Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 29, 1968 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Pitt Stadium Attendance: 44480 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 63 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 3 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lou Michaels 38 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Mitchell 4 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Timmy Brown 2 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bobby Boyd 25 interception return (Lou Michaels kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lou Michaels 19 FG | 27 | 0 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Charlie Stukes 60 interception return (Lou Michaels kick) | 34 | 0 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Roy Hilton 13 interception return (Lou Michaels kick) | 41 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Earl Gros 7 pass from Dick Shiner (Booth Lusteg kick) | 41 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Jimmy Orr |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 71 | ROG | Dan Sullivan |
| 73 | ROT | Sam Ball |
| 88 | TE | John Mackey |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 41 | HB | Tom Matte |
| 87 | FL | Willie Richardson |
| 45 | FB | Jerry Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 74 | LDT | Billy Ray Smith |
| 76 | RDT | Fred Miller |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 32 | LLB | Mike Curtis |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Gaubatz |
| 51 | RLB | Bob Grant |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 43 | RCB | Lenny Lyles |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | SE | J.R. Wilburn |
| 74 | LOT | John Brown |
| 79 | LOG | Larry Gagner |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 72 | ROT | Fran O'Brien |
| 82 | TE | John Hilton |
| 10 | QB | Kent Nix |
| 25 | HB | Don Shy |
| 87 | FL | Roy Jefferson |
| 38 | FB | Earl Gros |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Lloyd Voss |
| 75 | LDT | Ken Kortas |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 53 | LLB | John Campbell |
| 59 | MLB | Ray May |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 29 | LCB | Bob Hohn |
| 28 | LS | Clendon Thomas |
| 20 | RS | Paul Martha |
| 47 | RCB | Marv Woodson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Terry Cole | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Timmy Brown | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earl Gros | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Kent Nix | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Shiner | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 1 | 189 | 8.6 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 87.1 |
| Jim Ward | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 39.6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Dick Shiner | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 2 | 121 | 6.4 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 37.3 |
| Kent Nix | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 1 | 80 | 4.7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 36.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Willie Richardson | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 39 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jimmy Orr | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Hilton | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Earl Gros | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Charlie Stukes | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Roy Hilton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray May | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 8 | 324 | 40.5 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rick Volk | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Roy Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Lou Harris | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Timmy Brown | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Henderson | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| Don Shy | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Lou Harris | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
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