| New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1968 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Pitt Stadium Attendance: 32303 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 63 F Humidty: 32% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Durkee 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ernie Wheelwright 1 run (Charlie Durkee kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Earl Gros 2 run (Booth Lusteg kick failed) | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dick Hoak 77 run (Booth Lusteg kick failed) | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Durkee 37 FG | 13 | 12 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Durkee 31 FG | 16 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | John Gilliam |
| 73 | LOT | Jerry Sturm |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 54 | C | Joe Wendryhoski |
| 61 | ROG | Del Williams |
| 78 | ROT | Jerry Jones |
| 87 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 36 | HB | Don McCall |
| 46 | FL | Danny Abramowicz |
| 33 | FB | Randy Schultz |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Brian Schweda |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 76 | RDT | Dave Rowe |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Taylor |
| 82 | TE | John Hilton |
| 17 | QB | Dick Shiner |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 24 | FL | Jon Henderson |
| 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 |
| 47 | LS | Marv Woodson |
| 20 | RS | Paul Martha |
| 44 | RCB | Bob Wade |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 56 | 1 | 1 | |
| PIT | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Don McCall | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Randy Schultz | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 103 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Hoak | 16 | 166 | 10.4 | 77t | 1 |
| Earl Gros | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Nix | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Shiner | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 210 | 5.4 | 77t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 178 | 7.4 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 74.7 |
| Tom Barrington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 0 | 178 | 7.1 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 71.8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Dick Shiner | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 1 | 46 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.1 |
| Dick Hoak | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109.7 |
| Kent Nix | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.4 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 1 | 103 | 5.2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 36.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| John Gilliam | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Monty Stickles | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Randy Schultz | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 178 | 14.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Compton | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Jon Henderson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Earl Gros | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| John Hilton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 27 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Lou Cordileone | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom McNeill | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 52 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 49 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 2 | 0 | -20 | -10.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | -20 | -10.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Lou Harris | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Gene Howard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Elijah Nevett | 0 | 20 | 20L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Don Shy | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Jon Henderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 37 | 0 | |