| Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 13, 1970 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 54162 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 47 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Art Malone 5 pass from Randy Johnson (Kenny Vinyard kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Fuqua 10 run (Allen Watson kick blocked) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Allen Watson 21 FG | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Kenny Vinyard 35 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Fuqua 1 run (Allen Watson kick) | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Kenny Vinyard 17 FG | 16 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Mitchell 12 run (Kenny Vinyard kick) | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Paul Flatley 18 pass from Randy Johnson (Kenny Vinyard kick) | 16 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 88 | WR | Dave Smith |
| 76 | LOT | Mike Haggerty |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 74 | ROT | John Brown |
| 86 | TE | J.R. Wilburn |
| 5 | QB | Terry Hanratty |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Lloyd Voss |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 69 | LLB | Jerry Hillebrand |
| 58 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 44 | LCB | Lee Calland |
| 37 | LS | Chuck Beatty |
| 27 | RS | Clancy Oliver |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Paul Flatley |
| 80 | WR | Todd Snyder |
| 67 | LOT | Malcolm Snider |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 65 | ROG | Dick Enderle |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 11 | QB | Randy Johnson |
| 40 | RB | Paul Gipson |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 72 | LDT | Greg Lens |
| 88 | RDT | Glen Condren |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 54 | LLB | Grady Allen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 58 | RLB | Don Hansen |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 22 | LS | John Mallory |
| 20 | RS | Tom McCauley |
| 47 | RCB | Rudy Redmond |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Preston Pearson | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Harmon Wages | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Paul Gipson | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Art Malone | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Randy Johnson | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Hanratty | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 3 | 80 | 5.0 | 0 | 9.4 | |||
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Randy Johnson | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 2 | 86 | 5.4 | 2 | 60.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Dennis Hughes | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Paul Flatley | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | |
| Art Malone | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Todd Snyder | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Andy Russell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lee Calland | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Zook | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| John Mallory | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Claude Humphrey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Al Lavan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Reaves | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Hubie Bryant | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Mike Freeman | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Mel Blount | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 0 | ||
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Rick Sharp | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Clarence Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Paul Gipson | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Butler | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Art Malone | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Tom McCauley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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