| Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 24, 1971 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 45872 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 59 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Joe Dawkins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 28 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mark Moseley 24 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 22 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Joe Dawkins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick blocked) | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 12 FG | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Fuqua 30 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 16 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jim Beirne |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Ferguson |
| 56 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 76 | C | Walt Suggs |
| 75 | ROG | Elbert Drungo |
| 77 | ROT | Sam Walton |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 35 | RB | Woody Campbell |
| 34 | RB | Joe Dawkins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 78 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 82 | RDT | Ron Billingsley |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 85 | LLB | Floyd Rice |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 58 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 25 | RS | John Charles |
| 33 | RCB | Benny Johnson |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 88 | WR | Dave Smith |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 74 | ROT | John Brown |
| 85 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 25 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 65 | RDT | Lloyd Voss |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 44 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Joe Dawkins | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 5 | 2 |
| Dan Pastorini | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Leroy Sledge | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 16 | 113 | 7.1 | 30t | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 13 | 26 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 11 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 1 | 191 | 5.6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 54.9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 3 | 279 | 8.7 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 54.0 |
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Dawkins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 24 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Adams | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Houston | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 21 | 0 |
| John Charles | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Alexander | 0 | 9 | 9L | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 1 | 191 | 5.6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 54.9 |
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 59 | 0 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Walden | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 50 | 0 | ||||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Mike Richardson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Zeke Moore | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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