| Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 28, 1971 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 39710 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 38 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 3 run (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 32 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Pearson 8 pass from Terry Hanratty (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 19 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 16 run (Clem Turner kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Safety, Bobby Walden tackled in end zone by Fran Lynch | 19 | 10 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 12 FG | 22 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | WR | Jack Gehrke |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Simmons |
| 75 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 67 | C | George Goeddeke |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Schnitker |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 81 | TE | Billy Masters |
| 10 | QB | Steve Ramsey |
| 11 | RB | Bobby Anderson |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Paul Smith |
| 76 | LDT | Tom Domres |
| 62 | RDT | Jerry Inman |
| 63 | RDE | Dave Costa |
| 54 | LLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 52 | MLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 50 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 41 | LCB | Leroy Mitchell |
| 20 | LS | Charlie Greer |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 36 | RCB | Billy Thompson |
| 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 |
| 46 | RB | Warren Bankston |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 25 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 60 | RDT | Ben McGee |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 61 | MLB | Brian Stenger |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 28 | RS | Ocie Austin |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 16 | 2 |
| Bobby Anderson | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Billy Masters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clem Turner | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Warren Bankston | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Ramsey | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 161 | 6.4 | 0 | 58.9 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 0 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | 48.2 | |||
| Terry Hanratty | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 32 | 2.7 | 1 | 32.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jack Gehrke | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Billy Masters | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Anderson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | |
| Warren Bankston | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Adams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 8 | 309 | 38.6 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Greer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Staggers | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Forsberg | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Staggers | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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