| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 24, 1972 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 54292 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 72 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 41 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 12 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 17 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 32 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 20 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 32 FG | 10 | 12 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 34 FG | 10 | 15 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 72 | ROT | Gerry Mullins |
| 89 | TE | John McMakin |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 60 | RDT | Ben McGee |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 53 | MLB | Henry Davis |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 37 | LS | Chuck Beatty |
| 23 | RS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 17 | WR | Speedy Thomas |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 72 | LOG | Howard Fest |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 19 | RB | Essex Johnson |
| 30 | RB | Jess Phillips |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 79 | RDT | Steve Chomyszak |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 66 | MLB | Bill Bergey |
| 57 | RLB | Ken Avery |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 34 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Casanova |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | / | / | 9 | 78 | 5 | 3 | |
| CIN | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | / | / | 9 | 100 | 3 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 74 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Essex Johnson | 21 | 64 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Paul Robinson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 121 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 0 | 170 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 67.0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 0 | 170 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 67.0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 1 | 157 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 51.0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 1 | 157 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 51.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| John McMakin | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Al Young | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 170 | 9.4 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bob Trumpy | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Speedy Thomas | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Chip Myers | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 157 | 12.1 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Ham | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tommy Casanova | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | ||
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Franco Harris | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |