| Pittsburgh Steelers at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1972 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 49140 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 71 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 17 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 20 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 10 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Safety, D.Anderson tackled in end zone by Ralph Anderson | 15 | 3 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 44 FG | 15 | 6 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Donny Anderson 8 run (Jim Bakken kick blocked) | 15 | 12 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 15 FG | 18 | 12 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Norm Thompson 8 blocked punt recovery (Jim Bakken kick) | 18 | 19 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Lewis 38 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 25 | 19 |
| 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 |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 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 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Walker Gillette |
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 55 | LOT | Dave Bradley |
| 72 | LOG | Dan Dierdorf |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 64 | ROG | Bob Young |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 16 | QB | Tim Van Galder |
| 44 | RB | Donny Anderson |
| 38 | RB | Leon Burns |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 74 | LDT | Fred Heron |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 62 | RDE | Marty Imhof |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 56 | MLB | Mike McGill |
| 58 | RLB | Terry Miller |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 49 | LS | Dale Hackbart |
| 33 | RS | Larry Willingham |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Warren Bankston | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Donny Anderson | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leon Burns | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 1 | 229 | 5.7 | 1 | 75.9 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Gary Cuozzo | 35 | 15 | 42.9 | 4 | 199 | 5.7 | 0 | 21.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 | |
| John Fuqua | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| John McMakin | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Al Young | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Walker Gillette | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Roland | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Leon Burns | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Woodeshick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ralph Anderson | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Rowser | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Dale Hackbart | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Donny Anderson | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Larry Willingham | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | ||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Larry Willingham | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
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