| Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 8, 1972 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 65682 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 75 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 39 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 40 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 39 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mel Blount 35 opponents fumble recovery (Roy Gerela kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Sellers 55 pass from Calvin Hill (Toni Fritsch kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 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 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 14 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| Offense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 67 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 54 | RLB | Chuck Howley |
| 26 | LCB | Herb Adderley |
| 34 | SS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | / | / | 7 | 54 | 3 | 1 | |
| DAL | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 8 | 79 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 130 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 23 | 108 | 4.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 191 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 39 | 12 | 30.8 | 1 | 166 | 4.3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 34.8 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 12 | 30.8 | 1 | 166 | 4.3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 34.8 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 29 | 11 | 37.9 | 2 | 142 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 25.4 | |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 | 55t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 2 | 197 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 46.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 166 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Sellers | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 1 | |
| Mike Ditka | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Montgomery | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 197 | 16.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Roy Gerela | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Mike Montgomery | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |