| Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 15, 1972 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 42929 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 48 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Ward Walsh blocked punt recovery in end zone (Skip Butler kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 28 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Lewis 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 8 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 20 | WR | Rhett Dawson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 60 | LOG | Tom Regner |
| 51 | C | Calvin Hunt |
| 64 | ROG | Ron Saul |
| 63 | ROT | Levert Carr |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 30 | RB | Hoyle Granger |
| 39 | RB | Robert Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 78 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 73 | RDT | Leo Brooks |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 85 | LLB | Floyd Rice |
| 58 | MLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 59 | RLB | Phil Croyle |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 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 |
| 72 | ROT | Gerry Mullins |
| 89 | TE | John McMakin |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 44 | LCB | Lee Calland |
| 37 | LS | Chuck Beatty |
| 23 | RS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1/14 | / | 3 | 42 | 2 | 0 | |
| PIT | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5/16 | / | 7 | 65 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Robert Holmes | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Hoyle Granger | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Ward Walsh | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 108 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 19 | 115 | 6.1 | 15 | 1 |
| John Fuqua | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 48 | 249 | 5.2 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 1 | 40 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 33.5 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 1 | 40 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 33.5 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 0 | 70 | 3.7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 74.5 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 0 | 70 | 3.7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 74.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ward Walsh | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Hoyle Granger | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | |
| Robert Holmes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ralph Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | 10 | 381 | 38.1 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 381 | 38.1 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 51 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Zeke Moore | 3 | 1 | -4 | -1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Rodgers | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Benny Johnson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |