| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 22, 1972 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 46081 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 59 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 10 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jack Ham 32 interception return (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 30 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 22 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 16 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Steve Davis 28 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 35 FG | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 33 FG | 3 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Montler |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Julius Adams |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 63 | RDT | Rick Cash |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 26 | LS | Clarence Scott |
| 25 | RS | Rickie Harris |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| 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 |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 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 |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 49 | LS | Ralph Anderson |
| 23 | RS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 19 | 97 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| Franco Harris | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 2 | 165 | 6.1 | 0 | 33.7 | |||
| Brian Dowling | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 118.7 | |||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 0 | 173 | 15.7 | 1 | 137.5 | |||
| Terry Hanratty | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 89.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Josh Ashton | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Reynolds | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 1 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Al Young | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Ham | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| John Rowser | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| George Hoey | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Josh Ashton | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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