| Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 17, 1972 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 52873 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 58 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Safety, Terry Bradshaw tackled in end zone by Dave Costa | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Fuqua 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 26 FG | 17 | 2 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 17 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 24 | 2 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 31 | WR | Al Young |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 72 | LOG | Gerry Mullins |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 77 | ROG | Mel Holmes |
| 71 | ROT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 89 | TE | John McMakin |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 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 |
| 49 | LS | Ralph Anderson |
| 23 | RS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chuck Dicus |
| 27 | WR | Gary Garrison |
| 76 | LOT | Terry Owens |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 88 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 37 | RB | Cid Edwards |
| 20 | RB | Mike Garrett |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 68 | LDT | Greg Wojcik |
| 64 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 87 | RDE | Lionel Aldridge |
| 60 | LLB | Bob Babich |
| 82 | MLB | Tim Rossovich |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 40 | LCB | Joe Beauchamp |
| 30 | LS | Bryant Salter |
| 35 | RS | Chuck Detwiler |
| 39 | RCB | Lenny Dunlap |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fuqua | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Franco Harris | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Cid Edwards | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Carter | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 14 | 5 | 0.4 | 7 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Clark | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 152 | 6.6 | 1 | 69.5 | |||
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 4 | 122 | 4.7 | 0 | 17.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| Al Young | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | |
| John McMakin | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Cid Edwards | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Dicus | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Garrison | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Carter | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 0 | ||||
| Ralph Anderson | 0 | ||||
| Mike Wagner | 0 | ||||
| Jack Ham | 0 | ||||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Tim Rossovich | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Lenny Dunlap | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jesse Taylor | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Berry | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| John Sykes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Lenny Dunlap | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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