| AFC Divisional Playoff - Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 23, 1972 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50350 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 44 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 18 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 29 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Ken Stabler 30 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 60 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Fred Biletnikoff |
| 49 | WR | Mike Siani |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 00 | C | Jim Otto |
| 64 | ROG | George Buehler |
| 76 | ROT | Bob Brown |
| 87 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 3 | QB | Daryle Lamonica |
| 44 | RB | Marv Hubbard |
| 23 | RB | Charlie Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Tony Cline |
| 60 | LDT | Otis Sistrunk |
| 80 | RDT | Art Thoms |
| 82 | RDE | Horace Jones |
| 41 | LLB | Phil Villapiano |
| 55 | MLB | Dan Conners |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 48 | LCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| 43 | LS | George Atkinson |
| 31 | RS | Jack Tatum |
| 24 | RCB | Willie Brown |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 31 | WR | Al Young |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 27 | LS | Glen Edwards |
| 23 | RS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Charlie Smith | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Marv Hubbard | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Clarence Davis | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 16 | 25 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Daryle Lamonica | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 45 | 2.5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.8 |
| Ken Stabler | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 57 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 63.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 1 | 175 | 7.0 | 60t | 1 | 3 | 31 | 64.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Raymond Chester | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Siani | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Otto | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Marv Hubbard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 60t | 1 |
| Ron Shanklin | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Al Young | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Ham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Jerry DePoyster | 7 | 316 | 45.1 | 56 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 289 | 48.2 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| George Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Clarence Davis | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Otis Sistrunk | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| Tony Cline | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Art Thoms | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Dwight White | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 | 5.0 |
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