| Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 3, 1973 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 68901 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 74 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Dick Anderson 27 interception return (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 28 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 46 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 2 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Dick Anderson 38 interception return (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 27 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 37 FG | 3 | 27 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 14 FG | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Pearson 5 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 21 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 17 | 30 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Barry Pearson 17 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 24 | 30 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Safety, Bob Griese tackled in end zone by Dwight White | 26 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 76 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 89 | TE | John McMakin |
| 17 | QB | Joe Gilliam |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 63 | RDT | Ernie Holmes |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 53 | MLB | Henry Davis |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 88 | TE | Jim Mandich |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 26 | LCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 21 | 1 |
| John Fuqua | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 35 | 14 | 40.0 | 3 | 117 | 3.3 | 2 | 32.7 | |||
| Joe Gilliam | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 0 | 73 | 5.6 | 1 | 102.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Barry Pearson | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| John Fuqua | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Dick Anderson | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 2 | |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dennis Meyer | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | ||
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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