| Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1974 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 52107 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 58 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 17 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 40 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 2 run (Roy Gerela kick blocked) | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 27 FG | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 20 FG | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 7 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 19 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Safety, Jim Plunkett tackled in end zone by L.C. Greenwood | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 5 run (John Smith kick) | 21 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 50 | LOG | Jim Clack |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 73 | ROG | Gerry Mullins |
| 71 | ROT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 87 | TE | Larry Brown |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 63 | RDT | Ernie Holmes |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 24 | LCB | J.T. Thomas |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Eddie Hinton |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 80 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 42 | RB | Mack Herron |
| 36 | RB | John Tarver |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | MG | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 90 | LOLB | George Webster |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 25 | LCB | John Sanders |
| 45 | LS | Jack Mildren |
| 34 | RS | Prentice McCray |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 29 | 136 | 4.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Gilliam | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 19 | 55 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| John Tarver | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 1 | 86 | 5.4 | 1 | 71.4 | |||
| Joe Gilliam | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 1 | 127 | 7.1 | 1 | 63.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Larry Brown | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Adams | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Ham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 207 | 34.5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Eddie Hinton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Harrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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