| Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 28, 1975 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 49438 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 66 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Mike Kadish 26 opponents fumble recovery (John Leypoldt kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Reuben Gant 7 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 88 run (John Leypoldt kick failed) | 23 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 23 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 28 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 30 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Randy Grossman 20 pass from Joe Gilliam (Roy Gerela kick) | 30 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 30 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 65 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 30 | RLB | Bo Cornell |
| 45 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 26 | LS | Ed Jones |
| 22 | RS | Steve Freeman |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 50 | LOG | Jim Clack |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 72 | ROG | Gerry Mullins |
| 71 | ROT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 87 | TE | Larry Brown |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 28 | 227 | 8.1 | 88 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 22 | 2 |
| Rocky Bleier | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 0 | 129 | 6.5 | 2 | 99.8 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Joe Gilliam | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 1 | 200 | 9.5 | 1 | 81.4 | |||
| Terry Bradshaw | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 29.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | |
| Reuben Gant | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | |
| Paul Seymour | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | |
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Merv Krakau | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 8 | 275 | 34.4 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Gary Hayman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| John Holland | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | ||
| Dave Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| John Holland | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Tom Ruud | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Mike Collier | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Dave Brown | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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