| San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 31, 1976 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 45484 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 42 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 36 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ernie Pough 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Fuqua 3 run (Roy Gerela kick failed) | 0 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 89 | WR | Dwight McDonald |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 62 | ROG | Don Macek |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 82 | TE | Pat Curran |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 41 | RB | Bo Matthews |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Fred Dean |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 68 | RDE | Leroy Jones |
| 50 | LLB | Don Goode |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 46 | LCB | Danny Colbert |
| 42 | LS | Mike Fuller |
| 20 | RS | Mike Williams |
| 22 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 52 | ROG | Mike Webster |
| 72 | ROT | Gerry Mullins |
| 87 | TE | Larry Brown |
| 15 | QB | Mike Kruczek |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 63 | RDT | Ernie Holmes |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RLB | Loren Toews |
| 24 | LCB | J.T. Thomas |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 217 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rickey Young | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Sam Scarber | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Mitch Hoopes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Jeffrey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Reggie Harrison | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Jack Deloplaine | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 28 | 10 | 35.7 | 1 | 122 | 4.4 | 0 | 35.1 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 104 | 5.5 | 1 | 60.0 | |||
| Mike Kruczek | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 43.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 | |
| Pat Curran | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ernie Pough | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | |
| Randy Grossman | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Reggie Harrison | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Hal Stringert | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mitch Hoopes | 10 | 339 | 33.9 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 9 | 334 | 37.1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | ||
| Artie Owens | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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