| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 5, 1976 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 43385 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 34 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 7 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Kruczek 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 3 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 35 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 35 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 23 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Freddie Douglas |
| 88 | WR | Barry Smith |
| 71 | LOT | Steve Young |
| 72 | LOG | Howard Fest |
| 51 | C | Dan Ryczek |
| 67 | ROG | Tom Alward |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 82 | TE | Fred Pagac |
| 5 | QB | Terry Hanratty |
| 32 | RB | Louis Carter |
| 43 | RB | Ed Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Council Rudolph |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Pear |
| 64 | RDT | Glenn Robinson |
| 66 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 30 | LLB | Jimmy Gunn |
| 52 | MLB | Steve Reese |
| 54 | RLB | Richard Wood |
| 24 | LCB | Roscoe Word |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 28 | FS | Ken Stone |
| 25 | RCB | Curtis Jordan |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 50 | ROG | Jim Clack |
| 72 | ROT | Gerry Mullins |
| 87 | TE | Larry Brown |
| 15 | QB | Mike Kruczek |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 64 | LDE | Steve Furness |
| 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 |
| 217 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jimmy DuBose | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Louis Carter | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Ed Williams | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Rod McNeill | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manfred Moore | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 29 | 118 | 4.1 | 3 | |
| Franco Harris | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Reggie Harrison | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Pough | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve Spurrier | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 58 | 5.8 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 20.0 |
| Terry Hanratty | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | -1 | -0.3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 79 | 9.9 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 145.3 |
| Mike Kruczek | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | 84 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jack Novak | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Morris Owens | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ed Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 2 | |
| Larry Brown | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Dave Green | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Manfred Moore | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jack Deloplaine | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | ||
| Theo Bell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Rod McNeill | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Douglas | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Manfred Moore | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Joe Greene | 2.0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1.0 |
| Steve Furness | 1.0 |
| Donnie Shell | 0.5 |
| Loren Toews | 0.5 |
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