| Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 19, 1971 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 55049 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 62 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Pearson EZ own fumble recovery (Jon Staggers run failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 33 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 32 FG | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 29 FG | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 42 FG | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ross Brupbacher 30 opponents fumble recovery (Mac Percival kick) | 15 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Farmer 8 pass from Kent Nix (Mac Percival kick) | 15 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 88 | WR | Dave Smith |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 74 | ROT | John Brown |
| 85 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 25 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 65 | RDT | Lloyd Voss |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 53 | LLB | Henry Davis |
| 58 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 44 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 45 | WR | Dick Gordon |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 73 | ROT | Steve Wright |
| 89 | TE | Bob Wallace |
| 11 | QB | Jack Concannon |
| 33 | RB | Jim Grabowski |
| 24 | RB | Don Shy |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Willie Holman |
| 67 | LDT | George Seals |
| 76 | RDT | Bill Staley |
| 87 | RDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 31 | RLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 20 | LCB | Joe Taylor |
| 48 | LS | Ron Smith |
| 18 | RS | Jerry Moore |
| 32 | RCB | Charlie Ford |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 17 | 114 | 6.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Don Shy | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Grabowski | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Kent Nix | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Concannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 4 | 129 | 5.4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jack Concannon | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 1 | 116 | 4.5 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 52.7 |
| Kent Nix | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 8t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 81.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 42 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George Farmer | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Bob Wallace | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Grabowski | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Tucker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chuck Allen | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dick Butkus | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ross Brupbacher | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Joe Taylor | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 55 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 8 | 341 | 42.6 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Staggers | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Brumfield | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Cecil Turner | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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