| Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 18, 1971 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 49533 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 69 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 40 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 35 FG | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 5 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 27 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Elmo Wright 5 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 11 FG | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Fuqua 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Emmitt Thomas 32 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 16 | 38 |
| 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 |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 47 | LCB | Mel Blount |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 28 | RS | Ocie Austin |
| 44 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4/15 | 0/2 | 6 | 56 | 3 | 2 | |
| KC | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4/14 | 1/1 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 71 | 2.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 20 | 43 | 2.2 | 8 | 1 |
| Warren McVea | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Livingston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 63 | 1.8 | 10 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 2 | 269 | 6.9 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 52.2 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 2 | 269 | 6.9 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 52.2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 1 | 290 | 11.2 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 115.9 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 1 | 290 | 11.2 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 115.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dave Smith | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 37 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Adams | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 269 | 13.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 6 | 190 | 31.7 | 82 | 2 |
| Ed Podolak | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 47 | 1 |
| Morris Stroud | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 290 | 20.7 | 82 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Buck Buchanan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 32t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 51 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 6 | 279 | 46.5 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 279 | 46.5 | 59 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Staggers | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Dennis Homan | 4 | 0 | 26 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 26 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Jim Brumfield | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 28 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Warren McVea | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Robert Holmes | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |