| Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 31, 1971 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 60238 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 68 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Norm Bulaich 1 run (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim O'Brien 20 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim O'Brien 9 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 3 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Willie Richardson 19 pass from Earl Morrall (Jim O'Brien kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Willie Richardson 49 pass from Earl Morrall (Jim O'Brien kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Ray Perkins 60 pass from Earl Morrall (Jim O'Brien kick) | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 31 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 34 |
| 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 |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 44 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Eddie Hinton |
| 27 | WR | Ray Perkins |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 75 | ROG | John Williams |
| 71 | ROT | Dan Sullivan |
| 88 | TE | John Mackey |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 36 | RB | Norm Bulaich |
| 41 | RB | Tom Matte |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 81 | LDT | Billy Newsome |
| 76 | RDT | Fred Miller |
| 85 | RDE | Roy Hilton |
| 56 | LLB | Ray May |
| 32 | MLB | Mike Curtis |
| 82 | RLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 35 | RCB | Jim Duncan |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 2 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Don McCauley | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Nottingham | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 1 | 187 | 5.3 | 31t | 1 | 3 | 32 | 69.6 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 286 | 15.1 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 142.0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 1 | 32 | 2.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 31t | 1 |
| Dave Smith | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Adams | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Willie Richardson | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 49t | 2 |
| Don Nottingham | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Perkins | 2 | 124 | 62.0 | 64 | 1 |
| Tom Mitchell | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Eddie Hinton | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chuck Allen | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Rick Volk | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 55 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Staggers | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rick Volk | 6 | 1 | 44 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Brumfield | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Mel Blount | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Jim Clack | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Charlie Pittman | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Tom Nowatzke | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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