| Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 14, 1971 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 66435 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 79 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 43 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dave Smith 30 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 28 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dave Smith 16 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 12 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 86 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 60 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 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 |
| 60 | RDT | Ben McGee |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 28 | RS | Ocie Austin |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 88 | TE | Jim Mandich |
| 10 | QB | George Mira |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Riley |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 56 | RLB | Jesse Powell |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 2 | 253 | 7.0 | 30t | 3 | 4 | 34 | 93.9 |
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 2 | 232 | 16.6 | 86t | 3 | 3 | 35 | 107.7 |
| George Mira | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 30t | 2 |
| Ron Shanklin | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 28t | 1 |
| Bob Adams | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 158 | 52.7 | 86t | 3 |
| Larry Csonka | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Rowser | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 7 | 319 | 45.6 | 57 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 8 | 314 | 39.3 | 73 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Staggers | 2 | 1 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 3 | 1 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Warren Bankston | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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