| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 5, 1971 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 37778 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Alvin Reed 27 pass from Dan Pastorini (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Mark Moseley 25 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Woody Campbell 8 run (Mark Moseley kick blocked) | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mark Moseley 37 FG | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mark Moseley 25 FG | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 15 FG | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Robert Holmes 4 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 3 | 29 |
| 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 |
| 34 | MLB | Andy Russell |
| 61 | RLB | Brian Stenger |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 28 | RS | Ocie Austin |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Linzy Cole |
| 86 | WR | Mac Haik |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Ferguson |
| 56 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 62 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 75 | ROG | Elbert Drungo |
| 76 | ROT | Walt Suggs |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 35 | RB | Woody Campbell |
| 39 | RB | Robert Holmes |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 78 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 82 | RDT | Ron Billingsley |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 58 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 25 | RS | John Charles |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Houston Oilers | |
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