| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| 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 | |||||
| Warren Bankston | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Woody Campbell | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Robert Holmes | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Dickie Post | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Ward Walsh | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 3 | 111 | 3.6 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 15.1 |
| Terry Hanratty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 0 | 126 | 5.7 | 27t | 1 | 2 | 20 | 86.6 |
| Lynn Dickey | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Adams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Robert Holmes | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Dickie Post | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John Charles | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Leo Brooks | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Walden | 8 | 343 | 42.9 | 55 | 0 | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 42 | 0 | ||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 0 | 126 | 5.7 | 27t | 1 | 2 | 20 | 86.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Staggers | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ken Houston | 5 | 0 | 26 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Linzy Cole | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jon Staggers | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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