| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 12, 1971 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 60022 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 49 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Hanratty 3 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Bruce Coslet 43 pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 22 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 18 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Fuqua 40 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 5 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 88 | WR | Dave Smith |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 72 | LOG | Gerry Mullins |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 74 | ROT | John Brown |
| 85 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 5 | QB | Terry Hanratty |
| 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 |
| 61 | MLB | Brian Stenger |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 37 | LS | Chuck Beatty |
| 28 | RS | Ocie Austin |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 84 | WR | Bob Trumpy |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 58 | LOG | Steve Lawson |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 88 | TE | Bruce Coslet |
| 11 | QB | Virgil Carter |
| 44 | RB | Doug Dressler |
| 33 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 79 | RDT | Steve Chomyszak |
| 70 | RDE | Ron Carpenter |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 66 | MLB | Bill Bergey |
| 51 | RLB | Ken Avery |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 31 | LS | Fletcher Smith |
| 29 | RS | Sandy Durko |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Leahy | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Fred Willis | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Virgil Carter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 0 | 105 | 8.1 | 40t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 113.8 |
| Bob Leahy | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 18 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | `1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Terry Hanratty | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 77.1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Virgil Carter | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 2 | 247 | 8.2 | 43t | 1 | 3 | 25 | 69.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 40t | 1 |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 34 | 1 |
| Jon Staggers | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bruce Coslet | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 43t | 1 |
| Bob Trumpy | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ed Marshall | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Fred Willis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ralph Anderson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lee Calland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Sandy Durko | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 7 | 288 | 41.1 | 47 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 4 | 0 | 48 | 12.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jon Staggers | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ronnie Lamb | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Paul Robinson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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