| Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1972 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50141 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 82 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Henry Davis 5 blocked punt recovery (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 20 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 48 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Raymond Chester 26 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 8 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Mike Siani 24 pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 57 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Don Highsmith 1 run (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 34 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Mike Siani 70 pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) | 28 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Fred Biletnikoff |
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 00 | C | Jim Otto |
| 64 | ROG | George Buehler |
| 76 | ROT | Bob Brown |
| 87 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 32 | RB | Don Highsmith |
| 44 | RB | Marv Hubbard |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Tony Cline |
| 60 | LDT | Otis Sistrunk |
| 80 | RDT | Art Thoms |
| 82 | RDE | Horace Jones |
| 41 | LLB | Phil Villapiano |
| 86 | MLB | Gerald Irons |
| 34 | RLB | Gus Otto |
| 48 | LCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| 43 | LS | George Atkinson |
| 31 | RS | Jack Tatum |
| 24 | RCB | Willie Brown |
| 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 |
| 72 | ROT | Gerry Mullins |
| 87 | TE | Larry Brown |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 60 | RDT | Ben McGee |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 53 | MLB | Henry Davis |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 37 | LS | Chuck Beatty |
| 23 | RS | Mike Wagner |
| 44 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3/11 | / | 7 | 48 | 3 | 2 | |
| PIT | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6/15 | / | 5 | 48 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Marv Hubbard | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Charlie Smith | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Daryle Lamonica | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Queen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Highsmith | 5 | -8 | -1.6 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 97 | 3.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 20 | 2 |
| Franco Harris | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 141 | 3.4 | 20t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 3 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16.0 | |
| George Blanda | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 0 | 64 | 5.8 | 26t | 1 | 1 | 8 | 86.9 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 0 | 172 | 17.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 3 | 290 | 8.8 | 70t | 3 | 2 | 17 | 74.1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 3 | 124 | 7.3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 46.8 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 3 | 124 | 7.3 | 57t | 1 | 3 | 18 | 46.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Mike Siani | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 2 | |
| Bob Moore | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Don Highsmith | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Marv Hubbard | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 290 | 17.1 | 70t | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John McMakin | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57t | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 57t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| George Atkinson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chuck Beatty | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Jerry DePoyster | 7 | 223 | 31.9 | 48 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 223 | 37.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 242 | 48.4 | 72 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 242 | 48.4 | 72 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Tommy Maxwell | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| George Atkinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 1 | 34 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 34 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Cliff Branch | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Tommy Maxwell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| John McMakin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |
| Tom Keating | 1.0 |
| Otis Sistrunk | 1.0 |
| Horace Jones | 0.5 |
| Jack Tatum | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |