| Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 29, 1972 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45882 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 46 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 29 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 94 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 18 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 11 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 17 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 31 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 4 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Fuqua 4 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 38 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 72 | ROT | Gerry Mullins |
| 89 | TE | John McMakin |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 68 | C | Remi Prudhomme |
| 74 | ROG | Donnie Green |
| 79 | ROT | Paul Costa |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 72 | LDT | Don Croft |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Patton |
| 82 | RDE | Al Cowlings |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 56 | MLB | Ken Lee |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Maurice Tyler |
| 41 | RS | Alvin Wyatt |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5/10 | / | 6 | 64 | 1 | 0 | |
| BUF | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7/13 | / | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 15 | 138 | 9.2 | 24 | 2 |
| John Fuqua | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 1 | |
| Steve Davis | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 216 | 6.5 | 4 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 22 | 189 | 8.6 | 94t | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dennis Shaw | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 254 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 1 | 93 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 1 | 93 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 2 | 102 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85.5 | |
| Mike Taliaferro | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 62 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30.0 | |
| Spike Jones | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 4 | 168 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 61.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 2 | |
| J.D. Hill | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jan White | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 168 | 9.3 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Henry Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Maurice Tyler | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | -18 | -18.0 | -18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Steve Davis | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 82 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Alvin Wyatt | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |