| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 3, 1972 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50350 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 47 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 36 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 11 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John McMakin 78 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 44 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 37 FG | 0 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Fair Hooker |
| 25 | WR | Frank Pitts |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 66 | LOG | Gene Hickerson |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 65 | ROG | John Demarie |
| 78 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 15 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| 35 | RB | Bo Scott |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Nick Roman |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 84 | RDE | Bob Briggs |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 51 | MLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 52 | RLB | Billy Andrews |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 27 | LS | Thom Darden |
| 29 | RS | Walt Sumner |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 72 | LOG | Gerry Mullins |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 71 | ROT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 89 | TE | John McMakin |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 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 |
| 49 | LS | Ralph Anderson |
| 23 | RS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5/13 | / | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| PIT | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5/11 | / | 6 | 60 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Bo Scott | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy LeFear | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 99 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 20 | 102 | 5.1 | 11 | 2 |
| John Fuqua | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 184 | 4.3 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 1 | 59 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 31.2 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 1 | 59 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 31.3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 162 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 105.5 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 162 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 105.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Fair Hooker | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Leroy Kelly | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Milt Morin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ken Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bo Scott | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 20 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 78t | 1 |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 162 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Ham | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bobby Majors | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Billy LeFear | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ken Brown | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |