| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 10, 1972 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 36528 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 24 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Skip Butler 34 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 39 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 13 FG | 9 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Ernie Holmes |
| 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 |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 87 | WR | Dave Smith |
| 66 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 69 | LOG | Solomon Freelon |
| 50 | C | Guy Murdock |
| 62 | ROG | Ralph Miller |
| 63 | ROT | Levert Carr |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 18 | RB | Paul Robinson |
| 34 | RB | Willie Rodgers |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 78 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 82 | RDT | Ron Billingsley |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 85 | LLB | Floyd Rice |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 56 | RLB | Guy Roberts |
| 42 | LCB | Jim Tolbert |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 48 | RS | Bob Atkins |
| 33 | RCB | Benny Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5/13 | / | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| HOU | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3/17 | / | 6 | 30 | 5 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 21 | 61 | 2.9 | 17 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Gilliam | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 130 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Willie Rodgers | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Paul Robinson | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Fred Willis | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Al Johnson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 72 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 0 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 46.4 | |
| Joe Gilliam | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 43 | 5.4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 87.0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 80 | 4.2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 63.5 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 83 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 64.1 | |
| Kent Nix | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 79.6 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 0 | 116 | 4.8 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 67.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 80 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Fred Willis | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Alvin Reed | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Rhett Dawson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Willie Rodgers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Al Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 116 | 8.9 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 279 | 46.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 279 | 46.5 | ||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | 0 | |
| Skip Butler | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ken Houston | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Lewis Jolley | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |