| AFC Championship - Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 31, 1972 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50350 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 64 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gerry Mullins EZ opponents fumble recovery (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 9 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 14 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 3 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Al Young 12 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 84 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 86 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 31 | WR | Al Young |
| 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 |
| 27 | LS | Glen Edwards |
| 23 | RS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 24 | 68 | 2.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 3t | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 1 | 51 | 4.6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.9 |
| Bob Griese | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 70 | 14.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 80 | 8.0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 70.8 |
| Terry Hanratty | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 57 | 5.7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 67.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Marv Fleming | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Al Young | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nick Buoniconti | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Kolen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 205 | 51.3 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Bill Stanfill | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| Vern Den Herder | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
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