| Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1973 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 48913 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 76 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 11 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Ron Jessie 84 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 40 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John McMakin 24 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 6 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 64 | LOT | Gordon Jolley |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 73 | RDT | Bob Bell |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 21 | LS | Jim Thrower |
| 23 | RS | Levi Johnson |
| 27 | RCB | Miller Farr |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Barry Pearson |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 76 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 89 | TE | John McMakin |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 63 | RDT | Ernie Holmes |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 53 | MLB | Henry Davis |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Greg Landry | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 26 | 100 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 3 | 219 | 8.1 | 1 | 42.6 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 1 | 154 | 6.7 | 2 | 95.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Charlie Sanders | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 1 | |
| Altie Taylor | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim O'Brien | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Barry Pearson | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| John Fuqua | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| John McMakin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Rowser | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dick Jauron | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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