| New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 21, 1973 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 48682 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 58 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 1 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 27 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 29 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 28 pass from Bill Demory (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 36 FG | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 13 FG | 14 | 12 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 16 pass from Terry Hanratty (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 6 | QB | Bill Demory |
| 40 | RB | Hank Bjorklund |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Richard Neal |
| 57 | LDT | John Little |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 50 | RLB | Mike Taylor |
| 20 | LCB | Delles Howell |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 19 | RS | Chris Farasopoulos |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Barry Pearson |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 50 | C | Jim Clack |
| 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 |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Demory | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 25 | 102 | 4.1 | 19 | 1 |
| John Fuqua | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Bill Demory | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 3 | 84 | 5.6 | 1 | 41.4 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 1 | 119 | 6.6 | 0 | 43.5 | |||
| Terry Hanratty | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 1 | 117.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Hank Bjorklund | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Margene Adkins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | |
| Barry Pearson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Rowser | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 9 | 389 | 43.2 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Meyer | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Hank Bjorklund | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Cliff McClain | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Margene Adkins | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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