| Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 5, 1973 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 49220 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 34 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 30 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Pearson 7 pass from Terry Hanratty (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 12 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 24 pass from Terry Hanratty (Roy Gerela kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 16 FG | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Barry Pearson 46 pass from Joe Gilliam (Roy Gerela kick) | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Larry Brown 17 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 16 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 42 | WR | Charley Taylor |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 73 | LOG | Paul Laaveg |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 60 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 87 | TE | Jerry Smith |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 43 | RB | Larry Brown |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 77 | LDT | Bill Brundige |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 86 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 89 | LLB | Dave Robinson |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 27 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 23 | RS | Brig Owens |
| 41 | RCB | Mike Bass |
| 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 |
| 5 | QB | Terry Hanratty |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4/12 | / | 6 | 50 | 3 | 3 | |
| PIT | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10/19 | / | 7 | 66 | 6 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charley Harraway | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | 19 | 54 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 117 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 25 | 90 | 3.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Joe Gilliam | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 153 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 2 | 76 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27.8 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 2 | 76 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27.8 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Joe Gilliam | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 2 | 71 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.4 | |
| Terry Hanratty | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 2 | 54 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 73.4 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 4 | 125 | 6.6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 64.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jerry Smith | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Charley Harraway | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Barry Pearson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 1 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| John McMakin | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Brig Owens | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Bass | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dave Robinson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Herb Mul-Key | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dennis Meyer | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Herb Mul-Key | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |