| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 25, 1973 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 67773 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 44 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 9 pass from Joe Gilliam (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mike Phipps 1 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Greg Pruitt 15 pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 24 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 14 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 20 FG | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Greg Pruitt 19 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 16 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5 | QB | Terry Hanratty |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Fair Hooker |
| 25 | WR | Frank Pitts |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 66 | LOG | Gene Hickerson |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 65 | ROG | John Demarie |
| 78 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 15 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 30 | RB | Ken Brown |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Joe Jones |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 81 | RDE | Nick Roman |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 60 | MLB | Bob Babich |
| 50 | RLB | John Garlington |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 29 | LS | Walt Sumner |
| 21 | RS | Van Green |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8/20 | / | 4 | 30 | 3 | 1 | |
| CLE | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4/12 | / | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 16 | 94 | 5.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 22 | 48 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Gilliam | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 170 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 19 | 1 |
| Mike Phipps | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Bo Scott | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Ken Brown | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Leroy Kelly | 11 | 12 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 104 | 3.1 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Joe Gilliam | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 1 | 197 | 6.8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 62.0 | |
| Terry Hanratty | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 1 | 224 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 66.5 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 3 | 146 | 8.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 3 | 146 | 8.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 1 | |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 224 | 17.2 | 1 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 42 | 1 |
| Ken Brown | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Rowser | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Clarence Scott | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 7 | 250 | 35.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 250 | 35.7 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dennis Meyer | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Billy LeFear | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Holden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Billy LeFear | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |