| Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 9, 1973 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 38004 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 33 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 49 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Mack Alston 11 pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Barry Pearson 15 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Steve Davis 3 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 31 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jack Ham opponents fumble recovery in end zone (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 20 FG | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 42 FG | 7 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 20 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 66 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 68 | LOG | Brian Goodman |
| 57 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 60 | ROG | Al Jenkins |
| 75 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 82 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 12 | RB | George Amundson |
| 44 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Tody Smith |
| 76 | LDT | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | RDT | John Matuszak |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 55 | LLB | Ralph Cindrich |
| 54 | MLB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RLB | Guy Roberts |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 37 | SS | Jeff Severson |
| 27 | FS | Joe Blahak |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 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 |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 74 | RDT | Tom Keating |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/9 | / | 7 | 61 | 8 | 5 | |
| PIT | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9/18 | / | 10 | 111 | 5 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Fred Willis | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| George Amundson | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Lynn Dickey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 58 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Joe Gilliam | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 188 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 2 | 30 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28.6 | |
| Lynn Dickey | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 4 | 38 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 24.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 4 | 117 | 5.9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 66.0 | |
| Joe Gilliam | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 4 | 147 | 5.7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 53.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| George Amundson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Mack Alston | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Fred Willis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Barry Pearson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| John Fuqua | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 147 | 11.3 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Joe Blahak | 1 | 87 | 87.0 | 87 | 0 |
| Guy Roberts | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jeff Severson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Loren Toews | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Skip Butler | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dennis Meyer | 5 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bob Gresham | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Larry Eaglin | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hinton | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| John Fuqua | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |