| Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 22, 1974 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 50858 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 74 F Humidty: 21% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 45 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Steve Davis 61 pass from Joe Gilliam (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 7 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jon Keyworth 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Gilliam 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Steve Davis 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 3 pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Steve Davis 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Fuqua 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 35 | 28 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 23 pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) | 35 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 73 | ROG | Gerry Mullins |
| 71 | ROT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 87 | TE | Larry Brown |
| 17 | QB | Joe Gilliam |
| 35 | RB | Steve Davis |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 63 | RDT | Ernie Holmes |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 24 | LCB | J.T. Thomas |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 42 | WR | Billy Van Heusen |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 61 | ROG | Tommy Lyons |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 63 | LDT | John Grant |
| 55 | RDT | Pete Duranko |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 45 | LLB | Bill Laskey |
| 56 | MLB | Ray May |
| 57 | RLB | Tom Jackson |
| 46 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 20 | FS | Charlie Greer |
| 26 | RCB | Calvin Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 20 | 70 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| Joe Gilliam | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Steve Davis | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 2 | |
| John Fuqua | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 19 | 131 | 6.9 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 14 | 21 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Joe Gilliam | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 2 | 348 | 7.0 | 1 | 72.7 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 129 | 8.6 | 2 | 83.1 | |||
| Steve Ramsey | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 62 | 5.2 | 2 | 70.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | |
| Randy Grossman | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | |
| John Stallworth | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 2 | |
| Haven Moses | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | |
| Riley Odoms | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Marv Kellum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Jackson | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| John Rowser | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dick Conn | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Greer | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Otis Armstrong | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
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