| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 6, 1974 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 30049 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Johnson 47 run (Skip Butler kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 37 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 27 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Pearson 9 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 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 |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 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 |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 20 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 61 | LOG | Harris Jones |
| 77 | C | Sid Smith |
| 68 | ROG | Brian Goodman |
| 75 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 83 | TE | Jerry Broadnax |
| 10 | QB | Lynn Dickey |
| 34 | RB | Willie Rodgers |
| 23 | RB | Vic Washington |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Tody Smith |
| 63 | MG | Ronnie Carroll |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 76 | LOLB | Al Cowlings |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 57 | RILB | Steve Kiner |
| 59 | ROLB | Ted Washington |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 48 | LS | Bob Atkins |
| 25 | RS | Al Johnson |
| 22 | RCB | Zeke Moore |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7/16 | / | 7 | 53 | 1 | 1 | |
| HOU | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1/11 | / | 7 | 50 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 53 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 184 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Willie Rodgers | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 47t | 1 |
| Vic Washington | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Fred Willis | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Lynn Dickey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 119 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Joe Gilliam | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 2 | 202 | 6.3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 2 | 202 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Lynn Dickey | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 1 | 79 | 4.6 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 41.1 |
| Dan Pastorini | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 69 | 11.5 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 91.7 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 148 | 6.4 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 54.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 202 | 12.6 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Fred Willis | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 29 | 0 |
| George Amundson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerry Broadnax | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Billy Parks | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Willie Rodgers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tommy Maxwell | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| David Beverly | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Severson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |