| Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 1, 1974 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 41195 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 39 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 44 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Fred Willis 6 pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 31 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Skip Butler 42 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Skip Butler 34 FG | 13 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Billy Johnson |
| 20 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 53 | C | Fred Hoaglin |
| 68 | ROG | Brian Goodman |
| 75 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 82 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Willie Rodgers |
| 44 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Tody Smith |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 52 | LOLB | Duane Benson |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 57 | RILB | Steve Kiner |
| 59 | ROLB | Ted Washington |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 48 | LS | Bob Atkins |
| 45 | RS | Jeff Severson |
| 22 | RCB | Zeke Moore |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 50 | LOG | Jim Clack |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 73 | ROG | Gerry Mullins |
| 71 | ROT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 87 | TE | Larry Brown |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 35 | RB | Steve Davis |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5/18 | / | 8 | 64 | 1 | 0 | |
| PIT | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2/13 | / | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Willie Rodgers | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Fred Willis | 23 | 34 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 97 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 75 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 84 | 4.4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 81.9 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 84 | 4.4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 81.9 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 1 | 60 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 35.4 | |
| Terry Hanratty | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 6 | 24.0 | 3 | 60 | 2.4 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 13.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Fred Willis | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Willie Rodgers | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Mack Alston | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Gregg Bingham | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Atkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| David Beverly | 10 | 344 | 34.4 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 344 | 34.4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 9 | 330 | 36.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 330 | 36.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeff Severson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lynn Swann | 5 | 0 | 54 | 10.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Reggie Harrison | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |