| AFC Divisional Playoff - Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1974 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 48321 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 35 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Paul Seymour 22 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 27 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick blocked) | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 4 run (Roy Gerela kick blocked) | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 3 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 22 FG | 14 | 32 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 27 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 71 | MG | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDE | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | LOLB | Dave Washington |
| 50 | LILB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 59 | RILB | Doug Allen |
| 30 | ROLB | Bo Cornell |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 45 | RS | Rex Kern |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| 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 |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 24 | 74 | 3.1 | 13 | 3 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Joe Gilliam | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 0 | 164 | 6.3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89.3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 0 | 203 | 10.7 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116.8 |
| Joe Gilliam | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 20 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 25 | 1 |
| Paul Seymour | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22t | 1 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 47 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Mel Blount | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
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