| AFC Championship |
| Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 4, 1976 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 49103 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 15 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsbuurgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 36 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Pittsbuurgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 25 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Mike Siani 14 pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsbuurgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 20 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick failed) | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | George Blanda 41 FG | 10 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 49 | WR | Mike Siani |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 50 | C | Dave Dalby |
| 64 | ROG | George Buehler |
| 75 | ROT | John Vella |
| 88 | TE | Bob Moore |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 28 | RB | Clarence Davis |
| 44 | RB | Marv Hubbard |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Otis Sistrunk |
| 80 | NT | Art Thoms |
| 82 | RDE | Horace Jones |
| 41 | LOLB | Phil Villapiano |
| 58 | LILB | Monte Johnson |
| 86 | RILB | Gerald Irons |
| 83 | ROLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 26 | LCB | Skip Thomas |
| 43 | LS | George Atkinson |
| 32 | RS | Jack Tatum |
| 45 | RCB | Neal Colzie |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 50 | LOG | Jim Clack |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 72 | 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 7/18 | / | 4 | 40 | 4 | 3 | |
| PIT | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5/13 | / | 3 | 32 | 5 | 5 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Pete Banaszak | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Marv Hubbard | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 93 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 27 | 79 | 2.9 | 25t | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 117 | 3.0 | 25t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 2 | 246 | 5.9 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 50.3 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 2 | 246 | 5.9 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 50.3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 3 | 215 | 8.6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.7 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 3 | 215 | 8.6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Mike Siani | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Dave Casper | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Moore | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Harold Hart | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 246 | 13.7 | 37 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 215 | 14.3 | 33 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Jack Tatum | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Monte Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 8 | 303 | 37.9 | 44 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 303 | 37.9 | 44 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 47 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Mike Siani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dave Brown | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Collier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Clarence Davis | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Pete Banaszak | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Mike Collier | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| Reggie Harrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 43 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Ernie Holmes | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Andy Russell | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 18.0 |