| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 26, 1976 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 47379 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 64 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 6 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 3 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 42 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 40 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 32 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 26 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 41 FG | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 38 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 16 | 20 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Darryl Stingley 58 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 23 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 6 run (John Smith kick) | 30 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Randy Grossman 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 30 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 66 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | RS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 52 | ROG | Mike Webster |
| 72 | ROT | Gerry Mullins |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 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 |
| 217 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4/16 | / | 4 | 52 | 4 | 2 | |
| PIT | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5/14 | / | 8 | 70 | 7 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 142 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13 | 2 |
| Rocky Bleier | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 169 | 4.6 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 2 | 257 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 2 | 257 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 0 | 291 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 84.5 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 0 | 291 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 84.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 6 | 139 | 23.2 | 1 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 257 | 19.8 | 2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Randy Grossman | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 1 | |
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 291 | 14.6 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Mike Patrick | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jack Deloplaine | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Feacher | 6 | 164 | 27.3 | 46 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jack Deloplaine | 7 | 189 | 27.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |