| Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 4, 1976 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47809 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 55 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bennie Cunningham 1 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick blocked) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 8 run (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 4 run (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 43 FG | 6 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 71 | ROT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 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 |
| 217 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 19 | QB | Bob Lee |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 33 | RB | Brent McClanahan |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 25 | RCB | Nate Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 17 | 34 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Walden | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 27 | 148 | 5.5 | 18 | 2 |
| Robert Miller | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Lee | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 7 | -4 | -0.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 4 | 90 | 4.1 | 1 | 32.6 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Bob Lee | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 2 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 8.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Nate Allen | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Siemon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neil Clabo | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| John Fuqua | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ernie Pough | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Jack Deloplaine | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lenny Willis | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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