| Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 17, 1976 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 48311 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 45 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 22 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 42 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 40 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 19 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 30 FG | 6 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 64 | LOG | John Shinners |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 33 | RB | Stan Fritts |
| 45 | RB | Archie Griffin |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 78 | LDT | Bob Brown |
| 70 | RDT | Ron Carpenter |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 53 | LLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 60 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 23 | LS | Bernie Jackson |
| 24 | RS | Marvin Cobb |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| 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 |
| 15 | QB | Mike Kruczek |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 63 | RDT | Ernie Holmes |
| 64 | RDE | Steve Furness |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4/16 | / | 6 | 40 | 2 | 1 | |
| PIT | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5/15 | / | 9 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Stan Fritts | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Boobie Clark | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 75 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 41 | 143 | 3.5 | 13 | 2 |
| Mike Kruczek | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 55 | 201 | 3.7 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 2 | 129 | 4.2 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 27.5 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 2 | 129 | 4.2 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 27.5 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mike Kruczek | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 1 | 58 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22.2 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 1 | 58 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bob Trumpy | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Isaac Curtis | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Archie Griffin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Stan Fritts | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ernie Pough | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bo Harris | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
| Pat McInally | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Willie Shelby | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 5 | 0 | 59 | 11.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Willie Shelby | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ron Hunt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ernie Pough | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |