| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 11, 1976 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 44743 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 21 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 11 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 52 | LOG | Mike Webster |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 50 | ROG | Jim Clack |
| 72 | ROT | Gerry Mullins |
| 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 |
| 217 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 84 | WR | Billy Johnson |
| 72 | LOT | Kevin Hunt |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 75 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 81 | TE | John Sawyer |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 47 | RB | Ronnie Coleman |
| 44 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Al Burton |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Kiner |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 27 | LCB | Greg Stemrick |
| 37 | LS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 38 | RS | C.L. Whittington |
| 22 | RCB | Zeke Moore |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8/18 | / | 10 | 80 | 0 | 0 | |
| HOU | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5/16 | / | 6 | 56 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 22 | 107 | 4.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 15 | 1 |
| John Fuqua | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Reggie Harrison | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 258 | 4.9 | 2 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred Willis | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 93 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 1 | 76 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.5 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 1 | 76 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49.5 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 1 | 95 | 3.3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 38.7 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 1 | 95 | 3.3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 38.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| John Sawyer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Mack Alston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Fred Willis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Gregg Bingham | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Bobby Walden | 7 | 270 | 38.6 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 270 | 38.6 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| Leroy Clark | 10 | 335 | 33.5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 11 | 378 | 34.4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 4 | 1 | 53 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ernie Pough | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Altie Taylor | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |