1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/22/1973 | A | Oakland Raiders | 14-33 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 50094 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Rocky Bleier | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Southern University | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Bradley | 38 | LB | 6-2 | 239 | 23 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 25 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 97 | TE | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Clack | 50 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Davis | 53 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 31 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Davis | 57 | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 29 | Allen | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Davis | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 216 | 25 | Delaware State | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 27 | RS | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Florida A&M | 1 | 1 |
| John Fuqua | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 27 | Morgan State | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Gerela | 10 | K | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 27 | North Texas | 1 | 1 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 27 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Ham | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 25 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Hanneman | 67 | DT | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Ray Hines | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 30 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Holmes | 63 | DT | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Texas Southern | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Keating | 74 | RDT | 6-3 | 246 | 31 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 26 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 43 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Mansfield | 56 | C | 6-3 | 252 | 32 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| John McMakin | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Clemson | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Meyer | 41 | S | 5-11 | 186 | 23 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Mullins | 72 | OL | 6-3 | 244 | 24 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Pearson | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| John Rowser | 48 | LCB | 6-1 | 183 | 29 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Russell | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 217 | 32 | Missouri | 1 | 1 |
| J.T. Thomas | 24 | DB | 6-2 | 196 | 22 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Loren Toews | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 22 | California | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Van Dyke | 66 | ROG | 6-2 | 248 | 29 | Missouri | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Wagner | 23 | LS | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Western Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Walden | 39 | P | 6-0 | 192 | 35 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| George Webster | 90 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 28 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight White | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 24 | East Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Williams | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5/11 45.5% | 0/0 % | 4 | 60 | |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10/17 58.8% | / % | 9 | 75 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Barry Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 33 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 65 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 232 | 4.2 | 40 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 10 | 167 | 6.7 | 13.9 | 26t | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 1 | 9 | 158 | 57.0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 10 | 167 | 6.7 | 13.9 | 26t | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 1 | 9 | 158 | 57.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 14 | 82.4 | 3 | 142 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 129 | 101.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lewis | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 26t | 1 | ||
| John Fuqua | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Barry Pearson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4t | 1 | ||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Dave Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 167 | 13.9 | 26t | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 54t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 197 | 39.4 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 197 | 39.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 58 | 29.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dennis Meyer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 27 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 156 | 22.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 30 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Dwight White | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fuqua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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