| Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1972 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50350 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 44 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jim Kearney 65 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 25 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 10 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 49 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 7 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 26 | WR | Robert West |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 83 | TE | Willie Frazier |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 72 | ROT | Gerry Mullins |
| 89 | TE | John McMakin |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 60 | RDT | Ben McGee |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 53 | MLB | Henry Davis |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 49 | LS | Ralph Anderson |
| 23 | RS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Len Dawson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 15 | 19 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Robert West | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 17 | 134 | 7.9 | 45 | 1 |
| John Fuqua | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 1 | 161 | 4.5 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 48.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 3 | 92 | 4.6 | 0 | 15.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Otis Taylor | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Robert West | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Willie Frazier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jim Kearney | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Bell | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 7 | 318 | 45.4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Franco Harris | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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