| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1973 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 39331 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 36 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mack Alston 7 pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 47 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (Roy Gerela kick blocked) | 12 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Andy Russell 45 interception return (Roy Gerela kick) | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Shanklin 26 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 26 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 26 FG | 29 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Glen Edwards 86 interception return (Roy Gerela kick) | 36 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 76 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 89 | TE | John McMakin |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 33 | RB | John Fuqua |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 63 | RDT | Ernie Holmes |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 53 | MLB | Henry Davis |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 48 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 23 | LS | Mike Wagner |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 20 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 66 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 61 | ROG | Harris Jones |
| 63 | ROT | Levert Carr |
| 82 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 36 | RB | Bob Gresham |
| 44 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Offense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Tody Smith |
| 76 | LDT | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | RDT | John Matuszak |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 85 | LLB | Floyd Rice |
| 54 | MLB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RLB | Guy Roberts |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 25 | SS | John Charles |
| 36/27 | FS | Jeff Severson |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Fuqua | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 1 | |
| Franco Harris | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bob Gresham | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Fred Willis | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Paul Robinson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hinton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Johnson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 2 | 159 | 9.4 | 1 | 65.2 | |||
| Terry Hanratty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 2 | 87 | 3.5 | 1 | 43.2 | |||
| Lynn Dickey | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 55 | 6.9 | 0 | 43.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Parks | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Mack Alston | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| Fred Willis | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Paul Robinson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 86 | 86.0 | 86t | 1 |
| Andy Russell | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John Charles | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Willie Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | 8 | 340 | 42.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Jeff Severson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Steve Davis | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| Glen Edwards | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bob Gresham | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Severson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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| Houston Oilers | |
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