| Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1973 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 52252 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 58 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Rowser 71 interception return (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Windlan Hall EZ blocked punt recovery (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Pearson 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 27 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 27 FG | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Lewis 50 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 35 FG | 30 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Steve Davis 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 37 | 7 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dave Atkins 3 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 37 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 83 | WR | Barry Pearson |
| 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 |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 74 | RDT | Tom Keating |
| 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 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Danny Abramowicz |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 67 | ROT | John Watson |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| 40 | RB | Ken Willard |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 56 | RDT | Bob Hoskins |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 58 | MLB | Jim Sniadecki |
| 59 | RLB | Willie Harper |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | SS | Mel Phillips |
| 43 | FS | Windlan Hall |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Franco Harris | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Gilliam | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Vic Washington | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Willard | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Atkins | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| Joe Reed | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 135 | 8.4 | 1 | 99.7 | |||
| Joe Gilliam | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 50.5 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 79 | 6.6 | 0 | 31.6 | |||
| Joe Reed | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | 21.2 | |||
| Steve Spurrier | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 1 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Dave Davis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Barry Pearson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ted Kwalick | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Ken Willard | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Rowser | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 1 | |
| Henry Davis | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 9 | 374 | 41.6 | 1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Wittum | 8 | 326 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Meyer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | ||
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ray Mansfield | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ralph McGill | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 0 | ||
| Dave Atkins | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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