Pittsburgh Steelers 41st US football season
1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season Owner Art Rooney Head coach Chuck Noll Home field Three Rivers Stadium Record 10–4 Division place 2nd AFC Central Playoff finish Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders ) 14–33 Pro Bowlers AP All-Pros
Joe Greene (1st team) Roy Gerela (2nd team) Jack Ham (2nd team)
Team MVP Ron Shanklin
The 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 41st season in the National Football League . The team finished second in the AFC Central division, but qualified for the postseason for the second consecutive season. The Steelers got off to a terrific start winning eight of their first nine games. However, a costly three game losing streak would put their playoff hopes in jeopardy. The Steelers would recover to win their last two games, but had to settle for a Wild Card berth with a 10–4 record. The Steelers would lose in the playoffs to the Oakland Raiders 33–14 in Oakland.
The 1973 Steelers' pass defense is arguably the greatest in the history of the NFL. Their defensive passer rating—the quarterback passer rating of all opposing quarterbacks throughout the season—was 33.1, an NFL record for the Super Bowl era.
According to Cold Hard Football Facts:[1]
Pittsburgh's pass-defense numbers that year were stunning. Opposing passers compiled the following stat-line:
164 of 359 (45.7%) for 1,923 yards, 5.36 [yards-per-attempt], 11 [touchdowns] and 37 [interceptions]
The figure that leaps screaming off the sheet is the amazing 37 picks in 14 games. The 2009 Jets , by comparison, allowed a puny 8 TDs in 16 games, but hauled in just 17 picks.
Pittsburgh's all-time best pass defense was an equal-opportunity unit: Mike Wagner led the team with 8 INT, but 10 other guys recorded at least one pick. Amazing. Eleven defenders boasted at least one INT for Pittsburgh that season. The entire starting secondary recorded 24 picks alone, and Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount was last on the list: Wagner (8), safety Glen Edwards (6), cornerback John Rowser (6) and Blount (4).
The campaign was chronicled in Roy Blount Jr. 's 1974 book About Three Bricks Shy of a Load . The source of its title was Craig Hanneman whose endearing description of himself and his teammates after the regular season away victory over the Oakland Raiders was "We’re all about three bricks shy of a load."[2]
Personnel [ ]
Staff [ ]
1973 Pittsburgh Steelers staff
Front office
President – Arthur J. Rooney
Vice President – John R. McGinley
Vice President – Daniel M. Rooney
Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
Public Relations Director – Ed Kiely
Traveling Secretary – James A. Boston
Controller – Robert P. Quinn
Publicity Director – Joe Gordon
Ticket Manager – Joseph H. Carr
Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley
Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Bill Nunn
Director of Professional Scouting – V. Timothy Rooney
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Offensive Line – Bob Fry
Offensive Backfield – Dick Hoak
Quarterbacks – Babe Parilli
Receivers – Lionel Taylor
Defensive coaches
Defensive Coordinator – Bud Carson
Defensive Line – George Perles
Defensive Assistant – Woody Widenhofer
Strength and conditioning
Strength – Louis Riecke
Flexibility – Paul Uram
Team Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. John Best
Team Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber
Team Dentist – Dr. Robert Gray
Trainer – Ralph Berlin
Assistant Trainer – Robert Milie
Equipment Manager – Anthony Parisi
Field Manager – Jack Hart
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Roster [ ]
1973 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
20 Rocky Bleier
35 Steve Davis
33 John Fuqua
32 Franco Harris
26 Preston Pearson
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
64 Steve Furness DT
75 Joe Greene DT
68 L. C. Greenwood DE
67 Craig Hanneman DE
63 Ernie Holmes DT
74 Tom Keating DT
78 Dwight White DE
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
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[4]
[5]
[6]
Rookies in italics
46 active, 1 inactive, 1 practice squad
Offseason [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
Team
Rd
Pick
Name
Pos
College
PIT
1
24
J.T. Thomas
DB
Florida St.
PIT
2
50
DB
Mississippi St.
PIT
3
76
Roger Bernhardt
G
Kansas
PIT
4
102
LB
Michigan St.
PIT
5
106
Dave Reavis
T
Arkansas
PIT
5
128
Larry Clark
LB
Northern Illinois
PIT
6
140
Ron Bell
RB
Illinois St.
PIT
6
154
WR
Indiana
PIT
7
180
WR
Miss Valley St.
PIT
8
192
Loren Toews
LB
California
PIT
8
206
T
Nebraska
PIT
9
232
G
North Carolina Central
PIT
10
258
Don Wunderly
DT
Arkansas
PIT
11
284
Bob White
DB
Arizona
PIT
12
310
Willie Lee
RB
Indiana St.
PIT
13
336
Rick Fergerson
WR
Kansas St.
PIT
14
362
Roger Cowan
DE
Stanford
PIT
15
388
Charles Cross
DB
Iowa
PIT
16
414
Glen Nardi
DT
Navy
PIT
17
440
Mike Shannon
DT
Oregon St.
Preseason [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
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Regular season [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
See also: 1973 Detroit Lions season
Detroit Lions (0–0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (0–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
0
0
10 0 10
Steelers
0
3
7 14 24
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, PA
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
DET
PIT
2
Steelers
11-yard field goal by Roy Gerela
0
3
3
Steelers
Bradshaw 1-yard touchdown run, Gerela kick good
0
10
3
Lions
Jessie 84-yard touchdown reception from Landry , Mann kick good
7
10
3
Lions
40-yard field goal by Mann
10
10
4
Steelers
McMakin 24-yard touchdown reception from Bradshaw, Gerela kick good
10
17
4
Steelers
Shanklin 6-yard touchdown reception from Bradshaw, Gerela kick good
10
24
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
10
24
Week 2 [ ]
Cleveland Browns (1–0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Browns
3
0
0 3 6
Steelers
10
6
10 7 33
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game information
Browns
Steelers
Terry Bradshaw 5/14, 140 Yds, TD, INT
John Fuqua 16 Rush, 80 Yds
Frank Lewis 3 Rec, 92 Yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
CLE
PIT
1
Steelers
12-yard field goal by Gerela
0
3
1
Browns
43-yard field goal by Cockroft
3
3
1
Steelers
Fuqua 4-yard touchdown run, Gerela kick good
3
10
2
Steelers
40-yard field goal by Gerela
3
13
2
Steelers
26-yard field goal by Gerela
3
16
3
Steelers
44-yard field goal by Gerela
3
19
4
Steelers
Lewis 8-yard touchdown reception from Bradshaw , Gerela kick good
3
26
4
Browns
28-yard field goal by Cockroft
6
26
4
Steelers
Lewis 53-yard touchdown reception from Hanratty , Gerela kick good
6
33
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
6
33
Week 3 [ ]
See also: 1973 Houston Oilers season
Pittsburgh Steelers (2–0) at Houston Oilers (0–2)
1
2
3 4 Total
Steelers
3
3
13 17 36
Oilers
0
7
0 0 7
at Astrodome , Houston, Texas
Date : September 30Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : Indoors (dome)Game attendance : 39,331Referee : Jim Tunney Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information
Steelers
Terry Bradshaw 9/17, 159 Yds, TD, 2 INT
John Fuqua 13 Rush, 48 Yds
Frank Lewis 1 Rec, 44 Yds
Oilers
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PIT
HOU
1
Steelers
20-yard field goal by Gerela
3
0
2
Oilers
Alston 7-yard touchdown reception from Pastorini , Butler kick good
3
7
2
Steelers
47-yard field goal by Gerela
6
7
3
Steelers
Bradshaw 1-yard touchdown run, Gerela kick no good
12
7
3
Steelers
Interception returned 45 yards for touchdown by Russell , Gerela kick good
19
7
4
Steelers
Shanklin 26-yard touchdown reception from Bradshaw, Gerela kick good
26
7
4
Steelers
26-yard field goal by Gerela
29
7
4
Steelers
Interception returned 86 yards for touchdown by Edwards , Gerela kick good
36
7
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
36
7
Week 4 [ ]
San Diego Chargers (1–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers
0
0
0 21 21
Steelers
17
21
0 0 38
at Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game information
Chargers
Steelers
Terry Bradshaw 7/16, 99 Yds, TD, INT
Preston Pearson 6 Rush, 64 Yds
Frank Lewis 4 Rec, 61 Yds
Johnny Unitas playing for San Diego is knocked out of the game after completing only 3 of 15 passes for 24 yards and three interceptions.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
SD
PIT
1
Steelers
Shanklin 12-yard touchdown reception from Bradshaw , Gerela kick good
0
7
1
Steelers
Bradshaw 1-yard touchdown run, Gerela kick good
0
14
1
Steelers
38-yard field goal by Gerela
0
17
2
Steelers
Davis 1-yard touchdown run, Gerela kick good
0
24
2
Steelers
Blocked punt recovered in end zone for touchdown by Wagner , Gerela kick good
0
31
3
Steelers
Shanklin 37-yard touchdown reception from Hanratty , Gerela kick good
0
38
4
Chargers
LeVias 13-yard touchdown reception from Fouts , Wersching kick good
7
38
4
Chargers
Jones 3-yard touchdown run, Wersching kick good
14
38
4
Chargers
Holmes 1-yard touchdown run, Wersching kick good
21
38
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
21
38
Week 5 [ ]
Pittsburgh Steelers (4–0) at Cincinnati Bengals (2–2)
1
2
3 4 Total
Steelers
0
0
0 7 7
Bengals
6
3
7 3 19
at Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
Game information
Steelers
Terry Bradshaw 9/14, 106 Yds, INT
Preston Pearson 12 Rush, 39 Yds, TD
Ron Shanklin 1 Rec, 67 Yds
Bengals
Ken Anderson 9/21, 78 Yds
Boobie Clark 28 Rush, 112 Yds, TD
Isaac Curtis 3 Rec, 46 Yds
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PIT
CIN
1
Bengals
20-yard field goal by Muhlmann
0
3
1
Bengals
19-yard field goal by Muhlmann
0
6
2
Bengals
20-yard field goal by Muhlmann
0
9
3
Bengals
Clark 3-yard touchdown run, Muhlmann kick good
0
16
4
Bengals
41-yard field goal by Muhlmann
0
19
4
Steelers
Pearson 1-yard touchdown run, Gerela kick good
7
19
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
7
19
Week 6 [ ]
See also: 1973 New York Jets season
New York Jets (2–3) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
7
7
0 0 14
Steelers
0
9
3 14 26
at Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : October 21Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind 9Game attendance : 48,682Referee : John McDonoughPro-Football-Reference.com
Game information
Jets
Steelers
Terry Bradshaw 8/18, 119 Yds, INT
Franco Harris 25 Rush, 102 Yds, TD
Ron Shanklin 3 Rec, 68 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NYJ
PIT
1
Jets
Riggins 1-yard touchdown run, Howfield kick good
7
0
2
Steelers
27-yard field goal by Gerela
7
3
2
Steelers
29-yard field goal by Gerela
7
6
2
Jets
Caster 28-yard touchdown reception from Demory , Howfield kick good
14
6
2
Steelers
36-yard field goal by Gerela
14
9
3
Steelers
13-yard field goal by Gerela
14
12
4
Steelers
Shanklin 16-yard touchdown reception from Hanratty , Gerela kick good
14
19
4
Steelers
Harris 2-yard touchdown run, Gerela kick good
14
26
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
26
Week 7 vs Bengals [ ]
Cincinnati Bengals (4–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Bengals
0
6
0 7 13
Steelers
3
7
10 0 20
at Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : October 28Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)Game attendance : 45,761Referee : Norm Schachter Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information
Bengals
Ken Anderson 20/38, 230 Yds, TD, 3 INT
Boobie Clark 15 Rush, 60 Yds 10 Rec, 68 Yds
Steelers
Terry Hanratty 4/7, 127 Yds, TD, INT
Franco Harris 21 Rush, 43 Yds
Ron Shanklin 3 Rec, 104 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
CIN
PIT
1
Steelers
15-yard field goal by Roy Gerela
0
3
2
Bengals
17-yard field goal by Horst Muhlmann
3
3
2
Bengals
41-yard field goal by Horst Muhlmann
6
3
2
Steelers
Ron Shanklin 51-yard touchdown reception from Terry Hanratty , Roy Gerela kick good
6
10
3
Steelers
18-yard field goal by Roy Gerela
6
13
3
Steelers
John Fuqua 1-yard touchdown run, Roy Gerela kick good
6
20
4
Bengals
Essex Johnson 16-yard touchdown reception from Ken Anderson , Horst Muhlmann kick good
13
20
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
13
20
Week 8 vs Washington Redskins [ ]
See also: 1973 Washington Redskins season
Washington Redskins (5–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (6–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
3
3
3 7 16
Steelers
7
7
0 7 21
at Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : Game time : 9:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)Game attendance : 49,220Referee : Tommy BellTV announcers (ABC) : Frank Gifford , Howard Cosell , and Don Meredith Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information
Redskins
Billy Kilmer 9/22, 76 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Charlie Harraway 13 Rush, 63 Yds
Jerry Smith 4 Rec, 34 Yds
Steelers
Joe Gilliam makes Monday Night Football debut
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
WSH
PIT
1
Redskins
30-yard field goal by Curt Knight
3
0
1
Steelers
Preston Pearson 7-yard touchdown reception from Terry Hanratty , Roy Gerela kick good
3
7
2
Redskins
12-yard field goal by Curt Knight
6
7
2
Steelers
Ron Shanklin 24-yard touchdown reception from Terry Hanratty, Roy Gerela kick good
6
14
3
Redskins
16-yard field goal by Curt Knight
9
14
4
Steelers
Barry Pearson 46-yard touchdown reception from Joe Gilliam , Roy Gerela kick good
9
21
4
Redskins
Larry Brown 17-yard touchdown reception from Billy Kilmer , Curt Knight kick good
16
21
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
16
21
Week 9 at Raiders [ ]
Pittsburgh Steelers (7–1) at Oakland Raiders (5–2–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Steelers
0
7
7 3 17
Raiders
0
3
0 6 9
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California
Game information
Steelers
Terry Hanratty 6/19, 86 Yds, TD, INT
Franco Harris 20 Rush, 77 Yds, TD
Ron Shanklin 2 Rec, 41 Yds, TD
Raiders
Daryle Lamonica 13/31, 236 Yds, TD, 4 INT
Charlie Smith 13 Rush, 74 Yds
Fred Biletnikoff 4 Rec, 105 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PIT
OAK
2
Steelers
Ron Shanklin 14-yard touchdown reception from Terry Hanratty , Roy Gerela kick good
7
0
2
Raiders
40-yard field goal by George Blanda
7
3
3
Steelers
Franco Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Roy Gerela kick good
14
3
4
Steelers
17-yard field goal by Roy Gerela
17
3
4
Raiders
Fred Biletnikoff 27-yard touchdown reception from Daryle Lamonica , George Blanda kick no good
17
9
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
17
9
Week 10 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Broncos
3
3 7 10
23
Steelers
3
3 0 7
13
Date: November 18Location: Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 48,580Game weather: 35 F, wind 8 mphReferee: Fred Silva
Game summary [ ]
Scoring Drives:
Denver – FG Turner 32 – Broncos 3–0
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 15 – Tie 3–3
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 13 – Steelers 6–3
Denver – FG Turner 11 – Tie 6–6
Denver – Little 10 run (Turner kick) – Broncos 13–6
Pittsburgh – Shanklin 42 pass from Hanratty (Gerela kick) – Tie 13–13
Denver – FG Turner 46 – Broncos 16–13
Denver – Odoms 2 pass from Johnson (Turner kick) – Broncos 23–13
Week 11 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
7
3 3 3
16
• Browns
7
7 0 7
21
Date: November 25Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 67,773Game weather: 50 F, wind 15 mphReferee: Jim Tunney
Game summary [ ]
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Shanklin 9 pass from Gilliam (Gerela kick) – Steelers 7–0
Cleveland – Phipps 1 run (Cockroft kick) – Tie 7–7
Cleveland – Pruitt 15 pass from Phipps (Cockroft kick) – Browns 14-7
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 24 – Browns 14-10
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 14 – Browns 14-13
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 20 – Steelers 16–14
Cleveland – Pruitt 19 run (Cockroft kick) – Browns 21–16
Week 12 (Monday December 3, 1973): at Miami Dolphins [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
0
3 7 16
26
• Dolphins
20
10 0 0
30
Date: Monday, December 3Location: Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida Game start: 9:00 p.m. Game attendance: 68,901Game weather: 75 F, wind 14 mphReferee: Ben Dreith TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Don Meredith
Game summary [ ]
Scoring Drives:
Miami – Anderson 27 interception return (Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 7–0
Miami – FG Yepremian 28 – Dolphins 10–0
Miami – FG Yepremian 46 – Dolphins 13–0
Miami – Mandich 2 pass from Griese (Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 20–0
Miami – Anderson 38 interception return (Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 27–0
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 37 – Dolphins 27–3
Miami – FG Yepremian 14 – Dolphins 30–3
Pittsburgh – P. Pearson 5 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Dolphins 30–10
Pittsburgh – Harris 21 run (Gerela kick) – Dolphins 30–17
Pittsburgh – B. Pearson 17 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Dolphins 30–24
Pittsburgh – Safety, White tackled Griese in end zone – Dolphins 30–26
Week 13 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Oilers
7
0 0 0
7
• Steelers
3
14 10 6
33
Date: December 9Location: Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 38,004Game weather: 34 F, wind 10 mphReferee: Bob Frederic
Game summary [ ]
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 49 – Steelers 3–0
Houston – Alston 11 pass from Pastorini (Butler kick) – Oilers 7–3
Pittsburgh – B. Pearson 15 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Steelers 10–7
Pittsburgh – Steve Davis 3 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Steelers 17–7
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 31 – Steelers 20–7
Pittsburgh – Ham recovered fumble in end zone (Gerela kick) – Steelers 27–7
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 20 – Steelers 30–7
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 42 – Steelers 33–7
Week 14 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Steelers
7
7 13 10
37
49ers
0
7 0 7
14
Date: December 15Location: Candlestick Park , San Francisco, California Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game attendance: 52,252Game weather: 47 F, wind 5 mphReferee: Tommy Bell
Game summary [ ]
John Brodie 's number 12 was retired prior to game.
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Rowser 71 interception return (Gerela kick) – Steelers 7–0
San Francisco – Hall recovered blocked punt in end zone (Gossett kick) – Tie 7–7
Pittsburgh – P. Pearson 1 run (Gerela kick) – Steelers 14–7
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 27 – Steelers 17–7
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 27 – Steelers 20–7
Pittsburgh – Lewis 50 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Steelers 27–7
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 35 – Steelers 30–7
Pittsburgh – Steve Davis 1 run (Gerela kick) – Steelers 37–7
San Francisco – Atkins 3 run (Gossett kick) – Steelers 37–14
Standings [ ]
AFC Central
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
PF
PA
STK
Cincinnati Bengals
10
4
0
.714
4–2
8–3
286
231
W6
Pittsburgh Steelers
10
4
0
.714
4–2
7–4
347
210
W2
Cleveland Browns
7
5
2
.571
4–2
6–3–2
234
255
L2
Houston Oilers
1
13
0
.071
0–6
1–10
199
447
L6
Postseason [ ]
AFC Divisional: @ Oakland Raiders [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
0
7 0 7
14
• Raiders
7
3 13 10
33
Date: Saturday, December 22Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CaliforniaGame start: 4 p.m. EST Game attendance: 52,646Game weather: 50 F, wind 11 mphReferee: Pat HaggertyTV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Kyle Rote
Scoring Drives [ ]
Oakland – Hubbard 1 run (Blanda kick) – Raiders 7–0
Oakland – FG Blanda 25 – Raiders 10–0
Pittsburgh – B. Pearson 4 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Raiders 10–7
Oakland – FG Blanda 31 – Raiders 13–7
Oakland – FG Blanda 22 – Raiders 16–7
Oakland – Brown 54 interception return (Blanda kick) – Raiders 23–7
Oakland – FG Blanda 10 – Raiders 26–7
Pittsburgh – Lewis 26 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Raiders 26–14
Oakland – Hubbard 1 run (Blanda kick) – Raiders 33–14
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