Exhibition Week 3, 1974

played in Buffalo, NY

57 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	3	3	-	13
Buffalo Bills	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 BUF - Bob Moore 5 pass from David Jaynes (Roy Gerela extra point)
2Q: 13:38 PIT - Franco Harris 10 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 11:27 PIT - Mark Moseley 34 field goal
3Q: 03:30 BUF - Roy Gerela 24 field goal
4Q: 13:01 PIT - Mark Moseley 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 BUF - Bob Moore 5 pass from David Jaynes (Roy Gerela extra point)
2Q: 13:38 PIT - Franco Harris 10 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 11:27 PIT - Mark Moseley 34 field goal
3Q: 03:30 BUF - Roy Gerela 24 field goal
4Q: 13:01 PIT - Mark Moseley 40 field goal

Team Statistics PIT BUF
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 16 12
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 325 259
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards per Play 5.24 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 98 46
- Rushing Attempts 31 23
- Yards per Rush 3.16 2.00
Net Passing Yards 227 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 3 37 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.32 5.46
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 5/116 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 3/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:05 30:55

Team Statistics	PIT	BUF
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	16	12
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	325	259
- Offensive Plays	62	62
- Yards per Play	5.24	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	98	46
- Rushing Attempts	31	23
- Yards per Rush	3.16	2.00
Net Passing Yards	227	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 3	37 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.32	5.46
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	5/116	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	3/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:05	30:55

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:43	1:55	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
1	7:52	1:43	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	5:03	2:41	OWN 45	5	30	Interception
1	0:48	2:16	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
2	12:06	0:12	OPP 16	1	0	Interception
2	7:30	3:51	OWN 20	10	65	Interception
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 36	5	19	Half
3	15:00	3:41	OWN 31	8	52	Field Goal
3	8:36	1:01	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	6:32	0:35	OWN 13	2	1	Fumble
3	3:25	1:27	OWN 38	3	18	Fumble
3	0:32	2:38	OPP 37	4	14	Field Goal
4	11:17	1:34	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	4:12	2:16	OWN 20	6	31	Fumble
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 40	2	0	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:17	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
1	11:48	3:56	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	6:09	1:06	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
1	2:22	1:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	13:32	1:26	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	11:54	4:24	OWN 20	9	46	Punt
2	3:39	1:39	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
3	11:19	2:43	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
3	7:35	1:03	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
3	5:57	2:32	OPP 14	5	7	Field Goal
3	1:58	1:26	OWN 44	3	6	Fumble
4	12:54	1:37	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	9:43	5:31	OWN 23	9	41	Punt
4	1:56	0:47	OWN 49	2	11	Interception

Game MVP: Andy Russell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Franco Harris	14	59	4.21	10	1	1
Bo Scott	14	25	1.79	8	0	0
Ethan Leaskey	3	14	4.67	9	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
O.J. Simpson	13	28	2.15	5	0	0
Dave Osborn	10	18	1.80	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Leaskey	24	14	150	0/0	0	26	2	42.0
Terry Bradshaw	7	5	77	0/0	0	31	1	67.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Ferguson	23	15	128	2/14	0	18	1	61.5
David Jaynes	14	6	99	0/0	1	31	0	91.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lynn Swann	5	6	72	14.40	7	25
WR Mel Gray	3	4	33	11.00	7	18
RB Bo Scott	3	3	17	5.67	0	8
TE Bob Windsor	3	8	18	6.00	6	12
WR John Stallworth	2	4	45	22.50	0	26
RB Franco Harris	1	1	3	3.00	2	3
FB Don Nottingham	1	3	8	8.00	2	8
WR Dean Perez	1	2	31	31.00	18	31

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB O.J. Simpson	4	6	37	9.25	8	13	0
WR Fair Hooker	3	6	32	10.67	0	13	0
WR Chip Myers	3	6	56	18.67	1	31	0
WR Patrick Schulz	3	7	34	11.33	0	17	0
FB Jim Braxton	2	2	3	1.50	2	3	0
WR J.D. Hill	2	4	42	21.00	5	31	0
TE Bob Moore	2	3	16	8.00	0	11	1
RB Dave Osborn	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Andy Russell	1	8	8.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Lenny Dunlap	1	7	7.00
CB Dwight Harrison	1	0	0.00
CB Mo Houck	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Franco Harris	2	0	0
Bob Windsor	1	1	0
Bo Scott	1	0	0
Lloyd Mumphord	0	1	0
Joe Greene	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chip Myers	1	0	0
Bryant Salter	0	1	1
Bob Babich	0	1	0
Lenny Dunlap	0	1	0
Greg Brezina	0	0	2
Mo Houck	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	4	189	47.3	38.3	53	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jay Bryden	10	449	44.9	28.5	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Gerela	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Matthews	4	86	21.5	0
Chris Fletcher	1	30	30.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	1	12	12.0	0
Jeff Wright	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Blount	1	27	27.0	0
Bo Scott	1	28	28.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. Simpson	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Frank Nunley	11	4	0.0	21	34
S Al Matthews	6	1	0.0	21	32
OLB Andy Russell	4	1	0.0	21	34
CB Mel Blount	3	1	0.0	21	35
OLB Steve Kiner	3	1	0.0	13	16
DT Joe Greene	2	3	1.0	19	33
S John Sanders	2	2	0.0	4	14
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	0	0.0	18	30
CB Charlie Stukes	2	0	0.0	13	29
ILB Bob Thornbladh	2	0	0.0	2	5
ILB Jerry Patton	2	0	0.0	20	29
OLB Nat Allen	1	0	1.0	3	5
OLB Pete Barnes	1	0	0.0	4	8
QB Terry Bradshaw	1	0	---	---	---
DT Robert Brown	1	0	0.0	20	31
S Chris Fletcher	1	0	0.0	13	26
FB Don Nottingham	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sean Clark	1	0	0.0	12	11
QB Ethan Leaskey	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Babich	8	1	0.0	29	29
CB Mo Houck	6	0	0.0	18	24
DE Andy Dorris	5	0	0.0	26	29
OLB Greg Brezina	4	2	0.0	27	26
CB Jeff Wright	3	3	0.0	21	28
DE Walt Patulski	3	2	0.0	27	29
DT Carl Barisich	3	1	0.0	23	21
DT Larry Oliver	3	1	0.0	12	8
OLB Pat Summers	3	0	0.0	4	5
S Bryant Salter	2	2	0.0	28	28
OLB Monte Johnson	2	1	0.0	11	6
DT Jim Osborne	2	0	0.0	25	29
CB Dwight Harrison	1	2	0.0	25	27
DE Barney Chavous	1	1	0.0	12	5
CB Lenny Dunlap	1	0	0.0	25	28
TE Bob Moore	1	0	---	---	---
G Lewis Morris	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Greene	1.0	2	1	4	33
OLB Nat Allen	1.0	0	0	0	5
OLB Andy Russell	0.0	1	1	0	34
OLB Pete Barnes	0.0	0	1	0	8
ILB Jerry Patton	0.0	0	1	0	29

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	0	4	1	29
DE Walt Patulski	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Frank Nunley	4	1	0	34
CB Mel Blount	2	1	0	35
OLB Steve Kiner	2	0	0	16
S Al Matthews	2	0	0	32
S John Sanders	2	0	0	14
CB Charlie Stukes	2	0	0	29
ILB Bob Thornbladh	2	0	0	5
ILB Jerry Patton	1	1	0	29
OLB Andy Russell	1	0	1	34
OLB Pete Barnes	1	0	0	8
DT Joe Greene	1	0	0	33
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	0	0	30

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mo Houck	4	0	1	24
OLB Greg Brezina	3	1	0	26
ILB Bob Babich	2	1	0	29
OLB Monte Johnson	2	0	0	6
S Bryant Salter	2	0	0	28
CB Lenny Dunlap	1	1	1	28
CB Dwight Harrison	1	0	1	27
DE Andy Dorris	1	0	0	29
DE Walt Patulski	1	0	0	29
CB Jeff Wright	1	0	0	28
OLB Pat Summers	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mark Nordquist	2	6	17	20
Jim Yarbrough	2	3	20	18
Elmer Collett	2	2	17	14
Bob Windsor	2	2	29	28
Guy Dennis	1	3	14	11
Bobby Maples	1	2	11	13
Richie Evans	1	2	14	17
Ken Iman	0	3	13	14
Don Nottingham	0	2	15	8
Rufus Mayes	0	1	19	22
Mick Tinglehoff	0	1	18	17
Unknown	0	1	12	9

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	1	4	16	0	28
Jerome Barkum	1	1	2	0	0
Gary Puetz	0	3	14	0	22
John Williams	0	3	14	0	25
Louis Andersen	0	3	15	0	27
Ed Flanagan	0	2	14	0	21
Lewis Morris	0	2	15	0	23
Richard Pender	0	2	9	0	18
John Vella	0	1	9	1	14
Bob Moore	0	1	15	0	31
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	8	0	10
Al Dennis	0	0	9	1	17

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Lane	1	13
John Stallworth	1	8
Franco Harris	1	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Casanova	2	18
Corey Steadman	1	17
Al Dennis	1	11
Lewis Morris	1	11
Dave Osborn	1	7
Monte Johnson	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	18	30	31	79
Bob Windsor	29	28	---	---	10	67
Mel Blount	---	---	21	35	5	61
Al Matthews	---	---	21	32	8	61
Bo Scott	17	22	---	---	21	60
Frank Nunley	---	---	21	34	1	56
Andy Russell	---	---	21	34	1	56
Joe Greene	---	---	19	33	1	53
Robert Brown	---	---	20	31	1	52
Dave Costa	---	---	19	32	1	52
Jerry Patton	---	---	20	29	---	49
John Stallworth	18	21	---	---	8	47
Dean Perez	19	12	---	---	16	47
Ethan Leaskey	23	24	---	---	---	47
Mel Gray	18	17	---	---	11	46
Chris Fletcher	---	---	13	26	6	45
Charlie Stukes	---	---	13	29	1	43
Rufus Mayes	19	22	---	---	---	41
Pete Barnes	---	---	4	8	27	39
Mark Nordquist	17	20	---	---	2	39
Steve Kiner	---	---	13	16	9	38
Jim Yarbrough	20	18	---	---	---	38
Mick Tinglehoff	18	17	---	---	2	37
Lynn Swann	14	22	---	---	---	36
Richie Evans	14	17	---	---	5	36
Elmer Collett	17	14	---	---	2	33
Guy Dennis	14	11	---	---	6	31
Ken Iman	13	14	---	---	3	30
Bobby Maples	11	13	---	---	6	30
Don Nottingham	15	8	---	---	7	30
Mercury Harzstark	---	---	3	8	19	30
Franco Harris	16	11	---	---	1	28
John Sanders	---	---	4	14	7	25
Unknown	---	---	12	9	4	25
Sean Clark	---	---	12	11	1	24
Warren Sandstrom	7	13	---	---	2	22
Terry Bradshaw	8	7	---	---	---	15
Joe Taylor	---	---	2	10	3	15
Craig Lane	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ron McDole	---	---	4	7	---	11
Bob Thornbladh	---	---	2	5	3	10
J.T. Galles	2	1	---	---	7	10
Nat Allen	---	---	3	5	1	9
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Lee	0	0	---	---	4	4
Clint Longley	0	0	---	---	2	2

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Babich	---	---	29	29	3	61
Andy Dorris	---	---	26	29	6	61
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	25	28	8	61
Walt Patulski	---	---	27	29	2	58
Bryant Salter	---	---	28	28	2	58
Mo Houck	---	---	18	24	16	58
Greg Brezina	---	---	27	26	3	56
Jim Osborne	---	---	25	29	2	56
Dwight Harrison	---	---	25	27	3	55
Jeff Wright	---	---	21	28	4	53
Bob Moore	15	31	---	---	4	50
Lewis Morris	15	23	---	---	11	49
Carl Barisich	---	---	23	21	2	46
Fair Hooker	11	25	---	---	10	46
Reggie McKenzie	16	28	---	---	2	46
Gary Puetz	14	22	---	---	7	43
Joe Ferguson	17	25	---	---	---	42
O.J. Simpson	13	25	---	---	4	42
Louis Andersen	15	27	---	---	---	42
J.D. Hill	16	22	---	---	1	39
John Williams	14	25	---	---	---	39
Richard Pender	9	18	---	---	11	38
Al Dennis	9	17	---	---	11	37
Ed Flanagan	14	21	---	---	2	37
Tommy Casanova	---	---	12	6	18	36
John Vella	9	14	---	---	11	34
Patrick Schulz	11	23	---	---	---	34
Don Adams	5	10	---	---	18	33
Chip Myers	14	18	---	---	---	32
Dave Osborn	10	14	---	---	7	31
Jim Braxton	8	15	---	---	7	30
Jeremy Wolf	8	10	---	---	11	29
Monte Johnson	---	---	11	6	6	23
Larry Oliver	---	---	12	8	3	23
Pat Summers	---	---	4	5	14	23
Reggie Harrison	0	0	---	---	21	21
Corey Steadman	2	2	---	---	17	21
David Jaynes	6	14	---	---	---	20
Barney Chavous	---	---	12	5	---	17
Tom Toner	---	---	10	6	---	16
Donnie Walker	---	---	6	7	---	13
Jay Bryden	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jerome Barkum	2	0	---	---	2	4
Roy Gerela	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brent McClanahan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	10	43	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	9	14	1.6
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Leaskey	24	14	2	1	0	3	4	1	2
Terry Bradshaw	7	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Ferguson	23	15	0	0	1	2	3	4	1
David Jaynes	14	6	2	3	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	42	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	109	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	70	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	43	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	116	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bob Windsor	8	3	18	0	28
WR Lynn Swann	6	5	72	1	22
WR Mel Gray	4	3	33	0	17
WR John Stallworth	4	2	45	1	21
FB Don Nottingham	3	1	8	0	8
RB Bo Scott	3	3	17	0	22
WR Dean Perez	2	1	31	1	12
RB Franco Harris	1	1	3	0	11

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Patrick Schulz	7	3	0	34	0	23
WR Fair Hooker	6	3	1	32	0	25
WR Chip Myers	6	3	1	56	1	18
RB O.J. Simpson	6	4	0	37	0	25
WR J.D. Hill	4	2	0	42	1	22
TE Bob Moore	3	2	0	16	0	31
FB Jim Braxton	2	2	0	3	0	15
RB Dave Osborn	2	1	0	0	0	14
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	1	0	7	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	1	10	10.00	4.21
Bo Scott	1	-1	-1.00	1.79

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dave Osborn	2	6	3.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Leaskey	4	0	0	0.00	6.25

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Ferguson	3	2	13	4.33	5.57
David Jaynes	1	1	5	5.00	7.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Overall Avg
FB Don Nottingham	1	2.67
WR John Stallworth	1	11.25
WR Lynn Swann	1	12.00
TE Bob Windsor	1	2.25

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	0	0.00	1.50
WR Fair Hooker	1	1	13	13.00	5.33
TE Bob Moore	1	1	5	5.00	5.33
WR Chip Myers	1	0	0	0.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	1	1
Bo Scott	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
O.J. Simpson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Leaskey	6	4	2
Terry Bradshaw	2	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Ferguson	10	6	3
David Jaynes	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bob Windsor	4	1	0
RB Bo Scott	2	2	1
WR Lynn Swann	2	2	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.D. Hill	4	2	2
RB O.J. Simpson	3	2	1
WR Patrick Schulz	3	1	0
WR Fair Hooker	2	1	1
WR Chip Myers	2	1	0
RB Dave Osborn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)