Exhibition Week 4, 1974

played in Minnesota, MN

56 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	10	3	-	23
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	8	-	8

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:03 PIT - Mark Moseley 18 field goal
2Q: 03:01 PIT - Don Nottingham 2 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 12:00 PIT - Ethan Leaskey 7 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 05:00 PIT - Mark Moseley 39 field goal
4Q: 11:16 PIT - Mark Moseley 30 field goal
4Q: 03:59 MIN - Lewis Rockett 8 pass from Otis Hastings (Otis Hastings pass to Bob Newland for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:03 PIT - Mark Moseley 18 field goal
2Q: 03:01 PIT - Don Nottingham 2 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 12:00 PIT - Ethan Leaskey 7 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 05:00 PIT - Mark Moseley 39 field goal
4Q: 11:16 PIT - Mark Moseley 30 field goal
4Q: 03:59 MIN - Lewis Rockett 8 pass from Otis Hastings (Otis Hastings pass to Bob Newland for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 18 9
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 291 191
- Offensive Plays 69 52
- Yards per Play 4.22 3.67
Net Rushing Yards 135 69
- Rushing Attempts 39 19
- Yards per Rush 3.46 3.63
Net Passing Yards 156 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 1 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 161 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.20 3.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/15 7/67
Punt Returns/Yards 5/36 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 5/121
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 30
Time of Possession 37:53 22:07

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	18	9
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	291	191
- Offensive Plays	69	52
- Yards per Play	4.22	3.67
Net Rushing Yards	135	69
- Rushing Attempts	39	19
- Yards per Rush	3.46	3.63
Net Passing Yards	156	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 1	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	161	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.20	3.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/15	7/67
Punt Returns/Yards	5/36	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	5/121
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 30
Time of Possession	37:53	22:07

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 38	6	18	Punt
1	9:35	5:37	OWN 37	10	62	Field Goal
2	14:52	4:58	OWN 17	11	42	Interception
2	6:33	1:22	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
2	4:32	1:39	OPP 18	4	18	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 31	1	9	Half
3	14:00	2:12	OPP 30	5	30	Touchdown
3	9:34	4:42	OWN 29	8	49	Field Goal
3	2:46	6:35	OWN 23	11	64	Field Goal
4	10:04	1:36	OPP 40	3	1	Punt
4	6:52	1:44	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
4	3:49	1:21	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 13	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	2:03	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	3:58	4:06	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
2	9:54	3:21	OWN 44	6	24	Missed FG
2	5:11	0:39	OWN 20	2	-2	Fumble
2	2:53	2:22	OWN 27	6	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:00	OWN 29	2	1	Fumble
3	11:48	2:14	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	4:52	2:06	OWN 40	3	-6	Punt
4	11:11	1:07	OWN 30	2	10	Fumble
4	8:28	1:36	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	5:08	1:19	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
4	2:28	2:13	OWN 46	12	41	Downs

Game MVP: Andy Russell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Franco Harris	22	58	2.64	12	1	0
Bo Scott	12	49	4.08	19	2	0
Ethan Leaskey	4	16	4.00	7	0	1
Terry Bradshaw	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	11	31	2.82	8	0
Clarence Davis	7	3	0.43	7	0
Otis Hastings	1	35	35.00	35	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Leaskey	23	15	130	0/0	1	23	1	76.3
Terry Bradshaw	6	4	31	1/5	0	13	0	79.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Hastings	19	11	86	2/11	1	13	0	86.7
Dennis McKenzie	10	8	61	2/14	0	22	0	92.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	4	4	48	12.00	11	23	0
TE Bob Windsor	4	6	33	8.25	0	22	0
RB Bo Scott	3	4	5	1.67	0	5	0
WR Mel Gray	2	4	25	12.50	0	14	0
RB Franco Harris	2	3	13	6.50	2	11	0
FB Don Nottingham	2	3	13	6.50	0	11	1
WR Lynn Swann	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Dean Perez	1	1	15	15.00	1	15	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Pitts	4	5	31	7.75	0	9	0
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	20	10.00	1	11	0
WR Bob Newland	2	5	23	11.50	1	13	0
WR Lance Rentzel	2	5	21	10.50	9	22	0
TE William Humphrey	2	2	10	5.00	2	7	0
TE Lewis Rockett	2	2	20	10.00	1	12	1
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	3	17	8.50	0	12	0
RB Clarence Davis	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Larry Schreiber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bob Atkins	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Dave Costa	1	1
Joe Greene	1	1
Andy Russell	1	0
Mercury Harzstark	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clarence Davis	1	0	0	0
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0	0
Dennis McKenzie	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	5	225	45.0	27.4	56	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	6	272	45.3	39.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Matthews	3	20	6.7	0
Chris Fletcher	2	16	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Foreman	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Blount	2	38	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Zeke Moore	2	48	24.0
Del Ross	2	48	24.0
Unknown	1	25	25.0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Frank Nunley	7	0	0.0	16	30
S Al Matthews	6	1	0.0	17	32
CB Charlie Stukes	5	1	0.0	14	31
S Chris Fletcher	5	0	0.0	13	31
DT Joe Greene	4	2	0.5	16	31
OLB Andy Russell	3	1	2.0	17	30
DT Dave Costa	3	1	1.0	18	31
OLB Steve Kiner	2	1	0.0	6	4
DE Mercury Harzstark	1	0	0.5	0	3
CB Mel Blount	1	1	0.0	18	29
OLB Pete Barnes	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Robert Brown	1	0	0.0	19	30
S John Sanders	1	0	0.0	5	12
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bob Thornbladh	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Lloyd Mumphord	0	2	0.0	18	28
ILB Jerry Patton	0	2	0.0	16	19

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	9	1	0.0	30	21
OLB Dave Washington	7	1	1.0	20	12
S Bob Atkins	6	2	0.0	36	27
DT Alan Page	6	1	0.0	34	28
ILB Amos Martin	5	1	0.0	21	14
OLB Floyd Rice	4	1	0.0	12	10
CB Bobby Howard	3	3	0.0	33	28
DE Sweeny Williams	2	3	0.0	33	26
OLB Bill Peterson	2	2	0.0	19	18
CB Zeke Moore	2	1	0.0	32	29
DE Ike Howard	2	1	0.0	36	29
CB John Rowser	2	0	0.0	21	17
CB Brock Green	2	0	0.0	25	19
DT Fred Nolan	1	3	0.0	30	22
DT Art Thoms	1	2	0.0	16	13
CB Del Ross	1	1	0.0	9	5
DE Carl Eller	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Andy Russell	2.0	0	0	30
DT Dave Costa	1.0	0	0	31
DT Joe Greene	0.5	0	1	31
DE Mercury Harzstark	0.5	0	0	3
ILB Jerry Patton	0.0	1	0	19

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dave Washington	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Ike Howard	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Charlie Stukes	4	1	31
S Chris Fletcher	4	0	31
ILB Frank Nunley	3	0	30
S Al Matthews	2	1	32
OLB Pete Barnes	2	0	6
CB Mel Blount	1	1	29
S John Sanders	1	1	12
OLB Andy Russell	1	0	30
ILB Bob Thornbladh	1	0	3

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Howard	3	0	0	28
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	3	0	0	21
OLB Bill Peterson	2	1	0	18
ILB Amos Martin	2	0	0	14
CB John Rowser	2	0	0	17
OLB Dave Washington	2	0	0	12
CB Zeke Moore	1	1	0	29
S Bob Atkins	1	0	1	27
DT Alan Page	1	0	0	28
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0	10
DT Art Thoms	1	0	0	13
CB Brock Green	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Guy Dennis	2	2	13	0	15
Elmer Collett	1	7	24	0	16
Rufus Mayes	1	4	22	0	15
Richie Evans	1	3	15	1	14
Jim Yarbrough	1	2	21	0	19
Bob Windsor	1	1	37	0	28
Mick Tinglehoff	0	5	19	0	22
Ken Iman	0	4	20	0	8
Mark Nordquist	0	4	26	0	15
Bobby Maples	0	2	18	0	11
Unknown	0	1	17	0	15

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Aaron Meyer	1	3	1	8	0	22
Dan Medlin	1	3	0	16	0	27
Tom Forrest	1	2	0	12	0	18
Ed George	0	2	0	17	2	31
Ron Yary	0	2	0	13	1	13
Dave Manders	0	2	0	14	0	24
Pat Matson	0	1	0	10	1	21
Kent Kramer	0	1	0	13	0	18
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	0	5	0	9
Larry Schreiber	0	1	0	10	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
J.T. Galles	2	15
Lloyd Mumphord	1	26
Bo Scott	1	20
Dean Perez	1	16
Richie Evans	1	7
Unknown	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Brock Green	2	10
Clarence Davis	1	15
William Humphrey	1	15
Paul Krause	1	9
Larry Schreiber	1	7
Chuck Foreman	1	4

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	18	28	26	72
Bob Windsor	37	28	---	---	2	67
Mel Gray	23	20	---	---	12	55
Al Matthews	---	---	17	32	5	54
Bo Scott	14	18	---	---	20	52
Robert Brown	---	---	19	30	2	51
Dave Costa	---	---	18	31	2	51
John Stallworth	23	20	---	---	8	51
Ethan Leaskey	28	23	---	---	---	51
Mel Blount	---	---	18	29	3	50
Joe Greene	---	---	16	31	2	49
Andy Russell	---	---	17	30	2	49
Chris Fletcher	---	---	13	31	4	48
Frank Nunley	---	---	16	30	1	47
Charlie Stukes	---	---	14	31	1	46
Dean Perez	17	13	---	---	16	46
Mark Nordquist	26	15	---	---	4	45
Lynn Swann	24	18	---	---	1	43
Mick Tinglehoff	19	22	---	---	2	43
Elmer Collett	24	16	---	---	1	41
Jim Yarbrough	21	19	---	---	---	40
Franco Harris	25	13	---	---	1	39
Unknown	---	---	17	15	6	38
Bobby Maples	18	11	---	---	8	37
Rufus Mayes	22	15	---	---	---	37
Jerry Patton	---	---	16	19	2	37
Guy Dennis	13	15	---	---	8	36
Richie Evans	15	14	---	---	7	36
Don Nottingham	15	10	---	---	10	35
Warren Sandstrom	13	8	---	---	13	34
Ken Iman	20	8	---	---	4	32
Pete Barnes	---	---	3	6	16	25
John Sanders	---	---	5	12	7	24
J.T. Galles	4	2	---	---	15	21
Terry Bradshaw	11	7	---	---	---	18
Steve Kiner	---	---	6	4	5	15
Joe Taylor	---	---	2	4	6	12
Mercury Harzstark	---	---	0	3	8	11
Sean Clark	---	---	3	2	5	10
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob Thornbladh	---	---	3	3	1	7
Nat Allen	---	---	1	5	---	6
David Lee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Clint Longley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ron McDole	---	---	1	2	---	3
Wentford Rouse	---	---	3	0	---	3

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Atkins	---	---	36	27	15	78
Ike Howard	---	---	36	29	8	73
Zeke Moore	---	---	32	29	9	70
Bobby Howard	---	---	33	28	6	67
Alan Page	---	---	34	28	2	64
Sweeny Williams	---	---	33	26	5	64
Ed George	17	31	---	---	7	55
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	30	21	3	54
Brock Green	---	---	25	19	10	54
Fred Nolan	---	---	30	22	1	53
Bill Peterson	---	---	19	18	11	48
Amos Martin	---	---	21	14	9	44
Dan Medlin	16	27	---	---	---	43
Bob Newland	14	25	---	---	2	41
Dave Manders	14	24	---	---	1	39
John Rowser	---	---	21	17	1	39
Chuck Foreman	12	21	---	---	4	37
Tom Forrest	12	18	---	---	7	37
Pat Matson	10	21	---	---	6	37
Lance Rentzel	7	19	---	---	11	37
Aaron Meyer	8	22	---	---	7	37
Clarence Davis	7	14	---	---	15	36
Kent Kramer	13	18	---	---	5	36
Dave Washington	---	---	20	12	2	34
Otis Hastings	11	21	---	---	1	33
Art Thoms	---	---	16	13	2	31
Frank Pitts	10	20	---	---	---	30
Paul Krause	---	---	13	7	9	29
Floyd Rice	---	---	12	10	7	29
Larry Schreiber	10	10	---	---	7	27
Del Ross	---	---	9	5	13	27
Ronald Fitzgerald	7	16	---	---	4	27
Ron Yary	13	13	---	---	---	26
Vincent Horton	6	8	---	---	9	23
Jim Pietrzak	5	9	---	---	7	21
Dennis McKenzie	8	12	---	---	---	20
Lewis Rockett	6	10	---	---	4	20
William Humphrey	1	2	---	---	15	18
Unknown	2	2	---	---	10	14
Lamar Martin	---	---	6	3	3	12
Bob Gresham	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carl Eller	---	---	3	2	---	5
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	3	3
Don McCauley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fran Tarkenton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	65	5.4
Middle	19	53	2.8
Right	7	18	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Leaskey	23	15	2	2	1	3	0	0	1
Terry Bradshaw	6	4	0	0	1	0	1	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Hastings	19	11	0	4	0	3	0	1	0
Dennis McKenzie	10	8	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	14	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	49	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	53	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	45	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	111	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bob Windsor	6	4	0	33	1	28
WR Mel Gray	4	2	0	25	0	20
RB Bo Scott	4	3	0	5	0	18
WR John Stallworth	4	4	0	48	1	20
WR Lynn Swann	4	1	0	9	0	18
RB Franco Harris	3	2	1	13	0	13
FB Don Nottingham	3	2	1	13	0	10
WR Dean Perez	1	1	0	15	0	13

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	5	2	23	0	25
WR Frank Pitts	5	4	31	0	20
WR Lance Rentzel	5	2	21	1	19
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	2	17	0	16
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	20	0	21
TE William Humphrey	2	2	10	0	2
TE Lewis Rockett	2	2	20	0	10
RB Clarence Davis	1	1	-1	0	14
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	6	0	18
FB Larry Schreiber	1	0	0	0	10
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	4	5	1.25	2.64
Bo Scott	2	12	6.00	4.08
Ethan Leaskey	1	7	7.00	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Leaskey	4	3	18	4.50	5.65

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Hastings	4	2	14	3.50	4.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Scott	2	1	1	0.50	1.25
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	2	2.00	4.33
WR Dean Perez	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	8	8.00	10.00
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	5	1
Bo Scott	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Leaskey	8	5	5
Terry Bradshaw	2	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Hastings	7	3	1
Dennis McKenzie	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	2	2	1
WR Lynn Swann	2	1	1
TE Bob Windsor	2	1	1
WR Mel Gray	1	1	1
RB Franco Harris	1	1	1
FB Don Nottingham	1	0	0
WR Dean Perez	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	3	0	0
WR Lance Rentzel	3	2	1
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	2
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	1	1
RB Clarence Davis	1	1	0
WR Frank Pitts	1	1	0
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)