Exhibition Week 5, 1974

played in Pittsburgh, PA

49 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	14	0	3	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 PIT - Mark Moseley 51 field goal
2Q: 14:35 CAR - Richard Hooper 10 pass from Tony Adams (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 13:05 PIT - Lynn Swann 82 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 01:20 CAR - Bob Hudson 42 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 07:36 PIT - Moe Dixon 37 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 09:25 PIT - Mel Gray 15 pass from Clint Longley (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 03:19 CAR - Don Cockroft 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 PIT - Mark Moseley 51 field goal
2Q: 14:35 CAR - Richard Hooper 10 pass from Tony Adams (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 13:05 PIT - Lynn Swann 82 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 01:20 CAR - Bob Hudson 42 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 07:36 PIT - Moe Dixon 37 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 09:25 PIT - Mel Gray 15 pass from Clint Longley (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 03:19 CAR - Don Cockroft 50 field goal

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 1-3 4-0
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 280 425
- Offensive Plays 60 57
- Yards per Play 4.67 7.46
Net Rushing Yards 127 163
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards per Rush 4.23 6.04
Net Passing Yards 153 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 0 27 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 196 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/43 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.10 8.73
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 3/43
Kick Returns/Yards 5/152 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 3/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:03 30:58

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	1-3	4-0
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	280	425
- Offensive Plays	60	57
- Yards per Play	4.67	7.46
Net Rushing Yards	127	163
- Rushing Attempts	30	27
- Yards per Rush	4.23	6.04
Net Passing Yards	153	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 0	27 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	196	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/43	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.10	8.73
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	3/43
Kick Returns/Yards	5/152	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	3/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:03	30:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:11	2:05	OWN 33	4	5	Punt
1	5:42	2:08	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
1	1:57	2:32	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	12:45	2:23	OPP 41	3	5	Punt
2	6:44	1:13	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	3:27	2:29	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OPP 47	2	7	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 29	4	20	Punt
3	11:34	1:07	OPP 36	3	6	Fumble
3	7:21	2:00	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	2:16	3:55	OWN 32	8	20	Punt
4	9:19	6:08	OWN 34	8	33	Field Goal
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 30	7	14	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:49	OWN 20	8	46	Field Goal
1	7:06	1:24	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
1	3:34	1:37	50	3	8	Punt
2	14:25	1:40	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	10:22	3:38	OWN 20	7	60	Interception
2	5:31	2:04	OWN 41	4	29	Interception
2	0:58	0:44	OWN 20	2	27	Fumble
3	12:18	0:44	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
3	10:27	3:06	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	5:21	3:05	OWN 17	6	33	Punt
4	13:21	4:02	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	3:11	1:15	OWN 22	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Frank Nunley, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vic Washington	19	59	3.11	33	1	0
Bob Hudson	11	68	6.18	42	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Franco Harris	17	105	6.18	23	4	0
Moe Dixon	9	54	6.00	37	1	1
Clint Longley	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Adams	17	12	128	2/12	1	16	0	111.8
Dale Zorn	6	5	68	5/31	0	20	0	113.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clint Longley	20	11	155	1/5	1	31	3	57.3
Ethan Leaskey	7	6	126	2/14	1	82	0	158.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Knight	4	4	53	13.25	11	20	0
WR Drew Pearson	3	4	35	11.67	0	14	0
WR Vic Washington	3	4	31	10.33	21	16	0
WR Harold Jaeger	3	3	25	8.33	2	10	0
WR Isaac Curtis	1	3	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Bob Hudson	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
TE Andrew James	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0
TE Richard Hooper	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	1

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mel Gray	4	5	60	15.00	2	33	1
TE Bob Windsor	4	6	38	9.50	2	13	0
WR Lynn Swann	2	4	100	50.00	65	82	1
WR Dean Perez	2	3	56	28.00	15	31	0
RB Moe Dixon	2	2	5	2.50	4	4	0
RB Franco Harris	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Bob Pickard	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR John Stallworth	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
RB Bo Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Edwards	2	0	0.00	0
CB J.T. Thomas	1	13	13.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Hudson	1	0	0
Vic Washington	1	0	0
Noah Jackson	0	1	0
Jack Mildren	0	1	0
Waymond Bryant	0	0	1
Steve King	0	0	1
Gary Weaver	0	0	1
Kenyon Hill	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clint Longley	2	0	0
Franco Harris	1	0	0
Ethan Leaskey	1	0	0
Elmer Collett	0	1	0
Mel Gray	0	1	0
Ron McDole	0	1	0
Moe Dixon	0	1	0
Chris Fletcher	0	0	1
Steve Kiner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	7	296	42.3	30.4	55	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	4	183	45.8	33.5	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vic Washington	2	29	14.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Fletcher	2	23	11.5	0
Al Matthews	1	20	20.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vic Washington	4	108	27.0	0
C.J. Garrett	1	44	44.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Gray	1	21	21.0	0
Bo Scott	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Steve King	5	2	0.0	26	27
OLB Gary Weaver	5	1	0.0	25	27
OLB Waymond Bryant	4	1	2.5	21	23
DE Dennis Johnson	4	1	0.0	24	29
CB J.T. Thomas	4	0	0.0	26	28
CB C.J. Garrett	4	0	0.0	23	27
S Glen Edwards	3	2	0.0	27	28
CB Terry Schmidt	3	1	0.0	23	23
DE Kenyon Hill	2	1	0.5	7	6
DE Tony Cline	2	3	0.0	23	25
S Jack Mildren	2	1	0.0	8	5
S Honor Jackson	2	0	0.0	24	30
DT Jim Wolf	2	0	0.0	25	26
ILB Sam Monson	1	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Carlos Nixon	1	0	0.0	5	5

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Frank Nunley	8	1	2.0	28	28
CB Charlie Stukes	7	0	0.5	24	29
OLB Pete Barnes	6	3	1.5	26	28
S Chris Fletcher	6	4	0.0	21	22
ILB Jerry Patton	5	0	0.0	24	17
DE Wentford Rouse	3	0	1.0	12	8
CB Joe Taylor	3	2	0.0	20	23
DE Mercury Harzstark	3	1	0.0	21	23
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	0	0.0	27	26
DE Ron McDole	2	3	0.5	30	28
DE Dave Butz	2	1	0.5	25	27
OLB Nat Allen	1	0	1.0	0	6
OLB Steve Kiner	1	0	0.0	13	11
QB Clint Longley	1	0	---	---	---
WR John Stallworth	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bob Thornbladh	1	0	0.0	6	4
DE Sean Clark	1	0	0.0	8	9
S Al Matthews	0	1	0.0	30	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant	2.5	0	23
DE Kenyon Hill	0.5	0	6
DT Jim Wolf	0.0	1	26

Pittsburgh	Sack	Knock	PPlay
ILB Frank Nunley	2.0	0	28
OLB Pete Barnes	1.5	0	28
DE Wentford Rouse	1.0	1	8
OLB Nat Allen	1.0	0	6
DE Dave Butz	0.5	0	27
DE Ron McDole	0.5	0	28
CB Charlie Stukes	0.5	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB C.J. Garrett	4	1	0	27
CB J.T. Thomas	4	0	1	28
S Glen Edwards	2	0	2	28
CB Terry Schmidt	2	0	0	23
ILB Sam Monson	1	1	0	8
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	0	23
S Honor Jackson	1	0	0	30
OLB Steve King	1	0	0	27
S Jack Mildren	1	0	0	5

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Charlie Stukes	5	4	29
OLB Pete Barnes	3	0	28
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	0	26
DE Dave Butz	1	0	27
S Chris Fletcher	1	0	22
S Al Matthews	1	0	29
ILB Jerry Patton	1	0	17
DE Sean Clark	1	0	9
DE Mercury Harzstark	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kuziel	2	4	22	1	19
Noah Jackson	2	3	26	0	20
Steve Riley	1	5	26	2	26
Andy Dawson	1	1	13	0	18
Julio Bauer	0	5	21	1	19
Dave Dalby	0	4	8	0	12
Hugh McKinnis	0	4	22	0	16
Quinn Hoffman	0	2	25	2	21
J.B. Shepard	0	1	4	1	6
Rodney Bridges	0	1	5	0	9

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Iman	3	6	21	1	15
Guy Dennis	3	3	16	0	14
Jim Yarbrough	2	2	11	0	16
Bob Windsor	1	2	27	0	28
Elmer Collett	0	4	18	0	16
Dave Simonson	0	3	18	1	17
Mark Nordquist	0	2	11	0	16
Jessie Rayburn	0	2	16	0	15
Unknown	0	1	9	1	13
Richie Evans	0	1	9	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Nixon	2	16
Glen Edwards	1	19
Isaac Curtis	1	13
Dave Dalby	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Perez	3	18
Moe Dixon	2	12
Bob Pickard	1	11
Mark Nordquist	1	3

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glen Edwards	---	---	27	28	19	74
Terry Schmidt	---	---	23	23	17	63
C.J. Garrett	---	---	23	27	6	56
Honor Jackson	---	---	24	30	1	55
J.T. Thomas	---	---	26	28	1	55
Waymond Bryant	---	---	21	23	10	54
Dennis Johnson	---	---	24	29	1	54
Steve King	---	---	26	27	---	53
Steve Riley	26	26	---	---	---	52
Gary Weaver	---	---	25	27	---	52
Jim Wolf	---	---	25	26	1	52
Hugh McKinnis	22	16	---	---	13	51
Tony Cline	---	---	23	25	2	50
Noah Jackson	26	20	---	---	2	48
Drew Pearson	24	23	---	---	---	47
Julio Bauer	21	19	---	---	6	46
Quinn Hoffman	25	21	---	---	---	46
Bob Hudson	11	13	---	---	21	45
Tony Adams	23	19	---	---	---	42
Vic Washington	19	17	---	---	6	42
Bob Kuziel	22	19	---	---	---	41
Andrew James	14	9	---	---	17	40
Isaac Curtis	12	14	---	---	13	39
Andy Dawson	13	18	---	---	8	39
Harold Jaeger	20	17	---	---	---	37
Richard Hooper	14	19	---	---	4	37
Dave Dalby	8	12	---	---	8	28
David Knight	11	15	---	---	1	27
Carlos Nixon	---	---	5	5	16	26
Rodney Bridges	5	9	---	---	8	22
Rick Kay	---	---	2	5	14	21
Kenyon Hill	---	---	7	6	7	20
Dale Zorn	7	11	---	---	---	18
J.B. Shepard	4	6	---	---	8	18
Irving Merchant	2	3	---	---	10	15
Jack Mildren	---	---	8	5	---	13
Perry Williams	1	4	---	---	8	13
Sam Monson	---	---	4	8	1	13
John James	0	0	---	---	7	7
Floyd Tongue	---	---	2	5	---	7
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Neils	---	---	2	3	---	5
Terry Hanratty	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Molinaro	0	0	---	---	---	0
Skip Wilcox	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Nunley	---	---	28	28	15	71
Ron McDole	---	---	30	28	8	66
Al Matthews	---	---	30	29	6	65
Joe Taylor	---	---	20	23	22	65
Bob Windsor	27	28	---	---	7	62
Pete Barnes	---	---	26	28	3	57
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	27	26	3	56
Charlie Stukes	---	---	24	29	1	54
Dave Butz	---	---	25	27	1	53
Chris Fletcher	---	---	21	22	5	48
Dean Perez	10	17	---	---	18	45
Mercury Harzstark	---	---	21	23	1	45
Mel Gray	14	21	---	---	7	42
Jessie Rayburn	16	15	---	---	11	42
Jerry Patton	---	---	24	17	---	41
Clint Longley	18	21	---	---	1	40
Moe Dixon	9	16	---	---	12	37
Ken Iman	21	15	---	---	---	36
Guy Dennis	16	14	---	---	5	35
John Sanders	---	---	9	10	16	35
Dave Simonson	18	17	---	---	---	35
Elmer Collett	18	16	---	---	---	34
Franco Harris	18	14	---	---	1	33
John Stallworth	16	12	---	---	4	32
Jim Yarbrough	11	16	---	---	5	32
Rufus Mayes	16	14	---	---	---	30
Mark Nordquist	11	16	---	---	3	30
Lynn Swann	16	12	---	---	1	29
Richie Evans	9	14	---	---	5	28
Wentford Rouse	---	---	12	8	7	27
Bobby Maples	6	15	---	---	5	26
Steve Kiner	---	---	13	11	1	25
Bo Scott	6	6	---	---	13	25
Unknown	---	---	9	13	2	24
Ethan Leaskey	9	9	---	---	---	18
Bob Thornbladh	---	---	6	4	7	17
Sean Clark	---	---	8	9	---	17
Bob Pickard	1	4	---	---	11	16
J.T. Galles	2	5	---	---	7	14
Craig Lane	0	0	---	---	14	14
Nat Allen	---	---	0	6	3	9
Teddy Rivers	---	---	6	2	---	8
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Lee	0	0	---	---	4	4
Warren Sandstrom	0	0	---	---	1	1
Terry Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	21	1.8
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	8	79	9.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	90	10.0
Middle	12	62	5.2
Right	6	11	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Adams	17	12	0	0	1	4	0	1	0
Dale Zorn	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clint Longley	20	11	2	3	1	2	0	0	3
Ethan Leaskey	7	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	96	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	24	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	175	14.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	79	13.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Knight	4	4	0	53	1	15
WR Drew Pearson	4	3	0	35	0	23
WR Vic Washington	4	3	0	31	0	17
WR Isaac Curtis	3	1	0	11	0	14
WR Harold Jaeger	3	3	0	25	0	17
TE Richard Hooper	2	1	1	10	0	19
RB Bob Hudson	1	1	0	15	0	13
TE Andrew James	1	1	0	16	0	9

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bob Windsor	6	4	1	38	0	28
WR Mel Gray	5	4	0	60	1	21
WR Lynn Swann	4	2	0	100	1	12
WR Dean Perez	3	2	0	56	2	17
RB Franco Harris	2	1	0	-2	0	14
WR Bob Pickard	2	1	0	16	0	4
WR John Stallworth	2	1	0	8	0	12
RB Moe Dixon	2	2	0	5	0	16
RB Bo Scott	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Adams	1	1	10	10.00	7.53

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clint Longley	4	1	15	3.75	7.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Richard Hooper	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mel Gray	2	1	15	7.50	12.00
TE Bob Windsor	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
WR Dean Perez	1	0	0	0.00	18.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Vic Washington	2	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	1	0
Moe Dixon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Adams	6	4	3
Dale Zorn	2	2	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clint Longley	7	5	4
Ethan Leaskey	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Curtis	1	0	0
RB Bob Hudson	1	1	0
WR David Knight	1	1	1
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	1
WR Vic Washington	1	1	1
TE Andrew James	1	1	1
WR Harold Jaeger	1	1	1
TE Richard Hooper	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Franco Harris	2	1	0
WR Bob Pickard	2	1	1
TE Bob Windsor	2	1	1
WR Mel Gray	1	1	1
WR John Stallworth	1	1	1
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	1
WR Dean Perez	1	1	1
RB Moe Dixon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)