Week 1, 1974

played in Pittsburgh, PA

52 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Birmingham Bombers	0	3	0	6	-	9
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	10	14	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 PIT - Mark Moseley 46 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - John Stallworth 13 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 03:16 BIR - Bucky Wallace 22 field goal
2Q: 00:17 PIT - Mark Moseley 18 field goal
3Q: 14:32 PIT - John Stallworth 24 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 04:07 PIT - John Stallworth 19 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 02:58 BIR - Dustin Stone 8 pass from Steve Ramsey (Steve Ramsey pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 PIT - Mark Moseley 46 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - John Stallworth 13 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 03:16 BIR - Bucky Wallace 22 field goal
2Q: 00:17 PIT - Mark Moseley 18 field goal
3Q: 14:32 PIT - John Stallworth 24 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 04:07 PIT - John Stallworth 19 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 02:58 BIR - Dustin Stone 8 pass from Steve Ramsey (Steve Ramsey pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics BIR PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 232 325
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 3.63 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 108 115
- Rushing Attempts 28 34
- Yards per Rush 3.86 3.38
Net Passing Yards 124 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 0 23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 138 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.44 8.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.2
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 4/52
Kick Returns/Yards 5/103 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:36 29:24

Team Statistics	BIR	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	232	325
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	3.63	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	108	115
- Rushing Attempts	28	34
- Yards per Rush	3.86	3.38
Net Passing Yards	124	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 0	23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	138	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.44	8.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.2
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	4/52
Kick Returns/Yards	5/103	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 38
Time of Possession	30:36	29:24

Drive Charts

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:56	2:13	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
1	7:17	4:02	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
2	14:51	2:39	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
2	11:05	0:40	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	8:47	1:24	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	6:37	3:28	OPP 25	7	20	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:28	OWN 28	1	3	Fumble
3	14:16	2:49	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
3	8:30	1:33	OWN 21	4	12	Punt
3	3:59	2:08	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	0:13	5:34	OWN 20	10	43	Punt
4	7:23	4:31	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:04	OWN 48	6	23	Field Goal
1	8:43	1:26	OWN 39	4	23	Punt
1	3:15	3:24	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
2	12:12	1:07	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
2	10:25	1:38	OWN 41	4	16	Punt
2	7:23	0:46	OWN 45	2	-8	Fumble
2	3:09	3:00	OWN 43	7	56	Field Goal
3	14:32	0:16	OPP 24	1	24	Touchdown
3	11:27	2:57	OWN 9	6	29	Punt
3	6:57	2:58	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	1:51	1:38	OPP 48	3	9	Punt
4	9:39	2:16	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:52	2:52	OWN 20	7	21	Game

Game MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Goodwin	14	47	3.36	10	1
Darnell Goodwin	13	58	4.46	11	1
Steve Ramsey	1	3	3.00	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Franco Harris	21	74	3.52	10	1
Bo Scott	11	29	2.64	14	1
Terry Bradshaw	2	12	6.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	34	17	138	2/14	1	39	0	70.4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	23	16	217	1/7	3	24	0	138.9

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Darnell Goodwin	4	6	27	6.75	12	13	0
WR Hugh Stopek	4	6	44	11.00	10	39	0
TE Dustin Stone	3	3	14	4.67	0	8	1
FB Boobie Clark	2	5	11	5.50	0	8	0
FB Mike Vardell	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
TE Bucky Harris	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	4	9	9.00	1	9	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	6	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Al Walker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	6	9	113	18.83	7	24	3
RB Franco Harris	3	3	26	8.67	17	21	0
WR Lynn Swann	3	4	23	7.67	0	15	0
WR Mel Gray	2	3	41	20.50	1	23	0
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
WR Dean Perez	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Bob Windsor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Boobie Clark	1	0	0
Jack Reynolds	0	1	0
Gary Fair	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Bradshaw	1	0	0
Jerry Patton	0	1	0
Mel Blount	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	9	320	35.6	27.6	55	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	6	255	42.5	31.5	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Bradley	1	0	0.0	0
Al Walker	1	6	6.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Matthews	4	52	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	4	87	21.8	0
Ronnie Covington	1	16	16.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Fletcher	1	24	24.0	0
Bo Scott	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Bradley	8	6	0.0	34	24
ILB Jack Reynolds	8	2	0.0	33	24
OLB Ron Pritchard	8	1	0.0	31	20
DT Gary Fair	5	2	1.0	29	20
OLB Jack Ham	3	3	0.0	22	11
CB Ken Sawyer	3	1	0.0	29	22
DE Bill Kollar	2	2	0.0	31	23
DE Nick Roman	2	1	0.0	31	21
S Bill Simpson	2	0	0.0	25	20
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	---	---	---
S Willie Germany	1	0	0.0	2	3
DT Otis Sistrunk	1	0	0.0	31	22
DE Will Wynn	1	0	0.0	3	1
DT Dusty Oliver	1	0	0.0	10	3
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	0.0	5	2
CB Terrance Dulaney	1	0	0.0	17	18
CB Earl Dvorak	0	1	0.0	31	22

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andy Russell	7	1	1.0	27	36
ILB Frank Nunley	6	2	0.0	28	35
DT Dave Costa	6	1	0.0	26	34
S Al Matthews	5	1	0.0	27	35
DT Joe Greene	4	0	0.0	26	36
DT Robert Brown	3	1	1.0	27	32
S Chris Fletcher	3	1	0.0	27	32
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	0	0.0	24	30
CB Mel Blount	2	2	0.0	27	34
OLB Steve Kiner	2	1	0.0	7	10
CB Charlie Stukes	2	1	0.0	26	32
ILB Jerry Patton	1	3	0.0	24	32
OLB Pete Barnes	1	0	0.0	1	1
G Mark Nordquist	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ron McDole	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gary Fair	1.0	0	0	20
DE Nick Roman	0.0	1	0	21
ILB Jack Reynolds	0.0	0	1	24
DT Otis Sistrunk	0.0	0	1	22
DE Will Wynn	0.0	0	1	1

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Robert Brown	1.0	1	0	32
OLB Andy Russell	1.0	0	0	36
DT Joe Greene	0.0	2	4	36
DT Dave Costa	0.0	2	0	34
ILB Jerry Patton	0.0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bill Bradley	3	0	24
OLB Ron Pritchard	3	0	20
S Bill Simpson	2	0	20
CB Terrance Dulaney	2	0	18
CB Ken Sawyer	1	1	22
S Willie Germany	1	0	3
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	11
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	0	24
DT Gary Fair	1	0	20
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	2

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mel Blount	4	1	34
S Al Matthews	3	2	35
ILB Frank Nunley	2	2	35
OLB Andy Russell	2	1	36
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	0	30
CB Charlie Stukes	1	2	32
OLB Pete Barnes	1	0	1
DT Joe Greene	1	0	36
OLB Steve Kiner	1	0	10
S Chris Fletcher	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Sampson	3	5	25	1	33
Kris Wheeler	2	5	23	1	29
Pete Adams	1	5	21	0	30
Darryl Kenyon	1	3	12	0	15
Juan Bruce	0	3	22	0	28
Carlton Malone	0	2	6	0	8
Larry Jarvis	0	2	21	0	25
Boobie Clark	0	1	19	0	21
Bucky Harris	0	1	10	0	13

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Nordquist	3	8	0	31	1	19
Elmer Collett	2	6	0	30	0	20
Rufus Mayes	1	5	0	32	0	20
Mick Tinglehoff	1	4	0	25	0	22
Jim Yarbrough	1	3	0	28	0	23
Ken Iman	0	4	1	9	0	2
Bob Windsor	0	1	0	29	0	18
Richie Evans	0	1	0	4	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Bailey	3	14
Bucky Harris	1	18
Larry Jarvis	1	9
Gerald Blackburn	1	3

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lloyd Mumphord	2	34
Dean Perez	2	18
Moe Dixon	2	13
Mel Blount	1	7

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Ramsey	28	36	---	---	---	64
Bill Bradley	---	---	34	24	3	61
Jack Reynolds	---	---	33	24	2	59
Ken Sawyer	---	---	29	22	8	59
Greg Sampson	25	33	---	---	---	58
Boobie Clark	19	21	---	---	17	57
Bill Kollar	---	---	31	23	2	56
Nick Roman	---	---	31	21	3	55
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	31	22	2	55
Earl Dvorak	---	---	31	22	2	55
Larry Jarvis	21	25	---	---	9	55
Ron Pritchard	---	---	31	20	2	53
Pete Adams	21	30	---	---	1	52
Kris Wheeler	23	29	---	---	---	52
Gary Fair	---	---	29	20	2	51
Juan Bruce	22	28	---	---	---	50
Calvin Hickman	23	24	---	---	2	49
Hugh Stopek	14	20	---	---	14	48
Dustin Stone	17	23	---	---	7	47
David Goodwin	14	13	---	---	20	47
Bill Simpson	---	---	25	20	1	46
Al Walker	16	22	---	---	5	43
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	17	18	7	42
Bucky Harris	10	13	---	---	18	41
Jack Ham	---	---	22	11	5	38
Darnell Goodwin	14	23	---	---	1	38
Darryl Kenyon	12	15	---	---	10	37
Ken Bailey	8	14	---	---	14	36
Carlton Malone	6	8	---	---	10	24
Ronnie Covington	---	---	5	2	17	24
Dan Ryczek	5	7	---	---	10	22
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	1	1	19	21
Claude Minor	5	5	---	---	10	20
Mike Vardell	5	7	---	---	8	20
Willie Germany	---	---	2	3	13	18
Shane Harrison	---	---	1	0	16	17
Dusty Oliver	---	---	10	3	1	14
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	3	3	6	12
Craig Fulcher	---	---	4	2	5	11
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Karlos Rasmussen	---	---	0	0	8	8
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	1	2	3	6
Will Wynn	---	---	3	1	---	4
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	4	4
Andy Sutter	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	24	30	34	88
Al Matthews	---	---	27	35	10	72
Charlie Stukes	---	---	26	32	11	69
Mel Blount	---	---	27	34	7	68
John Stallworth	34	24	---	---	9	67
Frank Nunley	---	---	28	35	1	64
Andy Russell	---	---	27	36	1	64
Chris Fletcher	---	---	27	32	4	63
Joe Greene	---	---	26	36	1	63
Dave Costa	---	---	26	34	2	62
Robert Brown	---	---	27	32	1	60
Terry Bradshaw	34	24	---	---	---	58
Mark Nordquist	31	19	---	---	8	58
Jerry Patton	---	---	24	32	1	57
Rufus Mayes	32	20	---	---	---	52
Jim Yarbrough	28	23	---	---	---	51
Elmer Collett	30	20	---	---	---	50
Bob Windsor	29	18	---	---	3	50
Mick Tinglehoff	25	22	---	---	1	48
Lynn Swann	28	18	---	---	1	47
Bo Scott	13	7	---	---	26	46
Don Nottingham	18	10	---	---	13	41
Franco Harris	21	17	---	---	---	38
Dean Perez	7	8	---	---	18	33
Mel Gray	8	10	---	---	13	31
Moe Dixon	9	5	---	---	13	27
Pete Barnes	---	---	1	1	20	22
J.T. Galles	3	3	---	---	16	22
Wentford Rouse	---	---	1	4	16	21
Ken Iman	9	2	---	---	7	18
Joe Taylor	---	---	4	7	7	18
Steve Kiner	---	---	7	10	---	17
Guy Dennis	3	5	---	---	8	16
Bobby Maples	2	4	---	---	8	14
Dave Simonson	6	1	---	---	7	14
Richie Evans	4	4	---	---	1	9
Sean Clark	---	---	0	0	9	9
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Butz	---	---	3	3	---	6
David Lee	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ron McDole	---	---	2	2	---	4
Bob Thornbladh	---	---	0	1	2	3
Clint Longley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Warren Sandstrom	0	0	---	---	2	2
Nat Allen	---	---	1	0	---	1
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	10	42	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	22	69	3.1
Right	7	38	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	34	17	1	1	1	9	6	4	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	23	16	5	1	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	64	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	32	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	39	4.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	2	2	10	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	74	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	107	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Darnell Goodwin	6	4	0	27	0	23
WR Hugh Stopek	6	4	0	44	1	20
WR Calvin Hickman	6	1	1	15	0	24
FB Boobie Clark	5	2	0	11	0	21
WR Ken Bailey	4	1	0	9	0	14
TE Dustin Stone	3	3	0	14	0	23
WR Al Walker	2	0	0	0	0	22
FB Mike Vardell	1	1	0	10	0	7
TE Bucky Harris	1	1	0	8	0	13

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	9	6	0	113	3	24
WR Lynn Swann	4	3	0	23	0	18
WR Mel Gray	3	2	0	41	1	10
RB Franco Harris	3	3	0	26	1	17
WR Dean Perez	2	1	0	12	0	8
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	0	2	0	10
TE Bob Windsor	1	0	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Goodwin	2	9	4.50	3.36

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	5	22	4.40	3.52
Bo Scott	2	-1	-0.50	2.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	6	2	16	2.67	4.06

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	2	2	32	16.00	9.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
TE Dustin Stone	1	1	8	8.00	4.67
TE Bucky Harris	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Al Walker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	2	2	32	16.00	12.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Goodwin	2	0
Steve Ramsey	1	0
David Goodwin	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	2	0
Bo Scott	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	12	5	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Hickman	3	0	0
FB Boobie Clark	2	1	1
WR Ken Bailey	2	1	1
WR Hugh Stopek	2	1	0
TE Dustin Stone	1	1	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	1
WR Al Walker	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	4	2	2
RB Franco Harris	1	1	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	0
WR Dean Perez	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)