Week 13, 1974

played in New England, MA

48 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	3	7	7	-	27
New England Patriots	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 PIT - John Stallworth 26 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 04:11 NED - Ray Wersching 53 field goal
1Q: 01:42 PIT - Mark Moseley 38 field goal
2Q: 02:23 PIT - Mark Moseley 41 field goal
2Q: 00:16 NED - Ray Wersching 55 field goal
3Q: 05:52 PIT - John Stallworth 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 12:51 NED - Jumbo Asher 4 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 02:02 PIT - Bob Windsor 4 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 PIT - John Stallworth 26 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 04:11 NED - Ray Wersching 53 field goal
1Q: 01:42 PIT - Mark Moseley 38 field goal
2Q: 02:23 PIT - Mark Moseley 41 field goal
2Q: 00:16 NED - Ray Wersching 55 field goal
3Q: 05:52 PIT - John Stallworth 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 12:51 NED - Jumbo Asher 4 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 02:02 PIT - Bob Windsor 4 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 10-2 7-5
First Downs 23 11
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 16 6
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 340 162
- Offensive Plays 68 49
- Yards per Play 5.00 3.31
Net Rushing Yards 99 66
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.00
Net Passing Yards 241 96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 2 22 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 126
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/21 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 6.89 3.56
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/148 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:20 24:40

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	10-2	7-5
First Downs	23	11
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	16	6
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	340	162
- Offensive Plays	68	49
- Yards per Play	5.00	3.31
Net Rushing Yards	99	66
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.00
Net Passing Yards	241	96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 2	22 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	126
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/21	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	6.89	3.56
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/148	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:20	24:40

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
1	9:57	1:38	OPP 41	6	41	Touchdown
1	4:03	2:29	OPP 29	3	8	Field Goal
2	14:16	3:34	OWN 10	6	37	Punt
2	8:43	6:27	OWN 34	10	42	Field Goal
3	12:48	7:06	OWN 5	15	95	Touchdown
3	4:21	2:23	OWN 19	4	13	Punt
4	12:45	2:44	OWN 47	6	13	Interception
4	9:00	0:11	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
4	6:53	5:00	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	0:48	0:48	OPP 22	2	-3	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	2:01	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
1	8:19	4:16	OWN 33	6	31	Field Goal
1	1:34	2:18	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	10:42	1:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	2:16	2:08	OWN 31	8	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	5:42	1:21	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	1:58	4:13	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	10:01	1:01	OPP 49	3	-7	Punt
4	8:49	1:56	OWN 31	4	11	Punt
4	1:53	1:05	OWN 20	4	2	Downs

Game MVP: Andy Russell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Franco Harris	24	56	2.33	10	1
Bo Scott	7	46	6.57	13	3
Terry Bradshaw	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Essex Johnson	10	45	4.50	13	2	0
Jumbo Asher	8	19	2.38	7	0	1
Larry Smith	3	1	0.33	1	0	0
John Brockington	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	33	23	262	2/21	3	27	2	98.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	22	13	126	5/30	0	24	0	75.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Franco Harris	5	5	55	11.00	17	27	0
WR John Stallworth	5	11	64	12.80	2	26	2
TE Bob Windsor	5	6	48	9.60	7	17	1
FB Don Nottingham	2	2	22	11.00	0	16	0
WR Lynn Swann	2	5	29	14.50	6	16	0
WR Dean Perez	2	2	25	12.50	1	14	0
WR Mel Gray	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Bo Scott	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gloster Richardson	3	4	45	15.00	7	24
RB Essex Johnson	2	3	9	4.50	3	6
WR Reggie Rucker	2	7	26	13.00	1	20
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	19	9.50	2	13
FB John Brockington	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Frank Grant	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Van Harmon	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	9	9.00	7	9
WR Larry Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Vincent Slatus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sandy Durko	1	8	8.00	0
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Chris Fletcher	1	1
Franco Harris	1	0
Al Matthews	1	0
Sean Clark	0	1
Warren Sandstrom	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sandy Durko	0	0	1	0
Frank Grant	0	0	1	0
Larry Smith	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	3	157	52.3	35.7	53	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	7	372	53.1	44.9	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	2/2	2/2	2/2	55	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Matthews	3	30	10.0	0
Chris Fletcher	1	8	8.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bo Scott	3	130	43.3	0
John Stallworth	1	18	18.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	3	67	22.3	0
Chris Farasopoulos	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andy Russell	6	4	2.0	21	27
CB Mel Blount	4	1	0.0	22	26
CB Lloyd Mumphord	4	1	0.0	16	25
S Chris Fletcher	4	0	0.0	19	22
ILB Frank Nunley	4	0	0.0	20	26
DT Robert Brown	3	0	1.0	20	26
S Al Matthews	3	2	0.0	20	26
OLB Steve Kiner	3	1	0.0	9	7
DT Joe Greene	3	0	0.0	22	27
CB Charlie Stukes	2	0	1.0	19	22
DT Dave Costa	2	1	0.0	22	25
DE Wentford Rouse	1	1	1.0	5	6
TE Bob Windsor	1	0	---	---	---
RB Warren Sandstrom	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jerry Patton	0	2	0.0	20	16
OLB Pete Barnes	0	1	0.0	3	1
OLB Nat Allen	0	1	0.0	1	2

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	8	2	0.0	32	34
OLB Sam Hunt	6	1	0.0	31	35
DE Coy Bacon	5	1	1.0	32	35
S Chris Farasopoulos	5	2	0.0	22	29
OLB Steve Nelson	5	0	0.0	17	11
OLB Charlie Hall	4	0	1.0	28	29
CB Graham Spreen	4	0	0.0	29	32
CB Martin Lance	4	0	0.0	11	18
DE Tommy Hart	3	3	0.0	31	31
DE Olin Rogers	3	2	0.0	30	32
OLB Paul Naumoff	2	4	0.0	33	34
CB Mike Bass	2	2	0.0	33	34
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	0.0	6	7
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Jims Sims	0	2	0.0	4	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Andy Russell	2.0	0	27
DT Robert Brown	1.0	0	26
CB Charlie Stukes	1.0	0	22
DE Wentford Rouse	1.0	0	6
DT Dave Costa	0.0	1	25
ILB Jerry Patton	0.0	1	16

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	1.0	1	0	35
OLB Charlie Hall	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Paul Naumoff	0.0	0	1	34
DE Bill Stanfill	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mel Blount	3	0	26
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	0	25
S Chris Fletcher	2	1	22
OLB Steve Kiner	2	0	7
CB Charlie Stukes	1	1	22
DT Dave Costa	1	0	25
ILB Frank Nunley	1	0	26

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Graham Spreen	4	0	0	32
CB Martin Lance	4	0	0	18
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	1	1	29
OLB Sam Hunt	2	1	0	35
S Sandy Durko	2	0	1	34
CB Mike Bass	2	0	0	34
OLB Paul Naumoff	1	2	0	34
DE Coy Bacon	1	0	0	35
DE Tommy Hart	1	0	0	31
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0	11
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	0	7
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rufus Mayes	3	7	30	1	30
Mark Nordquist	2	7	24	0	30
Don Nottingham	1	3	17	0	13
Dave Simonson	1	3	26	0	27
Bobby Maples	1	1	7	1	8
Mick Tinglehoff	0	6	29	0	29
Elmer Collett	0	2	30	0	28
Guy Dennis	0	2	9	0	5

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jean Barrett	3	4	16	1	27
Jim Langer	2	7	22	1	26
Doug Van Horn	1	5	19	0	23
Dan Stonebarger	1	4	10	0	10
Babe Morgan	1	1	21	2	21
Tom Mullen	0	1	5	0	0
John Brockington	0	0	12	1	18

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lloyd Mumphord	1	25
Bo Scott	1	22
Dean Perez	1	19
J.T. Galles	1	14
Moe Dixon	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Grant	3	19
Larry Smith	1	20
Troy Gerhardt	1	19
Jerome Moriarty	1	18
Essex Johnson	1	6
Vincent Slatus	1	4

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Stallworth	33	35	---	---	10	78
Terry Bradshaw	33	35	---	---	---	68
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	16	25	25	66
Bob Windsor	30	27	---	---	4	61
Rufus Mayes	30	30	---	---	---	60
Mick Tinglehoff	29	29	---	---	2	60
Elmer Collett	30	28	---	---	---	58
Mark Nordquist	24	30	---	---	4	58
Al Matthews	---	---	20	26	7	53
Dave Simonson	26	27	---	---	---	53
Mel Blount	---	---	22	26	3	51
Joe Greene	---	---	22	27	2	51
Lynn Swann	23	27	---	---	1	51
Andy Russell	---	---	21	27	2	50
Robert Brown	---	---	20	26	3	49
Dave Costa	---	---	22	25	2	49
Franco Harris	26	22	---	---	1	49
Frank Nunley	---	---	20	26	2	48
Chris Fletcher	---	---	19	22	5	46
Charlie Stukes	---	---	19	22	2	43
Bo Scott	7	13	---	---	22	42
Don Nottingham	17	13	---	---	11	41
Jerry Patton	---	---	20	16	2	38
Dean Perez	8	9	---	---	19	36
Mel Gray	5	17	---	---	12	34
John Sanders	---	---	2	10	16	28
Wentford Rouse	---	---	5	6	12	23
J.T. Galles	4	5	---	---	14	23
Pete Barnes	---	---	3	1	18	22
Warren Sandstrom	12	7	---	---	2	21
Steve Kiner	---	---	9	7	4	20
Bobby Maples	7	8	---	---	5	20
Guy Dennis	9	5	---	---	5	19
Ken Iman	4	6	---	---	5	15
Joe Taylor	---	---	1	1	9	11
Jim Yarbrough	3	5	---	---	3	11
Richie Evans	3	7	---	---	1	11
Moe Dixon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Clark	---	---	0	0	7	7
David Lee	0	0	---	---	3	3
Nat Allen	---	---	1	2	---	3
Clint Longley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ron McDole	---	---	0	2	---	2
Dave Butz	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Bass	---	---	33	34	3	70
Sandy Durko	---	---	32	34	3	69
Paul Naumoff	---	---	33	34	2	69
Coy Bacon	---	---	32	35	1	68
Sam Hunt	---	---	31	35	1	67
Tommy Hart	---	---	31	31	2	64
Olin Rogers	---	---	30	32	1	63
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	22	29	11	62
Graham Spreen	---	---	29	32	1	62
Charlie Hall	---	---	28	29	3	60
Jim Langer	22	26	---	---	5	53
Jim Plunkett	22	27	---	---	---	49
John Hannah	17	27	---	---	---	44
Babe Morgan	21	21	---	---	2	44
Jean Barrett	16	27	---	---	---	43
Doug Van Horn	19	23	---	---	---	42
Gloster Richardson	15	22	---	---	2	39
Steve Nelson	---	---	17	11	10	38
Jerome Moriarty	6	12	---	---	18	36
Bob Adams	15	13	---	---	7	35
John Brockington	12	18	---	---	5	35
Reggie Rucker	14	19	---	---	1	34
Larry Smith	9	3	---	---	20	32
Vince Castillo	---	---	7	10	14	31
Martin Lance	---	---	11	18	1	30
Essex Johnson	10	13	---	---	6	29
Van Harmon	9	9	---	---	11	29
Maurice Spencer	---	---	6	7	15	28
Bill Stanfill	---	---	14	10	4	28
Dan Stonebarger	10	10	---	---	7	27
Vincent Slatus	10	13	---	---	4	27
Jumbo Asher	8	11	---	---	7	26
Frank Grant	1	2	---	---	19	22
Troy Gerhardt	1	0	---	---	19	20
Tom Mullen	5	0	---	---	9	14
Jims Sims	---	---	4	0	7	11
John Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kyle Delaroche	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Elex Price	---	---	3	3	1	7
Terry Meyer	---	---	0	1	6	7
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	6	6
R.J. Reese	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Skip Lewis	0	1	---	---	---	1
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	45	5.0
Middle	16	34	2.1
Right	6	23	3.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	10	31	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	33	23	2	0	1	4	2	0	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	22	13	2	4	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	45	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	152	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	53	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	19	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	47	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	44	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	11	5	1	64	1	35
TE Bob Windsor	6	5	0	48	0	27
RB Franco Harris	5	5	0	55	1	22
WR Lynn Swann	5	2	0	29	0	27
FB Don Nottingham	2	2	0	22	0	13
WR Dean Perez	2	2	0	25	0	9
WR Mel Gray	1	1	0	8	0	17
RB Bo Scott	1	1	0	11	0	13

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	7	2	0	26	1	19
WR Gloster Richardson	4	3	1	45	1	22
RB Essex Johnson	3	2	0	9	0	13
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	0	19	0	12
FB John Brockington	1	1	0	-2	0	18
WR Frank Grant	1	1	0	7	0	2
WR Larry Smith	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Van Harmon	1	1	0	13	0	9
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	0	9	0	11
WR Vincent Slatus	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	2	6	3.00	2.33

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Essex Johnson	1	6	6.00	4.50
Jumbo Asher	1	4	4.00	2.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	3	2	15	5.00	7.94

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	2	1	11	5.50	5.82
TE Bob Windsor	1	1	4	4.00	8.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	3	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Smith	3	0
Jumbo Asher	2	0
John Brockington	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	10	9	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	5	4	2
WR Lynn Swann	2	2	1
TE Bob Windsor	2	2	1
RB Franco Harris	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Grant	1	1	0
WR Gloster Richardson	1	0	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	1
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	0
WR Vincent Slatus	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)