Week 16, 1974

played in Houston, TX

49 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	0	20	-	30
Houston Oilers	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 HOU - Billy Johnson 8 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
1Q: 06:31 PIT - Mark Moseley 36 field goal
2Q: 08:57 PIT - John Stallworth 14 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 14:19 PIT - Don Nottingham 1 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 11:15 HOU - Quinn Newsome 36 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 08:31 PIT - John Stallworth 15 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 03:09 PIT - Mark Moseley 32 field goal
4Q: 00:08 PIT - Mark Moseley 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 HOU - Billy Johnson 8 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
1Q: 06:31 PIT - Mark Moseley 36 field goal
2Q: 08:57 PIT - John Stallworth 14 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 14:19 PIT - Don Nottingham 1 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 11:15 HOU - Quinn Newsome 36 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 08:31 PIT - John Stallworth 15 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 03:09 PIT - Mark Moseley 32 field goal
4Q: 00:08 PIT - Mark Moseley 37 field goal

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 11-4 7-8
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 285 303
- Offensive Plays 65 54
- Yards per Play 4.38 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 125 83
- Rushing Attempts 34 15
- Yards per Rush 3.68 5.53
Net Passing Yards 160 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 0 38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 185 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.16 5.64
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 9/74
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 24
Time of Possession 35:52 24:08

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	11-4	7-8
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	285	303
- Offensive Plays	65	54
- Yards per Play	4.38	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	125	83
- Rushing Attempts	34	15
- Yards per Rush	3.68	5.53
Net Passing Yards	160	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 0	38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	185	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.16	5.64
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	9/74
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 24
Time of Possession	35:52	24:08

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	5:16	OWN 32	9	49	Field Goal
1	1:35	7:47	OWN 38	16	62	Touchdown
2	4:24	1:13	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
2	1:31	1:07	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	10:50	5:37	OWN 19	9	41	Punt
3	2:39	3:28	OPP 36	6	36	Touchdown
4	11:01	2:38	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	6:16	3:14	OPP 32	5	17	Field Goal
4	2:14	2:13	OPP 32	6	12	Field Goal

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
1	6:23	4:48	OWN 20	10	49	Missed FG
2	8:48	4:24	OWN 3	7	28	Punt
2	3:11	1:40	OWN 31	5	22	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 43	3	15	Half
3	12:53	2:03	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	5:13	2:34	OWN 20	5	16	Fumble
4	14:11	3:10	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	8:23	2:07	OWN 20	4	16	Interception
4	3:02	0:48	OWN 30	4	2	Downs

Game MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Franco Harris	18	73	4.06	32	2
Bo Scott	12	34	2.83	11	1
Terry Bradshaw	4	18	4.50	9	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sam Green	8	26	3.25	10	1	0
Quinn Newsome	7	57	8.14	36	1	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	27	16	185	4/25	3	20	0	117.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	38	27	228	1/8	1	23	1	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	6	13	85	14.17	19	20	2
WR Lynn Swann	3	4	30	10.00	0	14	0
WR Dean Perez	3	5	32	10.67	4	17	0
WR Mel Gray	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Franco Harris	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Bo Scott	1	1	17	17.00	4	17	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Stark	5	8	50	10.00	5	21	0
WR Billy Johnson	4	5	37	9.25	5	14	1
WR Mercury Duncan	4	6	44	11.00	0	17	0
RB Kendall McKinley	3	3	16	5.33	0	11	0
FB Bill Olds	2	3	10	5.00	8	8	0
TE Paul Seymour	2	3	3	1.50	2	3	0
RB Sam Green	2	4	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB Quinn Newsome	2	2	4	2.00	2	4	0
WR Irving Royer	2	3	37	18.50	7	23	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charlie Stukes	1	13	13.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Bradshaw	1	0	0
Franco Harris	1	0	0
Mel Gray	0	1	0
Frank Nunley	0	1	0
Mick Tinglehoff	0	1	0
Mel Blount	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Force
Sam Green	1	0
Al Cowlings	0	1
Curley Culp	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	4	203	50.8	37.8	59	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	3	143	47.7	43.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Matthews	2	12	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	2	22	11.0	0
Jackie Wallace	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	2	59	29.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	64	21.3	0
Sam Green	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andy Russell	6	3	0.0	13	39
S Chris Fletcher	5	2	0.5	12	32
CB Mel Blount	5	1	0.5	14	38
ILB Frank Nunley	4	1	0.0	13	36
OLB Steve Kiner	4	0	0.0	6	12
DT Joe Greene	3	1	0.0	12	37
CB Charlie Stukes	3	1	0.0	11	32
S Al Matthews	2	3	0.0	14	38
DE Ron McDole	2	0	0.0	12	35
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	0	0.0	13	33
ILB Jerry Patton	1	4	0.0	11	32
DE Wentford Rouse	1	1	0.0	14	35
OLB Pete Barnes	1	0	0.0	4	4
DT Dave Costa	1	0	0.0	3	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	9	0	0.0	34	31
DE Al Cowlings	8	0	1.0	31	27
S Ron Brandon	6	3	0.0	30	31
ILB Bob Stein	5	1	0.0	15	7
CB Jackie Wallace	4	0	0.0	20	25
DE Elvin Bethea	3	2	2.0	32	31
DT Leo Brooks	3	0	0.0	11	1
CB Jeris White	3	0	0.0	33	29
DT Curley Culp	2	0	1.0	34	30
OLB Dave Robinson	2	2	0.0	31	26
OLB Jim Cheyunski	2	1	0.0	34	31
CB Nelson Munsey	1	1	0.0	29	28
WR Billy Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0.0	8	10
CB Tommie Burns	1	0	0.0	18	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Mel Blount	0.5	0	0	0	38
S Chris Fletcher	0.5	0	0	0	32
ILB Jerry Patton	0.0	1	2	0	32
DE Ron McDole	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Joe Greene	0.0	0	2	2	37
DE Wentford Rouse	0.0	0	0	1	35

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	2.0	0	0	2	31
DE Al Cowlings	1.0	1	0	0	27
DT Curley Culp	1.0	0	0	0	30
OLB Larry Stallings	0.0	0	2	3	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Andy Russell	7	0	0	39
CB Mel Blount	6	0	0	38
CB Charlie Stukes	3	0	1	32
S Chris Fletcher	3	0	0	32
ILB Frank Nunley	2	1	0	36
OLB Steve Kiner	2	0	0	12
DE Ron McDole	2	0	0	35
OLB Pete Barnes	1	0	0	4
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	0	0	33
S Al Matthews	0	1	0	38

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	4	0	31
CB Jackie Wallace	3	1	25
CB Jeris White	3	0	29
S Ron Brandon	2	0	31
CB Nelson Munsey	1	1	28
OLB Dave Robinson	1	0	26
ILB Bob Stein	1	0	7
CB Tommie Burns	1	0	26
OLB Jim Cheyunski	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mick Tinglehoff	2	6	29	0	24
Mark Nordquist	1	8	27	0	23
Elmer Collett	1	5	30	1	27
Jim Yarbrough	1	3	27	1	27
Richie Evans	1	2	4	0	4
Rufus Mayes	0	5	32	1	28
Don Nottingham	0	1	11	0	8
Dave Simonson	0	0	7	1	4

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Hill	1	4	12	0	34
Ron Saul	1	4	15	0	37
Tom Banks	1	2	14	1	34
Bob Newton	1	1	13	0	31
Desmond Cribbs	1	1	13	0	35
Alonzo Goodwin	0	2	4	0	12
Bill Olds	0	1	8	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lloyd Mumphord	3	21
Dean Perez	3	15
John Stallworth	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Sullivan	2	14
Vince Kendrick	1	13
Butch Stark	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Stallworth	34	31	---	---	10	75
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	13	33	21	67
Terry Bradshaw	34	31	---	---	---	65
Rufus Mayes	32	28	---	---	---	60
Elmer Collett	30	27	---	---	---	57
Al Matthews	---	---	14	38	4	56
Mel Blount	---	---	14	38	2	54
Mark Nordquist	27	23	---	---	4	54
Jim Yarbrough	27	27	---	---	---	54
Andy Russell	---	---	13	39	1	53
Mick Tinglehoff	29	24	---	---	---	53
Lynn Swann	27	24	---	---	1	52
Joe Greene	---	---	12	37	1	50
Frank Nunley	---	---	13	36	1	50
Wentford Rouse	---	---	14	35	1	50
Bob Windsor	26	19	---	---	4	49
Mel Gray	14	20	---	---	14	48
Ron McDole	---	---	12	35	1	48
Chris Fletcher	---	---	12	32	2	46
Franco Harris	20	24	---	---	2	46
Charlie Stukes	---	---	11	32	1	44
Jerry Patton	---	---	11	32	1	44
Bo Scott	14	7	---	---	19	40
Dean Perez	9	15	---	---	15	39
Don Nottingham	11	8	---	---	10	29
Moe Dixon	12	5	---	---	10	27
Pete Barnes	---	---	4	4	16	24
John Sanders	---	---	5	7	12	24
Guy Dennis	7	8	---	---	7	22
Ken Iman	5	7	---	---	7	19
Steve Kiner	---	---	6	12	---	18
Dave Simonson	7	4	---	---	7	18
J.T. Galles	2	0	---	---	15	17
Dave Costa	---	---	3	9	3	15
Bobby Maples	2	3	---	---	7	12
Richie Evans	4	4	---	---	3	11
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joe Taylor	---	---	1	1	6	8
Nat Allen	---	---	1	3	3	7
Sean Clark	---	---	3	4	---	7
Robert Brown	---	---	3	2	---	5
David Lee	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Butz	---	---	0	0	3	3
Clint Longley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Warren Sandstrom	1	2	---	---	---	3
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Elvin Bethea	---	---	32	31	11	74
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	34	31	5	70
Larry Stallings	---	---	34	31	3	68
Curley Culp	---	---	34	30	3	67
Jeris White	---	---	33	29	5	67
Ron Brandon	---	---	30	31	3	64
Al Cowlings	---	---	31	27	3	61
Dave Robinson	---	---	31	26	4	61
Nelson Munsey	---	---	29	28	3	60
Lynn Dickey	15	39	---	---	---	54
Tom Banks	14	34	---	---	4	52
Ron Saul	15	37	---	---	---	52
Winston Hill	12	34	---	---	4	50
Billy Johnson	11	24	---	---	14	49
Jackie Wallace	---	---	20	25	3	48
Desmond Cribbs	13	35	---	---	---	48
Butch Stark	7	29	---	---	10	46
Tommie Burns	---	---	18	26	2	46
Bob Newton	13	31	---	---	---	44
Sam Green	8	18	---	---	14	40
Irving Royer	7	20	---	---	11	38
Terry Nelson	7	19	---	---	7	33
Bob Stein	---	---	15	7	9	31
Mercury Duncan	8	23	---	---	---	31
Prentice McCray	---	---	8	10	10	28
Bill Olds	8	16	---	---	4	28
Paul Seymour	5	14	---	---	4	23
Quinn Newsome	7	15	---	---	---	22
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	5	3	14	22
Kendall McKinley	2	11	---	---	7	20
Alonzo Goodwin	4	12	---	---	4	20
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	3	4	8	15
Tom Gallimore	1	0	---	---	14	15
Kerry Webster	2	8	---	---	4	14
Leo Brooks	---	---	11	1	1	13
Vince Kendrick	0	0	---	---	13	13
Mario Galloway	---	---	4	0	8	12
Jon Keyworth	4	6	---	---	---	10
Dan Peiffer	2	4	---	---	4	10
Ralph Trinidad	---	---	0	0	6	6
Maurice Patton	---	---	2	0	4	6
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bert Askson	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	1	1
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	17	73	4.3
Right	8	9	1.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	6	58	9.7
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	27	16	1	2	3	3	2	5	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	38	27	2	2	0	2	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	49	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	133	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	45	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	132	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	13	6	1	85	1	31
WR Dean Perez	5	3	0	32	0	15
WR Lynn Swann	4	3	1	30	0	24
WR Mel Gray	2	1	1	12	0	20
RB Franco Harris	1	1	0	8	0	24
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	0	1	0	8
RB Bo Scott	1	1	0	17	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Stark	8	5	50	1	29
WR Mercury Duncan	6	4	44	0	23
WR Billy Johnson	5	4	37	0	24
RB Sam Green	4	2	10	0	18
FB Bill Olds	3	2	10	0	16
TE Paul Seymour	3	2	3	0	14
RB Kendall McKinley	3	3	16	0	11
WR Irving Royer	3	2	37	1	20
RB Quinn Newsome	2	2	4	0	15
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	17	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	4	15	3.75	4.06
Bo Scott	3	5	1.67	2.83
Terry Bradshaw	2	0	0.00	4.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	8	4	33	4.13	6.85

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	4	2	29	7.25	6.54
WR Lynn Swann	2	1	3	1.50	7.50
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Dean Perez	1	0	0	0.00	6.40

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	7.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	2	1
Bo Scott	2	2
Franco Harris	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	9	4	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	8	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	4	3	3
WR Dean Perez	2	0	0
WR Mel Gray	1	0	0
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	1
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Paul Seymour	2	1	0
RB Kendall McKinley	2	2	0
FB Bill Olds	1	1	0
RB Sam Green	1	0	0
RB Quinn Newsome	1	1	1
WR Irving Royer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)