Week 17, 1974

played in Pittsburgh, PA

46 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cleveland Browns0000-0
Pittsburgh Steelers0307-10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:12 PIT - Mark Moseley 23 field goal
4Q: 06:19 PIT - Franco Harris 3 run (Mark Moseley extra point)

Team StatisticsCLEPIT
Record10-612-4
First Downs1020
- by Rushing08
- by Passing911
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards155269
- Offensive Plays5375
- Yards per Play2.923.59
Net Rushing Yards28131
- Rushing Attempts1447
- Yards per Rush2.002.79
Net Passing Yards127138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 15 - 026 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards162157
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/352/19
- Yards per Pass Play3.264.93
Fumbles/Lost2/00/0
3rd Down Conversions4/1413/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down11.16.6
4th Down Conversions1/30/0
Penalties/Yards5/457/42
Punt Returns/Yards1/200/0
Kick Returns/Yards1/251/20
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits02
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 29
Time of Possession21:2038:40

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:35OWN 203-6Punt
111:584:44OWN 5946Punt
212:452:45OWN 20529Punt
27:451:00OPP 4930Punt
313:441:27OPP 473-2Punt
35:452:11OWN 257Punt
31:262:47OWN 43723Missed FG
46:113:05OWN 201133Downs
41:291:26OWN 39710Downs
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:251:27OWN 4730Punt
17:149:29OWN 41754Punt
210:002:15OWN 63-1Punt
26:456:38OWN 201474Field Goal
315:001:16OWN 342-18Punt
312:176:32OWN 51246Punt
33:342:08OWN 41523Missed FG
413:397:28OWN 411359Touchdown
43:061:37OWN 47621Missed FG
40:030:03OPP 491-1Game

Game MVP: Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Greg Pruitt7131.86500
Sam Havrilak681.33300
Sam Wyche177.00700
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Franco Harris331003.03901
Bo Scott10161.60500
Terry Bradshaw3113.671210
Don Nottingham144.00400

Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Sam Wyche34151625/35034058.7
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Terry Bradshaw26171572/19022081.7

Receiving Statistics

ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Sam Havrilak55255.00980
WR Danny Abramowicz4104812.001180
FB Wendell Hayes22199.506110
WR Paul Warfield25105.00050
WR Roy Jefferson133434.000340
WR Doug Winslow142626.001260
TE Greg Latta0100.00000
TE Jackie Smith0100.00000
WR John Barnes0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lynn Swann610366.002170
RB Franco Harris55367.2018190
WR John Stallworth597515.004220
FB Don Nottingham111010.002100
TE Bob Windsor0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Sam Wyche1100
Greg Pruitt1000
Wendell Hayes0100
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Dave Costa0010
Chris Fletcher0010

Punting Statistics

ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Robert Walden627245.342.0503
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
David Lee523246.438.4512

Kicking Statistics

ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Gossett0/10/10/100/0
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mark Moseley1/30/20/1231/1

Punt Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Roy Jefferson12020.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Abramowicz12525.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
John Stallworth12020.00

Defensive Statistics

ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Don Hansen1470.04128
OLB John Garlington830.54228
CB Tony Blevins810.02725
S Ron Smith640.04228
DE Verlon Biggs520.04026
DE Jim Mitchell520.03421
DT Bob Lilly421.04228
DT Jerry Sherk330.53820
OLB John Bunting300.0194
S Clarence Duren220.0116
CB Cornell Green210.04728
S Thom Darden110.03927
ILB Tom Graham100.060
OLB Wally Hilgenberg100.050
CB Clarence Scott100.04527
DE Ed Smith010.0118
DT Derrick Holmes010.0163
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Al Matthews600.01136
OLB Andy Russell512.01239
ILB Frank Nunley510.01439
S Chris Fletcher400.01135
DT Joe Greene301.01238
CB Mel Blount300.01239
DT Dave Costa222.01437
CB Charlie Stukes200.01133
OLB Nat Allen110.042
DT Robert Brown100.01239
DE Dave Butz100.021
CB Lloyd Mumphord100.0936
ILB Jerry Patton010.0926

Pass Rush Statistics

ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Bob Lilly1.000128
OLB John Garlington0.500028
DT Jerry Sherk0.500020
DE Jim Mitchell0.012021
DE Verlon Biggs0.001126
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Dave Costa2.002137
OLB Andy Russell2.001039
DT Joe Greene1.003338
DT Robert Brown0.002039

Pass Defense Statistics

ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Tony Blevins41025
ILB Don Hansen30028
CB Cornell Green20028
S Ron Smith20028
S Thom Darden11027
OLB John Garlington11028
DE Verlon Biggs10026
OLB John Bunting1004
S Clarence Duren1006
CB Clarence Scott10027
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Al Matthews40036
ILB Frank Nunley31039
S Chris Fletcher22035
CB Charlie Stukes22033
OLB Andy Russell20039
CB Mel Blount10039
CB Lloyd Mumphord10036

Blocking Statistics

ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jackie Smith1108012
Roger Finnie0207332
Wade Key02012029
Bob Brooks02013035
Kent Uribe0208015
Fred Hoaglin01010132
Tony Baker010303
Wendell Hayes0109018
Alan Willis0105011
Norm Evans00013131
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mick Tinglehoff49040026
Mark Nordquist313041022
Jim Yarbrough15036223
Rufus Mayes14041023
Bob Windsor13042019
Bobby Maples110605
Elmer Collett04040020
Don Nottingham0202307
Guy Dennis010606
Ken Iman010702
Dave Simonson0101105
Richie Evans010708

Special Teams Tackles

ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Cornell Green17
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Lloyd Mumphord121
Dean Perez17

Participation

ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cornell Green------4728782
Clarence Scott------4527375
John Garlington------4228474
Bob Lilly------4228373
Ron Smith------4228373
Don Hansen------4128372
Verlon Biggs------4026369
Thom Darden------3927369
Tony Blevins------27251264
Jerry Sherk------3820361
Jim Mitchell------3421358
Sam Wyche1439---------53
Bob Brooks1335------553
Norm Evans1331------347
Fred Hoaglin1032------244
Wade Key1229---------41
Danny Abramowicz928------340
Roger Finnie732---------39
Roy Jefferson924------538
Sam Havrilak613------1635
Greg Pruitt824------335
Doug Winslow827---------35
Wendell Hayes918------734
Greg Latta715------1133
Kent Uribe815------730
John Bunting------194528
Clarence Duren------116926
Paul Warfield323---------26
Ed Smith------118524
Wally Hilgenberg------501621
Alan Willis511------521
Jackie Smith812---------20
Derrick Holmes------163120
Dean Barker210------719
Tom Graham------60915
Don Hultz------91515
Charlie Wade06------511
John Barnes02------911
Shaun Mahoney00------1111
Tony Baker33------410
Robert Walden00------66
Loren Toews------30---3
Bruce Gossett00------22
Greg Landry00------11
Ed Jenkins00---------0
Brian Sipe00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
John Stallworth4728------1085
Terry Bradshaw4728---------75
Mark Nordquist4122------770
Bob Windsor4219------970
Lloyd Mumphord------9362166
Mick Tinglehoff4026---------66
Franco Harris3621------764
Rufus Mayes4123---------64
Elmer Collett4020---------60
Jim Yarbrough3623---------59
Lynn Swann3024------155
Al Matthews------1136754
Frank Nunley------1439154
Mel Blount------1239253
Dave Costa------1437253
Robert Brown------1239152
Andy Russell------1239152
Joe Greene------1238151
Chris Fletcher------1135248
Charlie Stukes------1133145
Don Nottingham237------1141
Jerry Patton------926136
Mel Gray1114------833
Bo Scott117------1129
Dean Perez128------727
Moe Dixon149------225
Dave Simonson115------824
John Sanders------113923
Guy Dennis66------820
Bobby Maples65------819
J.T. Galles73------919
Wentford Rouse------531018
Richie Evans78------217
Pete Barnes------231116
Ken Iman72------716
Steve Kiner------86115
Joe Taylor------52310
Mark Moseley00------66
Nat Allen------42---6
Sean Clark------0066
David Lee00------55
Dave Butz------21---3
Clint Longley00------33
Ron McDole------02---2
Warren Sandstrom20---------2
Ethan Leaskey00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left242.0
Middle9222.4
Right320.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5163.2
Middle25642.6
Right16523.3
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Sam Wyche34152225840
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Terry Bradshaw26171113320

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1155.0
Short (0-8 Yds)118494.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)93303.3
Long (19+ Yds)113787.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44307.5
Short (0-8 Yds)107313.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)106969.6
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz104048028
WR Sam Havrilak55025013
WR Paul Warfield52110023
WR Doug Winslow41026127
WR Roy Jefferson31034124
FB Wendell Hayes22019018
TE Greg Latta1010015
TE Jackie Smith1000012
WR John Barnes100002
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Lynn Swann106036024
WR John Stallworth95175128
RB Franco Harris55036021
FB Don Nottingham1101007
TE Bob Windsor1000019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Franco Harris4194.753.03
Bo Scott2-1-0.501.60
Don Nottingham144.004.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Terry Bradshaw2273.506.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Franco Harris1122.007.20
WR Lynn Swann1155.003.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ClevelandRushesConversions
Greg Pruitt10
Sam Wyche10
PittsburghRushesConversions
Franco Harris33
Bo Scott32
Terry Bradshaw11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompConversions
Sam Wyche1254
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Terry Bradshaw1177

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargCatchConversions
WR Danny Abramowicz643
WR Doug Winslow311
WR Paul Warfield100
WR John Barnes100
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR John Stallworth422
WR Lynn Swann422
RB Franco Harris222
FB Don Nottingham111

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,600 (21,400)
End Zone13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)