Conference Semifinals, 1974

played in Pittsburgh, PA

42 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	0	0	0	-	7
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	14	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:39 PIT - Mark Moseley 37 field goal
1Q: 02:41 CIN - Charlie Smith 6 pass from Brian Dowling (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 09:36 PIT - Franco Harris 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 11:57 PIT - Bob Windsor 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 05:20 PIT - Franco Harris 2 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 14:31 PIT - Bo Scott 4 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 02:22 PIT - Mark Moseley 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:39 PIT - Mark Moseley 37 field goal
1Q: 02:41 CIN - Charlie Smith 6 pass from Brian Dowling (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 09:36 PIT - Franco Harris 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 11:57 PIT - Bob Windsor 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 05:20 PIT - Franco Harris 2 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 14:31 PIT - Bo Scott 4 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 02:22 PIT - Mark Moseley 30 field goal

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 12-6 13-4
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 216 417
- Offensive Plays 50 64
- Yards per Play 4.32 6.52
Net Rushing Yards 61 142
- Rushing Attempts 13 40
- Yards per Rush 4.69 3.55
Net Passing Yards 155 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 0 23 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 194 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/39 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.19 11.46
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/38 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:02 35:58

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	12-6	13-4
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	216	417
- Offensive Plays	50	64
- Yards per Play	4.32	6.52
Net Rushing Yards	61	142
- Rushing Attempts	13	40
- Yards per Rush	4.69	3.55
Net Passing Yards	155	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 0	23 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	194	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/39	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.19	11.46
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/38	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:02	35:58

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 13	3	-4	Punt
1	8:32	5:58	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:53	1:22	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	9:27	2:55	OWN 6	4	19	Punt
2	5:08	1:09	OPP 39	3	9	Fumble
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 20	4	20	Half
3	11:48	2:19	OWN 27	4	18	Punt
3	5:12	1:31	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
4	14:21	2:04	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	10:19	2:36	OWN 29	6	10	Downs
4	2:17	2:17	OWN 9	5	54	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	4:37	OPP 46	9	26	Field Goal
1	2:34	2:41	OWN 34	5	24	Punt
2	13:31	4:04	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	6:32	1:24	OWN 26	3	2	Interception
2	3:59	2:40	OWN 30	6	21	Punt
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
3	9:29	4:17	OWN 7	8	93	Touchdown
3	3:41	4:20	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
4	12:17	1:58	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
4	7:43	5:26	OPP 39	7	26	Field Goal

Game MVP: Robert Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Kotar	10	55	5.50	15	3
Charlie Smith	2	5	2.50	4	0
Brian Dowling	1	1	1.00	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Franco Harris	28	91	3.25	14	3	2
Bo Scott	10	37	3.70	11	1	1
Terry Bradshaw	1	12	12.00	12	1	0
Don Nottingham	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Dowling	31	22	194	6/39	1	25	0	98.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	23	17	279	1/4	1	45	1	110.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Joiner	6	9	59	9.83	20	16	0
WR Ken Burrow	4	6	48	12.00	6	25	0
WR Ahmad Rashad	3	7	32	10.67	0	22	0
RB Charlie Smith	3	3	18	6.00	8	8	1
WR Darryl Stingley	3	3	25	8.33	0	12	0
WR Larry Brunson	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bob Windsor	5	5	92	18.40	21	26	1
FB Don Nottingham	4	4	58	14.50	46	28	0
WR John Stallworth	3	5	63	21.00	10	45	0
RB Franco Harris	2	3	15	7.50	9	11	0
RB Bo Scott	2	2	40	20.00	0	35	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Mel Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cliff Brooks	1	2	2.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
Lyle Blackwood	1	1
Brian Dowling	1	0
Ahmad Rashad	1	0
Charlie Smith	0	1

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Al Matthews	1	0
Robert Brown	0	1
Frank Nunley	0	1
Bo Scott	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	6	281	46.8	44.2	55	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	3	137	45.7	29.3	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill McClard	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	1	9	9.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Matthews	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	2	53	26.5	0
Cliff Brooks	1	14	14.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bo Scott	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerry Moore	9	2	0.0	39	24
OLB Al Atkinson	7	5	0.0	36	23
CB Ken Riley	6	0	0.0	35	23
ILB Pat Hughes	5	4	1.0	36	23
DT Steve Furness	4	1	0.0	30	20
DT Maulty Moore	4	1	0.0	30	22
CB Cliff Brooks	4	0	0.0	24	10
DE Jeff Yeates	3	3	0.0	38	24
ILB Brad Dusek	3	1	0.0	19	11
DE Cedrick Hardeman	3	1	0.0	38	22
S Lyle Blackwood	2	1	0.0	35	20
ILB Tim Kearney	2	0	0.0	6	2
OLB Andy Selfridge	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Norm Thompson	1	0	0.0	35	19
S Terry Brown	0	1	0.0	9	6
DE Phil Olsen	0	1	0.0	8	3
DT J.T. Montgomery	0	1	0.0	15	8

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Dave Costa	6	1	1.0	13	37
S Chris Fletcher	5	1	0.0	12	36
S Al Matthews	5	1	0.0	12	37
DT Joe Greene	4	2	1.0	12	37
ILB Frank Nunley	3	2	0.0	12	37
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	0	0.0	11	34
S John Sanders	3	0	0.0	5	17
DT Robert Brown	2	2	2.5	12	36
OLB Nat Allen	2	0	1.0	8	20
OLB Andy Russell	2	1	0.5	13	36
CB Charlie Stukes	2	2	0.0	12	37
CB Mel Blount	2	1	0.0	13	36
WR Mel Gray	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jerry Patton	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Dave Butz	0	1	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Pat Hughes	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Al Atkinson	0.0	1	0	23
DE Cedrick Hardeman	0.0	0	2	22
DE Jeff Yeates	0.0	0	1	24

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Robert Brown	2.5	0	0	36
DT Joe Greene	1.0	0	2	37
DT Dave Costa	1.0	0	0	37
OLB Nat Allen	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Andy Russell	0.5	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Riley	5	0	23
CB Cliff Brooks	3	1	10
S Jerry Moore	3	0	24
OLB Al Atkinson	2	0	23
DE Cedrick Hardeman	1	0	22
ILB Pat Hughes	1	0	23
ILB Tim Kearney	1	0	2
CB Norm Thompson	1	0	19

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Al Matthews	3	1	37
DT Dave Costa	3	0	37
S Chris Fletcher	3	0	36
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	0	34
ILB Frank Nunley	3	0	37
CB Mel Blount	2	1	36
CB Charlie Stukes	2	1	37
DT Joe Greene	1	0	37
OLB Andy Russell	1	0	36
S John Sanders	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darrell Austin	3	3	13	0	36
Tom De Leone	2	3	12	2	36
George Starke	0	4	11	1	32
Henry Allison	0	1	12	1	31
Walt Sweeney	0	1	5	0	16
Len Gotshalk	0	0	10	2	27

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Yarbrough	4	11	36	0	21
Mick Tinglehoff	3	6	38	0	24
Rufus Mayes	2	6	36	1	22
Elmer Collett	2	4	32	0	18
Mark Nordquist	1	8	36	0	20
Guy Dennis	1	2	4	0	4
Don Nottingham	0	1	19	0	11
Dave Simonson	0	1	4	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Brown	2	17
Willie Parker	2	5
Odell Lawson	1	15

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lloyd Mumphord	1	22
Bo Scott	1	19
John Sanders	1	16
Dean Perez	1	16
J.T. Galles	1	15

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerry Moore	---	---	39	24	2	65
Jeff Yeates	---	---	38	24	2	64
Cedrick Hardeman	---	---	38	22	2	62
Al Atkinson	---	---	36	23	2	61
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	35	20	5	60
Pat Hughes	---	---	36	23	1	60
Ken Riley	---	---	35	23	---	58
Norm Thompson	---	---	35	19	1	55
Tom De Leone	12	36	---	---	6	54
Maulty Moore	---	---	30	22	2	54
Cliff Brooks	---	---	24	10	19	53
Darrell Austin	13	36	---	---	3	52
Steve Furness	---	---	30	20	2	52
Brian Dowling	13	37	---	---	---	50
Henry Allison	12	31	---	---	4	47
George Starke	11	32	---	---	---	43
Ken Burrow	9	29	---	---	---	38
Len Gotshalk	10	27	---	---	---	37
Charlie Joiner	11	25	---	---	---	36
Darryl Stingley	2	20	---	---	11	33
Terry Brown	---	---	9	6	17	32
Brad Dusek	---	---	19	11	1	31
Mack Alston	8	17	---	---	3	28
Doug Kotar	10	13	---	---	5	28
Keith Krepfle	6	18	---	---	4	28
Ahmad Rashad	9	19	---	---	---	28
Charlie Smith	3	24	---	---	1	28
Walt Sweeney	5	16	---	---	6	27
Cameron Palmer	2	9	---	---	13	24
Andy Selfridge	---	---	4	4	15	23
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	15	8	---	23
Odell Lawson	3	3	---	---	15	21
Fred Pagac	2	3	---	---	14	19
Tim Kearney	---	---	6	2	9	17
Larry Brunson	0	5	---	---	10	15
Dwayne Crump	---	---	1	0	13	14
Phil Olsen	---	---	8	3	3	14
Chuck Walton	1	6	---	---	6	13
Billy LeFear	0	0	---	---	7	7
Willie Parker	1	1	---	---	5	7
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	2	0	3	5
Bill McClard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Stallworth	40	24	---	---	9	73
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	11	34	22	67
Terry Bradshaw	40	24	---	---	---	64
Mick Tinglehoff	38	24	---	---	1	63
Bob Windsor	38	19	---	---	2	59
Rufus Mayes	36	22	---	---	---	58
Mark Nordquist	36	20	---	---	2	58
Jim Yarbrough	36	21	---	---	---	57
Al Matthews	---	---	12	37	6	55
Elmer Collett	32	18	---	---	---	50
Dave Costa	---	---	13	37	---	50
Mel Blount	---	---	13	36	---	49
Joe Greene	---	---	12	37	---	49
Frank Nunley	---	---	12	37	---	49
Andy Russell	---	---	13	36	---	49
Charlie Stukes	---	---	12	37	---	49
Robert Brown	---	---	12	36	---	48
Chris Fletcher	---	---	12	36	---	48
Franco Harris	29	18	---	---	1	48
Lynn Swann	28	20	---	---	---	48
Don Nottingham	19	11	---	---	9	39
John Sanders	---	---	5	17	16	38
Bo Scott	11	6	---	---	19	36
Dean Perez	9	5	---	---	16	30
Nat Allen	---	---	8	20	---	28
Mel Gray	9	8	---	---	10	27
J.T. Galles	5	2	---	---	15	22
Warren Sandstrom	12	7	---	---	2	21
Pete Barnes	---	---	1	3	16	20
Richie Evans	8	6	---	---	3	17
Wentford Rouse	---	---	2	1	12	15
Guy Dennis	4	4	---	---	5	13
Bobby Maples	4	2	---	---	5	11
Dave Simonson	4	3	---	---	4	11
Moe Dixon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Taylor	---	---	0	1	8	9
Ken Iman	2	0	---	---	5	7
Steve Kiner	---	---	3	1	2	6
Sean Clark	---	---	0	0	6	6
David Lee	0	0	---	---	3	3
Clint Longley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jerry Patton	---	---	1	1	---	2
Dave Butz	---	---	1	0	---	1
Ron McDole	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	2	27	13.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	20	54	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Dowling	31	22	2	4	1	3	1	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	23	17	7	1	0	0	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	63	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	33	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	72	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	68	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	106	21.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	9	6	0	59	0	25
WR Ahmad Rashad	7	3	0	32	1	19
WR Ken Burrow	6	4	1	48	1	29
RB Charlie Smith	3	3	0	18	0	24
WR Darryl Stingley	3	3	0	25	0	20
WR Larry Brunson	1	1	0	3	0	5
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	0	3	0	13
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	0	6	0	18

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	5	3	63	1	24
TE Bob Windsor	5	5	92	3	19
FB Don Nottingham	4	4	58	2	11
RB Franco Harris	3	2	15	0	18
WR Lynn Swann	3	1	11	0	20
RB Bo Scott	2	2	40	1	6
WR Mel Gray	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Kotar	1	-2	-2.00	5.50

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	8	17	2.13	3.25
Bo Scott	3	7	2.33	3.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Dowling	3	3	18	6.00	6.26

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	2	1	11	5.50	12.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Joiner	1	1	6	6.00	6.56
RB Charlie Smith	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Darryl Stingley	1	1	6	6.00	8.33

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mel Gray	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Bob Windsor	1	1	11	11.00	18.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Dowling	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	5	2
Terry Bradshaw	1	1
Bo Scott	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Dowling	7	5	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Joiner	2	1	0
WR Ahmad Rashad	2	1	0
WR Darryl Stingley	2	2	1
RB Charlie Smith	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Don Nottingham	3	3	1
RB Franco Harris	1	1	1
WR John Stallworth	1	1	1
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0
TE Bob Windsor	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)