Exhibition Week 4, 1975

played in Detroit, MI

48 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	3	0	-	13
Detroit Lions	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:25 PIT - Charlie Phillips 26 interception return (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 12:55 PIT - Mark Moseley 47 field goal
3Q: 04:29 DET - Jack Dolbin 16 pass from Charles Swift (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 01:10 PIT - Mark Moseley 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:25 PIT - Charlie Phillips 26 interception return (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 12:55 PIT - Mark Moseley 47 field goal
3Q: 04:29 DET - Jack Dolbin 16 pass from Charles Swift (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 01:10 PIT - Mark Moseley 47 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 13 12
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 234 194
- Offensive Plays 57 61
- Yards per Play 4.11 3.18
Net Rushing Yards 86 64
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 3.07 2.78
Net Passing Yards 148 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 3 37 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 167 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.10 3.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 3/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:06 28:54

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	13	12
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	234	194
- Offensive Plays	57	61
- Yards per Play	4.11	3.18
Net Rushing Yards	86	64
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	3.07	2.78
Net Passing Yards	148	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 3	37 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	167	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.10	3.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	3/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 21
Time of Possession	31:06	28:54

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
1	9:34	4:26	OWN 23	8	38	Punt
1	1:20	3:31	OPP 45	6	15	Field Goal
2	10:44	3:43	OWN 29	8	51	Interception
2	5:03	3:09	OWN 37	6	16	Punt
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 28	3	26	Half
3	12:34	2:58	OWN 33	5	18	Punt
3	4:24	3:21	OWN 35	6	35	Field Goal
4	14:47	0:32	OWN 45	2	0	Interception
4	6:15	2:27	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
4	3:02	0:11	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
4	1:30	0:38	OWN 35	3	7	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	1:18	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	5:08	0:52	OWN 20	2	2	Interception
1	4:16	2:56	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
2	12:49	2:05	OWN 13	5	13	Punt
2	7:01	1:58	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
2	1:54	1:04	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	9:36	5:12	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	1:03	1:16	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	14:15	8:00	OWN 26	14	40	Missed FG
4	3:48	0:46	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	2:51	1:21	OPP 44	4	9	Interception
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 10	5	15	Game

Game MVP: Charlie Phillips, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Franco Harris	15	53	3.53	12	1
Ed Jenkins	9	27	3.00	14	1
Don Calhoun	3	3	1.00	2	0
Bill Troup	1	3	3.00	3	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	14	28	2.00	8	0	0
Jess Phillips	9	36	4.00	12	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Troup	18	11	97	2/13	0	15	3	35.8
Terry Bradshaw	8	6	70	1/6	0	21	0	101.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Swift	29	16	127	1/7	1	17	1	63.4
Bill Demory	8	3	10	0/0	0	5	1	6.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Bob Windsor	5	7	65	13.00	9	21
RB Franco Harris	3	4	24	8.00	6	11
WR Mel Gray	2	2	20	10.00	3	13
RB Bo Scott	2	2	12	6.00	0	7
WR Lynn Swann	2	4	18	9.00	0	15
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR John Stallworth	1	3	14	14.00	9	14
TE J.T. Galles	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
WR Reuben Gant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ed Jenkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jess Phillips	4	5	16	4.00	0	5	0
WR Lamont Marrow	4	6	45	11.25	2	17	0
WR Jack Dolbin	3	5	35	11.67	1	16	1
WR Wally Francis	2	8	3	1.50	0	2	0
TE Charlie Sanders	2	3	17	8.50	4	9	0
WR Frank Lewis	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Eddie Ray	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charlie Stukes	1	0	0.00	0
S Charlie Phillips	1	26	26.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	1	0.50	0
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pete Barnes	0	0	1	0
John Sanders	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Charles Swift	1	1
Carlos Spencer	1	0
Ronnie Carroll	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	6	276	46.0	31.5	49	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	8	344	43.0	40.0	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	3	24	8.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bo Scott	2	50	25.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Francis	1	20	20.0	0
Charlie West	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Fletcher	8	2	0.0	21	29
CB Mel Blount	5	1	0.0	20	35
DT Joe Greene	5	1	0.0	20	32
CB Charlie Stukes	4	1	0.0	18	28
S Charlie Phillips	3	0	0.0	20	27
OLB Pete Barnes	2	0	1.0	20	30
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	3	0.0	22	31
ILB Frank Nunley	2	3	0.0	21	31
S John Sanders	2	1	0.0	4	14
DT Robert Brown	2	0	0.0	23	32
OLB Steve Kiner	2	0	0.0	4	11
OLB Nat Allen	1	2	0.0	19	28
DE Barney Chavous	1	1	0.0	4	15
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	---	---	---
RB Franco Harris	1	0	---	---	---
S Al Matthews	1	0	0.0	2	9
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	0.0	2	6
TE Bob Windsor	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dale Mitchell	1	0	0.0	2	4
ILB Jerry Patton	0	2	0.0	3	8

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mel Phillips	8	3	0.0	26	25
OLB Ed O'Neil	7	2	0.0	27	25
CB Lem Barney	6	2	1.0	25	26
DT Mike Tilleman	4	0	1.0	14	19
OLB Charlie Weaver	3	2	0.0	26	23
DT Herb Orvis	3	1	0.0	23	24
CB Skip Thomas	3	1	0.0	23	22
S Doug Wyatt	3	1	0.0	20	26
S Charlie West	2	1	0.0	18	25
DE Sherman White	2	1	0.0	24	26
S Chuck Crist	2	0	0.0	10	12
DE Tim Rossovich	1	3	1.0	23	28
OLB Larry Ball	1	0	0.0	12	10
DE Bill Gergory	1	0	0.0	4	3
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0.0	6	7
RB Carlos Spencer	1	0	---	---	---
DT Greg Wojcik	0	2	0.0	10	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Pete Barnes	1.0	1	0	30
DT Robert Brown	0.0	1	2	32
DT Joe Greene	0.0	0	1	32

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Rossovich	1.0	1	0	4	28
DT Mike Tilleman	1.0	0	1	1	19
CB Lem Barney	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Herb Orvis	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Sherman White	0.0	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mel Blount	5	0	0	35
S Chris Fletcher	5	0	0	29
S Charlie Phillips	1	1	1	27
CB Charlie Stukes	1	0	1	28
OLB Steve Kiner	1	0	0	11
S Al Matthews	1	0	0	9
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	0	0	31
ILB Frank Nunley	1	0	0	31
S John Sanders	1	0	0	14
OLB Nat Allen	1	0	0	28
OLB Dale Mitchell	1	0	0	4
ILB Jerry Patton	0	1	0	8

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	0	0	25
S Mel Phillips	3	0	0	25
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	0	22
S Charlie West	2	0	0	25
CB Lem Barney	1	1	0	26
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	0	2	23
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	1	7
S Chuck Crist	1	0	0	12
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0	4
DE Sherman White	1	0	0	26
S Doug Wyatt	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richie Evans	2	6	11	0	10
Jim Yarbrough	1	6	21	1	26
Elmer Collett	1	4	17	0	19
Mark Nordquist	1	3	22	0	24
Rufus Mayes	1	2	12	1	10
Bobby Maples	1	2	8	0	15
Mick Tinglehoff	0	3	20	1	14
Guy Dennis	0	1	6	0	5

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Didion	1	5	13	0	25
Don Morrison	1	4	11	0	31
Paul Howard	1	2	12	0	18
Ronnie Carroll	1	1	12	1	26
Sam Adams	1	1	14	0	26
Paul Fersen	0	3	12	0	7
Emmanuel Zanders	0	2	11	0	20
Pat Donovan	0	2	11	0	12
Bruce Coslet	0	1	9	0	15
Tom Luken	0	1	9	0	12
Dan Neal	0	1	10	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Mitchell	2	17
Don Calhoun	1	14

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jess Phillips	1	20
Jack Dolbin	1	17
Paul Howard	1	9
Wally Francis	1	7
Emmanuel Zanders	1	5

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Windsor	27	26	---	---	12	65
Robert Brown	---	---	23	32	3	58
Mel Blount	---	---	20	35	2	57
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	22	31	2	55
Charlie Stukes	---	---	18	28	9	55
Dave Costa	---	---	22	31	1	54
Mel Gray	14	23	---	---	17	54
Mark Nordquist	22	24	---	---	8	54
Frank Nunley	---	---	21	31	2	54
Pete Barnes	---	---	20	30	3	53
Joe Greene	---	---	20	32	1	53
Dave Simonson	23	22	---	---	8	53
Chris Fletcher	---	---	21	29	2	52
Charlie Phillips	---	---	20	27	2	49
Nat Allen	---	---	19	28	1	48
Jim Yarbrough	21	26	---	---	---	47
Lynn Swann	14	16	---	---	16	46
Elmer Collett	17	19	---	---	6	42
Reuben Gant	15	16	---	---	8	39
Bill Troup	16	20	---	---	2	38
Mick Tinglehoff	20	14	---	---	---	34
Bobby Maples	8	15	---	---	8	31
John Stallworth	18	13	---	---	---	31
Ed Jenkins	10	7	---	---	13	30
Franco Harris	15	14	---	---	---	29
Richie Evans	11	10	---	---	8	29
Don Calhoun	6	8	---	---	14	28
Jerry Patton	---	---	3	8	17	28
Bo Scott	13	7	---	---	6	26
Don Nottingham	7	12	---	---	5	24
Steve Kiner	---	---	4	11	8	23
Dale Mitchell	---	---	2	4	17	23
Rufus Mayes	12	10	---	---	---	22
Terry Bradshaw	12	9	---	---	---	21
Barney Chavous	---	---	4	15	---	19
John Sanders	---	---	4	14	---	18
Al Matthews	---	---	2	9	5	16
Sean Clark	---	---	1	7	8	16
J.T. Galles	1	3	---	---	10	14
Joe Harris	---	---	2	7	5	14
Guy Dennis	6	5	---	---	2	13
Ted Washington	---	---	2	6	5	13
Tim Rudnick	---	---	3	3	5	11
David Lee	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Wyatt	---	---	20	26	21	67
Charlie Sanders	18	27	---	---	16	61
Lem Barney	---	---	25	26	3	54
Ed O'Neil	---	---	27	25	2	54
Mel Phillips	---	---	26	25	2	53
Tim Rossovich	---	---	23	28	2	53
Sherman White	---	---	24	26	3	53
Jess Phillips	10	22	---	---	20	52
Herb Orvis	---	---	23	24	4	51
Charlie Weaver	---	---	26	23	2	51
Jack Dolbin	13	20	---	---	17	50
Charlie West	---	---	18	25	6	49
Charles Swift	18	30	---	---	---	48
Skip Thomas	---	---	23	22	2	47
Wally Francis	14	24	---	---	7	45
Don Morrison	11	31	---	---	---	42
Sam Adams	14	26	---	---	---	40
Bruce Coslet	9	15	---	---	15	39
Paul Howard	12	18	---	---	9	39
Frank Lewis	10	20	---	---	9	39
Ronnie Carroll	12	26	---	---	---	38
John Didion	13	25	---	---	---	38
Eddie Ray	10	20	---	---	8	38
Emmanuel Zanders	11	20	---	---	5	36
Mike Tilleman	---	---	14	19	2	35
Larry Ball	---	---	12	10	12	34
Lamont Marrow	13	20	---	---	---	33
Chuck Crist	---	---	10	12	10	32
Carlos Spencer	14	17	---	---	---	31
Tom Luken	9	12	---	---	9	30
Paul Fersen	12	7	---	---	9	28
Dan Neal	10	13	---	---	2	25
Pat Donovan	11	12	---	---	2	25
Earl Thomas	4	5	---	---	14	23
Mike Varty	---	---	6	7	4	17
Greg Wojcik	---	---	10	3	4	17
Danny Colbert	---	---	2	3	10	15
Roger Stillwell	---	---	5	5	4	14
Bill Demory	5	8	---	---	---	13
Bob Pollard	---	---	8	3	---	11
Merv Krakau	---	---	1	4	5	10
Bill Gergory	---	---	4	3	1	8
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Johnnie Gray	---	---	1	0	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	13	31	2.4
Right	7	36	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	10	13	1.3
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Troup	18	11	0	0	0	2	1	4	3
Terry Bradshaw	8	6	1	0	0	0	2	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Swift	29	16	0	4	2	1	2	0	1
Bill Demory	8	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	80	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	12	57	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	44	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	33	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bob Windsor	7	5	65	1	26
RB Franco Harris	4	3	24	0	14
WR Lynn Swann	4	2	18	0	16
WR John Stallworth	3	1	14	0	13
WR Mel Gray	2	2	20	0	23
RB Bo Scott	2	2	12	0	7
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	0	0	16
RB Ed Jenkins	1	0	0	0	7
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	5	0	12
TE J.T. Galles	1	1	9	0	3

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	8	2	2	3	24
WR Lamont Marrow	6	4	0	45	20
RB Jess Phillips	5	4	0	16	22
WR Jack Dolbin	5	3	0	35	20
WR Frank Lewis	4	1	0	8	20
FB Eddie Ray	3	1	0	5	20
TE Charlie Sanders	3	2	0	17	27
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	0	1	5
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	0	7	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jess Phillips	1	2	2.00	4.00
Carlos Spencer	1	0	0.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Troup	2	0	0	0.00	5.39

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Swift	1	1	16	16.00	4.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Franco Harris	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Bob Windsor	1	0	0	0.00	9.29

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jack Dolbin	1	1	16	16.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	2	0
Ed Jenkins	1	1
Bill Troup	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jess Phillips	2	0
Carlos Spencer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	5	3	2
Bill Troup	5	3	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Swift	8	6	4
Bill Demory	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Franco Harris	2	1	0
WR John Stallworth	2	0	0
TE Bob Windsor	2	2	2
WR Mel Gray	1	1	1
RB Ed Jenkins	1	0	0
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	0
RB Bo Scott	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lamont Marrow	4	3	1
WR Jack Dolbin	2	2	2
WR Frank Lewis	1	0	0
RB Jess Phillips	1	1	1
FB Eddie Ray	1	0	0
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)