Week 3, 1975

played in Denver, CO

83 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	7	7	-	21
Denver Broncos	3	14	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:50 DEN - David Ray 33 field goal
1Q: 00:57 PIT - Ed Jenkins 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 13:10 DEN - Floyd Little 3 run (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 02:46 DEN - Ron Shanklin 20 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 09:46 PIT - Lynn Swann 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 04:33 DEN - David Ray 31 field goal
4Q: 08:51 PIT - Lynn Swann 13 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 00:14 DEN - David Ray 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:50 DEN - David Ray 33 field goal
1Q: 00:57 PIT - Ed Jenkins 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 13:10 DEN - Floyd Little 3 run (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 02:46 DEN - Ron Shanklin 20 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 09:46 PIT - Lynn Swann 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 04:33 DEN - David Ray 31 field goal
4Q: 08:51 PIT - Lynn Swann 13 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 00:14 DEN - David Ray 50 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 300 362
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 4.69 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 119 164
- Rushing Attempts 30 36
- Yards per Rush 3.97 4.56
Net Passing Yards 181 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 1 29 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 200 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.32 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/57 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 5/115 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:52 29:08

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	300	362
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	4.69	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	119	164
- Rushing Attempts	30	36
- Yards per Rush	3.97	4.56
Net Passing Yards	181	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 1	29 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	200	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.32	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/57	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	5/115	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:52	29:08

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:42	7:53	OWN 22	13	78	Touchdown
2	13:04	1:58	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
2	4:49	1:20	OWN 11	3	-5	Punt
2	2:28	1:35	OWN 24	6	20	Punt
3	15:00	5:20	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	4:25	3:03	OWN 26	6	10	Interception
3	0:33	6:50	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
4	6:30	1:09	OWN 16	3	-4	Punt
4	4:18	1:06	50	3	7	Punt
4	2:02	0:33	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 39	1	-5	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:18	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
1	0:49	2:45	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
2	11:06	6:17	OWN 20	12	36	Punt
2	3:29	1:01	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 7	2	25	Half
3	9:40	5:15	OWN 21	9	65	Field Goal
3	1:22	0:49	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
4	8:43	2:13	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	5:21	1:03	OWN 38	3	9	Interception
4	3:12	1:10	OWN 20	5	36	Interception
4	1:29	1:20	OWN 25	7	42	Field Goal

Game MVP: Lyle Alzado, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Franco Harris	22	89	4.05	29	1	0
Terry Bradshaw	3	18	6.00	11	1	0
Ed Jenkins	3	8	2.67	9	0	1
Don Calhoun	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Perry Williams	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Floyd Little	29	147	5.07	22	5	1
Ed Podolak	7	17	2.43	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	31	20	200	3/19	2	26	1	90.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Kilmer	29	18	198	0/0	1	23	2	65.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Franco Harris	4	5	27	6.75	14	9	0
WR John Stallworth	4	9	50	12.50	13	13	0
WR Lynn Swann	4	6	61	15.25	10	26	2
TE Bob Windsor	3	4	28	9.33	15	12	0
FB Don Nottingham	2	3	5	2.50	3	4	0
WR Reuben Gant	1	1	14	14.00	2	14	0
WR Mel Gray	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Ed Jenkins	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Twilley	5	9	70	14.00	21	20	0
RB Floyd Little	4	4	20	5.00	2	13	0
WR Ron Shanklin	2	4	24	12.00	7	20	1
WR Jack Snow	2	2	36	18.00	0	23	0
WR Dick Drake	2	3	11	5.50	0	11	0
WR John Barnes	2	2	19	9.50	1	13	0
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	18	18.00	4	18	0
TE Riley Odoms	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jack Novak	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S John Sanders	1	0	0.00	0
CB Charlie Stukes	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Randy Gradishar	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reuben Gant	1	1	0
Perry Williams	1	0	0
Charlie Stukes	0	1	0
Ted Washington	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Floyd Little	1	0	0
Jack Novak	0	1	0
Joe Beauchamp	0	0	1
Paul Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	6	283	47.2	41.0	54	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	3	151	50.3	44.0	60	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	3	19	6.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Thompson	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	4	92	23.0	0
Reuben Gant	1	23	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andy Russell	8	1	0.0	35	27
CB Mel Blount	7	0	0.0	33	26
ILB Frank Nunley	6	2	0.0	35	29
DT Joe Greene	5	3	0.0	33	28
OLB Steve Kiner	5	1	0.0	18	13
CB Charlie Stukes	5	1	0.0	21	17
OLB Pete Barnes	3	2	0.0	22	19
S Charlie Phillips	3	2	0.0	25	20
S Al Matthews	3	1	0.0	34	27
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	1	0.0	31	28
DT Dave Costa	1	1	0.0	24	12
DT Robert Brown	1	0	0.0	34	28
WR Mel Gray	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jerry Patton	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Nat Allen	1	0	0.0	9	9
DE Barney Chavous	0	2	0.0	13	9
DE Sean Clark	0	1	0.0	12	17

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Thompson	10	0	0.0	29	33
CB Leslie Drake	8	2	0.0	22	24
CB Joe Beauchamp	5	1	0.0	29	33
DE Lyle Alzado	4	1	2.0	29	33
OLB Tom Jackson	4	5	0.0	25	23
CB Jimmy Warren	4	2	0.0	29	34
ILB Randy Gradishar	4	1	0.0	30	34
DT Paul Smith	3	0	0.0	21	23
OLB George Webster	2	1	0.5	12	21
DT John Little	2	2	0.0	29	30
DE Orlando Matsui	2	0	0.0	6	7
DE Stan Lewis	1	1	0.5	28	30
S Al Randolph	1	0	0.0	9	14
WR Howard Twilley	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dick Drake	1	0	---	---	---
S Garry Lyle	0	3	0.0	22	29
DE Rolf Krueger	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Greene	0.0	1	1	2	28
OLB Andy Russell	0.0	0	1	0	27

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lyle Alzado	2.0	0	1	2	33
DE Stan Lewis	0.5	1	0	1	30
OLB George Webster	0.5	0	0	1	21
OLB Tom Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Paul Smith	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mel Blount	5	1	0	26
S Al Matthews	3	0	0	27
CB Charlie Stukes	2	0	1	17
ILB Frank Nunley	2	0	0	29
S Charlie Phillips	2	0	0	20
OLB Steve Kiner	1	1	0	13
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	1	0	28
OLB Pete Barnes	1	0	0	19
OLB Andy Russell	1	0	0	27
S John Sanders	0	0	1	4

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Leslie Drake	6	1	0	24
S Billy Thompson	4	2	0	33
CB Joe Beauchamp	3	0	0	33
OLB Tom Jackson	2	1	0	23
ILB Randy Gradishar	1	0	1	34
DT Paul Smith	1	0	0	23
CB Jimmy Warren	1	0	0	34
OLB George Webster	1	0	0	21
DE Orlando Matsui	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mick Tinglehoff	3	7	30	0	34
Jim Yarbrough	3	4	27	1	30
Perry Williams	2	2	13	0	5
Rufus Mayes	1	6	25	0	32
Mark Nordquist	1	4	24	0	29
Elmer Collett	1	2	23	2	28
Don Nottingham	0	2	13	0	16
Dave Simonson	0	1	8	0	6
Richie Evans	0	1	7	0	6

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bruce Van Dyke	4	8	2	34	28
John Schmitt	3	7	0	35	29
Roosevelt Leaks	2	3	0	23	16
Milt Sunde	1	6	0	30	25
Francis Peay	1	4	0	30	20
Riley Odoms	1	3	0	28	17
Glenn Resslet	1	3	0	33	26
Steve Knutson	1	2	0	4	4

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Don Calhoun	1	19
Charlie Stukes	1	15
J.T. Galles	1	14
John Stallworth	1	10
Ted Washington	1	9
Bobby Maples	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Al Randolph	4	14
Blake Gaylor	1	19
Dave Schrader	1	12
Joe Beauchamp	1	7
Roosevelt Leaks	1	5

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Stallworth	30	34	---	---	10	74
Mel Blount	---	---	33	26	10	69
Robert Brown	---	---	34	28	5	67
Frank Nunley	---	---	35	29	3	67
Al Matthews	---	---	34	27	4	65
Andy Russell	---	---	35	27	3	65
Terry Bradshaw	30	34	---	---	---	64
Joe Greene	---	---	33	28	3	64
Mick Tinglehoff	30	34	---	---	---	64
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	31	28	3	62
Mark Nordquist	24	29	---	---	5	58
Rufus Mayes	25	32	---	---	---	57
Jim Yarbrough	27	30	---	---	---	57
Bob Windsor	24	25	---	---	5	54
Charlie Stukes	---	---	21	17	15	53
Elmer Collett	23	28	---	---	1	52
Lynn Swann	26	22	---	---	3	51
Franco Harris	24	25	---	---	---	49
Charlie Phillips	---	---	25	20	4	49
Pete Barnes	---	---	22	19	3	44
Dave Costa	---	---	24	12	1	37
Mel Gray	6	16	---	---	14	36
Reuben Gant	6	14	---	---	15	35
Sean Clark	---	---	12	17	5	34
Steve Kiner	---	---	18	13	2	33
Don Nottingham	13	16	---	---	4	33
Perry Williams	13	5	---	---	12	30
Don Calhoun	3	3	---	---	19	25
Barney Chavous	---	---	13	9	---	22
John Sanders	---	---	6	4	10	20
Dave Simonson	8	6	---	---	6	20
Nat Allen	---	---	9	9	1	19
Richie Evans	7	6	---	---	6	19
J.T. Galles	2	2	---	---	14	18
Guy Dennis	6	5	---	---	6	17
Jerry Patton	---	---	3	1	12	16
Dale Mitchell	---	---	1	0	12	13
Ed Jenkins	3	8	---	---	---	11
Ted Washington	---	---	2	0	9	11
David Lee	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bobby Maples	0	0	---	---	6	6
Billie Hayes	---	---	3	3	---	6
Teddy Rivers	---	---	2	2	1	5
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Thompson	---	---	29	33	9	71
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	29	33	7	69
John Schmitt	35	29	---	---	4	68
Bruce Van Dyke	34	28	---	---	5	67
Randy Gradishar	---	---	30	34	2	66
Billy Kilmer	36	29	---	---	---	65
Jimmy Warren	---	---	29	34	1	64
Lyle Alzado	---	---	29	33	---	62
John Little	---	---	29	30	---	59
Glenn Resslet	33	26	---	---	---	59
Stan Lewis	---	---	28	30	---	58
Floyd Little	29	24	---	---	4	57
Milt Sunde	30	25	---	---	1	56
Garry Lyle	---	---	22	29	3	54
Riley Odoms	28	17	---	---	9	54
Jack Snow	20	18	---	---	15	53
Francis Peay	30	20	---	---	---	50
Tom Jackson	---	---	25	23	1	49
Howard Twilley	30	18	---	---	---	48
Paul Smith	---	---	21	23	3	47
Leslie Drake	---	---	22	24	---	46
Roosevelt Leaks	23	16	---	---	5	44
Al Randolph	---	---	9	14	14	37
George Webster	---	---	12	21	1	34
Jack Novak	10	9	---	---	14	33
Dick Drake	16	15	---	---	---	31
Ron Shanklin	14	14	---	---	1	29
Darryl Carlton	13	10	---	---	6	29
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	22	22
Blake Gaylor	---	---	2	1	19	22
John Barnes	1	6	---	---	13	20
Buddy Hudson	2	3	---	---	12	17
Orlando Matsui	---	---	6	7	3	16
Dave Schrader	---	---	2	0	12	14
Steve Knutson	4	4	---	---	6	14
Ed Podolak	7	5	---	---	---	12
Guy Roberts	---	---	0	0	11	11
Zach Waite	1	3	---	---	6	10
Josh Lane	---	---	1	4	5	10
David Ray	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Kingrea	---	---	0	0	8	8
Rolf Krueger	---	---	1	1	5	7
Craig Hanneman	---	---	4	0	---	4
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	3	3
Terry Hanratty	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	3	0.6
Middle	15	82	5.5
Right	10	34	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	24	116	4.8
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	31	20	1	1	1	4	2	4	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Kilmer	29	18	4	0	1	3	2	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	89	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	26	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	38	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	114	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	43	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	9	4	0	50	0	34
WR Lynn Swann	6	4	0	61	1	22
RB Franco Harris	5	4	0	27	0	25
TE Bob Windsor	4	3	1	28	0	25
FB Don Nottingham	3	2	0	5	0	16
WR Mel Gray	2	1	0	13	0	16
WR Reuben Gant	1	1	0	14	0	14
RB Ed Jenkins	1	1	0	2	0	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Twilley	9	5	0	70	2	18
RB Floyd Little	4	4	0	20	0	24
WR Ron Shanklin	4	2	0	24	1	14
WR Dick Drake	3	2	0	11	0	15
WR Jack Snow	2	2	0	36	1	18
WR John Barnes	2	2	0	19	0	6
TE Riley Odoms	1	0	1	0	0	17
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	0	18	0	5
TE Jack Novak	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	2	6	3.00	4.05
Ed Jenkins	1	1	1.00	2.67

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Floyd Little	4	13	3.25	5.07
Ed Podolak	2	5	2.50	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	5	5	48	9.60	6.45

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Kilmer	2	2	22	11.00	6.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Swann	2	2	24	12.00	10.17
RB Franco Harris	1	1	9	9.00	5.40
RB Ed Jenkins	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR John Stallworth	1	1	13	13.00	5.56

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Floyd Little	1	1	2	2.00	5.00
WR Ron Shanklin	1	1	20	20.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	3	2
Ed Jenkins	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Podolak	3	2
Floyd Little	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	11	7	7

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Kilmer	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	3	1	1
WR Lynn Swann	3	3	3
WR Mel Gray	2	1	1
WR Reuben Gant	1	1	1
RB Franco Harris	1	0	0
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Floyd Little	2	2	0
WR Ron Shanklin	2	1	1
WR Howard Twilley	2	0	0
WR Jack Snow	1	1	1
WR Dick Drake	1	1	1
WR John Barnes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)