Conference Semifinals, 1975

Game MVP: John Stallworth, Pittsburgh Steelers

played in Miami, FL

55 degrees, fair, calm

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	0	7	0	-	21
Miami Dolphins	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 MIA - Dana McKenzie 7 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
1Q: 11:56 PIT - Mel Blount 86 kickoff return (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 06:08 PIT - Franco Harris 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 13:41 PIT - John Stallworth 61 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 01:39 MIA - Harold Jackson 4 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 10:07 MIA - Ronald Dunk 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 MIA - Dana McKenzie 7 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
1Q: 11:56 PIT - Mel Blount 86 kickoff return (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 06:08 PIT - Franco Harris 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 13:41 PIT - John Stallworth 61 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 01:39 MIA - Harold Jackson 4 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 10:07 MIA - Ronald Dunk 36 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIA
Record 12-6 10-7
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 289 304
- Offensive Plays 55 61
- Yards per Play 5.25 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 81 92
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards per Rush 2.89 3.83
Net Passing Yards 208 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 16 - 0 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/39 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.70 5.73
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 12.0 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/66 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/154 4/144
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:58 31:02

Team Statistics	PIT	MIA
Record	12-6	10-7
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	289	304
- Offensive Plays	55	61
- Yards per Play	5.25	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	81	92
- Rushing Attempts	28	24
- Yards per Rush	2.89	3.83
Net Passing Yards	208	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 16 - 0	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/39	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.70	5.73
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	12.0	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/66	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/154	4/144
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:58	31:02

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:20	3:18	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	2:11	3:06	OWN 7	6	17	Punt
2	12:34	5:37	OWN 9	9	40	Punt
2	5:33	1:52	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
2	2:36	1:56	OWN 40	5	17	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
3	10:57	3:14	OWN 38	6	18	Punt
3	1:31	1:39	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	9:59	1:37	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
4	4:55	2:48	OWN 28	6	24	Fumble
4	1:35	1:35	OWN 46	3	-3	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
1	11:40	2:20	OWN 42	4	13	Punt
1	6:02	3:51	OWN 35	5	10	Punt
2	14:05	1:31	OWN 40	4	21	Punt
2	6:57	1:24	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	3:41	1:05	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 20	3	25	Half
3	13:23	2:26	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
3	7:43	6:12	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	14:52	4:53	OWN 20	8	61	Field Goal
4	8:22	3:27	OWN 13	6	19	Punt
4	2:07	0:32	OWN 48	4	6	Downs

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Franco Harris	17	51	3.00	8	0	1
Ed Jenkins	8	22	2.75	10	1	0
Terry Bradshaw	3	8	2.67	5	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mercury Morris	17	56	3.29	14	1
Larry Csonka	6	36	6.00	19	2
Oliver Goloboy	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	23	16	247	4/39	1	61	0	119.2

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	35	22	224	2/12	2	30	0	100.2

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	9	10	189	21.00	47	61	1
RB Ed Jenkins	3	3	14	4.67	5	7	0
RB Franco Harris	1	3	17	17.00	7	17	0
FB Don Nottingham	1	2	9	9.00	1	9	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Bob Windsor	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Reuben Gant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Perry Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Jackson	8	10	79	9.88	10	24	1
WR Nat Moore	4	5	49	12.25	15	27	0
FB Larry Csonka	2	2	24	12.00	12	17	0
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
TE Dana McKenzie	2	3	6	3.00	0	7	1
WR Rick Upchurch	2	7	17	8.50	9	9	0
WR Otis Taylor	1	5	9	9.00	4	9	0
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	30	30.00	14	30	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ed Jenkins	2	0	0
Terry Bradshaw	1	0	0
Mark Nordquist	0	1	0
Mick Tinglehoff	0	1	0
Charlie Stukes	0	0	1
J.T. Galles	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rick Upchurch	1	1	0
Nat Moore	1	0	0
Clarence Ellis	0	1	0
Otis Taylor	0	1	0
Bobby Bell	0	0	2
Tony McGee	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	7	329	47.0	35.4	69	3

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	7	265	37.9	33.6	48	2

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

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	2	10	5.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	21	7.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	3	68	22.7	0
Mel Blount	1	86	86.0	1

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Jackson	4	144	36.0	0

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Al Matthews	9	2	0.0	24	37
ILB Frank Nunley	8	1	0.0	24	37
OLB Andy Russell	6	1	1.0	21	35
CB Lloyd Mumphord	6	1	0.0	23	36
CB Charlie Stukes	4	2	0.0	17	30
CB Mel Blount	4	0	0.0	23	35
S Charlie Phillips	3	2	1.0	20	33
OLB Steve Kiner	2	2	0.0	6	8
DE Barney Chavous	2	0	0.0	21	36
OLB Nat Allen	1	2	0.0	22	33
DT Robert Brown	1	1	0.0	23	35
DT Joe Greene	1	0	0.0	23	37

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ed Bradley	10	2	0.0	25	25
OLB Bobby Bell	5	2	1.0	28	27
CB Willie Buchanon	5	1	0.0	25	26
S Ken Houston	5	1	0.0	27	27
DE Tony McGee	4	1	1.0	28	27
CB Doug Nettles	4	1	0.0	23	24
S Jake Scott	3	2	0.0	23	20
S Clarence Ellis	2	0	0.0	6	5
DT Mike Kadish	2	0	0.0	22	25
DE Bubba Smith	1	1	1.5	25	24
DE John Matuszak	1	1	0.5	3	3
OLB Fred McNeil	1	1	0.0	20	22
CB Melvin Small	1	1	0.0	21	18
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Al Palewicz	0	1	0.0	6	1
OLB Erik White	0	1	0.0	9	9

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Andy Russell	1.0	0	1	35
S Charlie Phillips	1.0	0	0	33
OLB Nat Allen	0.0	1	2	33
DT Joe Greene	0.0	1	1	37
DE Barney Chavous	0.0	1	0	36

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bubba Smith	1.5	1	2	24
DE Tony McGee	1.0	1	0	27
OLB Bobby Bell	1.0	0	2	27
DE John Matuszak	0.5	1	1	3

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lloyd Mumphord	6	2	36
ILB Frank Nunley	4	1	37
CB Mel Blount	4	0	35
S Al Matthews	3	0	37
OLB Andy Russell	2	1	35
CB Charlie Stukes	2	0	30
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	33

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Willie Buchanon	4	0	26
S Ken Houston	2	1	27
CB Doug Nettles	2	1	24
ILB Ed Bradley	2	0	25
DE Tony McGee	2	0	27
S Jake Scott	1	1	20
OLB Bobby Bell	1	0	27
S Clarence Ellis	1	0	5
CB Melvin Small	1	0	18

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Yarbrough	2	6	28	1	27
Mick Tinglehoff	1	5	28	0	27
Richie Evans	1	3	27	1	27
Rufus Mayes	1	3	28	0	27
Don Nottingham	1	1	15	0	12
Guy Dennis	0	4	26	1	24
Perry Williams	0	1	4	1	7
Mark Nordquist	0	1	2	0	3
Bob Windsor	0	1	26	0	20

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Mitchell	1	17
Charlie Stukes	1	16
J.T. Galles	1	14
Reuben Gant	1	13
John Sanders	1	8
Elmer Collett	1	7
Mark Nordquist	1	7

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Upchurch	1	19
Nat Moore	1	15
Oliver Goloboy	1	9
Larry Little	1	8
Larry Csonka	1	7

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mel Blount	---	---	23	35	6	64
Al Matthews	---	---	24	37	2	63
John Stallworth	28	27	---	---	8	63
Charlie Stukes	---	---	17	30	16	63
Rufus Mayes	28	27	---	---	7	62
Frank Nunley	---	---	24	37	1	62
Joe Greene	---	---	23	37	1	61
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	23	36	2	61
Robert Brown	---	---	23	35	2	60
Barney Chavous	---	---	21	36	1	58
Andy Russell	---	---	21	35	2	58
Guy Dennis	26	24	---	---	7	57
Nat Allen	---	---	22	33	2	57
Terry Bradshaw	28	27	---	---	---	55
Mick Tinglehoff	28	27	---	---	---	55
Jim Yarbrough	28	27	---	---	---	55
Bob Windsor	26	20	---	---	8	54
Richie Evans	27	27	---	---	---	54
Charlie Phillips	---	---	20	33	1	54
Lynn Swann	21	19	---	---	7	47
Mel Gray	9	10	---	---	16	35
Franco Harris	18	15	---	---	1	34
Don Nottingham	15	12	---	---	6	33
Reuben Gant	5	9	---	---	13	27
Don Calhoun	2	1	---	---	21	24
Pete Barnes	---	---	3	2	16	21
Ed Jenkins	9	12	---	---	---	21
Perry Williams	4	7	---	---	10	21
Steve Kiner	---	---	6	8	6	20
J.T. Galles	3	3	---	---	14	20
Dale Mitchell	---	---	1	0	17	18
Mercury Harzstark	---	---	4	6	7	17
John Sanders	---	---	2	4	8	14
Mark Nordquist	2	3	---	---	7	12
Elmer Collett	1	0	---	---	7	8
David Lee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bobby Maples	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ted Washington	---	---	2	0	4	6
Sean Clark	---	---	4	1	---	5
Joe Harris	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jerry Patton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Billie Hayes	---	---	1	2	---	3
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Rivers	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Little	24	35	---	---	8	67
Bob Griese	24	37	---	---	---	61
Harold Jackson	19	27	---	---	15	61
Bob Kuechenberg	24	37	---	---	---	61
Rick Upchurch	16	26	---	---	19	61
Bobby Bell	---	---	28	27	3	58
Tony McGee	---	---	28	27	---	55
Guy Morriss	21	32	---	---	2	55
Willie Buchanon	---	---	25	26	3	54
Ken Houston	---	---	27	27	---	54
Doug Dieken	20	33	---	---	---	53
Ed Bradley	---	---	25	25	2	52
Larry Csonka	16	26	---	---	7	49
Bubba Smith	---	---	25	24	---	49
Mike Kadish	---	---	22	25	---	47
Doug Nettles	---	---	23	24	---	47
Dennis Harrah	19	28	---	---	---	47
Mercury Morris	17	28	---	---	---	45
Melvin Small	---	---	21	18	5	44
Jake Scott	---	---	23	20	---	43
Fred McNeil	---	---	20	22	---	42
Nat Moore	10	14	---	---	15	39
Otis Taylor	13	23	---	---	1	37
Dana McKenzie	10	19	---	---	5	34
Bob Trumpy	13	13	---	---	7	33
Clarence Ellis	---	---	6	5	15	26
Al Palewicz	---	---	6	1	19	26
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	9	8	7	24
Woody Green	0	0	---	---	23	23
Robert Woods	5	10	---	---	8	23
Erik White	---	---	9	9	2	20
Oliver Goloboy	4	5	---	---	9	18
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	3	1	14	18
Oscar Roan	1	1	---	---	16	18
Leon Gray	4	5	---	---	8	17
Steve Burks	1	3	---	---	11	15
John Matuszak	---	---	3	3	7	13
Corwin Grams	---	---	5	5	---	10
Sylvester Croom	3	5	---	---	1	9
Bob Penchion	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	5	5
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	11	29	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	23	16	3	0	1	3	3	5	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	35	22	3	0	2	4	4	0	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	92	18.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	100	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	91	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	96	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	10	9	0	189	3	27
RB Franco Harris	3	1	0	17	0	15
RB Ed Jenkins	3	3	0	14	0	12
FB Don Nottingham	2	1	0	9	0	12
WR Lynn Swann	2	1	1	2	0	19
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Perry Williams	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Bob Windsor	1	1	0	16	0	20

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Jackson	10	8	0	79	1	27
WR Rick Upchurch	7	2	1	17	0	26
WR Nat Moore	5	4	0	49	1	14
WR Otis Taylor	5	1	1	9	0	23
TE Dana McKenzie	3	2	0	6	0	19
FB Larry Csonka	2	2	0	24	0	26
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	0	10	0	28
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	0	30	1	13

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	2	1	0.50	3.00
Ed Jenkins	1	1	1.00	2.75

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	3	11	3.67	3.29
Oliver Goloboy	1	0	0.00	0.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	2	2	12	6.00	10.74

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	3	3	18	6.00	6.40

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ed Jenkins	1	1	3	3.00	4.67
WR John Stallworth	1	1	9	9.00	18.90

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Jackson	2	2	11	5.50	7.90
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	7	7.00	2.00

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	3	1
Terry Bradshaw	2	1
Ed Jenkins	2	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Csonka	1	0
Mercury Morris	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	5	3	2

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	12	7	5

Doug Dieken

Larry Little

Bob Kuechenberg

Guy Morriss

Larry Csonka

Dennis Harrah

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	2	2	2
RB Franco Harris	1	1	0
FB Don Nottingham	1	0	0
FB Perry Williams	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Jackson	6	5	4
WR Otis Taylor	2	0	0
WR Nat Moore	1	1	0
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	1
TE Dana McKenzie	1	0	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)