Sunday, October 3, 1971
San Diego Chargers 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 21| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (1-2-0) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| SDG | PIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SDG | Dennis Partee 21 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| PIT | John Fuqua 5 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 7 |
| SDG | Billy Parks 16 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) | 10 | 7 |
| PIT | John Fuqua 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 14 |
| SDG | Mike Garrett 4 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) | 17 | 14 |
| PIT | Terry Bradshaw 5 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 17 | 21 |
| SDG | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 28 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-169-1 | 27-125-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 25-36-283-1-2 | 15-24-175-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-25 | 3-18 |
| Net pass yards | 258 | 157 |
| Total yards | 427 | 282 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-83 | 8-85 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Billy Parks | SDG | 8 | 111 | 1 | ||||||||