Sunday, October 24, 1971
Houston Oilers 16, Pittsburgh Steelers 23| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (0-5-1) | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (3-3-0) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| HOU | PIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Joe Dawkins 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 0 |
| PIT | Roy Gerela 28 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| HOU | Mark Moseley 24 yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| PIT | Roy Gerela 22 yard field goal | 10 | 6 |
| HOU | Joe Dawkins 1 yard rush (kick failed) | 16 | 6 |
| PIT | Roy Gerela 12 yard field goal | 16 | 9 |
| PIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 16 | 16 |
| PIT | John Fuqua 30 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 16 | 23 |
| HOU | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 26 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-92-2 | 37-165-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-34-191-0-1 | 21-33-279-0-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-11 | 2-25 |
| Net pass yards | 180 | 254 |
| Total yards | 272 | 419 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-84 | 9-113 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| John Fuqua | PIT | 16 | 113 | 1 | ||||||||