Sunday, October 22, 1972
New England Patriots 3, Pittsburgh Steelers 33| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (2-4-0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2-0) | 10 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| NWE | PIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | Roy Gerela 19 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| PIT | Jack Ham 32 yard interception return (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 10 |
| PIT | Ron Shanklin 30 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 17 |
| PIT | Roy Gerela 22 yard field goal | 0 | 20 |
| NWE | Charlie Gogolak 16 yard field goal | 3 | 20 |
| PIT | Steve Davis 28 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 27 |
| PIT | Roy Gerela 35 yard field goal | 3 | 30 |
| PIT | Roy Gerela 33 yard field goal | 3 | 33 |
| NWE | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 24-127-0 | 40-243-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-32-225-0-3 | 9-14-196-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 7-76 | 2-13 |
| Net pass yards | 149 | 183 |
| Total yards | 276 | 426 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-101 | 6-38 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Ron Shanklin | PIT | 5 | 111 | 1 | ||||||||
| John Fuqua | PIT | 17 | 111 | 0 | ||||||||