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Pittsburgh Steelers 9 at Houston Oilers 3
Sunday, December 10, 1972
Stadium: Houston Astrodome (dome), Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3-0) | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Houston Oilers (1-12-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Scoring
| PIT | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steelers | Roy Gerela 24 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Oilers | Skip Butler 34 yard field goal | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd | Steelers | Roy Gerela 39 yard field goal | 6 | 3 |
| Steelers | Roy Gerela 13 yard field goal | 9 | 3 |
Team Stats
| PIT | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 11 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-130-0 | 30-72-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-19-80-0-0 | 13-24-116-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-17 | 4-29 |
| Net pass yards | 63 | 87 |
| Total yards | 193 | 159 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 5-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-25 | 6-30 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Franco Harris | PIT | 21 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| John Fuqua | PIT | 12 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | PIT | 4 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Lewis | PIT | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John McMakin | PIT | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Gilliam | PIT | 6 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 10 | 19 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Willie Rodgers | HOU | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Alvin Reed | HOU | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fred Willis | HOU | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dave L. Smith | HOU | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Paul Robinson | HOU | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Kent Nix | HOU | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rhett Dawson | HOU | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Al Johnson | HOU | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Glen Edwards | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preston Pearson | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Ken Houston | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lewis Jolley | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Roy Gerela | PIT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Walden | PIT | 6 | 279 | 46.5 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Skip Butler | HOU | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | 0 | ||||