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Detroit Lions 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers 24
Sunday, September 16, 1973
Stadium: Three Rivers Stadium, Start Time: 4:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 64 degrees, relative humidity 64%, wind 11 mph
Weather: 64 degrees, relative humidity 64%, wind 11 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Scoring
| DET | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Steelers | Roy Gerela 11 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd | Steelers | Terry Bradshaw 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 10 |
| Lions | Ron Jessie 84 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| Lions | Errol Mann 40 yard field goal | 10 | 10 | |
| 4th | Steelers | John McMakin 24 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 17 |
| Steelers | Ron Shanklin 6 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 24 |
Team Stats
| DET | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 29 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-108-0 | 60-241-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-27-219-1-3 | 15-23-154-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-26 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 193 | 154 |
| Total yards | 301 | 395 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-84 | 7-81 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Greg Landry | DET | 11 | 27 | 219 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Jessie | DET | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Charlie Sanders | DET | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Altie Taylor | DET | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Steve Owens | DET | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim O'Brien | DET | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lem Barney | DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| John Fuqua | PIT | 26 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | PIT | 15 | 23 | 154 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Davis | PIT | 9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | PIT | 15 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Barry Pearson | PIT | 6 | 58 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ron Shanklin | PIT | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| John McMakin | PIT | 1 | 24 | 1 | 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 | |||
| Lem Barney | DET | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dick Jauron | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ron Jessie | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 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 | |||
| Mel Blount | PIT | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Glen Edwards | PIT | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preston Pearson | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| John Rowser | PIT | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Errol Mann | DET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Weaver | DET | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Roy Gerela | PIT | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Walden | PIT | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | ||||