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Pittsburgh Steelers 16 vs. Minnesota Vikings 6

Sunday, January 12, 1975
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Pittsburgh Steelers (13-3-1)027716
Minnesota Vikings (12-5-0)00066

Game Info
Stadium Tulane Stadium
Start Time 2:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 51 degrees, relative humidity 72%, wind 17 mph
Vegas Line Pick
Over/Under 0.0 (over)
Super Bowl MVP Franco Harris

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Franco Harris PIT 34 158 1 25
Terry Bradshaw PIT 9 14 96 1 0 22 5 33 0 17
Rocky Bleier PIT 17 65 0 18 2 11 0 6
Larry Brown PIT 3 49 1 20
John Stallworth PIT 3 24 0 22
Frank Lewis PIT 1 12 0 12
Lynn Swann PIT 1 -7 0 -7
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Chuck Foreman MIN 12 18 0 12 5 50 0 17
Fran Tarkenton MIN 11 26 102 0 3 28 1 0 0 0
Stu Voigt MIN 2 31 0 28
John Gilliam MIN 1 16 0 16
Dave Osborn MIN 8 -1 0 2 2 7 0 4
Oscar Reed MIN 1 -2 0 -2

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Mel Blount PIT 1 10 0 10
Glen Edwards PIT 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 0 2
Joe Greene PIT 1 10 0 10 1 0 0
Franco Harris PIT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Reggie Harrison PIT 0 0 0 0 2 17 8.5 0 17
Marv Kellum PIT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Preston Pearson PIT 0 0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 15
Lynn Swann PIT 0 0 0 0 3 34 11.3 0 17
Mike Wagner PIT 1 26 0 26
Bobby Walden PIT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Bill Brown MIN 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 2
Paul Krause MIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Lurtsema MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Brent McClanahan MIN 0 0 0 0 1 22 22.0 0 22
Sam McCullum MIN 0 0 0 0 1 26 26.0 0 26 3 11 3.7 0 6
Alan Page MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Randy Poltl MIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Fran Tarkenton MIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nate Wright MIN 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 1

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Roy Gerela PIT 2 2 1 0 0 0
Bobby Walden PIT 6 243 40.5 52
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Fred Cox MIN 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Eischeid MIN 6 223 37.2 42

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Steelers
Pos
Terry Bradshaw QB
Rocky Bleier RB
Franco Harris FB
Ron Shanklin WR
Frank Lewis WR
Larry Brown TE
Jon Kolb LT
Jim Clack LG
Ray Mansfield C
Gerry Mullins RG
Gordon Gravelle RT
L.C. Greenwood LDE
Joe Greene LDT
Ernie Holmes RDT
Dwight White RDE
Jack Ham LLB
Jack Lambert MLB
Andy Russell RLB
J.T. Thomas LCB
Mel Blount RCB
Mike Wagner SS
Glen Edwards FS
Minnesota Vikings
Pos
Fran Tarkenton QB
Dave Osborn RB
Chuck Foreman FB
John Gilliam WR
Jim Lash WR
Stu Voigt TE
Charles Goodrum LT
Andy Maurer LG
Mick Tingelhoff C
Ed White RG
Ron Yary RT
Carl Eller LDE
Doug Sutherland LDT
Alan Page RDT
Jim Marshall RDE
Roy Winston LLB
Jeff Siemon MLB
Wally Hilgenberg RLB
Nate Wright LCB
Jackie Wallace RCB
Jeff Wright SS
Paul Krause FS

Full Play-By-Play

Quarter Time Down ToGo Location Detail PIT MIN EPB EPA
1st Quarter
1 Fred Cox kicks off 48 yards, returned by Preston Pearson for 15 yards 0 0 0 1.4
1 1 10 PIT 37 Rocky Bleier for 3 yards 0 0 1.4 1.26
1 2 7 PIT 40 Franco Harris for -1 yards 0 0 1.26 0.43
1 3 8 PIT 39 Terry Bradshaw sacked for -4 yards 0 0 0.43 -1.04
1 4 12 PIT 35 Bobby Walden punts 52 yards 0 0 -1.04 -0.04
1 1 10 MIN 18 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to John Gilliam for 16 yards 0 0 0.04 1.2
1 1 10 MIN 34 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete intended for Stu Voigt 0 0 1.2 0.66
1 2 10 MIN 34 Dave Osborn for 1 yard 0 0 0.66 0.1
1 3 9 MIN 35 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete intended for John Gilliam 0 0 0.1 -1.04
1 4 9 MIN 35 Mike Eischeid punts 40 yards 0 0 -1.04 -1.73
1 1 10 PIT 42 Pittsburgh penalized 5 for false start (Mullins). 0 0 1.73 1.4
1 1 15 PIT 37 Rocky Bleier for 18 yards 0 0 1.4 2.59
1 1 10 MIN 45 Franco Harris for 4 yards 0 0 2.59 2.58
1 2 6 MIN 41 Harris run right, loss of 3. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 15 for clipping. 0 0 2.58 0.56
1 2 21 PIT 44 Terry Bradshaw pass complete to Frank Lewis for 12 yards 0 0 0.56 1.49
1 3 9 MIN 44 Terry Bradshaw sacked for -8 yards 0 0 1.49 -0.19
1 4 17 PIT 48 Bobby Walden punts 39 yards 0 0 -0.19 0.28
1 1 10 MIN 14 Chuck Foreman for -2 yards 0 0 -0.28 -0.93
1 2 12 MIN 12 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to Dave Osborn for 4 yards 0 0 -0.93 -1.16
1 3 8 MIN 16 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete 0 0 -1.16 -2.39
1 4 8 MIN 16 Eischeid 37 punt downed at P 47. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 8 (half the distance) for clipping (McClanahan). 0 0 -2.39 -2.49
1 4 16 MIN 8 Mike Eischeid punts 36 yards 0 0 -2.49 -2.65
1 1 10 MIN 44 Terry Bradshaw pass incomplete intended for Frank Lewis 0 0 2.65 2.11
1 2 10 MIN 44 Franco Harris for 3 yards 0 0 2.11 1.82
1 3 7 MIN 41 Terry Bradshaw pass complete to Larry Brown for 15 yards 0 0 1.82 3.84
1 1 10 MIN 26 Rocky Bleier for 4 yards 0 0 3.84 3.84
1 2 6 MIN 22 Franco Harris for 2 yards 0 0 3.84 3.4
1 3 4 MIN 20 Terry Bradshaw pass incomplete intended for Frank Lewis 0 0 3.4 2.2
1 4 4 MIN 20 Roy Gerela 37 yard field goal no good 0 0 2.2 -0.28
1 1 10 MIN 20 Chuck Foreman for 1 yard 0 0 0.28 -0.13
1 2 9 MIN 21 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete intended for Stu Voigt 0 0 -0.13 -0.82
1 3 9 MIN 21 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete intended for John Gilliam 0 0 -0.82 -1.96
1 4 9 MIN 21 Mike Eischeid punts 31 yards 0 0 -1.96 -2.13
1 1 10 PIT 48 Rocky Bleier for 4 yards 0 0 2.13 2.12
1 2 6 MIN 48 Shanklin reverse, no gain. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 5 for offsides. 0 0 2.12 2.8
1 2 1 MIN 43 Franco Harris for 14 yards 0 0 2.8 3.64
1 1 10 MIN 29 Terry Bradshaw for 11 yards 0 0 3.64 4.37
1 1 10 MIN 18 Franco Harris for no gain 0 0 4.37 3.8
1 2 10 MIN 18 Franco Harris for 2 yards 0 0 3.8 3.3
1 3 8 MIN 16 Terry Bradshaw pass incomplete intended for Frank Lewis 0 0 3.3 2.38
1 4 8 MIN 16 Aborted snap. Bobby Walden fumbles, recovered by Bobby Walden 0 0 2.38 -0.48
1 1 10 MIN 23 Dave Osborn for no gain 0 0 0.48 -0.07
Quarter Time Down ToGo Location Detail PIT MIN EPB EPA
2nd Quarter
2 2 10 MIN 23 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to Chuck Foreman for 12 yards 0 0 -0.07 1.27
2 1 10 MIN 35 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete intended for Jim Lash 0 0 1.27 0.72
2 2 10 MIN 35 Dave Osborn for -1 yards 0 0 0.72 -0.1
2 3 11 MIN 34 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete intended for John Gilliam 0 0 -0.1 -1.11
2 4 11 MIN 34 Mike Eischeid punts 38 yards 0 0 -1.11 0.22
2 1 10 PIT 15 Franco Harris for 5 yards 0 0 -0.22 0.08
2 2 5 PIT 20 Terry Bradshaw pass incomplete intended for John Stallworth 0 0 0.08 -0.76
2 3 5 PIT 20 Bradshaw 16 pass to Swann. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 10 for pass interference (Swann). 0 0 -0.76 -2.01
2 3 15 PIT 10 Rocky Bleier for 8 yards. Rocky Bleier fumbles, recovered by Randy Poltl 0 0 -2.01 -3.97
2 1 10 PIT 24 Dave Osborn for 2 yards 0 0 3.97 3.7
2 2 8 PIT 22 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete intended for Chuck Foreman 0 0 3.7 3.01
2 3 8 PIT 22 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete intended for Chuck Foreman 0 0 3.01 1.99
2 4 8 PIT 22 Fred Cox 39 yard field goal no good 0 0 1.99 -0.41
2 1 10 PIT 22 Rocky Bleier for -1 yards 0 0 0.41 -0.27
2 2 11 PIT 21 Franco Harris for 3 yards 0 0 -0.27 -0.56
2 3 8 PIT 24 Terry Bradshaw pass complete to John Stallworth for 22 yards 0 0 -0.56 1.99
2 1 10 PIT 46 Rocky Bleier for 6 yards 0 0 1.99 2.26
2 2 4 MIN 48 Franco Harris for 2 yards 0 0 2.26 1.82
2 3 2 MIN 46 Rocky Bleier for no gain 0 0 1.82 0.2
2 4 2 MIN 46 Bobby Walden punts 39 yards 0 0 0.2 0.38
2 1 10 MIN 7 Chuck Foreman for 3 yards 0 0 -0.38 -0.56
2 2 7 MIN 10 Aborted snap. Fran Tarkenton fumbles, recovered by Fran Tarkenton, safety 2 0 -0.56 -2
2 Mike Eischeid kicks off 35 yards, returned by Reggie Harrison for no gain 2 0 0 1.27
2 1 10 PIT 35 Terry Bradshaw pass complete to Rocky Bleier for 5 yards 2 0 1.27 1.4
2 2 5 PIT 40 Franco Harris for 2 yards 2 0 1.4 0.96
2 3 3 PIT 42 Terry Bradshaw pass complete to John Stallworth for -6 yards 2 0 0.96 -0.98
2 4 9 PIT 36 Bobby Walden punts 50 yards 2 0 -0.98 -0.28
2 1 10 MIN 20 Tarkenton pass incomplete. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 15 for pass interference (Blount). 2 0 0.28 1.27
2 1 10 MIN 35 Dave Osborn for -1 yards 2 0 1.27 0.59
2 2 11 MIN 34 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to Chuck Foreman for 10 yards 2 0 0.59 1.22
2 3 1 MIN 44 Chuck Foreman for 2 yards 2 0 1.22 1.99
2 1 10 MIN 46 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete 2 0 1.99 1.45
2 2 10 MIN 46 Chuck Foreman for 2 yards 2 0 1.45 1.03
2 3 8 MIN 48 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to Chuck Foreman for 17 yards 2 0 1.03 3.25
2 1 10 PIT 35 Chuck Foreman for 4 yards 2 0 3.25 3.24
2 2 6 PIT 31 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to Stu Voigt for 3 yards 2 0 3.24 2.94
2 3 3 PIT 28 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to Dave Osborn for 3 yards 2 0 2.94 3.91
2 1 10 PIT 25 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete is intercepted by Mel Blount 2 0 3.91 0.38
2 1 10 PIT 10 Terry Bradshaw for -1 yards 2 0 -0.38 -0.85
2 2 11 PIT 9 Franco Harris for 25 yards 2 0 -0.85 1.2
2 1 10 PIT 34 Rocky Bleier for -1 yards 2 0 1.2 0.52
2 2 11 PIT 33 Terry Bradshaw for 17 yards 2 0 0.52 2.26
End of Half202.260
Quarter Time Down ToGo Location Detail PIT MIN EPB EPA
3rd Quarter
3 Roy Gerela kicks off 42 yards, returned by Bill Brown for 2 yards. Bill Brown fumbles, recovered by Marv Kellum 2 0 0 -3.58
3 1 10 MIN 30 Rocky Bleier for no gain 2 0 3.58 3.03
3 2 10 MIN 30 Franco Harris for 24 yards 2 0 3.03 5.83
3 1 6 MIN 6 Franco Harris for -3 yards 2 0 5.83 4.38
3 2 9 MIN 9 Franco Harris for 9 yards, touchdown 9 0 4.38 7
3 Roy Gerela kicks off 68 yards, returned by Sam McCullum for 26 yards 9 0 0 0.81
3 1 10 MIN 28 Dave Osborn for 2 yards 9 0 0.81 0.53
3 2 8 MIN 30 Chuck Foreman for 1 yard 9 0 0.53 -0.03
3 3 7 MIN 31 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to Chuck Foreman for 6 yards 9 0 -0.03 -0.91
3 4 1 MIN 37 Mike Eischeid punts 42 yards 9 0 -0.91 -0.74
3 1 10 PIT 27 Franco Harris for 9 yards 9 0 0.74 1.41
3 2 1 PIT 36 Franco Harris for 4 yards 9 0 1.41 1.6
3 1 10 PIT 40 Terry Bradshaw pass complete to John Stallworth for 8 yards 9 0 1.6 2.13
3 2 2 PIT 48 Franco Harris for 4 yards 9 0 2.13 2.39
3 1 10 MIN 48 Terry Bradshaw for 5 yards 9 0 2.39 2.52
3 2 5 MIN 43 Terry Bradshaw for 1 yard 9 0 2.52 1.95
3 3 4 MIN 42 Rocky Bleier for no gain 9 0 1.95 0.46
3 4 4 MIN 42 Bobby Walden punts 42 yards, touchback 9 0 0.46 -0.28
3 1 10 MIN 20 Chuck Foreman for -1 yards 9 0 0.28 -0.46
3 2 11 MIN 19 Tarkenton pass batted back, caught by Tarkenton, then 41 pass to Gilliam. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized loss of down for illegal forward pass. 9 0 -0.46 -1.14
3 3 11 MIN 19 Chuck Foreman for 12 yards 9 0 -1.14 1
3 1 10 MIN 31 Dave Osborn for 1 yard 9 0 1 0.6
3 2 9 MIN 32 Dave Osborn for -5 yards 9 0 0.6 -0.76
3 3 14 MIN 27 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to Stu Voigt for 28 yards 9 0 -0.76 2.59
3 1 10 PIT 45 Chuck Foreman for -2 yards 9 0 2.59 1.77
3 2 12 PIT 47 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete is intercepted by Joe Greene 9 0 1.77 -1.6
3 1 10 PIT 40 Franco Harris for 6 yards 9 0 1.6 1.86
3 2 4 PIT 46 Franco Harris for no gain 9 0 1.86 1.16
3 3 4 PIT 46 Bradshaw pass intercepted at M 49, Siemon 6 return. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 5 for offsides. 9 0 1.16 2.32
3 1 10 MIN 49 Franco Harris for 1 yard 9 0 2.32 1.92
3 2 9 MIN 48 Franco Harris for 3 yards 9 0 1.92 1.62
Quarter Time Down ToGo Location Detail PIT MIN EPB EPA
4th Quarter
4 3 6 MIN 45 Terry Bradshaw pass incomplete intended for Larry Brown 9 0 1.62 0.27
4 4 6 MIN 45 Bobby Walden punts 21 yards 9 0 0.27 -0.54
4 1 10 MIN 24 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to Chuck Foreman for 5 yards 9 0 0.54 0.67
4 2 5 MIN 29 Chuck Foreman for no gain 9 0 0.67 -0.03
4 3 5 MIN 29 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete intended for Chuck Foreman 9 0 -0.03 -1.44
4 4 5 MIN 29 Mike Eischeid punts 36 yards 9 0 -1.44 -1.99
4 1 10 PIT 46 Franco Harris for no gain. Franco Harris fumbles, recovered by Paul Krause 9 0 1.99 -2.46
4 1 10 PIT 47 Tarkenton pass to Gilliam deep incomplete. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 42 for pass interference (Wagner). 9 0 2.46 6.06
4 1 5 PIT 5 Chuck Foreman for -2 yards. Chuck Foreman fumbles, recovered by Joe Greene 9 0 6.06 0.38
4 1 10 PIT 7 Franco Harris for 8 yards 9 0 -0.38 -0.14
4 2 2 PIT 15 Franco Harris for no gain 9 0 -0.14 -0.48
4 3 2 PIT 15 Rocky Bleier for no gain 9 0 -0.48 -2.44
4 4 2 PIT 15 Bobby Walden punts, blocked by Matt Blair, recovered by Terry Brown, touchdown 9 6 -2.44 -7
4 Fred Cox kicks off 53 yards, returned by Reggie Harrison for 17 yards 9 6 0 1.2
4 1 10 PIT 34 Franco Harris for no gain 9 6 1.2 0.66
4 2 10 PIT 34 Franco Harris for 8 yards 9 6 0.66 1.03
4 3 2 PIT 42 Terry Bradshaw pass complete to Larry Brown for 30 yards 9 6 1.03 3.71
4 1 10 MIN 28 Bleier 5 run right. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 5 for illegal motion. 9 6 3.71 3.38
4 1 15 MIN 33 Rocky Bleier for no gain 9 6 3.38 2.49
4 2 15 MIN 33 Rocky Bleier for 17 yards 9 6 2.49 4.51
4 1 10 MIN 16 Franco Harris for 4 yards 9 6 4.51 4.57
4 2 6 MIN 12 Franco Harris for 1 yard 9 6 4.57 3.94
4 3 5 MIN 11 Terry Bradshaw pass complete to Rocky Bleier for 6 yards 9 6 3.94 6.06
4 1 5 MIN 5 Franco Harris for 2 yards 9 6 6.06 5.53
4 2 3 MIN 3 Franco Harris for -1 yards 9 6 5.53 4.49
4 3 4 MIN 4 Terry Bradshaw pass complete to Larry Brown for 4 yards, touchdown 16 6 4.49 7
4 Roy Gerela kicks off 53 yards, returned by Brent McClanahan for 22 yards 16 6 0 1.53
4 1 10 MIN 39 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete intended for John Gilliam is intercepted by Mike Wagner 16 6 1.53 -2.85
4 1 10 MIN 41 Franco Harris for 2 yards 16 6 2.85 2.58
4 2 8 MIN 39 Franco Harris for 1 yard 16 6 2.58 2.02
4 3 7 MIN 38 Franco Harris for 15 yards 16 6 2.02 4.04
4 1 10 MIN 23 Rocky Bleier for 6 yards 16 6 4.04 4.38
4 2 4 MIN 17 Lynn Swann for -7 yards 16 6 4.38 2.68
4 3 11 MIN 24 Rocky Bleier for 7 yards 16 6 2.68 2.39
4 4 4 MIN 17 Rocky Bleier for -6 yards 16 6 2.39 -0.48
4 1 10 MIN 23 Fran Tarkenton pass incomplete 16 6 0.48 -0.07
4 2 10 MIN 23 Fran Tarkenton pass complete to Oscar Reed for -2 yards 16 6 -0.07 -1.02
End of Regulation166-1.020
Scoring plays are highlighted in green and accepted penalties are highlighted in gray, while changes of possession are denoted by a bold line. Expected points before and after are relative to the team possessing the ball at the start of the play (though kickoffs are assumed to be in possession of the receiving team).