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1973 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 347 points (24.8/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 210 points (15.0/g), 8th.
 Differential of 137 points (9.8/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 10.7-3.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.1/g), 2nd.

Coached by Chuck Noll (10-4-0)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 box W 1-0 Detroit Lions 24 10 29 395 154 241 2 17 301 193 108 3
2 Sun September 23 box W 2-0 Cleveland Browns 33 6 14 369 173 196 1 16 208 124 84 3
3 Sun September 30 box W 3-0 @ Houston Oilers 36 7 14 255 130 125 3 13 178 115 63 5
4 Sun October 7 box W 4-0 San Diego Chargers 38 21 15 286 132 154 5 20 348 181 167 6
5 Sun October 14 box L 4-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 7 19 6 138 67 71 3 19 250 78 172
6 Sun October 21 box W 5-1 New York Jets 26 14 19 360 146 214 2 9 118 46 72 3
7 Sun October 28 box W 6-1 Cincinnati Bengals 20 13 10 242 156 86 4 17 318 217 101 5
8 Mon November 5 box W 7-1 Washington Redskins 21 16 18 255 102 153 4 14 190 73 117 4
9 Sun November 11 box W 8-1 @ Oakland Raiders 17 9 8 194 82 112 1 26 395 223 172 5
10 Sun November 18 box L 8-2 Denver Broncos 13 23 12 300 217 83 3 20 257 73 184
11 Sun November 25 box L 8-3 @ Cleveland Browns 16 21 16 380 210 170 2 10 250 146 104 4
12 Mon December 3 box L 8-4 @ Miami Dolphins 26 30 19 268 90 178 6 8 189 66 123 2
13 Sun December 9 box W 9-4 Houston Oilers 33 7 19 320 132 188 4 5 83 25 58 9
14 Sat December 15 box W 10-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 37 14 18 308 136 172 16 239 112 127 6
Playoffs
Division Sat December 22 box L 10-5 @ Oakland Raiders 14 33

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 347 4070 894 4.6 217 140 309 1927 20 26 5.7 89 555 2143 12 3.9 111 40 14 17
Team Defense 210 3324 880 3.8 325 164 359 1672 11 37 4.3 91 488 1652 8 3.4 210 55 18 24
Lg Rank Offense 4 11 18 18 15 5 23 11 3 8 14 17 22 8
Lg Rank Defense 8 4 7 18 5 5 1 6 9 5 6 4 1 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Terry Bradshaw 25 QB 10 9 89 180 49.4 1183 10 5.6 15 8.3 67 6.6 3.4 13.3 118.3 54.5 24 186 4.9 2.1 11.8
Terry Hanratty 25 9 4 31 69 44.9 643 8 11.6 5 7.2 53 9.3 7.2 20.7 71.4 86.8 3 27 8.6 6.5 4.2
Joe Gilliam 23 5 1 20 60 33.3 331 2 3.3 6 10.0 46 5.5 1.4 16.6 66.2 24.4 3 17 5.0 1.0 4.8
Team Total 26.0 14 140 309 45.3 2157 20 6.5 26 8.4 67 7.0 3.8 15.4 154.1 55.4 30 230 5.7 2.8 8.8
Opp Total 14 164 359 45.7 1672 11 3.1 37 10.3 4.7 0.3 10.2 119.4 30.2 33 251 4.3 -0.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Franco Harris* 23 RB 12 12 188 698 3 35 3.7 58.2 15.7 10 69 6.9 0 19 0.8 5.8 767 3 8
Preston Pearson 28 FB 14 0 132 554 2 47 4.2 39.6 9.4 11 173 15.7 2 36 0.8 12.4 727 4 2
John Fuqua 27 11 0 117 457 2 25 3.9 41.5 10.6 17 150 8.8 0 22 1.5 13.6 607 2 3
Steve Davis 25 14 0 67 266 2 27 4.0 19.0 4.8 7 31 4.4 1 9 0.5 2.2 297 3 3
Terry Bradshaw 25 QB 10 9 34 145 3 21 4.3 14.5 3.4 145 3 3
Joe Gilliam 23 5 1 6 23 0 14 3.8 4.6 1.2 23 0 3
Ron Shanklin* 25 WR 13 0 3 1 0 10 0.3 0.1 0.2 30 711 23.7 10 67 2.3 54.7 712 10 1
Rocky Bleier 27 12 0 3 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 2
Terry Hanratty 25 9 4 3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 4
Frank Lewis 26 WR 9 9 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 23 409 17.8 3 53 2.6 45.4 408 3 0
Bobby Walden 35 P 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
Barry Pearson 23 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 317 13.8 3 46 1.8 24.4 317 3 1
John McMakin 23 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 195 15.0 1 44 0.9 13.9 195 1 0
Larry Brown 24 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 88 17.6 0 45 0.4 6.3 88 0 0
Dave Davis 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.5 7.0 14 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 555 2143 12 47 3.9 153.1 39.6 140 2157 15.4 20 67 10.0 154.1 4300 32 36
Opp Total 14 488 1652 8 3.4 118.0 34.9 164 1672 10.2 11 11.7 119.4 3324 19 41

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Glen Edwards 26 FS 14 14 34 336 0 44 9.9 1 10 0 10 10.0 346
Dennis Meyer 23 11 0 18 80 0 18 4.4 80
Preston Pearson 28 FB 14 0 16 308 0 28 19.3 1035
Steve Davis 25 14 0 15 404 0 48 26.9 701
Rocky Bleier 27 12 0 3 47 0 20 15.7 47
John Fuqua 27 11 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 629
Craig Hanneman 24 14 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
Franco Harris* 23 RB 12 12 1 23 0 23 23.0 790
Ray Mansfield 32 C 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
George Webster 28 12 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Team Total 26.0 14 52 416 0 44 8.0 40 843 0 48 21.1 5559
Opp Total 14 37 0 59 1357 0 23.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Roy Gerela 25 K 14 0 10 9 12 10 9 5 12 5 43 29 67.4% 37 36 97.3%
Bobby Walden 35 P 14 0 62 2548 57 1 41.1
Team Total 26.0 14 10 9 12 10 9 5 12 5 43 29 67.4% 37 36 97.3% 62 2548 57 1 41.1
Opp Total 14 29 19 65.5% 22 21 95.5% 75 3180 42.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Rocky Bleier 27 12 0 2 1 0 0
Mel Blount 25 RCB 14 14 4 82 0 24 0 2 0 0
Terry Bradshaw 25 QB 10 9 3 1 -4 0
Henry Davis 31 MLB 14 0 2 23 0 15 0 1 0 0
Sam Davis 29 LG 12 12 0 1 0 0
Steve Davis 25 14 0 3 1 0 0
John Dockery 29 10 0 1 0 0 0
Glen Edwards 26 FS 14 14 6 186 1 86 2 2 0 0
John Fuqua 27 11 0 3 0 0 0
Joe Gilliam 23 5 1 3 1 -12 0
Joe Greene*+ 27 LDT 14 13 0 2 0 0
L.C. Greenwood* 27 LDE 14 14 0 3 0 0
Jack Ham* 25 LLB 13 13 2 30 0 27 0 1 0 1
Craig Hanneman 24 14 0 0 2 0 0
Terry Hanratty 25 9 4 4 2 -2 0
Franco Harris* 23 RB 12 12 8 2 0 0
Tom Keating 31 12 0 0 1 0 0
Dennis Meyer 23 11 0 1 2 0 0
Gerry Mullins 24 13 0 0 1 0 0
Barry Pearson 23 13 0 1 0 0 0
Preston Pearson 28 FB 14 0 2 0 0 0
John Rowser 29 LCB 14 0 6 131 1 71 0 1 2 0
Andy Russell* 32 RLB 14 0 3 54 1 45
Ron Shanklin* 25 WR 13 0 1 0 0 0
J.T. Thomas 22 14 0 1 10 0 10
Loren Toews 22 14 0 2 13 0 8 0 2 0 0
Bruce Van Dyke* 29 RG 14 0 0 3 0 0
Mike Wagner 24 SS 14 0 8 134 0 38 2 5 1 0
Bobby Walden 35 P 14 0 1 1 -7 0
Dwight White* 24 RDE 14 0 2 10 0 8 1
Team Total 26.0 14 37 673 3 86 36 38 -22 1 1
Opp Total 14 30 41 23

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Roy Gerela 25 K 14 0 36 29 123
Ron Shanklin* 25 WR 13 0 10 60
Preston Pearson 28 FB 14 0 2 2 24
Terry Bradshaw 25 QB 10 9 3 18
Steve Davis 25 14 0 2 1 18
Franco Harris* 23 RB 12 12 3 18
Frank Lewis 26 WR 9 9 3 18
Barry Pearson 23 13 0 3 18
John Fuqua 27 11 0 2 12
Glen Edwards 26 FS 14 14 1 6
Jack Ham* 25 LLB 13 13 1 6
John McMakin 23 TE 14 0 1 6
John Rowser 29 LCB 14 0 1 6
Andy Russell* 32 RLB 14 0 1 6
Mike Wagner 24 SS 14 0 1 6
Dwight White* 24 RDE 14 0 1 2
Team Total 26.0 14 12 20 1 3 1 36 29 1 347
Opp Total 14 8 11 21 19 210