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15 Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 23 Game-Winning Drives
15 Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 23 Game-Winning Drives Table
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
1 | 1971 | 3 | 1971-10-03 | 23-031 | PIT | | SDG | W 21-17 | 15 | 24 | 62.50 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 84.5 | 7.29 | 7.29 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
2 | 1971 | 6 | 1971-10-24 | 23-052 | PIT | | HOU | W 23-16 | 21 | 32 | 65.63 | 279 | 0 | 3 | 54.0 | 8.72 | 4.50 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
3 | 1971 | 13 | 1971-12-12 | 23-101 | PIT | @ | CIN | W 21-13 | 6 | 13 | 46.15 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 113.8 | 8.08 | 11.15 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
4 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | 24-029 | PIT | @ | STL | W 25-19 | 25 | 40 | 62.50 | 229 | 1 | 1 | 75.9 | 5.73 | 5.10 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
5 | 1972 | 9 | 1972-11-12 | 24-071 | PIT | | KAN | W 16-7 | 8 | 20 | 40.00 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 15.0 | 4.60 | -2.15 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
6 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-11-26 | 24-085 | PIT | | MIN | W 23-10 | 7 | 19 | 36.84 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 48.8 | 4.89 | 3.58 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 1 | GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
7 | 1973 | 1 | 1973-09-16 | 25-014 | PIT | | DET | W 24-10 | 15 | 23 | 65.22 | 154 | 2 | 1 | 95.2 | 6.70 | 6.48 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 1 | GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
8 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-26 | 27-054 | PIT | @ | GNB | W 16-13 | 12 | 22 | 54.55 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 63.4 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | GWD |
9 | 1975 | 8 | 1975-11-09 | 27-068 | PIT | | HOU | W 24-17 | 17 | 28 | 60.71 | 219 | 3 | 1 | 106.1 | 7.82 | 8.36 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
10 | 1977 | 12 | 1977-12-04 | 29-093 | PIT | | SEA | W 30-20 | 13 | 21 | 61.90 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 81.1 | 7.52 | 6.33 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 2 | GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
11 | 1978 | 4 | 1978-09-24 | 30-022 | PIT | | CLE | W 15-9 | 14 | 32 | 43.75 | 208 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6.50 | 4.31 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
12 | 1978 | 10 | 1978-11-05 | 30-064 | PIT | | NOR | W 20-14 | 16 | 23 | 69.57 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 107.2 | 8.70 | 8.48 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
13 | 1979 | 1 | 1979-09-03 | 31-001 | PIT | @ | NWE | W 16-13 | 15 | 26 | 57.69 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 98.4 | 8.50 | 9.27 | | | | | 4QC / GWD |
14 | 1979 | 3 | 1979-09-16 | 31-014 | PIT | @ | STL | W 24-21 | 14 | 31 | 45.16 | 206 | 2 | 2 | 62.0 | 6.65 | 5.03 | | | | | 4QC / GWD |
15 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | 31-021 | PIT | | BAL | W 17-13 | 19 | 29 | 65.52 | 249 | 2 | 2 | 86.7 | 8.59 | 6.86 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
16 | 1979 | 13 | 1979-11-25 | 31-084 | PIT | | CLE | W 33-30 | 30 | 44 | 68.18 | 364 | 1 | 1 | 91.5 | 8.27 | 7.70 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
17 | 1980 | 1 | 1980-09-07 | 32-005 | PIT | | HOU | W 31-17 | 12 | 24 | 50.00 | 254 | 2 | 2 | 80.9 | 10.58 | 8.50 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 | GWD |
18 | 1980 | 2 | 1980-09-14 | 32-012 | PIT | @ | BAL | W 20-17 | 20 | 35 | 57.14 | 282 | 2 | 1 | 90.4 | 8.06 | 7.91 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
19 | 1980 | 11 | 1980-11-16 | 32-075 | PIT | | CLE | W 16-13 | 19 | 35 | 54.29 | 263 | 2 | 4 | 58.1 | 7.51 | 3.51 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
20 | 1980 | 15 | 1980-12-14 | 32-103 | PIT | | KAN | W 21-16 | 14 | 22 | 63.64 | 197 | 2 | 2 | 84.8 | 8.95 | 6.68 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
21 | 1981 | 4 | 1981-09-27 | 33-025 | PIT | | NWE | W 27-21 | 15 | 30 | 50.00 | 247 | 2 | 0 | 100.3 | 8.23 | 9.57 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | GWD |
22 | 1981 | 8 | 1981-10-26 | 33-054 | PIT | | HOU | W 26-13 | 14 | 28 | 50.00 | 208 | 2 | 1 | 83.6 | 7.43 | 7.25 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
23 | 1982 | 2 | 1982-09-19 | 34-017 | PIT | | CIN | W 26-20 | 29 | 42 | 69.05 | 298 | 3 | 0 | 113.0 | 7.10 | 8.52 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
4 Postseason Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 4 Postseason Game-Winning Drives
4 Postseason Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 4 Postseason Game-Winning Drives Table
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
1 | 1972 | 15 | 1972-12-23 | 24-112 | PIT | | OAK | W 13-7 | 11 | 25 | 44.00 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 64.6 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
2 | 1974 | 16 | 1974-12-29 | 26-118 | PIT | @ | OAK | W 24-13 | 8 | 17 | 47.06 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 59.7 | 5.59 | 4.12 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
3 | 1975 | 17 | 1976-01-18 | 27-138 | PIT | N | DAL | W 21-17 | 9 | 19 | 47.37 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 122.5 | 11.00 | 13.11 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
4 | 1979 | 19 | 1980-01-20 | 31-140 | PIT | N | RAM | W 31-19 | 14 | 21 | 66.67 | 309 | 2 | 3 | 101.9 | 14.71 | 10.19 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
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