The Pittsburgh Steelers squeaked out a win over the San Diego Chargers, 21 to 17, on October 3, 1971.
1st quarter
SD
PIT
Dennis Partee 21-yard field goal
3
0
John Fuqua 5-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)
3
7
2nd quarter
SD
PIT
Billy Parks 16-yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
10
7
3rd quarter
SD
PIT
John Fuqua 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)
10
14
Mike Garrett 4-yard run (Dennis Partee kick)
17
14
4th quarter
SD
PIT
Terry Bradshaw 5-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)
17
21
Chargers
Steelers
1st Downs
28
16
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
77
54
Total Yards
427
282
Yards per play
5.5
5.2
Passing
258
157
Comp - Att
25 - 36
15 - 24
Yards per pass
6.8
5.8
Interceptions thrown
2
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 25
3 - 18
Rushing
169
125
Rushing Attempts
39
27
Yards per rush
4.3
4.6
Penalties
8
8
Turnovers
4
1
Fumbles lost
2
1
Interceptions
2
0
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 25 | 36 | 283 | 7.9 | 1 | 2 | 78.8 | |
| Team | 25 | 36 | 258 | 7.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 78.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Garrett | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Leon Burns | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Jeff Queen | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Billy Parks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Team | 39 | 169 | 4.3 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Parks | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 1 | |
| Gary Garrison | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| Pettis Norman | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Chuck Dicus | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Montgomery | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Walker Gillette | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Art Strozier | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 25 | 283 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Partee | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Partee | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | |
| Team | 2 | 86 | 43.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Fletcher | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry LeVias | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Chris Fletcher | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 15 | 24 | 175 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 84.5 | |
| Team | 15 | 24 | 157 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fuqua | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 2 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 125 | 4.6 | 3 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fuqua | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| Ron Shanklin | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Warren Bankston | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Adams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 15 | 175 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 270 | 45.0 | |
| Team | 6 | 270 | 45.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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