The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the San Diego Chargers, 38 to 21, on October 7, 1973.
1st quarter
SD
PIT
Ron Shanklin 12-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
0
7
Terry Bradshaw 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)
0
14
Roy Gerela 38-yard field goal
0
17
2nd quarter
SD
PIT
Steve Davis 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)
0
24
Mike Wagner 0-yard blocked punt return (Roy Gerela kick)
0
31
Ron Shanklin 37-yard pass from Terry Hanratty (Roy Gerela kick)
0
38
4th quarter
SD
PIT
Jerry LeVias 13-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Ray Wersching kick)
7
38
Clint Jones 3-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)
14
38
Robert Holmes 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)
21
38
Chargers
Steelers
1st Downs
20
15
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
73
62
Total Yards
348
286
Yards per play
4.8
4.6
Passing
181
132
Comp - Att
13 - 35
9 - 23
Yards per pass
4.9
5.5
Interceptions thrown
4
2
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 12
1 - 13
Rushing
167
154
Rushing Attempts
36
38
Yards per rush
4.6
4.1
Penalties
13
6
Turnovers
6
5
Fumbles lost
2
3
Interceptions
4
2
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Fouts | 11 | 21 | 174 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 76.3 | |
Johnny Unitas | 2 | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
Wayne Clark | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Team | 13 | 35 | 181 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26.0 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cid Edwards | 13 | 94 | 7.2 | 0 |
Clint Jones | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 1 |
Dan Fouts | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
Pettis Norman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
Wayne Clark | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
Robert Holmes | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 |
Bob Thomas | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 36 | 167 | 4.6 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clint Jones | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
Ron Holliday | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Cid Edwards | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Jerry LeVias | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | |
Pettis Norman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Robert Holmes | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Jim Thaxton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Team | 13 | 193 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 2 | 3 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Wersching | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Partee | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | |
Team | 5 | 201 | 40.2 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Smith | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 0 | |
Willie McGee | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 165 | 27.5 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Smith | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
Willie McGee | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 16 | 99 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 59.1 | |
Terry Hanratty | 2 | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 54.5 | |
Team | 9 | 23 | 132 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 53.7 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Preston Pearson | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 |
Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 1 |
Steve Davis | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 1 |
John Fuqua | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 |
Franco Harris | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 |
Terry Hanratty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 38 | 154 | 4.1 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Lewis | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | |
Ron Shanklin | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 2 | |
Preston Pearson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | |
John Fuqua | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Franco Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 9 | 145 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 3 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy Gerela | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Walden | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | |
Team | 4 | 168 | 42.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Davis | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | |
Preston Pearson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glen Edwards | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 |
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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Best Record ATS
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Worst Record ATS
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