The New England Patriots couldn't pull it off against the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21 to 17, on December 8, 1974.
1st quarter
PIT
NE
Mack Herron 17-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
PIT
NE
Roy Gerela 40-yard field goal
3
7
Franco Harris 2-yard run (kick failed)
9
7
Roy Gerela 27-yard field goal
12
7
John Smith 20-yard field goal
12
10
3rd quarter
PIT
NE
Lynn Swann 7-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
19
10
4th quarter
PIT
NE
Safety by L.C. Greenwood
21
10
Mack Herron 5-yard run (John Smith kick)
21
17
Steelers
Patriots
1st Downs
16
12
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
66
53
Total Yards
253
184
Yards per play
3.8
3.5
Passing
69
105
Comp - Att
10 - 18
8 - 18
Yards per pass
3.5
5
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 17
3 - 22
Rushing
184
79
Rushing Attempts
46
32
Yards per rush
4.0
2.5
Penalties
7
5
Turnovers
2
3
Fumbles lost
1
2
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 10 | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | 71.4 | |
| Joe Gilliam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 10 | 18 | 69 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 29 | 136 | 4.7 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Joe Gilliam | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Team | 46 | 184 | 4.0 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 10 | 86 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 207 | 34.5 | |
| Team | 6 | 207 | 34.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Reggie Harrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Plunkett | 8 | 18 | 127 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 63.9 | |
| Team | 8 | 18 | 105 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 63.9 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Herron | 19 | 55 | 2.9 | 1 |
| John Tarver | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Joe Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 79 | 2.5 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Herron | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Adams | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 8 | 127 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Chapple | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | |
| Team | 5 | 179 | 35.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Herron | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Hinton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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