NFL game summary for 10/01/1972:

Steelers' quarterback Terry Bradshaw hit Frank Lewis with a 38-yard touchdown pass with 66 seconds remaining to climax a decisive seven-play, 80-yard drive. St. Louis had taken a 19-18 lead with 3:03 remaining, as Norm Thompson blocked a Pittsburgh punt, recovered the ball and raced eight yards for the TD.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	107.5  (18)	118.5  (21)	226.0  (22)	7
	DEFENSE	109.0  (10)	210.5  (23)	319.5  (18)	9
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	62.5  (25)	114.0  (22)	176.5  (26)	3
	DEFENSE	149.0  (20)	169.0  (16)	318.0  (17)	3

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1-0)	3	12	0	10	25
St. Louis Cardinals (1-2-0)	0	6	6	7	19

( 3- 0) PIT Roy Gerela 17 yard field goal
( 6- 0) PIT Roy Gerela 20 yard field goal
( 6- 3) STL Jim Bakken 19 yard field goal
(13- 3) PIT Terry Bradshaw 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(15- 3) PIT Safety, Donny Anderson tackled in end zone by Ralph Anderson
(15- 6) STL Jim Bakken 44 yard field goal
(15-12) STL Donny Anderson 8 yard rush (kick failed)
(18-12) PIT Roy Gerela 15 yard field goal
(18-19) STL Norm Thompson 8 yard return of blocked punt (Jim Bakken kick)
(25-19) PIT Frank Lewis 38 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

                     PIT             STL
First Downs:         20              15
Rushes-yards:        32-153          22-58
Yards/rush:          4.8             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     25-40-229-1     15-35-199-4
Sacked-yards:        2-20            2-9
Net pass yards:      209             190
Net yards/pass:      5.0             5.1
Total net yards:     362             248
Total plays:         74 (43% run)    59 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-0
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     6-59            6-50

Attendance: 49,140

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 25 of 40 for 229 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
STL: Gary Cuozzo, 15 of 35 for 199 yards (4 int)

Rushing:
PIT: Preston Pearson, 13 for 78 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 10 for 43 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 7 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Warren Bankston, 2 for -3 yards
STL: Donny Anderson, 10 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Leon Burns, 8 for 8 yards; Cannonball Butler, 2 for -5 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 15 yards; Gary Cuozzo, 1 for 9 yards

Receiving:
PIT: Preston Pearson, 5 for 37 yards; Dave Smith, 5 for 24 yards; Ron Shanklin, 4 for 32 yards; Frank Lewis, 3 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Frenchy Fuqua, 3 for 28 yards; John McMakin, 2 for 14 yards; Al Young, 1 for 22 yards; Warren Bankston, 1 for 5 yards; Franco Harris, 1 for 2 yards
STL: Ahmad Rashad, 4 for 69 yards; Jackie Smith, 4 for 44 yards; Walker Gillette, 2 for 42 yards; Donny Anderson, 2 for 34 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 6 yards; Leon Burns, 1 for 2 yards; Tom Woodeshick, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
PIT: Preston Pearson, 2 for 67 yards; Glen Edwards, 1 for 18 yards
STL: Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 39 yards; Larry Willingham, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Glen Edwards, 2 for 0 yards
STL: Larry Willingham, 1 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: Ralph Anderson, 1 for 41 yards; Mel Blount, 1 for 7 yards; John Rowser, 1 for 2 yards; Mike Wagner, 1 for 0 yards
STL: Dale Hackbart, 1 for 22 yards

Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 4 for 150 yards
STL: Donny Anderson, 4 for 182 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 3/3
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/2

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