NFL game summary for 12/23/1972:

In one of the wildest, most exciting endings in playoff history, Pittsburgh beat Oakland 13-7 when a desperation pass from Terry Bradshaw bounced off defender Jack Tatum into the hands of Franco Harris who ran 42 yards for the winning score with five seconds to play. After a scoreless first half, the Steelers went out in front on two field goals by Roy Gerela. Ken Stabler, who replaced Daryle Lamonica as Oakland's quarterback in the fourth quarter, ran 30 yards for a touchdown with 1:13 to play for a 7-6 Oakland lead before Harris electrified the sellout crowd by grabbing the deflected pass and running for the decisive touchdown.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	169.7 (3)	169.2 (7)	338.9 (3)	32
DEFENSE	126.0 (10)	160.9 (19)	286.9 (13)	37
OFFENSE	180.0 (2)	122.2 (22)	302.2 (13)	26
DEFENSE	122.5 (6)	146.9 (10)	269.4 (7)	48

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (10-4-1)	0	0	0	7	7
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-3-0)	0	0	3	10	13

( 0- 3) PIT Roy Gerela 18 yard field goal ( 0- 6) PIT Roy Gerela 29 yard field goal ( 7- 6) OAK Ken Stabler 30 yard rush (George Blanda kick) ( 7-13) PIT Franco Harris 60 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

                     OAK             PIT
First Downs:         13              13
Rushes-yards:        31-138          36-108
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-30-102-2     11-25-175-1
Sacked-yards:        4-24            3-31
Net pass yards:      78              144
Net yards/pass:      2.3             5.1
Total net yards:     216             252
Total plays:         65 (47% run)    64 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             0-0
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     2-15            1-5

Attendance: 50,350

Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 6 of 18 for 45 yards (2 int); Ken Stabler, 6 of 12 for 57 yards PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 11 of 25 for 175 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
OAK: Charlie Smith, 14 for 57 yards; Marv Hubbard, 14 for 44 yards; Clarence Davis, 2 for 7 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 30 yards and 1 TD PIT: Franco Harris, 18 for 64 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 16 for 25 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for 19 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Raymond Chester, 3 for 40 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 28 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 8 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 12 yards; Mike Siani, 1 for 7 yards; Jim Otto, 1 for 5 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 2 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 5 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Ron Shanklin, 3 for 55 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 1 for 11 yards; John McMakin, 1 for 9 yards; Al Young, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Clarence Davis, 1 for 26 yards PIT: Preston Pearson, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 37 yards PIT: Glen Edwards, 3 for 39 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Nemiah Wilson, 1 for 7 yards PIT: Jack Ham, 1 for 0 yards; Andy Russell, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 7 for 316 yards PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 289 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 2/3