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Sunday October 14, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/14/1973:



The Bengals, who split their first four games, knocked off the previously unbeaten Steelers with rookie Boobie Clark running for 112 yards on 28 carries. Cincinnati sacked Terry Bradshaw four times and ran up a 19-0 lead before Pittsburgh scored in the last quarter on a 1-yard fourth-down plunge by Preston Pearson. Horst Muhlmann kicked four FGs in five attempts.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE179.0  (5)147.2  (12)326.2  (6)11
DEFENSE105.5  (2)153.2  (15)258.8  (9)17
Cincinnati BengalsOFFENSE162.2  (7)186.8  (3)349.0  (3)6
DEFENSE160.0  (16)124.0  (10)284.0  (14)7

Line: Steelers by 10

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1-0)00077
Cincinnati Bengals (3-2-0)637319

( 0- 3) CIN Horst Muhlmann 20 yard field goal
( 0- 6) CIN Horst Muhlmann 19 yard field goal
( 0- 9) CIN Horst Muhlmann 20 yard field goal
( 0-16) CIN Boobie Clark 3 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 0-19) CIN Horst Muhlmann 41 yard field goal
( 7-19) PIT Preston Pearson 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
                     PIT             CIN
First Downs:         6               19
Rushes-yards:        22-71           55-172
Yards/rush:          3.2             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-14-106-1      9-21-78-0
Sacked-yards:        4-39            0-0
Net pass yards:      67              78
Net yards/pass:      3.7             3.7
Total net yards:     138             250
Total plays:         40 (55% run)    76 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     4-33            4-38

Attendance: 55,819
Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 9 of 14 for 106 yards (1 int)
CIN: Ken Anderson, 9 of 21 for 78 yards

Rushing:
PIT: Preston Pearson, 12 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Frenchy Fuqua, 7 for 29 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for 3 yards; Steve Davis, 1 for 0 yards
CIN: Boobie Clark, 28 for 112 yards and 1 TD; Essex Johnson, 21 for 43 yards; Joe Wilson, 3 for 10 yards; Ken Anderson, 2 for 5 yards; Reece Morrison, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
PIT: Frenchy Fuqua, 3 for 9 yards; John McMakin, 2 for 14 yards; Barry Pearson, 2 for 9 yards; Ron Shanklin, 1 for 67 yards; Steve Davis, 1 for 7 yards
CIN: Isaac Curtis, 3 for 46 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 15 yards; Boobie Clark, 2 for -5 yards; Bruce Coslet, 1 for 18 yards; Reece Morrison, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
PIT: Steve Davis, 2 for 45 yards; Preston Pearson, 2 for 33 yards
CIN: Bernard Jackson, 2 for 25 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Glen Edwards, 2 for 36 yards
CIN: Tommy Casanova, 3 for 25 yards; Lemar Parrish, 2 for 17 yards

Interceptions:
CIN: Bill Bergey, 1 for 16 yards

Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 263 yards
CIN: Dave Lewis, 5 for 248 yards

Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 4/5




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