Sunday November 11, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/11/1973:



Dwight White stole two of Daryle Lamonica's passes and the Pittsburgh defense sacked the Oakland quarterback five times in a defensive battle on a soggy field. Lamonica took over after Ken Stabler suffered a strained knee in the second quarter. Terry Hanratty threw a 14-yard TD pass to Ron Shanklin after a Pittsburgh interception and Franco Harris scored after Oakland fumbled on its own 6.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE155.0  (10)132.5  (15)287.5  (14)24
DEFENSE110.5  (4)128.4  (8)238.9  (5)29
OFFENSE178.9  (4)179.0  (6)357.9  (1)21
DEFENSE109.4  (3)128.8  (9)238.1  (4)18

Line: Raiders by 6

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-1-0)077317
Oakland Raiders (5-3-1)03069

( 7- 0) PIT Ron Shanklin 14 yard pass from Terry Hanratty (Roy Gerela kick) ( 7- 3) OAK George Blanda 40 yard field goal (14- 3) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) (17- 3) PIT Roy Gerela 17 yard field goal (17- 9) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 27 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (kick failed)
                     PIT             OAK
First Downs:         8               26
Rushes-yards:        35-112          39-172
Yards/rush:          3.2             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-19-86-1       17-38-270-4
Sacked-yards:        1-4             5-47
Net pass yards:      82              223
Net yards/pass:      4.1             5.2
Total net yards:     194             395
Total plays:         55 (63% run)    82 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             5-1
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     9-111           12-93

Attendance: 47,535

Passing:
PIT: Terry Hanratty, 6 of 19 for 86 yards and 1 TD (1 int) OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 13 of 31 for 236 yards and 1 TD (4 int); Ken Stabler, 4 of 7 for 34 yards
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 20 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 9 for 28 yards; Steve Davis, 6 for 7 yards OAK: Charlie Smith, 13 for 74 yards; Marv Hubbard, 13 for 41 yards; Clarence Davis, 4 for 15 yards; Ken Stabler, 3 for 11 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 3 for -4 yards; Pete Banaszak, 2 for 14 yards; Ray Guy, 1 for 21 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Ron Shanklin, 2 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Barry Pearson, 2 for 34 yards; John McMakin, 1 for 8 yards; Steve Davis, 1 for 3 yards OAK: Bob Moore, 5 for 81 yards; Charlie Smith, 5 for 47 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 4 for 105 yards and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 2 for 18 yards; Mike Siani, 1 for 19 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: George Webster, 1 for 9 yards OAK: Bob Hudson, 2 for 46 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 26 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Dennis Meyer, 1 for 14 yards; Glen Edwards, 1 for 9 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 5 for 27 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Dwight White, 2 for 10 yards; Glen Edwards, 1 for 50 yards; Mel Blount, 1 for 24 yards OAK: Phil Villapiano, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 5 for 250 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 2 for 98 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/5 OAK: George Blanda, 1/4


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