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):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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OFFENSE | 155.0 (10) | 132.5 (15) | 287.5 (14) | 24 | |
DEFENSE | 110.5 (4) | 128.4 (8) | 238.9 (5) | 29 | |
OFFENSE | 178.9 (4) | 179.0 (6) | 357.9 (1) | 21 | |
DEFENSE | 109.4 (3) | 128.8 (9) | 238.1 (4) | 18 |
Line: Raiders by 6
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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Pittsburgh Steelers (8-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Oakland Raiders (5-3-1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
( 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
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