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Monday December 3, 1973
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NFL game summary for 12/03/1973:



Bob Griese gave up an intentional safety, setting up a 70-yard free kick by Larry Seiple, to help stave off a late Pittsburgh threat. Miami opened up a 27-0 lead with the aid of two Dick Anderson interception returns for touchdowns before Franco Harris' 105 yards rushing and Terry Bradshaw sparked the Steelers' rally. Bradshaw returned to action for the first time since he suffered a shoulder separation Oct. 28, replacing starter Joe Gilliam who was intercepted three times. Anderson tied two NFL records with four of the six Miami interceptions and his two scores. The defeat dropped Pittsburgh into a three-way tie with Cleveland and Cincinnati in the AFC Central.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE145.9  (11)142.6  (15)288.5  (14)30
DEFENSE122.2  (5)133.5  (11)255.7  (5)38
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE194.5  (3)111.3  (21)305.8  (10)23
DEFENSE136.5  (9)97.0  (1)233.5  (2)20

Line: Dolphins by 7

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-4-0)0371626
Miami Dolphins (11-1-0)20100030

( 0- 7) MIA Dick Anderson 27 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-10) MIA Garo Yepremian 28 yard field goal
( 0-13) MIA Garo Yepremian 46 yard field goal
( 0-20) MIA Jim Mandich 2 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-27) MIA Dick Anderson 38 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 3-27) PIT Roy Gerela 37 yard field goal
( 3-30) MIA Garo Yepremian 14 yard field goal
(10-30) PIT Preston Pearson 5 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(17-30) PIT Franco Harris 21 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(24-30) PIT Barry Pearson 17 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(26-30) PIT Safety, Bob Griese tackled in end zone by Dwight White
                     PIT             MIA
First Downs:         19              8
Rushes-yards:        35-178          37-123
Yards/rush:          5.1             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-42-117-6     8-13-73-0
Sacked-yards:        4-27            1-7
Net pass yards:      90              66
Net yards/pass:      2.0             4.7
Total net yards:     268             189
Total plays:         81 (43% run)    51 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-2
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     1-5             8-53

Attendance: 68,901
Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 14 of 35 for 117 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); Joe Gilliam, 0 of 7 for 0 yards (3 int)
MIA: Bob Griese, 8 of 13 for 73 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 15 for 105 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 7 for 24 yards; Steve Davis, 6 for 21 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 4 for 26 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for 3 yards; Frank Lewis, 1 for -1 yards
MIA: Larry Csonka, 17 for 54 yards; Mercury Morris, 13 for 58 yards; Jim Kiick, 6 for 17 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for -6 yards

Receiving:
PIT: Barry Pearson, 4 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Frenchy Fuqua, 4 for 17 yards; Ron Shanklin, 2 for 16 yards; Franco Harris, 2 for 14 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 9 yards; Preston Pearson, 1 for 5 yards and 1 TD
MIA: Jim Kiick, 3 for 33 yards; Jim Mandich, 3 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Paul Warfield, 1 for 10 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
PIT: Preston Pearson, 2 for 45 yards; Steve Davis, 1 for 30 yards; Glen Edwards, 1 for 10 yards
MIA: Charlie Leigh, 2 for 49 yards; Jake Scott, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Dennis Meyer, 3 for -5 yards; Glen Edwards, 2 for 16 yards
MIA: Jake Scott, 3 for 26 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Dick Anderson, 4 for 121 yards and 2 TDs; Jake Scott, 1 for 17 yards; Curtis Johnson, 1 for 2 yards

Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 4 for 189 yards
MIA: Larry Seiple, 5 for 224 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/1
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 3/4




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