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Monday November 25, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/25/1974:



The Steelers, with Terry Bradshaw at quarterback again, overwhelmed the Saints and maintained their 1½ game lead over Cincinnati in the AFC Central Division. Bradshaw passed for two touchdowns and rushed for 99 yards, including an 18-yard scoring run. Franco Harris paced Pittsburgh's 272-yard ground attack with 114 yards. The Steelers had six sacks to boost their league-leading total to 46.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE171.5  (3)163.5  (10)335.0  (4)29
DEFENSE115.3  (6)120.8  (3)236.1  (2)38
New Orleans SaintsOFFENSE138.0  (14)132.7  (22)270.7  (17)24
DEFENSE116.5  (7)134.1  (7)250.6  (5)26

Line: Steelers by 8

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2-1)7714028
New Orleans Saints (4-7-0)00707

( 7- 0) PIT Frank Lewis 31 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(14- 0) PIT Terry Bradshaw 18 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(21- 0) PIT Lynn Swann 64 yard punt return (Roy Gerela kick)
(21- 7) NO  Paul Seal 10 yard pass from Bobby Scott (Bill McClard kick)
(28- 7) PIT Lynn Swann 1 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
                     PIT             NO
First Downs:         18              15
Rushes-yards:        43-272          33-109
Yards/rush:          6.3             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-19-80-2       10-32-117-3
Sacked-yards:        2-18            6-48
Net pass yards:      62              69
Net yards/pass:      3.0             1.8
Total net yards:     334             178
Total plays:         64 (67% run)    71 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             2.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             1-1
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     10-115          1-11

Attendance: 69,010
Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 8 of 19 for 80 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
NO: Bobby Scott, 8 of 22 for 108 yards and 1 TD; Archie Manning, 2 of 10 for 9 yards (3 int)

Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 19 for 114 yards; Steve Davis, 14 for 53 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 9 for 99 yards and 1 TD; Reggie Harrison, 1 for 6 yards
NO: Alvin Maxson, 15 for 70 yards; Jess Phillips, 10 for 13 yards; Howard Stevens, 5 for 19 yards; Rod McNeill, 2 for 1 yard; Archie Manning, 1 for 6 yards

Receiving:
PIT: Frank Lewis, 2 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 2 for -1 yards; Ron Shanklin, 1 for 22 yards; Randy Grossman, 1 for 10 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 6 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
NO: Paul Seal, 3 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Joel Parker, 3 for 30 yards; Bob Newland, 2 for 34 yards; Howard Stevens, 1 for 5 yards; Alvin Maxson, 1 for 1 yard

Kick returns:
PIT: Mel Blount, 2 for 49 yards
NO: Howard Stevens, 2 for 40 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Lynn Swann, 6 for 106 yards and 1 TD; Glen Edwards, 1 for 14 yards
NO: Howard Stevens, 4 for 16 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: J.T. Thomas, 1 for 8 yards; Jack Ham, 1 for 0 yards; Andy Russell, 1 for 0 yards
NO: Ernie Jackson, 1 for 13 yards; Tom Myers, 1 for 5 yards

Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 5 for 207 yards
NO: Tom Blanchard, 7 for 291 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 0/1




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