NFL game summary for 12/29/1974:

Pittsburgh won its first conference championship in 42 years of membership in the National Football League with a 21-point final quarter. Franco Harris ripped through the Oakland defense for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and Rocky Bleier gained 98 yards rushing. Terry Bradshaw directed the Steelers' 224-yard ground attack while the Pittsburgh defense shut off the Raiders with only 29 yards rushing. Bradshaw also completed 8 of 17 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown to rookie Lynn Swann.

Ken Stabler hit with 19 of 36 for 271 yards and one Oakland score, but was intercepted three times, twice by Jack Ham and finally by J. T. Thomas in the final minute. Cliff Branch set an AFC championship game record by catching nine passes for 186 yards and the lone Oakland touchdown. George Blanda also extended his own records with his ninth game, 59 total points and six field goals in AFC title games.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	172.6 (2)	139.9 (21)	312.5 (8)	40
DEFENSE	114.9 (6)	104.7 (1)	219.6 (1)	47
OFFENSE	166.7 (3)	170.3 (6)	337.0 (2)	28
DEFENSE	150.6 (21)	150.8 (13)	301.4 (16)	41

Line: Raiders by 5½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-3-1)	0	3	0	21	24
Oakland Raiders (13-3-0)	3	0	7	3	13

( 0- 3) OAK George Blanda 40 yard field goal ( 3- 3) PIT Roy Gerela 23 yard field goal ( 3-10) OAK Cliff Branch 38 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) (10-10) PIT Franco Harris 8 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) (17-10) PIT Lynn Swann 6 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) (17-13) OAK George Blanda 24 yard field goal (24-13) PIT Franco Harris 21 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)

                     PIT             OAK
First Downs:         20              15
Rushes-yards:        50-224          21-29
Yards/rush:          4.5             1.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-17-95-1       19-36-271-3
Sacked-yards:        1-14            2-22
Net pass yards:      81              249
Net yards/pass:      4.5             6.6
Total net yards:     305             278
Total plays:         68 (73% run)    59 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             0-0
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     4-30            5-60

Attendance: 53,515

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 8 of 17 for 95 yards and 1 TD (1 int) OAK: Ken Stabler, 19 of 36 for 271 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 29 for 111 yards and 2 TDs; Rocky Bleier, 18 for 98 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 4 for 1 yard OAK: Clarence Davis, 10 for 16 yards; Marv Hubbard, 7 for 6 yards; Pete Banaszak, 3 for 7 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Larry Brown, 2 for 37 yards; Rocky Bleier, 2 for 25 yards; Lynn Swann, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; John Stallworth, 2 for 16 yards OAK: Cliff Branch, 9 for 186 yards and 1 TD; Bob Moore, 4 for 32 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 45 yards; Clarence Davis, 2 for 8 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Steve Davis, 3 for 76 yards; Preston Pearson, 1 for 28 yards OAK: Harold Hart, 3 for 63 yards; Ron Smith, 2 for 42 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Lynn Swann, 3 for 30 yards; Glen Edwards, 1 for 15 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Jack Ham, 2 for 19 yards; J.T. Thomas, 1 for 37 yards OAK: Nemiah Wilson, 1 for 37 yards
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 4 for 164 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 217 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/2 OAK: George Blanda, 2/3