Sunday November 16, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/16/1975:



Franco Harris had his second 100-yard game of the season and 15th of his career by rushing for 119 yards on 17 carries in the Steelers' seventh straight win. Terry Bradshaw's two touchdown passes to Lynn Swann, his seventh of the year, and John Stallworth boosted his season total to 12 and Mel Blount intercepted two passes, his sixth and seventh of the season. It was the fourth time the Steelers have held the opposition without a touchdown as they sacked the Chiefs' quarterbacks six times.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE153.1  (9)163.5  (13)316.6  (12)17
DEFENSE158.8  (20)184.6  (21)343.4  (21)29
OFFENSE178.1  (3)194.4  (5)372.5  (2)18
DEFENSE131.8  (11)135.2  (5)267.0  (7)20

Line: Steelers by 11

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (4-5-0)03003
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-1-0)0714728

( 3- 0) KC  Jan Stenerud 32 yard field goal
( 3- 7) PIT Lynn Swann 42 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
( 3-14) PIT Reggie Harrison 10 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 3-21) PIT John Stallworth 16 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
( 3-28) PIT Mike Collier 21 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
                     KC              PIT
First Downs:         12              23
Rushes-yards:        25-78           39-239
Yards/rush:          3.1             6.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-28-167-2     16-24-204-1
Sacked-yards:        6-44            2-23
Net pass yards:      123             181
Net yards/pass:      3.6             7.0
Total net yards:     201             420
Total plays:         59 (42% run)    65 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             6.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             3-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     3-25            4-74

Attendance: 48,803

Passing:
KC: Mike Livingston, 11 of 23 for 152 yards (1 int); Tony Adams, 2 of 5 for 15 yards (1 int) PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 16 of 24 for 204 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
KC: Ed Podolak, 12 for 29 yards; Jeff Kinney, 8 for 16 yards; Woody Green, 4 for 23 yards; Tony Adams, 1 for 10 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 17 for 119 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 13 for 63 yards; Reggie Harrison, 5 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Mike Collier, 3 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
KC: Barry Pearson, 3 for 48 yards; Walter White, 2 for 48 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 16 yards; Larry Brunson, 1 for 25 yards; Jeff Kinney, 1 for 18 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 8 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for 6 yards; Woody Green, 1 for 5 yards; Tony Adams, 1 for -7 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 6 for 61 yards; Lynn Swann, 3 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Frenchy Fuqua, 2 for 36 yards; Larry Brown, 2 for 24 yards; John Stallworth, 2 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Randy Grossman, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
KC: Jeff Kinney, 2 for 39 yards; Woody Green, 2 for 28 yards; Charlie Thomas, 1 for 31 yards PIT: Mike Collier, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
KC: Charlie Thomas, 2 for 28 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 13 yards; Reggie Craig, 1 for 1 yard PIT: Lynn Swann, 1 for 21 yards
Interceptions:
KC: Emmitt Thomas, 1 for 0 yards PIT: Mel Blount, 2 for 5 yards
Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 6 for 263 yards PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 226 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/2


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