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Saturday December 20, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/20/1975:



Rams' backup quarterback Ron Jaworski, replacing regular James Harris, who had a bruised right shoulder, scored on a five-yard quarterback draw 5:18 into the final period to give NFC Western champion Los Angeles its sixth straight win and snap AFC Central champion Pittsburgh's 11-game win streak in a final-game meeting of NFL playoff teams. Steeler Franco Harris rushed for 126 yards to lift his season total to a club-record 1,246 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE188.9  (2)170.3  (12)359.2  (3)28
DEFENSE126.5  (6)136.5  (5)262.9  (4)36
Los Angeles RamsOFFENSE169.2  (5)164.1  (14)333.3  (9)24
DEFENSE104.3  (1)134.5  (4)238.8  (2)36

Line: Steelers by 5

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-2-0)30003
Los Angeles Rams (12-2-0)030710

( 3- 0) PIT Roy Gerela 20 yard field goal
( 3- 3) LA  Tom Dempsey 26 yard field goal
( 3-10) LA  Ron Jaworski 5 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
                     PIT             LA
First Downs:         14              14
Rushes-yards:        34-177          48-171
Yards/rush:          5.2             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     5-21-57-3       6-13-79-1
Sacked-yards:        2-17            2-17
Net pass yards:      40              62
Net yards/pass:      1.7             4.1
Total net yards:     217             233
Total plays:         57 (59% run)    63 (76% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     3-20            3-36

Attendance: 69,389
Passing:
PIT: Joe Gilliam, 2 of 11 for 29 yards (2 int); Terry Bradshaw, 3 of 10 for 28 yards (1 int)
LA: Ron Jaworski, 6 of 13 for 79 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 21 for 126 yards; Rocky Bleier, 7 for 31 yards; Reggie Harrison, 3 for 8 yards; Mike Collier, 1 for 8 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for 2 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 1 for 2 yards
LA: Rob Scribner, 19 for 67 yards; Cullen Bryant, 15 for 50 yards; Rod Phillips, 11 for 51 yards; Ron Jaworski, 3 for 3 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
PIT: Randy Grossman, 3 for 49 yards; Franco Harris, 1 for 4 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 4 yards
LA: Harold Jackson, 2 for 38 yards; Rod Phillips, 2 for 10 yards; Willie McGee, 1 for 17 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 14 yards

Kick returns:
PIT: Mike Collier, 2 for 37 yards; Dave Brown, 1 for 20 yards
LA: Willie McGee, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Dave Brown, 2 for 34 yards; Glen Edwards, 2 for 15 yards
LA: Rob Scribner, 3 for 23 yards; Dave Elmendorf, 1 for 8 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: Glen Edwards, 1 for 21 yards
LA: Eddie McMillan, 1 for 25 yards; Ken Geddes, 1 for 4 yards; Monte Jackson, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 206 yards
LA: Duane Carrell, 7 for 263 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/1
LA: Tom Dempsey, 1/2




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