Saturday December 27, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/27/1975:



Franco Harris set an AFC divisional playoff record by rushing for 153 yards and linebacker Andy Russell set an NFL postseason mark by running 93 yards for a touchdown after recovering a fumble as Pittsburgh advanced to its second straight AFC title game. Bert Jones, who led the Colts to the Eastern Division championship with nine straight victories, suffered an arm injury on the seventh play and did not return until the final quarter. Mel Blount and Jack Ham made key interceptions of Marty Domres' passes and Ham also jarred the ball loose from Jones to make possible Russell's long run.

Terry Bradshaw came back after a knee injury in the second quarter and scored the final touchdown. Harris' eight-yard touchdown run put the Steelers out front in the first quarter but a Marty Domres to Glenn Doughty 5-yard pass tied the score in the second period. Toni Linhart's 21-yard field goal gave the Colts a 10-7 lead in the third quarter before Bradshaw, Harris and the Steelers' defense took over. The Colts were held to 154 yards, 82 rushing and 72 passing, and the Steelers sacked their passer five times.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Baltimore ColtsOFFENSE158.4  (8)162.9  (13)321.3  (12)18
DEFENSE130.1  (8)168.0  (13)298.1  (12)41
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE188.1  (2)161.0  (14)349.1  (6)32
DEFENSE129.6  (7)131.1  (4)260.8  (4)37

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Baltimore Colts (10-5-0)073010
Pittsburgh Steelers (13-2-0)7071428

( 0- 7) PIT Franco Harris 8 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 7- 7) BAL Glenn Doughty 5 yard pass from Marty Domres (Toni Linhart kick)
(10- 7) BAL Toni Linhart 21 yard field goal
(10-14) PIT Rocky Bleier 7 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(10-21) PIT Terry Bradshaw 2 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(10-28) PIT Andy Russell 93 yard fumble return (Roy Gerela kick)
                     BAL             PIT
First Downs:         10              16
Rushes-yards:        41-82           43-211
Yards/rush:          2.0             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-22-100-2      8-13-103-2
Sacked-yards:        5-28            3-27
Net pass yards:      72              76
Net yards/pass:      2.7             4.8
Total net yards:     154             287
Total plays:         68 (60% run)    59 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          2.3             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-3
Turnovers:           3               5
Penalties-yards:     6-53            5-45

Attendance: 49,557
Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 6 of 11 for 91 yards; Marty Domres, 2 of 11 for 9 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 8 of 13 for 103 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 26 for 63 yards; Bill Olds, 5 for 6 yards; Marty Domres, 4 for 17 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 3 yards; Bert Jones, 2 for 6 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for -13 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 27 for 153 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Bleier, 12 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Mike Collier, 1 for 8 yards

Receiving:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 4 for 20 yards; Glenn Doughty, 2 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 1 for 9 yards; Jimmie Kennedy, 1 for 8 yards
PIT: Frank Lewis, 3 for 65 yards; Lynn Swann, 2 for 15 yards; Rocky Bleier, 2 for 14 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
BAL: Bruce Laird, 4 for 86 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 17 yards
PIT: Dave Brown, 2 for 53 yards; Reggie Harrison, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 30 yards
PIT: Glen Edwards, 2 for 22 yards; Mike Collier, 1 for 17 yards; Dave Brown, 1 for 7 yards

Interceptions:
BAL: Lloyd Mumphord, 2 for 67 yards
PIT: Mel Blount, 1 for 20 yards; Jack Ham, 1 for 6 yards

Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 9 for 361 yards
PIT: Bobby Walden, 4 for 159 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/1




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