NFL game summary for 10/24/1976:

Franco Harris ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns while the Pittsburgh defense picked up five sacks for the second week in a row and allowed the Giants to cross midfield only twice as the Steelers picked up their second win following three straight losses. Harris' first score came with 1:41 left in the first half to finish a nine-play, 80-yard drive and Roy Gerela added a 21-yard field goal 1:16 later following a J. T. Thomas interception at the Giants' 41.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	178.5  (5)	125.8  (20)	304.3  (13)	21
	DEFENSE	129.5  (11)	177.8  (18)	307.3  (15)	21
New York Giants	OFFENSE	118.0  (25)	159.0  (15)	277.0  (20)	16
	DEFENSE	158.0  (20)	173.0  (16)	331.0  (20)	10

Line: Steelers by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Pittsburgh Steelers (3-4-0)	0	10	0	17	27
New York Giants (0-7-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 7- 0) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(10- 0) PIT Roy Gerela 21 yard field goal
(17- 0) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(20- 0) PIT Roy Gerela 28 yard field goal
(27- 0) PIT Frank Lewis 16 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)

                     PIT             NYG
First Downs:         18              10
Rushes-yards:        47-230          29-88
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-19-120-0     11-26-97-1
Sacked-yards:        3-19            5-34
Net pass yards:      101             63
Net yards/pass:      4.6             2.0
Total net yards:     331             151
Total plays:         69 (68% run)    60 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             2.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     15-120          6-41

Attendance: 69,783

Passing:
PIT: Mike Kruczek, 12 of 19 for 120 yards
NYG: Craig Morton, 11 of 26 for 97 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 27 for 106 yards and 2 TDs; Rocky Bleier, 9 for 54 yards; Reggie Harrison, 5 for 20 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 4 for 17 yards; Mike Kruczek, 1 for 17 yards; Frank Lewis, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD
NYG: Larry Csonka, 10 for 44 yards; Doug Kotar, 10 for 16 yards; Marsh White, 5 for 17 yards; Gordon Bell, 4 for 11 yards

Receiving:
PIT: Franco Harris, 4 for 12 yards; Frank Lewis, 3 for 43 yards; Rocky Bleier, 3 for 32 yards; Ernest Pough, 1 for 29 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 4 yards
NYG: Bob Tucker, 5 for 56 yards; Larry Csonka, 2 for 11 yards; Jim Robinson, 1 for 21 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 6 yards; Marsh White, 1 for 4 yards; Gordon Bell, 1 for -1 yards

Kick returns:
PIT: Ernest Pough, 1 for 16 yards
NYG: Jim Robinson, 3 for 59 yards; Gordon Bell, 2 for 59 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Theo Bell, 4 for 49 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 2 for 50 yards
NYG: Jim Robinson, 3 for 22 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: J.T. Thomas, 1 for 38 yards

Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 259 yards
NYG: Dave Jennings, 7 for 271 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 2/3
NYG: Joe Danelo, 0/1

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