NFL game summary for 10/31/1976:

Terry Bradshaw, appearing in the Steelers' lineup after missing two games with a neck injury, drove Pittsburgh for three touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Steelers reached the .500 mark. Roy Gerela kicked a 36-yard field goal midway through the second quarter for a 3-0 lead which held until Bradshaw picked up Pittsburgh's first TD on a one-yard run and then passed to Ernest Pough for a 17-0 advantage. Reggie Harrison rushed for 108 yards, his first 100-yard game in the NFL, and the Steelers' defense sacked Dan Fouts five times and picked up five Chargers' turnovers.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	173.0  (5)	204.9  (6)	377.9  (5)	9
	DEFENSE	121.1  (8)	216.0  (27)	337.1  (21)	19
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	185.9  (2)	122.3  (23)	308.1  (12)	21
	DEFENSE	123.6  (10)	161.4  (13)	285.0  (12)	23

Line: Steelers by 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Diego Chargers (4-4-0)	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4-0)	0	3	0	20	23

( 0- 3) PIT Roy Gerela 36 yard field goal
( 0-10) PIT Terry Bradshaw 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 0-17) PIT Ernest Pough 11 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
( 0-23) PIT Frenchy Fuqua 3 yard rush (kick failed)

                     SD              PIT
First Downs:         7               20
Rushes-yards:        26-44           52-255
Yards/rush:          1.7             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-28-122-1     11-25-124-1
Sacked-yards:        5-32            2-18
Net pass yards:      90              106
Net yards/pass:      2.7             3.9
Total net yards:     134             361
Total plays:         59 (44% run)    79 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          2.3             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        5-4             5-2
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     1-5             6-49

Attendance: 45,484

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 10 of 28 for 122 yards (1 int)
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 9 of 19 for 104 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Mike Kruczek, 2 of 6 for 20 yards

Rushing:
SD: Rickey Young, 10 for 22 yards; Sam Scarber, 8 for 11 yards; Bo Matthews, 3 for 8 yards; Dan Fouts, 2 for 5 yards; Mitch Hoopes, 1 for 0 yards; Neal Jeffrey, 1 for 0 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for -2 yards
PIT: Rocky Bleier, 17 for 69 yards; Reggie Harrison, 13 for 108 yards; Franco Harris, 11 for 32 yards; Mike Kruczek, 4 for 17 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 3 for 17 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 3 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD

Receiving:
SD: Charlie Joiner, 4 for 98 yards; Pat Curran, 3 for 7 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 20 yards; Bo Matthews, 1 for -3 yards
PIT: Ernest Pough, 3 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Randy Grossman, 2 for 29 yards; Rocky Bleier, 2 for 21 yards; Reggie Harrison, 2 for 19 yards; Frank Lewis, 1 for 15 yards; Franco Harris, 1 for 11 yards

Kick returns:
SD: Mike Fuller, 3 for 85 yards; Artie Owens, 1 for 18 yards
PIT: Jack Deloplaine, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Mike Fuller, 3 for 14 yards
PIT: Theo Bell, 4 for 47 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 1 for 3 yards

Interceptions:
SD: Hal Stringert, 1 for 24 yards
PIT: Mike Wagner, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
SD: Mitch Hoopes, 10 for 339 yards
PIT: Bobby Walden, 9 for 334 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/1

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