NFL game summary for 11/14/1976:
Mike Kruczek engineered scoring drives of 86 and 78 yards, aided by the 110-yard rushing performances of both Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier, leading the Steelers to a 14-3 win. Pittsburgh's defense stretched its string of consecutive shutout quarters to 15, second longest in the NFL, before it was broken in the third quarter by Garo Yepremian's 45-yard field goal. Kruczek threw only six passes, completing four for 102 yards, but hit Lynn Swann for 20 yards in the second quarter and Frank Lewis for 64 in the fourth quarter, setting up both Steeler touchdowns.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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Miami Dolphins | OFFENSE | 167.6 (7) | 153.2 (14) | 320.8 (12) | 18 |
DEFENSE | 151.3 (17) | 209.2 (27) | 360.6 (25) | 17 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | OFFENSE | 209.6 (1) | 120.3 (23) | 329.9 (11) | 25 |
DEFENSE | 104.8 (1) | 160.3 (15) | 265.1 (5) | 34 |
Line: Steelers by 10
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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Miami Dolphins (5-5-0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
( 0- 7) PIT Franco Harris 21 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) ( 3- 7) MIA Garo Yepremian 45 yard field goal ( 3-14) PIT Reggie Harrison 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
MIA PIT First Downs: 14 19 Rushes-yards: 32-116 48-258 Yards/rush: 3.6 5.4 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 9-21-144-0 4-8-102-0 Sacked-yards: 5-36 1-6 Net pass yards: 108 96 Net yards/pass: 4.2 10.7 Total net yards: 224 354 Total plays: 58 (55% run) 57 (84% run) Yards/play: 3.9 6.2 Fumbles-lost: 0-0 1-0 Turnovers: 0 0 Penalties-yards: 5-33 4-28 Attendance: 48,945Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 9 of 21 for 144 yards
PIT: Mike Kruczek, 4 of 6 for 102 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 0 of 2 for 0 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Benny Malone, 22 for 85 yards; Norm Bulaich, 10 for 31 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 22 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Bleier, 20 for 110 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 37 yards; Reggie Harrison, 3 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Receiving:
MIA: Jim Mandich, 3 for 40 yards; Freddie Solomon, 2 for 49 yards; Duriel Harris, 2 for 40 yards; Larry Seiple, 1 for 15 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 0 yards
PIT: Frank Lewis, 2 for 75 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 20 yards; Franco Harris, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Gary Davis, 2 for 43 yards; Duriel Harris, 1 for 25 yards
PIT: Jack Deloplaine, 2 for 48 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Dick Anderson, 1 for 10 yards
PIT: Theo Bell, 4 for 41 yards; Glen Edwards, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 6 for 244 yards
PIT: Bobby Walden, 5 for 192 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1