NFL game summary for 11/21/1976:

Reggie Harrison scored two second-half touchdowns and Roy Gerela added three field goals to lead the Steelers past the Oilers for the eighth time in the last nine games. Rocky Bleier ran for a 10-yard touchdown on the game's first series and Pittsburgh built a 12-0 lead before Ken Burrough scored on a 69-yard pass from John Hadl to break the Steelers' string of 22 consecutive quarters without giving up a TD. Pittsburgh's linebackers menaced Houston. Jack Lambert picked up two fumbles, Jack Ham and Andy Russell each had an interception, and Loren Toews blocked a second quarter punt for a safety.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	108.7  (26)	156.6  (13)	265.3  (21)	21
	DEFENSE	137.7  (13)	148.0  (9)	285.7  (10)	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	214.4  (1)	117.9  (24)	332.3  (10)	25
	DEFENSE	105.9  (1)	155.1  (13)	261.0  (5)	34

Line: Steelers by 16

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Houston Oilers (4-7-0)	0	10	0	6	16
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4-0)	10	5	10	7	32

( 0- 7) PIT Rocky Bleier 10 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 0-10) PIT Roy Gerela 37 yard field goal
( 0-12) PIT Safety, Loren Toews blocked punt out of end zone
( 7-12) HOU Ken Burrough 69 yard pass from John Hadl (Skip Butler kick)
( 7-15) PIT Roy Gerela 35 yard field goal
(10-15) HOU Skip Butler 43 yard field goal
(10-22) PIT Reggie Harrison 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(10-25) PIT Roy Gerela 18 yard field goal
(10-32) PIT Reggie Harrison 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(16-32) HOU John Sawyer 2 yard pass from John Hadl (kick failed)

                     HOU             PIT
First Downs:         12              17
Rushes-yards:        33-101          48-143
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-23-134-2      8-13-132-1
Sacked-yards:        1-10            2-27
Net pass yards:      124             105
Net yards/pass:      5.2             7.0
Total net yards:     225             248
Total plays:         57 (57% run)    63 (76% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-1
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     10-77           10-84

Attendance: 47,947

Passing:
HOU: John Hadl, 9 of 20 for 134 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Dan Pastorini, 0 of 3 for 0 yards
PIT: Mike Kruczek, 8 of 13 for 132 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
HOU: Fred Willis, 15 for 53 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 12 for 33 yards; Joe Dawkins, 4 for 10 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 5 yards; Skip Butler, 1 for 0 yards
PIT: Rocky Bleier, 19 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Reggie Harrison, 15 for 44 yards and 2 TDs; Franco Harris, 10 for 37 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 2 for -12 yards; Ernest Pough, 1 for 6 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
HOU: Ken Burrough, 3 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Billy Johnson, 3 for 26 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 2 for 10 yards; John Sawyer, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
PIT: Larry Brown, 3 for 58 yards; Rocky Bleier, 3 for 56 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 14 yards; Franco Harris, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
HOU: Billy Johnson, 3 for 80 yards; Don Hardeman, 2 for 45 yards; Altie Taylor, 2 for 44 yards
PIT: Ernest Pough, 2 for 41 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 1 for 29 yards; Jim Clack, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
HOU: Billy Johnson, 2 for 3 yards
PIT: Theo Bell, 5 for 43 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: C.L. Whittington, 1 for 2 yards
PIT: Jack Ham, 1 for 13 yards; Andy Russell, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
HOU: Skip Butler, 6 for 194 yards
PIT: Bobby Walden, 5 for 160 yards

Field Goals:
HOU: Skip Butler, 1/1
PIT: Roy Gerela, 3/4

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