1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1972 Pittsburgh | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | |
| 1972 Miami | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 7:30 | 1972 Pittsburgh | R.Shanklin 35 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (R.Gerela kick) | 7-0 PIA | ||
| 1 | 4:30 | 1972 Miami | M.Fleming 13 yd. pass from E.Morrall (G.Yepremian kick) | 7-7 MIA | ||
| 1 | 2:42 | 1972 Miami | M.Morris 8 yd. run (G.Yepremian kick) | 14-7 MIA | ||
| 3 | 2:24 | 1972 Pittsburgh | R.Gerela 24 yd. field goal | 14-10 MIA | ||
| 4 | 7:48 | 1972 Pittsburgh | R.Gerela 48 yd. field goal | 14-13 MIA | ||
| 4 | 5:24 | 1972 Pittsburgh | J.Dockery 44 yd. intercept (R.Gerela kick) | 20-14 PIA | ||
| 4 | 1:15 | 1972 Miami | P.Warfield 5 yd. pass from E.Morrall (G.Yepremian kick) | 21-20 MIA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1972 Pittsburgh | 1972 Miami | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 6-8-0-14 | 8-10-0-18 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 2-14-14% | 4-13-31% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 0-1-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 3-28-11% | 21-28-75% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 256-62-4.1 | 323-70-4.6 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 109 | 178 |
| Total Rushes | 28 | 42 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 15/33 (45.5%) | 11/28 (39.3%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 147 | 145 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| Punts/Average | 6/46.0 | 6/40.2 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/9 | 2/3 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 3/52 | 2/58 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 4/79 | 3/20 |
| Penalties/Yards | 4/43 | 3/29 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 3/2 | 4/3 |
| Time of Possession | 28 mins 30 secs | 31 mins 29 secs |
| Average Drive Start | PIA 41 | MIA 28 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 33 | 15 | 147 | 45.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 9.1 | 35 | 1/0 | 30.7 |
| Earl Morrall | 28 | 11 | 145 | 39.3 | 5.2 | 2 | 7.1 | 4 | 14.3 | 33 | 0/0 | 40.6 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Franco Harris | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | ||||
| Frenchy Fuqua | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Mercury Morris | 19 | 105 | 5.5 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Larry Csonka | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | ||||
| Jim Kiick | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Franco Harris | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| John McMakin | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Al Young | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Marv Fleming | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Roy Gerela | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 50.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 46.0 | 45.5 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Seiple | 6 | 40.2 | 38.7 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Franco Harris | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Jake E. Scott | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Mel Blount | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ben McGee | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Henry Davis | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ralph Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| "Mean" Joe Greene | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jack Ham | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Andy Russell | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Dwight White | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| L.C. Greenwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Rowser | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Doug Swift | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dick Anderson | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mike Kolen | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Nick Buoniconti | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Curtis Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Matheson | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Vern Den Herder | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tim Foley | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Manny Fernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bill Stanfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jake E. Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Kuechenberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Mel Blount | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| John Dockery | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 1 | ||||||
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Jake E. Scott | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Tim Foley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||