1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
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| 1974 New England | 7 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
| 1974 Pittsburgh | 0 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
26 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
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| Qtr | Clock | Team | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 10:06 | 1974 New England | S.Hunt 54 yd. fumble recovery (J.Smith kick) | 7-0 NEA | ||
| 2 | 12:02 | 1974 New England | S.Cunningham 70 yd. run (J.Smith kick) | 14-0 NEA | ||
| 2 | 5:01 | 1974 Pittsburgh | F.Lewis 76 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (kick failed) | 14-6 NEA | ||
| 2 | 0:52 | 1974 New England | S.Cunningham 35 yd. run (J.Smith kick) | 21-6 NEA | ||
| 3 | 6:37 | 1974 Pittsburgh | R.Gerela 24 yd. field goal | 21-9 NEA | ||
| 3 | 2:34 | 1974 Pittsburgh | L.Brown 12 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (R.Gerela kick) | 21-16 NEA | ||
| 4 | 12:51 | 1974 Pittsburgh | R.Gerela 46 yd. field goal | 21-19 NEA | ||
| 4 | 7:41 | 1974 New England | S.Cunningham 2 yd. run (J.Smith kick) | 28-19 NEA | ||
| 4 | 4:29 | 1974 Pittsburgh | L.Brown 3 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (R.Gerela kick) | 28-26 NEA | ||
Team Statistics |
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| 1974 New England | 1974 Pittsburgh | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 7-10-2-19 | 5-14-1-20 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-15-40% | 0-12-0% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 1-2-50% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 7-7-100% | 17-21-81% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 401-71-5.6 | 472-70-6.7 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 201 | 139 |
| Total Rushes | 36 | 35 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 13/34 (38.2%) | 18/34 (52.9%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 200 | 333 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 6.1 | 10.0 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 1/7 | 1/7 |
| Punts/Average | 9/33.8 | 7/41.1 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 4/45 | 6/28 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 6/113 | 4/106 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 2/16 |
| Penalties/Yards | 9/75 | 8/66 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 3/2 | 3/3 |
| Time of Possession | 31 mins 10 secs | 28 mins 50 secs |
| Average Drive Start | NEA 28 | PIA 30 |
Passing Stats |
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| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Jim Plunkett | 34 | 13 | 207 | 38.2 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.9 | 59 | 1/7 | 34.8 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 34 | 18 | 340 | 52.9 | 10.0 | 3 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1/7 | 117.3 |
Rushing Stats |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Mack Herron | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Sam "Bam" Cunningham | 13 | 149 | 11.5 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Jim Plunkett | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Franco Harris | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Rocky Bleier | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Frenchy Fuqua | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Reggie Rucker | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Randy Vataha | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mack Herron | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Adams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 7 | 198 | 28.3 | 76 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Ron Shanklin | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Larry A. Brown | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Franco Harris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Stallworth | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals |
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| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Roy Gerela | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 66.7 | ||||
Punting |
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| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 9 | 33.8 | 28.4 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Walden | 7 | 41.1 | 34.7 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Mack Herron | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Steve Davis | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns |
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| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 4 | 0 | 45 | 11.3 | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 5 | 0 | 25 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense |
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| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Sam Hunt | 11 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Jack Mildren | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| George Webster | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ron Bolton | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Prentice McCray | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mel Lunsford | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Julius Adams | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve King | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sandy Durko | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tony E. McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sam "Bam" Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Leon Gray | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jack Lambert | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jack Ham | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| "Mean" Joe Greene | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Wagner | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Andy Russell | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mel Blount | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Glen Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| L.C. Greenwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| J.T. Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dwight White | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ernie Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| Sam "Bam" Cunningham had a huge game as the visiting team from New England defeated Pittsburgh by the score of 28 to 26. Cunningham carried for 149 yards and hit paydirt 3 times. New England controlled the ground game, out-rushing Pittsburgh 201 to 139 yards. New England took the lead into the locker room at the half 21 to 6. Terry Bradshaw threw 34 times for 340 yards and 3 touchdowns for Pittsburgh. | |||||