1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
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| 1976 San Diego | 6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
| 1976 Pittsburgh | 0 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
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| Qtr | Clock | Team | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 14:12 | 1976 San Diego | R.Young 44 yd. run (kick failed) | 6-0 SDA | ||
| 2 | 1:07 | 1976 Pittsburgh | R.Bleier 1 yd. run (R.Gerela kick) | 7-6 PIA | ||
| 3 | 9:49 | 1976 Pittsburgh | L.Swann 39 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (R.Gerela kick) | 14-6 PIA | ||
| 3 | 0:49 | 1976 Pittsburgh | R.Grossman 3 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (R.Gerela kick) | 21-6 PIA | ||
| 4 | 12:34 | 1976 San Diego | R.Young 10 yd. pass from D.Fouts (T.Fritsch kick) | 21-13 PIA | ||
Team Statistics |
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| 1976 San Diego | 1976 Pittsburgh | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 5-9-1-15 | 8-11-1-20 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-17-24% | 4-13-31% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 0-0-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 7-14-50% | 14-28-50% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 230-65-3.5 | 355-63-5.6 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 132 | 135 |
| Total Rushes | 32 | 31 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 16/29 (55.2%) | 16/28 (57.1%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 98 | 220 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 4.4 | 8.8 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 4/30 | 4/27 |
| Punts/Average | 6/39.0 | 7/40.1 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 6/32 | 6/53 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 4/86 | 2/50 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 2/10 | 10/82 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 2/1 | 5/1 |
| Time of Possession | 30 mins 19 secs | 29 mins 41 secs |
| Average Drive Start | SDA 37 | PIA 30 |
Passing Stats |
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| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Dan Fouts | 29 | 16 | 128 | 55.2 | 4.4 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4/30 | 77.9 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 28 | 16 | 247 | 57.1 | 8.8 | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4/27 | 110.3 |
Rushing Stats |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Rickey Young | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Don Woods | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bo Matthews | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Franco Harris | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Rocky Bleier | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | ||||
| Reggie Harrison | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Rickey Young | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Pat Curran | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dwight McDonald | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Don Woods | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Larry Dorsey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 7 | 133 | 19.0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Randy Grossman | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Franco Harris | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Larry A. Brown | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals |
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| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Toni Fritsch | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Roy Gerela | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0.0 | ||||
Punting |
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| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Jeff West | 6 | 39.0 | 30.2 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Walden | 7 | 40.1 | 35.6 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| Ernest Pough | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns |
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| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 6 | 0 | 32 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Theo Bell | 5 | 0 | 54 | 10.8 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense |
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| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Mike Fuller | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Graham | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike H. Williams | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chris Fletcher | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Woodrow Lowe | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Fred Dean | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Don Goode | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Leroy Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Danny Colbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Louie Kelcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Doug Wilkerson | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jack Lambert | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Andy Russell | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| "Mean" Joe Greene | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dwight White | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ernie Holmes | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Wagner | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| J.T. Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jimmy Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| L.C. Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jack Ham | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Franco Harris | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
Interceptions |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
Game Story | |||||
| Lynn Swann was the star of the game as Pittsburgh topped San Diego by the score of 21 to 13. Swann caught 7 passes for 133 receiving yards and added a touchdown. Terry Bradshaw threw 28 times for 247 yards and 2 touchdowns. Pittsburgh won the air battle out-passing San Diego 247 to 128 yards. Pittsburgh was on top at the half 7 to 6. Rickey Young ran the ball 18 times gaining 94 yards and added a touchdown for San Diego . | |||||