| 1974 - Week 2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Scoring Plays | Steelers | Broncos | ||
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| Steelers | 11:40 | F.Lewis 10 yd. pass from J.Gilliam ( R.Gerela Kick ) ( 3-32, 1:40 ) | 7 | 0 |
| Steelers | 7:37 | R.Gerela 28 yd. Field Goal ( 6-22, 1:24 ) | 10 | 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| Steelers | 12:21 | F.Harris 6 yd. run ( R.Gerela Kick ) ( 1-6, 0:08 ) | 17 | 0 |
| Steelers | 8:38 | J.Fuqua 4 yd. run ( R.Gerela Kick ) ( 7-45, 3:26 ) | 24 | 0 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| Steelers | 8:29 | C.Johnson sacked by J.Wolf tackled in End Zone for Loss of 2 yards - SAFETY | 26 | 0 |
| Broncos | 4:36 | H.Moses 20 yd. pass from C.Johnson ( J.Turner Kick ) ( 9-46, 1:59 ) | 26 | 7 |
| Steelers | 0:12 | R.Bleier 6 yd. run ( R.Gerela Kick ) ( 7-48, 4:24 ) | 33 | 7 |
| Drive Charts | |||||||||||
| Denver Broncos | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||||||
| Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | ||
| Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result | Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result |
| 15:00 | 3:21 | Den 23 | 6 | 32 | Punt | 11:39 | 7:50 | Pit 10 | 12 | 62 | Missed FG |
| 3:49 | 1:34 | Den 28 | 3 | 2 | Punt | 2:15 | 3:07 | Pit 36 | 6 | 11 | Punt |
| 14:08 | 0:48 | Den 20 | 2 | 1 | Interception | 13:20 | 1:40 | Den 32 | 3 | 32 | Touchdown |
| 11:40 | 1:01 | Den 39 | 3 | -3 | Interception | 10:39 | 1:30 | Pit 48 | 3 | 13 | Interception |
| 9:09 | 0:12 | Den 38 | 2 | 0 | Interception | 8:57 | 1:24 | Den 33 | 6 | 22 | Field Goal |
| 7:33 | 1:52 | Den 38 | 3 | 3 | Punt | 5:41 | 3:35 | Pit 27 | 6 | 8 | Punt |
| 2:06 | 0:48 | Den 36 | 4 | 24 | Interception | 1:18 | 0:45 | Den 28 | 5 | 7 | Missed FG |
| 0:33 | 0:31 | Den 40 | 3 | 0 | Punt | 0:02 | 0:02 | Pit 39 | 1 | 0 | End of Half |
| 13:21 | 0:52 | Den 14 | 3 | -8 | Fumble | 15:00 | 1:39 | Pit 37 | 3 | 7 | Punt |
| 12:21 | 0:17 | Den 45 | 1 | 0 | Fumble | 12:29 | 0:08 | Den 6 | 1 | 6 | Touchdown |
| 8:38 | 3:41 | Den 43 | 8 | 49 | Downs | 12:04 | 3:26 | Den 45 | 7 | 45 | Touchdown |
| 0:58 | 2:33 | Den 31 | 7 | 29 | Downs | 4:57 | 3:59 | Pit 8 | 6 | 22 | Punt |
| 10:01 | 1:39 | Den 6 | 3 | -6 | Safety | 13:25 | 3:24 | Pit 40 | 6 | 17 | Punt |
| 6:35 | 1:59 | Pit 46 | 9 | 46 | Touchdown | 8:22 | 1:47 | Pit 42 | 3 | 3 | Fumble |
| 0:12 | 0:12 | Den 25 | 1 | 2 | End of Reg. | 4:36 | 4:24 | Den 48 | 7 | 48 | Touchdown |
| 21:20 | Den 32 | 58 | 171 | 38:40 | Pit 46 | 75 | 303 | ||||
| Time of Possession by Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10:05 | 9:48 | 9:12 | 9:35 | 38:40 | |
| Denver Broncos | 4:55 | 5:12 | 5:48 | 5:25 | 21:20 |
| Team Statistics | Steelers | Broncos |
| Total Points | 33 | 7 |
| 1st Downs | 21 | 9 |
| Rushing | 12 | 4 |
| Passing | 8 | 4 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd-Down Conversions | 8-16 | 3-10 |
| 4th-Down Conversions | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-55 | 3-25 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Time Of Pos. | 38:40 | 21:20 |
| Total Net Yards | 333 | 161 |
| Total Plays | 75 | 58 |
| Average Gain | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 189 | 71 |
| Rushes | 51 | 22 |
| Avg. Per Rush | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Net Yards Passing | 144 | 90 |
| Completions | 12 | 10 |
| Attempts | 24 | 33 |
| Completion % | 50.0 | 30.3 |
| Yards Per Completion | 12.0 | 10.5 |
| Sacks | 0 | 3 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 4 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 1 |
| Rushing | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 4-4 | 1-1 |
| Field Goals | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Denver Broncos | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT | Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT |
| Joe Gilliam | 24 | 12 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 65 | Charley Johnson | 25 | 8 | 89 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 17 |
| Steve Ramsey | 8 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 24 | 12 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 65 | Totals | 33 | 10 | 105 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 11 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Franco Harris | 20 | 59 | 3.0 | 14 | 1 | Otis Armstrong | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 8 | 1 | Floyd Little | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 | Jon Keyworth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | Steve Ramsey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 17 | 0 | Charley Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gilliam | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 51 | 189 | 3.7 | 17 | 3 | Totals | 22 | 71 | 3.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 | Otis Armstrong | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | Riley Odoms | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 21 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 | Haven Moses | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 20 | 1 |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 | Jerry Simmons | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Larry A. Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 12 | 144 | 12.0 | 22 | 1 | Totals | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 21 | 1 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG | Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG |
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 1 | 2 | 53 | Bill Van Heusen | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Totals | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 1 | 2 | 53 | Totals | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM | Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM |
| Roy Gerela | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 4 | Jim Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 4 | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD | Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD |
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Floyd Little | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||||||
| Totals | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Totals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD | Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Reggie Harrison | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | Otis Armstrong | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | Billy Thompson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | Totals | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| J.T. Thomas Jr. | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | Billy Thompson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 63 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 63 | 0 | Totals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sacks | No | Yds | Avg | Sacks | No | Yds | Avg |
| Charlie M. Davis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | ||||
| James Wolf | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | ||||
| Totals | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | Totals |
| Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD | Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charley Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | Steve Ramsey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed W. Bradley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Ed A. Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | Totals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |