Team Statistics |
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| 1972 72Pit | Opponent | |
| First Downs | 248 | 233 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 70-202-35% | 76-208-37% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 9-21-43% | 6-18-33% |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 2215 | 1579 |
| Total Rushes | 538 | 434 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Passes Completed-Attempted | 176/363 (48.5%) | 209/446 (46.9%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 2107 | 2741 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Sacked—Yards Lost | 41/255 | 41/284 |
| Punts—Average | 65/42.8 | 68/41.0 |
| Punts Received—Return Yardage | 24/241 | 29/254 |
| Kickoffs—Returns | 52/1157 | 33/712 |
| Interceptions—Returns | 27/583 | 16/277 |
| Penalties—Yards | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Fumbles Lost/Total Fumbles | 25/40 | 18/28 |
| Time of Possession | 494 mins 49 secs | 465 mins 11 secs |
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Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
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Att |
Comp |
Yds |
Comp % |
Yds/Att |
TD |
TD % |
INT |
INT
% |
Long |
Sack | Rating |
| Terry Bradshaw | 363 | 176 | 2362 | 48.5 | 6.5 | 12 | 3.3 | 16 | 4.4 | 69 | 41/255 | 62.3 |
Rushing Stats | ||||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
2 Pt Conv |
| Terry Bradshaw | 78 | 319 | 4.1 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 54 | 237 | 4.4 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 229 | 945 | 4.1 | 63 | 5 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 171 | 700 | 4.1 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving Stats | ||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv |
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| Preston Pearson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 33 | 306 | 9.3 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| John Fuqua | 30 | 301 | 10.0 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 29 | 432 | 14.9 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 16 | 284 | 17.8 | 69 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Young | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 58 | 947 | 16.3 | 67 | 4 | 0 |
Field Goals | |||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |
| Roy Gerela | 1/1 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 4/10 | 1/9 | 19/40 | 47.5 |
Punting | |||||||
| |
No |
Avg |
Net |
Tb |
Inside 20 |
Long |
Blocked |
| Bobby Walden | 61 | 45.6 | 37.8 | 11 | 22 | 71 | 4 |
Kickoff Returns | |||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Preston Pearson | 37 | 804 | 21.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 15 | 353 | 23.5 | 35 | 0 |
Punt Returns | ||||||
| |
Ret |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Glen Edwards | 24 | 20 | 241 | 10.0 | 54 | 0 |
Individual Defense | |||
| |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Fum Rec |
| Terry Bradshaw | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Preston Pearson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Fuqua | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jon Kolb | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Davis | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Mansfield | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Van Dyke | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Mullins | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John McMakin | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Anderson | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| John Rowser | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Russell | 82 | 6 | 2 |
| Henry Davis | 90 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Ham | 73 | 2 | 6 |
| Dwight White | 52 | 6 | 0 |
| Ben McGee | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| "Mean" Joe Greene | 51 | 14 | 0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 55 | 10 | 1 |
| Ron Shanklin | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| John Dockery | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 54 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions | |||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Ralph Anderson | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 39 | 1 |
| John Rowser | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 102 | 1 |
| Andy Russell | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 47 | 0 |
| Henry Davis | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39 | 1 |
| Dwight White | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ben McGee | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 6 | 128 | 21.3 | 108 | 1 |
| Mel Blount | 8 | 169 | 21.1 | 111 | 2 |