Week 11
Final
MIN
PIT1Q
3 - 0
F. Cox 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
3 - 7
F. Harris 12-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
3 - 10
R. Gerela 17-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
10 - 10
S. Voigt 5-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
10 - 16
T. Bradshaw 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Missed XP
4Q
10 - 23
F. Lewis 17-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
235
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
128
Harris
PIT
Rec Yds
97
Gilliam
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Voigt
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1972 NFC Central
MIN PIT
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Oilers Game Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers decisively defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 23 to 10, on November 26, 1972.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 24/43 | 235 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 69.4 |
P. Krause #22 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw #12 | 7/19 | 93 | 4.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 48.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed #32 | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Krause #22 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Harris #32 | 17 | 128 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Fuqua #33 | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bradshaw #12 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
F. Lewis #82 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 97 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 0/0 | 62 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 0/0 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
J. Beasley #87 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Voigt #83 | 0/0 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Shanklin #25 | 0/0 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Lewis #82 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. McMakin #89 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Harris #32 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rowser #48 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gerela #10 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walden #39 | 7 | 339 | 48.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pearson #26 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bleier #20 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Davis #35 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Edwards #27 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 24/43 | 235 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 69.4 |
P. Krause #22 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed #32 | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Krause #22 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 97 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 0/0 | 62 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 0/0 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
J. Beasley #87 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Voigt #83 | 0/0 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw #12 | 7/19 | 93 | 4.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 48.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Harris #32 | 17 | 128 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Fuqua #33 | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bradshaw #12 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
F. Lewis #82 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Shanklin #25 | 0/0 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Lewis #82 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. McMakin #89 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Harris #32 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rowser #48 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gerela #10 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walden #39 | 7 | 339 | 48.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pearson #26 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bleier #20 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Davis #35 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Edwards #27 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
320
Total Yds
292
225
Pass Yds
86
95
Rush Yds
206
83
Total Plays
54
3.9
Yards Per Play
5.4
5
Yards Per Pass
4.3
2.5
Yards Per Rush
6.1
16
1st Downs
12
6
Punts
7
3
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
2
Fumbles Lost
2
7
Penalties
4
1.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0
