Week 11
Final
DEN
PIT2Q
7 - 0
F. Little 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 0
J. Turner 32-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
10 - 7
P. Pearson 8-yard TD catch from T. Hanratty.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
10 - 10
R. Gerela 19-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
17 - 10
F. Little 16-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
19 - 10
Safety by F. Lynch.
Safety
4Q
22 - 10
J. Turner 12-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
161
Ramsey
DEN
Rush Yds
93
Pearson
PIT
Rec Yds
57
Gehrke
DEN
Scrim TD
2
Little
DEN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1971 AFC West
DEN PIT
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Bengals Game Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers were decisively beaten by the Denver Broncos, 22 to 10, on November 28, 1971.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Ramsey #10 | 14/25 | 161 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 58.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw #12 | 6/17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 48.2 |
T. Hanratty #5 | 3/12 | 32 | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 32.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Little #44 | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 |
B. Anderson #11 | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
B. Masters #81 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Turner #35 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pearson #26 | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
W. Bankston #46 | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bradshaw #12 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Walden #39 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gehrke #40 | 0/0 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
F. Little #44 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Masters #81 | 0/0 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Anderson #11 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pearson #26 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 0 |
W. Bankston #46 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
R. Shanklin #25 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Staggers #22 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Adams #85 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thompson #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Blount #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gerela #10 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Van Heusen #42 | 8 | 309 | 38.6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walden #39 | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thompson #36 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Forsberg #52 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pearson #26 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Staggers #22 | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thompson #36 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Greer #20 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Staggers #22 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Ramsey #10 | 14/25 | 161 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 58.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Little #44 | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 |
B. Anderson #11 | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
B. Masters #81 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Turner #35 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gehrke #40 | 0/0 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
F. Little #44 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Masters #81 | 0/0 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Anderson #11 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thompson #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Van Heusen #42 | 8 | 309 | 38.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thompson #36 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Forsberg #52 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thompson #36 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Greer #20 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw #12 | 6/17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 48.2 |
T. Hanratty #5 | 3/12 | 32 | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 32.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pearson #26 | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
W. Bankston #46 | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bradshaw #12 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Walden #39 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pearson #26 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 0 |
W. Bankston #46 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
R. Shanklin #25 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Staggers #22 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Adams #85 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Blount #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gerela #10 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walden #39 | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pearson #26 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Staggers #22 | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Staggers #22 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
276
Total Yds
225
150
Pass Yds
67
126
Rush Yds
158
64
Total Plays
66
4.3
Yards Per Play
3.4
5.6
Yards Per Pass
2
3.4
Yards Per Rush
4.8
14
1st Downs
12
8
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
2
2
Penalties
2
4.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
