Week 1
Final
DET
PIT1Q
3 - 0
E. Mann 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
3 - 3
G. Mingo 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
3 - 6
G. Mingo 18-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
3 - 9
G. Mingo 40-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
6 - 9
E. Mann 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
13 - 9
E. McCullouch 12-yard TD catch from B. Munson.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
13 - 16
W. Bankston 6-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
160
Munson
DET
Rush Yds
52
Bankston
PIT
Rec Yds
68
Hilton
PIT
Scrim TD
1
McCullouch
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1969 Central Division
DET PIT
Vikings 
Lions 
Packers 
Bears 
Browns 
Giants 
Cardinals 
Steelers Game Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers squeaked out a win over the Detroit Lions, 16 to 13, on September 21, 1969.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Munson #19 | 19/34 | 160 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 65.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Shiner #14 | 10/26 | 143 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 41.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Farr #24 | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Watkins #34 | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Triplett #38 | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
N. Eddy #40 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Bankston #46 | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 |
E. Gros #34 | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
D. Shiner #14 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Jefferson #80 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Farr #24 | 0/0 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sanders #88 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Malinchak #24 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Triplett #38 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. McCullouch #25 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 |
N. Eddy #40 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hilton #82 | 0/0 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
R. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
J.R. Wilburn #86 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Bankston #46 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hillebrand #87 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mann #12 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Mingo #21 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walden #39 | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Vaughn #48 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walton #49 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jefferson #80 | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Campbell #23 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Munson #19 | 19/34 | 160 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 65.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Farr #24 | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Watkins #34 | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Triplett #38 | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
N. Eddy #40 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Farr #24 | 0/0 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sanders #88 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Malinchak #24 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Triplett #38 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. McCullouch #25 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 |
N. Eddy #40 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mann #12 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Vaughn #48 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walton #49 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Shiner #14 | 10/26 | 143 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 41.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Bankston #46 | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 |
E. Gros #34 | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
D. Shiner #14 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Jefferson #80 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hilton #82 | 0/0 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
R. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
J.R. Wilburn #86 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Bankston #46 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hillebrand #87 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Mingo #21 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walden #39 | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jefferson #80 | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Campbell #23 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
236
Total Yds
237
156
Pass Yds
128
80
Rush Yds
109
65
Total Plays
60
3.6
Yards Per Play
4
4.5
Yards Per Pass
4.3
2.7
Yards Per Rush
3.6
14
1st Downs
12
6
Punts
5
4
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
3
Fumbles Lost
3
4
Penalties
4
4.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0
