1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Pittsburgh Steelers 41st US football season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 10–4 2nd AFC Central Chuck Noll Art Rooney Three Rivers Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Raiders) 14–33 border:none; padding:0; 8 DT Joe Greene DE L. C. Greenwood LB Jack Ham RB Franco Harris LB Andy Russell WR Ronnie Shanklin G Bruce Van Dyke DE Dwight White border:none; padding:0; 3 Joe Greene (1st team) Roy Gerela (2nd team) Jack Ham (2nd team) Ron Shanklin Steelers seasons The 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 41st season in the National Football League. The team finished second in the AFC Central division, but qualified for the postseason for the second consecutive season. The Steelers got off to a terrific start winning eight of their first nine games. However, a costly three game losing streak would put their playoff hopes in jeopardy. The Steelers would recover to win their last two games, but had to settle for a Wild Card berth with a 10–4 record. The Steelers would lose in the playoffs to the Oakland Raiders 33–14 in Oakland. The 1973 Steelers' pass defense is arguably the greatest in the history of the NFL. Their defensive passer rating—the quarterback passer rating of all opposing quarterbacks throughout the season—was 33.1, an NFL record for the Super Bowl era. According to Cold Hard Football Facts:Cold Hard Football Facts: Shutdown! The greatest pass defenses in history Pittsburgh's pass-defense numbers that year were stunning. Opposing passers compiled the following stat-line: 164 of 359 (45.7%) for 1,923 yards, 5.36 [yards-per-attempt], 11 [touchdowns] and 37 [interceptions] The figure that leaps screaming off the sheet is the amazing 37 picks in 14 games. The 2009 Jets, by comparison, allowed a puny 8 TDs in 16 games, but hauled in just 17 picks. Pittsburgh's all-time best pass defense was an equal-opportunity unit: Mike Wagner led the team with 8 INT, but 10 other guys recorded at least one pick. Amazing. Eleven defenders boasted at least one INT for Pittsburgh that season. The entire starting secondary recorded 24 picks alone, and Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount was last on the list: Wagner (8), safety Glen Edwards (6), cornerback John Rowser (6) and Blount (4). The campaign was chronicled in Roy Blount Jr.'s 1974 book About Three Bricks Shy of a Load. The source of its title was Craig Hanneman whose endearing description of himself and his teammates after the regular season away victory over the Oakland Raiders was "We’re all about three bricks shy of a load."Starkey, Joe. "The wildest Steelers season there ever was," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Saturday, December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2020 Offseason NFL draft Team Rd Pick Name Pos College PIT 1 24 J.T. Thomas DB Florida St. PIT 2 50 Ken Phares DB Mississippi St. PIT 3 76 Roger Bernhardt G Kansas PIT 4 102 Gail Clark LB Michigan St. PIT 5 106 Dave Reavis T Arkansas PIT 5 128 Larry Clark LB Northern Illinois PIT 6 140 Ron Bell RB Illinois St. PIT 6 154 Glenn Scolnik WR Indiana PIT 7 180 Nate Dorsey WR Miss Valley St. PIT 8 192 Loren Toews LB California PIT 8 206 Bill Janssen T Nebraska PIT 9 232 Bracy Bonham G North Carolina Central PIT 10 258 Don Wunderly DT Arkansas PIT 11 284 Bob White DB Arizona PIT 12 310 Willie Lee RB Indiana St. PIT 13 336 Rick Fergerson WR Kansas St. PIT 14 362 Roger Cowan DE Stanford PIT 15 388 Charles Cross DB Iowa PIT 16 414 Glen Nardi DT Navy PIT 17 440 Mike Shannon DT Oregon St. Personnel Staff 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers #08214A white #EEC607 President – Arthur J. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. General Manager - Dick Haley Public relations director – Ed Kiely Traveling secretary – James A. Boston Controller – Robert P. Quinn Publicity director – Joe Gordon Ticket manager – Joseph H. Carr Director of player personnel – Dick Haley Assistant director of player personnel – Bill Nunn Director of professional scouting – V. Timothy Rooney Head coach – Chuck Noll Offensive line – Bob Fry Offensive backfield – Dick Hoak Quarterbacks – Babe Parilli Receivers – Lionel Taylor Defensive coordinator – Bud Carson Defensive line – George Perles Defensive assistant – Woody Widenhofer Strength – Louis Riecke Flexibility – Paul Uram Team physician, orthopedic – Dr. John Best Team Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber Team dentist – Dr. Robert Gray Trainer – Ralph Berlin Assistant trainer – Robert Milie Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Jack Hart 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide Roster 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers 40 4 6 12 Terry Bradshaw 17 Joe Gilliam 20 Rocky Bleier 35 Steve Davis running back 33 John Fuqua 32 Franco Harris 26 Preston Pearson 85 Dave Davis American football 43 Frank Lewis American football 83 Barry Pearson 82 Dave Williams wide receiver 87 Larry Brown tight end, born 1949 89 John McMakin 50 Jim Clack C 57 Sam Davis American football G 76 Glen Ray Hines T 55 Jon Kolb T 56 Ray Mansfield C 72 Gerry Mullins G/T 66 Bruce Van Dyke G 75 Joe Greene DT 68 L. C. Greenwood DE 67 Craig Hanneman DE 63 Ernie Holmes DT 74 Tom Keating American football DT 78 Dwight White DE 38 Ed Bradley linebacker MLB 53 Henry Davis American football MLB 59 Jack Ham OLB 34 Andy Russell American football OLB 51 Loren Toews y OLB 90 George Webster American football OLB 47 Mel Blount CB 27 Glen Edwards safety FS 41 Dennis Meyer SS 48 John Rowser CB 26 J. T. Thomas defensive back CB 23 Mike Wagner SS 10 Roy Gerela K 39 Bobby Walden P -- Chuck Dicus WR IR  5 Terry Hanratty QB IR -- Ken Phares y no CB/S IR 25 Ronnie Shanklin WR IR 29 John Dockery DB 64 Steve Furness DT 71 Gordon Gravelle T -- Mike Haggard y no WR 77 Melvin Holmes G 21 Glenn Scolnik y no WR 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide About Three Bricks Shy... and the Load Filled Up https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1973_roster.htm 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers Pro-Football-Reference.com 2014-12-17 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 September 16 Detroit Lions W 24–10 1–0 Three Rivers Stadium 2 September 23 Cleveland Browns W 33–6 2–0 Three Rivers Stadium 3 September 30 at Houston Oilers W 36–7 3–0 Astrodome 4 October 7 San Diego Chargers W 38–21 4–0 Three Rivers Stadium 5 October 14 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7–19 4–1 Riverfront Stadium 6 October 21 New York Jets W 26–14 5–1 Three Rivers Stadium * 7 October 28 Cincinnati Bengals W 20–13 6–1 Three Rivers Stadium 8 November 5, 1973 Washington Redskins W 21–16 7–1 Three Rivers Stadium 9 November 11 at Oakland Raiders W 17–9 8–1 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 10 November 18 Denver Broncos L 13–23 8–2 Three Rivers Stadium 11 November 25 at Cleveland Browns L 16–21 8–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 12 December 3, 1973 at Miami Dolphins L 26–30 8–4 Miami Orange Bowl 13 December 9 Houston Oilers W 33–7 9–4 Three Rivers Stadium 14 December 15, 1973 at San Francisco 49ers W 37–14 10–4 Candlestick Park Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. played at Pittsburgh because of World Series at Shea Stadium Game summaries Week 1 1973 Detroit Lions season Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Detroit Lions (0–0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (0–0) September 16 4:00 p.m. Lions 0 0 10 0 Steelers 0 3 7 14 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA 48,913 64 F; wind 11 mph on Fred Wyant Pro-Football-Reference.com Lions Greg Landry11/27, 219 Yds, TD, 3 INT8 Rush, 65 Yds Ron Jessie3 Rec, 131 Yds, TD Steelers Terry Bradshaw15/23, 124 Yds, 2 TD, INT John Fuqua26 Rush, 100 Yds Barry Pearson6 Rec, 58 Yds DET PIT collapsed 2 Steelers FG 11 Roy Gerela 0 3 3 Steelers RushTD Bradshaw 1 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 3 Lions RecTD Jessie Landry 84 good Mann run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 3 Lions FG 40 Mann 10 10 4 Steelers RecTD McMakin Bradshaw 24 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 17 4 Steelers RecTD Shanklin Bradshaw 6 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 24 10 24 Week 2 1973 Cleveland Browns season Browns–Steelers rivalry Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Cleveland Browns (1–0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1–0) September 23 1:00 p.m. Browns 3 0 0 3 Steelers 10 6 10 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 49,396 68 F; wind 14 mph on Tommy Bell Pro-Football-Reference.com Browns Mike Phipps15/29, 157 Yds, 3 INT Leroy Kelly13 Rush, 39 Yds Frank Pitts2 Rec, 33 Yds Steelers Terry Bradshaw5/14, 140 Yds, TD, INT John Fuqua16 Rush, 80 Yds Frank Lewis3 Rec, 92 Yds, 2 TD CLE PIT collapsed 1 Steelers FG 12 Gerela 0 3 1 Browns FG 43 Cockroft 3 3 1 Steelers RushTD Fuqua 4 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 10 2 Steelers FG 40 Gerela 3 13 2 Steelers FG 26 Gerela 3 16 3 Steelers FG 44 Gerela 3 19 4 Steelers RecTD Lewis Bradshaw 8 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 26 4 Browns FG 28 Cockroft 6 26 4 Steelers RecTD Lewis Hanratty 53 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 33 6 33 Week 3 1973 Houston Oilers season Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Pittsburgh Steelers (2–0) at Houston Oilers (0–2) September 30 2:00 p.m. Steelers 3 3 13 17 Oilers 0 7 0 0 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 39,331 Indoors (dome) Jim Tunney Pro-Football-Reference.com Steelers Terry Bradshaw9/17, 159 Yds, TD, 2 INT John Fuqua13 Rush, 48 Yds Frank Lewis1 Rec, 44 Yds Oilers Dan Pastorini14/25, 87 Yds, TD, 2 INT Bob Gresham14 Rush, 41 Yds Billy Parks7 Rec, 80 Yds PIT HOU collapsed 1 Steelers FG 20 Gerela 3 0 2 Oilers RecTD Alston Pastorini 7 good Butler run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 Steelers FG 47 Gerela 6 7 3 Steelers RushTD Bradshaw 1 no good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 12 7 3 Steelers IntTD Russell 45 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 19 7 4 Steelers RecTD Shanklin Bradshaw 26 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 26 7 4 Steelers FG 26 Gerela 29 7 4 Steelers IntTD Edwards 86 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 36 7 36 7 Week 4 1973 San Diego Chargers season Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed San Diego Chargers (1–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3–0) October 7 1:00 p.m. Chargers 0 0 0 21 Steelers 17 21 0 0 Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 48,795 60 F • Wind 7 mph on Pat Haggerty Pro-Football-Reference Chargers Dan Fouts11/21, 174 Yds, TD, INT Cid Edwards13 Rush, 94 Yds Clint Jones2 Rec, 51 Yds Steelers Terry Bradshaw7/16, 99 Yds, TD, INT Preston Pearson6 Rush, 64 Yds Frank Lewis4 Rec, 61 Yds Johnny Unitas playing for San Diego is knocked out of the game after completing only 3 of 15 passes for 24 yards and three interceptions. SD PIT collapsed 1 Steelers RecTD Shanklin Bradshaw 12 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 Steelers RushTD Bradshaw 1 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 1 Steelers FG 38 Gerela 0 17 2 Steelers RushTD Davis 1 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 24 2 Steelers Other Blocked punt recovered in end zone for touchdown by Wagner, Gerela kick good 0 31 3 Steelers RecTD Shanklin Hanratty 37 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 38 4 Chargers RecTD LeVias Fouts 13 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 38 4 Chargers RushTD Jones 3 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 38 4 Chargers RushTD Holmes 1 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 38 21 38 Week 5 1973 Cincinnati Bengals season Bengals–Steelers rivalry Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Pittsburgh Steelers (4–0) at Cincinnati Bengals (2–2) October 14 1:00 p.m. Steelers 0 0 0 7 Bengals 6 3 7 3 Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio 55,819 59 F • Wind 8 mph on Dick Jorgensen Pro-Football-Reference.com Steelers Terry Bradshaw9/14, 106 Yds, INT Preston Pearson12 Rush, 39 Yds, TD Ron Shanklin1 Rec, 67 Yds Bengals Ken Anderson9/21, 78 Yds Boobie Clark28 Rush, 112 Yds, TD Isaac Curtis3 Rec, 46 Yds PIT CIN collapsed 1 Bengals FG 20 Muhlmann 0 3 1 Bengals FG 19 Muhlmann 0 6 2 Bengals FG 20 Muhlmann 0 9 3 Bengals RushTD Clark 3 good Muhlmann run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 16 4 Bengals FG 41 Muhlmann 0 19 4 Steelers RushTD Pearson 1 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 19 7 19 Week 6 1973 New York Jets season Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed New York Jets (2–3) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4–1) October 21 1:00 p.m. EDT Jets 7 7 0 0 Steelers 0 9 3 14 Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 48,682 50 F C • Wind 9 mph on John McDonough Pro-Football-Reference.com Jets Bill Demory6/15, 84 Yds, TD, 3 INT John Riggins15 Rush, 42 Yds, TD Rich Caster1 Rec, 28 Yds, TD Steelers Terry Bradshaw8/18, 119 Yds, INT Franco Harris25 Rush, 102 Yds, TD Ron Shanklin3 Rec, 68 Yds, TD NYJ PIT collapsed 1 Jets RushTD Riggins 1 good Howfield run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 Steelers FG 27 Gerela 7 3 2 Steelers FG 29 Gerela 7 6 2 Jets RecTD Caster Demory 28 good Howfield run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 6 2 Steelers FG 36 Gerela 14 9 3 Steelers FG 13 Gerela 14 12 4 Steelers RecTD Shanklin Hanratty 16 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 19 4 Steelers RushTD Harris 2 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 26 14 26 Week 7 vs Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Cincinnati Bengals (4–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5–1) October 28 4:00 p.m. EDT Bengals 0 6 0 7 Steelers 3 7 10 0 Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 45,761 52 F C • Wind 12 mph km/h knot Norm Schachter Pro-Football-Reference.com Bengals Ken Anderson20/38, 230 Yds, TD, 3 INT Boobie Clark15 Rush, 60 Yds10 Rec, 68 Yds Steelers Terry Hanratty4/7, 127 Yds, TD, INT Franco Harris21 Rush, 43 Yds Ron Shanklin3 Rec, 104 Yds, TD CIN PIT collapsed 1 Steelers FG 15 Roy Gerela 0 3 2 Bengals FG 17 Horst Muhlmann 3 3 2 Bengals FG 41 Horst Muhlmann 6 3 2 Steelers RecTD Ron Shanklin Terry Hanratty 51 good Roy Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 10 3 Steelers FG 18 Roy Gerela 6 13 3 Steelers RushTD John Fuqua 1 good Roy Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 20 4 Bengals RecTD Essex Johnson Ken Anderson 16 good Horst Muhlmann run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 20 13 20 Week 8 vs Washington Redskins 1973 Washington Redskins season Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Washington Redskins (5–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (6–1) Monday, November 5 Monday 9:00 p.m. EDT Redskins 3 3 3 7 Steelers 7 7 0 7 Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 49,220 40 F C • Wind 13 mph km/h knot Tommy Bell ABC Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Don Meredith Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Billy Kilmer9/22, 76 Yds, TD, 2 INT Charley Harraway13 Rush, 63 Yds Jerry Smith4 Rec, 34 Yds Steelers Joe Gilliam3/10, 71 Yds, TD, 2 INT Franco Harris25 Rush, 90 Yds Barry Pearson2 Rec, 57 Yds, TD Joe Gilliam makes Monday Night Football debut WSH PIT collapsed 1 Redskins FG 30 Curt Knight 3 0 1 Steelers RecTD Preston Pearson Terry Hanratty 7 good Roy Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 Redskins FG 12 Curt Knight 6 7 2 Steelers RecTD Ron Shanklin Terry Hanratty 24 good Roy Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 14 3 Redskins FG 16 Curt Knight 9 14 4 Steelers RecTD Barry Pearson Joe Gilliam 46 good Roy Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 9 21 4 Redskins RecTD Larry Brown Billy Kilmer 17 good Curt Knight run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 21 16 21 Week 9 at Raiders 1973 Oakland Raiders season Raiders–Steelers rivalry Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Pittsburgh Steelers (7–1) at Oakland Raiders (5–2–1) November 11 4:00 p.m. EDT Steelers 0 7 7 3 Raiders 0 3 0 6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California 47,535 62 F C • Wind 16 mph km/h knot Bernie Ulman Pro-Football-Reference.com Steelers Terry Hanratty6/19, 86 Yds, TD, INT Franco Harris20 Rush, 77 Yds, TD Ron Shanklin2 Rec, 41 Yds, TD Raiders Daryle Lamonica13/31, 236 Yds, TD, 4 INT Charlie Smith13 Rush, 74 Yds Fred Biletnikoff4 Rec, 105 Yds, TD PIT OAK collapsed 2 Steelers RecTD Ron Shanklin Terry Hanratty 14 good Roy Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 Raiders FG 40 George Blanda 7 3 3 Steelers RushTD Franco Harris 1 good Roy Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 3 4 Steelers FG 17 Roy Gerela 17 3 4 Raiders RecTD Fred Biletnikoff Daryle Lamonica 27 no good George Blanda run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 9 17 9 Week 10 vs Broncos Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Ten: Denver Broncos (4–3–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (8–1) November 18, 1973 1:00 p.m. Broncos 3 3 7 10 Steelers 3 3 0 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 48,580 35 F C Fred Silva Box Score left Denver Broncos Broncos Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers Charley Johnson 13/20, 86 Yds, TD Floyd Little 27 Rush, 88 Yds, TD Riley Odoms 6 Rec, 47 Yds, TD Terry Hanratty 10/19, 217 Yds, TD Franco Harris 11 Rush, 53 Yds John McMakin 3 Rec, 64 Yds DEN PIT collapsed 1 Broncos FG 32 Jim Turner 3 0 1 Steelers FG 15 Roy Gerela 3 3 2 Steelers FG 13 Roy Gerela 3 6 2 Broncos FG 11 Jim Turner 6 6 3 Broncos RushTD Floyd Little 10 good Jim Turner run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 6 4 Steelers RecTD Ron Shanklin Terry Hanratty 42 good Roy Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 13 4 Broncos FG 46 Jim Turner 16 13 4 Broncos RecTD Riley Odoms Charley Johnson 2 good Jim Turner run/pass good/failed/incomplete 23 13 23 13 Week 11 Steelers 7 3 3 3 Browns 7 7 0 7 November 25 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:00 p.m. 67,773 50 F, wind 15 mph on Jim Tunney Game summary Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Shanklin 9 pass from Gilliam (Gerela kick) – Steelers 7–0 Cleveland – Phipps 1 run (Cockroft kick) – Tie 7–7 Cleveland – Pruitt 15 pass from Phipps (Cockroft kick) – Browns 14-7 Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 24 – Browns 14-10 Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 14 – Browns 14-13 Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 20 – Steelers 16–14 Cleveland – Pruitt 19 run (Cockroft kick) – Browns 21–16 Week 12 (Monday December 3, 1973): at Miami Dolphins Steelers 0 3 7 16 Dolphins 20 10 0 0 Monday, December 3 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 9:00 p.m. 68,901 75 F, wind 14 mph on Ben Dreith Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Don Meredith ABC Game summary Scoring drives: Miami – Anderson 27 interception return (Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 7–0 Miami – FG Yepremian 28 – Dolphins 10–0 Miami – FG Yepremian 46 – Dolphins 13–0 Miami – Mandich 2 pass from Griese (Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 20–0 Miami – Anderson 38 interception return (Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 27–0 Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 37 – Dolphins 27–3 Miami – FG Yepremian 14 – Dolphins 30–3 Pittsburgh – P. Pearson 5 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Dolphins 30–10 Pittsburgh – Harris 21 run (Gerela kick) – Dolphins 30–17 Pittsburgh – B. Pearson 17 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Dolphins 30–24 Pittsburgh – Safety, White tackled Griese in end zone – Dolphins 30–26 Week 13 Oilers 7 0 0 0 Steelers 3 14 10 6 December 9 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. 38,004 34 F, wind 10 mph on Bob Frederic Game summary Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 49 – Steelers 3–0 Houston – Alston 11 pass from Pastorini (Butler kick) – Oilers 7–3 Pittsburgh – B. Pearson 15 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Steelers 10–7 Pittsburgh – Steve Davis 3 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Steelers 17–7 Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 31 – Steelers 20–7 Pittsburgh – Ham recovered fumble in end zone (Gerela kick) – Steelers 27–7 Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 20 – Steelers 30–7 Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 42 – Steelers 33–7 Week 14 Steelers 7 7 13 10 49ers 0 7 0 7 December 15 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 4:00 p.m. 52,252 47 F, wind 5 mph on Tommy Bell Game summary John Brodie's number 12 was retired prior to game. Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Rowser 71 interception return (Gerela kick) – Steelers 7–0 San Francisco – Hall recovered blocked punt in end zone (Gossett kick) – Tie 7–7 Pittsburgh – P. Pearson 1 run (Gerela kick) – Steelers 14–7 Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 27 – Steelers 17–7 Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 27 – Steelers 20–7 Pittsburgh – Lewis 50 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Steelers 27–7 Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 35 – Steelers 30–7 Pittsburgh – Steve Davis 1 run (Gerela kick) – Steelers 37–7 San Francisco – Atkins 3 run (Gossett kick) – Steelers 37–14 Standings Postseason AFC Divisional: @ Oakland Raiders Steelers 0 7 0 7 Raiders 7 3 13 10 Saturday, December 22 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 4 p.m. EST 52,646 50 F, wind 11 mph on Pat Haggerty Jim Simpson and Kyle Rote NBC References: Scoring Drives Oakland – Hubbard 1 run (Blanda kick) – Raiders 7–0 Oakland – FG Blanda 25 – Raiders 10–0 Pittsburgh – B. Pearson 4 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Raiders 10–7 Oakland – FG Blanda 31 – Raiders 13–7 Oakland – FG Blanda 22 – Raiders 16–7 Oakland – Brown 54 interception return (Blanda kick) – Raiders 23–7 Oakland – FG Blanda 10 – Raiders 26–7 Pittsburgh – Lewis 26 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) – Raiders 26–14 Oakland – Hubbard 1 run (Blanda kick) – Raiders 33–14 References External links 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Profootballreference.com 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steel Category:1973 in Pittsburgh