Sunday October 11, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/11/1970:



Pittsburgh ended a 16-game losing streak with a last period field goal by Gene Mingo and a 2-yard plunge by Preston Pearson. The Pittsburgh loss skein had extended back to the opening game in 1969. Grant Guthrie, Buffalo rookie kicker, set a club record with a successful 52-yard attempt in the first period.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE98.0  (19)144.3  (18)242.3  (20)13
DEFENSE138.0  (21)189.7  (21)327.7  (20)6
OFFENSE74.3  (25)166.3  (11)240.7  (22)8
DEFENSE107.7  (10)135.7  (7)243.3  (5)6

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (1-3-0)307010
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-3-0)3731023

( 0- 3) PIT Gene Mingo 28 yard field goal ( 3- 3) BUF Grant Guthrie 52 yard field goal ( 3-10) PIT Dave Smith 6 yard pass from Terry Hanratty (Gene Mingo kick) (10-10) BUF O.J. Simpson 4 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick) (10-13) PIT Gene Mingo 49 yard field goal (10-20) PIT Preston Pearson 2 yard rush (Gene Mingo kick) (10-23) PIT Gene Mingo 43 yard field goal
                     BUF             PIT
First Downs:         16              12
Rushes-yards:        24-85           40-171
Yards/rush:          3.5             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-37-257-3     7-22-50-0
Sacked-yards:        5-57            1-12
Net pass yards:      200             38
Net yards/pass:      4.8             1.7
Total net yards:     285             209
Total plays:         66 (36% run)    63 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        5-2             1-0
Turnovers:           5               0
Penalties-yards:     8-82            5-62

Attendance: 42,140

Passing:
BUF: Dennis Shaw, 12 of 26 for 203 yards (1 int); James Harris, 4 of 9 for 52 yards (2 int); O.J. Simpson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards; Dan Darragh, 1 of 1 for 2 yards PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 3 of 12 for 24 yards; Terry Hanratty, 4 of 10 for 26 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 14 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Patrick, 6 for 12 yards; Dennis Shaw, 2 for 12 yards; James Harris, 1 for 1 yard PIT: Preston Pearson, 20 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Frenchy Fuqua, 11 for 62 yards; Terry Cole, 3 for -1 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for 18 yards; Dick Hoak, 2 for 6 yards; Terry Hanratty, 1 for 0 yards; Hubie Bryant, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Bill Enyart, 5 for 33 yards; Haven Moses, 4 for 122 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 4 for 73 yards; Wayne Patrick, 4 for 29 yards PIT: Ron Shanklin, 2 for 20 yards; Dennis Hughes, 2 for 14 yards; Dave Smith, 2 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Dick Hoak, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Glenn Alexander, 1 for 17 yards; Al Andrews, 1 for 16 yards; Wayne Patrick, 1 for 15 yards; Art Laster, 1 for 8 yards; Mike McCaffrey, 1 for 7 yards PIT: Mel Blount, 2 for 45 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 28 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Tommy Pharr, 4 for 21 yards; Glenn Alexander, 1 for 2 yards; Jackie Allen, 1 for 2 yards PIT: Hubie Bryant, 4 for 41 yards; Jon Staggers, 2 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Jerry Hillebrand, 1 for 14 yards; Chuck Allen, 1 for 7 yards; Mel Blount, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
BUF: Paul Maguire, 6 for 255 yards PIT: Bobby Walden, 8 for 365 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: Grant Guthrie, 1/2 PIT: Gene Mingo, 3/4


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