Sunday October 24, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/24/1976:



Franco Harris ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns while the Pittsburgh defense picked up five sacks for the second week in a row and allowed the Giants to cross midfield only twice as the Steelers picked up their second win following three straight losses. Harris' first score came with 1:41 left in the first half to finish a nine-play, 80-yard drive and Roy Gerela added a 21-yard field goal 1:16 later following a J. T. Thomas interception at the Giants' 41.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE178.5  (5)125.8  (20)304.3  (13)21
DEFENSE129.5  (11)177.8  (18)307.3  (15)21
OFFENSE118.0  (25)159.0  (15)277.0  (20)16
DEFENSE158.0  (20)173.0  (16)331.0  (20)10

Line: Steelers by 8

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (3-4-0)01001727
New York Giants (0-7-0)00000

( 7- 0) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) (10- 0) PIT Roy Gerela 21 yard field goal (17- 0) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) (20- 0) PIT Roy Gerela 28 yard field goal (27- 0) PIT Frank Lewis 16 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
                     PIT             NYG
First Downs:         18              10
Rushes-yards:        47-230          29-88
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-19-120-0     11-26-97-1
Sacked-yards:        3-19            5-34
Net pass yards:      101             63
Net yards/pass:      4.6             2.0
Total net yards:     331             151
Total plays:         69 (68% run)    60 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             2.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     15-120          6-41

Attendance: 69,783

Passing:
PIT: Mike Kruczek, 12 of 19 for 120 yards NYG: Craig Morton, 11 of 26 for 97 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 27 for 106 yards and 2 TDs; Rocky Bleier, 9 for 54 yards; Reggie Harrison, 5 for 20 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 4 for 17 yards; Mike Kruczek, 1 for 17 yards; Frank Lewis, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD NYG: Larry Csonka, 10 for 44 yards; Doug Kotar, 10 for 16 yards; Marsh White, 5 for 17 yards; Gordon Bell, 4 for 11 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Franco Harris, 4 for 12 yards; Frank Lewis, 3 for 43 yards; Rocky Bleier, 3 for 32 yards; Ernest Pough, 1 for 29 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Bob Tucker, 5 for 56 yards; Larry Csonka, 2 for 11 yards; Jim Robinson, 1 for 21 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 6 yards; Marsh White, 1 for 4 yards; Gordon Bell, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Ernest Pough, 1 for 16 yards NYG: Jim Robinson, 3 for 59 yards; Gordon Bell, 2 for 59 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Theo Bell, 4 for 49 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 2 for 50 yards NYG: Jim Robinson, 3 for 22 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: J.T. Thomas, 1 for 38 yards
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 259 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 7 for 271 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 2/3 NYG: Joe Danelo, 0/1


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