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Sunday, 02/05/2012

SUPER BOWL IX

Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6
January 12, 1975
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP: Franco Harris, RB, Pittsburgh

STARTING LINEUPS
Pittsburgh (AFC) Defense

Minnesota (NFC)
Frank Lewis WR Jim Lash
Jon Kolb LT Charles Goodrum
Jim Clack LG Andy Maurer
Ray Mansfield C Mick Tingelhoff
Gerry Mullins RG Ed White
Gordon Gravelle RT Ron Yary
Larry Brown TE Stu Voigt
Ron Shanklin WR John Gilliam
Terry Bradshaw QB Fran Tarkenton
Rocky Bleier RB Chuck Foreman
Franco Harris RB Dave Osborn
Defense
L.C. Greenwood LE Carl Eller
Joe Greene LT Doug Sutherland
Ernie Holmes RT Alan Page
Dwight White RE Jim Marshall
Jack Ham LLB Roy Winston
Jack Lambert MLB Jeff Siemon
Andy Russell RLB Wally Hilgenberg
J.T. Thomas LCB Nate Wright
Mel Blount RCB Jackie Wallace
Mike Wagner LS Jeff Wright
Glen Edwards RS Paul Krause

SUBSTITUTIONS
Pittsburgh–Offense: K–Roy Gerela. P–Bobby Walden. WR–Reggie Garrett, John McMakin, John Stallworth, Lynn Swann. TE–Randy Grossman. LINE–Sam Davis, Rick Druschel, Dave Reavis, Mike Webster. RB–Steve Davis, Reggie Harrison, Preston Pearson. Defense: LINE–Charlie Davis, Steve Furness. LB–Ed Bradley, Marv Kellum, Loren Toews. DB–Jim Allen, Richard Conn, Donnie Shell. DNP: QB–Joe Gilliam, Terry Hanratty. DE–Jim Wolf.

Minnesota–Offense: K–Fred Cox. P–Mike Eischeid. WR–Sam McCullum. TE–Steve Craig, Doug Kingsriter. LINE–Grady Alderman, Scott Anderson, Steve Lawson, Milt Sunde. RB–Bill Brown, Ed Marinaro, Brent McClanahan, Oscar Reed. Defense: LINE–Gary Larsen, Bob Lurtsema. LB–Matt Blair, Amos Martin. Fred McNeill. DB–Terry Brown, Randy Polti. DNP: QB–Bob Berry. WR–John Holland. T–Steve Riley. DE–Dave Boone. DB–Joe Blahak.

OFFICIALS
Referee–Bernie Ulman. Umpire–Al Conway. Head Linesman–Ed Marion. Line Judge–Bruce Alford. Back Judge–Raymond Douglas. Field Judge–Richard Dolack.

SCORING
Pittsburgh 0 2 7 7 –– 16
Minnesota 0 0 0 6 –– 6

Pitt–Safety, White downed Tarkenton in end zone
Pitt–Harris 9 run (Gerela kick)
Minn–T. Brown recovered blocked punt in end zone (kick failed)
Pitt–L. Brown 4 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)

Attendance–80,997

FINAL TEAM STATISTICS
Steelers Vikings
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 17 9
Rushing 11 2
Passing 5 5
Penalty 1 2
TOTAL NET YARDAGE 333 119
Total Offensive Plays 73 47
Average Gain per Offensive Play 4.6 2.5
NET YARDS RUSHING 249 17
Total Rushing Plays 57 21
Average Gain per Rushing Play 4.4 0.8
NET YARDS PASSING 84 102
Pass Att.–Comp.–Int. 14–9–0 26–11–3
Times Sacked–Yards Lost 2–12 0–0
Gross Yards Passing 96 102
Avg. Gain per Pass (Incl. Sacks) 5.3 3.9
PUNTS–YARDS 7–243 6–223
Average Distance 34.7 37.2
Had Blocked 1 0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE 114 62
Kickoff Returns–Yards 3–32 3–50
Punt Returns–Yards 5–36 4–12
Interception Returns–Yards 3–46 0–0
TOTAL TURNOVERS 2 5
Fumbles–Lost 4–2 3–2
Had Intercepted 0 3
PENALTIES–YARDS 8–122 4–18
TOTAL POINTS SCORED 16 6
Touchdowns Rushing 1 0
Touchdowns Passing 1 0
Touchdowns Returns 0 1
Extra Points 2 0
Field Goals–Attempts 0–1 0–1
Safeties 1 0
THIRD–DOWN EFFICIENCY 6/17 5/12
FOURTH–DOWN EFFICIENCY 0/1 0/0
TIME OF POSSESSION 38:36 21:24

 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
Pittsburgh No. Yds. Avg. Long TD
Harris 34 158 4.6 25 1
Bleier 17 65 3.8 18 0
Bradshaw 5 33 6.6 17 0
Swann 1 –7 –7.0 –7 0
Minnesota
Foreman 12 18 1.5 12 0
Tarkenton 1 0 0.0 0 0
Osborn 8 –1 –0.1 2 0

 

PASSING
Pittsburgh Att. Comp. Yds. Long TD Int.
Bradshaw 14 9 96 30 1 0
Minnesota
Tarkenton 26 11 102 28 0 3

 

RECEIVING
Pittsburgh No. Yds. Long TD
L. Brown 3 49 30 1
Stallworth 3 24 22 0
Bleier 2 11 6 0
Lewis 1 12 12 0
Minnesota
Foreman 5 50 17 0
Voigt 2 31 28 0
Osborn 2 7 4 0
Gilliam 1 16 16 0
Reed 1 –2 –2 0

 

INTERCEPTIONS
Pittsburgh No. Yds. Long TD
Wagner 1 26 26 0
Blount 1 10 10 0
Greene 1 10 10 0
Minnesota
None

 

PUNTING
Pittsburgh No. Yds. Avg. TB Long
Walden 7 243 34.7 1 52
Minnesota
Eischeid 6 223 37.2 0 42

 

PUNT RETURNS
Pittsburgh No. FC Yds. Long TD
Swann 3 0 34 17 0
Edwards 2 0 2 2 0
Minnesota
McCullum 3 0 11 6 0
N. Wright 1 0 1 1 0
Wallace 0 1 0 0 0

 

KICKOFF RETURNS
Pittsburgh No. Yds. Long TD
Harrison 2 17 17 0
Pearson 1 15 15 0
Minnesota
McCullum 1 26 26 0
McClanahan 1 22 22 0
B. Brown 1 2 2 0

 

FUMBLES
Pittsburgh No. Own Rec. Opp. Rec.
Walden 1 1 0
Bleier 1 0 0
Kellum 0 0 1
Harris 2 1 0
Greene 0 0 1
Minnesota
Poltl 0 0 1
Tarkenton 1 1 0
B. Brown 1 0 0
Krause 0 0 1
Foreman 1 0 0

 

KICKING
Pittsburgh XP–A FG–A FG Made FG Missed
Gerela 2–2 0–1 –– 37
Minnesota
Cox 0–1 0–1 –– 39

 

PLAY–BY–PLAY

Pittsburgh won the coin toss and elected to receive.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Pittsburgh (15:00)
Cox kick to P 22, Pearson 15 return (Martin).

P 37 1–10 Bleier 3 run off left tackle (Sutherland).
P 40 2–7 Harris run right, slipped, loss of 1 (Winston).
P 39 3–8 Bradshaw sacked, loss of 4 (Lurtsema).
P 35 4–12 Walden 52 punt, McCullum 5 return (Bradley).

Minnesota (13:03)

M 18 1–10 Tarkenton 16 pass to Gilliam right (Wagner).
M 34 1–10 Tarkenton pass to Voigt middle overthrown, incomplete.
M 34 2–10 Osborn 1 run left (White).
M 35 3–9 Tarkenton pass to Gilliam right incomplete.
M 35 4–9 Eischeid 40 punt, Swann 17 return (Kingsriter).

Pittsburgh (11:52)

P 42 1–10 Pittsburgh penalized 5 for false start (Mullins).
P 37 1–15 Bleier 18 run right (Krause).
M 45 1–10 Harris 4 run left (Page).
M 41 2–6 Harris run right, loss of 3. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 15 for clipping.
P 44 2–21 Bradshaw 12 pass to Lewis left (Sutherland).
M 44 3–9 Bradshaw sacked, loss of 8 (Page).
P 48 4–17 Walden 39 punt, N. Wright 1 return (Bradley).

Minnesota (9:17)

M 14 1–10 Foreman run right, loss of 2 (Ham).
M 12 2–12 Tarkenton 4 pass to Osborn right (Ham).
M 16 3–8 Tarkenton pass batted down at line (Greenwood).
M 16 4–8 Eischeid 37 punt downed at P 47. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 8 (half the distance) for clipping (McClanahan).
M 8 4–16 Eischeid 36 punt, Edwards no return (Blair).

Pittsburgh (7:21)

M 44 1–10 Bradshaw pass to Lewis middle incomplete.
M 44 2–10 Harris 3 run middle (Sutherland).
M 41 3–7 Bradshaw 15 pass to L. Brown right (Poltl).
M 26 1–10 Bleier 4 run left (Hilgenberg).
M 22 2–6 Harris 2 run left (Siemon).
M 20 3–4 Bradshaw pass to Lewis left overthrown, incomplete.
M 20 4–4 Gerela’s 37–yard field–goal attempt was wide left.

Minnesota (4:32)

M 20 1–10 Foreman 1 run left (Russell).
M 21 2–9 Tarkenton rushed, pass to Voigt, incomplete.
M 21 3–9 Tarkenton pass to Gilliam left incomplete.
M 21 4–9 Eischeid 31 punt downed at P 48.

Pittsburgh (3:37)

P 48 1–10 Bleier 4 run right (Siemon).
M 48 2–6 Shanklin reverse, no gain. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 5 for offsides.
M 43 2–1 Harris 14 run off right tackle (Marshall).
M 29 1–10 Bradshaw 11 bootleg right (N. Wright).
M 18 1–10 Harris run right, no gain (Sutherland).
M 18 2–10 Harris 2 run left (Page).
M 16 3–8 Bradshaw pass to Lewis end zone broken up (Wallace), incomplete.
M 16 4–8 Attempted field goal, bad snap from center, holder Walden recovered own fumble, loss of 7.

Minnesota (:32)

M 23 1–10 Osborn run left, no gain (White).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
Minnesota 0, Pittsburgh 0

 

SECOND QUARTER

 

M 23 2–10 Tarkenton 12 pass to Foreman right (Wagner).
M 35 1–10 Tarkenton pass to Lash deflected (Holmes).
M 35 2–10 Osborn run left, loss of 1 (Holmes).
M 34 3–11 Tarkenton pass to Gilliam left incomplete.
M 34 4–11 Eischeid 38 punt, Edwards 2 return. Pittsburgh penalized 15 for clipping.

Pittsburgh (13:36)

P 15 1–10 Harris 5 run around right end (Siemon).
P 20 2–5 Bradshaw pass to Stallworth broken up (Wallace), incomplete.
P 20 3–5 Bradshaw 16 pass to Swann. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 10 for pass interference (Swann).
P 10 3–15 Bleier 8 run right, fumbled. Poltl recovered for Minnesota at P 24.

Minnesota (13:10)

P 24 1–10 Osborn 2 run left (Ham).
P 22 2–8 Tarkenton pass to Foreman right, incomplete.
P 22 3–8 Tarkenton pass to Foreman at P 5 overthrown, incomplete.
P 22 4–8 Cox’s 39–yard field–goal attempt was wide right.

Pittsburgh (12:09)

P 22 1–10 Bleier run left, loss of 1 (Siemon).
P 21 2–11 Harris 3 run off right tackle (Winston).
P 24 3–8 Bradshaw 22 pass to Stallworth left (Wallace).
P 46 1–10 Bleier 6 run off right tackle (Siemon).
M 48 2–4 Harris 2 run right (Sutherland).
M 46 3–2 Bleier sweep right, no gain (Siemon, Winston).
M 46 4–2 Walden 39 punt, McCullum no return (Shell).

Minnesota (7:56)

M 7 1–10 Foreman 3 run off left tackle (Russell).
M 10 2–7 Tarkenton recovered fumbled handoff in end zone and was downed by White, safety (7:11).

Pittsburgh 2, Minnesota 0

Pittsburgh (7:11)
Eischeid free kick to P 35, Harrison no return (out of bounds).

P 35 1–10 Bradshaw 5 pass to Bleier right (Winston).
P 40 2–5 Harris 2 run around left end (Hilgenberg).
P 42 3–3 Bradshaw screen pass left to Stallworth, loss of 6 (Wallace).
P 36 4–9 Walden 50 punt, McCullum 6 return (Garrett).

Minnesota (5:16)

M 20 1–10 Tarkenton pass incomplete. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 15 for pass interference (Blount).
M 35 1–10 Osborn run left, loss of 1 (White).
M 34 2–11 Tarkenton 10 pass to Foreman right (Thomas).
M 44 3–1 Foreman 2 run middle (Lambert).
M 46 1–10 Tarkenton rushed, pass out of bounds.
M 46 2–10 Foreman 2 run right (Lambert).
M 48 3–8 Tarkenton 17 pass to Foreman middle (Thomas).
P 35 1–10 Foreman 4 run (Greenwood). Two–Minute Warning.
P 31 2–6 Tarkenton 3 pass to Voigt (out of bounds).
P 28 3–3 Tarkenton 3 pass to Osborn right (Lambert).
P 25 1–10 Tarkenton pass middle deflected by Gilliam and intercepted at goal line, Blount 10 return.

Pittsburgh (1:05)

P 10 1–10 Bradshaw run right, loss of 1 (Marshall).
P 9 2–11 Harris 25 run left (Krause).
P 34 1–10 Bleier run right, loss of 1 (Siemon).
P 33 2–11 Bradshaw 17 run right (Page).

END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Pittsburgh 2, Minnesota 0

 

THIRD QUARTER

Minnesota (15:00)
Gerela kick to M 28, B. Brown 2 return, fumbled, Kellum recovered for Pittsburgh at M 30.

Pittsburgh (14:49)

M 30 1–10 Bleier run right, no gain (Eller).
M 30 2–10 Harris 24 run off left tackle (Sutherland).
M 6 1–goal Harris run right, loss of 3 (Hilgenberg).
M 9 2–goal Harris 9 sweep left, touchdown (13:25). Gerela kicked extra point.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 30 yards, 4 plays, 1:24.
Pittsburgh 9, Minnesota 0

Minnesota (13:25)
Gerela kick to M 2, McCullum 26 return (Kellum).

M 28 1–10 Osborn 2 run right (Holmes).
M 30 2–8 Foreman 1 run right (Greene).
M 31 3–7 Tarkenton 6 pass to Foreman left (Russell).
M 37 4–1 Tarkenton tried to draw Pittsburgh offsides, both teams ruled offsides, penalties offset.
M 37 4–1 Eischeid 42 punt, Swann 6 return (J. Wright).

Pittsburgh (11:16)

P 27 1–10 Harris recovered own fumble, 9 run right (Page).
P 36 2–1 Harris 4 run right (Winston).
P 40 1–10 Bradshaw 8 pass to Stallworth left (Wallace).
P 48 2–2 Harris 4 run left (Winston).
M 48 1–10 Bradshaw 5 run evading pass rush (Page).
M 43 2–5 Bradshaw 1 run middle (Page).
M 42 3–4 Bleier run left, no gain (Eller).
M 42 4–4 Walden 42 punt into end zone, touchback.

Minnesota (6:49)

M 20 1–10 Foreman run left, loss of 1 (Russell).
M 19 2–11 Tarkenton pass batted back, caught by Tarkenton, then 41 pass to Gilliam. Completion to Gilliam nullified and Minnesota penalized loss of down for illegal forward pass.
M 19 3–11 Foreman 12 run right (Toews).
M 31 1–10 Osborn 1 run right (Holmes).
M 32 2–9 Osborn run left, loss of 5 (Greenwood).
M 27 3–14 Tarkenton 28 pass to Voigt right (Edwards).
P 45 1–10 Foreman run right, loss of 2 (Bradley).
P 47 2–12 Tarkenton pass deflected and intercepted at P 45, Greene 10 return. Pittsburgh penalized 15 for clipping.

Pittsburgh (2:31)

P 40 1–10 Harris 6 run left (Krause).
P 46 2–4 Harris run left, no gain (Page).
P 46 3–4 Bradshaw pass intercepted at M 49, Siemon 6 return. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 5 for offsides.
M 49 1–10 Harris 1 run left (Hilgenberg).
M 48 2–9 Harris 3 sweep left (Eller).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Pittsburgh 9, Minnesota 0

 

FOURTH QUARTER

 

M 45 3–6 Bradshaw pass to Brown right incomplete.
M 45 4–6 Walden 21 punt, Wallace fair catch.

Minnesota (14:40)

M 24 1–10 Tarkenton 5 pass to Foreman left (Holmes).
M 29 2–5 Foreman sweep left, no gain (Blount).
M 29 3–5 Tarkenton pass to Foreman broken up (Edwards), incomplete.
M 29 4–5 Eischeid 36 punt, Swann 11 return (Tingelhoff).

Pittsburgh (13:05)

P 46 1–10 Harris run left, no gain, fumbled, Krause recovered for
Minnesota at P 47.

Minnesota (12:59)

P 47 1–10 Tarkenton pass to Gilliam deep incomplete. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 42 for pass interference (Wagner).
P 5 1–goal Foreman run right, loss of 2, fumbled, Greene recovered for Pittsburgh at P 7.

Pittsburgh (12:44)

P 7 1–10 Harris 8 run right (Eller).
P 15 2–2 Harris run right, no gain (Siemon).
P 15 3–2 Bleier run right, no gain (Page).
P 15 4–2 Walden’s punt blocked by Blair, T. Brown recovered for Minnesota in end zone, touchdown (10:33). Cox’s extra-point attempt hit the left upright, no good.

Pittsburgh 9, Minnesota 6

 

Pittsburgh (10:33)
Cox kick to P 17, Harrison 17 return (McClanahan).

P 34 1–10 Harris run right, no gain (Siemon).
P 34 2–10 Harris 8 run off left tackle (Eller).
P 42 3–2 Bradshaw 30 pass to L. Brown right (Wallace).
M 28 1–10 Bleier 5 run right. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 5 for illegal motion.
M 33 1–15 Bleier run left, no gain (Page).
M 33 2–15 Bleier 17 run off right tackle (Krause).
M 16 1–10 Harris 4 run right (Eller).
M 12 2–6 Harris 1 run right (Winston).
M 11 3–5 Bradshaw 6 pass to Bleier middle (Krause).
M 5 1–goal Harris 2 run middle (Siemon, Winston).
M 3 2–goal Harris sweep left, loss of 1 (Siemon).
M 4 3–goal Bradshaw rollout right, 4 pass to Brown in end zone, touchdown (3:31). Gerela kicked extra point.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 66 yards, 11 plays, 6:47.
Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6

 

Minnesota (3:31)
Gerela kick to M 17. McClanahan 22 return (Allen).

M 39 1–10 Tarkenton pass to Gilliam middle intercepted at P 33, Wagner 26 return (Yary).

Pittsburgh (3:07)

M 41 1–10 Harris 2 run left (Krause).
M 39 2–8 Harris 1 run left (Marshall). Two–Minute Warning.
M 38 3–7 Harris 15 run off right tackle (Hilgenberg).
M 23 1–10 Bleier 6 run off right tackle (Hilgenberg).
M 17 2–4 Swann reverse right, loss of 7 (Eller).
M 24 3–11 Bleier 7 run right (Larsen). Minnesota–first time out (:41).
M 17 4–4 Bleier run left, loss of 6 (Marshall).

Minnesota (:37)

M 23 1–10 Tarkenton pass deflected at line (Greenwood), incomplete.
M 23 2–10 Tarkenton swing pass to Reed left, loss of 2 (Toews).

 

FINAL SCORE:
Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6

 

FINAL RECORDS:
Pittsburgh 13–3–1, Minnesota 12–5


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