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New England Patriots
New England Patriots
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Date
September 26, 1976
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
NE 30 — PIT 27 F

Stadium

Capacity: 68,400

Inaugurated: 01/01/1970

Broadcast

Announcers

Jim Simpson, John Brodie

Summary

NE and PIT combined for 548 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Sam Cunningham led NE with 45 rushing yards while Franco Harris paced PIT with 78. Through the air, Russ Francis topped NE with 139 receiving yards while Lynn Swann led PIT with 97.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat NE PIT
First Downs 18 24
Rush-Yds-TDs 40-142-1 37-169-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 13-32-257-2-2 20-39-291-1-0
Sacked-Yards 0-0 3-44
Net Pass Yards 257 247
Total Yards 399 416
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 7-6
Turnovers 4 6
Penalties-Yards 4-52 8-70

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat NE PIT
First Downs 18 24
Rush-Yds-TDs 40-142-1 37-169-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 13-32-257-2-2 20-39-291-1-0
Sacked-Yards 0-0 3-44
Net Pass Yards 257 247
Total Yards 399 416
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 7-6
Turnovers 4 6
Penalties-Yards 4-52 8-70

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Steelers Franco Harris 3 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) 0-7
Patriots John Smith 42 yard field goal 3-7
Patriots John Smith 40 yard field goal 6-7
2 Steelers Roy Gerela 32 yard field goal 6-10
Patriots John Smith 26 yard field goal 9-10
Steelers Roy Gerela 41 yard field goal 9-13
3 Steelers Franco Harris 2 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) 9-20
Patriots Russ Francis 38 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) 16-20
Patriots Darryl Stingley 58 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) 23-20
4 Patriots Steve Grogan 6 yard rush (John Smith kick) 30-20
Steelers Randy Grossman 11 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) 30-27

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