1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Lions |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| • Steelers |
0 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
24 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Browns |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
| • Steelers |
10 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
33 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Steelers |
3 |
3 |
13 |
17 |
36 |
| Oilers |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Chargers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
| • Steelers |
17 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Steelers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| • Bengals |
6 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
19 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Jets |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| • Steelers |
0 |
9 |
3 |
14 |
26 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Bengals |
0 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
| • Steelers |
3 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
20 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Redskins |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
| • Steelers |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Steelers |
0 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
17 |
| Raiders |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
|
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:
Pittsburgh's pass-defense numbers that year were stunning. Opposing passers compiled the following stat-line:
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.
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 5 128 Larry Clark LB Northern Illinois PIT 5 106 Dave Reavis T Arkansas PIT 6 154 Glenn Scolnik WR Indiana PIT 6 140 Ron Bell RB Illinois St. PIT 7 180 Nate Dorsey WR Miss. Valley St. PIT 8 206 Bill Janssen T Nebraska PIT 8 192 Loren Toews LB California PIT 9 232 Bracey 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.
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