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The Baltimore Colts faced the Pittsburgh Steelers at Three River Stadium for week one of the 1974 NFL season on September 15, 1974.
The Colts were coached by Howard Schnellenberger, but the team had been reeling for the past season and a half after the departure of the legend Johnny Unitus.
They finished the past two seasons well under 500, which was quite the difference from the 15 consecutive winning seasons that preceded it.
The Steelers were coming off a strong 10-4 season in 1973 and a division title in 1972.
They were led by head coach Chuck Knoll, who would finally turn the team around that struggled in the bottom of the AFC throughout the 1960s.
This audio recording is from the Steelers Radio broadcast featuring announcers Myron Cope and Jack Fleming.
The Baltimore Colts have been introduced there in white uniforms, blue numerals, and white helmets with blue trim, the traditional pony shoe or cold shoe on the side of the helmet.
And they're on the far side of the field with the coaching staff.
Steelers will be making their entry momentarily and the first quarter Steelers football is brought to you today by Vasco Catalog Showrooms.
Let's turn our attention now to the offensive lineup of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers have won the toss and the elector to receive.
Frank Lewis was injured mildly in the pregame warm-up. He will probably see action this afternoon but will not start as a wide receiver.
In his stead will go John Stoller, 62-183 pound rookie from Alabama, and M.
In the interior line at left tackle John Cole, the six-year veteran from Oklahoma State. Sam Davis is back at left guard, the captain of the defensive unit, eight-year veteran from Allen.
Ray Mansfield at center in his 12th year from Washington. At right guard Jerry Mullins, four-year veteran from Southern Cal.
At right tackle Gordon Revelle in his third year from Brigham Young.
And the tight end will be Larry Brown, the four-year veteran from Kansas in the backfield for the Steelers.
Steve Davis at running back in his third year from Delaware State and with him Frank O'Harris in his third year from Penn State.
The wide receiver Ron Shanklin, five-year veteran from North Texas State and the quarterback starting only his second game in regular season for the Steelers,
Joe Gilliam, five performance in pre-season, enabled him to make starting position for this opening game.
Gilliam in his third year from Tennessee State, 62-187 pound.
There'll be an interesting battle shaping up this afternoon between Frank O'Harris and Lydell Mitchell.
They played together as running back to Penn State. Mitchell got by far the most publicity.
Steelers took Frank O'Harris as sort of a sleeper. Not a real sleepy sleeper, but anyway, Lydell Mitchell had been the man with the publicity.
Frank O'Harris was selected to the Steelers in his rookie season, had a great, great year.
Lydell Mitchell was unheard of.
Last year Frank O'Harris tapered off and Mitchell team threw an almost out of 1,000-yard season bearing the ball.
the ball. We'll watch them closely this afternoon. Defensively for the Colts in the front four,
left in Fred Crook, a rookie from Southern Mississippi. And let's tackle Bill Lindauer,
second year man from Iowa. At right tackle, Joe Ehrman in his second season from Syracuse.
And starting at right end, John Dutton, a rookie from Nebraska. So they start two rookies in the
defensive line. The linebackers, Tom McCloud on the left side, second year man from Minnesota.
In the middle, Mike Curtis, the 10-year veteran from Duke. And on the right side, Stan White in
his third year from Ohio State. At the left corner, Doug Nettles, a rookie from Vanderbilt.
On the right corner, Nelson Muncie in his third year from Wyoming. The strong safety, Bruce
Blair, three-year veteran from American International. And the free safety, Rick Bolt,
V-O-L-K in his eighth year from Michigan. So this is the first game of the season, Myron. And I hope
you're ready. Well, I'm ready. And I hope Joe Gilliam is. He got a wonderful line of applause from
the fans when he was introduced. He must have felt 10 feet tall. All the magazines in here
to cover his debut. Joe's day.
Marine color guard is advancing on the field from the end of our right.
Hit bad. He crossed the way of the sideline and now we have an excellent...
Well, we have the Colts and the Steelers ready to go. And both teams gathering around their
respective coaches. Howard Schnellenberger in the midst of that puddle across the way,
chucking an old down below. And last night you had a coach working from the press box up above.
Yes, Darryl Moudre of Florida State. That's where he prefers to be and when on the final play his
past receiver failed to step out of bounds and caught some of the rest of the second remaining
second. You might have wished he was down on the field to strangle the guy. Hey, Jack has an
interesting angle to this game. There's a rookie starting at quarterback for the Colts. Doug Nettles,
who is one of Joe Gilliam's closest friends down in Nashville. They've worked that, oh, golly,
daily for four years together. And Doug Nettles says, I know Joe's going to go right after me. I
know that's what he's going to do. He's a rookie cornerback. We'll watch that too. Some interesting
things will happen this afternoon. Teed up at the 35, the kick will carry right to left. Tony
Linhart will be the kicker. And the Steelers go deep with Preston Davis, Preston Pearson, and
Steve Davis. That's the way to get off to a good start. Here comes Linhart, kicks it low, sailing,
coming in, bouncing at the 10, back over the goal line and out of play. And Preston Pearson followed
the ball right over the sideline. Well, how would you describe that play? Well, I'd describe it
as a smart one by Preston Pearson, because the ball bounced in front of him. It was not a good
kick. And really, that coverage was down there pretty fast. And the best thing he could have
done was just let it roll into the end zone. I'll tell you one thing, you get the most complete
analysis of a kick out of bounds of anybody I've ever seen. And it only took one bounce. That's
pretty quick. Well, we're off to a good start this afternoon, Myron. This is going to be a good
campaign. Yes, sir. Out of the huddle, they come. Stallworth goes wide to the left as the
Planker and out to the near side to the right is Ron Shanklin. We're lined up in the I-formation,
shifting Steve Davis off to the right side. Joe Gilliam is the quarterback at his own 20-yard
line, looks at a five-man front. Hands the ball off to Franco, comes outside to the right,
and is caught and nailed. Just as he turned the corner, Stan White, the right sideline,
backer, closed in on him. He'll get about a yard out of the play. So Franco picks up a yard,
it's second down and nine yards to go. Tackle, Gordy, Gravel trying to clear the way for Franco,
but not being able to clear his man out of there. And it sort of held Franco up and he opted to
swing outside. And as Jack told you, not much yardage, almost nothing. We do a little flip-flopping
with those linebackers. White has pulled up into position on the left side. Hearing in,
and Joe Gilliam was calling signals now. He's got his flanker to the left split end of the right,
and Gilliam is back short to throw fires. Shanklin can't hold it at the 41-yard line,
double coverage, closing in on him. Doug Nettles and Rick Colt. So he went for Nettles right off
the bat, and the pass was on the mark, but good coverage, and Shanklin cannot hold it.
Just a little bit of a difficult catch for Ronnie. Had a reach down low, and as you said,
Jack, good coverage. And Joe Gilliam going at his old foul, his close foul, Nettles.
Red Cook, a rookie in that forward wall, had left in, and John Dutton a rookie at right end.
Well, Baltimore. It is third down nine. Now Gilliam backs up deep. Gilliam looks,
looks, looks, fires there. Shanklin is off his fingertips and in complete, near the 44-yard line.
Bruce Blair came over to cover, but he did not figure into play. Shanklin was open,
went up in the air for the pass, and went off his fingertips and fell in complete,
and we will give up the football. Baltimore that time in a 53 defense, the so-called 53,
and they will use that almost as a standard defense. They'll use it in other words,
a great deal more than most teams will. Bobby Walden is in front formation at his own seven.
Bruce Laird and his the deep man, he's got two men up front. Here's a very high long kick by
Walden, and Laird takes it at the 30, running laterally along the 33 he has failed. A 49-yard
punt by Walden, Donnie Shell makes the tackle for the Steelers, and now Baltimore has the football.
Yes, that's really wasn't if he punted by Walden, that was high and it was long. 49 yards,
so that's the way to kick him, Bobby.
On offense, Cotton Spire, a wide receiver, David Taylor, Len Restler, Ken Mendenhall, Elmer Collette,
Dennis Nelson in the interior line, Ray Chester is their tight end, Marty Domres
is their quarterback, and he's sixth year from Columbia. He can run with the football he can
pass, a very dangerous, scrambling type quarterback. Domres hands off the ball carried by Bill Oates,
the right side he's nailed along the 30 yard line by LC Greenwood. Greenwood had that one completely
figured from start to finish, and nailed him well short of a line of scrimmage, almost a
three yard loss on the play back near the 30 yard line, where the Colts are going to be looking at
a second down 13 situation. Olds, the second year man from Nebraska, Tisabal, started to his right,
trying to get a sweep underway, and there was LC looking him in the eye. Lidell Mitchell out of
10 state and Bill Oates on the running back, when doubt he is the wide receiver. They line up in the
eye formation. Domres is the quarterback, wide slot to the left side for the Baltimore Colts.
Here's Domres giving it to the top of the eye to Lidell Mitchell. He plows up the middle,
comes to the 35 and onto the 36 yard line, runs into Joe Green, and down he goes, covered on the
play by Dwight White, and Lambert plugging the gap up the middle from the middle line backer post.
The ball is spotted at the 36 yard line. Defensively for the Steelers, Greenwood,
Green, Holmes, and White in the front four, Pam, Lambert, and Russell are the linebackers. Lambert
is the rookie from Kent State, JT Thomas, and Mel Blunt on the corners, Mike Wagner, and Glenn
Edwards are the safeies. Third and seventh for Baltimore, Pittsburgh was offside. Here's Domres
deep throwing out to the far side, and the passes off the fingertips of the intended receiver,
Glenn Doughty, and Jack Ham had a shot at an interception, couldn't hold it. A flight goes
down on the far side, one on the near side, and definitely Joe Green was offside. Yes, Joe got
it crossed there. We'll see whether it's against the Steelers or the Colts have not as yet gotten a signal.
Well, the officials are conferring now, and they're marking off a five yard penalty against
Pittsburgh, and that is new life of Baltimore. Colts at their own 41 will have a third and two
situation, and that should bring on a second tight end. They bring in Tim Barra, the rookie from
Massachusetts, the son of New York Yankee manager, Yogi Barra, and that gives them the tight formation
on third and short yardage. The flankers pulled in close on the left side to shift out of the eye
formation. Domres gives them all the holes, holes running to the right, splits to the outside. He's
to the 45, the 50, and into Pittsburgh territory at the 47 yard line before Glenn Edwards tracks him
down. He was almost cut short of the line of scrimmage, managed to pull away and keep running,
and with the defense bunched inside, managed to get to the outside running to the right,
went almost to the sideline, and carried it into Pittsburgh territory for the first down at the
48. The curious play, the stealer front line seems to get off the mark good, then old seems to
stumble and then decide to go outside where there was nobody to meet him. Baltimore, first down 10,
at the Pittsburgh 48, from the eye formation to Mitchell, top of the eye, cutting back into the
middle of the line, runs over the 45 and down to the 43. Lydell Mitchell with two good carries now.
Joe Green at the very base of the defense to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the ball will be
spotted at the 43 yard line, gain of five, and the second down five for the Baltimore Colts. No
scoring the ball game, we're just underway at three rivers, 11 minutes and 30 seconds to play
in the first quarter. Baltimore will line up in the eye. They put Glenn Dottie in a wide
slot to the left side, working inside cotton spire. Now they send Dottie in motion to the right,
and Dom Ray hands the ball off to Lydell Mitchell, cuts just off the right side, is down over the
40, onto the 37 yard line, where Elsie Greenwood makes the stop, and I believe he has a first down.
Should have it by about a yard, it's signal that's the second first down for the Baltimore Colts.
They have not gone to the air, and they have moved the football
into Pittsburgh territory. Lydell flying right by Joe Green on that play, he had a big year last
year, Lydell over 900 yards. There is the handoff given to Bill Olds, and Olds is stacked up at the
line of scrimmage, ran into Jack Ham, trying to run off the right side, Ham stacked him up at the 37
yard line, they give him about a half yard pickup on the play, second down and almost 10 to go.
This fellow Olds is a big running back, and they put him in there perhaps on a theory
that Lydell Mitchell not being so big, well he needs to have that fact offset.
Except they're flanker far out to the right side, bring the split into the near side of the field,
and Don Reyes will go back to pass for the first time, screen pass to the left end is wide,
the intended receiver Bill Olds is the 40 yard line, had a screen of three blockers in front of him.
Pass is incomplete, the crowd reacting to something.
Well Andy Russell gave Glenn Ressler a shot with the forearm in the chest after the play was over,
and they exchanged a few words, it was just a follow-through and a play didn't amount to much
though. We come in with a fourth linebacker, Ernie Holmes comes off the field and Ed Bradley,
the three-year man from Wake Forest, setting up four linebackers, and what would appear to be an
obvious passing situation, third down nine and a half, Colts are at the Pittsburgh 37 yard line.
Again they put Dottie in the wide slot to the near side, and Don Reyes goes deep
flagged down, Don Reyes gets rid of the ball, caught down to the Pittsburgh 25 yard line by Glenn Dottie,
Dottie King down in the cross, he's tackled by Glenn Edwards and Jack Lambert at the 25,
penalty marker was already down, and somebody landed a good shot on Don Reyes,
and now we get the Colts for holding, but there's going to be a 15 yard penalty against
Baltimore, fifth, third will accept that penalty, and Don Reyes picks himself up.
Well Joe Green gave him a terrific shot just as he got rid of the ball, it was like a dying
quail the pass was, and Don Reyes was a while getting himself off the ground because Joe hit him
a mid-shift. Well the Steelers have been hit with one five-yard penalty, Baltimore takes
the 15 yarder, a major penalty, that moves the football back to the Steeler 47 yard line,
there's no scoring the ball game, nine minutes 56 seconds to play in the opening period,
it is now third down to 20 yards to go, Colts at the Pittsburgh 47,
Cotton's fire goes to the far side, they bring Glenn Dottie to the near side,
and here's the handoff, Carrivala Del Mitchell sweep to the left, turns the corner to 45,
then over the 40 and onto the 35 yard line, coming to the near side of the field, he finally
is hit by Mike Wagner, aided by Andy Russell, and he brings the ball to the Pittsburgh 35 yard
line and they will set it up just inside, now they finally just put the tail end of the football
at the 35, it is fourth down and eight yards to go, but let's see what Baltimore likes to do at
this particular point as they bring on Specialty Club, and I think they're going to go to David
Lee and let him punt the football, otherwise a long long field goal attempt would probably fall
short, and then has to bring the ball back to the 35 under the new rules, Lee Fanning at the
50 yard line, and Pittsburgh with his deep men spread out very wide, Glenn Edwards to the far side,
and then Swan to the near side, here's the snap and the punt, kicking very softly,
angling it toward the coffin corner, Swan pulls it in at the seven, stepped out of bounds as he
took the football at the seven, nailed solidly as he got forward to the 10, and Swan was protecting
that coffin corner, and I think that in all probability that ball would have gone out inside
the five yard line, that was a pretty smart move by Glenn Swan, Glenn Swan, yeah see, it was a
gutsy move too because they were coming down there at him, but he was determined to try to get that
ball out of trouble, he wasn't able to do it though, there's the break in the action and we'll be right
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our stealer broadcast crew this afternoon includes Luke Kreck covering the stealers, J.D. Fogarty covering
the Baltimore Colts, Jeff Powell is our engineer and our producer is the venerable Tom Leslie.
The end of Jeff just tuned in, it's a scoreless ball game with almost nine minutes remaining in
the first period. Baltimore brings in a fourth linebacker Dan Dickler rookie and they go with
three men in the forward wall however they have five of them up there using a three-man rush,
Gilliam passing from the end zone of the far side line and he overthrows his target. John
Stalwart's going on the fly down the far side of the field, Baskill well out of bounds at the 30
yard line and well ahead of Stalwart that is the third pass for Gilliam. Nelson Muncie and Rick
Bolt covering the play at the far side over near the Baltimore bench area and the pig skin has
returned to the seven yard line second down ten. And Nelson Muncie was born in Union Town,
yeah played college ball at Wyoming he's a Union Town guy.
Hutzberg comes out of the huddle, split in left, flanker right, Gilliam from the end
zone firing and throwing a little wide. Ron Shanklin who had set the ball came in behind him,
saw him the crowd and dug medals covering the play and Gilliam is hole for four.
And now the Natives are getting restless and Joe Gilliam the rookie may be hearing the first
first very faint sounds of discontent. But they ought to bear in mind it on his first two passes
Ron Shanklin dropped them so he ought to be 500 right now. It is third down and ten yards to go.
Steelers at their own seven yard line they move left to right in the first quarter of the ball
game. Gilliam back pedals into the end zone now he throws down the middle into a crowd and leaping
for the football Larry Brown at the 19 yard line well covered by Dan Dickle and the ball
sails through incomplete. And the Steelers do not move the football and Bobby Walden will have to
fund it. Linebackers stay in white and he's a good one blitzing on that play and I think we can
look for the Colts to do a heck of a lot of blitzing today because they know that Gilliam did
have a hot hand off through those exhibition games. They got to try something and so far
it's well he's zero for four for five. All right Laird is the deep man and the fund is very high
sailing and it's coming down to and it's Laird trying to catch the ball and it's away from him
recovered by the Steelers. Laird was buying with Nelson Muncie for the ball and it bounced off his
chest and Reggie Garrett climbed on it for the Steelers at the 46 yard line and that's where
Pittsburgh has it. Laird and Muncie were shoulder to shoulder waiting to receive that fund at the 48
yard line. A mix up in their signals and the ball bounced off Laird's chest and the Steelers recovered.
Well Reggie Garrett is the fifth wide receiver on the Steeler roster. He's good on his special
theme base and helps them get a job and he just gains through. First down ten for the Steelers.
Now they move Steve Davis into a slot on the right side. Single running back. Quick pitch to him
Franco Harris gets the block running to the right from some of the fifty to forty five to forty
dollars five I don't know how to count a ball to more thirty three yard line. Ray Mansfield coming
out there to throw a good block. Steve Davis a key blocker as he was set up on the slot to the right.
Rick Volk finally made the stop in the free safety position but they merely set the power
to the weak side and then took off in that direction and Franco Harris with good blocking
protection carried the football from his own forty six yard line down to the ball the ball
34 yard line and Pittsburgh has its initial first down and Harris a good game. Pittsburgh in the
eye formation. Gilliam calling the signals. There is Gilliam giving the ball to the inside man
of the eye. Franco coming off the right side breaks the tackle at the line of streaming.
Got away from Mike Curtis finally stopped by Tom McLeod down inside the 30.
They will spot the ball around the 29 yard line for a five yard gainable be second down in five.
Nice move by Franco on Mike Curtis and on that 20 yard run that he had two plays ago also let's
throw in a hunk of credit to Gordy Gravel who delivered a beautiful block. Second down five
yards to go. Steelers moving left to right across your radio dial there at the Baltimore 29.
749 to play in the opening period no score in the ball game. There is Gilliam throwing to the
far side leaping catch at the 25 by John Stalard and Nelson Muncie immediately hit him and bring
him down. Again I get the impression that Gilliam hooked that one just a little bit and Stalard
had to come back for it was intended to pick up the first down. They come in about a yard short
as Stalard made a brilliant catch leaping in the air and bringing the ball in from his left side
as the pass hooked in behind him and that will be the sixth pass for Gilliam and the first one
that has gone complete for the afternoon it will be third down and one. They send Stalard the rookie
from Alabama A&M wide to the left and they line up very tight. Larry Brown and Randy Grossman
two tight ends are in there for the Steelers. Gilliam calling the signals. Gilliam takes gives
the ball to Franco comes outside of the right looks for running room and he's across the 20 and
out of bounds to 19 and he has the first down running to the near side of the field. Rick Volk
the eight-year veteran from Michigan making his stop that is the second first down for the Steelers
this afternoon and they definitely are in scoring territory they have moved the ball to the Baltimore
19. And Franco Harris has carried the ball in every running place Steve Davis has yet to run with it
but that time Steve gave Franco an excellent block and Steve gets credit for that first time as much
as Franco. Baltimore with Cook, Ehrman, Dutton. In the forward wall linebackers McLeod, Dickle,
Curtis and White. Metals and Muncie on the corners Laird and Volcker the safety here's Gilliam
stopping short going down a field to the far side of it batted down just as John Stalard crossed
into the end zone Nelson Muncie covered it so again we find Gilliam going for Muncie's man and
Stalard was racing into the end zone going down the sideline far side of the field the pass was
right on the mark but it was perfectly covered by Nelson Muncie that will be number seven
for the Steelers with one completed. Van Dickle is out of the ball game for the moment Bill Windauer
is back in the defensive line Windauer the second-year veteran from Iowa second down 10 for the
Steelers at the Baltimore 19. Flanker close to the right side Shanklin we have Stalard split wide
of the left so slot left is Steve Davis quick pass flipped out to the left side to Franco takes to
the collider's scrimmage runs through the sideline over the 15 and down to the 12 yard line Sam Davis
blocking for him and Franco Harris is deeper in Baltimore territory before a Volcker very busy man
this afternoon makes the tackle. Let's see where they finally spot the ball they'll mark it at the
12 yard line and that brings up third down and three. A very quick developing screen of play we
don't often see with Franco having a three man screen in front of him over there on the left
side and a couple of good blocks crowd. They're down and three yards to go. Stalard wide to the left
flanking right is Shanklin again Davis is in the close slot on the right side quick pitch to the
right side to Franco they miss the tackle on him and he comes forward in his nails breaking through
that time Stan White missed the tackle initially and then he was nailed by Fred Cook at the 13
yard line so a one yard loss on the play brings up the fourth down play and the Steelers come on
with Roy Giarella. Giarella is the Steeler scoring leader with 320 points the eighth leading actress
score in the American Football Conference and the kick will be held the ball will be held at the
21 yard line the 31 yard attempt ball is down Giarella boots it and it is good Giarella a 31
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comparisons between Lydell Mitchell and Franco Harris Franco's game 31 yards so far by del 27
Franco's carried one more time than Lydell that's fire as deep as the Baltimore Colts and here's
Jarela kicking off very very high fire at his own four out over the 10 up over the 15 the 20 cuts
to his right coming to the 25 and pot man he was almost away and the tackle was made by Reggie
Garrett he made his move to the right saw open territory ahead but Garrett was there to grab him
and he brings him down at the Baltimore 28 yard line where it's going to be first down in 10 yards
to go so we find the Baltimore Colts ready to start out at their own 28
Marty Domres is their quarterback
Domres puts a man in the wide slot to the right side they operate out of the eye formation
holds and Mitchell are the running backs Mitchell at the top of the eye here's the hand off the
Lydell hits up the middle and he is very solidly stopped crossing the 30 yard line they may give him
the 32 as he leaned forward LC Greenwood made the stop on him that plays starting at the 28 yard
line and Mitchell picks up three yards to the 31 where they finally placed the football and it will
be second down seven and please note that LC has his gold shoes on today the irrepressible LC will
not remove those golden shoes the ball is set at the near hash mark Baltimore with the slight
advantage in running room to the right puts a wide slot man out of that direction shifting out of the
eye formation and off given the Lydell Mitchell Steelers offside he comes off the left side of
the line and he's to the 35 yard line flags fly the white white working with Andy Russell on the
stop so we got the penalty markers down on the turf and Baltimore may be cited on this one
well let's see as they confer what they're going to do ball is being returned to the previous spot
and the referee is ready to mark it off against the Baltimore Colts
but it cleared the Steelers out of the way so that he can step off five yards
don't crowd him let him mark him off against Baltimore illegal motion so that was what it was
it appeared that the Steelers had jumped off and Baltimore is cited for illegal motion
that is the second penalty for a total of 20 yards against the Colts
and it takes them back to their 26 yard line second down now 12 yards to go
Tom Ray's deep handoff that's your Liberty variation ball goes to Bill Owls running to the
right and he is caught and slaughtered short of the 30 yard line and the Russell ran into him
same type of deep handoff that we use from what would apparently be a pass with Dom Ray's dropping
back and giving it on an underhand hand
well Chuck Know had indicated that he would not use Glenn Edwards as a kick return man until he
were fully recovered from a banged up knee and a stepped throat that he had in the free season
but I would just guess then that Glenn Edwards is fully recovered because there he was returning
that ball to more punch and giving the Steelers the football at their own 46 yard line they lead
with two minutes and 45 seconds remaining in the first period the Steelers lead three to nothing
Franco Harris today has looked pretty good Joe Gilliam is only one for two for eight excuse me
throwing so he's having a bad day that's far Marty Marty Dom Ray's is only one for two passing for
Baltimore he drew a couple of more passes but they were wiped out by penalties or one thing or another
so here go the Steelers at their 46
Billers out of the huddle Joe Gilliam is the quarterback the running back Steve Davis and
Frank O'Harris Shanklin blanks right the split end to the left is stalwart and Gilliam drops back
the throw Gilliam looks fires downfield too high too long the intended receiver tight and Larry Brown
at the Baltimore 35 Ruth Slade coming across had the closest shot as Gilliam overthrew his target
Joe Gilliam is two for nine on the afternoon and the football has returned to the Steelers 46 yard
line defensively Baltimore with Cook Ehrman and Dutton in the forward wall but cloud Dickle Curtis
and White four linebackers nettles and Muncie on the corners Laird and Volk are the safety
Pittsburgh with Colt Davis Mansfield Mellon's and Grevelle the interior linemen
stalwart starting today as the wide receiver in place of Frank Lewis who was injured slightly
in the pregame warm-up Larry Brown at tight end Shanklin the wide receiver Davis and Harris
are the running backs they put Davis in a slot close on the right side draw a hand off goes to
Franco running through the middle cutting to the left going up to the 50 and brought down by Tom
McLeod the linebacker as he reaches the 50 yard line Franco found the hole angled through it cuts
to the left of the far side of the field made it to the 50 leans over the 50 the ball is spotted
at the Baltimore 49 and a half yard line third down in five yards to go maybe just a little too
much finesse by Franco that time there was a big hole there and perhaps if he had just kept power
in the play why he might have made bigger yardage but who knows in the second quarter Cleveland
nothing Cincinnati nothing first quarter New England 7 Miami nothing wide set back goes Gilliam
Gilliam with lots of time can't find anybody runs out of the pocket on the left looking looking
looking there's an open man Steve Davis they converge on him and he's knocked down and the
ball is intercepted great play by Rick Bolton as Gilliam lobbed that pass down Davis had to
wait for it you can see two men converging on Steve Davis while the ball is on its way and the crowd
is booing Joe Gilliam and I said in a commentary just a few days ago that Gilliam would have that
to face many times before he ever left Pittsburgh even if he stayed here till he was 80 years old
and they're beginning to warm up on him and over to pat him on the back one of his fellow players
Dick con so that's the first interception well played all the more shifting out of the eye
at its only 11 yard line hand off carried by Bill Oldt an old glance over the left side
and pipes his way forward to the 15 yard line the white white made the stop
three-capped the man who did that job and that was the free safety Rick Bolton and in the process
of stealing that football he knocked Steve Davis down beautifully just muscled his way in and
took it away from yes knocked him down perfectly legitimately playing the ball beautiful play
by both absolutely no question about it second down and sixth and off the light el michel former
Penn State running star slants off the right side he'll get a couple of yards down at the bottom of
the play we find Joe Green and Jack Ham and the ball is over the 15 yard line at the 17 where it's
going to be third down and four we've not seen Domary get him for his own running ability
and he has that ability to
scramble and also to option the ball either run or pass Domary's has had quite a battle
here's the draw handoff taken by Bill Oldt an old getting off the right side of the 20
it comes across the 20 brought down by Lambert and Ham and he is near a first down it may require
a measurement they're grouped around the football and I can't see the exact position the official
is sizing it up and he's going to call a first down Baltimore third one of the afternoon for
the Colt they're at their own 21 yard line Pittsburgh leading three to nothing and we have 34 now 33
seconds remaining in the opening period. Pittsburgh deploying on defense and Baltimore moving from
right to left here the Colts coming out of the huddle they bring cotton spire wide to the left
they set up Glenn Doughty in a wide-slot position there in the eye formation with Bill Oldt at the
top of the eye the inside man is light elmichel of Penn State. Quarterback Domary's rolling left
look at now he stops and rolls get it out of the arms of Glenn Doughty at the 32 yard line
Domary's that time stopping and firing abruptly Domary's was hit and he is hurt and the guys
who zeroed in on him that time Ernie Holmes and Dwight White and Domary's is shaken up on the
play and that will bring on Bert Jones. Domary has been taking a beating from that stealer rush
earlier we saw Joe Green pile into him and Domary's was so getting off the ground this time he's
out fast I mean Dwight White and fast Holmes hit him with the old sandwich bam from each side
and Mr. Domary's has taken some kind of punishment as a matter of fact last year
quarterbacking the Colts and they were a door map team only one for ballgames he took an awful
beating that campaign he had his nose busted one finger another and you know when you're
quarterbacking for a young team that's trying to make its way upward why you're in a tough spot because
the mistakes made by in its inexperienced players up in the line or even in the backfield will
expose you to some brutal beatings and the Colts trainer is out there several people from the
Colts bench let's see if we can't get our glasses on Marty Domary's and give you a better idea
well if he was knocked out they've brought him to now but he he sure looks groggy he might
have just been chaos there when I say just I'm not making right of it yeah he's leaving under his
own power now and I suppose we'll see the second year man Bert Jones of Louisiana State a number
one draft choice a year ago and a glamour boy son of Dub Jones the one-time Cleveland Brown star
yes Bert Jones now out on the field to quarterbacks the Colts second done and ten at their own 21
yard nine that would appear to be a possible injury to his left shoulder or his left arm iron as he
seemed to be favoring that side going off the field and Bert Jones comes on JD Fogarty says he's one
of the cockiest young players in the league from LSU their number one pick a year ago
Jones quarterbacking the Colts gives them all the light L he's got a blocker running to the left
turns the corner to 20 hits the sideline at the 25 yard line Lydell Mitchell coming out of bounds
at the 25 chased over there by Andy Russell in hot pursuit fleets to the left and Mitchell was the
ball carrier and they will give him the 26 yard line where he stepped over the sideline marker
five yard gain it will be third and five the Colts seem to be working on the right side of the
stealer defense they have repeatedly turned that outside corner running to their left not to any
great profit but they're doing some yardage two seconds remaining in the opening period of the ball
game Colts will get one more play away running backs are in the wide set position flanker right
split into the left Bert Jones second year man fakes the draw goes deep now runs forward with a
football look at his over the 25 Jack Ham nails him at the 30 yard line and got him at the 30 yard
line and we're at the end of the first quarter of the wall game the score the Pittsburgh stealers
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Miracle Mile and Monroeville Mall and at the Whitehall Terrace shopping center Colts quarterback
Marty Domries is now being led to the dressing room apparently he's got a serious injury and
the things are that he's favoring his shoulder perhaps the shoulder separation his right shoulder
his throwing arm so it'll be Bert Jones quarterbacking the Colts but right now they're going to have to
punch from their from the scrimmage line at their own 30 and the Steelers will take over and maybe
Joe Gilliam can get something going does under a lot of pressure today and he has completed only two
out of 10 passes it's just a dog on shame that the first two passes he threw were dropped because
that would have taken off some of that pressure first quarter today's game was brought to you by
basco catalog showrooms now the second period of stealer 74 presented in part by Union carbide
ever ready batteries and by masters engineers corporation ball at that the Baltimore 30 David
Lee is in front formation standing in his own 15 we have Glenn Edwards and Lynn Swan deep at the
Steelers 30 tap of the ball and the punt is away high spiraling and swan takes it drops it
loose it Baltimore recovers it at the 31 yard line Lynn Swan at the 32 yard line
tried to field the football and that is his first miss of the year
Kim Barra recovered the football for Baltimore on a 38 yard punt swan under the kick lost it
and Baltimore was there to recover it and the Colts have good field position at the Steeler 31
and that's the same thing that happened to the Colts before they fumbled a punt and the Steelers
as a result got a field goal and played in this ball game three to nothing
quarterback is bird jones flanker right it got both ends split wide open formation
Jones drops back chased out of the pocket pot and nailed at the 45 yard line LC Greenwood
had him with a leg white white came in to steal his face Greenwood was holding on for dear life
but it will set the ball down at the 44 and a half yard line and Greenwood got Jones trying to get
away he was trapped back there and so it's going to be second down now and 23 yards to go and that
is a big play Fred Scott as it is a wide receiver rookie from Amherst replacing Cotton Spire
it's in doubt into the right got wide left draw handoff ball taken by Bill Olds
but as he approaches the line of Stirling's and then nailed by LC Greenwood he makes it back to the
Pittsburgh 44 yard line Greenwood had him again on a good low tackle and LC with the gold shoes
is just playing himself a fine ball game he's playing a spectacular game on that sack a couple
of moments ago while he just had a piece of the merchandise just a little bit of of Jones's jersey
and he hung on he must have great fingernails I'm going tenaciously Ernie Holmes out Ed Bradley
re-enters the ball game with the fourth linebacker for the Steelers Baltimore
bird down and 22 flanker right split into the left Jones drops back Jones with lots of time
spots his receiver fires to the near side at the Pittsburgh 20 the ball taken by Glendale
coming down and over towards the sideline and he steps out of bounds at the 17 yard line as he
beats strong safety Mike Wagner and the secret to the play is the fact that Bird Jones had plenty
of time lots of time to spot his man and in the process when daddy came down and over to the
sideline beat the defensive man and took the pass and is out of bounds at the Pittsburgh 17
so that is Jones first pass and he completed it as Baltimore fourth first down Ernie Holmes is back
into the defensive line red Scott replaces cotton fire and a wide receiver post flanker right
there's that flip man to the left man set up in the slot to hand off the light El Mitchell
with blocking runs to the left turns the corner and makes it down to the 16 yard line where he
is stacked up by Mike Wagner good play by Mike he came across the field from left to right to make
that stop he of course was victimized on the previous play the past and so perhaps he was
fired up to make a man about a one yard gain on the play second down and nine yards to go
Baltimore at the far hash mark Colts are moving left to right as we view the ball game for you
full house here three rivers this afternoon the sun shining brightly it is a perfect football day
temperature is moderate nice breeze blowing Burt Jones quarterback in the Baltimore Colts
Jones takes gives to the inside man Bill old finds a big hole over the left side drives down to the
10 inside the 10 of the seven yard line and again they were working on the right side of the
stealer defense Jack Lambert finally made the stop and they are very close to a first down
they have moved the football deep into Pittsburgh territory and now they're going to measure the
sticks are being carried in from the near side of the field the ball is around the seven yard line
Jones watching closely as they place the sticks down and they have it by half the length of the
football that will be the first down of the afternoon for the Baltimore Colts Pittsburgh
leading in the ball game three to nothing but the Colts have a first down and goal to go at the
stealer seven in the stealers heavily favored in this game perhaps what's happening to them is
what happened to pit last night you're getting a little bit of a surprise the Colts not supposed
to be able to move the ball but they're moving it now with Burt Jones at the control
Rich got us back in he inspired alternating now apparently bringing plays he's split to the left
the flanker said wide to the right side here's the handoff given the line down Mitchell cuts back
into the middle and down over the five he's near the two yard line Mitchell with his momentum
angling to the right and then cutting back through the hole up the middle and he rustle and the white
white combined on the stop of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the football is marked down at the two yard line
just inside the two a game of five yards on the play Lydell Mitchell the ball carrier and he's
doing okay on the afternoon as 44 yards rushing total Mitchell and old are the setback from the
two handoff old diving just into the right side of the line and a mass of bodies there he is short
of the goal line he ran into the white white Elsie Greenwood was down low white up a little higher
and Joe Green helping to plug the gap and they have him stopped at the one yard line
thus it is going to be third down and one yard to go with the ball right at the one
at Baltimore trailing three to nothing is knocking at the Steelers door
over the football goes Ken Mendenhall
Olds and Mitchell are the running backs of tight formations
now they send them in dotting motion to the left handed off to old old running to the right
and stacked up trying to splat off right tackle he loses the yard on the play
he ran into Dwight White up high and down low is J.T. Thomas up from his secondary position
and they just put the gap up they put the ball back at the one yard line it is going to be fourth
and one and the Baltimore Colts are going to go for Don McCauley again replacing Lydell Mitchell
at the one yard line with a crowd-shedding defense this is the first big-play situation of the
ball game Baltimore at the one McCauley and Olds are the running backs fourth and one yard to go
for the touchdown Jones gives that ball off to Olds and he is stopped the Steelers defense
stops him gets hitting up the middle everybody was there and they throw him back
the Steelers take over the football at the one yard line and listen to this crowd listen to it
standing in a plotting they gave them four shots and they could not make it from the seven yard line
the first one carrying them to the two the second one to the one
you're surprised at the one yard line they were unsuccessful and the Steelers take over
now there's a break in the action we'll be right back
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on that goal line stand a lot of Steelers in on it but on third down I give the big hit to Jack Ham
on fourth time to well see greenwood they made the big hit at their own one yard line show William
Lyons them up three nothing ball game the Steelers they've just held the cold step the one hand off
is the Franco flips off the right side is out to the three maybe the four yard line under a host
of white jerseys John Dutton the rookie defensive right in and Dan Dickle one of their four line
backers employed at the moment make the stop and we'll put the glasses on it and see exactly where
that football is located they have moved it to the three yard line two yard game on the play
as the Colts dig in Frank Lewis is back in the bar into the ball game for the first time this
afternoon and Lynn Swan is in as a wide receiver Lewis set out to the left and Swan Planks right
William gives the ball to Franco flips outside of the left bites his way up to the five and onto
the seven yard line it is just off tackle saw that hole was filled flipped on to the left turn
the corner and came up over the five and they will mark the football with its nose at the seven
yard line John Dutton and Dan Dickle on the tackle it will be third down and along four
and if Frank Lewis cleared away for Frank with the roll block on a defensive back and
nuisance block you might say but he got him out of there and Frank's coming out of the ball game
Frank Lewis is off and Larry Brown is on as a second tight end
they set their flanker wide to the right that's Swan
Grossman and Brown have a two tight ends the running backs are wide and the handoff
carried by Preston Pearson off the right side and he slips up over to Dan and on to the 13 yard line
Pearson had entered for this series as they made some changes in the backfield with Frank
O'Harris and Pearson carried that time for the first down John Dutton made the tackle we have that
as only the third first down of the afternoon for the Steelers the ball is now at the 13
let's see what else they have done Sam Davis is out at left guard Jim Flack is in Mike Webster has
replaced Moon Mullins at right guard now the Steelers bring Lewis back into the ball game
he's wide to the left and Swan is in a wide slot position the running backs Harris and Pearson are
wide now the give to Preston looks for the block running to the right gets the tackler turns the
corner at the 15 and comes to the 20 yard line Joe Ehrman and Fred Cook on the tackle but Preston
Pearson running as though he might be treading with their feet over glass looking very carefully
for the opening brings the ball all the way to the 20 yard line where it will be second down in
four after a six yard game yes that was nimble work by Preston skipping over Mike Curtis picking his
way along it was a good run ball is marked at the hash mark the far side of the field
Steelers leading three to nothing we're halfway through the second quarter
this time they send Swan out to the right but Lewis in the slot to the right side the running
backs are set close Joe Gilliam giving the ball to Preston Pearson with a crowd of blockers Pearson
cuts the outside with a flag down his nailed along the 20 yard line lockers having trouble
clearing the way and Pearson again having to go very carefully decided to cut to the outside
ran into Stan White the right side linebacker along the 20 yard line in the meantime a flag had been
dropped and we get a holding call against the Pittsburgh Steelers that's going to cost our
ball clubs and the officials confer with the Baltimore Colts and they have the option on the
play they can take the play as it ran or they can take the penalty and let the Steelers run that
down over again 720 to go in the second quarter a three-nothing ball game Roy Gerella is the
difference at the moment with a 31 yard field goal in the first quarter Steelers have just shut
the Colts off at the Pittsburgh one yard line to take over the football now they're back at the 10
ten yard call for holding and the ball is back at the 10 yard line that is the second penalty
against the Steelers a total of 15 yards on the afternoon Jim Clack better known as a center
is in there at guard for the Steelers and on that last play he did a grand job blocking Mike Curtis
leveled him Jerry Mullins is back in the ball game and he is playing the right tackle position
in place of Gordon Gravel here is Gilliam throwing upfield at hitting his target at the 20 yard line
Randy Gross from the tight end went up and hooked at the 20 pulls the football in and is immediately
hit by Tom McLeod and Dan Dickle but the game is good for 12 yards as he falls forward to the
22 yard line it is going to be third down in two yards to go that's Gilliam's 11th pass he has
completed three the rookie from Tennessee State getting only his second start in a regular season
game he's elected to start this 1974 campaign a quarterback Lewis is out on the second tight end
Larry Brown is in on a third and two situation one flank left the rest of them are tight here is
Gilliam giving the ball off to Franco trying to get off the right side and he is nailed Franco
Harris flipping along the line of service to the right ran into Dan Dickle the rookie from Iowa
made the stop he made the first down I didn't think yeah he's powered the way to that first
time I'll tell you Dan Dickle a big linebacker and Fred Cook at 235 five defensive end were on
Franco quickly but he just grounded out carry Demeron he put his nose in there Dickle was
hurt on that play and watching him run I didn't think he had made it Mike Golly he moved them
so we had the first down now they shift the running backs back into the eye at the top of
the eye is Preston Pearson here's Gilliam firing into the left flat area quickly the Lewis Lewis
does a little scampering looks for an opening bites his way to the 27 yard line has lost the
football of the stealer dies on it wow Lewis was being manhandled out there there was no
whistle he lost the football and Jim Clack jumped on it John Sutton was at the base of the defensive
play for the Baltimore Colts and the Steelers have recovered that football at their own 27
yard line John Colby gave Lewis a pretty good box there knocked some guy stiff over here near
the near sideline and John Colby in the exhibition game quite awfully well he he may be in for a
real good big season second out of eight yards to go a lot of work that time for only two yards
but they kept the football very important at this stage of the game here's Gilliam back to throw
firing complete up to the 35 yard line to Randy Grossman Grossman a hit and knocked down back
at the 34 Bruce Laird and Tom McCloud combining on the stop it should be just short of a first down
he leaps for that ball at the 35 and the ruling would be that he gave enough ground to get in
behind now they're going to have to measure so they'll take the sticks in from the near side
of the field that is Gilliam 13th pass he's completed five out of 13 so his percentage is
beginning to improve he's had one interception this afternoon it is the first down a Gilliam
signal to himself that is number five of the Steelers four minutes and 37 seconds to play in
the first half of the game the Steelers leading three to nothing has picked up another critical
first down and they're just inside their own 35 yard line and in the exhibition games Randy
Grossman was one of Joe Gilliam's favorite receivers and he's now caught two passes in this
drive and so all I can say is you know play that full music and dance that Havana gila because
it's Gilliam's a Grossman and they seem to make a team there we're getting another measurement
are they remeasuring but I saw the first down signal before
very pronounced back in the ball game replacing Randy Grossman
Jerry Mullins playing a right tackle Mike Webster at right guard Jim Clack at left guard John Cole
but left tackle Ray Mansfield is the center first down ten ball of the snow is almost at the 35
yard line the Steelers move right to left they bring Lewis wide to the left and set Swan up in
the wide slot Gilliam face and fire downfields on a diving try unsuccessful at the Baltimore 48
yard line then one wide to the left coming down and going into the Baltimore 48 for the center of
the field then like covering the play and Swan managed to cut loose made a diving try for the
football without success it falls incomplete that is the 14th pass of the afternoon now Grossman
is back on the field bringing the play and Larry Brown comes off Baltimore is set up with four men
in its defensive line now cook wind hour airman and Dutton McLeod Curtis and white of the line
backers this time we deploy Frank Lewis wide to the left the near side of the field and
Frank wins one over the far side and Gilliam backfettles Gilliam cased out of the pocket fires
to the safety of our man out to the right the ball taken at the 35 yard line carried up over the 40
out of bounds on the far side as Dustin Pearson took it he was knocked out by Stan White
close to the 40 yard line they're going to market at the Pittsburgh 39 it will be third down and
six yards to go as Pearson takes the pass giving Gilliam six completed out of 15 tries on the
afternoon dealers three cold snuffing late in the second quarter in the first period Washington
leading the Giants seven to three New England in the second quarter leading Miami 14 to seven
in the second quarter Cleveland nothing Cincinnati nothing everything else going later
Steelers on third and sixth Joe Gilliam is the quarterback at the Steelers 39 yard line
Gilliam takes and drops back deep screen pass to the left side Frank over the ball at the 30 over
the 35 the 40 cut goes to 45 and just over the 45 he has a first down Frank O'Harris on the screen
pass carries it for the first down Danny Rhodes and Mike Curtis in on the tackle it is the first
down for the Pittsburgh Steelers I wouldn't be surprised if Joe Gilliam was improvising on that
play it turned out a spring but the Baltimore had a three-man rush on and the Steeler front line
was giving Joe pretty good protection but I think he decided well the temporary here and just
dump but I to Franco and everybody cooperated harmoniously Lin Swan is wide to the right
Frank Lewis goes into the slot after the right side
Gilliam firing downfield he overflows Frank Lewis with them all the more 40 and the defense
he is back back the linebacker Danny Rhodes was up in the air had his fingers on the football
couldn't get it Rick Volk over to cover on the play and the pass failed downfield incomplete
Gilliam has now applied 17 passes completed 7th Joe Gilliam going with more of his running game
this afternoon than we saw in the preseason encounters mixing his plays up very well
the earlier games and preseason stayed almost exclusively with the passing attack
game plan this afternoon has seen the Steelers employ the running talents of Frank O'Harris
Steve Davis and Preston Pearson here is Gilliam from the pocket firing downfield here goes
one closer than at the five-yard pitch for Lin Swan beats Doug Nettles the rookie from
Vanderbilt and Swan pulls it in at the five-yard line so the number one graphic from Southern
California has his first regular season touchdown of 54 yards pass play and Gilliam that time with
lots of time allows one to get beyond his band he beat Nettles and pulled it in on the
run at the five-yard line completely in stride and went into the end zone standing up
the Steelers have their first touchdown of the afternoon here is Jarella to drive with a point
now a flag goes down official runs in we have a brief discussion
let's see what the debate will be over
good ball is kept in place that was a 99 yard drive the Steelers starting at their own one
in 13 plays and the big one was the 54 yards pass play
Jarella's done it for now illegal procedure situation against Baltimore to climb with the
Steelers now they're ready Walden the holder the ball is down at the 10 Jarella kicks it
no good Jarella hooks it off to the right side the score is nine nothing in favor of the Steelers
there's a break in the action we'll be right back look if you spent a lot on your camera you're
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let's pause now for station identification this is Martin
you were three weeks ago like that old feeling each afternoon 12 to 3 WTAD
before the game began i told you that Doug nettles cornerback Doug nettles is one of Joe
Gilliam's closest friends he's a rookie cornerback from Vanderbilt perhaps Joe's closest friend
and Joe said though and that'll say he's going to go after me and he did on that touchdown play he
victimized his pal we got fired deep this time and layered his to his left and here is Jarela
kicking a very hard down to fire deep in the end zone he'll field it and let it stand not to fire
Jarela kicked that ball from the 35 my arithmetic 65 yards about eight yards deep in the end of
73 yards on the fly can you believe that oh he booms that one i'll tell you Lauren paved in a
little hassle down there with Tony Bartuka who last year played for the lake island or something
rightful in Illinois the quarterback is Bert Jones Baltimore left to right on offense at its own
20 yard line jones stands short in the pocket and then he can't roll runs forward in his mail
helsey greenwood was tied the first man to him was Ernie Holmes down underneath and they will get
him at the 18 and a half yard line a yard and a half lost marty dumrays started the ballgame injured
in the second quarter by a great rush injured his right shoulder he's been taken to the hospital
divine providence for x-ray yep so bird jones is getting his chance the speculation had been that
the bird probably wouldn't get into a ballgame unless something like that happened to dumrays
two minutes and 35 seconds left in the first half nine nothing fits bird
Bert Jones on second down 11 and a half yards to go gives his hand off to Don McCulley running to
the right nail on the 15 yard line by jack and broke through and had it perfectly diagnosed down
with McCulley the four year veteran from north carolina along the 15 it now will be third down
in 15 yards to go lorntay is enters the ballgame as the fourth linebacker
and Ernie Holmes comes off
they've reached the two minute point so we get the signal for the automatic time out with a
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with time out still in effect down on the field i'd like to say that we're sorry to hear that the
father of davil sports director of the green greenberg subunit passed away this morning that's on
the happy news here is baltimore ready to go third and 15 and the handoff carries up the middle by
don mcculley mcculley found the hole and comes charging over the 20 and out to the 25 yard line
loren faves lamborg white white in on the stop fourth down and five yards to go the clock reads
a minute 44 it's turning david lee is on in confirmation linds one and when edwards go deep
for the stealers stationing themselves back near the pittsburgh 35 david lee nine-year veteran
from louisiana tex standing at his own tent they're taking lots of time
they want to run the clock as long as they can here's his punch long high glenn edwards
comes over fields it and knocks it out of bounds at the first bird 35 yard line that one's covered
40 yards downfield stealers football continues after this brief timeout there's a bright new world
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dealers from their own 35 gilliam is deep and throwing down the middle there's frank louis
and he juggles it holds it at the bottom of 44 yard line down on the clock to take the pass
juggled the football in the air got it back melton muncie brought him down along the 44s he
ran laterally to the far side of the field the clock has stopped 46 seconds remaining in the
first half and the stealers have moved back in the baltimore territory they call timeout and
stopped the timepiece so jocilliam is now finding the range and that time he had superb pass protection
the kind of protection he got all through the exhibition season when uh he uh a stealer quarter
back believe it or not was sacked only once in 99 times that is fantastic pass protection and that
is what jocilliam got that time and uh as you may know just a few moments ago he connected with
lynn swan on a 54 yard touchdown strike the stealers leading 9 to nothing with 46 seconds left in the
half that plate covered 20 yards it is target right on the nose frank louis or your veteran from
gremlin now jack hart administers to the stealers next Sunday afternoon we'll be in denver and that
has been an emphasis for this ballpark whether we're playing at denver or playing them here one of
the worst ball games we've played in recent years was in 1972 two years ago against denver on this
field right here yeah and last year denver beat the stealers here which is unheard of you don't
beat the stealers at three rivers stadium but in the last time we went to denver if i recall
correctly the fellow who was the thorn in our side is now a practicing legal tactician here in
pittsburgh by the name of paul marzik on top of that he's a lawyer too yeah he came out of here
alamotter the university of pittsburgh oh yeah paul marzik good man he gave us a rough time that
afternoon it is first down ten at the bottom are 44 yard line gilliam backfettles gilliam
sets up there after me fires under pressure there is one that's taking it to bottom off 15 he's
got over the take two just putting those inside the five yard line and finally his sales wins one
pull the football in was hit kept his footy came all the way down inside the five yard line was
hit again that metals made the stop on him and the stealers have moved the ball very quickly to
the ball the ball three and a half yard line where it is going to be first down and goal to go
28 seconds remaining they put the ball down just inside the four out of the timeout stacker
i ask you a question we show gilliam now 11 of 21 two touchdown passes one interception
and pittsburgh will kick off 23 seconds remaining to play in this period fire is deep
to his left is bruce layered and fred Scott is setting up to his right
got the fire out of the university of texas stationed at the goal line see what girella
does this time the last time he kicked the air out of the football girella kicking it low and
sailing covered a handle coming down rolling right inside the sandfred stock case again and it comes
out of bounds on the near side did he touch it first he did not so that will necessitate a penalty
for illegal procedure and they'll bring the football back the crowd forgetting that that was not a
pointless roaring is it went out of bounds it's a two they thought i think roya put it out of bounds
there purposely just to set up another 73 yarder or your next maybe he's showboating a little
right there but the last time he's welded he kicked the air out of the football so he's just
giving himself a little challenge by taking a five yard penalty here now this means we kick
off from the 30 yard line right to left going 64 yards in free play to increase their lead to 16
than nothing for the first half of the ballgame we'll kick off and spires deep now moved up to
about the four yard line all right girella kicks it long and high and fire will take it after four
juggles the 10 the 15 the 20 the 25 and down he goes cocked around the ankles and brought down
as he crossed the 25 yard line by jim allen allen the rookie from ucla had him around the ankle at
the 25 he goes down at the 27th and it will be first down 10 baltimore from that point the clock
stops after the kickoff return 19 seconds remaining to play in the second quarter
they'll act proud here three rivers this afternoon they're enjoying great weather
and a very fine first half split into the left for baltimore flanker to the right
for jones the quarter back and jones hands it off to don mccally cuts into the middle of the line
he'll cross the 30 pick up short yardage they will give him the 32 and a half yard line andy russell
on the tackle not so short yardage about a five yard game on the play second down and five to go
and the clock is turning once again there we are at the end of the first half it's sore since
berg steeler 16 of all the more cold southern the day's second quarter was brought to you in part by
union carbide ever ready batteries and by master engineers corporation by rink hope will recap the
first half in a minute half time at three rivers stadium the steeler is leading the baltimore colt
16th and nothing and uh some interesting touches to this ballgame you know all through the exhibition
season john stalwart the fourth round draft choice the wide receiver he was looking sensational and
upstaging rince one who is out of southern california and was the steeler's number one draft choice
being upstaged by stalwart but today when they're playing for the money why it's linds one who's
come to the fore not to say that stalwart has housed up but he hasn't been a factor so far on the
other hand uh swan has taken a 54 yard touchdown pass from joe gilliam and then was on the receiving
end of a 40 yard pass that set up the steeler's second touchdown so linds one is showing them
that there must have been some reasons for drafting him number one it's interesting that on the last
play of the first half white white steeler defensive end white white add some words with big david
Taylor a baltimore tackle and i guess no steeler game is complete without white mad dog white
exchanging a few nasty words with an opponent it's a funny thing because white is one of the most
careful uh a guy with a great personality terrific fellow so he gets down or in the field he likes
to chatter with those other people and he likes to get them mad and uh there's not a game that goes by
that uh play doesn't end with white white standing nose to nose john with somebody and the two of
them shoving one another at any rate joe gilliam jittery in the first half he hit his first two
passes but they were both dropped by ron shanklin and then he seems to come apart for a while but
ladies in the second period joe started hitting them and he's looking just dandy now as he takes
the ceiling to a 16 to nothing halftime league jerry shane is standing by with all the scores
from around the league on the halftime scoreboard in just a minute this is jerry shane with the
halftime scoreboard brought to you on wtae by silver star meets and rizakha kobasi find product of
ohio valley provision company mckees rock well there's a full house this afternoon at three river
stadium here in pittsburgh as the stealers open their regular season against the colt at halftime
the score pittsburgh 16 ball the ball and nothing and we'll have highlights of the first half coming
up in just a very few moments there are 11 other nfl season openers on tap this afternoon and we do
have some scores in so far in the second quarter cleveland leading synzade seven to nothing after
a quarter of play new england 17 miami seven and after a quarter washington seven the giants won
and other games on tap this afternoon to troide to chicago minnesota at green bay san francisco
at norleans philadelphia at st louis san diego at usin dallas and atlanta the new york jets at
canva city and los angeles at gendron as we said before word halftime of the stealers colt game
from free river stadium this afternoon and that score pittsburgh 16 baldemore nothing more on the
halftime scoreboard in just a minute now for highlights of this afternoon's colt's stealers game
from free river stadium pittsburgh won the toss this afternoon and received the kickoff after
two pass attempts by jefferson street jill gilliam the stealers were forced to pun colt's quarterback
marney domre completed the first pass of the game to wide receiver wane dowdy but the colt
were forced to pun because of a 15 yard penalty for holding the stealers were forced to pun again
after gilliam through three more incomplete passes but here's what happened on that pun
there it is the beat man and the fun is very high sailing and it's coming down to
and it's lared trying to catch the ball and it's destroying something that's covered by the stealers
lared was buying with melton muncie for the ball and it bounced off his chest and richie garrick
climbed on it for the stealers at the 46 yard line and that's where pittsburgh has it the stealers
turn the colt's bumble into a stealers field goal and here's how that happens the ball will be held
at the 21 yard line a 31 yard attempt the ball is down girella boots it and it is good the score
the stealers three the colt's nothing back after this pause on the stealers football network hi i'm
john gary and i'll be opening the doors of a ball of treasure music every day three to seven
wc a a and you're meant to find
with just two minutes remaining in the first quarter gilliam threw a pass interception
back goes gilliam gilliam with lots of time can't find anybody runs out of the pocket left looking
looking looking there's an open maze three famous they converge on him and he's stuck down and the
ball is intercepted with 34 seconds to go in the first quarter colt's quarterback marty domres
was injured on a pass play he was replaced by berg jones the second year event the first quarter
ended with the stealers three the colt's nothing at the beginning of the second quarter of all the
more appended and it was humbled by the stealers number one draft choice min swan the colt took
over again it was third and goal to go the colt's tried to make the first touchdown but were shoved
back by the stealers for a one yard block it was done a fourth down in goal to go and here's what
happened the colin holds for the running back fourth and one yard to go for the touchdown
jones gives that ball off to old jimmy is shocked as the stealer the french stop kicked it
getting up the middle everybody was there and so the colt failed to make the first touchdown
of the game the stealers came back with a 99 yard drive and scored off a long pass from gilliam to
lin swan here's gilliam from the pocket firing down the hill there goes swan closer to the high touchdown pitchfork
the extra point was good the score the stealers nine the colt's nothing and the stealers scored
again with seconds remaining in the first half gilliam threw another bomb to wide receiver
frank louis here's gilliam rolling right throwing the frank louis and he's making it a touchdown
gilliam ended the first half with 21 pass attempts for 11 conflations this is gerry shane
we're at half time of the stealers colt's game with a score pitchfork 16 ball the more nothing
and i'll be right back what's a cookout without hot dogs right and while you're about it you might
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well as we said before there's a full house this afternoon at free river stadium for the
stealers uh season opener against the colt and at halftime the score fits for the 16 ball the more
nothing 11 other nfl season openers on tap for this afternoon and we do have some partial scores in
after two quarters of play cleveland seven Cincinnati nothing in the first quarter new
england 17 miami seven and after a quarter of play washington seven the giants won also these
scores after a quarter of play san francisco seven new orleans nothing and after a quarter of play
Philadelphia three uh st louis nothing another pro football news this afternoon the stealers
have said late last week a trade was unlikely for terry bradshaw who said earlier last week he
wanted to leave Pittsburgh he said he wasn't interested in the world football league but
wouldn't mind being traded to some other nfl team telly's upset because he's no longer the starting
quarterback in fact he says it's tearing his guts out the starting job has been turned over to one
year vet second year vet joe galliam after his excellent performance in the preseason galliam
was asked last week if the pressure of his position bothers him pressure uh we've asked it a lot of
time and we say to my and um we aren't trying not to worry too much about you know things that
happen around me and just playing football and i think other people would take care of you know
we make the situation pressure pay our mourn durations squadron play ball stealer quarterback joe
galliam a former stealer quarterback jim thinks the former general manager uh the minnesota vikings
was named general manager of the chicago bears last week thinks he plays george callis jr the
son of the man who founded the team callus will remain as president of the club and thinks was
asked about his working relationship with bears coach abe gibrand don't know anything about the world
but i i have worked in minnesota with two coaches at norm van bronk on bud grant and prior to that i
worked with two coaches in canada and i always felt like that my relationship with our our coach
resultant who it might be worked very good and i don't have to state any problems that were there
the new general manager of the bears jim thinks who is also a former stealer quarterback attorneys
for john matusik and the world football league houston and texan said late last week they plan
to file an appeal for a temporary injunction preventing matusik from playing with anyone
but the houston oilers the injection was issued two weeks ago after the six-eight defensive lineman
left the oilers and signed a contract with texas and as we said before we're at halftime of the
stealer scopes game this afternoon the halftime score bitsberg sixteen baldemore nothing that's
the halftime scoreboard for today i'm jerry chain today's scoreboard was brought to you on wpae
by silver star meets and rizakha kobasi fine products of ohio valley provision company mckees rocks
now back to jack phleming and miren colt getting ready for the second half of today's game between
the sealers and colts the sealers reading here at three rivers stadium 16th and nothing the third
quarter of today's game is brought to you by pitberg national bank and we'll have the second half
kickoff in a minute brings this of mal allen now you can get an official nfl sports shirt the same
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everyone plays a better game with money in the bank remember fbic in the box six times below
as the fan just stood up and held up a banner pretty cute it's that new york got joe willy
pitberg got joe gilly and the first half stats are here now the official stats and we see that
joe gilly was 11 for 21 for 163 yards and it colts did very little passing marty gommers
before being injured three three times completed one and burt jones has thrown just once and
completed that pass gommers of course has gone to the hospital for examination of his right shoulder
now comparing the nidale mitchell franco harris situation as idel has gone for 44 yards and nine
carries averaging an ace 4.9 yards of carry franco harris has carried nine times same number as idel
gains 44 yards same amount as idel same average 4.9 so how do you like that let's see what the
wrong gainers was there what the wrong gainers were to see who wins idel the wrong gainer was 12
yards and franco's was 21 so he wins the battle so far in the first half of the first half battle
the sealers had 10 first times two five for the colts a total net yardage for the sealers of 220
yards more than double the colts 107 yards penalties not too many the sealers penalized
twice three times rather for 20 yards the colts twice uh for 15 yards franco is of course the
sealers leading ground gainer press and person who was the only other man who ran with the ball for
the sealers carried a twice and gained 13 yards steve davis was the starting running back in tandem
with franco but did not get a chance to carry the football over on the colts side while they
used uh old and mitchell uh frequently or actually old carrying 11 times twice more than mitchell not
making very much yardage however averaging only 2.8 yards and uh i was talking to ernie of course
he's the publicity director for the colts before the game and he said i don't do not think howard
schnevenberger will go to uh bird shone's even if darmary's is doing badly because he said we
know this is a tough ball game but we've got philadelphia new england and some of those
clubs coming up who aren't considered as tough as the sealers and i think you'll want to give
darmary's a fair shot three three or four ball games fair shot to get some wins under his belt
and work good well all that became uh academics because darmary's went down with the shoulder
injury and his flu for the day uh in all likelihood jack flimming get ready for the kickoff i'm not
ready am i full of food join that chili here is gilliam kicking off deep this fire nope taking
for the short man started the goal line out over the 10 the 15 the 20 bites his way to the 25
initial contact back at the 22 yard line for the pittsburgh stealers was made by jim wolf the rookie
from prairie view held on for dear life and they will set the ball down just over the 25 yard line
first down 10
teddy colton of the mckeesport bugle said that when the stealers did not get out on the field in time
that radshaw and gilliam were arm wrestling down in the dressing room to see who was going to get
to start the second half mardis darmary's is out there throwing i do believe on the sideline
handoff goes to bill old he's going nowhere lc greenwood and white white
make the stop at the 25 yard line it's going to be about a half yard loss
second down 10 and a half colton the third quarter moving left to right
stealers lead the ball game 16 and other greenwood green home is wide in the front for ham lambart
and ruffle the linebackers promise and blunt on the corners waggler and edwards of the safety
first jones second year man from lsg quarterback in baltimore
look the man to the left flank to the other receiver to the right and hands it off the
old and old strides the way through the middle you get about two yards and ernie holmes has him
the colts are finding the center of the fitzberg defensive line extremely rough at this point
and the colts keep trying to make make hay on the ground they threw only four passes in the first half
and there have not thrown yet in the second half on either first or second time but now they're
third and nine so we can look for them to put it in the air
third down now in 10 yards to go the ball is at the 26 yard line
third jones drops back jones firing to the near side and he overthrows the ball sails over the
steeler bench area pass intended for glenn gaudy on a comeback at the 40 yard line jt thomas to cover
the first half that is jones second pass and he has completed one
all told baltimore throwing five and completed two david lee is on the front
let edwards and lin swan go deep for the steelers
david lee is standing at the 10 yard line
all right
there's the snap and he gets his foot away
angling for the near sidelines spiraling it is coming out of bounds on the fly
can't get his foot down in the steeler bench area fielded in fantastic fashion by bobby walden
i didn't believe that i had to check to see who that was he did a little shuffle with his feet
i thought there's a rookie down there looks so lighthearted 29 yard punch ball is marked in at
the 45 yard line tom Leslie tells us there's a break in the action we'll be right back hi i'm ready
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dealers that throw 45 yard line first down 10 yards to go jefferson street joe gilliam is that
quarterback chimp steve davis off a flanking position into a wide step position gives the ball
to davis running with a blocker to the right side cuts outside the blocker and gets into trouble at
the 45 makes him back to the line of scrimmage down a pulling blocker going for him here to be
mike wedgster the rookie from Wisconsin and uh for some reason he went to the outside and he ran
into the arms of mike kurtis and tom the child randy grossman a smallish tight end was out there
too trying to give him a block and uh fighting his man through a stalemate but not able to clear
him out of there completely that was steve davis he moved from a flanking position back there and
took the handoff a little discussion a little biplay going on here cut that out you guys i kill
you some second and ten deep handoff to franco and wow he's nailed back at the 41 yard line play flow
going to the right franco coming back in a counter direction put the handoff and he didn't fool anybody
looked up and there were nothing but white jersey sand white was the first to get to him and that
takes it back to the 41 yard line third down in 14 that dropped him back in the battle with lydell
they finished the first half with 44 yards of faith but that's minus yardage come on franco make it up
john stoward wide left
go you miss deep and throwing here comes stoward to take it down at the baltimore's 30
a yard line stowards came down around a square end down the way from melton muncie and rick
bullclawing enough to receive the pass oak and muncie piled on him at the 38 yard line and that
was just a perfectly executed pattern and the perfectly thrown pass for a perfect play but i'm
not sure that this ball was made of a jitama catch there that ball in my field glasses may have bounced
and come back up under his belly and nobody thought so i won't tell anybody
frank louis replaces john stoward your field glasses they haven't called them that since 1932
here's your rolling left after a face to david he's fired the ball here comes
trichlose ready for it they're all even he can't take it wow head him out beyond everybody
lob him on long one downfield but the two defenders muncie and bull were not to be fooled
at the goal line they were back to cover lords the knock of the way brilliant place nice fake that
time by gilliam the speed davis and rolling left and uncorked that pass i think it was just a
little bit too high gave them too much time to get there yeah either too high or too late louis
was clear for a moment or two but the muncie and bull recovered and were able to cover him like a
blanket 16 nothing in favor of the stealers john stoward's back in and louis is out stoward goes
to the left side and lynn swan is out to the right as a flanker
jill gilliam at the quarterback hands off the speed davis up the middle about three yards to the 36
yard line jill ermann out of fear cues and mike kurtis from duke university makes a stop ball is
spotted at the 36 about a two yard game it'll be spared down and a short eight
ball is in between the 35 and 36 midway between the sideline strike
sun is shining brilliantly you had to take a day for football the only one that i've seen
better was that december day for a playoff game here when the weather was so nice
man in the slot on the left side is davis jilliam is back deep and he fires to the open man davis
at the 25 runs for the football loses control of it it's loose and it's ruled an incomplete pass
happily ruled an incomplete pass davis was wide open all alone and he just tried to take off without
the football he took a couple of steps where it seemed to me they could have called it a completed
pass in a fumble but they didn't in the near down there closer to it than i am so okay it's fourth
down now eight yards to go just beyond the colt 35 yard line not the 35 and a half lady pogarty says
that as the result of the rule change they're going to go for this what does the rule change got to
do with it they're not going for it they're running on fourth and eighth why not put it out
at the two yard line here's the long one down to swan he's blanketing can't take it at the goal line
well covered that time flying the pensions led by dug medals and all the more we'll take it over
well there you see uh strange turn of events
that would be ironic if that should turn this logging around well that's uh with the rule
change was for to encourage people to take chances and open up the game some there's a
break in the action and we'll be right back friends this is mal alan now you can get an official
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on four of them eight just went for it on a pass play
and we're debating it here the field goal is out of the question obviously that distance
yet why not bobby walden kicking for the coffin corner they would give it to him at the 20 we've
given him at least 15 yards may take over at the 35 that one will be debated for a while
now back goes to quarterback bird jones fires long downfield and incomplete
at the Fitzburg 26 yard line when dolly was the intended receiver jc thomas had him covered
like a blanket six passes two completed from all the more you know jc is doing a very good job
on dolly who was their leading a pass receiver last year with 26 catches that's not a lot of
catches for a leading pass receiver but nonetheless he's a threat and jc is sticking with him step
four steps out of the huddle come to baltimore coles berth jones is the quarterback jones
drops straight back they're after he's running forward and zail by ernie holmes from behind
if they throw him almost back to the line it's gonna be healthy greenwood gets into it jones
running forward and ernie just took him and plung him to the ground greenwood yeah he's plunging
i think lc because he was the last guy adab would probably get credit for the tackle and
ernie holmes is sitting there pounding the ground like golly i wanted that sack i don't i lose that
sack to the guy in the gold truce that he's pounding the ground like a baby having a
tantrum pat jen get a sack he picked up a yard on the park oh my goodness well then he put the event
about that the calling it Mitchell are the running backs now jones is back to the road straight down
the middle and we're gonna get a flag oh glenn edwards coming over the back of ray chester that's
the first time i think i've thrown the chester all afternoon raymond chester was the intended
receiver glenn edwards came over his back and they will interference and that moves the ball to the
49 yard line that amounts to 13 yards penalty with the first down new england has moved out to a
24 10 half time lead over the miami dolphin wablin seven since 97 at half time washington 13 the
giants three at half time strange things are happening on opening day vert jones
fake is deep firing down the far sideline man knocked away at the pittsburgh 16 by mel blunt
intended for fred scott that was well covered once again by blunt the fifth year man from southern
you they were right at the sideline and the ball was knocked away incomplete jones when he came to
baltimore was supposed to be the greatest thing to hit the city since national bore arrived there
about a hundred years back well this afternoon he hasn't proven it yet he had a great exhibition
your last year and they took a chance on him and opened the season with him but he got buried
baltimore second and ten jones drops back throws over the line of scurvy off the fingertips of bill
old at the fifth bird 39 yard line and he rustled the cover a little bit high old could not hold it
and i think probably that should have been a good catch well the dealers are trying to terrorize young
jones that time the edwin edwards working the safety blitz and he came flying i'll tell you but just
an instant too late to nail it marty domreys is on the sidelines once again whether he'll be into
this ballgame we don't know x-rays on his injured shoulder negative jones back deep throwing out to
the far side and he completes this with a steel or 42 yard line the ray chester so that's the second
pass thrown to chester that one successful bell blunt and glenn edwards cover the play and i think
they're just short of a first down by less than a yard bring up fourth down and a half yard to go
don mccullough coming in with the play so now baltimore apparently is going to go for it
and the crowd is chanting defense the problem here in stopping them on this fourth downplay
is a little more difficult than it was down at the one yard line they've got more operating room
handoff carried off the right side by bill olds and he has the first down at the 40 yard line
coming outside right tackle jack lambart and andy russell stopped him as he lumbers forward to the
40 and that will give them the first down number seven of the afternoon for the baltimore colt
started at the baltimore 36 yard line when we went on fourth down for a fourth and eighth situation
a pass played it was broken up at the goal line in tender for lin swan and baltimore now has moved
the ball to the 53rd 40 16 nothing in favor of the steward baltimore in the eye formation libel
michael at the top of the eye the picture michael and now jones throwing downfield completes the
fifth bird 20 yard line and the receiver glim dowdy is belted by jack lambart dowdy pulls it in
pulls on the football goes down at the 18 yard line and the colt has been troubled
there at the fifth bird 18 first down and 10 yards to go and uh you've just seen why i call him jack
slash except that i think he got hurt where he's knocking that guy down and the other guy he was
slower getting up lambart was he hit him a considerable lick considerable 720 to play in
the third quarter 16 and nothing fits bird baltimore at the stealers 18 bird jones road wide
intercepted after nine yard line here we come mel blunt coming across the field up over the 20 to
25 or 30 and garney gold bill old made the stop the pass was intended for glim dowdy it was right on
the mark except that mel blunt moved in front of him and got there first while the interception
at the 10 yard line returns it to the 30 the stealers have choked off the baltimore drive
and have the ball once again first and then at their own 30 yard line stealers football continues
after this brief timeout looking for a great escape weekend then head for iris commodore downs for
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downs here is hall both thoroughbred racing okay mel blunt picking up the football at about his own
10 yard line and running it out to the 30 as he played the interception beautifully the ball was
badly thrown by jones intended for dowdy but thrown wide of them toward the middle of the field
the receiver dowdy had no chance for the football and blunt was very of our moves right up on it so
the screeders shut off a baltimore threat they need to call 16 to nothing jose gilliam has gone all the
way earlier in the week the last two days three such no had sort of hinted that he might alternate
his quarterbacks back three billion the first half where i'd try the second half but he has not done
that and i'm sure would have been forged to have done so says gilliam caught fire midway in the
second quarter and he's got this ball come out in front that's very brown is in the tight end for
the stealers with randy grossman first and ten at the 30 the stealers move right to left
gilliam stand off to the right side franko harris flips off right back and we have about three
yards off of the 33 waiting for john betton and bruce lair and they bring him down after a three
yard pick up kick over the stealer offensive line john coal but left tackle jim clack at left guard
ray man's field is centered mike webster at right guard and gordon rebelle at right tackle
mary brown the tight end john scullard and lind swan at the wide receivers
steve davis and franko harris are the running back jill gilliam quarterbacking
set up with scullard to the left swan flanks to the right to the far side of the field
and gilliam looks at a five man baltimore front gilliam hands it off to steve davis
hits into the middle comes over the 35 he's out to maybe the 37 with a big pile up john
betton and tom mcclout at the bottom to play dotting the rookie from nebresca started and
has played the entire ballgame this afternoon the defensive right end right now we're going to
pause for station identification this is pitford's number one sports station with myron copon sports
pitford ball and basketball plus the pitford status wpid a m m m ksberg five minutes and 52
seconds in the third quarter the clock is turning in gilliam backbottles gilliam flips the ball to
see davis up at the 41 yard line and he is belted immediately and knocked back by stan white and
mike kurtis and that is the first down perfectly calculated actually about a half yard beyond the
first down markers at the 40 and a half yard line first down 10 yards to go the stealers fall first
down we disagree with the official staffs on passing i have gilliam with 13 for 26 they show him 12
for 25 and they did not show completion before that one in the second half and he had one he came
out of the first half with 11 completed 13 for 26 according to our book gilliam goes to flip it into
the left flat to franko over the 40 and has two men on him at the 45 gave him a little juke tried
to get away picked up a couple of yards from mccloud and mike kurtis had him five yards picked up on
the play if he were they finally marked the ball down giving five yards second down and five to go
so gilliam hits another one 14 for 27 on the afternoon franko trying for this to give kurtis
the slip kurtis and mccloud but couldn't get away with it dealers come out of the huddles forward
comes wide to the left swan steps into the slot on the left side gilliam has his running back set wide
and again he backfettles now fires complete to larry brown for 50 brown is down to the ball
the ball the more 47 and a gang tackle they're belting him around a little bit larry brown with
the ball stan white and tom mccloud the first one's there and then a few other ball the more
coles decided to join in the ball is at the ball the more 47 they never did get him on the ground
it's the first down for pittsburgh number 13 for the stealers now we have 15 completed out of 28
passes with one interception stealers leading 16 to nothing a gang of coles head browns put up there
and stan white the linebacker came over and gave him two forearms to the teeth well he goes with the
gang then field over the football gilliam steps in under center first down 10 at the malamore 47
yard line and again gilliam drops back and gilliam throws and deflected intended for larry brown
deflected at the 33 yard line by tom mccloud and almost into the arms of lynn swan cutting
deep at the 25 yard line but the ball fell incomplete yes mccloud just got a finger on the
football and it was enough to deflect it quite a distance
ball the more change then dickle their fourth linebackers going off the field
and that brings bill windower back into the defensive line
stealers next Sunday afternoon at denver we'll have that one for you direct from mile high stadium
gilliam on second and ten calling the signal gilliam back to pass now flips the screen out
to steve davis picks up blockers come through the 45 the 40 running hard to the 35 the 30 breaks
through 7 at 25 at 20 turns on the speed top from behind inside the 10 goes out of bounds at the
six yard line great running by davis finally caught by bruce flair and chased out of bounds
at the baltimore six yard line gilliam executing perfectly as he set up the screen waited flipped
the ball to davis and you can see those blockers picking up for him and they gave him the initial
start and then davis under his own power just did some beautiful running almost broke away
didn't have quite enough speed to get clear so they stopped him at the six again of 41 yards and
let me tell you see davis turned on the speed he gave them the burst of speed moved by one
tackler then another burst down and go to go at the six yard line gilliam gives it to franco
franco follows these blockers cuts inside and slips he is covered as he goes down by bruce flair
the strong safety they'll pick up just short of two yards on the play you'll get it inside the
five yard line he's walking for him for him and he found the hole and cut inside and as he made
the cut he slipped and went down at the four and a half yard line so we'll call it second down four
and a half yards to go for a touchdown clock turning two minutes and 50 seconds to play in the third
quarter it's worth 16 baltimore nothing here the stealers coming out of the huddle they're driving
toward the goal line to our left there's the baltimore four and a half yard line joked gilliam is
at the control gilliam closes the gap between his setbacks gilliam gives to franco runs to the left
cuts back to the right dies forward and goes into the end zone franco coming outside of the left
had the cut back running back to the right and then diving straight down forward to the goal line
and franco carries it in from four and a half yards out for the touchdown increasing the stealers
lead with 22 nothing as he put tom mccloud into the end zone living so the stealers pick up their
third touchdown of the afternoon the first one that has not been scored on a pass 70 yards and nine
plays for the touchdown franco going over from four and a half yards out roger all of a kick bobby
walden holds the ball is up it is good so the stealer leads stands at 23 to nothing three nothing
after the first period 16 to nothing at the half now adding seven points in the third quarter
at 23 nothing margin with two minutes and 29 seconds to play this period marron well that was
great running by franco because he was digging and dragging his way from the four and a half yard
line in heavy traffic that's tough territory to be given at the fancy dance stopping in to get
across the goal line he just gave it the strong arm job stuck his head in and pulled his way across
that goal line just making it and franco is giving indications that he's in for a big year he has been
running very nicely today and the showing your 11th pass with four completed and the night
first down and jones is eating their after him they've got any fumbles of football it's loose on the
turf dealers go after it and they pick it up and the dealers have it i believe they're still fighting
for it dealers ball at the 30 yard line mike wagner was down there and jack cam one of the other
are both paddots and the colts were getting frisky at that point jose green in there too he may have
been the one who recovered but i yes they're giving credit to jose green for the recovery
white white made the tackle that created the fumble so the dealers in business now at the colts 30
yard line first time colts have fumbled twice and lost both of them draw hand off to preston pierce
and then he's in trouble at the line of scrimmage pierce and hitting into the line on the draw
and running laterally to the left and carrying stan white a 225 pound linebacker with a man
are they going to give him one yard on the plate i don't think about a half a yard maybe
rather generous uh placement of the ball at that because he had nowhere to go
so and they simply uh worked him laterally along the 30 frenchy puke was entered the ball game he
had pierced another running back first time we've seen the frenchman this afternoon six year
veteran from morgan state it appears him in the close slot on the right side gilliam a swing
past the puke out at the right puke was hit missed from over the 30 to 25 the 20 still running to the
sideline at the 50 and he's down and out of bounds at the 10 ruled in state inbound at the 11 yard
line that was a swing pass out to the right to puke but puke took it was immediately hit
looked like he would be thrown for a loss by joe airman he broke the tackle and ran beautifully
all the way down to the 11 yard line airman this team brick volk made the stop so with a ball
at the ball the more 11 we're at the end of the third quarter with a score of 23 ball the more
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ball is situated at the baltimore the 11-yard line the colts will now defend the goal line to our
right Pittsburgh moving from left to right in the fourth period stealers leading 23 to nothing
and when she feels quick on the swing pass to the right that time breaking the tackle of airman
and then just running fantastically until he was knocked down at the 11-yard line and that's where
the stealers have it now first down and 10 yards to go water back throughout the afternoon has been
Joe Gilliam he warmed up to his task very slowly but once he was warm he was red hot
and he turned the bluebirds around quieted them for the afternoon there's gilliam lining up in
the eye with pierce him at the top of the eye the inside back is frenchie puqua flanking right is
linds one split in far to the left gilliam giving the ball to stearson running to the right leaping
over a tackler down over the five for the four-yard line he actually jumped over safety man bruce
laird and then mcclowd and curtis tagged him at the four-yard line jim clack gave him the block
and so the play picks up seven yards it's going to be second down and three to go jim clack looks
good at his new position on those pooling plays he gets out there fast and he dumps them hard he did
give him a real good block there things started going better when they uh when they switch clack and
webster in there to those guard positions that's when the ball game seemed to turn around
second down and three at the four-yard line gilliam calling the signals for the stealers gives the
ball a few balls left tackle dies into the end zone touchdown the frenchman carries the ball in from
four yards out the envelope going off the left side hole opened up by john colvin jim clack
and pittsburgh is going on the board once again
that's right 30 yards and four plays after the fumble recovery
score is 29 to nothing bobby walden holds in jarella will work out his right toe
actually his right foot is in step he kicks it is good
for us feelers played in this ballgame 30 to nothing there's a break in the action we'll
be right back hello
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Frenchie Fuchs, we're coming into this ball game at the tail end of the third quarter.
It's handled the ball just twice but made his presence felt.
And let me tell you on that 19-yard swing pass he looks great because Stan White the linebacker
had to play figure it out beautifully and he was just itching to clean Frenchie as soon as he
got that pass that little swing pass and Stan White came at him.
He hit him hard and the Frenchman broke that tackle surprisingly and was off and running.
So he looks good.
Down below Terry Hanratty is warming up and apparently he's ready to come on the quarterback
to Steeler.
Jarella kicking off left to right very high down to Spire at the five.
He's out over the 10 coming to the left at the 15.
Cutting outside breaks the tackle comes over the 20, the 25.
He broke away from Lawrence Haves, came over the 25 to the 26 was bailed by Donnie Shell.
So the return from the five to the 26, 21-yard kickoff return and it will be first down 10
for Baltimore.
So another difficult moment for Terry Bradshaw and you can only guess that at this point
he may be penalized for his comments earlier in the week.
Swing pass to the right side with a screen and the pass is taken by Don McCauley
and he comes up and stops short of the 30 yard line by Jack Lambert.
Or else Jack perhaps you know he's going to use Terry Hanratty as a mop-up man here.
That may be the thinking I don't know.
That would be the wiser thinking I believe.
I'd have to credit you with that.
I think that's a good point.
I just don't think that you know Terry's remarks would be that greatest sin that an
old would penalize him for it.
So the idea would be to give Hanratty the work that he needs.
Bradshaw would have more work and at this point in the ballgame
Hanratty needs it worse and why risk the injury, the possible injury of Bradshaw.
Jones throwing out the left to the 31 yard line completing the pass
along the nearest side of the field to Lydell Mitchell.
The first nine is thrown to him this afternoon.
Andy Russell and Mel Blunt drive him out of bounds near the 34 yard line.
It'll be third down and two yards to go.
That is their 12th pass.
Their fifth completed.
New England has moved out to a 31-17 lead over Miami bringing a ripple
of excitement to this crowd.
Holy smokes.
Cincinnati 14 Cleveland 7 Washington leading New York 13 to 3 Chicago leading Detroit 7
and nothing.
Can you believe that?
Here is Jones throwing off the fingertips to the receiver intercepted by Glenn Edwards
at the 49 yard line at Pittsburgh territory running to the Baltimore 48.
McCauley was the intended receiver.
I was inspired.
It was McCauley.
When off his fingertips intercepted by Glenn Edwards at the Pittsburgh 49 running around
trying to break loose and cocked fire finally nailed him at the Baltimore 48 yard line.
The second interception for the Steelers this afternoon.
Mike Wagner all over McCauley.
Nick could have been called for interference but he wasn't any out here.
Terry Hanrad he had the controls in the crowd like.
Terry H. Watson C.B. goes for the bomb on the first play at the 48 yard line in Baltimore territory.
No pitch to the right side ball carried by Fuqua running turns the corner comes across the 45
and out of bounds at the 42 yard line.
Mike Curtis got him around the neck looked him out of bounds to pick up the five yards on the
play the Frenchman carrying down to the Baltimore 42 yard line a five yard pickup.
Let's see what else we have Gordon Revelle playing at right tackle John Cole but less
tackle flack and Webster the guards Mansfield remains at center.
Shanklin is back in playing a wide receiver position along with Stalard.
Shanklin planks right Stalard splits left and ready sets his running backs wide
and ready drops back and ready throws out to the left and sending that pass for Preston Pearson
and it is incomplete to send white cover the play
pretty close to being on the money but not quite and it falls incomplete.
Jack you know a lot of people have complained in the past that the
Steelers have not thrown to their running backs enough but today they sure are throwing to their
running backs and it's been a very effective weapon.
Dave Revelle has entered the ball game replacing John Cole
he's the youngster from Arkansas 65-250.
Again Hanratty drops straight back and throws long down a little too high for Shanklin at the 20
who came down and cut in and Doug Middles came over to cover the play had a possible shot of
an interception but it's all incomplete so that is Hanratty's second pass.
Steelers have thrown 33 and completed 17. Hanratty is 0 for 2 Gillian left the ball game
17 for 31 with one interception he threw two touchdown passes and a lot of big gamers in there
too. Bruce Laird is back as a single receiver for Baltimore. Walden will punt from his own 45
yard line for his standing. The line of scrimmage is a 47 Bobby Walden takes it high bouncing
toward the end zone and he gets in there. Steelers make great a chance to volleyball the ball back
out unsuccessfully so that will be a 47 yard punt for Bobby Walden. Is that volleyball they were
playing down there on his shelf batting it out of the end zone to somebody else who batted it to
somebody else trying to get it out before it hits the ground it's men that's wasted effort there's
a break in the action and we'll be right back.
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their own 20 yard line 11-54 to go in the ball game they trail 30 to nothing and they move right to
left here in the fourth quarter. Bert Jones is the quarterback deep handoff giving it on McCully
McCully running to left turns the corner at the 20 and comes to the 25 and out of bounds.
Post of Steelers had him cornered Mel Blunt, Jack Lambert in at the bottom of the play.
Pumped once as though to pass and then gave it to his running back McCully gain a five yard second
and five. You know here's a cold team that in an instant fire exhibition season gave up 59 points
yet the Steelers have already pumped them for 30 points today so maybe that said something about
the Steeler offense. Lightell Mitchell is nine carries for 45 yards according to the scoreboard
and off give him to McCully and McCully is male right there with Elsie Greenwood to get him
about a yard short of the line of scrimmage he fell forward one yard loss on the play will be
third down and sixth. McCully going out of the ball game and he came in with a new running back
and that's going to be Bill Olds. Olds and Mitchell set wise Jones drops back Jones is hit down it goes
at the 11 yard line. White White Joe Green. Green was there first according to Luke Brecht
at the 11 yard line and White White Hall are in a show green he's been throwing you anyhow he was
coming in from the blind side and so it just beat him to the quarterback. Got this as the scoreboard
whoosh and the picture comes up with a quarterback being thrown all over the plate. White Targeted
George Perlis is off the field those two are something else they have more fun. White Shaget
his head he was pointing to his own chest and saying it was my tackle. David Lee putting from his
end zone. They are something else. Lee kicks it very high and wobbly and we want a fair catch.
You know we're going to let it bounce. Juan picks it up on the bounce. The 45 is going down the
sideline across the 30 to 35 down over the 25 and onto the 20 yard line.
Tony Bertuca made the tackle.
This one picks it up on a high bounce. He's for the far side of the field.
He brings the ball down to the 21 yard line and that gives us time out down in the field.
The ball is on the yard line.
Steelers have the football now at the Baltimore 21 yard line first down.
Tentary Han ready as the quarterback. Preston Pearson and French UQ
push shift out of the eye formation. Blanker right is Shanklin. Stalward is split to the left
and off to Pearson. Very carefully, gingerly into the center of the line and with equal
ferocity, works his way forward to the 17 yard line again of about four yards. Then Dicklin stands
white. Pearson has a very deceptive way of hitting that small hole and if he finds it,
manages to turn on the power. Look out. He made about five yards on that one.
Second down five, 16 and a half yard line. Han ready, sets his running backs wide and
Terry drops back to throw. Looks into the end zone. Going for Shanklin. A little bit out of his reach.
Shanklin, covered by nettles, managed to get a step beyond him. But the pass coming toward
the near side into the corner of the end zone, just out of his reach at the sideline, falls incomplete.
48,890. I thought we had 50,000. We had a few no shows, Byron. Yeah, a little over a thousand
no shows. You're going to have to check up on your house count. Han ready is over three.
Yeah, but I was talking about no shows. No shows.
Very Han ready. Giving the deep hand off the Frenchie Duke run their Colts all around him.
Runs forward, gets back over to 20. A little loss on that play and he's brought down at the 19 yard
line. John Dutton at the bottom of the stop of the Baltimore Colts. So it is fourth down and eight
yards to go. And the Steelers are going to go for it. Colts have come back on the
field with Van Dickle. I think they may have 12 men. They do. They got men, now they got
two, four, six, eight, ten, eleven, thirteen men out there. Flag has been dropped. Here's
Han ready firing into the end zone. And what a catch that was. No, it's an interception.
What are they going to rule it? Strawers was going after it.
The defensive man came over and came up with a football.
That player going off through the end zone and JD says, in his judgment that is illegal and
therefore we had the flag down in the end zone. Well that man had that flag down as soon as he
left that end zone there. Illegal procedure against the Baltimore Colts. They had 13 men out there.
They had one going off at the end, one going off at the side. I was looking to see if they had
ten left and they had eleven remaining. So that over, was that an interception or not? It was.
So that great defensive play is overruled. Those two were really scrambling
after the football. Baltimore's third penalty, they have been hit for a total of 25 yards,
takes the ball to the 14 yard line. It is fourth and about two and a half yards to go.
Larry Brown is in a tight end. We deploy Shanklin to the right,
forward to the left and set the running backs wide. Quarterback is hand ready.
Carry eight. Back to throw. Lobs it to Shanklin in the end zone and it's broken up by Doug Nettles.
Pass was right on the money but Nettles, the rookie from Vanderbilt played the defense
perfectly, broke up the pass incomplete. Colts will take over the football. That Doug Nettles
incidentally is not related to the offensive back Al Nelson of the Philadelphia Al Nettles of the
Philadelphia Eagles. Also, and come to think of it, I think that Nettles was cut recently by the Eagles.
Nor has he related to Dennis Nelson. They're right tackle. Well, his name's Nettles. How would he be
well, we could have some relation. That's what I've said to me. Well, don't be upset please.
Like her right, both ends flip. Charlie Davis and Steve Perness are in the defensive line
for Pittsburgh. Hand off goes to Don McCauley, running to left lines and opening cuts back to
the 25, the 30 and up close to the 35 yard line before Jack Hammond went Edward.
Put the clamp on him. We're going to be back right after this pause on the Steelers football network.
Hi, this is Mike McGahn. Each evening, eight to midnight, I'm playing favorites from the 50s,
60s and now. Sorry, welcome to do it.
Well, you know, as usual, we'll have our dressing room so today and I'll tell you right now,
I'm going to have Goldie Greenwood on that show because Goldie's played a ball game.
Jim Wolf has replaced Elsie Greenwood in the defensive line. Here's a quick shot out into
the right flat area to Glenn Dottie takes it at the 40 and tries to spin away from Mike Wagner
and J.T. Thomas over there makes it to the 43 yard line. Baltimore is 15th pass. They have completed six.
Yeah, it'd be interesting to get the stats on the ball game up to the point where
Chuck Roll started to go liberally with his bench. Baltimore starting to move the ball just a little
bit. They've been pretty much hogtied throughout the afternoon in a 30 to nothing shutout game
up to this moment. Second down one. Second year man, Bert Jones, is going back deep to throw
and they're after him. He gets his pass away. Look out, there's a receiver and he overshoots him.
Glenn Dottie managed to get beyond J.T. Thomas and Mike Wagner down inside the Pittsburgh 20,
but could not reach that pass. It was overthrown. Well, incomplete and so it will be third in one.
And that I believe is the only time today that Dottie has been able to elude J.T. Thomas who
had been covering him beautifully. Well, maybe J.T. is losing interest a little in this ball game.
Most of the crowd is hanging in for the full swatter.
It will be third in one. Baltimore at its own 44 yard line. Kim Berra has entered the ball game
as a receiver. Rutte from Massachusetts, standoff given to McCauley and McCauley heading right
cuts back and gets over the 45 yard line. He may have reached the 46th in that pilot. He has a
first down. Jack Lambert made the tackle. They will spot the ball at the Baltimore 46. Colts have
11 first down. Seven minutes to play. Pittsburgh 30, Baltimore nothing. Charlie Davis, Steve
Frenes, Jim Wolf and Dwight White are in the defensive line and here is the quarterback firing
complete to the Pittsburgh 46 yard line. Andy Russell with the grab on Raymond Chester.
Chester came down and cooked just a bit. Take that pass at the 46 yard line. So a game of
eight yards on the plate will be second down and two. Baltimore 17th pass and now seven of them
completed. So Myron is packing his gear. Now what do you do when you leave here? Well, I go down and
I hold something called a dressing room show. Everybody races to their cars to hear it. I just
give them enough time to get out there and play a lot of fun. I mean, Jones is going to throw the
ball, but he didn't have the chance. He's back and Dwight White hits him from the blind side and
down he goes. At the Baltimore 46 yard line. Just when he thought he had spotted his receiver and
was ready to uncork, Mad Dog was there and now White comes off. He gets his back and Ernie Holmes
goes back in. We were using all of the defensive people we have. We've only got three backup people
for that line. So you've got to keep one regular in there. So Holmes comes back. We've got Furness,
Davis and Wolf. White gets relief now from veteran Ernie Holmes. And again, we have Jones back to
throw out of the far side and it's off the fingertips. The Fred Scott at the sideline,
Far Side of the Field, Pittsburgh 38, J.T. Thomas covering the play. Now they've up their passing
total to 18. First half of this game, they threw only three times, completing one.
So it is fourth and tenth. And Baltimore brings on David Lee, who's got a busy afternoon.
Pittsburgh sending Glenn Edwards and Lynn Swan downfield receive.
On your way home, the scoreboard says, listen, the Myron Cokes Dressing Room report. I think
I've got better things to do. Well, your case in important matters is always questionable.
Anyhow, you mind if I call this punt, David Lee kicking the ball out of bounds on the
near side of the field. Let's see where they mark it. Shanked it just a bit and they will mark it
at Pittsburgh 22 and a half yard line. Healers football continues after this brief timeout.
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Hand Ready gives the ball to Pearson trying to find an opening running to the left now coming
back to the right. He'll try to get outside now cut straight up the middle and he comes to the
24 yard line. Preston running to the left found nowhere to go, came back to the right,
saw them closing in on him and headed upfield. John Dutton and Bruce Blair made to grab on him
at the 24 for a two yard gain. It will be second down and eight yards to go. Next, Sunday afternoon
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That is a two o'clock ball game out in the mountains.
Hand Ready on second and eighth.
Hand Ready gives to Preston Pearson and Pearson is nailed. Flipping just off the left side of the
line at the line of scrimmage. Hit by Mike Curtis and Tom McLeod. Two linebackers and it's going to
be third down and the short eight. New England continues to lead Miami 31 to 17. Cincinnati
has moved out over Cleveland 30 to 7. Chicago Bears lead Detroit 14 to nothing. Minnesota 10
Green Bay 10 at the half. Jim Bailey is back in replacing Tom McLeod. Hand Ready drops back the
throw. Terry down the middle of Shanklin and he can't hold a diving port at the 45 yard line.
Ron Shanklin covered by Rick Vult can't hold it. It's incomplete. So Hand Ready has tried four passes,
none of which has connected. Four minutes and eight seconds remaining to play in the ball game.
Pittsburgh 30, Baltimore nothing.
Well what has been a beautiful, sunshiny afternoon here in the Steel City.
Bruce Laird is deep for Baltimore.
Bobby Walden standing at his own 12 yard line.
Walden takes a snap and gets the kick away. It's going to take Laird back all the way to his own 25.
Bobble's it picks it up at the 24 and he's stowed under. They were down there to get him.
So Laird, hit by Reggie Garrett and along with him Donny Shell.
50 yard punt by Bobby Walden.
And the Colts will take over again now at their own 24 yard line.
St. Lawrence leading Philadelphia 7-3 at the half. New Orleans over San Francisco 10-7 at the half.
That's all we have in the way of scores at the moment. First and 10 for the Colts.
They move right to left here in the fourth quarter. Bert Jones back firing.
Far side line and he hits his target but he comes down out of bounds. It's an incomplete pass at the Baltimore 45 yard line.
Jim Allen and Mike Wagner over to cover but came down out of bounds.
Fred Scott the receiver. We have no blood playing one corner. Jim Allen has been playing the right corner through the preseason.
That's relieved JT Thomas on the left corner. Marv Kellam has entered the ball game replacing Ernie Holm.
So we'll play with four linebackers now. Lauren Taves is in there in place of Andy Rutzel.
Wagner and Edwards stay as the safeies. Second down 10. Handoff for Baltimore goes to Bill Olds on the cross.
Bucky's nails short of the line of scrimmage. Taves in there to get him.
And the play has stopped at the 22 yard line.
They have slipped. Well we see the bear is wearing 36 and we have John Andrews listed as 36.
The bear is wearing 84. They had some changes of numbers on both clubs for this initial game.
Here is Johnson trouble and he is sacked back at the 12 yard line.
Coming in and missing him was Jim Wolff who slams his hand into the turf and Steve Frenes covered the quarterback back at the 12 yard line.
So that's fourth down and they'll have to give up the football.
Confirmation now. David Lee standing about three yards deep in his end zone. 252 on a turning clock.
Pittsburgh 30 Baltimore nothing. Lee gets the snap and gets the pun away. High and lazy.
Coming down at the stealer 47 to Lin's one over the 50. Gets into people at the 45 and is pulled down at the 44 yard line in Baltimore territory.
First man to get to him and make that Danny Rose.
And also in there was Bob Van Dynes at the Baltimore 44 yard line.
Two minutes and 37 seconds to go. 42 yard pun.
Return of nine yards.
Now we deploy Reggie Garrett to the right. He's in the ball game.
He's going forward to the left. Very hand ready is the quarterback.
And ready gives it to friendship. He finds little hole off the left side.
Slices through to the 40 yard line. Van Dickel on the tackle for the Baltimore Colts.
He picks up apparently four yards. I believe they're going to place it at the 41. Give him three yards. Second down seven.
Two minutes and 18 seconds to pocket turning. The Steelers are willing just to let it run.
Jerry Mullins has re-entered the ball game. The offensive line for Pittsburgh.
Hand ready calling the signal.
And the two minute warning mark comes. So the whistles blow. We have a timeout down in the field with this break in the action. We'll be right back.
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The applause in the background is not for Myring Cope who's down in the sidelines.
Now it is for Rocky Blyre entering and Frenchy Tufler coming out.
Little applause for the rock going in. A little applause for the Frenchman who ran very well this afternoon.
Rocky and Preston are the running backs.
Two minutes to go.
Terry Ann Ratty is the quarterback.
You have the Preston Pearson coming outside of the right cutting back and going down over the 40 to the 38 yard line.
You'll pick up about three yards and ball to more territory with Doug Meddles and Mike Curtis making a stop.
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Shifting the running backs now. Blyre and Pearson are set wide.
And Hand Ratty drops back.
Hand Ratty is throwing long downfield connecting it to 15. The ball is pulled in by Randy Grossman breaks the tackle and goes down to the 6th and is hit and knocked back and out of bounds.
Clock continues to turn because the ball was dead when he was hit at the 6th yard line long before it went out of bounds. Nelson Muncie hit him.
That is the 18th first down for the Steelers.
Hand Ratty getting his first completed pass for the afternoon.
And they're letting the clock turn.
45 seconds to go.
Hand Ratty brings him out of the huddle. 30 to nothing in favor of the Steelers.
Bring Reggie Garrett wide to the right and put Starworth in a slot out to the right side. 30 seconds.
Hand Ratty gives the ball to Preston. Puts him running off the left side. Clips up as he crosses the 5. Goes down at the Baltimore 3 yard line.
Hand Ratty continues to run. Groud wants him to stop the clock.
And they're going to let it run out.
They take the ball to the Baltimore 2 yard line.
Now the populace which wants more blood is beginning to do a little bit.
Putsberg Steelers electing nuts to go for another touchdown. Let the clock run out.
And they're going to give the ball back at the Baltimore 2 yard line.
As we come to the end of the ball game with a final score of Pittsburgh 30, the Baltimore cold is nothing.
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Steelers have opened the 74 can of paint with a highly successful 30 to nothing shut out of the Baltimore Colt here at Three Rivers.
This is the first shutout for the Steelers since the 12th game of the 1972 season when they beat Cleveland by an identical 30 to nothing score.
48,890 looked on this afternoon. All the Steelers get underway rather slowly.
Joe Gilliam having trouble early finding his target.
A couple of times he did skip. They couldn't hold on to the football. Then as he warmed up, things got wilder and wilder.
He threw two touchdown passes this afternoon in the process through some beautiful gainers.
Lynn Swann was a key receiver. Gilliam hit Swann with 154 yards pass.
Moved the ball deep into Baltimore Territory.
Matter of fact, he took it on the run at the five and carried it in for a touchdown. Then came back to hit Swann later to set up a Steelers touchdown.
And Gilliam finished up the afternoon 17 to 31 with one interception and ready finished out the game.
And through five passes completing one had the ball club at the Baltimore two yard line when they allowed time to run out.
Had a little more on afternoon game in a minute.
One of the more impressive drives of the afternoon came in the second quarter when the Steelers took the ball at their own 36 and went 64 yards in three plays.
And that was the pass to Swann that I was talking about.
When the Baltimore 44, he took one to the Baltimore four yard line, kept his balance beautifully inside the 15 down to the four and then a pass to Frank Lewis converted the touchdown three plays 64 yards.
Steelers dominated the action throughout the afternoon. They racked up 18 first downs to Baltimore's 11.
And Baltimore had a busy afternoon punning. David Lee doing the kicking for the Colts as they gave it up time and again.
And possibly their biggest chance of the afternoon came when they went to the Steelers seven yard line first and goal to go.
Ran it to the two yard line on the next play to the one and then had two shots from the one could not get it in.
Steelers took over and dominated the game throughout.
This afternoon the Denver Broncos are playing the Los Angeles Rams. There's nothing up on the board on that game at the moment which should be just about getting underway.
Denver will be Pittsburgh opponent next Sunday afternoon at Mile High Stadium in Denver.
And the Broncos have been nothing but a nemesis for this team ever since they've been getting together.
We'll be on the air at 3.40 next Sunday afternoon, Pittsburgh time with play by play coverage of the Steelers and the Broncos.
Here in our booth this afternoon Luke Crack has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers J.D. Fogarty covering the Baltimore Colts.
Our engineer has been Jeff Howe, our producer Tom Leslie.
This is Jack Fleming reporting from Three River Stadium where the final score again Pittsburgh 30 Baltimore nothing.
Jerry Shane is next with full football report on the Steelers football network.