Visitor: Pittsburgh Steelers

Home: Miami Dolphins

Date: December 2, 1973 (Monday Night Football)

Scoring:

Team 1 2 3 4 Final

PIT 0 3 7 16 26

MIA 20 10 0 0 30

Visitor playmakers:

RB Preston Pearson, RB Franco Harris, DL Dwight White, DL Mean Joe Greene

Home playmakers:

DB Dick Anderson, TE Jim Mandich, K Garo Yepremian

Network: ABC

Announcers: Howard Cosell, Don Meredith, Frank Gifford

Pregame: Yes (Lynn Anderson sings the National Anthem, and an archbishop gives the invocation!)

Halftime: Yes

Postgame: No

Commercials: Yes

Grade: 85/100

Notes: Bob Griese gave up an intentional safety, setting up a 70-yard free kick by Larry Seiple, to help stave off a late Pittsburgh threat. Miami opened up a 27-0 lead with the aid of two Dick Anderson interception returns for touchdowns before Franco Harris’ 105 yards rushing and Terry Bradshaw sparked the Steelers’ rally. Bradshaw returned to action for the first time since he suffered a shoulder separation Oct. 28, replacing starter Joe Gilliam who was intercepted three times. Anderson tied two NFL records with four of the six Miami interceptions and his two scores. Miami RB Larry Csonka rushed past the 5,000-yard mark. The defeat dropped Pittsburgh into a three-way tie with Cleveland and Cincinnati in the AFC Central. **Missing the last 20 seconds, after Miami intercepts the pass to clinch the win.**

Thanks John!

Running time: 3:04 (2 discs)