| New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 20, 1981 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 52973 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 66 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Russell Davis 9 run (David Trout kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | David Trout 25 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Pollard 23 run (David Trout kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 47 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (David Trout kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Pollard 1 run (David Trout kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Sidney Thornton 1 run (David Trout kick) | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Freeman McNeil 17 pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| 44 | FB | Tom Newton |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 56 | RLB | Lance Mehl |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 26 | RCB | Donald Dykes |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jim Smith |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 44 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 53 | LLB | Dennis Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RLB | Loren Toews |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 24 | FS | J.T. Thomas |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Richard Todd | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kenny Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Russell Davis | 13 | 100 | 7.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 23t | 2 |
| Franco Harris | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 17 | 1 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Craig Colquitt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 2 | 149 | 5.3 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 27.2 |
| Pat Ryan | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 44 | 8.8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 128.3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 225 | 8.0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 77.2 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 49 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Kenny Lewis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnnie Dirden | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Ken Schroy | 1.0 |
| Joe Klecko | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gary Dunn | 1.5 |
| Joe Greene | 0.5 |
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