| Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: October 4, 1981 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 64578 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 16 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | David Trout 25 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 26 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | David Trout 43 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 33 FG | 13 | 6 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 47 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 20 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 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 | ||
| 90 | LDE | Bob Kohrs |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 53 | LLB | Dennis Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 24 | FS | J.T. Thomas |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Gordon Banks |
| 48 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 71 | LOT | James Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Derland Moore |
| 91 | NT | Monte Bennett |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 50 | ROLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 25 | 77 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 0 | 276 | 9.9 | 47t | 2 | 1 | 7 | 123.5 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 4 | 127 | 6.4 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 39.0 |
| Bobby Scott | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 23 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 88.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 7 | 158 | 22.6 | 47t | 1 |
| Lynn Swann | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Wilson | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Brooks Williams | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 51 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 44 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Bob Kohrs | 2.0 |
| Joe Greene | 2.0 |
| Gary Dunn | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
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