| Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 26, 1981 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 52732 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 60 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | David Trout 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Smith 46 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 34 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | David Trout 19 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Casper 52 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 44 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 6 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick failed) | 13 | 19 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (David Trout kick) | 13 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 62 | LOG | John Schuhmacher |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 45 | HB | Tim Wilson |
| 34 | FB | Earl Campbell |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 51 | LILB | Ted Thompson |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 74 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 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 | ||
| 65 | LDE | Tom Beasley |
| 95 | LDT | John Goodman |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 90 | RDE | Bob Kohrs |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 29 | SS | Ron Johnson |
| 24 | FS | J.T. Thomas |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 23 | 56 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 17 | 84 | 4.9 | 35 | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 1 | 230 | 10.0 | 52t | 1 | 3 | 30 | 94.5 |
| Cliff Parsley | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 1 | 208 | 7.4 | 46t | 2 | 1 | 12 | 83.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Earl Campbell | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jim Smith | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 46t | 1 |
| John Stallworth | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 45 | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Vernon Perry | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 4 | 202 | 50.5 | 62 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Tullis | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Carl Roaches | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Tullis | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Ken Kennard | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Tom Beasley | 1.0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1.0 |
| John Goodman | 1.0 |
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