| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1983 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 44150 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 49 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Carl Roaches 97 kickoff return (Florian Kempf kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 35 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 20 FG | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 22 FG | 12 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 6 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 19 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 30 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Gary Anderson kick) | 26 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bryan Hinkle 14 interception return (Gary Anderson kick) | 33 | 7 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Larry Moriarty 1 run (Florian Kempf kick) | 33 | 14 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 1 run (Florian Kempf kick) | 33 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 50 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 40 | 21 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Herkie Walls 28 pass from Archie Manning (Florian Kempf kick) | 40 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 85 | WR | Calvin Sweeney |
| 66 | LOT | Ted Petersen |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 18 | QB | Cliff Stoudt |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 64 | NT | Edmund Nelson |
| 65 | RDE | Tom Beasley |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 58 | LILB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RILB | Loren Toews |
| 56 | ROLB | Robin Cole |
| 21 | LCB | Eric Williams |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 29 | FS | Ron Johnson |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Steve Bryant |
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 30 | RB | Larry Moriarty |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Malcolm Taylor |
| 67 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 53 | LOLB | Avon Riley |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 22 | LCB | Bill Kay |
| 36 | SS | Carter Hartwig |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 20 | RCB | Willie Tullis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 26 | 115 | 4.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 50t | 1 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Tim Harris | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Henry Odom | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 12 | 1 |
| Larry Moriarty | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 1 |
| Archie Manning | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Cliff Stoudt | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 1 | 197 | 7.3 | 30t | 1 | 2 | 21 | 78.8 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 4 | 300 | 8.6 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 45.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 27 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Smith | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 46 | 1 |
| Mike Holston | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Bryant | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sam Washington | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bill Kay | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John James | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Tim Harris | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Henry Odom | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Tim Harris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bob Kohrs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 97t | 1 | |
| Steve Brown | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Larry Moriarty | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Gary | 2.0 |
| Keith Willis | 2.0 |
| John Goodman | 1.0 |
| Gabriel Rivera | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Keith Bostic | 1.0 |
| Robert Brazile | 1.0 |
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