| Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 20, 1983 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 58417 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 65 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bennie Cunningham 3 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sam McCullum 30 pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tony Galbreath 6 pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 39 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Cliff Stoudt 4 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 84 | WR | Sam McCullum |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 44 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 32 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Neil Elshire |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 29 | LCB | John Swain |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 47 | RS | Joey Browner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Gregg Garrity |
| 85 | WR | Calvin Sweeney |
| 66 | LOT | Ted Petersen |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 18 | QB | Cliff Stoudt |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | John Goodman |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 65 | RDE | Tom Beasley |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 58 | LILB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RILB | Loren Toews |
| 56 | ROLB | Robin Cole |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 22 | FS | Rick Woods |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 34:48 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5/14 | 0/0 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| PIT | 25:12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8/17 | 0/1 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 22 | 85 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 150 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 108 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 2 | 188 | 7.0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74.3 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 2 | 188 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74.3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Cliff Stoudt | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 0 | 168 | 5.6 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 72.6 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 0 | 168 | 5.6 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 72.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Dave Casper | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 30t | 1 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 188 | 11.8 | 2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gregg Garrity | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 168 | 12.9 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rick Woods | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Craig Colquitt | 8 | 366 | 45.8 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 366 | 45.8 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Paul Skansi | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jarvis Redwine | 3 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Henry Odom | 4 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 1.5 |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 |
| Randy Holloway | 1.0 |
| James White | 1.0 |
| Fred McNeill | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |