| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 27, 1981 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 53344 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 74 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris 1 run (David Trout kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bennie Cunningham 1 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Matt Cavanaugh 1 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris 1 run (David Trout kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Tony Collins 10 run (John Smith kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan 12 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lynn Swann 24 pass from Terry Bradshaw | 21 | 27 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 10t | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 12 | 2 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 1 | 325 | 7.7 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 76.0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 0 | 247 | 8.2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 21 | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 30 | 1 |
| John Stallworth | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Anthony Washington | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hubach | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | 56 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Tony Collins | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 |
| Joe Greene | 1.0 |
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