1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 4th place American Football Conference 6-3-0 .667 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
| Rollie Dotsch | Offensive Line |
| Tony Dungy | Defensive Backs |
| Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
| Jon Kolb | Conditioning |
| Tom Moore | Receivers |
| Woody Widenhofer | Defensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | N | New England Patriots | 24-20 | W | Knoxville, TN | Neyland Stadium | 93251 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | A | New York Giants | 13-10 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 51118 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | H | Baltimore Colts | 37-15 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52471 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1982 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-24 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52274 | |
| Mon | 9/13/1982 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 36-28 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63431 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 26-20 | W | OT | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 53973 |
| Sun | 9/26/1982 | H | New York Giants | - | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | A | Denver Broncos | - | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | |||
| Mon | 10/11/1982 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | - | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | A | Washington Redskins | - | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | - | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | H | Houston Oilers | - | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/14/1982 | H | New York Jets | - | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | A | Houston Oilers | 24-10 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 42338 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1982 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 0-16 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 55553 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 35-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52090 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | A | Buffalo Bills | 0-13 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 58391 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | A | Cleveland Browns | 9-10 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 67139 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | H | New England Patriots | 37-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 51515 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | H | Cleveland Browns | 37-21 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52312 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/9/1983 | H | San Diego Chargers | 28-31 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 53546 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes |
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 34 | Walter Abercrombie | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Baylor | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Gary Anderson | K | 5-11 | 181 | 23 | Syracuse | 9 | 0 |
| 65 | Tom Beasley | RDE | 6-5 | 248 | 28 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 7 |
| 54 | Craig Bingham | LB | 6-2 | 223 | 23 | Syracuse | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | Mel Blount | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 34 | Southern University | 9 | 9 |
| 23 | Fred Bohannon | S | 6-0 | 201 | 24 | Mississippi Valley State | 7 | 0 |
| 71 | Emil Boures | ROG | 6-1 | 258 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Terry Bradshaw | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 34 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 9 |
| 79 | Larry Brown | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 33 | Kansas | 8 | 8 |
| 56 | Robin Cole | ROLB | 6-2 | 225 | 27 | New Mexico | 9 | 9 |
| 77 | Steve Courson | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 27 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 |
| 89 | Bennie Cunningham | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 28 | Clemson | 9 | 9 |
| 45 | Russell Davis | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Michigan | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Rick Donnalley | C-OG | 6-2 | 267 | 24 | North Carolina | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Gary Dunn | NT | 6-3 | 270 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 9 |
| 20 | Ernest French | S | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Alabama A&M | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | John Goodman | LDE | 6-6 | 254 | 24 | Oklahoma | 9 | 9 |
| 17 | John Goodson | P | 6-3 | 204 | 22 | Texas | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Jack Ham | LOLB | 6-3 | 224 | 34 | Penn State | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | Franco Harris | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 32 | Penn State | 9 | 9 |
| 27 | Greg Hawthorne | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Baylor | 9 | 1 |
| 53 | Bryan Hinkle | LOLB | 6-1 | 224 | 23 | Oregon | 9 | 1 |
| 62 | Tunch Ilkin | ROT | 6-3 | 267 | 25 | Indiana State | 8 | 1 |
| 29 | Ron Johnson | FS | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 9 |
| 90 | Bob Kohrs | DE | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Arizona State | 9 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Lambert | RILB | 6-4 | 220 | 30 | Kent State | 8 | 8 |
| 50 | David Little | RILB | 6-1 | 240 | 23 | Florida | 9 | 1 |
| 61 | Tyrone McGriff | C | 6-0 | 270 | 24 | Florida A&M | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | Mike Merriweather | LB | 6-2 | 221 | 22 | Pacific | 9 | 0 |
| 39 | Rick Moser | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | Rhode Island | 6 | 0 |
| 64 | Edmund Nelson | RDE | 6-3 | 270 | 22 | Auburn | 8 | 2 |
| 66 | Ted Petersen | OT | 6-5 | 241 | 27 | Eastern Illinois | 7 | 0 |
| 74 | Ray Pinney | LOT | 6-4 | 274 | 28 | Washington | 9 | 9 |
| 44 | Frank Pollard | RB | 5-10 | 220 | 25 | Baylor | 9 | 8 |
| 87 | John Rodgers | TE | 6-2 | 238 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | Guy Ruff | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 22 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Donnie Shell | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 30 | South Carolina State | 9 | 9 |
| 86 | Jim Smith | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Michigan | 8 | 0 |
| 82 | John Stallworth | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 30 | Alabama A&M | 9 | 9 |
| 18 | Cliff Stoudt | QB | 6-4 | 216 | 27 | Youngstown State | 6 | 0 |
| 88 | Lynn Swann | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 30 | Southern California | 9 | 8 |
| 85 | Calvin Sweeney | WR | 6-2 | 192 | 27 | Riverside CC; UC Riverside; Southern California | 7 | 1 |
| 83 | Willie Sydnor | WR | 5-11 | 170 | 23 | Northwestern; Villanova; Syracuse | 8 | 0 |
| 38 | Sidney Thornton | RB | 5-11 | 230 | 28 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Loren Toews | LILB | 6-3 | 220 | 31 | California | 9 | 9 |
| 42 | Anthony Washington | CB | 6-1 | 204 | 24 | Fresno CC; California; Fresno State | 9 | 0 |
| 41 | Sam Washington | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 22 | Mississippi Valley State | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | Mike Webster | C | 6-2 | 260 | 30 | Wisconsin | 9 | 9 |
| 93 | Keith Willis | NT | 6-1 | 263 | 23 | Northeastern | 9 | 0 |
| 37 | Frank Wilson | TE | 6-2 | 233 | 24 | Rice | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Craig Wolfley | LOG | 6-1 | 268 | 24 | Syracuse | 9 | 9 |
| 49 | Dwayne Woodruff | LCB | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Louisville | 9 | 9 |
| 22 | Rick Woods | S | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Boise State | 5 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 12 | Walter Abercrombie | RB | Baylor |
| 2 | 43 | John Meyer | T | Arizona State |
| 3 | 70 | Mike Merriweather | LB | Pacific |
| 4 | 97 | Rick Woods | DB | Boise State |
| 5 | 124 | Ken Dallafior | T | Minnesota |
| 6 | 155 | Mike Perko | DT | Utah State |
| 6 | 167 | Craig Bingham | LB | Syracuse |
| 7 | 172 | Edmund Nelson | DT | Auburn |
| 7 | 182 | Emil Boures | C | Pittsburgh |
| 8 | 209 | John Goodson | P | Texas |
| 9 | 236 | Mike Hirn | TE | Central Michigan |
| 10 | 267 | Sal Sunseri | LB | Pittsburgh |
| 11 | 293 | Mikal Abdul-Saboor | G | Morgan State |
| 12 | 320 | Allen Hughes | DE | Western Michigan |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 47 | 54 | 38 | 59 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 43 | 38 | 52 | 0 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:20 | 171 | 69 | 91 | 11 | 47/121 38.8% | / % | 59 | 459 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:40 | 174 | 49 | 111 | 14 | 45/127 35.4% | / % | 45 | 355 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 0 | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 0 | 52 |
| John Stallworth | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Jim Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Greg Hawthorne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Walter Abercrombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Franco Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ray Pinney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 1 | 204 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 146 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 1 | 48 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1/2 | 5/5 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 1 | 48 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1/2 | 5/5 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 140 | 604 | 4.3 | 21 | 2 |
| Frank Pollard | 62 | 238 | 3.8 | 18 | 2 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 21 | 100 | 4.8 | 34 | 2 |
| Russell Davis | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 289 | 1187 | 4.1 | 34 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 236 | 762 | 3.2 | 33 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 240 | 127 | 127 | 102 | 1768 | 7.4 | 13.9 | 74t | 17 | 7.1 | 11 | 4.6 | 18 | 131 | 1637 | 81.4 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 35 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 154 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 14.3 | 1 | 8 | 146 | 14.2 |
| Team Totals | 275 | 141 | 141 | 118 | 1922 | 7.0 | 13.6 | 74t | 17 | 6.2 | 16 | 5.8 | 19 | 139 | 1783 | 70.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 329 | 176 | 176 | 136 | 2385 | 7.2 | 13.6 | 75t | 12 | 3.6 | 17 | 5.2 | 34 | 273 | 2112 | 67.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 31 | 249 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 27 | 441 | 16.3 | 74t | 7 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 21 | 277 | 13.2 | 31 | 2 |
| Lynn Swann | 18 | 265 | 14.7 | 60 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 17 | 387 | 22.8 | 51 | 4 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 12 | 182 | 15.2 | 46t | 3 |
| Frank Pollard | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ray Pinney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 141 | 1922 | 13.6 | 74t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 176 | 2385 | 13.6 | 75t | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Woodruff | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Loren Toews | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Woods | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 127 | 7.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 168 | 10.5 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Goodson | 49 | 1981 | 40.4 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 182 | 1719 | 35.1 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1981 | 40.4 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 182 | 1719 | 35.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 2019 | 38.1 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 317 | 1622 | 30.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Woods | 13 | 2 | 142 | 10.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Willie Sydnor | 22 | 3 | 172 | 7.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Merriweather | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 5 | 317 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 5 | 182 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Bohannon | 14 | 0 | 329 | 23.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 7 | 0 | 139 | 19.9 | 46 | 0 |
| Ernest French | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Willie Sydnor | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rick Donnalley | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 0 | 569 | 20.3 | 57 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 0 | 821 | 22.8 | 39 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Beasley | 6.0 | |
| Gary Dunn | 6.0 | |
| Robin Cole | 5.0 | |
| Jack Lambert | 4.0 | |
| Jack Ham | 3.0 | |
| Loren Toews | 2.5 | |
| Bob Kohrs | 2.0 | |
| John Goodman | 1.5 | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1.0 | |
| Donnie Shell | 1.0 | |
| Keith Willis | 1.0 | |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 34.0 | 273.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19.0 | 139.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Abercrombie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Beasley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Bohannon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| Steve Courson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 0 | |
| Bob Kohrs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Edmund Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Stoudt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Loren Toews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wolfley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Woods | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
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