| Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 14, 1980 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50013 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 33 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 9 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 36 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | James Hadnot 3 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 22 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 50 FG | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Theo Bell 13 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 11 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 16 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 86 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 73 | LOT | Bob Simmons |
| 66 | LOG | Brad Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 70 | ROT | Jim Rourke |
| 83 | TE | Mike Williams |
| 9 | QB | Bill Kenney |
| 22 | HB | Ted McKnight |
| 48 | FB | James Hadnot |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 71 | RDE | Dave Lindstrom |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Howard |
| 57 | LILB | Jerry Blanton |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 50 | ROLB | Cal Peterson |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 41 | SS | Herb Christopher |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 44 | RCB | Eric Harris |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Theo Bell |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 66 | LOT | Ted Petersen |
| 74 | LOG | Ray Pinney |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 61 | ROG | Tyrone McGriff |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 64 | RDT | Steve Furness |
| 78 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RLB | Loren Toews |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted McKnight | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| James Hadnot | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Arnold Morgado | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Carlos Carson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Kenney | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Horace Belton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Franco Harris | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 11t | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Bill Kenney | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 1 | 84 | 3.7 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 28.2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 2 | 197 | 9.0 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 84.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Al Dixon | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| James Hadnot | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 26 | 1 |
| Theo Bell | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Gary Barbaro | 0 | ||||
| Dino Mangiero | 0 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Ham | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bob Grupp | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | 183 | 36.6 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Carlos Carson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Horace Belton | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Russell Davis | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Art Still | 2.0 |
| Ken Kremer | 1.0 |
| Dave Lindstrom | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| John Banaszak | 1.0 |
| Steve Furness | 1.0 |
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