| Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 6, 1981 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 53305 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 75 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 10 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 18 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Henry Marshall 48 pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 35 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 7 run (David Trout kick failed) | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (David Trout kick) | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 40 FG | 13 | 19 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Carlos Carson 53 pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) | 20 | 19 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Greg Hawthorne 1 run (David Trout kick) | 20 | 26 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 42 FG | 23 | 26 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ted McKnight 3 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 30 | 26 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Smith 41 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 30 | 33 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Tom Howard 65 opponents fumble recovery (Nick Lowery kick) | 37 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 86 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 66 | LOG | Brad Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 77 | ROT | Charlie Getty |
| 84 | TE | Al Dixon |
| 9 | QB | Bill Kenney |
| 22 | HB | Ted McKnight |
| 48 | FB | James Hadnot |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 99 | RDE | Mike Bell |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Howard |
| 54 | LILB | Frank Manumaleuga |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 51 | ROLB | Charles Jackson |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 41 | SS | Herb Christopher |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 44 | RCB | Eric Harris |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 38 | RB | Sidney Thornton |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 51 | LLB | Loren Toews |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 24 | FS | J.T. Thomas |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ted McKnight | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Joe Delaney | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| James Hadnot | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Jackson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bill Kenney | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 9 | 2 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 6 | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Bill Kenney | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 1 | 242 | 9.3 | 53t | 2 | 3 | 28 | 95.4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 2 | 319 | 8.9 | 41t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Henry Marshall | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 48t | 1 |
| J.T. Smith | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 20 | 0 |
| James Hadnot | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Delaney | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Carlos Carson | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53t | 1 |
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18t | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Gary Barbaro | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Eric Harris | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bob Grupp | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Carlos Carson | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Dirden | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Jack Lambert | 1.0 |
| John Banaszak | 1.0 |
| Bob Kohrs | 1.0 |
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