| 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 PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (David Trout kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bennie Cunningham 1 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Matt Cavanaugh 1 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (David Trout kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 10 run (John Smith kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 12 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 24 pass from Terry Bradshaw | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 12 | QB | Matt Cavanaugh |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Mark Buben |
| 64 | NT | Richard Bishop |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 53 | RILB | Bill Matthews |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| 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 |
| 44 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 53 | LLB | Dennis Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RLB | Loren Toews |
| 42 | LCB | Anthony Washington |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 24 | FS | J.T. Thomas |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| 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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