| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 18, 1981 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 57090 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 55 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 10 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 3 run (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 23 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | David Verser 73 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Charles Alexander 3 run (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 5 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Smith 17 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 7 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 74 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 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 |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 29 | SS | Ron Johnson |
| 24 | FS | J.T. Thomas |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 40 | RB | Charles Alexander |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | NT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LOLB | Bo Harris |
| 51 | LILB | Rick Razzano |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 42 | FS | Mike Fuller |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 24 | 87 | 3.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Ken Anderson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 0 | 145 | 5.4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 80.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 0 | 346 | 12.4 | 73t | 2 | 3 | 16 | 125.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dan Ross | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Isaac Curtis | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 31 | 0 |
| David Verser | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 9 | 418 | 46.4 | 66 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| John Banaszak | 1.0 |
| Robin Cole | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Mike St. Clair | 1.0 |
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