| Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: November 15, 1981 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 57485 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 68 F Humidty: 32% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bennie Cunningham 18 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 6 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson 35 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 19 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 43 FG | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Randy Grossman 14 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick blocked) | 27 | 10 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 30 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 22 pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 34 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 22 FG | 34 | 20 |
| 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 | ||
| 95 | LDE | John Goodman |
| 65 | LDT | Tom Beasley |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 24 | FS | J.T. Thomas |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 64 | LOG | Pat Howell |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 67 | ROT | Eric Sanders |
| 80 | TE | Junior Miller |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 65 | NT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 54 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 51 | ROLB | Jim Laughlin |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | -1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 1 | 253 | 11.5 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 123.7 |
| Mark Malone | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 50 | 33 | 66.0 | 2 | 416 | 8.3 | 35t | 2 | 5 | 36 | 88.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 53 | 2 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 27 | 1 |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 35t | 1 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 51 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gary Dunn | 2.0 |
| John Goodman | 2.0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Al Richardson | 2.0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
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