| Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 13, 1981 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50623 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 30 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | David Trout 48 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 38 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Isaac Curtis 2 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Steve Kreider 22 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 2 pass from Mark Malone (David Trout kick) | 17 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 62 | LOG | Dave Lapham |
| 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 | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 75 | NT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LOLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 27 | FS | Bryan Hicks |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| 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 |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 38 | RB | Sidney Thornton |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 18 | 49 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 1 | 215 | 6.1 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84.8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 2 | 137 | 4.6 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 46.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Cris Collinsworth | 8 | 90 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 45 | 1 |
| Dan Ross | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Lynn Swann | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Jim LeClair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Archie Griffin | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| David Verser | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Reggie Williams | 2.0 |
| Wilson Whitley | 1.0 |
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