| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1982 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 51515 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 46 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Pollard 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 9 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 25 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Lin Dawson 23 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 44 FG | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 75 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Greg Hawthorne 46 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Morris Bradshaw |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 72 | NT | Lester Williams |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 50 | LOLB | Larry McGrew |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 53 | RILB | Clayton Weishuhn |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 40 | LCB | Mike Haynes |
| 22 | SS | Keith Lee |
| 25 | FS | Rick Sanford |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 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 |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 44 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | John Goodman |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 64 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 59 | LOLB | Jack Ham |
| 51 | LILB | Loren Toews |
| 58 | RILB | Jack Lambert |
| 56 | ROLB | Robin Cole |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 29 | FS | Ron Johnson |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 23 | 101 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Russell Davis | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 5 | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 0 | 74 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 1 | 227 | 14.2 | 75t | 2 | 1 | 18 | 125.0 |
| Tom Flick | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 0 | 282 | 10.4 | 46t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 122.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Hasselbeck | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 75t | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 23t | 1 |
| Preston Brown | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 14 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 46t | 1 |
| Jim Smith | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Loren Toews | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 9 | 414 | 46.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Goodson | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Willie Sydnor | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 46 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| John Goodman | 1.0 |
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