| Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 2, 1983 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 56901 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 70 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Pollard 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Florian Kempf 34 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 1 run (Florian Kempf kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 51 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 18 FG | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 86 | WR | Herkie Walls |
| 76 | LOT | Morris Towns |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 88 | TE | Chris Dressel |
| 14 | QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 30 | RB | Larry Moriarty |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Bob Hamm |
| 67 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 53 | LOLB | Avon Riley |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 22 | LCB | Bill Kay |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 36 | FS | Carter Hartwig |
| 20 | RCB | Willie Tullis |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 85 | WR | Calvin Sweeney |
| 66 | LOT | Ted Petersen |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 18 | QB | Cliff Stoudt |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | John Goodman |
| 64 | NT | Edmund Nelson |
| 65 | RDE | Tom Beasley |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 58 | LILB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RILB | Loren Toews |
| 56 | ROLB | Robin Cole |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 29 | FS | Ron Johnson |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 31:36 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 7/15 | 1/3 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 28:24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5/13 | 0/0 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 26 | 69 | 2.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Larry Moriarty | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Dressel | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Craft | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 123 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 137 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 3 | 155 | 5.5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 24.3 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 3 | 155 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 24.3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Cliff Stoudt | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | 108 | 9.0 | 51t | 1 | 3 | 20 | 102.1 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | 108 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 102.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Smith | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Chris Dressel | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Walt Arnold | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike McCloskey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 155 | 11.9 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51t | 1 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rick Woods | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| John James | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Craig Colquitt | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Paul Skansi | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Steve Brown | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Avon Riley | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Henry Odom | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Robert Brazile | 1.0 |
| Carter Hartwig | 1.0 |
| Mike Stensrud | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Jack Lambert | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |