| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 10, 1983 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 56086 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 58 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rick Woods 38 opponents fumble recovery (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 35 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 1 run (Jim Breech kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Griffin 41 interception return (Jim Breech kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ron Johnson 34 interception return (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Harvey Clayton 70 interception return (Gary Anderson kick) | 24 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Calvin Sweeney |
| 66 | LOT | Ted Petersen |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 55 | ROG | Rick Donnalley |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 18 | QB | Cliff Stoudt |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 80 | WR | Wayne Capers |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | John Goodman |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 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 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 62 | LOG | Dave Lapham |
| 60 | C | Blake Moore |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 23 | RB | Rodney Tate |
| 40 | FB | Charles Alexander |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 61 | NT | Jerry Boyarsky |
| 76 | RDE | Glen Collins |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Dinkel |
| 55 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 37 | FS | Robert Jackson |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Charles Alexander | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Turk Schonert | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Rodney Tate | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| David Verser | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Cliff Stoudt | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 1 | 124 | 5.4 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 42.7 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Turk Schonert | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 3 | 193 | 6.7 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 36.2 |
| Ken Anderson | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 60 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 116.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Wayne Capers | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Isaac Curtis | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Dan Ross | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| David Verser | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harvey Clayton | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70t | 1 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Griffin | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 55 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Paul Skansi | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Tim Harris | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Henry Odom | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Rick Donnalley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| David Verser | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Stanley Wilson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Rodney Tate | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Gary | 2.0 |
| Keith Willis | 2.0 |
| Tom Beasley | 1.0 |
| Harvey Clayton | 1.0 |
| Robin Cole | 1.0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1.0 |
| Gabriel Rivera | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Jerry Boyarsky | 1.0 |
| Eddie Edwards | 1.0 |
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