| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 30, 1983 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 57648 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 53 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 49 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 27 FG | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 28 FG | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Wayne Capers 11 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Gary Anderson kick) | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 42 FG | 12 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Pollard 2 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 12 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Theo Bell |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Sanders |
| 68 | LOG | George Yarno |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 77 | ROG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 70 | ROT | Kelly Thomas |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 14 | QB | Jack Thompson |
| 32 | TB | James Wilder |
| 28 | FB | Mel Carver |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 51 | LOLB | Ed Judie |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 21 | LCB | John Holt |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 43 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Wayne Capers |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 22 | FS | Rick Woods |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 34:33 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6/21 | 0/0 | 10 | 68 | 2 | 0 |
| PIT | 25:27 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5/15 | 1/2 | 7 | 61 | 7 | 4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 42 | 126 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 131 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Cliff Stoudt | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 129 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Jack Thompson | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 0 | 114 | 3.9 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 58.7 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 0 | 114 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 58.7 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Cliff Stoudt | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 3 | 233 | 6.0 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 46.2 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 3 | 233 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 46.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 114 | 8.1 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 41 | 0 |
| Wayne Capers | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Skansi | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 233 | 11.7 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Beasley Reece | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scot Brantley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Frank Garcia | 9 | 404 | 44.9 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 404 | 44.9 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Craig Colquitt | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Andre Tyler | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Paul Skansi | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 57 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Johnny Ray Smith | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Michael Morton | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Henry Odom | 4 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Tim Harris | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 115 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dave Logan | 2.0 |
| John Cannon | 1.0 |
| Hugh Green | 1.0 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Willis | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |