Sunday October 18, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/18/1981:



Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE183.8  (1)240.0  (8)423.8  (1)14
DEFENSE127.8  (15)208.8  (16)336.7  (13)14
OFFENSE107.3  (24)247.7  (5)355.0  (12)8
DEFENSE126.3  (14)211.3  (18)337.7  (14)11

Line: Steelers by 1

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3-0)00077
Cincinnati Bengals (5-2-0)10314734

( 0- 3) CIN Jim Breech 27 yard field goal ( 0-10) CIN Pete Johnson 3 yard rush (Jim Breech kick) ( 0-13) CIN Jim Breech 23 yard field goal ( 0-20) CIN David Verser 73 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) ( 0-27) CIN Charles Alexander 3 yard rush (Jim Breech kick) ( 0-34) CIN Pete Johnson 5 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) ( 7-34) PIT Jim Smith 17 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick)
                     PIT             CIN
First Downs:         10              25
Rushes-yards:        19-65           43-164
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-27-145-0     16-28-346-0
Sacked-yards:        1-5             3-16
Net pass yards:      140             330
Net yards/pass:      5.0             10.6
Total net yards:     205             494
Total plays:         47 (40% run)    74 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             2-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     7-40            6-50

Attendance: 57,090

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 14 of 27 for 145 yards and 1 TD CIN: Ken Anderson, 16 of 28 for 346 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 8 for 24 yards; Frank Pollard, 7 for 22 yards; Russell Davis, 2 for 14 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for 5 yards; Sidney Thornton, 1 for 0 yards CIN: Pete Johnson, 24 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Charles Alexander, 13 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Ken Anderson, 4 for 32 yards; Archie Griffin, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Bennie Cunningham, 4 for 45 yards; Jim Smith, 3 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 3 for 19 yards; John Stallworth, 2 for 34 yards; Frank Pollard, 1 for 8 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for -5 yards CIN: Dan Ross, 5 for 76 yards; Steve Kreider, 3 for 58 yards; Pete Johnson, 3 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Isaac Curtis, 2 for 55 yards; Cris Collinsworth, 2 for 53 yards; David Verser, 1 for 73 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 3 for 79 yards; Greg Hawthorne, 3 for 43 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Jim Smith, 2 for 9 yards CIN: Mike Fuller, 2 for 16 yards; John Simmons, 2 for 13 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 9 for 418 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 4 for 183 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Jim Breech, 2/2


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