Sunday November 15, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/15/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE164.1  (3)210.6  (13)374.7  (7)24
DEFENSE123.3  (12)227.4  (21)350.7  (17)20
OFFENSE129.4  (12)217.5  (11)346.9  (13)26
DEFENSE99.3  (1)216.4  (15)315.7  (6)28

Line: Falcons by 5

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5-0)7713734
Atlanta Falcons (5-6-0)0731020

( 7- 0) PIT Bennie Cunningham 18 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) (14- 0) PIT John Stallworth 6 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) (14- 7) ATL Alfred Jackson 35 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (21- 7) PIT John Stallworth 19 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) (21-10) ATL Mick Luckhurst 43 yard field goal (27-10) PIT Randy Grossman 14 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed) (27-17) ATL Alfred Jenkins 30 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (34-17) PIT Lynn Swann 22 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) (34-20) ATL Mick Luckhurst 22 yard field goal
                     PIT             ATL
First Downs:         13              24
Rushes-yards:        32-72           22-61
Yards/rush:          2.2             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-23-253-1     33-50-416-2
Sacked-yards:        3-32            5-36
Net pass yards:      221             380
Net yards/pass:      8.5             6.9
Total net yards:     293             441
Total plays:         58 (55% run)    77 (28% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             4-4
Turnovers:           3               6
Penalties-yards:     2-25            4-45

Attendance: 57,485

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 14 of 22 for 253 yards and 5 TDs (1 int); Mark Malone, 0 of 1 for 0 yards ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 33 of 50 for 416 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 17 for 54 yards; Frank Pollard, 7 for 14 yards; Russell Davis, 3 for 10 yards; Mark Malone, 3 for -4 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for 1 yard; Greg Hawthorne, 1 for -3 yards ATL: William Andrews, 12 for 36 yards; Lynn Cain, 9 for 20 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
PIT: John Stallworth, 6 for 127 yards and 2 TDs; Bennie Cunningham, 3 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Lynn Swann, 2 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Randy Grossman, 1 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 1 for 9 yards; Frank Pollard, 1 for 6 yards ATL: William Andrews, 15 for 124 yards; Alfred Jackson, 5 for 109 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jenkins, 4 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Wallace Francis, 3 for 38 yards; Lynn Cain, 3 for 26 yards; Junior Miller, 2 for 30 yards; Ray Strong, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 1 for 21 yards ATL: Reggie Smith, 5 for 157 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 4 for 61 yards ATL: Scott Woerner, 2 for 7 yards; Kenny Johnson, 2 for -2 yards; Reggie Smith, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Jack Lambert, 1 for 3 yards; Donnie Shell, 1 for 0 yards ATL: Bobby Butler, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 8 for 360 yards ATL: John James, 5 for 220 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Mick Luckhurst, 2/3


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