1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Chuck Noll | ||||||
| Home field | Three Rivers Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 8-8 | ||||||
| Division Place | 2nd in AFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
| Pro Bowlers | CB Mel Blount LB Jack Lambert S Donnie Shell C Mike Webster |
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| AP All-Pros | Mel Blount (1st team) Jack Lambert (1st team) Mike Webster (1st team) Donnie Shell (2nd team) |
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| Team MVP | Jack Lambert | ||||||
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Offseason
Pre-Season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) | TV | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday August 8 | at Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Unknown | WIIC | W 34–31 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Saturday August 15 | at Philadelphia Eagles | Veterans Stadium | Unknown | WIIC | L 36–20 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Saturday August 22 | at Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | Unknown | WIIC | L 24–14 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Saturday August 29 | New York Giants | Three Rivers Stadium | Unknown | WIIC | W 31–6 | 2-2 |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) | TV | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday September 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 37–33 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Thursday September 10 | Miami Dolphins | Miami Orange Bowl | 8:30 pm | ABC | L 30–10 | 0-2 |
| 3 | Sunday September 20 | New York Jets | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 38–10 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Sunday September 27 | New England Patriots | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 27–21 (OT) | 2-2 |
| 5 | Sunday October 4 | New Orleans Saints | Louisiana Superdome | 2:00 pm | NBC | W 20–6 | 3-2 |
| 6 | Sunday October 11 | Cleveland Browns | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 13–7 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Sunday October 18 | Cincinnati Bengals | Riverfront Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 34–7 | 4-3 |
| 8 | Monday October 26 | Houston Oilers | Three Rivers Stadium | 9:00 pm | ABC | W 26–13 | 5-3 |
| 9 | Sunday November 1 | San Francisco 49ers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | CBS | L 17–14 | 5-4 |
| 10 | Sunday November 8 | Seattle Seahawks | Kingdome | 4:00 pm | NBC | L 24–21 | 5-5 |
| 11 | Sunday November 15 | Atlanta Falcons | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 34–20 | 6-5 |
| 12 | Sunday November 22 | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 32–10 | 7-5 |
| 13 | Sunday November 29 | Los Angeles Rams | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | CBS | W 24–0 | 8-5 |
| 14 | Monday December 7 | Oakland Raiders | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 9:00 pm | ABC | L 30–27 | 8-6 |
| 15 | Sunday December 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 17–10 | 8-7 |
| 16 | Sunday December 20 | Houston Oilers | Astrodome | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 21–20 | 8-8 |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 6, 1981): vs. Kansas City Chiefs
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 10 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
| Steelers | 6 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 53,305
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers: (NBC) Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Swann 18 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed)
- Kansas City - Marshall 48 pass from Kenney (Lowery kick)
- Kansas City - FG Lowery 35
- Pittsburgh - Harris 7 run (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh - Harris 1 run (Trout kick)
- Kansas City - FG Lowery 40
- Kansas City - Carson 53 pass from Kenney (Lowery kick)
- Pittsburgh - Hawthorne 1 run (Trout kick)
- Kansas City - FG Lowery 42
- Kansas City - McKnight 3 run (Lowery kick)
- Pittsburgh - Smith 41 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Kansas City - Howard 65 fumble return (Lowery kick)
Week 2 (Thursday September 10, 1981): at Miami Dolphins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
- Game time: 8:30 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 74,190
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Fran Tarkenton & Howard Cosell (color commentators)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 23
- Miami - Woodley 1 run (kick failed)
- Miami - Franklin 1 run (von Schamann kick)
- Pittsburgh - Smith 32 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Miami - Nathan 13 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
- Miami - Vigorito 87 punt return (von Schamann kick)
- Miami - FG von Schamann 32
Week 3 (Sunday September 20, 1981): vs. New York Jets
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Steelers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,973
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Davis 9 run (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 25
- Pittsburgh - Pollard 23 run (Trout kick)
- New York Jets - FG Leahy 47
- Pittsburgh - Bradshaw 1 run (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - Pollard 1 run (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - Thornton 1 run (Trout kick)
- New York Jets - McNeil 17 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
Week 4 (Sunday September 27, 1981): vs. New England Patriots
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 53,344
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers: (NBC) Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Harris 1 run (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - Cunningham 1 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- New England - Cavanaugh 1 run (Smith kick)
- Pittsburgh - Harris 1 run (Trout kick)
- New England - Collins 10 run (Smith kick)
- New England - Morgan 12 pass from Cavanaugh (Smith kick)
- Pittsburgh - Swann 24 pass from Bradshaw
Week 5 (Sunday October 4, 1981): at New Orleans Saints
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Saints | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Game time: 2:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 64,578
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers: (NBC) Sam Nover (play by play), Harmon Wages (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Swann 16 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 25
- New Orleans - FG Ricardo 26
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 43
- New Orleans - FG Ricardo 33
- Pittsburgh - Stallworth 47 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October 11, 1981): vs. Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 53,255
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Stallworth 9 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 19
- Cleveland - Newsome 29 pass from Sipe (Bahr kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 23
Week 7 (Sunday October 18, 1981): at Cincinnati Bengals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Bengals | 10 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 57,090
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Cincinnati - FG Breech 27
- Cincinnati - Johnson 3 run (Breech kick)
- Cincinnati - FG Breech 23
- Cincinnati - Verser 73 pass from Ken Anderson (Breech kick)
- Cincinnati - Alexander 3 run (Breech kick)
- Cincinnati - Johnson 5 pass from Ken Anderson (Breech kick)
- Pittsburgh - Smith 17 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
Week 8 (Monday October 26, 1981): vs. Houston Oilers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Oilers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Steelers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 9:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,732
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 19
- Pittsburgh - Smith 46 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Houston - FG Fritsch 34
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 19
- Houston - Casper 52 pass from Stabler (Fritsch kick)
- Houston - FG Fritsch 44
- Pittsburgh - Stallworth 6 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh - Harris 1 run (Trout kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 1, 1981): vs. San Francisco 49ers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 49ers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,878
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers: (CBS) Vin Scully (play by play), Hank Stram (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- San Francisco - Young 5 pass from Montana (Wersching kick)
- San Francisco - FG Wersching 45
- Pittsburgh - Blount 50 interception return (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - Smith 22 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- San Francisco - Easley 1 run (Wersching kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 8, 1981): at Seattle Seahawks
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at The Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Game time: 4:00 pm EST
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 59,058
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Jim Turner (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Harris 6 run (Trout kick)
- Seattle - FG Herrera 37
- Pittsburgh - Malone 90 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - Thornton 4 run (Trout kick)
- Seattle - Doornink 44 pass from Zorn (Herrera kick)
- Seattle - T. Brown 1 run (Herrera kick)
- Seattle - T. Brown 1 run (Herrera kick)
Week 11 (Sunday November 15, 1981): at Atlanta Falcons
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 57,485
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers: (NBC) Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Cunningham 18 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - Stallworth 6 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Atlanta - Jackson 35 pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick)
- Pittsburgh - Stallworth 19 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Atlanta - FG Luckhurst 43
- Pittsburgh - Grossman 14 pass from Bradshaw (kick blocked)
- Atlanta - Jenkins 30 pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick)
- Pittsburgh - Swann 22 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Atlanta - FG Luckhurst 22
Week 12 (Sunday November 22, 1981): at Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 12 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 32 |
| Browns | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 77,958
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Cleveland - FG Bahr 33
- Pittsburgh - Hawthorne 1 run (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh - Thornton 3 run (kick failed)
- Cleveland - Logan 13 pass from Sipe (Bahr kick)
- Pittsburgh - Harris 2 run (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh - Pinney 1 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - Moser 5 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
Week 13 (Sunday November 29, 1981): vs. Los Angeles Rams
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steelers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 51,854
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers: (CBS) Vin Scully (play by play), Hank Stram (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Harris 1 run (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - Swann 9 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - Bradshaw 1 run (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 21
Week 14 (Monday December 7, 1981): at Oakland Raiders
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Game time: 9:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 51,769
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & Howard Cosell (color commentators)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Cunningham 5 pass from Bradshaw (Trout kick)
- Oakland - Ramsey 25 pass from Wilson (Bahr kick)
- Pittsburgh - Smith 19 pass from Malone (Trout kick)
- Oakland - Whittington 17 pass from Wilson (Bahr kick)
- Pittsburgh - Malone 11 run (kick failed)
- Oakland - Chandler 36 pass from Wilson (kick failed)
- Oakland - Watts 53 punt return (Bahr kick)
- Oakland - FG Bahr 29
- Pittsburgh - Smith 17 pass from Malone (Trout kick)
Week 15 (Sunday December 13, 1981): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,623
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers: (NBC) Sam Nover (play by play), Dave Rowe (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 48
- Cincinnati - FG Breech 38
- Cincinnati - Curtis 2 pass from Ken Anderson (Breech kick)
- Cincinnati - Kreider 22 pass from Ken Anderson (Breech kick)
- Pittsburgh - Harris 2 pass from Malone (Trout kick)
Week 16 (Sunday December 20, 1981): at Houston Oilers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Oilers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 41,056
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers: (NBC) Phil Stone (play by play), Gene Washington (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 40
- Houston - Casper 15 pass from Neilsen (Fritsch kick)
- Houston - Casper 23 pass from Neilsen (Fritsch kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Trout 37
- Pittsburgh - Thornton 17 run (Trout kick)
- Pittsburgh - Malone 2 run (Trout kick)
- Houston - Casper 16 pass from Neilsen (Fritsch kick)
Standings
| AFC Central | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 421 | 304 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 356 | 297 |
| Houston Oilers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 281 | 355 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 276 | 375 |
References
1. Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1982
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