| First Round Playoff - San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 9, 1983 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 53546 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 45 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Guy Ruff EZ opponents fumble recovery (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 25 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Terry Bradshaw 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | James Brooks 18 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Eric Sievers 10 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bennie Cunningham 2 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 14 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Kellen Winslow 8 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Kellen Winslow 12 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 31 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 46 | RB | Chuck Muncie |
| 25 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 76 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 57 | LLB | Linden King |
| 59 | MLB | Cliff Thrift |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 27 | LCB | Jeff Allen |
| 48 | SS | Tim Fox |
| 30 | FS | Bruce Laird |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 74 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| 44 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | John Goodman |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 64 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 59 | LOLB | Jack Ham |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 25 | 126 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 18t | 1 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 0 | 333 | 7.9 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 39 | 28 | 71.8 | 2 | 325 | 8.3 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 30 | 2 |
| Charlie Joiner | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Scott Fitzkee | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 22 | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jeff Allen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Maury Buford | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Goodson | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| James Brooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rick Woods | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| James Brooks | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
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