| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1983 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 58282 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 66 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Calvin Sweeney 3 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Clayton Weishuhn 27 lateral from Steve Nelson 6 interception return (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 20 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Derrick Ramsey 4 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 34 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 4 run (John Smith kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 28 FG | 21 | 16 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 26 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Gary Anderson kick) | 21 | 23 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Stephen Starring 76 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 28 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 81 | WR | Stephen Starring |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 75 | ROT | Bob Cryder |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 34 | FB | Mark van Eeghen |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Marshall Harris |
| 70 | NT | Luther Henson |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 53 | RILB | Clayton Weishuhn |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 25 | FS | Rick Sanford |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Gregg Garrity |
| 85 | WR | Calvin Sweeney |
| 66 | LOT | Ted Petersen |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 18 | QB | Cliff Stoudt |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | John Goodman |
| 64 | NT | Edmund Nelson |
| 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 |
| 29 | FS | Ron Johnson |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mosi Tatupu | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 4t | 1 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 25 | 106 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 1 | 222 | 14.8 | 76t | 2 | 2 | 14 | 116.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Cliff Stoudt | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 3 | 265 | 7.6 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 67.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stephen Starring | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 76t | 1 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 30 | 1 |
| Gregg Garrity | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 26t | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Skansi | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rick Sanford | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 0 | 27 | 27Lt | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 5 | 243 | 48.6 | 61 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Paul Skansi | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 34 | 0 | |
| Keith Lee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Henry Odom | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Tim Harris | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Don Blackmon | 1.5 |
| Andre Tippett | 1.0 |
| Lester Williams | 1.0 |
| Julius Adams | 0.5 |
| Marshall Harris | 0.5 |
| Doug Rogers | 0.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Robin Cole | 2.0 |
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