1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • 6-3-0 .667 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/9/1983 | H | San Diego Chargers | 28-31 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 53546 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Walter Abercrombie | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Anderson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 181 | 23 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 34 | Southern University | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Bohannon | 23 | DB | 6-0 | 201 | 24 | Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 34 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 79 | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 33 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Cole | 56 | ROLB | 6-2 | 225 | 27 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Courson | 77 | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 27 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 28 | Clemson | 1 | 1 |
| Russell Davis | 45 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Donnalley | 55 | OL | 6-2 | 267 | 24 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Dunn | 67 | NT | 6-3 | 270 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| John Goodman | 95 | LDE | 6-6 | 254 | 24 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| John Goodson | 17 | P | 6-3 | 204 | 22 | Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 59 | LOLB | 6-3 | 224 | 34 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 32 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 27 | RB-WR | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Tunch Ilkin | 62 | OT | 6-3 | 267 | 25 | Indiana State | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 29 | FS | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Kohrs | 90 | LB-DE | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 58 | LILB | 6-4 | 220 | 30 | Kent State | 1 | 1 |
| David Little | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 240 | 23 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrone McGriff | 61 | C | 6-0 | 270 | 24 | Florida A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Merriweather | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 221 | 22 | Pacific | 1 | 0 |
| Edmund Nelson | 64 | RDE | 6-3 | 270 | 22 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Petersen | 66 | OT | 6-5 | 241 | 27 | Eastern Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Pinney | 74 | LOT | 6-4 | 274 | 28 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 220 | 25 | Baylor | 1 | 1 |
| John Rodgers | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 238 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Ruff | 36 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 22 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 31 | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 30 | South Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Smith | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 30 | Alabama A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 18 | QB | 6-4 | 216 | 27 | Youngstown State | 1 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 30 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 192 | 27 | Riverside CC; UC Riverside; Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Loren Toews | 51 | RILB | 6-3 | 220 | 31 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Washington | 42 | CB | 6-1 | 204 | 24 | Fresno CC; California; Fresno State | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Washington | 41 | S | 5-9 | 180 | 22 | Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Webster | 52 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 30 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Willis | 93 | DE | 6-1 | 263 | 23 | Northeastern | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Wolfley | 73 | LOG | 6-1 | 268 | 24 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 49 | LCB | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Woods | 22 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Boise State | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:37 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 6/12 50.0% | / % | 6 | 54 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:23 | 29 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 9/14 64.3% | / % | 6 | 51 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Guy Ruff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gary Anderson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 97 | 4.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 146 | 5.0 | 18t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 39 | 28 | 71.8 | 9 | 325 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 40 | 2 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 92.4 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 28 | 73.7 | 8 | 325 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 40 | 2 | 5.3 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 94.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 15 | 333 | 7.9 | 12.3 | 33 | 3 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 112.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team Totals | 28 | 325 | 11.6 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 333 | 12.3 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Goodson | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 36.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Woods | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Abercrombie | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 36 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Blount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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