Week 16, 1983

played in San Francisco, CA

53 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	0	0	-	10
San Francisco 49ers	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 SFO - Eddie Murray 23 field goal
1Q: 00:57 PIT - Ray Butler 5 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 11:38 SFO - Eddie Murray 39 field goal
2Q: 00:19 PIT - Raul Allegre 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 SFO - Eddie Murray 23 field goal
1Q: 00:57 PIT - Ray Butler 5 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 11:38 SFO - Eddie Murray 39 field goal
2Q: 00:19 PIT - Raul Allegre 23 field goal

Team Statistics PIT SFO
Record 12-3 6-9
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 304 271
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 5.07 4.04
Net Rushing Yards 107 101
- Rushing Attempts 34 32
- Yards per Rush 3.15 3.16
Net Passing Yards 197 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 2 34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 197 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.58 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 5/55 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 3/44
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:09 30:51

Team Statistics	PIT	SFO
Record	12-3	6-9
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	304	271
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	5.07	4.04
Net Rushing Yards	107	101
- Rushing Attempts	34	32
- Yards per Rush	3.15	3.16
Net Passing Yards	197	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 2	34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	197	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.58	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	5/55	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	3/44
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:09	30:51

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 19	5	21	Interception
1	7:00	6:09	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	11:31	2:33	OWN 23	6	35	Punt
2	8:51	0:53	OPP 20	2	1	Interception
2	6:02	5:50	OWN 10	13	84	Field Goal
3	10:10	1:58	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:01	1:51	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
4	14:27	1:41	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	11:11	2:17	OWN 26	6	40	Punt
4	7:13	4:14	OWN 12	7	28	Punt

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	5:38	OWN 49	10	45	Field Goal
1	0:51	4:20	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
2	8:58	0:07	OWN 20	1	0	Fumble
2	7:58	1:56	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 37	1	5	Half
3	15:00	4:50	OWN 20	8	18	Punt
3	8:12	4:11	OWN 39	8	39	Fumble
3	2:10	2:43	OWN 24	6	19	Punt
4	12:46	1:35	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
4	8:54	1:41	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	2:59	2:59	OWN 10	16	78	Game

Game MVP: Bruce Rasmussen, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Elvis Peacock	21	61	2.90	6	0
David Overstreet	11	33	3.00	10	1
Terry Bradshaw	2	13	6.50	9	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Brooks	21	61	2.90	14	2	0
Zachary Dixon	11	40	3.64	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	26	17	197	0/0	1	37	2	68.9

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Hogeboom	34	22	177	1/7	0	35	0	77.7

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	4	4	41	10.25	1	14	0
WR Mike Quick	4	6	68	17.00	38	37	0
WR Cedric Jones	3	3	42	14.00	3	22	0
FB Scott Dierking	2	3	13	6.50	2	8	0
WR Ray Butler	2	4	15	7.50	0	10	1
WR Carl Monroe	2	3	18	9.00	7	10	0
RB Elvis Peacock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Joe Senser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Allama Matthews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Todd Christensen	7	8	67	9.57	2	35
WR Pat Tilley	3	8	44	14.67	1	17
RB James Brooks	3	3	23	7.67	0	9
WR Tinker Owens	2	7	16	8.00	0	10
RB Zachary Dixon	2	2	-1	-0.50	2	0
WR John Floyd	2	2	16	8.00	0	14
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Brooks Williams	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
FB Melvin Carver	1	1	7	7.00	4	7

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Toby Tucker	1	0	0.00	0
S Kenny Easley	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Elvis Peacock	2	0	0
David Overstreet	1	0	0
Henry Johnson	0	1	1
Scott Dierking	0	1	0
Ray Griffin	0	1	0
Jim Romano	0	1	0
Mike Williams	0	1	0
Ricardo Browning	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Force
Zachary Dixon	2	0
Jeff Delaney	0	1
Donovan Rose	0	1
Andre Tippett	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	6	287	47.8	33.8	63	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	5	260	52.0	43.2	62	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Monroe	1	4	4.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Betterson	3	44	14.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	1	16	16.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachary Dixon	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	8	1	0.0	27	31
S Beasley Reece	6	1	0.0	28	34
S Glenn Blackwood	6	1	0.0	20	30
DT Pat Ogrin	4	1	1.0	13	18
CB Aaron Kyle	4	2	0.0	17	22
OLB Ron McCartney	4	0	0.0	21	14
OLB Carl Ekern	3	0	0.0	19	14
CB Ray Griffin	2	4	0.0	22	27
DT Ricardo Browning	2	2	0.0	14	11
DE Phil Dokes	2	2	0.0	17	21
DT Wayne Hammond	2	1	0.0	16	9
CB Dennis Thurman	2	1	0.0	16	17
ILB Henry Johnson	2	1	0.0	6	9
OLB Waymond Bryant	2	0	0.0	15	21
CB Greg Best	1	1	0.0	17	20
DE Dave Butz	1	0	0.0	13	23
S Doug Beaudoin	1	0	0.0	3	2
RB Elvis Peacock	1	0	---	---	---
TE Joe Senser	1	0	---	---	---
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0.0	17	10
DE John Cannon	1	0	0.0	19	12
DE Jim Burt	0	2	0.0	14	23
DT Darryl Grant	0	1	0.0	18	17

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gerard Williams	7	1	0.0	24	21
OLB Andre Tippett	7	0	0.0	24	18
CB Alan Caldwell	5	4	0.0	32	23
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	5	3	0.0	31	25
DT Larry Brooks	5	2	0.0	33	25
S Donovan Rose	4	0	0.0	22	18
S Kenny Easley	3	1	0.0	25	20
DE Fred Cook	3	0	0.0	25	17
CB Randy Colbert	3	0	0.0	26	18
DT Fred Nolan	2	0	0.0	13	6
CB Toby Tucker	2	0	0.0	30	22
DE Richard Dent	2	0	0.0	28	22
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	0.0	16	15
WR John Floyd	1	0	---	---	---
S Jeff Delaney	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Terry Dion	1	0	0.0	16	13
ILB Bill Cowher	0	2	0.0	5	3
OLB Rick Middleton	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Pat Ogrin	1.0	0	18
DE Dave Butz	0.0	2	23
DT Wayne Hammond	0.0	1	9
S Beasley Reece	0.0	1	34
DE Phil Dokes	0.0	1	21

San Francisco	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Cook	1	2	17
DT Randy Crowder	1	1	15
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	25
DE Terry Dion	1	0	13
DE Richard Dent	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Glenn Blackwood	4	2	30
OLB Charles Bowser	4	0	31
CB Aaron Kyle	3	1	22
OLB Ron McCartney	3	0	14
S Beasley Reece	2	0	34
OLB Carl Ekern	1	1	14
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	21
DE Dave Butz	1	0	23
CB Ray Griffin	1	0	27
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	17
ILB Henry Johnson	1	0	9

San Francisco	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randy Colbert	3	0	18
CB Gerard Williams	3	0	21
CB Alan Caldwell	3	0	23
S Donovan Rose	3	0	18
S Kenny Easley	2	1	20
OLB Andre Tippett	2	0	18
CB Toby Tucker	1	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	4	6	1	24	17
Ray Snell	2	6	0	28	19
Dave Lutz	1	4	0	28	26
Mike Williams	1	3	0	10	4
Jeff Williams	0	5	0	27	23
Derek Shields	0	2	0	12	10
Ron Egloff	0	2	0	16	7
Art Kuehn	0	1	0	29	23
Scott Dierking	0	1	0	19	8
Joe Senser	0	1	0	17	8
Jim Romano	0	1	0	11	9

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Watkins	2	6	1	16	0	21
Randy Cross	2	5	0	22	0	22
Emmanuel Zanders	1	4	0	26	0	28
Aaron Buchanan	1	3	1	13	0	14
Greg Roberts	1	2	0	15	1	21
Hugh McKinnis	1	1	0	12	0	9
Gerald Taylor	0	3	0	22	0	22
Ralph Perretta	0	3	0	23	0	26
Mike Wilson	0	2	0	23	0	21
Todd Christensen	0	2	0	24	0	25
Melvin Carver	0	1	0	13	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Monroe	2	17
Elvis Peacock	2	13

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Middleton	1	11
Todd Christensen	1	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Beasley Reece	---	---	28	34	4	66
Terry Bradshaw	34	26	---	---	---	60
John Stallworth	29	23	---	---	8	60
Charles Bowser	---	---	27	31	2	60
Jeff Williams	27	23	---	---	7	57
Dave Lutz	28	26	---	---	---	54
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	20	30	3	53
Art Kuehn	29	23	---	---	---	52
Ray Griffin	---	---	22	27	3	52
Greg Best	---	---	17	20	12	49
Waymond Bryant	---	---	15	21	12	48
Ray Snell	28	19	---	---	---	47
Bruce Rasmussen	24	17	---	---	5	46
Dennis Thurman	---	---	16	17	10	43
Elvis Peacock	21	8	---	---	13	42
Carl Ekern	---	---	19	14	8	41
Aaron Kyle	---	---	17	22	2	41
Phil Dokes	---	---	17	21	2	40
Jim Burt	---	---	14	23	2	39
Dave Butz	---	---	13	23	2	38
Ron McCartney	---	---	21	14	3	38
Mike Quick	19	19	---	---	---	38
Darryl Grant	---	---	18	17	1	36
Scott Dierking	19	8	---	---	7	34
Mike Jolly	---	---	17	10	7	34
Pat Ogrin	---	---	13	18	3	34
Joe Senser	17	8	---	---	8	33
Ron Egloff	16	7	---	---	9	32
John Cannon	---	---	19	12	1	32
Carl Monroe	4	9	---	---	17	30
Derek Shields	12	10	---	---	7	29
Ricardo Browning	---	---	14	11	4	29
Wayne Hammond	---	---	16	9	3	28
Ray Butler	10	16	---	---	1	27
Cedric Jones	10	16	---	---	---	26
Jim Romano	11	9	---	---	5	25
Mike Williams	10	4	---	---	11	25
David Overstreet	11	11	---	---	---	22
Chris Ward	11	3	---	---	7	21
Allama Matthews	4	1	---	---	13	18
Henry Johnson	---	---	6	9	---	15
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	3	2	7	12
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Dufek	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alan Caldwell	---	---	32	23	16	71
Gary Hogeboom	32	35	---	---	---	67
Emmanuel Zanders	26	28	---	---	7	61
Todd Christensen	24	25	---	---	11	60
Larry Brooks	---	---	33	25	1	59
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	31	25	1	57
Ralph Perretta	23	26	---	---	7	56
Pat Tilley	26	30	---	---	---	56
Toby Tucker	---	---	30	22	1	53
Gerald Taylor	22	22	---	---	7	51
Randy Colbert	---	---	26	18	7	51
Gerard Williams	---	---	24	21	6	51
Richard Dent	---	---	28	22	1	51
James Brooks	21	24	---	---	---	45
Kenny Easley	---	---	25	20	---	45
Fred Cook	---	---	25	17	2	44
Randy Cross	22	22	---	---	---	44
Mike Wilson	23	21	---	---	---	44
Greg Roberts	15	21	---	---	7	43
Andre Tippett	---	---	24	18	1	43
Donovan Rose	---	---	22	18	2	42
Melvin Carver	13	19	---	---	10	42
Todd Watkins	16	21	---	---	2	39
Terry Dion	---	---	16	13	6	35
Randy Crowder	---	---	16	15	3	34
Tinker Owens	15	19	---	---	---	34
Harold Bailey	15	11	---	---	8	34
Kevin McLain	---	---	10	8	15	33
Zachary Dixon	11	11	---	---	11	33
Aaron Buchanan	13	14	---	---	5	32
Hugh McKinnis	12	9	---	---	9	30
Brooks Williams	8	13	---	---	8	29
Jeff Delaney	---	---	10	8	7	25
Ken Bailey	5	6	---	---	12	23
Fred Nolan	---	---	13	6	1	20
James Betterson	0	0	---	---	19	19
John Floyd	10	8	---	---	---	18
Rick Middleton	---	---	1	2	11	14
Greg Boyd	---	---	3	2	4	9
Bill Cowher	---	---	5	3	---	8
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Hartenstine	---	---	0	0	---	0
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	48	4.0
Middle	14	31	2.2
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	35	2.9
Middle	9	48	5.3
Right	11	18	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	26	17	2	2	1	0	4	4	2

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Hogeboom	34	22	1	1	2	4	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	45	22.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	40	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	66	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	77	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	6	4	1	68	1	19
WR John Stallworth	4	4	0	41	0	23
WR Ray Butler	4	2	0	15	0	16
FB Scott Dierking	3	2	0	13	0	8
WR Cedric Jones	3	3	0	42	1	16
WR Carl Monroe	3	2	0	18	0	9
RB Elvis Peacock	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Joe Senser	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Allama Matthews	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Tilley	8	3	1	44	0	30
TE Todd Christensen	8	7	0	67	1	25
WR Tinker Owens	7	2	1	16	0	19
RB James Brooks	3	3	0	23	0	24
TE Brooks Williams	2	1	0	3	0	13
RB Zachary Dixon	2	2	0	-1	0	11
WR John Floyd	2	2	0	16	0	8
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	0	2	0	6
FB Melvin Carver	1	1	0	7	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Elvis Peacock	3	1	0.33	2.90

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	2	5	2.50	2.90
Zachary Dixon	1	7	7.00	3.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	3	2	13	4.33	7.58

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Hogeboom	7	3	11	1.57	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	8	8.00	4.33
TE Joe Senser	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ray Butler	1	1	5	5.00	3.75

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tinker Owens	2	0	0	0.00	2.29
WR Pat Tilley	2	0	0	0.00	5.50
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	6	6.00	8.38
RB Zachary Dixon	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50
RB James Brooks	1	1	6	6.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Elvis Peacock	3	2
David Overstreet	2	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	6	3
Zachary Dixon	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	5	1	1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Hogeboom	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Butler	2	0	0
WR John Stallworth	1	1	1
FB Scott Dierking	1	0	0
WR Mike Quick	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pat Tilley	4	1	1
WR Tinker Owens	2	1	1
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)