Week 17, 1983

played in Pittsburgh, PA

38 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	10	7	7	6	-	30
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 CLE - Phil Epps 25 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 06:32 CLE - John Smith 47 field goal
2Q: 10:54 PIT - Raul Allegre 26 field goal
2Q: 00:48 CLE - Mike Voight 25 run (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 11:36 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 2 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 09:08 CLE - John Smith 39 field goal
4Q: 05:52 CLE - John Smith 27 field goal
4Q: 02:20 PIT - Paul Hofer 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 CLE - Phil Epps 25 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 06:32 CLE - John Smith 47 field goal
2Q: 10:54 PIT - Raul Allegre 26 field goal
2Q: 00:48 CLE - Mike Voight 25 run (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 11:36 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 2 pass from Gary Huff (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 09:08 CLE - John Smith 39 field goal
4Q: 05:52 CLE - John Smith 27 field goal
4Q: 02:20 PIT - Paul Hofer 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team Statistics CLE PIT
Record 6-10 12-4
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 379 243
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 5.92 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 165 126
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 4.46 5.48
Net Passing Yards 214 117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 19 - 1 37 - 13 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 220 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/28
- Yards per Pass Play 7.93 2.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 5/89
Interception Ret./Yards 5/74 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:30 25:30

Team Statistics	CLE	PIT
Record	6-10	12-4
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	379	243
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	5.92	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	165	126
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	4.46	5.48
Net Passing Yards	214	117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 19 - 1	37 - 13 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	220	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/28
- Yards per Pass Play	7.93	2.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	5/89
Interception Ret./Yards	5/74	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:30	25:30

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	8:03	1:39	OPP 28	3	-2	Field Goal
1	1:49	3:12	OWN 20	7	17	Interception
2	10:47	4:31	OWN 20	8	58	Missed FG
2	3:23	2:49	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	14:17	2:48	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
3	8:21	2:12	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	5:10	1:42	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
3	1:01	4:17	OWN 6	8	46	Punt
4	10:32	1:30	OPP 31	3	9	Field Goal
4	8:07	2:22	OPP 19	3	9	Field Goal
4	2:14	0:34	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	1:30	1:30	OPP 42	3	1	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	3:17	OWN 15	7	20	Interception
1	6:24	4:35	OWN 25	8	29	Punt
2	13:37	2:50	OPP 22	6	13	Field Goal
2	6:16	2:53	OWN 29	6	29	Interception
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	3	15	Half
3	15:00	0:43	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
3	11:29	3:08	OWN 24	5	27	Punt
3	6:09	0:59	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
3	3:28	2:27	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
4	11:44	1:12	OWN 20	7	34	Interception
4	9:02	0:55	OWN 19	4	0	Downs
4	5:45	1:18	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	4:27	2:13	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
4	1:40	0:10	OWN 42	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Gary Huff, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charles White	19	49	2.58	18	1	0
Mike Voight	12	106	8.83	25	4	1
Vince Thompson	4	7	1.75	5	0	0
Jim McMahon	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Wayne Capers	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Elvis Peacock	14	82	5.86	33	3	0
Paul Hofer	9	44	4.89	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	26	19	220	1/6	2	31	1	107.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Brunner	37	13	145	3/28	0	42	5	8.1

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Kimberly	5	5	48	9.60	10	18	0
WR Phil Epps	5	5	90	18.00	6	31	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	1
RB Mike Voight	2	3	27	13.50	14	15	0
WR Stephen Starring	2	3	18	9.00	6	11	0
WR Charlie Wade	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Vince Thompson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	3	21	21.00	18	21	0
RB Charles White	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ray Butler	3	6	34	11.33	0	12
RB Paul Hofer	2	2	4	2.00	1	8
FB Scott Dierking	2	3	12	6.00	0	8
TE Allama Matthews	2	2	47	23.50	9	42
TE Joe Senser	1	4	6	6.00	1	6
WR Cedric Jones	1	5	12	12.00	2	12
WR Mike Quick	1	6	23	23.00	8	23
WR Carl Monroe	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
TE Ron Egloff	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Ed Bradley	1	36	36.00
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	0.00
S Bob Jury	1	1	1.00
OLB George Andrews	1	28	28.00
CB Johnnie Poe	1	9	9.00

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aaron Kyle	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Phil Epps	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Williams	0	1	0	0
Joe Senser	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	4	177	44.3	37.5	54	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	5	228	45.6	35.0	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	3/4	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	1	6	6.0	0
Phil Epps	1	7	7.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Thurman	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	1	14	14.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Thurman	3	51	17.0	0
Ron Fellows	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Jury	6	1	0.0	16	32
OLB George Andrews	4	0	0.5	16	32
DT Mark Duda	3	1	1.5	20	30
OLB Lucius Sanford	3	1	0.0	9	13
CB Sid Justin	3	1	0.0	21	37
S Thom Darden	3	0	0.0	16	28
S Roland James	3	0	0.0	14	27
CB George Floyd	2	3	0.0	16	36
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	1	0.0	16	22
S Todd Bell	2	1	0.0	15	28
CB Johnnie Poe	2	1	0.0	19	29
DE John Lee	1	2	0.5	13	33
DE Jim Stuckey	1	0	0.5	6	5
DE Art Still	1	2	0.0	15	25
ILB Ed Bradley	1	1	0.0	7	15
DT John Grant	1	1	0.0	17	20
WR Stephen Starring	1	0	---	---	---

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ron McCartney	8	0	0.0	23	18
CB Greg Best	7	1	0.0	22	18
DT Pat Ogrin	5	1	0.5	20	17
OLB Carl Ekern	5	4	0.0	27	18
DE Mat Mendenhall	3	4	0.5	25	15
S Glenn Blackwood	3	3	0.0	28	24
DT Wayne Hammond	3	1	0.0	21	13
DT Darryl Grant	3	1	0.0	22	16
S Doug Beaudoin	3	0	0.0	29	18
OLB John Mohring	3	0	0.0	29	18
DE Jim Burt	3	0	0.0	17	12
ILB Henry Johnson	2	1	0.0	11	10
S Mike Jolly	2	0	0.0	17	15
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	3	0.0	17	10
CB Ron Fellows	1	1	0.0	25	17
DE John Cannon	1	1	0.0	22	17
C Derek Shields	1	0	---	---	---
RB Elvis Peacock	1	0	---	---	---
TE Joe Senser	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ray Butler	1	0	---	---	---
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dave Butz	0	1	0.0	22	17
CB Dennis Thurman	0	1	0.0	21	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mark Duda	1.5	0	2	1	30
DE John Lee	0.5	0	2	0	33
OLB George Andrews	0.5	0	0	0	32
DE Jim Stuckey	0.5	0	0	0	5
DE Byron Darby	0.0	1	0	0	15
S Roland James	0.0	0	1	1	27
OLB A.J. Duhe	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Lucius Sanford	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Art Still	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mat Mendenhall	0.5	0	15
DT Pat Ogrin	0.5	0	17
DE Dave Butz	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bob Jury	2	1	1	32
OLB George Andrews	2	1	1	32
S Thom Darden	2	0	0	28
CB Sid Justin	2	0	0	37
S Roland James	1	1	0	27
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	1	22
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0	13
S Todd Bell	1	0	0	28
CB George Floyd	1	0	0	36
ILB Ed Bradley	0	0	1	15
CB Johnnie Poe	0	0	1	29

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Greg Best	6	0	0	18
OLB Ron McCartney	4	0	0	18
OLB Carl Ekern	2	0	0	18
OLB John Mohring	2	0	0	18
S Glenn Blackwood	1	1	0	24
S Doug Beaudoin	1	0	0	18
ILB Henry Johnson	1	0	0	10
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0	15
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	0	17
OLB Waymond Bryant	0	1	0	10
CB Aaron Kyle	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bennie Cunningham	2	3	34	0	19
Irv Eatman	2	3	29	0	24
Keith Van Horne	1	4	25	0	14
Roy Foster	1	4	10	0	9
Leon Gray	1	3	20	1	16
Tom De Leone	1	2	12	0	8
Bob Kuechenberg	0	5	19	0	7
Willie Parker	0	4	25	0	19
Jim Ritcher	0	4	27	0	18
John Ayers	0	3	18	0	20
Vince Thompson	0	1	19	0	12

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Lutz	3	4	0	19	1	29
Derek Shields	2	4	0	16	1	31
Bruce Rasmussen	2	3	1	20	1	34
Art Kuehn	1	6	0	22	0	34
Jeff Williams	1	3	0	19	0	34
Scott Dierking	1	1	0	9	0	15
Mitch Thornton	0	1	0	10	0	14
Joe Senser	0	1	0	17	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Jury	2	14
Sid Justin	1	23
Stephen Starring	1	14
Todd Bell	1	11
Johnnie Poe	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Elvis Peacock	1	20
Waymond Bryant	1	18
Joe Senser	1	14

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sid Justin	---	---	21	37	23	81
Bennie Cunningham	34	19	---	---	14	67
Bob Jury	---	---	16	32	14	62
Johnnie Poe	---	---	19	29	8	56
Gary Huff	28	27	---	---	---	55
Todd Bell	---	---	15	28	11	54
Jim Ritcher	27	18	---	---	8	53
Irv Eatman	29	24	---	---	---	53
George Floyd	---	---	16	36	---	52
Mark Duda	---	---	20	30	1	51
George Andrews	---	---	16	32	1	49
Charlie Wade	17	15	---	---	15	47
John Lee	---	---	13	33	1	47
Mike Voight	13	16	---	---	18	47
Vince Thompson	19	12	---	---	16	47
John Ayers	18	20	---	---	8	46
Thom Darden	---	---	16	28	1	45
Willie Parker	25	19	---	---	---	44
Brad Kimberly	22	14	---	---	7	43
Roland James	---	---	14	27	1	42
A.J. Duhe	---	---	16	22	3	41
Art Still	---	---	15	25	1	41
John Grant	---	---	17	20	3	40
Keith Van Horne	25	14	---	---	---	39
Charles White	24	11	---	---	2	37
Wayne Capers	22	15	---	---	---	37
Leon Gray	20	16	---	---	---	36
Phil Epps	19	13	---	---	4	36
Ed Bradley	---	---	7	15	10	32
Lucius Sanford	---	---	9	13	10	32
Tom De Leone	12	8	---	---	8	28
Byron Darby	---	---	8	15	5	28
Roy Foster	10	9	---	---	8	27
Bob Kuechenberg	19	7	---	---	---	26
Jerome Barkum	6	7	---	---	11	24
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	7	13	2	22
Stephen Starring	3	5	---	---	14	22
Bob Moore	6	8	---	---	3	17
Jim McMahon	9	0	---	---	4	13
Jim Stuckey	---	---	6	5	1	12
John Smith	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kelvin Clark	0	0	---	---	8	8
Stan Holloway	---	---	2	0	3	5
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eugene Marve	---	---	0	0	2	2
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Brunner	23	40	---	---	---	63
Joe Senser	17	30	---	---	14	61
Jeff Williams	19	34	---	---	6	59
Dennis Thurman	---	---	21	15	22	58
Bruce Rasmussen	20	34	---	---	3	57
Greg Best	---	---	22	18	17	57
Art Kuehn	22	34	---	---	---	56
Elvis Peacock	14	22	---	---	20	56
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	28	24	3	55
Ron Fellows	---	---	25	17	9	51
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	29	18	3	50
Mike Jolly	---	---	17	15	17	49
Carl Ekern	---	---	27	18	3	48
John Mohring	---	---	29	18	1	48
Dave Lutz	19	29	---	---	---	48
Derek Shields	16	31	---	---	---	47
Dave Butz	---	---	22	17	7	46
Waymond Bryant	---	---	17	10	18	45
Ron Egloff	9	24	---	---	10	43
Ron McCartney	---	---	23	18	2	43
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	25	15	3	43
John Cannon	---	---	22	17	4	43
Darryl Grant	---	---	22	16	3	41
Wayne Hammond	---	---	21	13	5	39
Ray Butler	14	23	---	---	2	39
Pat Ogrin	---	---	20	17	1	38
Jim Burt	---	---	17	12	5	34
Mike Quick	10	24	---	---	---	34
Carl Monroe	6	10	---	---	18	34
Mitch Thornton	10	14	---	---	6	30
Henry Johnson	---	---	11	10	9	30
Allama Matthews	13	14	---	---	3	30
Mike Williams	8	8	---	---	14	30
Cedric Jones	6	12	---	---	10	28
Paul Hofer	9	18	---	---	---	27
Scott Dierking	9	15	---	---	2	26
Chris Ward	5	15	---	---	3	23
Aaron Kyle	---	---	9	9	---	18
Jim Romano	3	6	---	---	4	13
Jack Cornell	1	3	---	---	6	10
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ricardo Browning	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mark Dufek	0	0	---	---	1	1
Terry Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carlos Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	92	6.1
Middle	15	33	2.2
Right	6	41	6.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	55	11.0
Middle	8	52	6.5
Right	10	19	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	26	19	4	1	2	2	1	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Brunner	37	13	2	5	2	3	8	2	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	20	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	57	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	60	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	83	27.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	31	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	76	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	42	8.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Kimberly	5	5	0	48	0	14
WR Phil Epps	5	5	0	90	3	13
RB Mike Voight	3	2	1	27	0	16
WR Wayne Capers	3	1	1	21	1	15
WR Stephen Starring	3	2	0	18	0	5
WR Charlie Wade	2	1	0	9	0	15
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	2	0	6	0	19
RB Charles White	2	0	0	0	0	11
FB Vince Thompson	1	1	0	1	0	12

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Butler	6	3	1	34	0	23
WR Mike Quick	6	1	0	23	1	24
WR Cedric Jones	5	1	0	12	0	12
WR Carl Monroe	5	1	1	7	0	10
TE Ron Egloff	4	0	0	0	0	24
TE Joe Senser	4	1	0	6	0	30
FB Scott Dierking	3	2	0	12	0	15
RB Paul Hofer	2	2	0	4	0	18
TE Allama Matthews	2	2	0	47	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Voight	2	21	10.50	8.83
Charles White	1	-3	-3.00	2.58
Vince Thompson	1	-1	-1.00	1.75

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Hofer	2	5	2.50	4.89
Elvis Peacock	2	10	5.00	5.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	1	1	2	2.00	8.46

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Brunner	2	1	4	2.00	3.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	2	2.00	3.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0	0.00	1.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Voight	4	1
Jim McMahon	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Elvis Peacock	3	3
Paul Hofer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	7	5	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Brunner	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phil Epps	2	2	0
WR Charlie Wade	1	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	1	1
RB Mike Voight	1	1	1
FB Vince Thompson	1	1	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Butler	3	3	2
TE Ron Egloff	2	0	0
TE Joe Senser	2	1	1
FB Scott Dierking	1	0	0
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	1
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)