Week 4, 1980

played in Pittsburgh, PA

66 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots06714-27
Pittsburgh Steelers731010-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 PIT - John Stallworth 3 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 13:40 PIT - Mark Moseley 27 field goal
2Q: 06:32 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 18 field goal
2Q: 02:13 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 37 field goal
3Q: 14:13 NED - Stanley Morgan 13 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 10:27 PIT - Franco Harris 19 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 02:00 PIT - Mark Moseley 20 field goal
4Q: 11:22 PIT - Tony Nathan 10 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 07:51 NED - Stanley Morgan 4 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 02:25 NED - Darryl Stingley 13 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 00:04 PIT - Mark Moseley 23 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDPIT
Record2-23-1
First Downs2025
- by Rushing49
- by Passing1416
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards333502
- Offensive Plays5367
- Yards per Play6.287.49
Net Rushing Yards95156
- Rushing Attempts2334
- Yards per Rush4.134.59
Net Passing Yards238346
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 20 - 032 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards238353
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/7
- Yards per Pass Play7.9310.48
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions3/96/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.17.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/507/49
Punt Returns/Yards1/-22/15
Kick Returns/Yards6/1613/55
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits56
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/23/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 21
Time of Possession23:0336:57

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:04OWN 312-2Punt
16:472:03OWN 2738Punt
213:327:08OWN 261473Field Goal
24:562:49OWN 32948Field Goal
20:220:22OWN 1915Half
314:520:47OPP 21421Touchdown
310:102:15OWN 2939Punt
31:541:29OWN 443-7Punt
411:163:36OWN 27673Touchdown
45:132:54OWN 21979Touchdown
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:566:09OWN 26974Touchdown
14:446:12OWN 321258Field Goal
26:241:28OWN 203-2Punt
22:071:45OWN 27418Punt
314:053:55OWN 20780Touchdown
37:556:01OWN 141383Field Goal
30:254:09OWN 31097Touchdown
47:402:27OWN 2034Punt
42:192:19OWN 29665Field Goal

Game MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sam Cunningham16372.31500
Jimmy Rogers351.67500
Rich Caster24723.504010
Bob Klein122.00200
Carlos Brown144.00400
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Nathan201015.053041
Franco Harris14553.931911

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Carlos Brown30202380/03320124.0
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Terry Bradshaw32233531/71470118.3

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Stanley Morgan787911.2913322
WR Darryl Stingley454611.506131
WR Carlos Stevens363913.004160
WR Lamont Marrow232814.0011180
RB Jimmy Rogers232814.0016150
RB Sam Cunningham1266.00060
TE Bob Klein111212.000120
TE Ken Garcia0200.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lynn Swann6912621.0042470
RB Franco Harris454511.2523150
RB Tony Nathan455413.5037410
WR Benny Malone336421.3336300
WR John Stallworth353712.3310201
FB Scott Dierking22178.50890
WR Mercury Duncan111010.000100
FB Don Nottingham0100.00000
WR Darrin Baker0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Luke0100
Stanley Morgan0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Bill Cahill1000

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles420150.346.5602
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
David Lee313946.347.0551

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mercury Tchaikovski2/20/00/0373/3
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mark Moseley3/30/00/0273/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan1-2-2.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill2157.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Edddie Brown616126.80
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill23517.50
John Stallworth12020.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Gary Campbell910.03433
OLB Sam Hunt610.02933
S Sandy Durko600.01825
CB Walt Farrell500.02621
S Steve Luke500.01714
DE Ken Johnson401.02317
S Glenn Buchanan320.02322
S Shafer Suggs310.02321
ILB Shane Nelson250.02622
DT R.J. Reese210.01318
ILB Jim Haslett210.0138
S Edddie Brown200.01315
CB Luke Szorcsik200.02122
DE Jim Young200.02523
DT Jeff Lloyd110.02321
OLB Willie Harper100.050
CB Carl Allen010.01819
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Beasley Reece820.02226
OLB Waymond Bryant550.02024
S Glenn Blackwood510.02127
OLB Gregg Bingham400.01119
CB Mel Blount220.01924
DT Ricardo Browning210.01620
ILB Tyrone Anthony210.01119
ILB Terry Tautolo210.01211
DT Robert Hardy200.098
CB Mark Haynes200.01016
OLB John Hennessy120.056
DE Barney Chavous110.01420
CB Dennis Thurman110.01113
S Bill Cahill100.012
DE Orlando Matsui100.02019
OLB John Mohring100.022
DT Joe Greene010.01422

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ken Johnson1.010017
DE Al Harris0.010020
OLB Sam Hunt0.001133
DT R.J. Reese0.001018
OLB Gary Campbell0.001033
DT Jeff Lloyd0.001021
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Joe Greene0.010022
DE Barney Chavous0.001020
OLB Waymond Bryant0.000124

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Walt Farrell40021
S Sandy Durko30025
OLB Gary Campbell30033
OLB Sam Hunt20033
S Glenn Buchanan20022
S Steve Luke20014
ILB Shane Nelson20022
DE Jim Young11023
S Edddie Brown10015
DT R.J. Reese10018
CB Luke Szorcsik10022
S Shafer Suggs10021
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant31024
OLB Gregg Bingham30019
S Glenn Blackwood30027
CB Mel Blount21024
OLB John Hennessy2106
CB Mark Haynes21016
S Beasley Reece20026
ILB Terry Tautolo11011
ILB Tyrone Anthony10019
DT Robert Hardy1008

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Hannah26023029
Peter Bernstein26022029
Kyle Delaroche14019026
Wade Griffin14023030
Joe Fields11016029
Steve Kenney010803
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron Egloff44015016
Glen Holloway25030028
Keith Fahnhorst24030032
Art Kuehn24024020
Bruce Rasmussen16030023
Derek Shields14111019
Chris Ward13030128
Don Nottingham12014012
Keith Wortman0101009
Ray Snell010506

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Doug Paschal221
Edddie Brown216
Stanley Morgan115
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Beasley Reece211
Waymond Bryant210
Terry Tautolo120
Bill Cahill116
Benny Malone115

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gary Campbell------3433370
Sam Hunt------2933365
John Hannah2329------658
Peter Bernstein2229------455
Walt Farrell------2621855
Glenn Buchanan------2322954
Carlos Brown2330---------53
Wade Griffin2330---------53
Stanley Morgan1720------1552
Shane Nelson------2622452
Bob Klein1619------1550
Joe Fields1629------550
Jim Young------2523250
Jeff Lloyd------2321347
Kyle Delaroche1926------146
Sandy Durko------1825245
Luke Szorcsik------2122245
Shafer Suggs------2321145
Edddie Brown------13151644
Ken Johnson------2317444
Darryl Stingley1416------1444
Steve Luke------17141344
Carl Allen------1819542
Rich Caster1114------1641
Al Harris------1820240
Sam Cunningham1818---------36
Ken Garcia1515------232
R.J. Reese------1318132
Carlos Stevens718---------25
Loaird McCreary53------1725
Jim Haslett------138425
Doug Paschal00------2121
Jimmy Rogers510------621
Lamont Marrow713---------20
John Anderson------67619
Steve Kenney83------617
Rick Kay------021315
Irv Pankey44------614
Willie Harper------50813
Tony Galloway04------48
Garo Yepremian00------66
Rick Engles00------44
Tom De Paso------0033
Larry Lawrence00------22
Mercury Tchaikovski00------22
Jim Plunkett00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Keith Fahnhorst3032------668
Terry Bradshaw3433---------67
John Stallworth3031------667
Bruce Rasmussen3023------659
Beasley Reece------22261159
Glen Holloway3028---------58
Chris Ward3028---------58
Tony Nathan2016------2258
Waymond Bryant------20241054
Glenn Blackwood------2127250
Lynn Swann2424---------48
Art Kuehn2420------347
Ron Egloff1516------1546
Mel Blount------1924245
Jackie Wallace------13141744
Don Nottingham1412------1743
Terry Tautolo------12112043
Gary Parris2016------541
Barney Chavous------1420640
Orlando Matsui------2019140
Joe Greene------1422339
Ricardo Browning------1620238
Derek Shields1119------636
Kennedy Cook------1221235
Benny Malone118------1534
Tyrone Anthony------1119434
Gregg Bingham------1119333
Darrin Baker79------1632
Franco Harris1417---------31
Scott Dierking1315------331
Mark Haynes------1016329
Keith Wortman109------625
Dennis Thurman------1113125
Harris Malinowski------811221
Bill Cahill------121619
John Hennessy------56718
Robert Hardy------98---17
Ray Snell56------314
Mark Moseley00------99
Phil Wise------1269
Steve Wagner------1416
John Mohring------2215
David Lee00------33
Gary Marangi00------33
Mercury Duncan21---------3
Ethan Leaskey00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left870.9
Middle10313.1
Right55711.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left17925.4
Middle7263.7
Right10383.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Carlos Brown30201305110
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Terry Bradshaw32236021410

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen444210.5
Short (0-8 Yds)84364.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)16111288.0
Long (19+ Yds)213216.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33299.7
Short (0-8 Yds)11811210.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)181221211.8
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan87079120
WR Carlos Stevens63039018
WR Darryl Stingley54046016
WR Lamont Marrow32028013
RB Jimmy Rogers32028010
RB Sam Cunningham2106018
TE Ken Garcia2000015
TE Bob Klein11012019
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Lynn Swann960126224
RB Franco Harris54145017
WR John Stallworth53037131
RB Tony Nathan54154116
WR Benny Malone3306428
FB Scott Dierking22017015
FB Don Nottingham1000012
WR Mercury Duncan1101001
WR Darrin Baker100009

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Sam Cunningham3-1-0.332.31
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Franco Harris4235.753.93
Tony Nathan4225.505.05

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Carlos Brown114464.187.93
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Terry Bradshaw105414.1011.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Stanley Morgan32175.679.88
WR Darryl Stingley21136.509.20
TE Ken Garcia2000.000.00
WR Carlos Stevens21168.006.50
WR Lamont Marrow1000.009.33
RB Jimmy Rogers1000.009.33
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Lynn Swann31134.3314.00
RB Franco Harris2163.009.00
WR John Stallworth2131.507.40
RB Tony Nathan21105.0010.80
FB Scott Dierking1199.008.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Sam Cunningham21
Jimmy Rogers20
PittsburghRushesConversions
Tony Nathan42

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Carlos Brown532
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Terry Bradshaw854

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Darryl Stingley322
WR Carlos Stevens210
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Lynn Swann322
WR John Stallworth100
WR Mercury Duncan110
WR Darrin Baker100
FB Scott Dierking111
RB Tony Nathan111

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)