Exhibition Week 5, 1981

played in Pittsburgh, PA

46 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	0	7	7	-	21
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	3	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 DAL - Danny Buggs 8 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 03:33 PIT - Louie Giammona 8 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 00:41 PIT - Lynn Swann 3 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 00:36 PIT - Mark Moseley 45 field goal
3Q: 04:49 DAL - Don Parrish 58 fumble return (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 13:38 PIT - Mark Moseley 43 field goal
4Q: 08:42 DAL - Elvis Peacock 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 05:51 PIT - Mark Moseley 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 DAL - Danny Buggs 8 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 03:33 PIT - Louie Giammona 8 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 00:41 PIT - Lynn Swann 3 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 00:36 PIT - Mark Moseley 45 field goal
3Q: 04:49 DAL - Don Parrish 58 fumble return (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 13:38 PIT - Mark Moseley 43 field goal
4Q: 08:42 DAL - Elvis Peacock 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 05:51 PIT - Mark Moseley 36 field goal

Team Statistics DAL PIT
Record 1-3 1-3
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 1 8
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 247 390
- Offensive Plays 48 65
- Yards per Play 5.15 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 41 170
- Rushing Attempts 16 30
- Yards per Rush 2.56 5.67
Net Passing Yards 206 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 234 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/28 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.44 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 5/77 3/93
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:40 36:20

Team Statistics	DAL	PIT
Record	1-3	1-3
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	1	8
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	247	390
- Offensive Plays	48	65
- Yards per Play	5.15	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	41	170
- Rushing Attempts	16	30
- Yards per Rush	2.56	5.67
Net Passing Yards	206	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	234	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/28	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.44	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	5/77	3/93
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:40	36:20

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	6:33	OWN 6	12	94	Touchdown
1	3:24	1:30	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
1	0:34	2:29	OWN 32	4	12	Punt
2	8:36	2:22	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 21	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
3	10:55	1:06	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
3	2:02	1:17	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
4	13:31	4:59	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
4	5:43	1:28	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	2	30	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OPP 40	3	-3	Punt
1	6:26	3:02	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
1	1:54	1:20	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
2	13:05	4:29	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
2	6:14	5:44	OWN 28	11	44	Field Goal
3	12:53	1:58	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
3	9:49	5:14	OWN 12	11	46	Fumble
3	4:35	2:33	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	0:45	2:14	OWN 42	4	32	Field Goal
4	8:32	2:49	OWN 33	4	48	Field Goal
4	4:15	3:53	OWN 29	7	22	Punt

Game MVP: David Overstreet, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Mike Pruitt	6	16	2.67	6	0
Elvis Peacock	6	18	3.00	6	1
Pat Haden	2	2	1.00	4	0
Fair Hooker	1	2	2.00	2	0
Chuck Naretta	1	3	3.00	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	18	145	8.06	39	3	0
Louie Giammona	12	25	2.08	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	15	13	135	2/22	1	26	0	126.4
Pat Haden	14	5	99	1/6	0	30	0	61.3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Rate
Ethan Leaskey	22	15	106	2/13	0	40	78.9
Terry Bradshaw	8	7	119	1/6	1	63	158.3
Gary Marangi	2	2	14	0/0	0	7	95.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Duriel Harris	6	7	111	18.50	56	30	0
WR Danny Buggs	5	7	65	13.00	23	18	1
WR Fair Hooker	3	4	38	12.67	6	15	0
TE Chuck Naretta	2	2	15	7.50	8	10	0
FB Hubert Oliver	2	3	5	2.50	0	6	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mike Goff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kurt Sohn	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lynn Swann	5	7	47	9.40	3	18	1
WR Larry Mucker	5	6	36	7.20	2	16	0
FB Don Nottingham	3	3	3	1.00	0	3	0
WR Benny Malone	2	6	48	24.00	34	40	0
TE Gary Parris	2	3	12	6.00	0	7	0
FB Scott Dierking	2	2	9	4.50	7	5	0
RB David Overstreet	2	2	66	33.00	38	63	0
TE Devin Lockett	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	10	10.00	6	10	0
RB Louie Giammona	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Don Parrish	0	1	0	1
Ike Howard	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ethan Leaskey	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	7	305	43.6	39.9	56	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	5	208	41.6	32.8	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	4	4.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Sohn	4	53	13.3	0
Danny Buggs	1	24	24.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	68	34.0	0
Doug Beaudoin	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	7	0	0.0	27	18
S Scott Perry	5	1	0.0	18	21
CB Jeff Fisher	5	0	0.0	17	24
DE Dan Hampton	4	2	0.5	23	27
CB Everson Walls	4	1	0.0	19	16
DT Don Parrish	4	0	0.0	15	19
DT Larry Brooks	3	0	1.0	21	24
OLB Pete Cronan	3	0	0.0	22	18
OLB Mario Celotto	3	0	0.0	8	17
CB Walter Packer	2	3	0.0	18	27
OLB Harold Kayton	2	2	0.0	15	12
S C.L. Whittington	2	1	0.0	14	13
S Rick Fontenot	2	1	0.0	13	18
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	0.0	15	20
DE Ike Howard	1	0	1.0	12	20
DT Ernie Holmes	1	3	0.5	20	19
S Charlie Waters	1	2	0.0	16	21
DT Paul Godfrey	1	1	0.0	10	11
ILB Tom Graves	1	1	0.0	4	18
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0	18	16
CB Irvin Phillips	1	0	0.0	5	6

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Beaudoin	4	1	0.0	7	20
DE Jim Burt	3	0	0.5	8	10
OLB Waymond Bryant	3	1	0.0	12	17
CB Mark Haynes	3	0	0.0	9	21
DE Phil Dokes	2	0	1.0	11	23
DT Ricardo Browning	2	1	0.5	5	12
OLB Gregg Bingham	2	1	0.0	8	16
S Craig Cassady	2	1	0.0	6	19
OLB John Mohring	2	0	0.0	10	14
S Glenn Blackwood	2	0	0.0	10	13
CB Ron Fellows	2	0	0.0	7	13
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	0	1.0	10	24
ILB Tyrone Anthony	1	1	0.0	7	19
S Bill Cahill	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Orlando Matsui	1	0	0.0	11	16
S Beasley Reece	1	0	0.0	10	14
DT Darryl Grant	1	0	0.0	11	19
DT Pat Ogrin	1	0	0.0	7	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ike Howard	1.0	0	1	0	20
DT Larry Brooks	1.0	0	0	1	24
DE Dan Hampton	0.5	0	0	1	27
DT Ernie Holmes	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	1	0	0	16
S Scott Perry	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mat Mendenhall	1.0	0	1	24
DE Phil Dokes	1.0	0	0	23
DT Ricardo Browning	0.5	0	0	12
DE Jim Burt	0.5	0	0	10
DE Orlando Matsui	0.0	1	0	16
ILB Tyrone Anthony	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeff Fisher	4	1	24
OLB Pete Cronan	3	0	18
OLB Mario Celotto	3	0	17
CB Cliff Harris	2	1	20
S Rick Fontenot	2	1	18
S Scott Perry	2	1	21
CB Everson Walls	2	0	16
S Charlie Waters	1	0	21
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	13
DT Paul Godfrey	1	0	11
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	12
CB Walter Packer	1	0	27
ILB Tom Graves	1	0	18

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant	3	1	17
S Doug Beaudoin	3	1	20
CB Mark Haynes	3	0	21
CB Ron Fellows	2	0	13
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	16
DE Orlando Matsui	1	0	16
DT Ricardo Browning	1	0	12
ILB Tyrone Anthony	1	0	19
S Craig Cassady	1	0	19
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	17
OLB John Mohring	1	0	14
CB Aaron Kyle	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Daniels	1	3	15	0	21
Paul Howard	1	2	9	0	19
Forrest Blue	1	1	7	0	15
John Giesler	0	4	11	0	24
Hubert Oliver	0	2	7	0	18
Mark Slater	0	1	12	1	21
Ed Fulton	0	1	9	0	21
Kyle Delaroche	0	0	2	1	13
Allan Kennedy	0	0	15	1	26

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derek Shields	3	5	18	0	19
Ray Snell	3	4	23	0	25
Chris Ward	2	6	21	0	28
Art Kuehn	1	4	20	1	29
Bruce Rasmussen	1	3	22	1	24
Keith Fahnhorst	1	1	21	0	23
Keith Wortman	0	3	9	1	9
Gary Parris	0	2	19	0	18
Don Nottingham	0	1	12	0	18
Scott Dierking	0	1	12	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Sohn	2	10
Walter Packer	1	13
Tom Graves	1	13

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Waymond Bryant	2	12
Gregg Bingham	1	24
Bill Cahill	1	15
Beasley Reece	1	13
Gery Palmer	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Fisher	---	---	17	24	18	59
Walter Packer	---	---	18	27	13	58
Dan Hampton	---	---	23	27	2	52
Larry Brooks	---	---	21	24	3	48
Allan Kennedy	15	26	---	---	7	48
Dick Ambrose	---	---	27	18	1	46
Billy Joe Dupree	15	25	---	---	5	45
Pete Cronan	---	---	22	18	5	45
Danny Buggs	12	24	---	---	8	44
Chris Daniels	15	21	---	---	7	43
Elvis Peacock	6	16	---	---	20	42
Ken Sanders	---	---	18	16	7	41
C.L. Whittington	---	---	14	13	14	41
Scott Perry	---	---	18	21	2	41
Mario Celotto	---	---	8	17	16	41
Cliff Harris	---	---	15	20	5	40
Ernie Holmes	---	---	20	19	1	40
Mark Slater	12	21	---	---	7	40
Charlie Waters	---	---	16	21	2	39
Harold Kayton	---	---	15	12	12	39
Ike Howard	---	---	12	20	7	39
Duriel Harris	9	22	---	---	6	37
Ed Fulton	9	21	---	---	7	37
John Giesler	11	24	---	---	2	37
Everson Walls	---	---	19	16	2	37
Don Parrish	---	---	15	19	2	36
Tom Graves	---	---	4	18	13	35
Rick Fontenot	---	---	13	18	3	34
Paul Howard	9	19	---	---	1	29
Mike Goff	4	10	---	---	15	29
Hubert Oliver	7	18	---	---	4	29
Fair Hooker	10	17	---	---	---	27
Chuck Naretta	4	6	---	---	17	27
Pat Haden	12	15	---	---	---	27
Forrest Blue	7	15	---	---	4	26
Mike Pruitt	10	12	---	---	2	24
Jim Otis	3	6	---	---	13	22
Paul Godfrey	---	---	10	11	1	22
Danny White	4	17	---	---	---	21
Kyle Delaroche	2	13	---	---	---	15
Kurt Sohn	0	4	---	---	10	14
Irvin Phillips	---	---	5	6	---	11
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	4	4
Phil LaPorta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louie Giammona	18	18	---	---	24	60
Benny Malone	21	23	---	---	13	57
Art Kuehn	20	29	---	---	5	54
Keith Fahnhorst	21	23	---	---	8	52
Chris Ward	21	28	---	---	---	49
Gregg Bingham	---	---	8	16	24	48
Ray Snell	23	25	---	---	---	48
Bruce Rasmussen	22	24	---	---	1	47
Larry Mucker	10	21	---	---	16	47
Don Nottingham	12	18	---	---	14	44
Gary Parris	19	18	---	---	7	44
Ethan Leaskey	20	24	---	---	---	44
Gery Palmer	16	18	---	---	8	42
Waymond Bryant	---	---	12	17	12	41
Derek Shields	18	19	---	---	3	40
Lynn Swann	19	19	---	---	1	39
David Overstreet	18	19	---	---	1	38
Beasley Reece	---	---	10	14	13	37
Orlando Matsui	---	---	11	16	7	34
Phil Dokes	---	---	11	23	---	34
Dennis Thurman	---	---	8	17	9	34
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	10	24	---	34
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	7	20	5	32
Mark Haynes	---	---	9	21	2	32
Scott Dierking	12	15	---	---	4	31
Darryl Grant	---	---	11	19	---	30
Pat Ogrin	---	---	7	21	2	30
Devin Lockett	13	8	---	---	8	29
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	7	19	3	29
Craig Cassady	---	---	6	19	4	29
John Mohring	---	---	10	14	3	27
Keith Wortman	9	9	---	---	8	26
Jackie Wallace	---	---	5	7	12	24
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	10	13	1	24
Bill Cahill	---	---	1	7	15	23
Mercury Duncan	7	16	---	---	---	23
Carl Ekern	---	---	6	17	---	23
Aaron Kyle	---	---	7	13	2	22
Jim Burt	---	---	8	10	4	22
Ron Fellows	---	---	7	13	1	21
Ricardo Browning	---	---	5	12	1	18
Ron Egloff	1	0	---	---	17	18
Terry Bradshaw	6	9	---	---	---	15
Gary Marangi	4	2	---	---	3	9
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	70	14.0
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	14	47	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	15	13	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Pat Haden	14	5	2	3	2	3	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck
Ethan Leaskey	22	15	1	1	3	2	2
Terry Bradshaw	8	7	1	0	1	0	0
Gary Marangi	2	2	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	49	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	140	17.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	15	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	100	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	61	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	63	31.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	7	5	1	65	0	24
WR Duriel Harris	7	6	0	111	3	22
WR Fair Hooker	4	3	0	38	0	17
WR Kurt Sohn	4	0	1	0	0	4
FB Hubert Oliver	3	2	0	5	0	18
TE Chuck Naretta	2	2	0	15	0	6
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0	0	0	25
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0	0	0	10

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	7	5	0	47	0	19
WR Benny Malone	6	2	1	48	1	23
WR Larry Mucker	6	5	0	36	0	21
FB Don Nottingham	3	3	0	3	0	18
TE Gary Parris	3	2	0	12	0	18
FB Scott Dierking	2	2	0	9	0	15
RB David Overstreet	2	2	0	66	1	19
TE Devin Lockett	1	1	0	3	0	8
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	0	10	0	16
RB Louie Giammona	1	1	0	5	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Elvis Peacock	1	1	1.00	3.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Louie Giammona	3	7	2.33	2.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny White	2	2	18	9.00	9.00
Pat Haden	2	1	13	6.50	7.07

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	1	1	3	3.00	14.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	21	10.50	9.29
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Duriel Harris	1	1	10	10.00	15.86

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	3	3.00	6.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Elvis Peacock	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	3	2
Louie Giammona	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	4	1	1
Danny White	2	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Leaskey	6	3	2
Gary Marangi	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	2	1	1
WR Kurt Sohn	2	0	0
WR Fair Hooker	1	1	1
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benny Malone	2	0	0
WR Larry Mucker	2	1	0
TE Gary Parris	1	1	1
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	1
RB Louie Giammona	1	1	1

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)