Week 1, 1981

played in Baltimore, TN

64 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	3	0	-	3
Baltimore Southmen	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:28 BAL - Skip Butler 23 field goal
2Q: 05:11 BAL - Skip Butler 38 field goal
3Q: 10:18 BAL - Clarence Williams 4 run (Skip Butler extra point)
3Q: 02:12 PIT - Mark Moseley 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:28 BAL - Skip Butler 23 field goal
2Q: 05:11 BAL - Skip Butler 38 field goal
3Q: 10:18 BAL - Clarence Williams 4 run (Skip Butler extra point)
3Q: 02:12 PIT - Mark Moseley 27 field goal

Team Statistics PIT BAL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 246 355
- Offensive Plays 61 71
- Yards per Play 4.03 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 83 206
- Rushing Attempts 20 44
- Yards per Rush 4.15 4.68
Net Passing Yards 163 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 18 - 0 26 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 185 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.98 5.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/40
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 2/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 25:47 34:13

Team Statistics	PIT	BAL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	246	355
- Offensive Plays	61	71
- Yards per Play	4.03	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	83	206
- Rushing Attempts	20	44
- Yards per Rush	4.15	4.68
Net Passing Yards	163	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 18 - 0	26 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	185	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.98	5.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/40
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	2/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	25:47	34:13

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:23	2:17	OWN 20	5	5	Punt
1	3:19	3:31	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
2	10:40	1:11	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
2	5:06	2:59	OWN 29	6	31	Fumble
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 20	3	12	Half
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
3	10:09	1:47	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	6:57	4:51	50	10	40	Field Goal
4	11:25	2:29	OWN 28	5	17	Punt
4	4:56	3:00	OWN 23	15	61	Downs

Baltimore Southmen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:37	OWN 20	12	74	Field Goal
1	6:06	2:47	OWN 27	4	28	Punt
2	14:48	4:08	OWN 20	8	56	Downs
2	9:29	4:23	50	9	29	Field Goal
2	2:07	1:03	OWN 40	4	17	Punt
3	12:16	2:07	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
3	8:22	1:25	OPP 44	4	11	Interception
3	2:06	5:41	OWN 25	10	39	Interception
4	8:56	4:00	OWN 5	9	72	Fumble
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 16	6	16	Game

Game MVP: Stump Mitchell, Baltimore Southmen

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Nathan	13	32	2.46	8	0
David Overstreet	4	21	5.25	8	0
Terry Bradshaw	3	30	10.00	16	2

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stump Mitchell	34	181	5.32	39	5	0
Clarence Williams	6	20	3.33	11	1	1
Guido Merkens	3	1	0.33	3	0	0
Tony Davis	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	37	18	185	4/22	0	25	0	63.5

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Guido Merkens	26	16	154	1/5	0	23	2	46.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lynn Swann	6	13	86	14.33	15	25
WR John Stallworth	3	8	42	14.00	11	20
FB Don Nottingham	2	2	16	8.00	0	10
WR Benny Malone	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
TE Gary Parris	1	1	0	0.00	1	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	4	8	8.00	8	8
FB Scott Dierking	1	2	7	7.00	7	7
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
RB Tony Nathan	1	3	4	4.00	6	4

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Stump Mitchell	4	5	22	5.50	7	9
TE Dan Ross	3	5	28	9.33	1	14
WR Charlie Brown	3	3	46	15.33	13	23
WR Billy Johnson	2	6	14	7.00	9	7
WR Carlos Pennywell	2	2	23	11.50	10	17
WR Calvin Sweeney	2	4	21	10.50	5	19
TE Phil McKinnely	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Doug Beaudoin	1	14	14.00	0
S Glenn Blackwood	1	28	28.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terry Bradshaw	1	0	0	0
Beasley Reece	0	1	1	0

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stump Mitchell	1	0	0
Bob Maddox	0	1	0
Sylvester Hicks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	6	220	36.7	26.7	50	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Cox	2	88	44.0	24.0	45	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Skip Butler	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	2	40	20.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	3	59	19.7	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	12	3	0.0	38	20
S Beasley Reece	7	6	0.0	42	26
S Glenn Blackwood	6	4	0.0	38	19
DE Kennedy Cook	5	0	1.0	27	22
OLB Waymond Bryant	5	0	0.0	37	24
DT Ricardo Browning	4	1	0.0	28	21
CB Mark Haynes	3	2	0.0	32	16
DE Jim Burt	3	0	0.0	28	6
CB Jackie Wallace	2	1	0.0	7	13
OLB John Mohring	2	1	0.0	32	8
DT Pat Ogrin	2	1	0.0	16	5
DT Darryl Grant	2	0	0.0	17	21
CB Dennis Thurman	1	1	0.0	17	16
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0.0	9	8
S Doug Beaudoin	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Aaron Kyle	1	0	0.0	22	10
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	0.0	18	14
ILB Tyrone Anthony	0	1	0.0	8	6

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Maurice Harvey	7	2	0.0	17	38
S Clinton Burrell	6	1	0.0	18	37
OLB Woodrow Lowe	4	0	0.0	13	32
DE Lionel Collier	3	0	0.5	7	14
CB Gary Green	3	2	0.0	15	35
CB Gerald Small	3	1	0.0	20	34
S Larry Anderson	3	0	0.0	15	33
DT Bob Baumhower	2	1	1.0	15	21
ILB Bill Matthews	2	0	0.0	10	17
ILB Buddy Curry	2	0	0.0	16	33
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	1	1.0	12	21
OLB Ted Choma	1	0	1.0	5	5
DT Marty Lyons	1	1	0.5	11	25
DT Bob Maddox	1	1	0.0	14	25
WR Billy Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Joe Lavender	1	0	0.0	2	11
DE Fred Dean	1	0	0.0	7	17
OLB Chuck Evans	1	0	0.0	1	5
RB Stump Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kennedy Cook	1.0	0	0	22
DE Mat Mendenhall	0.0	1	0	5
DT Darryl Grant	0.0	0	1	21

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ted Choma	1.0	0	0	0	5
DT Bob Baumhower	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Sylvester Hicks	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Marty Lyons	0.5	0	1	0	25
DE Lionel Collier	0.5	0	0	1	14
OLB Woodrow Lowe	0.0	1	0	0	32
DT Bob Maddox	0.0	0	2	0	25
S Larry Anderson	0.0	0	1	0	33
ILB Buddy Curry	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Byron Braggs	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant	4	0	0	24
S Glenn Blackwood	2	1	1	19
OLB Carl Ekern	2	1	0	20
DE Kennedy Cook	2	0	0	22
S Doug Beaudoin	1	1	1	9
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0	8
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0	13
CB Aaron Kyle	1	0	0	10
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	0	16
CB Mark Haynes	1	0	0	16
CB Ron Fellows	0	1	0	14

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Clinton Burrell	4	2	37
OLB Woodrow Lowe	3	1	32
S Maurice Harvey	3	0	38
CB Gerald Small	3	0	34
CB Gary Green	2	2	35
S Larry Anderson	2	1	33
CB Joe Lavender	1	0	11
ILB Buddy Curry	0	3	33

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glen Holloway	3	4	16	0	20
Art Kuehn	1	2	11	1	31
Ray Snell	0	5	14	1	36
Bruce Rasmussen	0	2	17	0	33
Keith Fahnhorst	0	1	15	2	34
Don Nottingham	0	1	2	0	14
Derek Shields	0	1	12	0	18
Scott Dierking	0	1	10	0	16
Chris Ward	0	1	15	0	33

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kent Hill	3	6	1	39	0	25
Jim Rourke	2	9	0	37	1	20
Mike Webster	2	8	2	42	0	27
Robert Pratt	2	8	0	44	0	27
J.T. Taylor	2	3	0	15	0	9
Tunch Ilkin	1	3	0	34	0	24
Dan Ross	1	1	0	27	0	19
Russ Bolinger	0	1	0	2	0	0
Tony Davis	0	1	0	34	0	20
Chuck Brown	0	1	0	5	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Waymond Bryant	3	10
Larry Mucker	1	8

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Ross	1	7
Carlos Pennywell	1	6
Phil Francis	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Beasley Reece	---	---	42	26	10	78
Waymond Bryant	---	---	37	24	10	71
John Stallworth	20	40	---	---	4	64
Terry Bradshaw	20	41	---	---	---	61
Carl Ekern	---	---	38	20	1	59
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	38	19	1	58
Keith Fahnhorst	15	34	---	---	7	56
Bruce Rasmussen	17	33	---	---	6	56
Tony Nathan	14	26	---	---	14	54
Lynn Swann	16	36	---	---	1	53
Kennedy Cook	---	---	27	22	2	51
Mark Haynes	---	---	32	16	2	50
Ray Snell	14	36	---	---	---	50
Ricardo Browning	---	---	28	21	---	49
Art Kuehn	11	31	---	---	7	49
Chris Ward	15	33	---	---	---	48
Orlando Matsui	---	---	22	20	2	44
Glen Holloway	16	20	---	---	7	43
John Mohring	---	---	32	8	1	41
Darryl Grant	---	---	17	21	2	40
Gary Parris	12	22	---	---	3	37
Derek Shields	12	18	---	---	7	37
Dennis Thurman	---	---	17	16	4	37
Jim Burt	---	---	28	6	2	36
Aaron Kyle	---	---	22	10	2	34
Ron Fellows	---	---	18	14	---	32
Phil Dokes	---	---	22	7	2	31
Don Nottingham	2	14	---	---	13	29
Jackie Wallace	---	---	7	13	8	28
Gregg Bingham	---	---	9	8	10	27
Scott Dierking	10	16	---	---	1	27
Ron Egloff	2	12	---	---	13	27
Mercury Duncan	10	16	---	---	---	26
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	18	5	---	23
Pat Ogrin	---	---	16	5	2	23
David Overstreet	6	14	---	---	---	20
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	8	6	5	19
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	4	9	4	17
Benny Malone	3	6	---	---	7	16
Larry Mucker	5	3	---	---	8	16
Bill Cahill	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Cassady	---	---	2	1	1	4
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Pratt	44	27	---	---	4	75
Stump Mitchell	36	22	---	---	15	73
Guido Merkens	44	27	---	---	---	71
Mike Webster	42	27	---	---	---	69
Kent Hill	39	25	---	---	4	68
Tony Davis	34	20	---	---	10	64
Maurice Harvey	---	---	17	38	7	62
Jim Rourke	37	20	---	---	4	61
Tunch Ilkin	34	24	---	---	3	61
Gary Green	---	---	15	35	7	57
Clinton Burrell	---	---	18	37	1	56
Gerald Small	---	---	20	34	1	55
Larry Anderson	---	---	15	33	6	54
Dan Ross	27	19	---	---	7	53
Buddy Curry	---	---	16	33	1	50
Billy Johnson	25	16	---	---	8	49
Woodrow Lowe	---	---	13	32	3	48
Phil McKinnely	29	14	---	---	4	47
Charlie Brown	19	15	---	---	8	42
Bob Maddox	---	---	14	25	2	41
Carlos Pennywell	20	14	---	---	6	40
Marty Lyons	---	---	11	25	2	38
Bob Baumhower	---	---	15	21	1	37
Willie Buchanon	---	---	12	24	---	36
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	12	21	1	34
Bill Matthews	---	---	10	17	6	33
Fred Dean	---	---	7	17	4	28
Blacke Whitlatch	---	---	9	16	3	28
Joe Lavender	---	---	2	11	12	25
Calvin Sweeney	16	9	---	---	---	25
J.T. Taylor	15	9	---	---	---	24
Lionel Collier	---	---	7	14	1	22
Byron Braggs	---	---	1	8	8	17
Ted Choma	---	---	5	5	6	16
Mike Tice	5	1	---	---	10	16
Clarence Williams	8	5	---	---	2	15
James Scott	1	0	---	---	12	13
Chuck Brown	5	2	---	---	1	8
Chuck Evans	---	---	1	5	1	7
Skip Butler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Phil Francis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyrone McGriff	2	1	---	---	---	3
Russ Bolinger	2	0	---	---	---	2
Dante Agee	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Cox	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	28	139	5.0
Right	7	45	6.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	37	18	2	2	1	9	6	1	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Guido Merkens	26	16	1	1	1	4	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	23	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	125	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	66	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	33	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	13	6	0	86	1	36
WR John Stallworth	8	3	0	42	1	40
WR Mercury Duncan	4	1	0	8	0	16
RB Tony Nathan	3	1	1	4	0	26
WR Benny Malone	2	1	0	2	0	6
FB Don Nottingham	2	2	0	16	0	14
FB Scott Dierking	2	1	0	7	0	16
TE Gary Parris	1	1	0	0	0	22
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	0	11	0	12
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	0	9	0	3

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Johnson	6	2	1	14	0	16
TE Dan Ross	5	3	0	28	0	19
RB Stump Mitchell	5	4	0	22	0	22
WR Calvin Sweeney	4	2	0	21	0	9
WR Charlie Brown	3	3	0	46	1	15
WR Carlos Pennywell	2	2	0	23	0	14
TE Phil McKinnely	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	1	5	5.00	2.46

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stump Mitchell	4	4	1.00	5.32
Clarence Williams	1	4	4.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	3	0	0	0.00	5.00

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Guido Merkens	3	2	13	4.33	5.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Swann	1	6.62
WR Mercury Duncan	1	2.00
RB Tony Nathan	1	1.33

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Johnson	2	1	7	3.50	2.33
TE Dan Ross	1	1	6	6.00	5.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	1	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Stump Mitchell	4	3
Clarence Williams	2	2
Guido Merkens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	12	7	6

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Guido Merkens	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lynn Swann	3	2	2
WR John Stallworth	2	0	0
WR Mercury Duncan	2	0	0
WR Benny Malone	1	1	0
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	1
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	1
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	1
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	1

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Johnson	3	2	1
TE Dan Ross	3	2	1
WR Carlos Pennywell	2	2	2
WR Calvin Sweeney	1	1	0
WR Charlie Brown	1	1	1
RB Stump Mitchell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)