Week 2, 1981

played in Pittsburgh, PA

80 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions0370-10
Pittsburgh Steelers10377-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 PIT - Benny Malone 18 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 04:39 PIT - Mark Moseley 22 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 54 field goal
2Q: 05:04 PIT - Mark Moseley 21 field goal
3Q: 09:09 DET - Ken Margerum 7 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 06:36 PIT - David Overstreet 20 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 11:42 PIT - Benny Malone 9 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)

Team StatisticsDETPIT
Record1-11-1
First Downs1316
- by Rushing23
- by Passing1113
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards297312
- Offensive Plays6763
- Yards per Play4.434.95
Net Rushing Yards3957
- Rushing Attempts1631
- Yards per Rush2.441.84
Net Passing Yards258255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 26 - 031 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards276261
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/181/6
- Yards per Pass Play5.067.97
Fumbles/Lost5/30/0
3rd Down Conversions7/183/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.48.7
4th Down Conversions1/30/0
Penalties/Yards11/815/45
Punt Returns/Yards2/121/11
Kick Returns/Yards5/932/55
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 44
Time of Possession26:3233:28

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:400:11OWN 361-6Fumble
111:091:08OWN 203-6Punt
14:334:39OWN 23940Field Goal
212:421:36OWN 20619Punt
24:582:43OWN 224-3Punt
21:371:25OWN 18535Punt
315:006:01OWN 291171Touchdown
36:213:47OWN 17734Punt
31:342:24OWN 35629Missed FG
411:332:06OWN 2733Punt
44:331:02OWN 3358Fumble
42:190:48OWN 2047Downs
40:550:34OWN 2040Downs
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:20OWN 2032Punt
112:291:20OPP 30330Touchdown
110:015:28OWN 401055Field Goal
214:542:12OWN 4437Punt
211:066:08OWN 201276Field Goal
22:150:38OWN 403-2Punt
20:120:12OWN 714Half
38:591:41OWN 323-1Punt
37:180:57OPP 27327Touchdown
32:341:00OWN 2030Punt
414:102:37OWN 43557Touchdown
49:274:54OWN 40734Missed FG
43:311:12OPP 414-9Punt
41:310:36OPP 273-6Punt
40:210:21OPP 201-2Game

Game MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terdell Middleton9252.78800
Mike Franckowiak6132.17300
Ken Margerum111.00100
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Nathan20321.60600
David Overstreet9212.33700
Terry Bradshaw242.00600

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bill Demory48262763/18132078.1
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Terry Bradshaw31232611/63310131.2

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ken Margerum687913.176291
WR Jim Robinson466315.7520250
TE Ozzie Newsome46287.006160
RB Mike Franckowiak35113.67080
WR Jim Smith35279.000110
WR Preston Dennard39237.674120
WR Jim Jensen253919.507320
TE Jerome Moriarty1266.00560
TE J.T. Galles0100.00000
RB Terdell Middleton0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Stallworth89627.7510200
WR Lynn Swann7109713.8635310
WR Benny Malone455513.758182
FB Don Nottingham1177.00070
WR Mercury Duncan111212.002120
FB Scott Dierking1188.00080
RB David Overstreet122020.0010201
TE Gary Parris0100.00000
WR Larry Mucker0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Bill Demory3000
Mike Franckowiak1000
Terdell Middleton1000
Rufus Mayes0100
Ken Mendenhall0100
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Tony Nathan0100
Mat Mendenhall0100
Jim Burt0100
Waymond Bryant0020
Gregg Bingham0010
Kennedy Cook0010
Orlando Matsui0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Russell Erxleben627846.337.8611
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett731845.435.1521

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Uwe Von Schamann1/21/21/2541/1
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mark Moseley2/30/10/0223/3

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Franckowiak144.00
Jim Smith188.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill11111.00

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Franckowiak47819.50
Tim Collier11515.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill25527.50

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil620.02927
ILB Matt Millen610.02223
S Ronnie Lott500.02529
DT Dino Mangiero401.01511
CB Tim Collier420.02629
DE Jacob Green400.01719
CB Maurice Spencer330.01921
CB Bobby Butler310.02125
S Ralph McGill300.02632
ILB Jeff Siemon300.099
DT Zack Lang220.01113
S Billy Thompson210.02217
DE Gary Hrivnak200.0127
DT Herb Orvis200.01718
DE Dennis Boyd120.02226
DE Barry Bennett110.01413
OLB Mike McGraw030.01610
DE Mike St. Clair020.01417
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Beasley Reece1020.01548
DE Kennedy Cook421.01126
OLB Waymond Bryant400.51240
OLB Carl Ekern440.01132
CB Dennis Thurman410.0736
CB Mark Haynes410.01234
OLB Gregg Bingham310.0522
DE Orlando Matsui211.0929
ILB Tyrone Anthony220.0610
CB Aaron Kyle200.01016
ILB Terry Tautolo200.01018
CB Jackie Wallace110.0220
CB Ron Fellows110.0526
DT Ricardo Browning100.0928
DT Darryl Grant010.5634
S Glenn Blackwood020.01344
S Doug Beaudoin010.0315
DE Phil Dokes010.0722
DT Pat Ogrin010.0713

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Dino Mangiero1.000011
DE Gary Hrivnak0.00207
DT Herb Orvis0.001018
DE Dennis Boyd0.001026
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Orlando Matsui1.001029
DE Kennedy Cook1.000026
OLB Waymond Bryant0.501040
DT Darryl Grant0.500034
DE Mat Mendenhall0.003025
DT Ricardo Browning0.001128
DE Jim Burt0.001017
DT Pat Ogrin0.001013

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Tim Collier50029
S Ronnie Lott40029
CB Maurice Spencer31021
CB Bobby Butler21025
S Ralph McGill20032
S Billy Thompson20017
ILB Matt Millen12023
OLB Ed O'Neil10027
DT Herb Orvis10018
ILB Jeff Siemon1009
DE Dennis Boyd10026
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mark Haynes51034
OLB Carl Ekern41032
S Beasley Reece41048
OLB Waymond Bryant31040
CB Dennis Thurman31036
CB Aaron Kyle20016
CB Ron Fellows11026
OLB Gregg Bingham10022
CB Jackie Wallace10020
DE Orlando Matsui10029
ILB Terry Tautolo10018
S Doug Beaudoin01015
S Glenn Blackwood01044

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jesse Burgess13014041
Rufus Mayes1208134
Ken Long12013139
Mosi Tatupu11010030
Anthony Munoz03015146
Steve Young020706
Brad Benson02015041
Jerome Moriarty0107014
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Don Nottingham220708
Keith Fahnhorst15028029
Art Kuehn14019018
Ron Egloff1201002
Bruce Rasmussen04024021
Derek Shields03018020
Scott Dierking03017013
Gary Parris02017017
Chris Ward02025027
Ray Snell02027025
Glen Holloway00014120

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Lawrence Gaines223
Ken Mendenhall18
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Waymond Bryant314
Beasley Reece216
Benny Malone115
Larry Mucker112

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ronnie Lott------25292579
Bill Demory1651---------67
Tim Collier------26291267
Ralph McGill------2632361
Anthony Munoz1546---------61
Bobby Butler------21251561
Jesse Burgess1441------560
Ed O'Neil------2927359
Ken Long1339------759
Brad Benson1541---------56
Mike Franckowiak635------1253
Dennis Boyd------2226553
Matt Millen------2223853
Mosi Tatupu1030------949
Rufus Mayes834------648
Preston Dennard732------847
Ozzie Newsome1225------744
Maurice Spencer------1921343
Jim Smith621------1542
Billy Thompson------2217241
Ken Margerum635---------41
Jacob Green------1719440
Ken Mendenhall623------837
Herb Orvis------1718237
Barry Bennett------1413936
Jerome Moriarty714------1334
Mike St. Clair------1417334
Jim Robinson924---------33
Terdell Middleton1014------933
Lawrence Gaines08------2331
Dino Mangiero------1511531
Jim Jensen411------1429
J.T. Galles36------1726
Mike McGraw------1610---26
Randy Coffield------251926
Zack Lang------1113125
Cody Risien115------723
Gary Hrivnak------127120
Jeff Siemon------99119
Steve Young76------316
Kent Uribe110---------11
Russell Erxleben00------88
Uwe Von Schamann00------55
Tom MacLeod------21---3
Mike Nott00---------0
Eric Hipple00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Beasley Reece------15481679
Keith Fahnhorst2829------1067
Waymond Bryant------12401466
Terry Bradshaw3132---------63
Glenn Blackwood------1344360
John Stallworth2728------358
Tony Nathan2211------2558
Bruce Rasmussen2421------853
Chris Ward2527---------52
Ray Snell2725---------52
Lynn Swann2328---------51
Dennis Thurman------736851
Mark Haynes------1234450
Gregg Bingham------5222249
Art Kuehn1918------1047
Derek Shields1820------846
Carl Ekern------1132245
Glen Holloway1420------1044
Gary Parris1717------1044
Kennedy Cook------1126542
Darryl Grant------634242
Orlando Matsui------929341
Ricardo Browning------928239
Don Nottingham78------1833
Scott Dierking1713------333
Phil Dokes------722433
Ron Fellows------526233
Jackie Wallace------2201032
Benny Malone88------1531
Terry Tautolo------1018331
Aaron Kyle------1016430
Mat Mendenhall------525---30
Jim Burt------1017330
David Overstreet921---------30
Ron Egloff102------1729
Mercury Duncan1314---------27
Larry Mucker210------1224
Pat Ogrin------713222
Doug Beaudoin------315321
Tyrone Anthony------610218
Bill Cahill------021517
Mark Moseley00------99
Jeff Gossett00------77
Craig Cassady------14---5
Gary Marangi00------33
Ethan Leaskey00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6101.7
Middle8253.1
Right242.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8192.4
Middle13231.8
Right9171.9
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bill Demory48263518810
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Terry Bradshaw31235004400

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1811824.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)179945.5
Long (19+ Yds)104999.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2163.0
Short (0-8 Yds)16131056.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)11813011.8
Long (19+ Yds)212010.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Preston Dennard93123032
WR Ken Margerum86079135
WR Jim Robinson64063124
TE Ozzie Newsome64028025
RB Mike Franckowiak53011035
WR Jim Smith53027021
WR Jim Jensen52039111
TE Jerome Moriarty2106014
TE J.T. Galles100006
RB Terdell Middleton1000014
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Lynn Swann107097328
WR John Stallworth98062128
WR Benny Malone5405508
RB David Overstreet21020121
FB Don Nottingham110708
TE Gary Parris1000017
WR Mercury Duncan11012014
FB Scott Dierking1108013
WR Larry Mucker1000010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tony Nathan4-5-1.251.60
Terry Bradshaw1-2-2.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bill Demory32144.675.75
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Terry Bradshaw106797.908.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ozzie Newsome1000.004.67
WR Jim Jensen1177.007.80
WR Ken Margerum1177.009.88
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Lynn Swann42153.759.70
WR Benny Malone334414.6711.00
TE Gary Parris1000.000.00
WR Larry Mucker1000.000.00
RB David Overstreet112020.0010.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Mike Franckowiak10
Terdell Middleton11
PittsburghRushesConversions
Tony Nathan51

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Bill Demory1596
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Terry Bradshaw842

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Preston Dennard421
WR Ken Margerum443
WR Jim Robinson211
WR Jim Smith210
TE Jerome Moriarty100
TE J.T. Galles100
WR Jim Jensen111
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Lynn Swann420
WR Benny Malone211
WR John Stallworth100
RB David Overstreet111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)