Week 3, 1981

played in Oakland, CA

49 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	3	0	-	13
Oakland Raiders	3	6	7	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 PIT - David Overstreet 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 04:40 OAK - Ray Wersching 38 field goal
2Q: 06:29 OAK - Ray Wersching 29 field goal
2Q: 04:06 OAK - Ray Wersching 28 field goal
2Q: 00:09 PIT - Mark Moseley 21 field goal
3Q: 08:12 OAK - Jerry Eckwood 6 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 02:59 PIT - Mark Moseley 42 field goal
4Q: 11:17 OAK - Ray Wersching 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 PIT - David Overstreet 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 04:40 OAK - Ray Wersching 38 field goal
2Q: 06:29 OAK - Ray Wersching 29 field goal
2Q: 04:06 OAK - Ray Wersching 28 field goal
2Q: 00:09 PIT - Mark Moseley 21 field goal
3Q: 08:12 OAK - Jerry Eckwood 6 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 02:59 PIT - Mark Moseley 42 field goal
4Q: 11:17 OAK - Ray Wersching 48 field goal

Team Statistics PIT OAK
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 15 8
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 7 3
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 258 175
- Offensive Plays 68 57
- Yards per Play 3.79 3.07
Net Rushing Yards 133 106
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 4.43 3.31
Net Passing Yards 125 69
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 2 25 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 194 69
- Sacks/Yards Lost 10/69 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.29 2.76
Fumbles/Lost 7/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/44 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/46 4/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/78 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 32:14 27:46

Team Statistics	PIT	OAK
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	15	8
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	7	3
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	258	175
- Offensive Plays	68	57
- Yards per Play	3.79	3.07
Net Rushing Yards	133	106
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	4.43	3.31
Net Passing Yards	125	69
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 2	25 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	194	69
- Sacks/Yards Lost	10/69	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.29	2.76
Fumbles/Lost	7/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/44	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/46	4/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/78	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	32:14	27:46

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	3:30	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
1	7:20	1:41	OWN 23	3	10	Fumble
1	4:35	5:20	OWN 15	8	-8	Punt
2	13:03	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	6:22	1:23	OWN 10	2	4	Fumble
2	4:01	2:00	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
2	1:01	0:57	OWN 37	6	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
3	8:27	0:15	OWN 9	1	-4	Interception
3	8:03	1:35	OWN 22	3	-6	Punt
3	5:45	2:52	OPP 41	5	16	Field Goal
4	14:50	1:48	OWN 17	3	-6	Punt
4	11:12	3:25	OWN 23	5	37	Punt
4	6:39	4:48	OWN 33	12	57	Downs
4	1:16	0:54	OWN 41	4	21	Interception

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	9:42	2:22	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
1	5:39	1:04	OPP 24	3	3	Field Goal
2	14:15	1:12	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
2	11:29	5:07	OWN 20	9	68	Field Goal
2	4:59	0:58	OPP 9	3	-2	Field Goal
2	2:01	1:00	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:54	4:27	OWN 33	8	24	Punt
3	8:12	0:09	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
3	6:28	0:43	OWN 46	3	6	Fumble
3	2:53	3:03	OWN 15	5	22	Punt
4	13:02	1:50	OPP 40	3	9	Field Goal
4	7:47	1:08	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	1:51	0:35	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 35	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Harry Weis, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	18	85	4.72	22	3	1
Tony Nathan	10	31	3.10	10	1	0
Ethan Leaskey	2	17	8.50	15	1	0

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerry Eckwood	23	97	4.22	11	1	1
Ed Jenkins	3	8	2.67	4	0	0
Kim Reedy	3	-1	-0.33	3	0	0
Mike Voight	2	-2	-1.00	2	0	0
Randy McMillan	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Leaskey	26	14	138	9/63	0	43	2	37.0
Terry Bradshaw	2	2	56	1/6	0	33	0	118.8

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kim Reedy	25	11	69	0/0	0	23	0	51.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Stallworth	6	12	56	9.33	20	33
WR Lynn Swann	5	8	89	17.80	7	43
WR Mercury Duncan	3	5	32	10.67	14	13
WR Benny Malone	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dave Casper	3	5	9	3.00	0	4
WR Gerald Tinker	3	4	38	12.67	14	23
WR Robbie Ramirez	2	3	19	9.50	5	10
WR Tommie Towns	1	4	0	0.00	0	0
RB Mike Voight	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Byron Franklin	1	4	2	2.00	1	2
RB Ed Jenkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Bobby Jones	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rod Perry	1	10	10.00	0
S Michael Downs	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ethan Leaskey	4	0	0
Bill Cahill	2	0	0
Tony Nathan	1	0	0
Terry Tautolo	0	1	1
Don Nottingham	0	1	0
Lynn Swann	0	1	0
Carl Ekern	0	1	0
Scott Dierking	0	1	0
Dennis Thurman	0	1	0
Jackie Wallace	0	0	1
Glenn Blackwood	0	0	1

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robbie Ramirez	1	0	0
Kim Reedy	1	0	0
Jerry Eckwood	1	0	0
Ron Dirnbauer	0	2	0
Steve Sylvester	0	1	0
Barney Cotton	0	1	0
Mark Arneson	0	0	1
Bo Cornell	0	0	1
Joe Ehrmann	0	0	1
Prentice McCray	0	0	1
Henry Reed	0	0	1
Clyde Werner	0	0	1
Harry Weis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	7	306	43.7	39.0	54	1

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	8	362	45.3	37.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	4/4	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	5	46	9.2	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ed Jenkins	2	12	6.0	0
Prentice McCray	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	4	78	19.5	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robbie Ramirez	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	6	2	0.0	26	22
S Beasley Reece	5	4	0.0	31	23
OLB Waymond Bryant	5	1	0.0	21	18
CB Jackie Wallace	3	0	0.0	8	8
CB Mark Haynes	3	0	0.0	22	17
ILB Terry Tautolo	2	3	0.0	15	10
DE Orlando Matsui	2	2	0.0	15	19
ILB Tyrone Anthony	2	1	0.0	10	7
DE Phil Dokes	2	1	0.0	17	6
CB Dennis Thurman	2	0	0.0	17	17
S Glenn Blackwood	2	0	0.0	28	22
DE Jim Burt	2	0	0.0	13	7
CB Aaron Kyle	1	2	0.0	15	10
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	1	0.0	14	4
WR John Stallworth	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	---	---	---
FB Scott Dierking	1	0	---	---	---
T Chris Ward	1	0	---	---	---
DT Darryl Grant	1	0	0.0	19	18
DE Kennedy Cook	0	1	0.0	21	16
DT Ricardo Browning	0	1	0.0	20	19
DT Pat Ogrin	0	1	0.0	11	6

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Merlo	6	2	1.0	28	33
CB Billie Hayes	6	1	0.0	6	13
ILB Mark Arneson	5	2	1.0	28	34
S Johnnie Gray	5	3	0.0	28	31
S Hanford Dixon	5	1	0.0	21	29
DT Joe Ehrmann	4	3	1.5	23	19
S Michael Downs	4	1	0.0	19	25
DE Harry Weis	3	1	3.0	21	23
DT Mike Fanning	3	0	1.0	10	15
DT Ron Dirnbauer	3	2	0.5	15	19
CB Rod Perry	3	1	0.0	20	26
OLB Bo Cornell	2	0	1.0	13	9
DE Brison Manor	2	0	0.0	17	11
CB Mario Clark	2	0	0.0	21	30
DE Henry Reed	1	1	1.0	13	27
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	1	0.0	14	15
G Barney Cotton	1	0	---	---	---
S Prentice McCray	0	1	0.0	9	16
OLB Clyde Werner	0	1	0.0	4	9
CB Chris Golub	0	1	0.0	2	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	0	9
DE Orlando Matsui	0	2	19
DT Darryl Grant	0	1	18

Oakland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harry Weis	3.0	0	1	23
DT Joe Ehrmann	1.5	0	0	19
DE Henry Reed	1.0	1	1	27
OLB Jim Merlo	1.0	0	1	33
ILB Mark Arneson	1.0	0	0	34
OLB Bo Cornell	1.0	0	0	9
DT Mike Fanning	1.0	0	0	15
DT Ron Dirnbauer	0.5	0	0	19
DE Brison Manor	0.0	1	0	11
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant	3	0	18
S Beasley Reece	2	2	23
OLB Carl Ekern	2	0	22
CB Mark Haynes	2	0	17
S Glenn Blackwood	1	1	22
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	8
CB Dennis Thurman	0	3	17

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Hanford Dixon	4	1	0	29
CB Billie Hayes	3	0	0	13
CB Rod Perry	2	0	1	26
S Michael Downs	2	0	1	25
ILB Mark Arneson	2	0	0	34
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0	33
S Johnnie Gray	1	0	0	31
CB Mario Clark	1	0	0	30
S Prentice McCray	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Art Kuehn	3	3	17	2	27
Bruce Rasmussen	2	9	25	0	32
Chris Ward	2	3	26	0	25
Ray Snell	1	4	24	3	33
Derek Shields	1	4	18	0	18
Keith Fahnhorst	0	3	26	5	33
Glen Holloway	0	2	14	0	22

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Thomas Brahaney	2	7	1	32	25
Ted Albrecht	2	6	0	27	21
Steve Sylvester	1	5	0	32	25
Joe Devlin	1	5	0	31	23
Randy McMillan	1	2	0	17	12
Jeff Bleamer	1	1	0	6	6
Barney Cotton	0	3	0	21	18

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Waymond Bryant	2	12
Tony Nathan	1	27
Beasley Reece	1	13
Glen Holloway	1	8
Bruce Rasmussen	1	8

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Werner	2	27
Mike Voight	2	22
Prentice McCray	2	18
Bobby Jones	1	17
Steve Sylvester	1	12
Ed Jenkins	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Stallworth	29	38	---	---	6	73
Keith Fahnhorst	26	33	---	---	9	68
Beasley Reece	---	---	31	23	13	67
Bruce Rasmussen	25	32	---	---	8	65
Ethan Leaskey	27	35	---	---	---	62
Lynn Swann	23	37	---	---	---	60
Gary Parris	22	24	---	---	11	57
Ray Snell	24	33	---	---	---	57
Tony Nathan	10	17	---	---	27	54
Art Kuehn	17	27	---	---	9	53
Carl Ekern	---	---	26	22	4	52
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	28	22	2	52
Waymond Bryant	---	---	21	18	12	51
Chris Ward	26	25	---	---	---	51
Mark Haynes	---	---	22	17	6	45
Glen Holloway	14	22	---	---	8	44
Derek Shields	18	18	---	---	8	44
Gregg Bingham	---	---	14	4	25	43
Ricardo Browning	---	---	20	19	4	43
Dennis Thurman	---	---	17	17	9	43
Kennedy Cook	---	---	21	16	4	41
David Overstreet	20	21	---	---	---	41
Darryl Grant	---	---	19	18	3	40
Don Nottingham	10	11	---	---	18	39
Orlando Matsui	---	---	15	19	4	38
Ron Egloff	9	8	---	---	17	34
Aaron Kyle	---	---	15	10	7	32
Terry Tautolo	---	---	15	10	7	32
Scott Dierking	12	15	---	---	3	30
Phil Dokes	---	---	17	6	7	30
Jim Burt	---	---	13	7	8	28
Jackie Wallace	---	---	8	8	11	27
Ron Fellows	---	---	12	12	3	27
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	10	7	8	25
Mercury Duncan	9	15	---	---	---	24
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	11	9	4	24
Benny Malone	1	4	---	---	18	23
Pat Ogrin	---	---	11	6	2	19
Bill Cahill	---	---	0	0	18	18
Larry Mucker	5	0	---	---	12	17
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	5	3	7	15
Craig Cassady	---	---	1	2	4	7
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Terry Bradshaw	3	3	---	---	---	6
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Brahaney	32	25	---	---	12	69
Steve Sylvester	32	25	---	---	12	69
Dave Casper	29	21	---	---	18	68
Mark Arneson	---	---	28	34	3	65
Jim Merlo	---	---	28	33	2	63
Johnnie Gray	---	---	28	31	3	62
Kim Reedy	32	25	---	---	4	61
Randy McMillan	17	12	---	---	29	58
Rod Perry	---	---	20	26	11	57
Joe Devlin	31	23	---	---	---	54
Mario Clark	---	---	21	30	2	53
Barney Cotton	21	18	---	---	12	51
Hanford Dixon	---	---	21	29	1	51
Harry Weis	---	---	21	23	4	48
Ted Albrecht	27	21	---	---	---	48
Michael Downs	---	---	19	25	3	47
Joe Ehrmann	---	---	23	19	2	44
Prentice McCray	---	---	9	16	18	43
Henry Reed	---	---	13	27	3	43
Clyde Werner	---	---	4	9	27	40
Mike Voight	8	10	---	---	22	40
Robbie Ramirez	11	13	---	---	14	38
Al Dixon	13	7	---	---	17	37
Jerry Eckwood	27	9	---	---	---	36
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	15	19	1	35
Brison Manor	---	---	17	11	7	35
Tommie Towns	20	10	---	---	4	34
Byron Franklin	13	17	---	---	4	34
Bo Cornell	---	---	13	9	11	33
Bobby Jones	10	6	---	---	17	33
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	14	15	3	32
Mike Fanning	---	---	10	15	5	30
Billie Hayes	---	---	6	13	10	29
Jeff Bleamer	6	6	---	---	12	24
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	9	15	---	24
Ed Jenkins	3	10	---	---	8	21
Earl Dvorak	---	---	9	8	4	21
Gerald Tinker	9	10	---	---	---	19
George Kunz	11	7	---	---	---	18
Chris Golub	---	---	2	11	---	13
Nat Hudson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cleveland Jackson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jeb Blount	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Simms	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	17	46	2.7
Right	7	54	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	13	55	4.2
Right	8	24	3.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Leaskey	26	14	1	1	3	2	3	2	2
Terry Bradshaw	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kim Reedy	25	11	1	1	3	6	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	8	1.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	129	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	43	43.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	51	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	17	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	12	6	1	56	1	38
WR Lynn Swann	8	5	1	89	2	37
WR Mercury Duncan	5	3	1	32	0	15
WR Benny Malone	1	1	0	12	0	4
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0	5	0	17

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dave Casper	5	3	0	9	0	21
WR Gerald Tinker	4	3	0	38	1	10
WR Tommie Towns	4	1	0	0	0	10
WR Byron Franklin	4	1	1	2	0	17
WR Robbie Ramirez	3	2	0	19	0	13
WR Bobby Jones	3	0	2	0	0	6
RB Ed Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Mike Voight	1	1	0	1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	3	2	0.67	4.72
Ethan Leaskey	1	2	2.00	8.50

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Eckwood	2	4	2.00	4.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Leaskey	6	2	16	2.67	5.31

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kim Reedy	3	1	4	1.33	2.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	3	1	11	3.67	4.67
WR Mercury Duncan	2	0	0	0.00	6.40
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dave Casper	2	1	4	2.00	1.80
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	0	0.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	3	2
Tony Nathan	2	0
Ethan Leaskey	1	0

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Voight	2	0
Ed Jenkins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Leaskey	6	4	2
Terry Bradshaw	1	1	1

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kim Reedy	12	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	4	2	1
WR Lynn Swann	2	2	2
WR Benny Malone	1	1	0

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dave Casper	3	3	0
WR Gerald Tinker	3	2	1
WR Robbie Ramirez	3	2	1
WR Byron Franklin	2	0	0
WR Bobby Jones	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,200 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (22,100)
End Zone 15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,200 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (22,100)
End Zone	15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)