Week 4, 1981

played in Pittsburgh, PA

63 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Tennessee Barons	3	0	0	7	3	-	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 PIT - Tony Nathan 3 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 01:43 TEN - Benny Ricardo 28 field goal
2Q: 00:36 PIT - Mark Moseley 30 field goal
4Q: 03:26 TEN - Ron Cassidy 24 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
OT: 08:58 TEN - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 PIT - Tony Nathan 3 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 01:43 TEN - Benny Ricardo 28 field goal
2Q: 00:36 PIT - Mark Moseley 30 field goal
4Q: 03:26 TEN - Ron Cassidy 24 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
OT: 08:58 TEN - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal

Team Statistics TEN PIT
Record 3-1 1-3
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 6 11
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 331 349
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 5.61 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 166 153
- Rushing Attempts 31 39
- Yards per Rush 5.35 3.92
Net Passing Yards 165 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 1 29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 170 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.89 6.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 4.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/52 2/11
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:26 34:41

Team Statistics	TEN	PIT
Record	3-1	1-3
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	6	11
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	331	349
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	5.61	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	166	153
- Rushing Attempts	31	39
- Yards per Rush	5.35	3.92
Net Passing Yards	165	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 1	29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	170	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.89	6.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	4.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/52	2/11
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:26	34:41

Drive Charts

Tennessee Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:24	2:31	OWN 20	5	23	Interception
1	5:27	3:51	OWN 1	9	88	Field Goal
2	9:32	5:53	OWN 34	11	39	Missed FG
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
3	6:13	4:39	OWN 5	8	30	Punt
4	14:47	1:35	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	11:04	3:35	OWN 38	7	19	Punt
4	3:33	0:22	OPP 24	2	24	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	6:07	OWN 20	10	66	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:36	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
1	6:53	1:26	OPP 40	3	-2	Punt
1	1:36	7:04	OWN 26	12	40	Downs
2	3:39	3:09	OWN 34	7	53	Field Goal
3	13:06	6:53	OWN 30	13	65	Fumble
3	1:34	1:47	OWN 17	5	17	Punt
4	13:12	2:08	OWN 15	5	47	Fumble
4	7:29	3:56	OWN 2	6	12	Interception
4	3:11	3:11	OWN 26	7	48	Half

Game MVP: Kris Wheeler, Tennessee Barons

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	21	114	5.43	36	3	0
George Franklin	10	52	5.20	21	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	23	79	3.43	8	0	0
Tony Nathan	12	60	5.00	12	2	1
Ethan Leaskey	4	14	3.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	27	15	170	1/5	1	26	1	71.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Leaskey	29	23	201	1/5	0	30	1	81.2

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Boobie Clark	5	6	44	8.80	4	15	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	6	22	7.33	0	15	0
WR Ron Cassidy	3	4	63	21.00	4	26	1
WR Darrin Baker	2	5	21	10.50	5	13	0
WR Calvin Hickman	2	4	20	10.00	4	11	0
FB Sidney Thornton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Todd Christensen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Stallworth	6	8	72	12.00	30	30
RB Tony Nathan	5	6	21	4.20	6	8
WR Lynn Swann	4	5	47	11.75	25	28
TE Ron Egloff	3	3	15	5.00	4	6
FB Scott Dierking	2	3	24	12.00	20	23
WR Benny Malone	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Don Nottingham	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB David Overstreet	1	1	12	12.00	2	12

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bill Simpson	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Campbell	1	0	0
Rickey McBeal	0	1	1
Jack Reynolds	0	1	0
Wilbert Montgomery	0	1	0
Frank Reed	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
Ethan Leaskey	1	0
David Overstreet	1	0
Beasley Reece	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	4	186	46.5	45.0	56	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	2	82	41.0	41.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/3	0/1	0/0	31	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	1	27	27.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	45	22.5	0
John Stallworth	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	9	0	0.0	30	18
S Frank Reed	8	0	0.0	30	21
CB Ken Sawyer	6	1	0.0	27	17
OLB Jack Ham	5	1	0.0	22	16
CB Johnny Lynn	4	2	0.0	24	17
DE Lee Roy Selmon	4	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Donnie Thomas	4	0	0.0	23	19
S Bill Simpson	3	1	0.0	27	23
CB Ronnie Covington	3	1	0.0	21	21
S Kendrick Sullivan	2	1	1.0	20	17
DT Rickey McBeal	2	1	0.0	21	12
DE Bruce Clark	2	1	0.0	14	8
DE Bill Neill	2	1	0.0	15	12
DT Dave Pureifory	2	0	0.0	25	18
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	0	0.0	9	9
DE Bill Kollar	1	1	0.0	31	30
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	1	0.0	14	10
CB Jerry Holmes	1	1	0.0	29	26
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Beasley Reece	9	1	0.0	24	24
S Glenn Blackwood	6	3	0.0	28	26
ILB Tyrone Anthony	5	0	0.0	6	11
CB Dennis Thurman	4	0	0.0	14	19
DE Kennedy Cook	3	1	1.0	23	20
OLB Waymond Bryant	3	3	0.0	27	25
DE Orlando Matsui	3	0	0.0	15	20
DE Jim Burt	2	3	0.0	21	10
OLB Carl Ekern	2	2	0.0	26	17
CB Aaron Kyle	2	0	0.0	16	9
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	1	0.0	9	6
ILB Terry Tautolo	1	1	0.0	19	11
CB Ron Fellows	1	1	0.0	13	15
DT Darryl Grant	1	1	0.0	19	23
WR John Stallworth	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0.0	4	11
S Craig Cassady	1	0	0.0	7	4
CB Mark Haynes	1	0	0.0	21	16
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	0	0.0	11	14
DT Ricardo Browning	0	1	0.0	19	16
DE Phil Dokes	0	1	0.0	16	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Kendrick Sullivan	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	1	1	0	12
DE Bill Kollar	0.0	0	1	1	30
DE Bill Neill	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Dave Pureifory	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kennedy Cook	1.0	0	0	20
DT Ricardo Browning	0.0	1	0	16
DE Mat Mendenhall	0.0	1	0	14
DT Darryl Grant	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Waymond Bryant	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Donnie Thomas	4	0	0	19
ILB Mike Hunt	4	0	0	18
CB Ken Sawyer	3	0	0	17
S Bill Simpson	2	0	1	23
CB Ronnie Covington	2	0	0	21
CB Johnny Lynn	2	0	0	17
S Frank Reed	1	1	0	21
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	0	16
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	0	17
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	0	22
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	0	0	9
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	0	26

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Beasley Reece	3	0	0	24
S Glenn Blackwood	3	0	0	26
ILB Tyrone Anthony	2	0	0	11
CB Jackie Wallace	1	2	0	11
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	1	25
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0	6
CB Aaron Kyle	1	0	0	9
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	0	19
CB Mark Haynes	1	0	0	16
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	0	15
S Craig Cassady	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	3	11	1	26	0	21
Keith Dorney	3	6	0	28	0	23
Aaron Buchanan	2	2	1	5	0	7
Billy Ard	1	5	0	26	0	21
Stephen Johnstone	0	2	0	27	1	21
Pete Adams	0	2	0	22	0	23
John Riggins	0	1	0	9	0	8
Andy Dawson	0	1	0	5	0	7
Todd Christensen	0	1	0	15	0	8

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	5	6	1	25	1	25
Ray Snell	4	5	0	34	0	24
Keith Fahnhorst	2	6	0	35	0	24
Art Kuehn	2	5	0	32	0	17
Scott Dierking	1	4	1	21	0	14
Ron Egloff	1	2	0	22	0	15
Don Nottingham	0	2	0	16	0	10
Chris Ward	0	2	0	28	0	24
Glen Holloway	0	1	0	22	0	18
Gary Parris	0	1	0	24	0	20
Derek Shields	0	1	0	19	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Reynolds	2	13
Kendrick Sullivan	1	14
Sidney Thornton	1	5
Bill Simpson	1	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Waymond Bryant	1	10

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Kollar	---	---	31	30	1	62
Gary Huff	31	28	---	---	---	59
Keith Dorney	28	23	---	---	7	58
Jerry Holmes	---	---	29	26	1	56
Stephen Johnstone	27	21	---	---	7	55
Billy Ard	26	21	---	---	7	54
Johnny Lynn	---	---	24	17	11	52
Bill Simpson	---	---	27	23	1	51
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	20	17	14	51
Frank Reed	---	---	30	21	---	51
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	25	22	3	50
Boobie Clark	21	17	---	---	11	49
Kris Wheeler	26	21	---	---	2	49
Ken Sawyer	---	---	27	17	4	48
Mike Hunt	---	---	30	18	---	48
Jack Ham	---	---	22	16	8	46
Darrin Baker	18	19	---	---	9	46
Pete Adams	22	23	---	---	---	45
Dave Pureifory	---	---	25	18	1	44
Ronnie Covington	---	---	21	21	1	43
Donnie Thomas	---	---	23	19	1	43
Wilbert Montgomery	19	18	---	---	5	42
Earl Campbell	21	19	---	---	---	40
Ron Cassidy	13	16	---	---	9	38
Jack Reynolds	---	---	14	10	13	37
Rickey McBeal	---	---	21	12	2	35
Todd Christensen	15	8	---	---	10	33
Sidney Thornton	16	11	---	---	5	32
Craig Fulcher	---	---	14	14	1	29
George Franklin	10	9	---	---	8	27
Bill Neill	---	---	15	12	---	27
Calvin Hickman	12	14	---	---	---	26
John Riggins	9	8	---	---	7	24
Bruce Clark	---	---	14	8	2	24
Don Kanell	7	12	---	---	2	21
Reggie Mathis	---	---	9	9	---	18
Aaron Buchanan	5	7	---	---	5	17
Jumbo Asher	0	0	---	---	16	16
Vincent Forbes	9	5	---	---	---	14
Andy Dawson	5	7	---	---	---	12
Lem Burnham	---	---	8	0	---	8
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Hugh Stopek	1	1	---	---	---	2
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Leaskey	39	30	---	---	---	69
Waymond Bryant	---	---	27	25	10	62
Keith Fahnhorst	35	24	---	---	3	62
John Stallworth	30	26	---	---	3	59
Ray Snell	34	24	---	---	---	58
Beasley Reece	---	---	24	24	9	57
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	28	26	2	56
Art Kuehn	32	17	---	---	3	52
Chris Ward	28	24	---	---	---	52
Bruce Rasmussen	25	25	---	---	1	51
Gary Parris	24	20	---	---	6	50
Ron Egloff	22	15	---	---	9	46
Darryl Grant	---	---	19	23	3	45
Kennedy Cook	---	---	23	20	1	44
Carl Ekern	---	---	26	17	1	44
Glen Holloway	22	18	---	---	3	43
Lynn Swann	22	21	---	---	---	43
Tony Nathan	13	16	---	---	14	43
Orlando Matsui	---	---	15	20	7	42
Derek Shields	19	18	---	---	3	40
Dennis Thurman	---	---	14	19	7	40
David Overstreet	26	14	---	---	---	40
Mark Haynes	---	---	21	16	2	39
Benny Malone	15	12	---	---	11	38
Ricardo Browning	---	---	19	16	2	37
Scott Dierking	21	14	---	---	2	37
Don Nottingham	16	10	---	---	9	35
Jim Burt	---	---	21	10	3	34
Terry Tautolo	---	---	19	11	3	33
Gregg Bingham	---	---	9	6	16	31
Ron Fellows	---	---	13	15	2	30
Aaron Kyle	---	---	16	9	3	28
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	11	14	3	28
Jackie Wallace	---	---	4	11	10	25
Phil Dokes	---	---	16	9	---	25
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	6	11	3	20
Craig Cassady	---	---	7	4	1	12
Bill Cahill	---	---	0	0	11	11
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	3	2	5	10
Larry Mucker	1	0	---	---	8	9
Mercury Duncan	5	2	---	---	---	7
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Terry Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carlos Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	17	80	4.7
Right	11	57	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	56	4.3
Middle	19	64	3.4
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	27	15	2	0	5	3	3	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Leaskey	29	23	3	0	0	1	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	77	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	43	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	9	44	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	92	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	65	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Boobie Clark	6	5	1	44	0	17
WR Wilbert Montgomery	6	3	1	22	0	18
WR Darrin Baker	5	2	2	21	0	19
WR Calvin Hickman	4	2	0	20	0	14
WR Ron Cassidy	4	3	0	63	2	16
FB Sidney Thornton	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	1	0	0	8

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	8	6	72	1	26
RB Tony Nathan	6	5	21	0	16
WR Lynn Swann	5	4	47	1	21
FB Scott Dierking	3	2	24	1	14
TE Ron Egloff	3	3	15	0	15
FB Don Nottingham	2	1	3	0	10
WR Benny Malone	1	1	7	0	12
RB David Overstreet	1	1	12	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Franklin	1	3	3.00	5.20
Earl Campbell	1	3	3.00	5.43

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	3	13	4.33	5.00
Ethan Leaskey	2	9	4.50	3.50
David Overstreet	2	1	0.50	3.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	2	0	0	0.00	6.30

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Leaskey	1	1	6	6.00	6.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Sidney Thornton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	3	3
Tony Nathan	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	12	6	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Leaskey	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Baker	3	2	2
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	1	0
WR Calvin Hickman	2	1	1
WR Ron Cassidy	2	1	1
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	1
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	3	2	2
TE Ron Egloff	2	2	2
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	0
RB David Overstreet	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)