Week 5, 1981

played in Indianapolis, MD

72 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	0	-	12
Indianapolis Colts	0	0	7	13	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 PIT - Mark Moseley 25 field goal
1Q: 06:29 PIT - Mark Moseley 20 field goal
2Q: 05:49 PIT - Mark Moseley 27 field goal
2Q: 00:22 PIT - Mark Moseley 43 field goal
3Q: 09:40 IND - Dwight Clark 22 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 09:56 IND - Keith Butler 73 interception return (Joe Theismann pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:32 IND - Dwight Clark 25 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 PIT - Mark Moseley 25 field goal
1Q: 06:29 PIT - Mark Moseley 20 field goal
2Q: 05:49 PIT - Mark Moseley 27 field goal
2Q: 00:22 PIT - Mark Moseley 43 field goal
3Q: 09:40 IND - Dwight Clark 22 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 09:56 IND - Keith Butler 73 interception return (Joe Theismann pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:32 IND - Dwight Clark 25 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Team Statistics PIT IND
Record 1-4 3-2
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 269 290
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 4.41 4.75
Net Rushing Yards 99 66
- Rushing Attempts 26 32
- Yards per Rush 3.81 2.06
Net Passing Yards 170 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 2 29 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 170 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.86 7.72
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/42 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/89 4/114
Interception Ret./Yards 2/45 2/73
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:15 30:45

Team Statistics	PIT	IND
Record	1-4	3-2
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	269	290
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	4.41	4.75
Net Rushing Yards	99	66
- Rushing Attempts	26	32
- Yards per Rush	3.81	2.06
Net Passing Yards	170	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 2	29 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	170	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.86	7.72
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/42	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/89	4/114
Interception Ret./Yards	2/45	2/73
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	29:15	30:45

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	3:09	OWN 37	6	55	Field Goal
1	7:45	1:22	OPP 8	3	5	Field Goal
1	4:51	1:52	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	13:23	7:40	OWN 20	14	70	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:32	OWN 9	7	65	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	9:23	1:44	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
3	0:27	5:42	OWN 28	12	45	Interception
4	9:45	0:44	OWN 36	3	0	Interception
4	6:19	1:25	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
4	3:06	0:59	OWN 20	4	1	Downs

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
1	9:40	1:55	OWN 25	5	9	Interception
1	6:23	1:32	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
1	2:59	4:36	OWN 29	8	26	Punt
2	5:43	3:54	OWN 11	6	16	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
3	12:55	3:32	OWN 4	7	96	Touchdown
3	7:39	7:12	OWN 21	13	58	Fumble
4	9:01	2:42	OPP 44	5	44	Touchdown
4	4:54	1:48	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
4	2:07	2:07	OPP 21	7	9	Downs

Game MVP: Dwight Clark, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	18	57	3.17	11	1	0
Tony Nathan	8	42	5.25	16	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Joe Delaney	20	58	2.90	7
Lynn Cain	7	1	0.14	2
Mike Augustyniak	3	10	3.33	4
Joe Theismann	2	-3	-1.50	-1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Leaskey	35	19	170	0/0	0	40	2	43.7

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	29	19	224	0/0	2	28	2	83.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Stallworth	10	12	137	13.70	62	40
FB Scott Dierking	3	6	5	1.67	2	3
WR Lynn Swann	2	5	5	2.50	0	7
RB Tony Nathan	2	5	11	5.50	6	9
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB David Overstreet	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
WR Benny Malone	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwight Clark	7	10	108	15.43	31	25	2
WR Steve Largent	3	7	22	7.33	6	15	0
WR J.T. Smith	3	4	34	11.33	7	15	0
TE Jay Saldi	2	2	13	6.50	2	12	0
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	39	19.50	24	28	0
WR Dave Logan	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Emery Moorehead	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dennis Thurman	2	45	22.50	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Allan Ellis	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Keith Butler	1	73	73.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Stallworth	1	0	0
Tyrone Anthony	0	1	0
Carl Ekern	0	1	0
Jackie Wallace	0	0	1
Dennis Thurman	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Laverne Smith	1	0	0
Joe Delaney	1	0	0
Daniel Reiner	0	1	0
Isaac Curtis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	4	200	50.0	46.8	58	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	5	231	46.2	37.6	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	1	3	3.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Reiner	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	3	89	29.7	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Laverne Smith	4	114	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Beasley Reece	5	2	0.0	30	25
OLB Carl Ekern	4	4	0.0	18	19
DE Kennedy Cook	4	0	0.0	26	18
S Glenn Blackwood	4	0	0.0	26	25
DE Jim Burt	4	0	0.0	15	10
DT Ricardo Browning	3	1	0.0	18	15
ILB Tyrone Anthony	3	1	0.0	17	10
CB Dennis Thurman	3	1	0.0	16	18
DE Mat Mendenhall	3	0	0.0	14	18
CB Ron Fellows	3	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Gregg Bingham	2	1	0.0	9	15
CB Jackie Wallace	2	0	0.0	5	7
CB Mark Haynes	2	0	0.0	21	16
DE Orlando Matsui	1	2	0.0	19	15
ILB Terry Tautolo	1	2	0.0	19	8
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	1	0.0	25	22
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	---	---	---
CB Aaron Kyle	1	0	0.0	19	12
DE Phil Dokes	1	0	0.0	15	16
S Craig Cassady	0	1	0.0	2	4
DT Darryl Grant	0	1	0.0	23	23

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Douglass	9	0	0.0	20	26
S Doug Wyatt	5	3	0.0	25	34
S Mike Hammond	4	2	0.0	24	32
DT Wayne Hammond	3	3	0.0	14	19
DE Archie Reese	3	1	0.0	10	16
ILB Keith Butler	3	0	0.0	9	16
CB Al Latimer	3	0	0.0	16	27
ILB Phil Villapiano	2	2	0.0	17	19
CB Allan Ellis	2	1	0.0	20	24
DE Gary Burley	2	1	0.0	24	25
DT Edgar Fields	2	1	0.0	11	12
DT John Dutton	2	0	0.0	23	32
S Daniel Reiner	2	0	0.0	17	25
RB Joe Delaney	2	0	---	---	---
OLB John Tate	1	1	0.0	7	9
CB Pat Thomas	1	0	0.0	24	30
OLB Charles McShane	1	0	0.0	7	11
TE Emery Moorehead	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kennedy Cook	1	18
DE Orlando Matsui	1	15
ILB Terry Tautolo	1	8

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Archie Reese	1	0	0	16
DT John Dutton	0	1	1	32
DE Gary Burley	0	1	0	25
DT Wayne Hammond	0	1	0	19
DT Edgar Fields	0	1	0	12
OLB Charles McShane	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	4	0	0	19
OLB Waymond Bryant	2	1	0	22
CB Jackie Wallace	2	0	0	7
CB Mark Haynes	2	0	0	16
DE Jim Burt	2	0	0	10
CB Ron Fellows	2	0	0	14
S Glenn Blackwood	1	1	0	25
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0	15
DE Orlando Matsui	1	0	0	15
ILB Tyrone Anthony	1	0	0	10
DE Phil Dokes	1	0	0	16
CB Dennis Thurman	0	0	2	18

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Douglass	4	1	0	26
S Doug Wyatt	2	2	0	34
CB Allan Ellis	2	0	1	24
ILB Keith Butler	2	0	1	16
ILB Phil Villapiano	2	0	0	19
S Mike Hammond	2	0	0	32
CB Pat Thomas	1	1	0	30
DT John Dutton	1	0	0	32
DE Gary Burley	1	0	0	25
DT Wayne Hammond	1	0	0	19
CB Al Latimer	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Derek Shields	3	6	16	18
Ray Snell	2	5	23	29
Bruce Rasmussen	1	4	16	30
Chris Ward	1	4	20	22
Don Nottingham	1	2	7	10
Art Kuehn	1	2	19	23
Glen Holloway	1	1	19	20
Gary Parris	0	1	17	17
Ron Egloff	0	1	11	15

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tim Stokes	1	6	1	30	26
Dwight Stephenson	1	4	0	31	25
Cornell Forte	1	3	0	29	24
Mike Augustyniak	1	3	0	20	8
Donnie Green	1	2	0	20	22
Kerry Webster	1	2	0	6	9
Emery Moorehead	0	4	0	15	11
J.T. Turner	0	4	0	26	20
Conrad Dobler	0	2	0	12	7

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Benny Malone	1	14
Don Nottingham	1	13
Ron Egloff	1	13
Beasley Reece	1	10
Jackie Wallace	1	3

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Butler	2	10
Laverne Smith	1	18
Isaac Curtis	1	14

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Beasley Reece	---	---	30	25	10	65
Ethan Leaskey	26	35	---	---	---	61
John Stallworth	22	33	---	---	4	59
Keith Fahnhorst	17	33	---	---	8	58
Waymond Bryant	---	---	25	22	10	57
Ray Snell	23	29	---	---	---	52
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	26	25	---	51
Bruce Rasmussen	16	30	---	---	4	50
Art Kuehn	19	23	---	---	8	50
Glen Holloway	19	20	---	---	8	47
Darryl Grant	---	---	23	23	1	47
Kennedy Cook	---	---	26	18	1	45
Benny Malone	13	17	---	---	14	44
Tony Nathan	8	14	---	---	22	44
Lynn Swann	16	27	---	---	---	43
Gregg Bingham	---	---	9	15	18	42
Chris Ward	20	22	---	---	---	42
Derek Shields	16	18	---	---	7	41
Dennis Thurman	---	---	16	18	7	41
Gary Parris	17	17	---	---	6	40
Orlando Matsui	---	---	19	15	5	39
Carl Ekern	---	---	18	19	2	39
Ron Egloff	11	15	---	---	13	39
David Overstreet	18	21	---	---	---	39
Mark Haynes	---	---	21	16	1	38
Aaron Kyle	---	---	19	12	3	34
Ricardo Browning	---	---	18	15	---	33
Scott Dierking	11	17	---	---	4	32
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	14	18	---	32
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	17	10	4	31
Phil Dokes	---	---	15	16	---	31
Ron Fellows	---	---	9	14	8	31
Don Nottingham	7	10	---	---	13	30
Jim Burt	---	---	15	10	3	28
Terry Tautolo	---	---	19	8	---	27
Bill Cahill	---	---	2	5	13	20
Jackie Wallace	---	---	5	7	3	15
Walt Easley	5	2	---	---	8	15
Larry Mucker	0	0	---	---	13	13
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	4	4	4	12
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Cassady	---	---	2	4	---	6
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mercury Duncan	2	2	---	---	---	4
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Carlos Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Wyatt	---	---	25	34	12	71
Pat Thomas	---	---	24	30	17	71
John Dutton	---	---	23	32	7	62
Joe Theismann	32	29	---	---	---	61
Mike Hammond	---	---	24	32	3	59
Tim Stokes	30	26	---	---	---	56
Daniel Reiner	---	---	17	25	14	56
Gary Burley	---	---	24	25	7	56
Dwight Stephenson	31	25	---	---	---	56
Cornell Forte	29	24	---	---	---	53
J.T. Turner	26	20	---	---	5	51
Mike Douglass	---	---	20	26	4	50
J.T. Smith	26	21	---	---	3	50
Jay Saldi	16	19	---	---	14	49
Rubin Carter	---	---	16	28	4	48
Al Latimer	---	---	16	27	4	47
Allan Ellis	---	---	20	24	2	46
Steve Largent	15	17	---	---	13	45
Dwight Clark	24	21	---	---	---	45
Donnie Green	20	22	---	---	---	42
Phil Villapiano	---	---	17	19	3	39
Joe Delaney	23	15	---	---	---	38
Keith Butler	---	---	9	16	10	35
Wayne Hammond	---	---	14	19	1	34
Emery Moorehead	15	11	---	---	8	34
Charles McShane	---	---	7	11	13	31
Dan Doornink	6	8	---	---	14	28
Archie Reese	---	---	10	16	2	28
Mike Augustyniak	20	8	---	---	---	28
Lynn Cain	9	13	---	---	5	27
John Tate	---	---	7	9	10	26
Conrad Dobler	12	7	---	---	5	24
Edgar Fields	---	---	11	12	1	24
Kerry Webster	6	9	---	---	5	20
Dave Logan	5	10	---	---	5	20
Laverne Smith	0	0	---	---	18	18
Isaac Curtis	1	2	---	---	14	17
Cleveland Green	3	5	---	---	5	13
Ted Fritsch	1	4	---	---	5	10
John James	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ken Lanier	2	3	---	---	---	5
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	4	4
George Cumby	---	---	2	0	---	2
Tommy Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	19	56	2.9
Right	9	14	1.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Leaskey	35	19	3	1	3	4	5	1	2

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	29	19	4	1	2	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	48	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	40	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	21	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	61	30.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	32	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	101	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	51	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	40	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	12	10	0	137	3	33
FB Scott Dierking	6	3	0	5	0	17
WR Lynn Swann	5	2	1	5	0	27
RB Tony Nathan	5	2	1	11	0	14
WR Benny Malone	4	0	1	0	0	17
RB David Overstreet	2	1	0	10	0	21
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	0	2	0	15

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	10	7	1	108	3	21
WR Steve Largent	7	3	1	22	0	17
WR J.T. Smith	4	3	0	34	0	21
WR Dave Logan	2	1	0	8	0	10
TE Jay Saldi	2	2	0	13	0	19
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	0	39	1	15
TE Emery Moorehead	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	4	15	3.75	3.17
Tony Nathan	2	7	3.50	5.25

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	3	10	3.33	2.90
Joe Theismann	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50
Lynn Cain	1	0	0.00	0.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Leaskey	5	3	3	0.60	4.86

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	1	1	1	1.00	11.42
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	0	0.00	0.83
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB Tony Nathan	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
RB David Overstreet	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	3	1
Tony Nathan	2	2

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	2	2
Joe Theismann	1	0
Lynn Cain	1	0
Mike Augustyniak	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Leaskey	11	7	2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	4	4	1
WR Lynn Swann	2	0	0
RB Tony Nathan	2	1	1
WR Benny Malone	1	0	0
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	0
RB David Overstreet	1	1	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Clark	4	3	3
WR Steve Largent	3	1	1
WR J.T. Smith	2	2	0
TE Jay Saldi	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)