Week 9, 1981

played in Cleveland, OH

35 degrees, snow, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	3	10	3	-	19
Cleveland Browns	0	0	0	6	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 PIT - Mark Moseley 40 field goal
2Q: 06:32 PIT - Mark Moseley 40 field goal
3Q: 09:18 PIT - Mark Moseley 38 field goal
3Q: 07:52 PIT - David Overstreet 13 pass from Carlos Brown (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 02:19 CLE - Brad Kimberly 12 pass from Mike Kruczek (Mike Kruczek pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:30 PIT - Mark Moseley 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 PIT - Mark Moseley 40 field goal
2Q: 06:32 PIT - Mark Moseley 40 field goal
3Q: 09:18 PIT - Mark Moseley 38 field goal
3Q: 07:52 PIT - David Overstreet 13 pass from Carlos Brown (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 02:19 CLE - Brad Kimberly 12 pass from Mike Kruczek (Mike Kruczek pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:30 PIT - Mark Moseley 42 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 2-6-1 2-7
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 250 326
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 4.03 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 92 113
- Rushing Attempts 37 16
- Yards per Rush 2.49 7.06
Net Passing Yards 158 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 19 - 0 44 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 163 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.32 4.53
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/21 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 4/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/34 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 3/44 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:26 26:34

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	2-6-1	2-7
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	250	326
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	4.03	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	92	113
- Rushing Attempts	37	16
- Yards per Rush	2.49	7.06
Net Passing Yards	158	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 0	44 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	163	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.32	4.53
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/21	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	4/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/34	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	3/44	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:26	26:34

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:18	3:41	OPP 37	6	14	Field Goal
1	6:31	1:04	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
1	1:43	2:30	OWN 3	5	18	Punt
2	11:32	3:29	OWN 5	6	21	Punt
2	8:03	1:38	OPP 16	3	-7	Field Goal
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	4	14	Half
3	15:00	5:48	OWN 35	11	44	Field Goal
3	8:16	0:34	OPP 29	2	29	Touchdown
3	4:40	2:45	OWN 18	5	45	Downs
4	15:00	2:58	OWN 18	6	38	Punt
4	10:55	2:13	OWN 38	4	10	Fumble
4	7:28	2:27	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:58	0:34	OPP 27	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 39	1	-1	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:42	OWN 20	2	17	Fumble
1	10:37	4:06	OWN 18	5	32	Punt
1	5:27	3:44	OWN 45	6	17	Punt
2	14:13	2:41	OWN 36	6	15	Punt
2	6:25	4:31	OWN 25	8	65	Missed FG
3	9:12	0:56	OWN 20	4	14	Interception
3	7:42	3:02	OWN 20	6	66	Interception
3	1:55	1:55	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
4	12:02	1:07	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	8:42	1:14	OPP 48	4	13	Punt
4	5:01	2:53	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
4	2:04	0:06	OWN 42	1	0	Interception
4	1:24	0:37	OPP 38	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Carlos Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Overstreet	26	78	3.00	16	2
Tony Nathan	9	13	1.44	5	0
Carlos Brown	2	1	0.50	2	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Franco Harris	12	105	8.75	35	3
Willie McClendon	2	0	0.00	2	0
Mike Kruczek	1	8	8.00	8	0
Freeman McNeil	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carlos Brown	24	19	163	1/5	1	37	0	108.8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	44	28	233	3/20	1	22	3	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	4	4	69	17.25	36	37	0
RB Tony Nathan	3	3	10	3.33	0	8	0
FB Don Nottingham	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Mercury Duncan	2	5	16	8.00	0	9	0
FB Scott Dierking	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
WR Larry Mucker	2	2	28	14.00	11	20	0
WR Benny Malone	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Gary Parris	1	2	15	15.00	4	15	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
RB David Overstreet	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	1

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Bradley	9	10	104	11.56	2	22	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	5	8	40	8.00	0	15	0
RB Franco Harris	4	6	12	3.00	0	8	0
WR Charlie Wade	3	6	29	9.67	11	18	0
WR Steve Holden	2	3	22	11.00	0	12	0
WR Carlos Stevens	2	4	7	3.50	2	11	0
WR Brad Kimberly	2	5	21	10.50	0	12	1
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
RB Willie McClendon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mark Haynes	2	36	18.00	0
CB Dennis Thurman	1	8	8.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Cahill	1	0	1
Benny Malone	1	0	0
Terry Tautolo	0	1	1
Chris Ward	0	1	0
Tony Nathan	0	1	0
Waymond Bryant	0	0	1
Beasley Reece	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brad Kimberly	2	0	0
Franco Harris	1	0	0
James Hunter	1	0	0
Kurt Allerman	0	1	0
Lucius Sanford	0	1	0
Vince Thompson	0	1	0
Steve Holden	0	0	1
Frank Byrne	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	5	219	43.8	36.2	45	0

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	6	229	38.2	34.0	44	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	4/4	3/3	0/0	42	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	1	5	5.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	4	18	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	1	34	34.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hunter	3	89	29.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gregg Bingham	6	0	0.0	10	17
S Beasley Reece	5	5	0.0	14	45
ILB Terry Tautolo	4	1	0.0	5	28
DT Darryl Grant	3	0	1.0	11	33
ILB Tyrone Anthony	3	1	0.0	8	23
CB Aaron Kyle	3	0	0.0	7	16
CB Dennis Thurman	3	0	0.0	10	26
CB Ron Fellows	3	0	0.0	8	31
OLB Waymond Bryant	2	1	0.0	13	34
CB Jackie Wallace	2	1	0.0	2	13
DE Kennedy Cook	2	0	0.0	9	28
DT Ricardo Browning	1	0	1.0	5	15
DE Jim Burt	1	0	1.0	5	9
CB Mark Haynes	1	2	0.0	11	34
DE Orlando Matsui	1	1	0.0	9	26
OLB John Mohring	1	1	0.0	6	13
S Glenn Blackwood	1	1	0.0	15	38
S Craig Cassady	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Phil Dokes	1	0	0.0	14	37

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roland James	8	3	0.5	31	22
S Thom Darden	8	4	0.0	33	23
CB Antonio Dodge	8	1	0.0	24	17
OLB Lucius Sanford	5	1	0.0	18	10
DT J.T. Montgomery	3	1	0.5	31	18
DE John Lee	3	0	0.0	27	20
DE Art Still	3	0	0.0	26	13
S Todd Bell	3	0	0.0	10	13
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	4	0.0	30	19
DE John Banaszak	2	1	0.0	26	20
CB James Hunter	2	1	0.0	34	21
OLB George Andrews	2	0	0.0	26	18
CB Steve Wilson	2	0	0.0	28	14
S Clarence Duren	1	1	0.0	11	7
RB Franco Harris	1	0	---	---	---
WR Charlie Wade	1	0	---	---	---
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	0.0	2	2
ILB Daryl Hunt	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Frank Byrne	0	1	0.0	20	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ricardo Browning	1.0	0	1	0	15
DE Jim Burt	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Darryl Grant	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Orlando Matsui	0.0	1	1	0	26
OLB Waymond Bryant	0.0	0	1	1	34

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.T. Montgomery	0.5	0	0	0	18
S Roland James	0.5	0	0	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Terry Tautolo	5	0	0	28
CB Ron Fellows	3	1	0	31
OLB Gregg Bingham	3	0	0	17
ILB Tyrone Anthony	3	0	0	23
CB Aaron Kyle	3	0	0	16
S Beasley Reece	3	0	0	45
CB Dennis Thurman	2	0	1	26
S Glenn Blackwood	1	2	0	38
CB Jackie Wallace	1	1	0	13
CB Mark Haynes	1	0	2	34
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	0	34
DE Kennedy Cook	1	0	0	28
OLB John Mohring	1	0	0	13

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Roland James	4	0	22
CB Antonio Dodge	3	0	17
OLB George Andrews	2	1	18
S Thom Darden	2	0	23
CB James Hunter	2	0	21
S Todd Bell	2	0	13
S Clarence Duren	1	0	7
DT Frank Byrne	1	0	13
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	10
DE Art Still	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derek Shields	1	9	0	34	1	25
Art Kuehn	1	7	0	30	0	21
Ray Snell	1	7	0	33	0	21
Glen Holloway	1	6	0	25	0	13
Ron Egloff	1	2	1	18	0	10
Don Nottingham	1	2	0	13	0	7
Bruce Rasmussen	1	1	0	3	0	0
Keith Fahnhorst	0	1	0	28	0	23

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Ayers	2	3	1	16	1	47
Roger Finnie	1	4	0	13	2	42
Steve Knutson	1	3	0	6	0	21
Jim Clack	1	2	0	15	0	46
Jim Ritcher	0	2	0	13	0	36
Keith Van Horne	0	1	0	13	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Waymond Bryant	2	12
Bill Cahill	1	13
Beasley Reece	1	12
Jackie Wallace	1	9
Glen Holloway	1	8
Scott Dierking	1	4

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Dodge	1	21
Jim Mandich	1	15
Steve Holden	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Beasley Reece	---	---	14	45	12	71
Derek Shields	34	25	---	---	8	67
Chris Ward	32	22	---	---	9	63
Carlos Brown	37	25	---	---	---	62
Keith Fahnhorst	28	23	---	---	9	60
Art Kuehn	30	21	---	---	9	60
Waymond Bryant	---	---	13	34	12	59
Phil Dokes	---	---	14	37	8	59
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	15	38	2	55
Ray Snell	33	21	---	---	---	54
Mark Haynes	---	---	11	34	4	49
Pat Ogrin	---	---	11	36	2	49
Gregg Bingham	---	---	10	17	19	46
Glen Holloway	25	13	---	---	8	46
Darryl Grant	---	---	11	33	1	45
Ron Egloff	18	10	---	---	16	44
David Overstreet	28	15	---	---	---	43
Gary Parris	21	19	---	---	2	42
John Stallworth	24	16	---	---	2	42
Mercury Duncan	23	19	---	---	---	42
Dennis Thurman	---	---	10	26	6	42
Tony Nathan	9	10	---	---	23	42
Ron Fellows	---	---	8	31	1	40
Kennedy Cook	---	---	9	28	1	38
Terry Tautolo	---	---	5	28	3	36
Orlando Matsui	---	---	9	26	---	35
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	8	23	3	34
Don Nottingham	13	7	---	---	13	33
Scott Dierking	19	10	---	---	4	33
Benny Malone	10	6	---	---	14	30
Aaron Kyle	---	---	7	16	3	26
Jackie Wallace	---	---	2	13	9	24
Walt Easley	10	5	---	---	7	22
John Mohring	---	---	6	13	2	21
Ricardo Browning	---	---	5	15	---	20
Jim Burt	---	---	5	9	4	18
Larry Mucker	9	8	---	---	---	17
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	1	13	2	16
Bill Cahill	---	---	0	0	13	13
Mark McGrath	1	0	---	---	12	13
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Craig Cassady	---	---	2	2	2	6
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bruce Rasmussen	3	0	---	---	---	3
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Ayers	16	47	---	---	6	69
Jim Clack	15	46	---	---	7	68
James Hunter	---	---	34	21	8	63
Mike Kruczek	16	47	---	---	---	63
Antonio Dodge	---	---	24	17	21	62
Bennie Cunningham	13	38	---	---	11	62
Thom Darden	---	---	33	23	3	59
Roland James	---	---	31	22	5	58
Roger Finnie	13	42	---	---	---	55
John Lee	---	---	27	20	7	54
A.J. Duhe	---	---	30	19	5	54
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	31	18	4	53
Charlie Wade	7	34	---	---	11	52
Jim Ritcher	13	36	---	---	1	50
Keith Van Horne	13	37	---	---	---	50
John Banaszak	---	---	26	20	3	49
George Andrews	---	---	26	18	3	47
Brad Kimberly	9	24	---	---	13	46
Steve Wilson	---	---	28	14	4	46
Franco Harris	13	30	---	---	---	43
Art Still	---	---	26	13	3	42
Vince Thompson	7	20	---	---	13	40
Kurt Allerman	---	---	11	7	19	37
Frank Byrne	---	---	20	13	3	36
Carlos Stevens	11	24	---	---	1	36
Ray Bradley	8	25	---	---	1	34
Steve Knutson	6	21	---	---	7	34
Todd Bell	---	---	10	13	9	32
Casey Merrill	---	---	12	12	6	30
Lucius Sanford	---	---	18	10	1	29
Jim Mandich	2	5	---	---	15	22
Steve Holden	2	9	---	---	10	21
Moe Dixon	0	0	---	---	20	20
Clarence Duren	---	---	11	7	1	19
Willie McClendon	2	17	---	---	---	19
Daryl Hunt	---	---	7	6	4	17
Freeman McNeil	6	9	---	---	2	17
Larry Brown	3	5	---	---	7	15
Gary Spani	---	---	2	2	5	9
Chris Foote	1	1	---	---	7	9
Greg Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles White	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	21	1.5
Middle	14	27	1.9
Right	8	45	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	45	11.3
Middle	10	63	6.3
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carlos Brown	24	19	2	2	2	1	0	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	44	28	2	2	3	4	3	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	31	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	44	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	88	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	-2	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	9	104	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	61	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Duncan	5	2	2	16	0	19
WR John Stallworth	4	4	0	69	1	16
FB Scott Dierking	3	2	0	3	0	10
RB Tony Nathan	3	3	0	10	0	10
FB Don Nottingham	2	2	0	2	0	7
TE Gary Parris	2	1	0	15	0	19
WR Larry Mucker	2	2	0	28	1	8
WR Benny Malone	1	1	0	-1	0	6
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	0	8	0	10
RB David Overstreet	1	1	0	13	0	15

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Bradley	10	9	0	104	2	25
TE Bennie Cunningham	8	5	1	40	0	38
RB Franco Harris	6	4	0	12	0	30
WR Charlie Wade	6	3	1	29	0	34
WR Brad Kimberly	5	2	0	21	0	24
WR Carlos Stevens	4	2	1	7	0	24
WR Steve Holden	3	2	0	22	0	9
RB Willie McClendon	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	0	-2	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	1	-4	-4.00	1.44
David Overstreet	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carlos Brown	1	1	13	13.00	6.79

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	7	4	15	2.14	5.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB David Overstreet	1	1	13	13.00	13.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Franco Harris	3	2	-1	-0.33	2.00
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Ray Bradley	1	1	4	4.00	10.40
WR Brad Kimberly	1	1	12	12.00	4.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	4	1
Tony Nathan	3	0
Carlos Brown	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	1	0
Freeman McNeil	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carlos Brown	6	5	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	0
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	1
TE Gary Parris	1	1	1
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Franco Harris	2	2	1
WR Ray Bradley	2	2	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	1	1
WR Steve Holden	1	0	0
WR Charlie Wade	1	0	0
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0
RB Willie McClendon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)