Week 15, 1981

played in Pittsburgh, PA

29 degrees, snow, 12 mph wind

Cleveland Browns0760-13
Pittsburgh Steelers0000-0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:49 CLE - Carlos Stevens 47 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
3Q: 08:33 CLE - Ross Robertson 44 field goal
3Q: 00:55 CLE - Ross Robertson 43 field goal

Team StatisticsCLEPIT
Record4-104-9-1
First Downs1310
- by Rushing74
- by Passing66
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards297212
- Offensive Plays6456
- Yards per Play4.643.79
Net Rushing Yards10783
- Rushing Attempts3425
- Yards per Rush3.153.32
Net Passing Yards190129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 20 - 030 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards195135
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/51/6
- Yards per Pass Play6.334.16
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions5/174/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.67.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/205/35
Punt Returns/Yards3/82/44
Kick Returns/Yards1/154/115
Interception Ret./Yards2/210/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits01
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/00/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 31
Time of Possession36:1723:43

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:524:18OWN 20749Punt
17:041:28OWN 3534Punt
13:312:05OWN 738Punt
10:103:23OWN 24618Punt
29:451:47OWN 353-5Punt
25:552:28OWN 20480Touchdown
21:040:34OPP 4436Punt
315:006:33OWN 181155Field Goal
35:380:56OWN 1531Punt
34:423:53OWN 42832Field Goal
412:371:39OWN 203-12Punt
49:355:16OWN 20740Punt
40:490:49OWN 231Game
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:08OWN 4037Punt
18:341:30OWN 2032Punt
15:362:05OPP 413-8Punt
11:261:16OWN 2532Punt
211:472:02OWN 2037Punt
27:582:03OWN 35418Punt
23:272:23OWN 30727Interception
20:300:30OWN 132-1Half
38:272:49OWN 46526Interception
30:493:12OWN 27520Punt
410:581:23OPP 4230Punt
44:193:30OWN 61592Downs

Game MVP: Mike Kruczek, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Freeman McNeil18563.111130
Franco Harris920.22300
Mike Kruczek451.25300
Vince Thompson23316.502510
Brad Kimberly11111.001110
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
David Overstreet11433.911610
Tony Nathan10191.901110
Ethan Leaskey4215.251510

Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Kruczek29201951/5147099.0
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ethan Leaskey30191351/6033245.9

Receiving Statistics

ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Carlos Stevens468521.2541471
RB Franco Harris3541.33030
WR Ray Bradley333411.3316290
FB Vince Thompson33217.0019140
WR Charlie Wade24168.001100
WR Brad Kimberly233316.5016250
RB Freeman McNeil2221.00060
TE Bennie Cunningham1300.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Don Nottingham335317.671330
WR John Stallworth35196.33080
RB Tony Nathan3431.00050
WR Benny Malone2384.00080
TE Ron Egloff23126.000120
WR Mark McGrath22126.00080
WR Mercury Duncan141212.000120
FB Scott Dierking1366.00060
WR Larry Mucker1177.00070
TE Walt Easley1233.00030

Interception Statistics

ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB James Hunter22110.500
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Franco Harris1000
Jim Mandich0100
Larry Brown0100
Vince Thompson0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Bill Cahill1000
Bill Windauer0010

Punting Statistics

ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Wittum931835.328.2492
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett837546.935.9531

Kicking Statistics

ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ross Robertson2/22/20/0441/1
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT

Punt Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Brad Kimberly273.50
Steve Holden111.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill24422.00

Kick Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Holden11515.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
John Stallworth39130.30
Bill Cahill12424.00

Defensive Statistics

ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Thom Darden740.02329
OLB George Andrews700.02123
S Roland James510.02224
CB Antonio Dodge420.01827
S Clarence Duren410.0622
OLB A.J. Duhe320.01825
CB James Hunter300.02026
DE John Banaszak210.01723
OLB Lucius Sanford200.084
DE Art Still101.01719
DT J.T. Montgomery110.01922
DE John Lee110.02120
S Todd Bell110.01319
DT Frank Byrne100.0127
ILB Kurt Allerman100.048
ILB Gary Spani100.021
CB Steve Wilson020.01822
ILB Daryl Hunt010.076
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Doug Beaudoin840.03430
OLB Waymond Bryant420.02524
DT Ricardo Browning420.0198
ILB Tyrone Anthony410.0238
CB Dennis Thurman400.02019
S Glenn Blackwood330.03227
CB Mark Haynes330.02120
ILB Terry Tautolo320.02516
OLB Carl Ekern310.0813
DT Darryl Grant310.02526
DT Bill Windauer300.01411
DE Kennedy Cook300.02325
DT Pat Ogrin201.01614
DE Mat Mendenhall200.02216
OLB John Mohring110.01411
DE Jim Burt110.01717
CB Ron Fellows110.01719
WR John Stallworth10---------
CB Jackie Wallace100.0410
WR Mark McGrath10---------
S Bill Cahill020.025
CB Aaron Kyle010.01311

Pass Rush Statistics

ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Art Still1.000119
DE John Banaszak0.010023
OLB A.J. Duhe0.010025
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Pat Ogrin1.000014
DE Kennedy Cook0.002025
DT Ricardo Browning0.00108

Pass Defense Statistics

ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Antonio Dodge31027
S Clarence Duren30022
OLB George Andrews21023
S Roland James21024
CB James Hunter20226
S Thom Darden20029
OLB A.J. Duhe20025
ILB Kurt Allerman1008
OLB Lucius Sanford1004
S Todd Bell10019
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Carl Ekern40013
CB Dennis Thurman31019
S Doug Beaudoin20030
S Glenn Blackwood20027
CB Mark Haynes20020
OLB Waymond Bryant11024
CB Ron Fellows11019
DE Kennedy Cook10025
DT Ricardo Browning1008
ILB Tyrone Anthony1008
ILB Terry Tautolo10016
OLB John Mohring10011

Blocking Statistics

ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Ritcher27027022
Steve Knutson2401709
Jim Clack16029028
Roger Finnie14028029
Keith Van Horne13024029
John Ayers05034130
Jim Mandich010602
Larry Brown010601
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ray Snell15021129
Chris Ward13021025
Glen Holloway12011012
Keith Wortman12011019
Scott Dierking12015019
Keith Fahnhorst02020027
Bruce Rasmussen02020025
Don Nottingham0104011
Art Kuehn01021018
Ron Egloff01015019

Special Teams Tackles

ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Moe Dixon123
Antonio Dodge121
Jim Mandich116
Vince Thompson114
Charlie Wade113
Willie McClendon18
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Tony Nathan222
Gary Parris116
Benny Malone113

Participation

ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
John Ayers3430------1074
Antonio Dodge------18272166
Bennie Cunningham3121------1466
Mike Kruczek3430---------64
Jim Ritcher2722------1160
Jim Clack2928------158
Roger Finnie2829---------57
Keith Van Horne2429---------53
Thom Darden------2329---52
James Hunter------2026147
John Lee------2120647
Roland James------2224147
Charlie Wade1518------1346
George Andrews------2123246
Brad Kimberly1522------845
A.J. Duhe------1825144
J.T. Montgomery------1922142
Vince Thompson1711------1442
John Banaszak------1723---40
Steve Wilson------1822---40
Ray Bradley1819---------37
Carlos Stevens2116---------37
Steve Knutson179------1137
Freeman McNeil2215---------37
Art Still------1719---36
Todd Bell------1319436
Kurt Allerman------482133
Casey Merrill------914831
Clarence Duren------622230
Franco Harris1315------129
Willie McClendon117------826
Jim Mandich62------1624
Moe Dixon00------2323
Frank Byrne------127120
Tom De Leone52------1118
Larry Brown61------1118
Daryl Hunt------76316
Steve Holden14------914
Greg Hawthorne00------1313
Lucius Sanford------84---12
Tom Wittum00------99
Ross Robertson00------66
Gary Spani------2114
Steve Fuller00------22
Mark Malone00---------0
Charles White00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Doug Beaudoin------34301276
Dennis Thurman------20192362
Waymond Bryant------25241261
Glenn Blackwood------3227261
Ethan Leaskey2531---------56
Keith Fahnhorst2027------855
Darryl Grant------2526253
Ray Snell2129---------50
Kennedy Cook------2325149
Bruce Rasmussen2025------348
Art Kuehn2118------847
Ron Egloff1519------1347
Chris Ward2125---------46
Tony Nathan1113------2246
Carl Ekern------8132344
Terry Tautolo------2516142
Mark Haynes------2120142
John Stallworth1819------441
Mat Mendenhall------2216240
Jim Burt------1717539
Keith Wortman1119------838
Mercury Duncan1917---------36
Tyrone Anthony------238536
Scott Dierking1519------236
Ron Fellows------1719---36
Bill Windauer------14111035
David Overstreet1418---------32
Ricardo Browning------198431
Pat Ogrin------1614131
Walt Easley1416---------30
Glen Holloway1112------629
Don Nottingham411------1126
Aaron Kyle------1311226
Larry Mucker47------1425
John Mohring------1411---25
Benny Malone46------1323
Bill Cahill------251421
Jackie Wallace------410721
Gary Parris11------1618
Mark McGrath69---------15
Jeff Gossett00------88
Mark Moseley00------11
Gary Marangi00---------0
Carlos Brown00---------0
Beasley Reece------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8172.1
Middle21763.6
Right4153.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left740.6
Middle9475.2
Right8334.1
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Kruczek29204033300
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ethan Leaskey30191313012

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65233.8
Short (0-8 Yds)149412.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)8613116.4
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2263.0
Short (0-8 Yds)97161.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)189804.4
Long (19+ Yds)113333.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Carlos Stevens64185216
RB Franco Harris5304015
WR Charlie Wade42016018
WR Ray Bradley33034119
WR Brad Kimberly32133122
TE Bennie Cunningham3110021
FB Vince Thompson33021011
RB Freeman McNeil2202015
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Stallworth53119019
WR Mercury Duncan41012017
RB Tony Nathan4303013
WR Benny Malone320806
FB Don Nottingham33053111
FB Scott Dierking3106019
TE Ron Egloff32012019
TE Walt Easley2103016
WR Mark McGrath2201209
WR Larry Mucker110707

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ethan Leaskey41123.004.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR John Stallworth1000.003.80
FB Scott Dierking1000.002.00
TE Ron Egloff111212.004.00
RB Tony Nathan1000.000.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ClevelandRushesConversions
Mike Kruczek20
Freeman McNeil21
Franco Harris10
Vince Thompson11
PittsburghRushesConversions
Ethan Leaskey21
David Overstreet22
Tony Nathan10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompConversions
Mike Kruczek1153
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Ethan Leaskey851

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargCatchConversions
WR Carlos Stevens321
RB Franco Harris210
WR Charlie Wade200
WR Ray Bradley111
WR Brad Kimberly100
TE Bennie Cunningham100
FB Vince Thompson111
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Benny Malone221
TE Walt Easley210
WR Mercury Duncan100
FB Scott Dierking100
WR Larry Mucker110
RB Tony Nathan110

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)