Week 15, 1981

played in Pittsburgh, PA

29 degrees, snow, 12 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	7	6	0	-	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	0	0	-	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

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 Statistics CLE PIT
Record 4-10 4-9-1
First Downs 13 10
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 6 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 297 212
- Offensive Plays 64 56
- Yards per Play 4.64 3.79
Net Rushing Yards 107 83
- Rushing Attempts 34 25
- Yards per Rush 3.15 3.32
Net Passing Yards 190 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 30 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 195 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 4.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 2/44
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 4/115
Interception Ret./Yards 2/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 36:17 23:43

Team Statistics	CLE	PIT
Record	4-10	4-9-1
First Downs	13	10
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	6	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	297	212
- Offensive Plays	64	56
- Yards per Play	4.64	3.79
Net Rushing Yards	107	83
- Rushing Attempts	34	25
- Yards per Rush	3.15	3.32
Net Passing Yards	190	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	30 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	195	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	4.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	2/44
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	4/115
Interception Ret./Yards	2/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	36:17	23:43

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	4:18	OWN 20	7	49	Punt
1	7:04	1:28	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
1	3:31	2:05	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
1	0:10	3:23	OWN 24	6	18	Punt
2	9:45	1:47	OWN 35	3	-5	Punt
2	5:55	2:28	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	1:04	0:34	OPP 44	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	6:33	OWN 18	11	55	Field Goal
3	5:38	0:56	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
3	4:42	3:53	OWN 42	8	32	Field Goal
4	12:37	1:39	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
4	9:35	5:16	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 2	3	1	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
1	8:34	1:30	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	5:36	2:05	OPP 41	3	-8	Punt
1	1:26	1:16	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	11:47	2:02	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	7:58	2:03	OWN 35	4	18	Punt
2	3:27	2:23	OWN 30	7	27	Interception
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 13	2	-1	Half
3	8:27	2:49	OWN 46	5	26	Interception
3	0:49	3:12	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
4	10:58	1:23	OPP 42	3	0	Punt
4	4:19	3:30	OWN 6	15	92	Downs

Game MVP: Mike Kruczek, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Freeman McNeil	18	56	3.11	11	3
Franco Harris	9	2	0.22	3	0
Mike Kruczek	4	5	1.25	3	0
Vince Thompson	2	33	16.50	25	1
Brad Kimberly	1	11	11.00	11	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Overstreet	11	43	3.91	16	1
Tony Nathan	10	19	1.90	11	1
Ethan Leaskey	4	21	5.25	15	1

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	29	20	195	1/5	1	47	0	99.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Leaskey	30	19	135	1/6	0	33	2	45.9

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Stevens	4	6	85	21.25	41	47	1
RB Franco Harris	3	5	4	1.33	0	3	0
WR Ray Bradley	3	3	34	11.33	16	29	0
FB Vince Thompson	3	3	21	7.00	19	14	0
WR Charlie Wade	2	4	16	8.00	1	10	0
WR Brad Kimberly	2	3	33	16.50	16	25	0
RB Freeman McNeil	2	2	2	1.00	0	6	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Don Nottingham	3	3	53	17.67	1	33
WR John Stallworth	3	5	19	6.33	0	8
RB Tony Nathan	3	4	3	1.00	0	5
WR Benny Malone	2	3	8	4.00	0	8
TE Ron Egloff	2	3	12	6.00	0	12
WR Mark McGrath	2	2	12	6.00	0	8
WR Mercury Duncan	1	4	12	12.00	0	12
FB Scott Dierking	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Walt Easley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB James Hunter	2	21	10.50	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Franco Harris	1	0	0
Jim Mandich	0	1	0
Larry Brown	0	1	0
Vince Thompson	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bill Cahill	1	0	0	0
Bill Windauer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	9	318	35.3	28.2	49	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	8	375	46.9	35.9	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	2/2	2/2	0/0	44	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	2	7	3.5	0
Steve Holden	1	1	1.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	44	22.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	1	15	15.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	3	91	30.3	0
Bill Cahill	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	7	4	0.0	23	29
OLB George Andrews	7	0	0.0	21	23
S Roland James	5	1	0.0	22	24
CB Antonio Dodge	4	2	0.0	18	27
S Clarence Duren	4	1	0.0	6	22
OLB A.J. Duhe	3	2	0.0	18	25
CB James Hunter	3	0	0.0	20	26
DE John Banaszak	2	1	0.0	17	23
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	0	0.0	8	4
DE Art Still	1	0	1.0	17	19
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	1	0.0	19	22
DE John Lee	1	1	0.0	21	20
S Todd Bell	1	1	0.0	13	19
DT Frank Byrne	1	0	0.0	12	7
ILB Kurt Allerman	1	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Steve Wilson	0	2	0.0	18	22
ILB Daryl Hunt	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Beaudoin	8	4	0.0	34	30
OLB Waymond Bryant	4	2	0.0	25	24
DT Ricardo Browning	4	2	0.0	19	8
ILB Tyrone Anthony	4	1	0.0	23	8
CB Dennis Thurman	4	0	0.0	20	19
S Glenn Blackwood	3	3	0.0	32	27
CB Mark Haynes	3	3	0.0	21	20
ILB Terry Tautolo	3	2	0.0	25	16
OLB Carl Ekern	3	1	0.0	8	13
DT Darryl Grant	3	1	0.0	25	26
DT Bill Windauer	3	0	0.0	14	11
DE Kennedy Cook	3	0	0.0	23	25
DT Pat Ogrin	2	0	1.0	16	14
DE Mat Mendenhall	2	0	0.0	22	16
OLB John Mohring	1	1	0.0	14	11
DE Jim Burt	1	1	0.0	17	17
CB Ron Fellows	1	1	0.0	17	19
WR John Stallworth	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0.0	4	10
WR Mark McGrath	1	0	---	---	---
S Bill Cahill	0	2	0.0	2	5
CB Aaron Kyle	0	1	0.0	13	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Art Still	1.0	0	1	19
DE John Banaszak	0.0	1	0	23
OLB A.J. Duhe	0.0	1	0	25

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Pat Ogrin	1.0	0	14
DE Kennedy Cook	0.0	2	25
DT Ricardo Browning	0.0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antonio Dodge	3	1	0	27
S Clarence Duren	3	0	0	22
OLB George Andrews	2	1	0	23
S Roland James	2	1	0	24
CB James Hunter	2	0	2	26
S Thom Darden	2	0	0	29
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	0	0	25
ILB Kurt Allerman	1	0	0	8
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0	4
S Todd Bell	1	0	0	19

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	4	0	13
CB Dennis Thurman	3	1	19
S Doug Beaudoin	2	0	30
S Glenn Blackwood	2	0	27
CB Mark Haynes	2	0	20
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	1	24
CB Ron Fellows	1	1	19
DE Kennedy Cook	1	0	25
DT Ricardo Browning	1	0	8
ILB Tyrone Anthony	1	0	8
ILB Terry Tautolo	1	0	16
OLB John Mohring	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Ritcher	2	7	27	0	22
Steve Knutson	2	4	17	0	9
Jim Clack	1	6	29	0	28
Roger Finnie	1	4	28	0	29
Keith Van Horne	1	3	24	0	29
John Ayers	0	5	34	1	30
Jim Mandich	0	1	6	0	2
Larry Brown	0	1	6	0	1

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ray Snell	1	5	21	1	29
Chris Ward	1	3	21	0	25
Glen Holloway	1	2	11	0	12
Keith Wortman	1	2	11	0	19
Scott Dierking	1	2	15	0	19
Keith Fahnhorst	0	2	20	0	27
Bruce Rasmussen	0	2	20	0	25
Don Nottingham	0	1	4	0	11
Art Kuehn	0	1	21	0	18
Ron Egloff	0	1	15	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Moe Dixon	1	23
Antonio Dodge	1	21
Jim Mandich	1	16
Vince Thompson	1	14
Charlie Wade	1	13
Willie McClendon	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Nathan	2	22
Gary Parris	1	16
Benny Malone	1	13

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Ayers	34	30	---	---	10	74
Antonio Dodge	---	---	18	27	21	66
Bennie Cunningham	31	21	---	---	14	66
Mike Kruczek	34	30	---	---	---	64
Jim Ritcher	27	22	---	---	11	60
Jim Clack	29	28	---	---	1	58
Roger Finnie	28	29	---	---	---	57
Keith Van Horne	24	29	---	---	---	53
Thom Darden	---	---	23	29	---	52
James Hunter	---	---	20	26	1	47
John Lee	---	---	21	20	6	47
Roland James	---	---	22	24	1	47
Charlie Wade	15	18	---	---	13	46
George Andrews	---	---	21	23	2	46
Brad Kimberly	15	22	---	---	8	45
A.J. Duhe	---	---	18	25	1	44
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	19	22	1	42
Vince Thompson	17	11	---	---	14	42
John Banaszak	---	---	17	23	---	40
Steve Wilson	---	---	18	22	---	40
Ray Bradley	18	19	---	---	---	37
Carlos Stevens	21	16	---	---	---	37
Steve Knutson	17	9	---	---	11	37
Freeman McNeil	22	15	---	---	---	37
Art Still	---	---	17	19	---	36
Todd Bell	---	---	13	19	4	36
Kurt Allerman	---	---	4	8	21	33
Casey Merrill	---	---	9	14	8	31
Clarence Duren	---	---	6	22	2	30
Franco Harris	13	15	---	---	1	29
Willie McClendon	11	7	---	---	8	26
Jim Mandich	6	2	---	---	16	24
Moe Dixon	0	0	---	---	23	23
Frank Byrne	---	---	12	7	1	20
Tom De Leone	5	2	---	---	11	18
Larry Brown	6	1	---	---	11	18
Daryl Hunt	---	---	7	6	3	16
Steve Holden	1	4	---	---	9	14
Greg Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	13	13
Lucius Sanford	---	---	8	4	---	12
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Spani	---	---	2	1	1	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles White	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	34	30	12	76
Dennis Thurman	---	---	20	19	23	62
Waymond Bryant	---	---	25	24	12	61
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	32	27	2	61
Ethan Leaskey	25	31	---	---	---	56
Keith Fahnhorst	20	27	---	---	8	55
Darryl Grant	---	---	25	26	2	53
Ray Snell	21	29	---	---	---	50
Kennedy Cook	---	---	23	25	1	49
Bruce Rasmussen	20	25	---	---	3	48
Art Kuehn	21	18	---	---	8	47
Ron Egloff	15	19	---	---	13	47
Chris Ward	21	25	---	---	---	46
Tony Nathan	11	13	---	---	22	46
Carl Ekern	---	---	8	13	23	44
Terry Tautolo	---	---	25	16	1	42
Mark Haynes	---	---	21	20	1	42
John Stallworth	18	19	---	---	4	41
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	22	16	2	40
Jim Burt	---	---	17	17	5	39
Keith Wortman	11	19	---	---	8	38
Mercury Duncan	19	17	---	---	---	36
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	23	8	5	36
Scott Dierking	15	19	---	---	2	36
Ron Fellows	---	---	17	19	---	36
Bill Windauer	---	---	14	11	10	35
David Overstreet	14	18	---	---	---	32
Ricardo Browning	---	---	19	8	4	31
Pat Ogrin	---	---	16	14	1	31
Walt Easley	14	16	---	---	---	30
Glen Holloway	11	12	---	---	6	29
Don Nottingham	4	11	---	---	11	26
Aaron Kyle	---	---	13	11	2	26
Larry Mucker	4	7	---	---	14	25
John Mohring	---	---	14	11	---	25
Benny Malone	4	6	---	---	13	23
Bill Cahill	---	---	2	5	14	21
Jackie Wallace	---	---	4	10	7	21
Gary Parris	1	1	---	---	16	18
Mark McGrath	6	9	---	---	---	15
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carlos Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Beasley Reece	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	17	2.1
Middle	21	76	3.6
Right	4	15	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	4	0.6
Middle	9	47	5.2
Right	8	33	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	29	20	4	0	3	3	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Leaskey	30	19	1	3	1	3	0	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	41	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	131	16.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	16	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	80	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	33	33.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Stevens	6	4	1	85	2	16
RB Franco Harris	5	3	0	4	0	15
WR Charlie Wade	4	2	0	16	0	18
WR Ray Bradley	3	3	0	34	1	19
WR Brad Kimberly	3	2	1	33	1	22
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	1	1	0	0	21
FB Vince Thompson	3	3	0	21	0	11
RB Freeman McNeil	2	2	0	2	0	15

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	5	3	1	19	0	19
WR Mercury Duncan	4	1	0	12	0	17
RB Tony Nathan	4	3	0	3	0	13
WR Benny Malone	3	2	0	8	0	6
FB Don Nottingham	3	3	0	53	1	11
FB Scott Dierking	3	1	0	6	0	19
TE Ron Egloff	3	2	0	12	0	19
TE Walt Easley	2	1	0	3	0	16
WR Mark McGrath	2	2	0	12	0	9
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	0	7	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Leaskey	4	1	12	3.00	4.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	1	0	0	0.00	3.80
FB Scott Dierking	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	12	12.00	4.00
RB Tony Nathan	1	0	0	0.00	0.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	2	0
Freeman McNeil	2	1
Franco Harris	1	0
Vince Thompson	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	11	5	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Leaskey	8	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Stevens	3	2	1
RB Franco Harris	2	1	0
WR Charlie Wade	2	0	0
WR Ray Bradley	1	1	1
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	0	0
FB Vince Thompson	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benny Malone	2	2	1
TE Walt Easley	2	1	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0
FB Scott Dierking	1	0	0
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0

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)