Week 16, 1981

played in Pittsburgh, PA

46 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Chicago Bears3007-10
Pittsburgh Steelers7377-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 CHI - Pat Leahy 23 field goal
1Q: 02:46 PIT - Tony Nathan 1 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 06:20 PIT - Mark Moseley 18 field goal
3Q: 12:32 PIT - Dennis Thurman 76 interception return (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 02:04 PIT - Tony Nathan 4 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 01:56 CHI - Ken Grandberry 95 kickoff return (Pat Leahy extra point)

Team StatisticsCHIPIT
Record9-65-9-1
First Downs920
- by Rushing28
- by Passing611
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards174297
- Offensive Plays4773
- Yards per Play3.704.07
Net Rushing Yards79116
- Rushing Attempts2442
- Yards per Rush3.292.76
Net Passing Yards95181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt22 - 7 - 129 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards100194
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/52/13
- Yards per Pass Play4.135.84
Fumbles/Lost3/01/1
3rd Down Conversions3/1214/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.46.1
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/352/15
Punt Returns/Yards1/-31/9
Kick Returns/Yards5/2070/0
Interception Ret./Yards1/51/76
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 27
Time of Possession20:1839:42

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:584:11OWN 39955Field Goal
12:362:53OWN 32615Punt
26:152:28OWN 32423Punt
315:002:38OWN 40613Interception
312:223:34OWN 27628Punt
33:253:16OWN 18636Punt
414:061:15OWN 433-2Punt
411:101:11OWN 4730Punt
42:560:31OWN 146Downs
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:02OWN 20528Interception
17:475:11OWN 201080Touchdown
214:438:28OWN 161483Field Goal
23:473:47OWN 20915Half
38:485:23OWN 201262Fumble
30:091:03OWN 1132Punt
412:511:41OWN 1130Punt
49:597:03OWN 71247Punt
42:250:29OPP 737Touchdown
41:421:42OPP 4533Game

Game MVP: Dennis Thurman, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gerry Ellis12373.081010
Marion Barber12423.50600
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
David Overstreet30943.131320
Tony Nathan11232.09702
Carlos Brown1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Cavanaugh2271001/5026128.6
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Carlos Brown29211942/13043175.9

Receiving Statistics

ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Boyd Brown232010.002110
WR Morris Owens243919.506230
WR J.D. Hill1199.00090
WR Ronnie Talley142626.0016260
WR Mike Friede1166.00060
WR Roger Carr0600.00000
WR Ken Grandberry0100.00000
RB Gerry Ellis0200.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Stallworth797811.1430430
WR Mercury Duncan48399.751130
WR Larry Mucker22126.000110
RB Tony Nathan232814.0017200
RB David Overstreet22126.00760
WR Benny Malone111515.0011150
FB Don Nottingham1133.00030
FB Scott Dierking1222.00220
TE Ron Egloff1155.00050

Interception Statistics

ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Cliff Odom155.000
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Dennis Thurman17676.001

Fumble Statistics

ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Roger Carr2000
Matt Cavanaugh1100
Boyd Brown0100
Rick Dvorak0100
Tim Gray0100
Henry Williams0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
David Overstreet1000
Waymond Bryant0010
Benny Malone0010
Kennedy Cook0010

Punting Statistics

ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ray Guy625843.034.8464
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett312842.743.7451

Kicking Statistics

ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Pat Leahy1/10/00/0231/1
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mark Moseley1/10/00/0183/3

Punt Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Carr1-3-3.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Jackie Wallace199.00

Kick Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Grandberry418546.31
Roger Carr12222.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Kirk Robbins730.04229
ILB Al Chesley730.03823
CB Terry Schmidt630.03424
S Tim Gray610.03929
DT Wilson Whitely512.03223
OLB Brad Van Pelt510.03422
CB Charles Jefferson420.02021
ILB Cliff Odom400.048
CB John Turner310.02624
DE Dave Lindstrom300.02916
CB Henry Williams300.02525
OLB Linden King240.03120
ILB Dave Ahrens210.0176
DE Joe Campbell200.02523
OLB Ron Crosby120.0168
DT Rick Dvorak100.02517
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Carl Ekern310.0155
ILB Terry Tautolo300.01719
CB Dennis Thurman300.0821
DE Jim Burt300.01714
DT Ricardo Browning220.0144
S Glenn Blackwood210.01817
CB Jackie Wallace200.044
DT Bill Windauer200.0812
ILB Tyrone Anthony200.047
CB Aaron Kyle200.0710
DE Kennedy Cook111.02117
OLB John Mohring110.0187
CB Ron Fellows110.01810
OLB Waymond Bryant100.027
S Bill Cahill100.046
WR Mercury Duncan10---------
CB Mark Haynes100.01615
DT Darryl Grant100.01321
DT Pat Ogrin100.0411

Pass Rush Statistics

ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Wilson Whitely2.010123
OLB Linden King0.001120
DE Joe Campbell0.001023
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kennedy Cook1.000017
DT Darryl Grant0.010021
DT Pat Ogrin0.002011
DT Bill Windauer0.001012
ILB Terry Tautolo0.001019
DE Mat Mendenhall0.001013
DE Jim Burt0.001014

Pass Defense Statistics

ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Tim Gray40029
ILB Cliff Odom3018
CB Terry Schmidt30024
CB Charles Jefferson30021
CB Henry Williams22025
S Kirk Robbins20029
ILB Al Chesley20023
OLB Linden King10020
CB John Turner10024
DT Rick Dvorak01017
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dennis Thurman20121
CB Aaron Kyle20010
OLB Waymond Bryant1007
S Bill Cahill1006
ILB Terry Tautolo10019
S Doug Beaudoin01023

Blocking Statistics

ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rich Coady26219021
Art Plunkett14012012
Mickey Marvin13120018
Jeff Sevy04014018
Alberto White04018019
Boyd Brown02015013
Ray Pinney01022116
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bruce Rasmussen310134025
Chris Ward26031125
Ray Snell26034026
Keith Fahnhorst25036025
Keith Wortman12022012
Art Kuehn06029023
Glen Holloway02024119
Ron Egloff02028015
Scott Dierking01024012
Walt Easley01021017

Special Teams Tackles

ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Henry Williams116
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Gregg Bingham220
Tony Nathan118
Waymond Bryant112
Benny Malone112

Participation

ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kirk Robbins------42291283
Tim Gray------3929169
Terry Schmidt------3424866
Henry Williams------25251666
Al Chesley------3823162
Linden King------3120758
Brad Van Pelt------3422157
Wilson Whitely------3223257
John Turner------2624151
Joe Campbell------2523149
Dave Lindstrom------2916348
Matt Cavanaugh2423---------47
Rick Dvorak------2517345
Mickey Marvin2018------644
Roger Carr1520------843
Boyd Brown1513------1442
Rich Coady1921------242
Charles Jefferson------2021142
Ray Pinney2216---------38
Alberto White1819---------37
Ron Crosby------1681236
Jeff Sevy1418------133
Andra Franklin1113------832
Art Plunkett1212------731
Gerry Ellis1216------129
Ronnie Talley189---------27
Morris Owens1017---------27
Brett Moritz109------726
Marion Barber125------825
Dave Ahrens------176---23
Hoby Brenner104------923
Ken Grandberry89------522
Bruce Hardy84------820
Bubba Green------128---20
Arnold Morgado00------1818
Cliff Lewis------89118
J.D. Hill13------913
Clarence Hironaka52------613
Mike Friede02------1113
Cliff Odom------48---12
Brad Shearer------44---8
Ray Guy00------77
Pat Leahy00------44
Wally Chambers------12---3
Sam Adkins00---------0
Scott Brunner00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Carlos Brown4231---------73
Keith Fahnhorst3625------465
Bruce Rasmussen3425------261
Ray Snell3426---------60
Art Kuehn2923------456
Chris Ward3125---------56
Ron Egloff2815------1255
John Stallworth2522------249
Doug Beaudoin------2423249
David Overstreet3019---------49
Mercury Duncan2225---------47
Glen Holloway2419------245
Dennis Thurman------8211443
Tony Nathan1212------1842
Gregg Bingham------11102041
Kennedy Cook------2117139
Keith Wortman2212------438
Walt Easley2117---------38
Terry Tautolo------1719137
Scott Dierking2412------137
Glenn Blackwood------1817136
Larry Mucker1110------1435
Mat Mendenhall------2113135
Darryl Grant------1321135
Jim Burt------1714334
Don Nottingham1210------1133
Mark Haynes------1615132
Ron Fellows------1810129
John Mohring------187227
Benny Malone77------1226
Bill Windauer------812626
Bill Cahill------461424
Carl Ekern------155424
Waymond Bryant------271221
Ricardo Browning------144321
Mark McGrath126------119
Jackie Wallace------44917
Tyrone Anthony------47617
Aaron Kyle------710---17
Gary Parris60------1016
Pat Ogrin------411---15
Mark Moseley00------66
Jeff Gossett00------33
Gary Marangi00------11
Ethan Leaskey00---------0
Beasley Reece------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7131.9
Middle14543.9
Right3124.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15412.7
Middle14332.4
Right12433.6
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Cavanaugh2272151601
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Carlos Brown29213103221

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)94525.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)62254.2
Long (19+ Yds)71233.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44153.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1613935.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)83668.3
Long (19+ Yds)112020.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roger Carr6010020
WR Ronnie Talley4112619
WR Morris Owens42139117
TE Boyd Brown32020013
RB Gerry Ellis2020016
WR Ken Grandberry100009
WR J.D. Hill110903
WR Mike Friede110602
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Stallworth97078222
WR Mercury Duncan84039025
RB Tony Nathan32028112
FB Scott Dierking2102012
WR Larry Mucker22012010
RB David Overstreet22012019
WR Benny Malone1101507
FB Don Nottingham1103010
TE Ron Egloff1105015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gerry Ellis2-3-1.503.08
Marion Barber111.003.50
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tony Nathan571.402.09
David Overstreet3113.673.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh21115.504.55
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Carlos Brown22105.006.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Boyd Brown111111.006.67
WR Roger Carr1000.000.00
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR John Stallworth1144.008.67
RB David Overstreet1166.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChicagoRushesConversions
Gerry Ellis21
PittsburghRushesConversions
David Overstreet44
Tony Nathan32
Carlos Brown10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompConversions
Matt Cavanaugh1032
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Carlos Brown12118

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Ronnie Talley300
RB Gerry Ellis200
TE Boyd Brown100
WR Roger Carr100
WR J.D. Hill111
WR Morris Owens111
WR Mike Friede110
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Mercury Duncan432
WR John Stallworth332
WR Larry Mucker221
WR Benny Malone111
RB Tony Nathan111
RB David Overstreet111

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)