Week 16, 1981

played in Pittsburgh, PA

46 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Chicago Bears	3	0	0	7	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	7	7	-	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)

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 Statistics CHI PIT
Record 9-6 5-9-1
First Downs 9 20
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 174 297
- Offensive Plays 47 73
- Yards per Play 3.70 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 79 116
- Rushing Attempts 24 42
- Yards per Rush 3.29 2.76
Net Passing Yards 95 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 7 - 1 29 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 100 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.13 5.84
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 14/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 5/207 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 1/76
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 20:18 39:42

Team Statistics	CHI	PIT
Record	9-6	5-9-1
First Downs	9	20
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	174	297
- Offensive Plays	47	73
- Yards per Play	3.70	4.07
Net Rushing Yards	79	116
- Rushing Attempts	24	42
- Yards per Rush	3.29	2.76
Net Passing Yards	95	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 7 - 1	29 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	100	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.13	5.84
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	14/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	5/207	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	1/76
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	20:18	39:42

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	4:11	OWN 39	9	55	Field Goal
1	2:36	2:53	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
2	6:15	2:28	OWN 32	4	23	Punt
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 40	6	13	Interception
3	12:22	3:34	OWN 27	6	28	Punt
3	3:25	3:16	OWN 18	6	36	Punt
4	14:06	1:15	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
4	11:10	1:11	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
4	2:56	0:31	OWN 1	4	6	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 20	5	28	Interception
1	7:47	5:11	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	14:43	8:28	OWN 16	14	83	Field Goal
2	3:47	3:47	OWN 20	9	15	Half
3	8:48	5:23	OWN 20	12	62	Fumble
3	0:09	1:03	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
4	12:51	1:41	OWN 11	3	0	Punt
4	9:59	7:03	OWN 7	12	47	Punt
4	2:25	0:29	OPP 7	3	7	Touchdown
4	1:42	1:42	OPP 45	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Dennis Thurman, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerry Ellis	12	37	3.08	10	1	0
Marion Barber	12	42	3.50	6	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	30	94	3.13	13	2	0
Tony Nathan	11	23	2.09	7	0	2
Carlos Brown	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cavanaugh	22	7	100	1/5	0	26	1	28.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carlos Brown	29	21	194	2/13	0	43	1	75.9

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Boyd Brown	2	3	20	10.00	2	11
WR Morris Owens	2	4	39	19.50	6	23
WR J.D. Hill	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Ronnie Talley	1	4	26	26.00	16	26
WR Mike Friede	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Roger Carr	0	6	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ken Grandberry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Gerry Ellis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Stallworth	7	9	78	11.14	30	43
WR Mercury Duncan	4	8	39	9.75	1	13
WR Larry Mucker	2	2	12	6.00	0	11
RB Tony Nathan	2	3	28	14.00	17	20
RB David Overstreet	2	2	12	6.00	7	6
WR Benny Malone	1	1	15	15.00	11	15
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Scott Dierking	1	2	2	2.00	2	2
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Cliff Odom	1	5	5.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dennis Thurman	1	76	76.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger Carr	2	0	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	1	0
Boyd Brown	0	1	0
Rick Dvorak	0	1	0
Tim Gray	0	1	0
Henry Williams	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
David Overstreet	1	0
Waymond Bryant	0	1
Benny Malone	0	1
Kennedy Cook	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	6	258	43.0	34.8	46	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	3	128	42.7	43.7	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	1	-3	-3.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	4	185	46.3	1
Roger Carr	1	22	22.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kirk Robbins	7	3	0.0	42	29
ILB Al Chesley	7	3	0.0	38	23
CB Terry Schmidt	6	3	0.0	34	24
S Tim Gray	6	1	0.0	39	29
DT Wilson Whitely	5	1	2.0	32	23
OLB Brad Van Pelt	5	1	0.0	34	22
CB Charles Jefferson	4	2	0.0	20	21
ILB Cliff Odom	4	0	0.0	4	8
CB John Turner	3	1	0.0	26	24
DE Dave Lindstrom	3	0	0.0	29	16
CB Henry Williams	3	0	0.0	25	25
OLB Linden King	2	4	0.0	31	20
ILB Dave Ahrens	2	1	0.0	17	6
DE Joe Campbell	2	0	0.0	25	23
OLB Ron Crosby	1	2	0.0	16	8
DT Rick Dvorak	1	0	0.0	25	17

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	3	1	0.0	15	5
ILB Terry Tautolo	3	0	0.0	17	19
CB Dennis Thurman	3	0	0.0	8	21
DE Jim Burt	3	0	0.0	17	14
DT Ricardo Browning	2	2	0.0	14	4
S Glenn Blackwood	2	1	0.0	18	17
CB Jackie Wallace	2	0	0.0	4	4
DT Bill Windauer	2	0	0.0	8	12
ILB Tyrone Anthony	2	0	0.0	4	7
CB Aaron Kyle	2	0	0.0	7	10
DE Kennedy Cook	1	1	1.0	21	17
OLB John Mohring	1	1	0.0	18	7
CB Ron Fellows	1	1	0.0	18	10
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	0.0	2	7
S Bill Cahill	1	0	0.0	4	6
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mark Haynes	1	0	0.0	16	15
DT Darryl Grant	1	0	0.0	13	21
DT Pat Ogrin	1	0	0.0	4	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wilson Whitely	2.0	1	0	1	23
OLB Linden King	0.0	0	1	1	20
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kennedy Cook	1.0	0	0	17
DT Darryl Grant	0.0	1	0	21
DT Pat Ogrin	0.0	0	2	11
DT Bill Windauer	0.0	0	1	12
ILB Terry Tautolo	0.0	0	1	19
DE Mat Mendenhall	0.0	0	1	13
DE Jim Burt	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tim Gray	4	0	0	29
ILB Cliff Odom	3	0	1	8
CB Terry Schmidt	3	0	0	24
CB Charles Jefferson	3	0	0	21
CB Henry Williams	2	2	0	25
S Kirk Robbins	2	0	0	29
ILB Al Chesley	2	0	0	23
OLB Linden King	1	0	0	20
CB John Turner	1	0	0	24
DT Rick Dvorak	0	1	0	17

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dennis Thurman	2	0	1	21
CB Aaron Kyle	2	0	0	10
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	0	7
S Bill Cahill	1	0	0	6
ILB Terry Tautolo	1	0	0	19
S Doug Beaudoin	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Coady	2	6	2	19	0	21
Art Plunkett	1	4	0	12	0	12
Mickey Marvin	1	3	1	20	0	18
Jeff Sevy	0	4	0	14	0	18
Alberto White	0	4	0	18	0	19
Boyd Brown	0	2	0	15	0	13
Ray Pinney	0	1	0	22	1	16

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	3	10	1	34	0	25
Chris Ward	2	6	0	31	1	25
Ray Snell	2	6	0	34	0	26
Keith Fahnhorst	2	5	0	36	0	25
Keith Wortman	1	2	0	22	0	12
Art Kuehn	0	6	0	29	0	23
Glen Holloway	0	2	0	24	1	19
Ron Egloff	0	2	0	28	0	15
Scott Dierking	0	1	0	24	0	12
Walt Easley	0	1	0	21	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Henry Williams	1	16

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gregg Bingham	2	20
Tony Nathan	1	18
Waymond Bryant	1	12
Benny Malone	1	12

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kirk Robbins	---	---	42	29	12	83
Tim Gray	---	---	39	29	1	69
Terry Schmidt	---	---	34	24	8	66
Henry Williams	---	---	25	25	16	66
Al Chesley	---	---	38	23	1	62
Linden King	---	---	31	20	7	58
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	34	22	1	57
Wilson Whitely	---	---	32	23	2	57
John Turner	---	---	26	24	1	51
Joe Campbell	---	---	25	23	1	49
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	29	16	3	48
Matt Cavanaugh	24	23	---	---	---	47
Rick Dvorak	---	---	25	17	3	45
Mickey Marvin	20	18	---	---	6	44
Roger Carr	15	20	---	---	8	43
Boyd Brown	15	13	---	---	14	42
Rich Coady	19	21	---	---	2	42
Charles Jefferson	---	---	20	21	1	42
Ray Pinney	22	16	---	---	---	38
Alberto White	18	19	---	---	---	37
Ron Crosby	---	---	16	8	12	36
Jeff Sevy	14	18	---	---	1	33
Andra Franklin	11	13	---	---	8	32
Art Plunkett	12	12	---	---	7	31
Gerry Ellis	12	16	---	---	1	29
Ronnie Talley	18	9	---	---	---	27
Morris Owens	10	17	---	---	---	27
Brett Moritz	10	9	---	---	7	26
Marion Barber	12	5	---	---	8	25
Dave Ahrens	---	---	17	6	---	23
Hoby Brenner	10	4	---	---	9	23
Ken Grandberry	8	9	---	---	5	22
Bruce Hardy	8	4	---	---	8	20
Bubba Green	---	---	12	8	---	20
Arnold Morgado	0	0	---	---	18	18
Cliff Lewis	---	---	8	9	1	18
J.D. Hill	1	3	---	---	9	13
Clarence Hironaka	5	2	---	---	6	13
Mike Friede	0	2	---	---	11	13
Cliff Odom	---	---	4	8	---	12
Brad Shearer	---	---	4	4	---	8
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wally Chambers	---	---	1	2	---	3
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Brown	42	31	---	---	---	73
Keith Fahnhorst	36	25	---	---	4	65
Bruce Rasmussen	34	25	---	---	2	61
Ray Snell	34	26	---	---	---	60
Art Kuehn	29	23	---	---	4	56
Chris Ward	31	25	---	---	---	56
Ron Egloff	28	15	---	---	12	55
John Stallworth	25	22	---	---	2	49
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	24	23	2	49
David Overstreet	30	19	---	---	---	49
Mercury Duncan	22	25	---	---	---	47
Glen Holloway	24	19	---	---	2	45
Dennis Thurman	---	---	8	21	14	43
Tony Nathan	12	12	---	---	18	42
Gregg Bingham	---	---	11	10	20	41
Kennedy Cook	---	---	21	17	1	39
Keith Wortman	22	12	---	---	4	38
Walt Easley	21	17	---	---	---	38
Terry Tautolo	---	---	17	19	1	37
Scott Dierking	24	12	---	---	1	37
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	18	17	1	36
Larry Mucker	11	10	---	---	14	35
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	21	13	1	35
Darryl Grant	---	---	13	21	1	35
Jim Burt	---	---	17	14	3	34
Don Nottingham	12	10	---	---	11	33
Mark Haynes	---	---	16	15	1	32
Ron Fellows	---	---	18	10	1	29
John Mohring	---	---	18	7	2	27
Benny Malone	7	7	---	---	12	26
Bill Windauer	---	---	8	12	6	26
Bill Cahill	---	---	4	6	14	24
Carl Ekern	---	---	15	5	4	24
Waymond Bryant	---	---	2	7	12	21
Ricardo Browning	---	---	14	4	3	21
Mark McGrath	12	6	---	---	1	19
Jackie Wallace	---	---	4	4	9	17
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	4	7	6	17
Aaron Kyle	---	---	7	10	---	17
Gary Parris	6	0	---	---	10	16
Pat Ogrin	---	---	4	11	---	15
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Beasley Reece	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	14	54	3.9
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	41	2.7
Middle	14	33	2.4
Right	12	43	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cavanaugh	22	7	2	1	5	1	6	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carlos Brown	29	21	3	1	0	3	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	52	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	25	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	93	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	6	0	1	0	0	20
WR Ronnie Talley	4	1	1	26	1	9
WR Morris Owens	4	2	1	39	1	17
TE Boyd Brown	3	2	0	20	0	13
RB Gerry Ellis	2	0	2	0	0	16
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR J.D. Hill	1	1	0	9	0	3
WR Mike Friede	1	1	0	6	0	2

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	9	7	78	2	22
WR Mercury Duncan	8	4	39	0	25
RB Tony Nathan	3	2	28	1	12
FB Scott Dierking	2	1	2	0	12
WR Larry Mucker	2	2	12	0	10
RB David Overstreet	2	2	12	0	19
WR Benny Malone	1	1	15	0	7
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	3	0	10
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	5	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerry Ellis	2	-3	-1.50	3.08
Marion Barber	1	1	1.00	3.50

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	5	7	1.40	2.09
David Overstreet	3	11	3.67	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh	2	1	11	5.50	4.55

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carlos Brown	2	2	10	5.00	6.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	11	11.00	6.67
WR Roger Carr	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	1	1	4	4.00	8.67
RB David Overstreet	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Gerry Ellis	2	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	4	4
Tony Nathan	3	2
Carlos Brown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	10	3	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carlos Brown	12	11	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Talley	3	0	0
RB Gerry Ellis	2	0	0
TE Boyd Brown	1	0	0
WR Roger Carr	1	0	0
WR J.D. Hill	1	1	1
WR Morris Owens	1	1	1
WR Mike Friede	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Duncan	4	3	2
WR John Stallworth	3	3	2
WR Larry Mucker	2	2	1
WR Benny Malone	1	1	1
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	1
RB David Overstreet	1	1	1

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)