Week 17, 1981

played in Cincinnati, OH

29 degrees, snow, 19 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	7	3	-	10
Cincinnati Bengals	3	10	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 CIN - Ronald Dunk 25 field goal
2Q: 04:47 CIN - Keith Krepfle 58 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 02:42 CIN - Ronald Dunk 20 field goal
3Q: 15:00 PIT - John Stallworth 85 kickoff return (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 05:34 PIT - Mark Moseley 41 field goal
4Q: 01:10 CIN - Doug Kotar 4 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 CIN - Ronald Dunk 25 field goal
2Q: 04:47 CIN - Keith Krepfle 58 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 02:42 CIN - Ronald Dunk 20 field goal
3Q: 15:00 PIT - John Stallworth 85 kickoff return (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 05:34 PIT - Mark Moseley 41 field goal
4Q: 01:10 CIN - Doug Kotar 4 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 5-10-1 9-6-1
First Downs 11 14
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 151 380
- Offensive Plays 59 78
- Yards per Play 2.56 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 56 104
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 2.07 3.06
Net Passing Yards 95 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 12 - 1 44 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 106 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.97 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 6/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/43 9/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 4/40
Kick Returns/Yards 5/199 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:18 33:42

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	5-10-1	9-6-1
First Downs	11	14
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	151	380
- Offensive Plays	59	78
- Yards per Play	2.56	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	56	104
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	2.07	3.06
Net Passing Yards	95	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 12 - 1	44 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	106	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.97	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	6/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/43	9/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	4/40
Kick Returns/Yards	5/199	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:18	33:42

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:10	3:54	OWN 46	7	16	Punt
1	3:48	0:43	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	0:21	1:50	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
2	11:33	1:38	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	8:19	2:54	OWN 35	7	34	Missed FG
2	2:35	1:47	OWN 28	6	17	Punt
3	13:09	3:05	OWN 34	5	7	Punt
3	6:00	1:15	OWN 34	2	-8	Punt
3	2:48	1:39	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
4	14:43	1:35	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	10:18	4:50	OWN 20	11	56	Field Goal
4	3:45	0:49	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
4	2:23	0:25	OWN 20	2	-5	Fumble
4	1:00	0:19	OWN 31	1	0	Interception

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:50	OWN 27	10	65	Field Goal
1	6:16	2:28	OWN 3	5	42	Punt
1	3:05	2:44	OWN 39	6	17	Punt
2	13:31	1:58	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	9:55	1:36	OWN 37	6	28	Downs
2	5:25	0:55	OWN 38	2	62	Touchdown
2	4:23	1:48	OPP 38	8	35	Field Goal
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 17	2	7	Half
3	14:45	1:36	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	10:04	4:04	OWN 40	9	33	Missed FG
3	4:45	1:57	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
3	1:09	1:26	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
4	13:08	2:50	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
4	5:28	1:43	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	2:56	0:33	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	1:58	0:58	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 34	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Doug Williams, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Overstreet	18	35	1.94	10	1
Tony Nathan	7	16	2.29	7	0
Carlos Brown	2	5	2.50	3	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Kenny Lewis	20	49	2.45	7	0
Doug Kotar	8	34	4.25	7	1
Doug Williams	4	11	2.75	4	0
Pete Johnson	2	10	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carlos Brown	30	12	106	2/11	0	26	1	36.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	44	21	276	0/0	1	58	0	75.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Tony Nathan	4	6	53	13.25	35	26
WR John Stallworth	2	6	31	15.50	9	18
FB Scott Dierking	2	4	5	2.50	0	3
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Larry Mucker	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
TE Walt Easley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Mark McGrath	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Mercury Duncan	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ron Egloff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB David Overstreet	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ahmad Rashad	5	7	83	16.60	34	32	0
WR Terry LeCount	5	5	38	7.60	4	14	0
WR Drew Hill	5	10	58	11.60	22	19	0
TE Keith Krepfle	3	10	85	28.33	56	58	1
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Pete Johnson	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Kenny Lewis	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Doug Kotar	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Leonard Thompson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Bill Cahill	1	0
Carlos Brown	1	0
Tony Nathan	1	0
John Stallworth	0	1

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Neil Elshire	1	1
Reggie Wilkes	1	0
Mike Reinfeldt	0	1
Bob Brudzinski	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	10	458	45.8	39.8	61	5

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	9	436	48.4	38.6	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	2/3	0/1	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	9	4.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	4	40	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	4	172	43.0	1
Bill Cahill	1	27	27.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Beasley Reece	8	3	0.0	28	37
OLB John Mohring	5	0	0.0	20	20
S Glenn Blackwood	4	3	0.0	33	40
DE Jim Burt	4	2	0.0	22	24
OLB Gregg Bingham	4	1	0.0	13	22
ILB Terry Tautolo	4	1	0.0	22	28
DT Pat Ogrin	4	1	0.0	24	28
OLB Carl Ekern	4	0	0.0	14	18
DE Mat Mendenhall	4	0	0.0	20	31
OLB Waymond Bryant	3	0	0.0	10	14
ILB Tyrone Anthony	2	0	0.0	14	10
S Doug Beaudoin	2	0	0.0	7	11
CB Dennis Thurman	1	1	0.0	19	24
S Bill Cahill	1	0	0.0	1	1
G Glen Holloway	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kennedy Cook	1	0	0.0	14	16
CB Aaron Kyle	1	0	0.0	15	18
DT Darryl Grant	0	2	0.0	25	34
DT Ricardo Browning	0	1	0.0	12	15
CB Ron Fellows	0	1	0.0	19	26

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lance Mehl	5	1	0.0	19	23
OLB Bob Brudzinski	4	0	1.0	19	23
ILB Pat Hughes	4	2	0.0	18	12
S Dwayne Crump	4	0	0.0	19	22
S Randy Hughes	4	0	0.0	10	17
S Lyle Blackwood	3	2	0.0	23	28
ILB Cliff Thrift	3	2	0.0	9	21
ILB Rik Bonness	3	0	0.0	17	13
DE Neil Elshire	2	0	1.0	4	9
DT Steve Furness	2	1	0.0	15	25
DE Bubba Baker	2	1	0.0	24	23
CB Ray Griffin	2	1	0.0	27	32
CB Mike Harden	1	2	0.0	18	16
CB Mike Reinfeldt	1	1	0.0	11	24
ILB Reggie Wilkes	1	1	0.0	13	14
DT R.J. Crozier	0	1	0.0	12	7
S Mike Burns	0	1	0.0	5	9
ILB Jerry Blanton	0	1	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Phil Dokes	1	2	27
DT Darryl Grant	0	2	34
DT Ricardo Browning	0	1	15

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1.0	0	2	1	23
DE Neil Elshire	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Jeff Yeates	0.0	1	1	1	23
DE Bubba Baker	0.0	0	3	1	23
ILB Reggie Wilkes	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Beasley Reece	5	1	37
OLB Gregg Bingham	3	2	22
S Glenn Blackwood	3	1	40
OLB Waymond Bryant	2	0	14
OLB John Mohring	2	0	20
S Doug Beaudoin	1	1	11
OLB Carl Ekern	1	1	18
DE Kennedy Cook	1	0	16
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	24
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	0	31
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	26
DT Ricardo Browning	0	1	15
CB Aaron Kyle	0	1	18

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cliff Thrift	3	1	0	21
S Randy Hughes	2	1	0	17
ILB Rik Bonness	2	0	0	13
CB Ray Griffin	2	0	0	32
CB Mike Reinfeldt	1	2	0	24
S Dwayne Crump	1	0	0	22
OLB Bob Brudzinski	1	0	0	23
ILB Lance Mehl	0	1	1	23
ILB Pat Hughes	0	1	0	12
DT R.J. Crozier	0	1	0	7
CB Mike Harden	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Wortman	2	5	12	1	23
Keith Fahnhorst	1	5	23	1	29
Ray Snell	1	3	22	0	23
Bruce Rasmussen	0	4	25	0	25
Glen Holloway	0	3	18	0	18
Art Kuehn	0	2	18	0	20
Scott Dierking	0	2	17	0	14
Chris Ward	0	1	17	0	22

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Darrell Austin	4	10	1	33	41
Dennis Swilley	3	6	1	29	33
Pete Johnson	1	3	0	20	20
Ray Donaldson	1	3	0	6	8
Ron Springs	1	2	0	8	9
Tyrell Sampson	0	3	0	29	39
Dave Studdard	0	2	0	30	32
David Carter	0	1	0	6	13

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Don Nottingham	2	15
Keith Wortman	2	12
Gregg Bingham	1	18
Beasley Reece	1	16

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Reinfeldt	3	30
Doug Kotar	2	20
Ron Springs	1	17

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Beasley Reece	---	---	28	37	16	81
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	33	40	2	75
Keith Fahnhorst	23	29	---	---	11	63
Darryl Grant	---	---	25	34	3	62
Carlos Brown	27	32	---	---	---	59
Ron Egloff	20	18	---	---	20	58
Terry Tautolo	---	---	22	28	6	56
Bruce Rasmussen	25	25	---	---	5	55
Phil Dokes	---	---	18	27	10	55
Mark Haynes	---	---	21	30	4	55
Pat Ogrin	---	---	24	28	3	55
Dennis Thurman	---	---	19	24	11	54
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	20	31	3	54
Gregg Bingham	---	---	13	22	18	53
Jim Burt	---	---	22	24	6	52
Art Kuehn	18	20	---	---	12	50
Tony Nathan	7	13	---	---	29	49
John Mohring	---	---	20	20	8	48
Walt Easley	12	19	---	---	17	48
Keith Wortman	12	23	---	---	12	47
Glen Holloway	18	18	---	---	10	46
Ron Fellows	---	---	19	26	1	46
Ray Snell	22	23	---	---	---	45
Waymond Bryant	---	---	10	14	19	43
Mercury Duncan	19	23	---	---	---	42
John Stallworth	18	18	---	---	5	41
Carl Ekern	---	---	14	18	8	40
Chris Ward	17	22	---	---	---	39
David Overstreet	20	19	---	---	---	39
Scott Dierking	17	14	---	---	7	38
Aaron Kyle	---	---	15	18	2	35
Don Nottingham	6	13	---	---	15	34
Larry Mucker	6	11	---	---	17	34
Kennedy Cook	---	---	14	16	1	31
Ricardo Browning	---	---	12	15	4	31
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	14	10	3	27
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	7	11	6	24
Jackie Wallace	---	---	3	10	8	21
Bill Cahill	---	---	1	1	17	19
Benny Malone	3	4	---	---	10	17
Mark McGrath	7	8	---	---	---	15
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	10	10
Henry Johnson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrell Austin	33	41	---	---	5	79
Tyrell Sampson	29	39	---	---	11	79
Doug Williams	34	44	---	---	---	78
Keith Krepfle	27	34	---	---	10	71
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	23	28	16	67
Mike Reinfeldt	---	---	11	24	30	65
Dennis Swilley	29	33	---	---	1	63
Dave Studdard	30	32	---	---	---	62
Ray Griffin	---	---	27	32	2	61
Andrew Gissinger	25	34	---	---	---	59
Drew Hill	22	35	---	---	---	57
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	13	14	27	54
Kenny Lewis	25	26	---	---	---	51
Ahmad Rashad	19	29	---	---	1	49
Pete Johnson	20	20	---	---	9	49
Bubba Baker	---	---	24	23	2	49
Doug Kotar	9	18	---	---	20	47
Terry LeCount	18	27	---	---	2	47
Steve Furness	---	---	15	25	6	46
Jeff Yeates	---	---	23	23	---	46
Lance Mehl	---	---	19	23	3	45
Dwayne Crump	---	---	19	22	3	44
George Starke	12	20	---	---	12	44
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	19	23	2	44
Don Hasselbeck	6	10	---	---	25	41
Leonard Thompson	10	10	---	---	18	38
Rik Bonness	---	---	17	13	8	38
Randy Hughes	---	---	10	17	10	37
Ron Springs	8	9	---	---	17	34
Mike Harden	---	---	18	16	---	34
Pat Hughes	---	---	18	12	3	33
Cliff Thrift	---	---	9	21	2	32
David Carter	6	13	---	---	9	28
Jerry Blanton	---	---	8	2	17	27
Ray Donaldson	6	8	---	---	12	26
Curtis McGriff	---	---	3	9	11	23
Joe Senser	1	1	---	---	20	22
Neil Elshire	---	---	4	9	7	20
R.J. Crozier	---	---	12	7	---	19
Chy Davidson	5	1	---	---	11	17
Mike Burns	---	---	5	9	---	14
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lemar Parrish	---	---	0	0	---	0
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	20	2.2
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	9	9	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	17	41	2.4
Right	10	35	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carlos Brown	30	12	1	1	0	8	7	3	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	44	21	2	4	5	8	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	72	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	20	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	131	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	99	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	6	2	31	0	18
RB Tony Nathan	6	4	53	1	13
WR Mercury Duncan	4	0	0	0	23
FB Scott Dierking	4	2	5	0	14
WR Larry Mucker	3	1	8	0	11
TE Walt Easley	2	1	3	0	19
WR Mark McGrath	2	1	5	0	8
FB Don Nottingham	1	1	1	0	13
TE Ron Egloff	1	0	0	0	18
RB David Overstreet	1	0	0	0	19

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Keith Krepfle	10	3	0	85	1	34
WR Drew Hill	10	5	1	58	0	35
WR Ahmad Rashad	7	5	0	83	1	29
WR Terry LeCount	5	5	0	38	0	27
TE Pete Johnson	4	1	2	6	0	20
RB Kenny Lewis	3	1	2	3	0	26
RB Doug Kotar	2	0	0	0	0	18
WR Leonard Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	1	0	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Kotar	2	6	3.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	6	1	6	1.00	6.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Krepfle	2	0	0	0.00	8.50
TE Pete Johnson	2	1	6	3.00	1.50
WR Leonard Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Drew Hill	1	0	0	0.00	5.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	2	1
David Overstreet	2	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Kenny Lewis	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carlos Brown	10	4	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	18	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tony Nathan	3	2	1
WR Mercury Duncan	2	0	0
WR Mark McGrath	2	1	0
WR John Stallworth	1	0	0
WR Larry Mucker	1	0	0
TE Walt Easley	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Keith Krepfle	5	2	2
WR Drew Hill	3	2	1
WR Ahmad Rashad	2	1	1
WR Leonard Thompson	2	0	0
WR Terry LeCount	2	2	1
RB Kenny Lewis	2	1	0
RB Doug Kotar	1	0	0
TE Pete Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (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 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (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	2,800 (3,300)