Week 1, 1982

played in Pittsburgh, PA

72 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	3	7	0	0	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:18 CLE - Joe Danelo 26 field goal
2Q: 13:32 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 9 pass from Mike Kruczek (Joe Danelo extra point)
2Q: 06:32 PIT - John Stallworth 22 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 01:56 PIT - Mark Moseley 30 field goal
3Q: 04:09 PIT - John Stallworth 18 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 12:20 PIT - Mark Moseley 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:18 CLE - Joe Danelo 26 field goal
2Q: 13:32 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 9 pass from Mike Kruczek (Joe Danelo extra point)
2Q: 06:32 PIT - John Stallworth 22 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 01:56 PIT - Mark Moseley 30 field goal
3Q: 04:09 PIT - John Stallworth 18 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 12:20 PIT - Mark Moseley 26 field goal

Team Statistics CLE PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 19 9
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 386 250
- Offensive Plays 82 57
- Yards per Play 4.71 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 61 93
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 2.77 3.32
Net Passing Yards 325 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 58 - 30 - 2 28 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 342 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 5.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 6/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/15 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:36 26:24

Team Statistics	CLE	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	19	9
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	386	250
- Offensive Plays	82	57
- Yards per Play	4.71	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	61	93
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	2.77	3.32
Net Passing Yards	325	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	58 - 30 - 2	28 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	342	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	5.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	6/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/15	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:36	26:24

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:12	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
1	8:25	4:15	OWN 46	6	45	Field Goal
1	2:10	3:44	OWN 10	10	90	Touchdown
2	11:33	2:02	OWN 18	5	15	Punt
2	6:11	1:45	OWN 28	3	-2	Punt
2	1:49	0:40	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
3	13:30	1:09	OWN 44	3	4	Punt
3	10:50	1:56	OPP 48	4	13	Punt
3	3:59	2:41	OWN 32	8	38	Downs
4	14:45	1:05	OWN 29	3	0	Interception
4	12:14	6:29	OWN 20	12	61	Downs
4	3:57	2:25	OWN 14	12	84	Downs
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 45	5	16	Interception

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:48	2:23	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
1	4:10	2:00	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
2	13:26	1:53	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
2	9:31	3:20	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
2	4:26	2:37	OWN 21	8	66	Field Goal
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 29	3	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 43	3	2	Interception
3	12:21	1:31	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	8:54	4:55	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	1:18	1:33	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
4	13:40	1:26	OPP 28	4	19	Field Goal
4	5:45	1:48	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	1:32	0:34	OWN 2	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Carl Ekern, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Freeman McNeil	12	38	3.17	8
Charles White	7	16	2.29	4
Bob Moore	3	7	2.33	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Overstreet	16	42	2.63	19	2
Tony Nathan	9	37	4.11	17	1
Terry Bradshaw	3	14	4.67	5	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	58	30	342	2/17	1	33	2	61.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	28	15	162	1/5	2	22	1	79.7

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bennie Cunningham	8	12	104	13.00	16	22	1
WR Hugh Stopek	7	9	94	13.43	6	25	0
WR Charlie Wade	5	9	66	13.20	30	33	0
WR Brad Kimberly	5	8	39	7.80	18	28	0
WR Phil Epps	2	12	33	16.50	7	20	0
RB Franco Harris	1	3	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Steve Holden	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Freeman McNeil	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	6	10	99	16.50	10	22	2
WR Larry Mucker	3	5	31	10.33	3	13	0
WR Mike Quick	3	8	13	4.33	0	8	0
WR Cedric Jones	2	3	18	9.00	7	11	0
RB David Overstreet	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Walt Easley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB George Floyd	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Doug Beaudoin	1	5	5.00	0
S Glenn Blackwood	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Kruczek	1	0	0	0
Bob Moore	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mat Mendenhall	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Roberts	6	286	47.7	39.0	57	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	7	311	44.4	42.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	4	15	3.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	3	77	25.7	0
Brad Kimberly	1	17	17.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	3	79	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	6	0	0.0	20	19
DE Ernie Dodge	5	2	0.0	19	24
CB George Floyd	5	0	0.0	23	25
CB Zac Henderson	3	3	0.0	16	19
S Roland James	3	3	0.0	18	16
OLB A.J. Duhe	3	1	0.0	23	22
S Bob Jury	3	0	0.0	13	13
DE Art Still	2	3	0.0	27	26
DT Jerry Sherk	2	2	0.0	17	15
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	1	0.0	15	16
S Todd Bell	2	1	0.0	10	15
DE John Lee	1	1	1.0	21	22
S Tim Gray	1	3	0.0	16	19
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	2	0.0	15	14
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	0.0	9	11
WR Charlie Wade	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bob Martin	1	0	0.0	9	2
OLB Charles McShane	1	0	0.0	14	14
RB Freeman McNeil	1	0	---	---	---

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	8	2	1.0	17	36
CB Dennis Thurman	6	0	0.0	9	43
OLB Charles Bowser	6	0	0.0	19	51
OLB Waymond Bryant	5	0	0.0	12	29
CB Ron Fellows	5	0	0.0	13	34
S Beasley Reece	4	2	0.0	21	56
S Glenn Blackwood	4	0	0.0	21	50
DT Darryl Grant	3	1	0.5	15	37
DE Mat Mendenhall	2	1	0.5	11	40
DE John Cannon	2	2	0.0	18	49
ILB Henry Johnson	2	1	0.0	5	11
DT Ricardo Browning	2	0	0.0	14	23
CB Mark Haynes	1	2	0.0	7	43
S Craig Cassady	1	1	0.0	2	15
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	1	0.0	9	12
S Doug Beaudoin	1	0	0.0	1	29
DE Jim Burt	1	0	0.0	9	15
WR Mike Quick	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pat Ogrin	0	1	0.0	10	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Lee	1.0	1	1	0	22
DE Ernie Dodge	0.0	1	1	1	24
S Thom Darden	0.0	1	0	0	19
OLB A.J. Duhe	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Art Still	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	1.0	1	0	36
DE Mat Mendenhall	0.5	1	0	40
DT Darryl Grant	0.5	0	0	37
DT Ricardo Browning	0.0	3	1	23
DE John Cannon	0.0	2	0	49
ILB Henry Johnson	0.0	1	0	11
DE Jim Burt	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lucius Sanford	3	0	0	16
CB Zac Henderson	3	0	0	19
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	1	0	22
CB George Floyd	2	0	1	25
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	0	11
DE Ernie Dodge	1	0	0	24
OLB Charles McShane	1	0	0	14
S Roland James	1	0	0	16
S Todd Bell	1	0	0	15
S Tim Gray	0	1	0	19
S Bob Jury	0	1	0	13
CB Johnnie Poe	0	1	0	18

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dennis Thurman	6	2	0	43
OLB Charles Bowser	5	1	0	51
OLB Waymond Bryant	5	0	0	29
CB Ron Fellows	5	0	0	34
OLB Carl Ekern	2	2	0	36
S Glenn Blackwood	2	1	1	50
S Beasley Reece	2	1	0	56
S Doug Beaudoin	1	0	1	29
CB Mark Haynes	1	0	0	43
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	0	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Clack	2	4	13	1	38
John Ayers	1	3	12	0	38
Roger Finnie	1	2	11	0	36
Tom De Leone	1	1	9	0	22
Jim Ritcher	0	4	15	1	35
Leon Gray	0	3	11	0	24
Keith Van Horne	0	2	12	0	32
Bob Kuechenberg	0	1	10	0	22
Stephen Johnstone	0	1	10	0	28
Roy Foster	0	1	7	0	25

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	1	4	21	0	24
Art Kuehn	1	4	23	0	21
Jeff Williams	1	3	25	0	26
Chris Ward	1	3	19	0	23
Ray Snell	0	4	19	0	20
Larry Brown	0	3	22	1	24
Scott Dierking	0	2	15	0	11
Derek Shields	0	1	11	0	7
Ron Egloff	0	1	11	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Wade	2	15
Charles McShane	1	21
Bennie Cunningham	1	14
John Ayers	1	7

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Waymond Bryant	3	13
Beasley Reece	2	12
Tony Nathan	1	18
Benny Malone	1	10
Walt Easley	1	8

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Kruczek	22	60	---	---	---	82
Bennie Cunningham	20	42	---	---	14	76
Freeman McNeil	15	34	---	---	16	65
Brad Kimberly	15	35	---	---	12	62
Tim Gray	---	---	16	19	25	60
Charlie Wade	9	33	---	---	15	57
John Ayers	12	38	---	---	7	57
Jim Ritcher	15	35	---	---	6	56
George Floyd	---	---	23	25	8	56
Art Still	---	---	27	26	2	55
Phil Epps	13	35	---	---	5	53
Jim Clack	13	38	---	---	1	52
Ernie Dodge	---	---	19	24	9	52
Charles White	7	30	---	---	15	52
John Lee	---	---	21	22	6	49
A.J. Duhe	---	---	23	22	4	49
Charles McShane	---	---	14	14	21	49
Hugh Stopek	8	40	---	---	---	48
Roger Finnie	11	36	---	---	---	47
Stephen Johnstone	10	28	---	---	7	45
Keith Van Horne	12	32	---	---	---	44
Thom Darden	---	---	20	19	2	41
Roy Foster	7	25	---	---	7	39
Tom De Leone	9	22	---	---	7	38
Zac Henderson	---	---	16	19	2	37
Franco Harris	12	20	---	---	4	36
Bob Jury	---	---	13	13	10	36
Roland James	---	---	18	16	2	36
Leon Gray	11	24	---	---	---	35
Bob Moore	8	17	---	---	10	35
Lucius Sanford	---	---	15	16	4	35
Jerry Sherk	---	---	17	15	2	34
Bob Kuechenberg	10	22	---	---	---	32
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	15	14	3	32
Johnnie Poe	---	---	12	18	1	31
Todd Bell	---	---	10	15	3	28
Steve Holden	3	14	---	---	9	26
Ed Bradley	---	---	9	11	5	25
John Grant	---	---	9	8	1	18
Bob Martin	---	---	9	2	4	15
Eugene Marve	---	---	2	1	4	7
George Roberts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Willie Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Beasley Reece	---	---	21	56	12	89
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	21	50	---	71
Charles Bowser	---	---	19	51	1	71
John Cannon	---	---	18	49	4	71
Dennis Thurman	---	---	9	43	17	69
Jeff Williams	25	26	---	---	9	60
Terry Bradshaw	28	29	---	---	---	57
Carl Ekern	---	---	17	36	4	57
John Stallworth	25	27	---	---	4	56
Larry Brown	22	24	---	---	9	55
Waymond Bryant	---	---	12	29	13	54
Bruce Rasmussen	21	24	---	---	8	53
Art Kuehn	23	21	---	---	9	53
Darryl Grant	---	---	15	37	1	53
Mark Haynes	---	---	7	43	2	52
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	11	40	1	52
Pat Ogrin	---	---	10	38	---	48
Ron Fellows	---	---	13	34	---	47
Mike Quick	20	23	---	---	---	43
Chris Ward	19	23	---	---	---	42
Ron Egloff	11	14	---	---	16	41
Larry Mucker	12	16	---	---	13	41
Ricardo Browning	---	---	14	23	3	40
Ray Snell	19	20	---	---	---	39
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	1	29	8	38
Tony Nathan	10	10	---	---	18	38
Orlando Matsui	---	---	11	23	1	35
Aaron Kyle	---	---	15	17	3	35
Scott Dierking	15	11	---	---	9	35
David Overstreet	18	16	---	---	---	34
Gregg Bingham	---	---	3	9	19	31
Jim Burt	---	---	9	15	7	31
Devin Lockett	5	8	---	---	16	29
Tom Dinkel	---	---	9	12	4	25
Derek Shields	11	7	---	---	6	24
Cedric Jones	12	11	---	---	---	23
Walt Easley	9	5	---	---	8	22
Henry Johnson	---	---	5	11	3	19
Craig Cassady	---	---	2	15	1	18
Benny Malone	3	4	---	---	10	17
Bill Cahill	---	---	0	0	9	9
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Dufek	0	0	---	---	2	2
Keith Fahnhorst	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carlos Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	11	32	2.9
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	6	1.0
Middle	18	81	4.5
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	58	30	7	4	5	7	9	1	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	28	15	2	0	2	4	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	11	68	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	159	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	100	11.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	33	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	100	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Cunningham	12	8	0	104	2	42
WR Phil Epps	12	2	2	33	1	35
WR Charlie Wade	9	5	0	66	2	33
WR Hugh Stopek	9	7	1	94	1	40
WR Brad Kimberly	8	5	1	39	1	35
RB Franco Harris	3	1	0	3	0	20
WR Steve Holden	2	1	0	2	0	14
RB Freeman McNeil	2	1	1	1	0	34

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	10	6	0	99	2	27
WR Mike Quick	8	3	2	13	0	23
WR Larry Mucker	5	3	0	31	0	16
WR Cedric Jones	3	2	0	18	0	11
TE Walt Easley	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB David Overstreet	1	1	0	1	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freeman McNeil	3	11	3.67	3.17
Charles White	1	2	2.00	2.29

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	2	1	0.50	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	7	2	10	1.43	5.90

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	3	1	18	6.00	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Freeman McNeil	2	1	1	0.50	0.50
WR Phil Epps	2	0	0	0.00	2.75
RB Franco Harris	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0	0.00	4.88
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	9	9.00	8.67

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	1	1	18	18.00	9.90
TE Walt Easley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mike Quick	1	0	0	0.00	1.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	2	1
Tony Nathan	2	1
David Overstreet	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	17	8	6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phil Epps	6	1	1
WR Charlie Wade	3	2	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	3	3
RB Franco Harris	2	1	0
WR Brad Kimberly	2	1	1
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Mucker	3	1	0
WR Mike Quick	3	0	0
WR John Stallworth	1	0	0
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)