Week 13, 1983

played in Indianapolis, MD

58 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	14	0	-	24
Indianapolis Colts	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:56 PIT - Raul Allegre 36 field goal
2Q: 06:31 PIT - Ray Griffin 49 interception return (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 13:51 IND - Dwight Clark 15 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 08:58 PIT - John Stallworth 2 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:14 PIT - Cedric Jones 2 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:56 PIT - Raul Allegre 36 field goal
2Q: 06:31 PIT - Ray Griffin 49 interception return (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 13:51 IND - Dwight Clark 15 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 08:58 PIT - John Stallworth 2 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:14 PIT - Cedric Jones 2 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team Statistics PIT IND
Record 9-3 7-5
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 7 0
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 262 207
- Offensive Plays 67 66
- Yards per Play 3.91 3.14
Net Rushing Yards 127 21
- Rushing Attempts 36 9
- Yards per Rush 3.53 2.33
Net Passing Yards 135 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 2 55 - 25 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 140 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.35 3.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/50 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/60 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 4/54 2/70
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:38 25:22

Team Statistics	PIT	IND
Record	9-3	7-5
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	7	0
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	262	207
- Offensive Plays	67	66
- Yards per Play	3.91	3.14
Net Rushing Yards	127	21
- Rushing Attempts	36	9
- Yards per Rush	3.53	2.33
Net Passing Yards	135	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 2	55 - 25 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	140	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.35	3.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/50	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/60	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	4/54	2/70
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:38	25:22

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:11	2:05	OWN 38	5	10	Punt
1	5:25	2:20	OWN 32	5	4	Punt
1	0:31	5:41	OWN 11	12	70	Field Goal
2	3:54	1:47	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 13	2	12	Half
3	15:00	0:33	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
3	13:43	4:51	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
3	7:49	1:42	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
3	4:15	1:18	OPP 40	3	4	Punt
3	1:08	3:36	OPP 46	7	9	Punt
4	10:38	6:11	OWN 20	12	54	Interception
4	3:17	1:16	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 47	2	-3	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:49	OWN 47	8	22	Missed FG
1	7:06	1:41	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	3:05	2:34	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
2	9:50	3:28	OWN 22	6	8	Interception
2	6:22	1:53	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
2	4:29	0:35	OPP 41	3	19	Fumble
2	2:07	1:16	OWN 22	7	25	Punt
3	14:27	0:44	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
3	8:52	1:03	OWN 21	2	-4	Interception
3	6:07	1:52	OWN 17	4	15	Interception
3	2:57	1:49	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	12:32	1:54	OWN 20	5	39	Punt
4	4:27	1:10	OPP 47	7	7	Downs
4	2:01	1:10	OWN 21	7	16	Interception

Game MVP: Charles Bowser, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Overstreet	20	77	3.85	11	2
Elvis Peacock	14	53	3.79	12	2
Scott Brunner	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	9	21	2.33	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	30	18	140	1/5	2	16	2	66.0

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	55	25	199	2/13	1	32	4	30.7

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Joe Senser	5	6	32	6.40	0	11	0
WR John Stallworth	4	9	20	5.00	2	9	1
WR Mike Quick	4	6	43	10.75	0	16	0
WR Ray Butler	3	3	27	9.00	0	12	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	2	16	16.00	3	16	0
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB David Overstreet	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Allama Matthews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Carl Monroe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	5	13	45	9.00	24	24	0
WR Steve Largent	4	12	63	15.75	7	32	0
TE Jay Saldi	4	5	27	6.75	0	10	0
WR Dwight Clark	3	8	29	9.67	0	15	1
WR Dave Logan	2	4	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
FB Dan Doornink	2	2	6	3.00	1	5	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	4	13	6.50	0	16	0
RB Joe Delaney	2	5	18	9.00	0	10	0
RB Lynn Cain	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Beasley Reece	1	0	0.00	0
CB Ray Griffin	1	49	49.00	1
S Glenn Blackwood	1	5	5.00	0
OLB Charles Bowser	1	0	0.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wentford Gaines	1	28	28.00	0
ILB Keith Butler	1	42	42.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carl Monroe	1	0	0
Mike Jolly	0	1	0
Beasley Reece	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Largent	1	0	0
Jay Saldi	0	1	0
Cleveland Green	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	6	260	43.3	30.8	52	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	6	255	42.5	35.7	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Monroe	3	21	7.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	2	60	30.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	4	81	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	6	2	0.0	7	48
OLB Carl Ekern	5	0	1.0	6	22
OLB Waymond Bryant	4	1	1.0	3	34
S Beasley Reece	4	0	0.0	9	53
CB Dennis Thurman	3	0	0.0	2	25
OLB Ron McCartney	2	1	0.0	8	25
S Glenn Blackwood	2	0	0.0	8	51
ILB Henry Johnson	2	0	0.0	2	13
CB Aaron Kyle	1	0	0.0	3	41
CB Ray Griffin	1	0	0.0	8	40
TE Joe Senser	1	0	---	---	---
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0.0	1	28
DE Jim Burt	1	0	0.0	4	37
DT Darryl Grant	1	0	0.0	4	33
CB Greg Best	1	0	0.0	6	17
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	---	---	---

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Allan Ellis	6	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Jimmy Williams	6	1	0.0	27	25
S Bruce Laird	5	0	0.0	20	21
DE Donnell Thompson	4	2	0.5	27	23
S Mike Hammond	4	2	0.0	27	19
S Daniel Reiner	4	1	0.0	17	13
OLB Mike Douglass	3	3	0.0	17	12
ILB E.J. Junior	3	3	0.0	26	21
DT John Dutton	3	2	0.0	27	20
CB Wentford Gaines	3	1	0.0	21	20
RB Joe Delaney	2	0	---	---	---
CB Rod Hill	2	0	0.0	19	13
S Durwood Roquemore	2	0	0.0	10	12
DT James White	1	0	0.5	18	18
ILB Keith Butler	1	1	0.0	10	10
DE Rubin Carter	1	0	0.0	20	8
DE Gary Burley	1	0	0.0	21	28
CB Pat Thomas	1	0	0.0	30	22
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant	1.0	0	3	34
OLB Carl Ekern	1.0	0	0	22
DE Phil Dokes	0.0	1	1	35
DE Jim Burt	0.0	1	0	37
DT Pat Ogrin	0.0	1	0	8
DE Mat Mendenhall	0.0	0	3	30
DE John Cannon	0.0	0	1	40

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT James White	0.5	1	0	1	18
DE Donnell Thompson	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT John Dutton	0.0	1	1	0	20
OLB Jimmy Williams	0.0	0	2	0	25
DE Gary Burley	0.0	0	1	1	28
DT Edgar Fields	0.0	0	1	1	19
DE Greg Townsend	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	6	4	1	48
S Beasley Reece	4	0	1	53
OLB Waymond Bryant	3	0	0	34
CB Dennis Thurman	3	0	0	25
S Glenn Blackwood	2	2	1	51
OLB Carl Ekern	2	0	0	22
CB Aaron Kyle	1	2	0	41
ILB Henry Johnson	1	1	0	13
CB Greg Best	1	1	0	17
CB Ray Griffin	1	0	1	40
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0	28
DT Ricardo Browning	0	1	0	16
S Doug Beaudoin	0	1	0	22
OLB Ron McCartney	0	1	0	25

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wentford Gaines	4	0	1	20
CB Allan Ellis	3	0	0	21
S Bruce Laird	2	0	0	21
S Mike Hammond	2	0	0	19
ILB Keith Butler	1	1	1	10
DE Gary Burley	1	0	0	28
CB Pat Thomas	1	0	0	22
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0	12
CB Rod Hill	1	0	0	13
OLB Jimmy Williams	1	0	0	25
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	4	8	27	0	16
Jeff Williams	3	5	30	1	27
Dave Lutz	1	6	31	0	25
Scott Dierking	1	3	18	0	11
Joe Senser	1	2	17	0	16
Jim Romano	1	2	13	0	16
Allama Matthews	1	1	5	0	3
Derek Shields	0	3	13	0	6
Ray Snell	0	3	28	0	29
Art Kuehn	0	1	31	0	25

Indianapolis	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conrad Dobler	3	8	1	39
Paul Farren	3	9	0	45
J.T. Turner	2	6	0	47
Mike Augustyniak	1	4	0	18
Jim Covert	0	7	1	50

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Best	3	11
Carl Monroe	1	20
Joe Senser	1	10

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Lynn Cain	1	20
Jay Saldi	1	13
Emery Moorehead	1	12
Dan Doornink	1	12
Cleveland Green	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Beasley Reece	---	---	9	53	3	65
John Stallworth	28	27	---	---	8	63
Jeff Williams	30	27	---	---	6	63
Terry Bradshaw	31	31	---	---	---	62
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	8	51	2	61
Art Kuehn	31	25	---	---	1	57
Ray Snell	28	29	---	---	---	57
Waymond Bryant	---	---	3	34	19	56
Charles Bowser	---	---	7	48	1	56
Dave Lutz	31	25	---	---	---	56
Bruce Rasmussen	27	16	---	---	6	49
Ray Griffin	---	---	8	40	1	49
John Cannon	---	---	7	40	2	49
Aaron Kyle	---	---	3	41	2	46
Dennis Thurman	---	---	2	25	19	46
Jim Burt	---	---	4	37	4	45
Ron Egloff	20	12	---	---	11	43
Joe Senser	17	16	---	---	10	43
Scott Dierking	18	11	---	---	12	41
Elvis Peacock	15	12	---	---	14	41
Phil Dokes	---	---	3	35	1	39
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	6	30	2	38
Darryl Grant	---	---	4	33	1	38
David Overstreet	21	15	---	---	---	36
Mike Quick	16	18	---	---	---	34
Jim Romano	13	16	---	---	5	34
Greg Best	---	---	6	17	11	34
Ron McCartney	---	---	8	25	---	33
Mike Williams	14	11	---	---	8	33
Mike Jolly	---	---	1	28	3	32
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	1	22	8	31
Carl Ekern	---	---	6	22	---	28
Carl Monroe	2	5	---	---	20	27
Derek Shields	13	6	---	---	7	26
Ricardo Browning	---	---	6	16	4	26
Ray Butler	12	13	---	---	1	26
Mitch Thornton	7	11	---	---	6	24
Cedric Jones	12	12	---	---	---	24
Allama Matthews	5	3	---	---	14	22
Henry Johnson	---	---	2	13	3	18
Wayne Hammond	---	---	5	9	2	16
Pat Ogrin	---	---	0	8	1	9
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Brunner	5	0	---	---	---	5
Mark Dufek	0	0	---	---	1	1

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Theismann	9	57	---	---	---	66
Dwight Stephenson	8	54	---	---	3	65
J.T. Turner	6	47	---	---	4	57
Jimmy Williams	---	---	27	25	5	57
Jim Covert	7	50	---	---	---	57
J.T. Smith	7	48	---	---	1	56
Conrad Dobler	8	39	---	---	7	54
Pat Thomas	---	---	30	22	2	54
Paul Farren	9	45	---	---	---	54
Bruce Laird	---	---	20	21	11	52
Rod Hill	---	---	19	13	20	52
Donnell Thompson	---	---	27	23	1	51
John Dutton	---	---	27	20	3	50
Gary Burley	---	---	21	28	1	50
Wentford Gaines	---	---	21	20	8	49
Steve Largent	4	42	---	---	1	47
Dwight Clark	6	41	---	---	---	47
E.J. Junior	---	---	26	21	---	47
Mike Hammond	---	---	27	19	---	46
Allan Ellis	---	---	20	21	2	43
Joe Delaney	9	34	---	---	---	43
Jay Saldi	3	26	---	---	13	42
Daniel Reiner	---	---	17	13	10	40
Edgar Fields	---	---	20	19	1	40
James White	---	---	18	18	3	39
Lynn Cain	0	19	---	---	20	39
Dan Doornink	2	22	---	---	12	36
Dave Logan	4	17	---	---	12	33
Mike Douglass	---	---	17	12	4	33
Emery Moorehead	6	13	---	---	12	31
Ted Fritsch	2	21	---	---	7	30
Rubin Carter	---	---	20	8	1	29
Keith Butler	---	---	10	10	8	28
Mike Augustyniak	4	18	---	---	2	24
Greg Townsend	---	---	9	8	7	24
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	10	12	1	23
Mike Cofer	---	---	6	4	12	22
Cleveland Green	0	12	---	---	7	19
Ken Lanier	2	7	---	---	7	16
Phil Villapiano	---	---	4	4	5	13
Cornell Forte	3	10	---	---	---	13
Ron Brown	0	5	---	---	8	13
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	45	3.5
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	10	42	4.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	30	18	0	0	1	1	6	3	2

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	55	25	2	1	1	13	8	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	28	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	110	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	9	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	59	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	84	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	47	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	9	4	0	20	27
TE Joe Senser	6	5	0	32	16
WR Mike Quick	6	4	0	43	18
WR Ray Butler	3	3	0	27	13
TE Ron Egloff	2	1	1	16	12
RB David Overstreet	1	0	0	0	15
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	0	2	12
TE Allama Matthews	1	0	0	0	3
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0	0	5

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	13	5	0	45	1	48
WR Steve Largent	12	4	0	63	1	42
WR Dwight Clark	8	3	0	29	0	41
TE Jay Saldi	5	4	1	27	0	26
RB Joe Delaney	5	2	0	18	0	34
WR Dave Logan	4	2	0	-1	0	17
TE Mike Augustyniak	4	2	0	13	0	18
FB Dan Doornink	2	2	0	6	0	22
RB Lynn Cain	2	1	0	-1	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	2	11	5.50	3.85
Elvis Peacock	1	12	12.00	3.79

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	1	5	5.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	5	3	5	1.00	4.67

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	2	1	15	7.50	3.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	1	1	2	2.00	2.22
TE Ron Egloff	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Joe Senser	1	1	1	1.00	5.33
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Allama Matthews	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	15	15.00	3.63
RB Joe Delaney	1	0	0	0.00	3.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Elvis Peacock	4	2
David Overstreet	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	7	3	3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	15	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	2	0	0
WR Mike Quick	2	1	1
TE Joe Senser	1	1	1
WR Ray Butler	1	1	1
TE Allama Matthews	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	4	1	1
WR Dwight Clark	4	1	1
WR Steve Largent	2	1	1
TE Jay Saldi	2	2	2
WR Dave Logan	1	0	0
FB Dan Doornink	1	1	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	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)