| Played in Cleveland, OH, weather: 47 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Pittsburgh won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 54 yards from the CLE30. Karl Farmer returned the ball 21 yards to the PIT37. Tackled by Bob Jury. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (1Q: 14:39) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes, assisted by CB Patrick Allen. Quick gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (1Q: 13:52) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB David Overstreet for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. Overstreet gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-2-CLE37 (1Q: 13:24) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 18 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. Stallworth gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE19 (1Q: 12:39) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. |
| 1-5-CLE05 (1Q: 12:11) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pittsburgh 6, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 12:11) Extra point by Raul Allegre was good. Pittsburgh 7, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 12:03) Raul Allegre kicked off 59 yards from the PIT30. Walter Stanley returned the ball 25 yards to the CLE36. Tackled by Jolly Good Fellows. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (1Q: 11:30) Freeman McNeil ran a trap outside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Lockhart, assisted by S James Britt. Key block delivered by Greg Jarvis. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (1Q: 11:04) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. S Rick Sanford defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE47 (1Q: 10:56) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Lockhart, assisted by DT The Pope Sigmarsson. |
| 3-11-CLE46 (1Q: 10:10) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DT The Pope Sigmarsson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-CLE46 (1Q: 10:04) Lee Johnson punted 37 yards. Steve Tasker called for a fair catch at the PIT17. |
| 1-10-PIT17 (1Q: 09:54) Kenny Lewis ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Byron Darby, assisted by DT Carl Barisich. Pittsburgh's Kenny Lewis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-12-PIT15 (1Q: 09:29) Kenny Lewis ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-12-PIT15 (1Q: 09:04) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes, assisted by CB Patrick Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Quick gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (1Q: 08:31) Kenny Lewis ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 2-4-PIT33 (1Q: 07:54) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ron Egloff. OLB George Andrews hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-PIT33 (1Q: 07:46) Steve Bartkowski sacked by DE Frank Warren for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ray Snell. |
| 4-10-PIT27 (1Q: 07:03) Jeff Gossett punted 49 yards. Rick Grimes returned the kick 9 yards to the CLE33. Tackled by Mel Black. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (1Q: 06:54) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Bowser. |
| 1-10-CLE43 (1Q: 06:20) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. DT Curtis Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE43 (1Q: 06:14) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 10 yards. Tackled by S James Britt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (1Q: 05:40) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Kenny Jackson for 29 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher. Jackson gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT18 (1Q: 04:55) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ken Coffey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-PIT14 (1Q: 04:24) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Green, assisted by OLB Charles Bowser. Stanley gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-8-PIT08 (1Q: 03:48) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Lockhart. |
| 2-4-PIT04 (1Q: 03:10) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil Epps. OLB Charles Bowser defended the pass. |
| 3-4-PIT04 (1Q: 03:04) Jim McMahon pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Freeman McNeil. OLB Charles Bowser blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-PIT04 (1Q: 02:57) John Smith attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 7, Cleveland 3 |
| (1Q: 02:52) John Smith kicked off 55 yards from the CLE30. John Stallworth returned the ball 21 yards to the PIT36. Tackled by Steve Strachan. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-PIT36 (1Q: 02:30) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Quick. DE Frank Warren hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT36 (1Q: 02:24) Steve Bartkowski scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. |
| 3-7-PIT39 (1Q: 01:45) Ron Davenport ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe. |
| 4-4-PIT42 (1Q: 00:59) Jeff Gossett punted 40 yards. Walter Stanley returned the kick 0 yards to the CLE18. Tackled by Mel Black. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (1Q: 00:48) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Zander. Collinsworth gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (1Q: 00:06) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Bowser, assisted by S Rick Sanford. Key block delivered by Joel Patten. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-PIT42 (2Q: 15:00) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Bowser. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (2Q: 14:16) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Green. |
| 2-10-PIT31 (2Q: 13:35) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. DE Dave Puzzuoli hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-PIT31 (2Q: 13:30) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Bowser. Collinsworth gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-6-PIT06 (2Q: 12:47) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. CB Liffort Hobley defended the pass. |
| 2-6-PIT06 (2Q: 12:42) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Cleveland 9, Pittsburgh 7 |
| (2Q: 12:42) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 10, Pittsburgh 7 |
| (2Q: 12:32) John Smith kicked off 62 yards from the CLE30. John Stallworth returned the ball 29 yards to the PIT37. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (2Q: 12:12) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Farmer. OLB Lucius Sanford defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT37 (2Q: 12:06) Kenny Lewis ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. |
| 3-9-PIT38 (2Q: 11:23) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen, assisted by S Clinton Burrell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-PIT46 (2Q: 10:41) Jeff Gossett punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE07. |
| 1-10-CLE07 (2Q: 10:30) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rick Sanford, assisted by CB Ken Coffey. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Ron Fellows on the CLE10. |
| 1-10-CLE10 (2Q: 10:19) Kenny Lewis ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 2-10-CLE10 (2Q: 09:42) Kenny Lewis ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich, assisted by S Roland James. Key block delivered by Chris Ward. |
| 3-1-CLE01 (2Q: 09:07) Steve Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Quick. DE Art Still blocked the pass. |
| 4-1-CLE01 (2Q: 09:00) Raul Allegre attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 10, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (2Q: 08:53) Raul Allegre kicked off 73 yards from the PIT30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 08:53) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern. |
| 2-6-CLE24 (2Q: 08:07) Jim McMahon sacked by S David Fulcher for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Max Montoya. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Jimmy Mac McMahon on the CLE17. |
| 3-13-CLE17 (2Q: 07:36) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Kenny Jackson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Coffey. |
| 4-1-CLE29 (2Q: 07:00) Lee Johnson punted 37 yards. Steve Tasker returned the kick 6 yards to the PIT40. Tackled by Ted McKnight. |
| 1-10-PIT40 (2Q: 06:49) Kenny Lewis ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Barnes. |
| 2-8-PIT42 (2Q: 06:15) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-5-PIT45 (2Q: 05:44) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Steve Tasker for 8 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (2Q: 05:06) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Karl Farmer. |
| 2-10-CLE47 (2Q: 04:58) Steve Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Karl Farmer. DE Byron Darby blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-CLE47 (2Q: 04:48) Steve Bartkowski sacked by DE Art Still and OLB A.J. Duhe for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Gary Zimmerman. |
| 4-22-PIT41 (2Q: 04:04) Jeff Gossett punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE04. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CLE04 (2Q: 03:53) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 7 yards. Tackled by S Rick Sanford. Epps gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-CLE11 (2Q: 03:07) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. OLB Eugene Lockhart hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-CLE11 (2Q: 03:01) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (2Q: 02:32) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Lockhart. Cunningham gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (2Q: 02:08) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-CLE35 (2Q: 02:00) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 11 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher, assisted by CB Ken Coffey. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (2Q: 01:39) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Freeman McNeil. DE Dave Puzzuoli blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE46 (2Q: 01:33) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. DT Wayne Hammond hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE46 (2Q: 01:26) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Liffort Hobley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT43 (2Q: 01:08) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for -2 yards. Tackled by S Rick Sanford. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-CLE47 (2Q: 00:58) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jolly Good Fellows, assisted by OLB Charles Bowser. Collinsworth gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 2-8-PIT41 (2Q: 00:47) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Russell Carter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Collinsworth gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-PIT29 (2Q: 00:35) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 2-3-PIT22 (2Q: 00:25) John Smith attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 13, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (2Q: 00:20) John Smith kicked off 70 yards from the CLE30. Ron Fellows returned the ball 21 yards to the PIT21. Tackled by Terry Lewis. |
| 1-10-PIT21 (2Q: 00:13) Steve Bartkowski dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Raul Allegre kicked off 64 yards from the PIT30. Walter Stanley returned the ball 22 yards to the CLE28. Tackled by Liffort Hobley. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (3Q: 14:33) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Lockhart. |
| 2-3-CLE35 (3Q: 14:06) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Lockhart. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (3Q: 13:19) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil Epps. DE Mat Mendenhall drove right through Max Montoya to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CLE49 (3Q: 13:10) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Calvin Magee for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern. |
| 3-4-PIT45 (3Q: 12:45) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT The Pope Sigmarsson. |
| 4-2-PIT43 (3Q: 12:14) Lee Johnson punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 12:09) David Overstreet ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 2-10-PIT20 (3Q: 11:23) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-PIT34 (3Q: 11:16) Ron Davenport ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller. |
| 2-8-PIT36 (3Q: 10:44) Bartman Bartkowski pass was dropped by RB David Overstreet. |
| 3-8-PIT36 (3Q: 10:40) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-PIT31 (3Q: 10:35) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Quick. DE Art Still hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-PIT31 (3Q: 10:29) Jeff Gossett punted 49 yards. Walter Stanley returned the kick 38 yards to the PIT42. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CLE17 (3Q: 10:20) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Bowser. |
| 2-7-CLE20 (3Q: 09:54) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Dave Puzzuoli. |
| 3-3-CLE24 (3Q: 09:22) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Black. |
| 1-10-CLE30 (3Q: 08:39) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Wayne Hammond. Key block delivered by Bennie Cunningham. |
| 2-2-CLE38 (3Q: 07:57) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. CB Russell Carter defended the pass. |
| 3-2-CLE38 (3Q: 07:51) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mat Mendenhall, assisted by OLB Carl Zander. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Jimmy Mac McMahon to the CLE39. |
| 4-1-CLE39 (3Q: 07:15) Lee Johnson punted 30 yards. Steve Tasker returned the kick 2 yards to the PIT33. Tackled by Terry Lewis. Pittsburgh's Mel Black was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (3Q: 07:07) Kenny Lewis ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 2-6-PIT37 (3Q: 06:28) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stallworth gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-PIT27 (3Q: 06:21) David Overstreet ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller. |
| 3-13-PIT30 (3Q: 05:36) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Jones. S Clinton Burrell knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-PIT30 (3Q: 05:26) Jeff Gossett punted 48 yards. Walter Stanley returned the kick 7 yards to the CLE29. Tackled by Ron Davenport. |
| 1-10-CLE29 (3Q: 05:16) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S David Fulcher, assisted by DE Mat Mendenhall. |
| 2-9-CLE30 (3Q: 04:42) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 14 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher. Stanley gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (3Q: 03:54) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Liffort Hobley. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. Willis ran over David Fulcher to set up the play. |
| 1-10-PIT34 (3Q: 03:14) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Jackson. |
| 2-10-PIT34 (3Q: 03:04) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Liffort Hobley. |
| 3-4-PIT28 (3Q: 02:24) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. |
| 1-10-PIT22 (3Q: 01:41) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Zander. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-PIT17 (3Q: 01:15) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Zander, assisted by CB Ken Coffey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-PIT14 (3Q: 00:43) Freeman McNeil ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Liffort Hobley, assisted by ILB Jim Haslett. Key block delivered by Greg Jarvis. |
| 1-10-PIT11 (3Q: 00:12) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mat Mendenhall. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-PIT08 (4Q: 15:00) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Bowser. McNeil gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-PIT06 (4Q: 14:25) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Ayers. Ayers ran over Carl Ekern to set up the play. Cleveland 19, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (4Q: 14:25) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 20, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (4Q: 14:16) John Smith kicked off 75 yards from the CLE30. John Stallworth returned the ball 36 yards to the PIT31. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (4Q: 13:47) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Quick. DE Byron Darby defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT31 (4Q: 13:39) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by TE Clarence Kay. |
| 3-10-PIT31 (4Q: 13:34) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR John Stallworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-PIT31 (4Q: 13:27) Jeff Gossett punted 52 yards. Walter Stanley returned the kick 3 yards to the CLE20. Tackled by Ron Davenport. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (4Q: 13:19) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Green. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-1-CLE29 (4Q: 12:48) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Lockhart. |
| 3-2-CLE28 (4Q: 12:10) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Capers. OLB Carl Ekern defended the pass. |
| 4-2-CLE28 (4Q: 12:05) Lee Johnson punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT22. |
| 1-10-PIT22 (4Q: 11:54) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. |
| 1-10-PIT35 (4Q: 11:29) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Stallworth. OLB Lucius Sanford hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT35 (4Q: 11:23) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Frank Warren, assisted by S Bob Jury. |
| 3-2-PIT43 (4Q: 10:43) David Overstreet ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Barnes, assisted by S Bob Jury. |
| 4-1-PIT44 (4Q: 10:12) Jeff Gossett punted 48 yards. Walter Stanley returned the kick 8 yards to the CLE16. Tackled by Ron Egloff. |
| 1-10-CLE16 (4Q: 10:01) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by RB Freeman McNeil. |
| 2-10-CLE16 (4Q: 09:56) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Bowser. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Collinsworth gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE26 (4Q: 09:18) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Wayne Hammond, assisted by DE Blaise Winter. |
| 2-8-CLE28 (4Q: 08:41) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dave Puzzuoli. |
| 3-6-CLE30 (4Q: 07:55) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-CLE25 (4Q: 07:48) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DT Darryl Grant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-11-CLE25 (4Q: 07:40) Lee Johnson punted 44 yards. Steve Tasker returned the kick 17 yards to the PIT48. Tackled by Calvin Magee. |
| 1-10-PIT48 (4Q: 07:32) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Kenny Lewis. DT Donnie Humphrey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT48 (4Q: 07:26) Ron Davenport ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell, assisted by OLB George Andrews. |
| 3-10-PIT48 (4Q: 06:57) Bartman Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR John Stallworth. |
| 4-10-PIT48 (4Q: 06:50) Jeff Gossett punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (4Q: 06:44) Freeman McNeil ran a trap outside the left tackle for 51 yards. Tackled by S David Fulcher. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 1-10-PIT29 (4Q: 06:00) Steve Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Lockhart, assisted by S David Fulcher. |
| 2-10-PIT29 (4Q: 05:14) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Wayne Hammond. |
| 3-8-PIT27 (4Q: 04:27) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Green, assisted by OLB Eugene Lockhart. |
| 4-3-PIT22 (4Q: 03:42) John Smith attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 23, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (4Q: 03:36) John Smith kicked off 66 yards from the CLE30. John Stallworth returned the ball 34 yards to the PIT38. Tackled by Wayne Capers. |
| 1-10-PIT38 (4Q: 03:29) Bartman Bartkowski pass was intended for WR Cedric Jones and was intercepted by S Roland James at the CLE43. The interception was returned 21 yards. Tackled by Mike Quick. |
| 1-10-PIT36 (4Q: 03:19) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dave Puzzuoli. |
| 2-7-PIT33 (4Q: 02:31) Steve Strachan ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson, assisted by DE Mat Mendenhall. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 3-6-PIT32 (4Q: 02:19) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 4-4-PIT30 (4Q: 02:08) John Smith attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (4Q: 02:00) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Stallworth. CB Rick Grimes defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-PIT37 (4Q: 01:53) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe. |
| 1-10-CLE50 (4Q: 01:37) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Clarence Kay for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (4Q: 01:19) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. Quick gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-5-CLE34 (4Q: 01:07) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-CLE39 (4Q: 01:07) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Karl Farmer. |
| 3-10-CLE39 (4Q: 00:59) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 19 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. Quick gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (4Q: 00:38) Steve Bartkowski spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-CLE20 (4Q: 00:35) Bartman Bartkowski sacked by DE Byron Darby and OLB A.J. Duhe for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Joel Hilgenberg. |
| 3-15-CLE25 (4Q: 00:16) Steve Bartkowski spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-15-CLE25 (4Q: 00:11) Bartman Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR John Stallworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (4Q: 00:05) Jim McMahon dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 10 |