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Sunday December 14, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/14/1980:



Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Kansas City ChiefsOFFENSE119.3  (17)148.6  (28)267.9  (28)27
DEFENSE140.6  (23)194.8  (11)335.4  (20)38
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE130.1  (10)224.6  (4)354.8  (3)39
DEFENSE103.6  (3)214.1  (23)317.7  (13)39

Line: Steelers by 8

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (7-8-0)0313016
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6-0)7001421

( 0- 7) PIT Lynn Swann 9 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
( 3- 7) KC  Nick Lowery 36 yard field goal
(10- 7) KC  James Hadnot 3 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick)
(13- 7) KC  Nick Lowery 22 yard field goal
(16- 7) KC  Nick Lowery 50 yard field goal
(16-14) PIT Theo Bell 13 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
(16-21) PIT Rocky Bleier 11 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
                     KC              PIT
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        40-132          32-115
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-23-84-1       14-22-197-2
Sacked-yards:        2-18            4-27
Net pass yards:      66              170
Net yards/pass:      2.6             6.5
Total net yards:     198             285
Total plays:         65 (61% run)    58 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          3.0             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     6-58            9-86

Attendance: 50,013
Passing:
KC: Bill Kenney, 8 of 23 for 84 yards (1 int)
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 14 of 22 for 197 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
KC: Ted McKnight, 16 for 66 yards; James Hadnot, 12 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Arnold Morgado, 5 for 11 yards; Bill Kenney, 3 for 2 yards; Tony Reed, 2 for 11 yards; Carlos Carson, 1 for 4 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 2 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 18 for 62 yards; Rocky Bleier, 7 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Sidney Thornton, 4 for 20 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for -1 yards; Russell Davis, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
KC: Al Dixon, 2 for 38 yards; Henry Marshall, 2 for 21 yards; Tony Reed, 2 for 15 yards; James Hadnot, 2 for 10 yards
PIT: Lynn Swann, 4 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Theo Bell, 4 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 2 for 4 yards; Randy Grossman, 1 for 35 yards; Calvin Sweeney, 1 for 34 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 1 for 13 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
KC: Carlos Carson, 3 for 70 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 35 yards
PIT: Russell Davis, 3 for 39 yards; Frank Pollard, 1 for 22 yards; Sidney Thornton, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
KC: J.T. Smith, 1 for 11 yards
PIT: Theo Bell, 2 for 7 yards

Interceptions:
KC: Gary Barbaro, 1 for 36 yards; Dino Mangiero, 1 for 0 yards
PIT: Jack Ham, 1 for 15 yards

Punting:
KC: Bob Grupp, 4 for 161 yards
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 5 for 183 yards

Field Goals:
KC: Nick Lowery, 3/5




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