Monday December 7, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 12/07/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE158.7  (4)209.2  (13)367.9  (5)35
DEFENSE116.2  (7)228.9  (24)345.2  (18)37
OFFENSE130.1  (14)170.5  (23)300.5  (25)39
DEFENSE110.7  (4)228.0  (23)338.7  (15)27

Line: Steelers by 4

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6-0)776727
Oakland Raiders (7-7-0)0771630

( 7- 0) PIT Bennie Cunningham 5 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) ( 7- 7) OAK Derrick Ramsey 25 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) (14- 7) PIT Jim Smith 19 yard pass from Mark Malone (David Trout kick) (14-14) OAK Arthur Whittington 17 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) (20-14) PIT Mark Malone 11 yard rush (kick failed) (20-20) OAK Bob Chandler 36 yard pass from Marc Wilson (kick failed) (20-27) OAK Ted Watts 53 yard punt return (Chris Bahr kick) (20-30) OAK Chris Bahr 29 yard field goal (27-30) PIT Jim Smith 17 yard pass from Mark Malone (David Trout kick)
                     PIT             OAK
First Downs:         24              22
Rushes-yards:        30-96           38-214
Yards/rush:          3.2             5.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-36-273-2     18-29-275-1
Sacked-yards:        4-38            3-18
Net pass yards:      235             257
Net yards/pass:      5.9             8.0
Total net yards:     331             471
Total plays:         70 (42% run)    70 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             5-4
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     5-45            5-33

Attendance: 51,769

Passing:
PIT: Mark Malone, 17 of 27 for 244 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Terry Bradshaw, 4 of 9 for 29 yards and 1 TD OAK: Marc Wilson, 18 of 29 for 275 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 11 for 15 yards; Greg Hawthorne, 9 for 19 yards; Sidney Thornton, 6 for 31 yards; Mark Malone, 3 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Russell Davis, 1 for 2 yards OAK: Kenny King, 11 for 102 yards; Frank Hawkins, 8 for 25 yards; Arthur Whittington, 8 for 23 yards; Derrick Jensen, 6 for 42 yards; Marc Wilson, 5 for 22 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Bennie Cunningham, 5 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 5 for 24 yards; Lynn Swann, 4 for 65 yards; John Stallworth, 3 for 42 yards; Jim Smith, 2 for 36 yards and 2 TDs; Sidney Thornton, 1 for 13 yards; Greg Hawthorne, 1 for -4 yards OAK: Arthur Whittington, 6 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Derrick Ramsey, 5 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Bob Chandler, 4 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 3 for 60 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 3 for 64 yards; Rick Moser, 1 for 21 yards OAK: Arthur Whittington, 3 for 70 yards; Chester Willis, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 2 for 13 yards OAK: Ted Watts, 2 for 56 yards; Arthur Whittington, 2 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Mel Blount, 1 for 2 yards OAK: Odis McKinney, 1 for 34 yards; Lester Hayes, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 9 for 419 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 195 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Chris Bahr, 1/1


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