Sunday January 2, 1983
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 01/02/1983:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE102.6  (19)194.0  (17)296.6  (18)18
DEFENSE128.9  (20)195.2  (14)324.1  (19)25
OFFENSE115.8  (12)190.4  (18)306.1  (16)22
DEFENSE88.8  (2)227.4  (22)316.1  (16)19

Line: Steelers by 6

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (4-5-0)0701421
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3-0)7671737

( 0- 7) PIT Ray Pinney 3 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick) ( 7- 7) CLE Ricky Feacher 1 yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick) ( 7-13) PIT John Rodgers 18 yard return of blocked punt (run failed) ( 7-20) PIT Franco Harris 6 yard rush (Gary Anderson kick) ( 7-27) PIT Jim Smith 38 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick) (14-27) CLE Dave Logan 8 yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick) (21-27) CLE Ricky Feacher 12 yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick) (21-30) PIT Gary Anderson 34 yard field goal (21-37) PIT Walter Abercrombie 1 yard rush (Gary Anderson kick)
                     CLE             PIT
First Downs:         20              27
Rushes-yards:        20-52           49-261
Yards/rush:          2.6             5.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-47-313-4     14-24-269-2
Sacked-yards:        3-20            1-9
Net pass yards:      293             260
Net yards/pass:      5.9             10.4
Total net yards:     345             521
Total plays:         70 (28% run)    74 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             7.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-1
Turnovers:           6               3
Penalties-yards:     5-37            10-117

Attendance: 52,312

Passing:
CLE: Paul McDonald, 22 of 47 for 313 yards and 3 TDs (4 int) PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 14 of 24 for 269 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 11 for 30 yards; Charles White, 5 for 13 yards; Johnny Davis, 2 for 2 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for 4 yards; Paul McDonald, 1 for 3 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 23 for 120 yards and 1 TD; Walter Abercrombie, 10 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Frank Pollard, 7 for 22 yards; Russell Davis, 7 for 22 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 25 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Ozzie Newsome, 9 for 123 yards; Ricky Feacher, 7 for 109 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Logan, 3 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Dwight Walker, 1 for 23 yards; Mike Pruitt, 1 for 13 yards; Charles White, 1 for 6 yards PIT: Lynn Swann, 5 for 114 yards; John Stallworth, 3 for 44 yards; Franco Harris, 3 for 32 yards; Jim Smith, 2 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Ray Pinney, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
CLE: Dino Hall, 6 for 141 yards; Dwight Walker, 1 for 18 yards PIT: Walter Abercrombie, 1 for 14 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Dwight Walker, 2 for 25 yards PIT: Willie Sydnor, 5 for 29 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Clarence Scott, 1 for 24 yards; Chip Banks, 1 for 14 yards PIT: Ron Johnson, 2 for 5 yards; Jack Lambert, 1 for 6 yards; Dwayne Woodruff, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CLE: Steve Cox, 6 for 215 yards PIT: John Goodson, 5 for 199 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Gary Anderson, 1/2


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