Sunday January 9, 1983
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 01/09/1983:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE124.6  (11)325.2  (1)449.8  (1)20
DEFENSE106.8  (9)254.7  (28)361.4  (25)25
OFFENSE131.9  (8)198.1  (17)330.0  (8)25
DEFENSE84.7  (1)234.7  (23)319.3  (17)25

Line: Steelers by 1

Team1234F
San Diego Chargers (7-3-0)31401431
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4-0)1407728

( 0- 7) PIT Guy Ruff 0 yard fumble return (Gary Anderson kick) ( 3- 7) SD Rolf Benirschke 25 yard field goal ( 3-14) PIT Terry Bradshaw 1 yard rush (Gary Anderson kick) (10-14) SD James Brooks 18 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) (17-14) SD Eric Sievers 10 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (17-21) PIT Bennie Cunningham 2 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick) (17-28) PIT John Stallworth 14 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick) (24-28) SD Kellen Winslow 8 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (31-28) SD Kellen Winslow 12 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
                     SD              PIT
First Downs:         29              26
Rushes-yards:        29-146          23-97
Yards/rush:          5.0             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     27-42-333-0     28-39-325-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      333             325
Net yards/pass:      7.9             8.3
Total net yards:     479             422
Total plays:         71 (40% run)    62 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          6.7             6.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             1-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     6-51            6-54

Attendance: 53,546

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 27 of 42 for 333 yards and 3 TDs PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 28 of 39 for 325 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
SD: Chuck Muncie, 25 for 126 yards; James Brooks, 3 for 20 yards and 1 TD; John Cappelletti, 1 for 0 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 10 for 35 yards; Frank Pollard, 9 for 47 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Greg Hawthorne, 2 for 3 yards
Receiving:
SD: Wes Chandler, 9 for 124 yards; Kellen Winslow, 7 for 102 yards and 2 TDs; Charlie Joiner, 5 for 68 yards; Eric Sievers, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Muncie, 1 for 12 yards; Scott Fitzkee, 1 for 8 yards; James Brooks, 1 for 4 yards; John Cappelletti, 1 for -2 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 11 for 71 yards; John Stallworth, 8 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Bennie Cunningham, 5 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Frank Pollard, 2 for 29 yards; Jim Smith, 1 for 40 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 14 yards
Kick returns:
SD: James Brooks, 3 for 33 yards PIT: Walter Abercrombie, 4 for 72 yards; Frank Pollard, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Rick Woods, 1 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Bruce Laird, 1 for 35 yards; Jeff Allen, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
SD: Maury Buford, 1 for 48 yards PIT: John Goodson, 2 for 65 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Rolf Benirschke, 1/1


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