The Pittsburgh Steelers decisively defeated the Houston Oilers, 26 to 13, on October 26, 1981.

1981 Pittsburgh Steelers

Final

HOU

Oilers

4-4-0

13

PIT

26

1

0

10

2

3

3

3

0

0

4

10

13

Total

13

26

1st quarter

HOU

PIT

Steelers

David Trout 19-yard field goal

0

3

Steelers

Jim Smith 46-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick)

0

10

2nd quarter

HOU

PIT

Oilers

Toni Fritsch 34-yard field goal

3

10

Steelers

David Trout 19-yard field goal

3

13

4th quarter

HOU

PIT

Oilers

Dave Casper 52-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick)

10

13

Oilers

Toni Fritsch 44-yard field goal

13

13

Steelers

John Stallworth 6-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed)

13

19

Steelers

Franco Harris 1-yard run (David Trout kick)

13

26

Oilers

Steelers

1st Downs

13

22

Passing 1st Downs

10

8

Rushing 1st Downs

2

12

1st downs from penalties

1

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

55

66

Total Yards

307

363

Yards per play

5.6

5.5

Passing

231

196

Comp - Att

16 - 24

14 - 28

Yards per pass

8.6

6.8

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 30

1 - 12

Rushing

76

167

Rushing Attempts

28

37

Yards per rush

2.7

4.5

Penalties

6

5

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Ken Stabler 15 23 230 10.0 1 1 3 94.5
Cliff Parsley 1 1 31 31.0 0 0 0 118.8
Team 16 24 231 10.9 1 1 3 99.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Earl Campbell 23 56 2.4 0
Ronnie Coleman 3 20 6.7 0
Ken Stabler 2 0 0.0 0
Team 28 76 2.7 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Dave Casper 3 93 31.0 1
Mike Renfro 4 79 19.8 0
Adger Armstrong 2 39 19.5 0
Ken Burrough 2 35 17.5 0
Tim Wilson 1 11 11.0 0
Ronnie Coleman 1 5 5.0 0
Earl Campbell 3 -1 -0.3 0
Team 16 261 10.9 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Toni Fritsch 2 3 1 7
Team 2 3 1 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Cliff Parsley 4 202 50.5
Team 4 202 50.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Carl Roaches 2 65 32.5 0
Willie Tullis 3 61 20.3 0
Team 5 126 25.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Tullis 2 29 14.5 0
Carl Roaches 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 3 25 8.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Terry Bradshaw 14 28 208 7.4 2 1 1 83.6
Team 14 28 196 7.4 2 1 1 83.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Franco Harris 17 84 4.9 1
Frank Pollard 15 64 4.3 0
Jim Smith 1 15 15.0 0
Terry Bradshaw 4 4 1.0 0
Team 37 167 4.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jim Smith 5 100 20.0 1
John Stallworth 4 74 18.5 1
Frank Pollard 3 28 9.3 0
Franco Harris 2 6 3.0 0
Team 14 208 7.4 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
David Trout 2 2 2 8
Team 2 2 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Craig Colquitt 5 232 46.4
Team 5 232 46.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Anderson 2 55 27.5 0
Greg Hawthorne 1 26 26.0 0
Team 3 81 27.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jim Smith 3 5 1.7 0
Team 3 5 1.7 0

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PASS

2,070

Pickett

Kenny Pickett

RUSH

1,035

Harris

Najee Harris

REC

1,140

Pickens

George Pickens

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PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

19.1

6th

RUSH YDS/G

118.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
Steelers Steelers
10 7 0 .588
Bengals Bengals
9 8 0 .529

Last Game

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BUF Bills

1-0-0

31

Final

17

PIT Steelers

0-1-0

Mon 15 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529