The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 20 to 6, on October 4, 1981.

Final

Steelers

3-2-0

20

Saints

1-4-0

6

Team

PIT

NO

1

7

0

2

6

3

0

3

4

7

0

Total

20

6

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

PIT

NO

Lynn Swann 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

PIT

NO

David Trout 25-yard field goal

10

0

Benny Ricardo 26-yard field goal

10

3

David Trout 43-yard field goal

13

3

3rd quarter

PIT

NO

Benny Ricardo 33-yard field goal

13

6

4th quarter

PIT

NO

John Stallworth 47-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick)

20

6

Steelers

Saints

1st Downs

19

16

Passing 1st Downs

11

6

Rushing 1st Downs

7

1st downs from penalties

1

3

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

64

Total Yards

406

180

Yards per play

6.4

2.8

Passing

269

102

Comp - Att

19 - 29

15 - 24

Yards per pass

9

3.5

Interceptions thrown

0

4

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 7

5 - 48

Rushing

137

78

Rushing Attempts

33

35

Yards per rush

4.2

2.2

Penalties

10

5

Turnovers

3

5

Fumbles lost

3

1

Interceptions

0

4

Possession

Steelers

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Terry Bradshaw	19	28	276	9.9	2	1	123.5
Cliff Stoudt	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	39.6
Team	19	29	269	9.5	2	1	119.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Franco Harris	13	59	4.5
Frank Pollard	12	54	4.5
Cliff Stoudt	1	10	10.0
Russell Davis	3	8	2.7
Sidney Thornton	2	5	2.5
Greg Hawthorne	1	1	1.0
Terry Bradshaw	1	0	0.0
Team	33	137	4.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
John Stallworth	7	158	22.6	1
Lynn Swann	7	67	9.6	1
Bennie Cunningham	2	37	18.5	0
Frank Pollard	2	10	5.0	0
Russell Davis	1	4	4.0	0
Team	19	276	9.5	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

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	6	250	41.7
Team	6	250	41.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Larry Anderson	3	60	20.0	0
Team	3	60	20.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jim Smith	5	23	4.6	0
Team	5	23	4.6	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Dave Wilson	12	20	127	6.4	4	1	39.0
Bobby Scott	3	4	23	5.8	0	4	88.5
Team	15	24	102	6.3	4	5	40.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
George Rogers	25	77	3.1
Wayne Wilson	5	9	1.8
Jack Holmes	1	0	0.0
Toussaint Tyler	2	-2	-1.0
Dave Wilson	2	-6	-3.0
Team	35	78	2.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jeff Groth	3	65	21.7
Wayne Wilson	6	46	7.7
Brooks Williams	2	20	10.0
Guido Merkens	1	10	10.0
Larry Hardy	2	9	4.5
Jack Holmes	1	0	0.0
Team	15	150	6.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Benny Ricardo	2	2		0	6
Team	2	2		0	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Russell Erxleben	5	216	43.2
Team	5	216	43.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jimmy Rogers	3	97	32.3	0
Team	3	97	32.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jeff Groth	2	25	12.5	0
Team	2	25	12.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,878

Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	9	8	.529
Buccaneers	9	8	.529
Falcons	7	10	.412
Panthers	2	15	.118

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 20 to 6, on October 4, 1981.

Final

Steelers

20

Saints

6

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Saints Stats

3,878

694

1,123

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule