1981 Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs, 37 to 33, on September 6, 1981.

Final

KC

Chiefs

1-0-0

37

PIT

33

1

10

6

2

3

13

3

10

7

4

14

7

Total

37

33

1st quarter

KC

PIT

Steelers

Lynn Swann 18-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed)

0

6

Chiefs

Henry Marshall 48-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick)

7

6

Chiefs

Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal

10

6

2nd quarter

KC

PIT

Steelers

Franco Harris 7-yard run (kick failed)

10

12

Steelers

Franco Harris 1-yard run (David Trout kick)

10

19

Chiefs

Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal

13

19

3rd quarter

KC

PIT

Chiefs

Carlos Carson 53-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick)

20

19

Steelers

Greg Hawthorne 1-yard run (David Trout kick)

20

26

Chiefs

Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal

23

26

4th quarter

KC

PIT

Chiefs

Ted McKnight 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick)

30

26

Steelers

Jim Smith 41-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick)

30

33

Chiefs

Tom Howard 65-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick)

37

33

Chiefs

Steelers

1st Downs

17

29

Passing 1st Downs

9

16

Rushing 1st Downs

8

9

1st downs from penalties

0

4

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

69

70

Total Yards

353

408

Yards per play

5.1

5.8

Passing

214

319

Comp - Att

14 - 26

21 - 36

Yards per pass

7.4

8.9

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 28

0 - 0

Rushing

139

89

Rushing Attempts

40

34

Yards per rush

3.5

2.6

Penalties

11

2

Turnovers

2

7

Fumbles lost

1

5

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
B. Kenney
14
26
242
9.3
2
1
3
95.4
Team
14
26
214
9.3
2
1
3
95.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
T. McKnight
17
59
3.5
1
J. Delaney
9
43
4.8
0
J. Hadnot
8
42
5.3
0
H. Marshall
1
4
4.0
0
B. Jackson
2
2
1.0
0
M. Williams
1
-3
-3.0
0
B. Kenney
2
-8
-4.0
0
Team
40
139
3.5
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
H. Marshall
4
89
22.3
1
C. Carson
1
53
53.0
1
J.T. Smith
3
53
17.7
0
J. Hadnot
2
24
12.0
0
J. Delaney
2
10
5.0
0
T. McKnight
1
10
10.0
0
M. Williams
1
3
3.0
0
Team
14
242
9.3
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
5

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
N. Lowery
3
4
4
13
Team
3
4
4
13

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
B. Grupp
5
199
39.8
Team
5
199
39.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
C. Carson
2
54
27.0
0
M. Williams
1
7
7.0
0
Team
3
61
20.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J.T. Smith
1
5
5.0
0
Team
1
5
5.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
T. Bradshaw
21
36
319
8.9
2
2
0
83.0
Team
21
36
319
8.9
2
2
0
83.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
F. Harris
19
70
3.7
2
G. Hawthorne
7
20
2.9
1
S. Thornton
6
6
1.0
0
T. Bradshaw
2
-7
-3.5
0
Team
34
89
2.6
3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
J. Stallworth
6
107
17.8
0
J. Smith
4
84
21.0
1
B. Cunningham
4
52
13.0
0
L. Swann
2
35
17.5
1
F. Harris
3
28
9.3
0
G. Hawthorne
1
12
12.0
0
S. Thornton
1
1
1.0
0
Team
21
319
8.9
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
8
5
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
D. Trout
0
0
3
3
Team
0
0
3
3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
C. Colquitt
3
116
38.7
Team
3
116
38.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Anderson
3
66
22.0
0
J. Dirden
1
9
9.0
0
Team
4
75
18.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Smith
3
20
6.7
0
Team
3
20
6.7
0

More Steelers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.4

13th

OPP PPG

14.9

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

138.1

8th

PASS YDS/G

208.4

25th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
4
5
0
.444
Browns Browns
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
PIT PIT
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
BAL BAL
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Thu
11/21
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
8:15 PM
Sun
12/1
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/8
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

6-2-0

26

Final

18

NYG Giants

2-6-0

Mon 28 Oct 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM