Week 1
Final1Q
0 - 7
S. Thornton 29-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.
Made XP
1Q
0 - 14
F. Harris 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
1Q
0 - 17
M. Bahr 27-yard field goal.
3Q
3 - 17
T. Fritsch 31-yard field goal.
3Q
10 - 17
B. Johnson 57-yard TD catch from E. Campbell.
Made XP
3Q
17 - 17
E. Campbell 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 24
T. Bradshaw 1-yard TD run.
Made XP

4Q
17 - 31
J. Stallworth 50-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.
Made XP
Pass Yds
254
Bradshaw
PIT

Rush Yds
57
Campbell
HOU

Rec Yds
125
Stallworth
PIT

Scrim TD
1
Johnson
HOU

The Pittsburgh Steelers decisively defeated the Houston Oilers, 31 to 17, on September 7, 1980.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stabler #12 | 24/43 | 196 | 4.6 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 | 28.0 |
E. Campbell #34 | 1/1 | 57 | 57.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw #12 | 12/24 | 254 | 10.6 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 80.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Campbell #34 | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 1 | 11 |
T. Wilson #45 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
K. Stabler #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Thornton #38 | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 |
F. Harris #32 | 20 | 46 | 2.3 | 1 | 8 |
R. Davis #45 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
G. Hawthorne #27 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Bradshaw #12 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #84 | 0/0 | 85 | 28.3 | 1 | 57 |
M. Barber #86 | 0/0 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | 11 |
R. Caster #88 | 0/0 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 13 |
R. Carpenter #26 | 0/0 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 24 |
E. Campbell #34 | 0/0 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Renfro #82 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 125 | 25.0 | 1 | 50 |
L. Swann #88 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 30 |
S. Thornton #38 | 0/0 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | 29 |
J. Smith #86 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
R. Grossman #84 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Perry #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Tatum #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Blount #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Shell #31 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wagner #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fritsch #16 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bahr #9 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Parsley #18 | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Colquitt #5 | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roaches #85 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Carpenter #26 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Groth #86 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bell #83 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Pollard #30 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Anderson #30 | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roaches #85 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bell #83 | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stabler #12 | 24/43 | 196 | 4.6 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 | 28.0 |
E. Campbell #34 | 1/1 | 57 | 57.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Campbell #34 | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 1 | 11 |
T. Wilson #45 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
K. Stabler #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #84 | 0/0 | 85 | 28.3 | 1 | 57 |
M. Barber #86 | 0/0 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | 11 |
R. Caster #88 | 0/0 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 13 |
R. Carpenter #26 | 0/0 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 24 |
E. Campbell #34 | 0/0 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Renfro #82 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Perry #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Tatum #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fritsch #16 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Parsley #18 | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roaches #85 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Carpenter #26 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Groth #86 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roaches #85 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw #12 | 12/24 | 254 | 10.6 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 80.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Thornton #38 | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 |
F. Harris #32 | 20 | 46 | 2.3 | 1 | 8 |
R. Davis #45 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
G. Hawthorne #27 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Bradshaw #12 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 125 | 25.0 | 1 | 50 |
L. Swann #88 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 30 |
S. Thornton #38 | 0/0 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | 29 |
J. Smith #86 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
R. Grossman #84 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Blount #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Shell #31 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wagner #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bahr #9 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Colquitt #5 | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bell #83 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Pollard #30 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Anderson #30 | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bell #83 | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
292
Total Yds
356
232
Pass Yds
237
60
Rush Yds
119
61
Total Plays
65
4.8
Yards Per Play
5.5
5.0
Yards Per Pass
9.1
4.0
Yards Per Rush
3.1
16
1st Downs
20
7
Punts
4
5
Turnovers
4
5
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
2
10
Penalties
6
2.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0