New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers - September 27th, 1981
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | NWE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steelers | Franco Harris 1 yard rush (David Trout kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | Steelers | Bennie Cunningham 1 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| Patriots | Matt Cavanaugh 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 14 | ||
| 3 | Steelers | Franco Harris 1 yard rush (David Trout kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| 4 | Patriots | Tony Collins 10 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 14 | 21 | |
| Patriots | Stanley Morgan 12 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 21 | 21 | ||
| OT | Steelers | Lynn Swann 24 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw | 21 | 27 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | NWE | 22 | 42 | 325 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 76.0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 104.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Tony Collins | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 126 | 0 | 45 | ||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Mosi Tatupu | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 87 | 1 | 21 | |||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Terry Bradshaw | PIT | 15 | 30 | 247 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 100.3 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Pollard | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Russell Davis | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Franco Harris | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 63 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bennie Cunningham | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 94 | 1 | 23 | |||||
| Lynn Swann | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 30 | |||||
| John Stallworth | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 21 | |||||
| Jim Smith | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | |||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Steelers Starters
Patriots Starters
Full Play-By-Play
- Play-by-Play for this game courtesy of Aaron Schatz and Jeremy Snyder
