Pittsburgh Steelers 20 at Houston Oilers 21
Sunday, December 20, 1981
Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Houston Oilers 21
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8-0) | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Houston Oilers (7-9-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| | PIT | HOU |
| PIT | David Trout 40 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| HOU | Dave Casper 15 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 7 |
| HOU | Dave Casper 23 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 14 |
| PIT | David Trout 37 yard field goal | 6 | 14 |
| PIT | Sidney Thornton 17 yard rush (David Trout kick) | 13 | 14 |
| PIT | Mark Malone 2 yard rush (David Trout kick) | 20 | 14 |
| HOU | Dave Casper 16 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick) | 20 | 21 |
| PIT | HOU |
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-126-2 | 19-41-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-30-172-0-1 | 24-37-377-3-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-21 | 6-42 |
| Net pass yards | 151 | 335 |
| Total yards | 277 | 376 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-65 | 7-81 |