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New England Patriots 28 at Pittsburgh Steelers 23

Sunday, September 25, 1983

New England Patriots 28, Pittsburgh Steelers 23

1234Final
New England Patriots (2-2-0)777728
Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2-0)7601023

Scoring

NWEPIT
1stPITCalvin Sweeney 3 yard pass from Cliff Stoudt (Gary Anderson kick)07
NWEClayton Weishuhn 27 yard interception return (John Smith kick)77
2ndPITGary Anderson 20 yard field goal710
NWEDerrick Ramsey 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)1410
PITGary Anderson 34 yard field goal1413
3rdNWETony Collins 4 yard rush (John Smith kick)2113
4thPITGary Anderson 28 yard field goal2116
PITWalter Abercrombie 26 yard pass from Cliff Stoudt (Gary Anderson kick)2123
NWEStephen Starring 76 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)2823

Team Stats

NWEPIT
First downs1230
Rush-yards-TDs28-88-146-210-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT9-15-222-2-121-35-265-2-3
Sacked-yards2-145-27
Net pass yards208238
Total yards296448
Fumbles-lost0-01-0
Turnovers13
Penalties-yards5-302-10

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Grogan NWE 9 15 222 2 1 76 3 3 0 6
Stephen Starring NWE 2 108 1 76
Stanley Morgan NWE 2 35 0 20
Derrick Ramsey NWE 2 35 1 31
Mosi Tatupu NWE 6 34 0 12
Clarence Weathers NWE 1 32 0 32
Tony Collins NWE 8 20 1 4
Mark van Eeghen NWE 5 17 0 4
Robert Weathers NWE 6 14 0 9 1 2 0 2
Lin Dawson NWE 1 10 0 10
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Franco Harris PIT 25 106 0 14 6 83 0 25
Cliff Stoudt PIT 21 35 265 2 3 30 5 50 0 22
Walter Abercrombie PIT 12 46 0 8 2 31 1 26
Calvin Sweeney PIT 4 54 1 30
Gregg Garrity PIT 3 40 0 17
Bennie Cunningham PIT 2 26 0 15
Frank Pollard PIT 4 8 0 6 2 13 0 8
Paul Skansi PIT 2 18 0 11

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Julius Adams NWE 0.5 0 0 0 0
Don Blackmon NWE 1.5 0 0 0 0
Marshall Harris NWE 0.5 0 0 0 0
Keith Lee NWE 0 0 0 0 1 6 6.0 0 0
Steve Nelson NWE 1 6 0 0
Doug Rogers NWE 0.5 0 0 0 0
Rick Sanford NWE 2 5 0 0
Ricky Smith NWE 0 0 0 0 5 127 25.4 0 0
Andre Tippett NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Lester Williams NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Mel Blount PIT 1 21 0 0
Robin Cole PIT 2.0 0 0 0 0
Tim A. Harris PIT 0 0 0 0 1 27 27.0 0 0
Henry Odom PIT 0 0 0 0 3 46 15.3 0 0
Paul Skansi PIT 0 0 0 0 4 46 11.5 0 0