Bennie Lee Cunningham Jr.
Position: TE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 254 lbs.
Born: December 23, 1954 in Laurens, SC
College: Clemson (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (28th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 41 (2126th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 1 | 1976 | 4 | 1976-10-04 | 21-286 | PIT | @ | MIN | L 6-17 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1976 | 9 | 1976-11-07 | 21-320 | PIT | @ | KAN | W 45-0 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1976 | 13 | 1976-12-05 | 21-348 | PIT | TAM | W 42-0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 4 | 1977 | 1 | 1977-09-19 | 22-270 | PIT | SFO | W 27-0 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1977 | 2 | 1977-09-25 | 22-276 | PIT | OAK | L 7-16 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1977 | 5 | 1977-10-17 | 22-298 | PIT | CIN | W 20-14 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1977 | 6 | 1977-10-23 | 22-304 | PIT | HOU | W 27-10 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | 1977 | 7 | 1977-10-30 | 22-311 | PIT | @ | BAL | L 21-31 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1977 | 9 | 1977-11-13 | 22-325 | PIT | CLE | W 35-31 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1977 | 10 | 1977-11-20 | 22-332 | PIT | DAL | W 28-13 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1977 | 13 | 1977-12-10 | 22-352 | PIT | @ | CIN | L 10-17 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 1977 | 14 | 1977-12-18 | 22-360 | PIT | @ | SDG | W 10-9 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 13 | 1978 | 1 | 1978-09-03 | 23-254 | PIT | @ | BUF | W 28-17 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 1978 | 2 | 1978-09-10 | 23-261 | PIT | SEA | W 21-10 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1978 | 3 | 1978-09-17 | 23-268 | PIT | @ | CIN | W 28-3 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | 1978 | 4 | 1978-09-24 | 23-275 | PIT | CLE | W 15-9 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 17 | 1978 | 5 | 1978-10-01 | 23-282 | PIT | @ | NYJ | W 28-17 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1978 | 6 | 1978-10-08 | 23-289 | PIT | ATL | W 31-7 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 19 | 1979 | 1 | 1979-09-03 | 24-254 | PIT | @ | NWE | W 16-13 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1979 | 3 | 1979-09-16 | 24-267 | PIT | @ | STL | W 24-21 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | 24-274 | PIT | BAL | W 17-13 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 22 | 1979 | 5 | 1979-09-30 | 24-281 | PIT | @ | PHI | L 14-17 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1979 | 6 | 1979-10-07 | 24-288 | PIT | @ | CLE | W 51-35 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 24 | 1979 | 7 | 1979-10-14 | 24-295 | PIT | @ | CIN | L 10-34 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1979 | 10 | 1979-11-04 | 24-316 | PIT | WAS | W 38-7 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 26 | 1979 | 11 | 1979-11-11 | 24-323 | PIT | @ | KAN | W 30-3 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1979 | 12 | 1979-11-18 | 24-330 | PIT | @ | SDG | L 7-35 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1979 | 13 | 1979-11-25 | 24-337 | PIT | CLE | W 33-30 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 1979 | 14 | 1979-12-02 | 24-344 | PIT | CIN | W 37-17 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 1979 | 15 | 1979-12-10 | 24-352 | PIT | @ | HOU | L 17-20 | 2 | 67 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 1979 | 16 | 1979-12-16 | 24-358 | PIT | BUF | W 28-0 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 1979 | 17 | 1979-12-30 | 25-007 | PIT | MIA | W 34-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 33 | 1980 | 3 | 1980-09-21 | 25-273 | PIT | @ | CIN | L 28-30 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 1980 | 4 | 1980-09-28 | 25-280 | PIT | CHI | W 38-3 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 35 | 1980 | 7 | 1980-10-20 | 25-302 | PIT | OAK | L 34-45 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1980 | 8 | 1980-10-26 | 25-308 | PIT | @ | CLE | L 26-27 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 1980 | 9 | 1980-11-02 | 25-315 | PIT | GNB | W 22-20 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 1980 | 10 | 1980-11-09 | 25-322 | PIT | @ | TAM | W 24-21 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 1980 | 13 | 1980-11-30 | 25-343 | PIT | MIA | W 23-10 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1980 | 14 | 1980-12-04 | 25-347 | PIT | @ | HOU | L 0-6 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 1980 | 15 | 1980-12-14 | 25-357 | PIT | KAN | W 21-16 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 1980 | 16 | 1980-12-22 | 25-365 | PIT | @ | SDG | L 17-26 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 43 | 1981 | 1 | 1981-09-06 | 26-257 | PIT | KAN | L 33-37 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 1981 | 2 | 1981-09-10 | 26-261 | PIT | @ | MIA | L 10-30 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 1981 | 3 | 1981-09-20 | 26-271 | PIT | NYJ | W 38-10 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | 1981 | 4 | 1981-09-27 | 26-278 | PIT | NWE | W 27-21 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 47 | 1981 | 5 | 1981-10-04 | 26-285 | PIT | @ | NOR | W 20-6 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | 1981 | 6 | 1981-10-11 | 26-292 | PIT | CLE | W 13-7 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | 1981 | 7 | 1981-10-18 | 26-299 | PIT | @ | CIN | L 7-34 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 1981 | 9 | 1981-11-01 | 26-313 | PIT | SFO | L 14-17 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | 1981 | 10 | 1981-11-08 | 26-320 | PIT | @ | SEA | L 21-24 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | 1981 | 11 | 1981-11-15 | 26-327 | PIT | @ | ATL | W 34-20 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 53 | 1981 | 13 | 1981-11-29 | 26-341 | PIT | RAM | W 24-0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | 1981 | 14 | 1981-12-07 | 26-349 | PIT | @ | OAK | L 27-30 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 55 | 1981 | 15 | 1981-12-13 | 26-355 | PIT | CIN | L 10-17 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 56 | 1982 | 1 | 1982-09-13 | 27-264 | PIT | @ | DAL | W 36-28 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | 1982 | 2 | 1982-09-19 | 27-270 | PIT | CIN | W 26-20 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 58 | 1982 | 3 | 1982-11-21 | 27-333 | PIT | @ | HOU | W 24-10 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 59 | 1982 | 4 | 1982-11-28 | 27-340 | PIT | @ | SEA | L 0-16 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | 1982 | 5 | 1982-12-05 | 27-347 | PIT | KAN | W 35-14 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | 1982 | 7 | 1982-12-19 | 27-361 | PIT | @ | CLE | L 9-10 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | 1982 | 8 | 1982-12-26 | 28-003 | PIT | NWE | W 37-14 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 63 | 1983 | 1 | 1983-09-04 | 28-255 | PIT | DEN | L 10-14 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | 1983 | 2 | 1983-09-11 | 28-262 | PIT | @ | GNB | W 25-21 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | 1983 | 3 | 1983-09-18 | 28-269 | PIT | @ | HOU | W 40-28 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | 1983 | 4 | 1983-09-25 | 28-276 | PIT | NWE | L 23-28 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | 1983 | 6 | 1983-10-10 | 28-291 | PIT | @ | CIN | W 24-14 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | 1983 | 7 | 1983-10-16 | 28-297 | PIT | CLE | W 44-17 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | 1983 | 8 | 1983-10-23 | 28-304 | PIT | @ | SEA | W 27-21 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | 1983 | 9 | 1983-10-30 | 28-311 | PIT | TAM | W 17-12 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | 1983 | 10 | 1983-11-06 | 28-318 | PIT | SDG | W 26-3 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | 1983 | 11 | 1983-11-13 | 28-325 | PIT | @ | BAL | W 24-13 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 73 | 1983 | 12 | 1983-11-20 | 28-332 | PIT | MIN | L 14-17 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 74 | 1983 | 13 | 1983-11-24 | 28-336 | PIT | @ | DET | L 3-45 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | 1983 | 14 | 1983-12-04 | 28-346 | PIT | CIN | L 10-23 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | 1983 | 15 | 1983-12-10 | 28-352 | PIT | @ | NYJ | W 34-7 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 77 | 1983 | 16 | 1983-12-18 | 28-360 | PIT | @ | CLE | L 17-30 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 78 | 1984 | 2 | 1984-09-06 | 29-258 | PIT | @ | NYJ | W 23-17 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | 1984 | 3 | 1984-09-16 | 29-268 | PIT | RAM | W 24-14 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 80 | 1984 | 16 | 1984-12-16 | 29-359 | PIT | @ | RAI | W 13-7 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | 1984 | 18 | 1985-01-06 | 30-014 | PIT | @ | MIA | L 28-45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 82 | 1985 | 6 | 1985-10-13 | 30-294 | PIT | @ | DAL | L 13-27 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | 1985 | 12 | 1985-11-24 | 30-336 | PIT | WAS | L 23-30 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 84 | 1985 | 13 | 1985-12-01 | 30-343 | PIT | DEN | L 23-31 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | 1985 | 14 | 1985-12-08 | 30-350 | PIT | @ | SDG | L 44-54 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | 1985 | 16 | 1985-12-21 | 30-363 | PIT | @ | NYG | L 10-28 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 Games | 202 | 2879 | 14.25 | 20 | 20 | 120 | ||||||||
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| 1 | 1976 | 16 | 1976-12-26 | 22-003 | PIT | @ | OAK | L 7-24 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| 2 | 1977 | 15 | 1977-12-24 | 23-001 | PIT | @ | DEN | L 21-34 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| 3 | 1979 | 18 | 1980-01-06 | 25-014 | PIT | HOU | W 27-13 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1979 | 19 | 1980-01-20 | 25-028 | PIT | N | RAM | W 31-19 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| 5 | 1982 | 10 | 1983-01-09 | 28-017 | PIT | SDG | L 28-31 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| 6 | 1983 | 17 | 1984-01-01 | 29-009 | PIT | @ | RAI | L 10-38 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| 7 | 1984 | 17 | 1984-12-30 | 30-007 | PIT | @ | DEN | W 24-17 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 Games | 19 | 219 | 11.53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||