Sidney Thornton
Position: RB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: September 2, 1954 in New Orleans, LA
College: Northwest State (LA)
Career AV: 14 (5410th overall since 1950)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.
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| Score | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Week | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Sun | Nov 21, 1982 | box | W | PIT | @ | HOU | 24 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Sun | Nov 28, 1982 | box | L | PIT | @ | SEA | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Sun | Dec 5, 1982 | box | W | PIT | KAN | 35 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Score | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Week | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Sun | Sep 6, 1981 | box | L | PIT | KAN | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Sun | Sep 20, 1981 | box | W | PIT | NYJ | 38 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 4.1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Sun | Oct 4, 1981 | box | W | PIT | @ | NOR | 20 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | Sun | Oct 11, 1981 | box | W | PIT | CLE | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | Sun | Oct 18, 1981 | box | L | PIT | @ | CIN | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | Sun | Nov 1, 1981 | box | L | PIT | SFO | 14 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | Sun | Nov 8, 1981 | box | L | PIT | @ | SEA | 21 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 11 | 12 | Sun | Nov 22, 1981 | box | W | PIT | @ | CLE | 32 | 10 | 15 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 7.8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 | 13 | Sun | Nov 29, 1981 | box | W | PIT | RAM | 24 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 14 | Mon | Dec 7, 1981 | box | L | PIT | @ | OAK | 27 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 | 15 | Sun | Dec 13, 1981 | box | L | PIT | CIN | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 15 | 16 | Sun | Dec 20, 1981 | box | L | PIT | @ | HOU | 20 | 21 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 17 | 9.8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Score | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Week | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | ||||||||
| 16 | 1 | Sun | Sep 7, 1980 | box | W | PIT | HOU | 31 | 17 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 29 | 22.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 17 | 2 | Sun | Sep 14, 1980 | box | W | PIT | @ | BAL | 20 | 17 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 7.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 | 6 | Sun | Oct 12, 1980 | box | L | PIT | CIN | 16 | 17 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 19 | 8 | Sun | Oct 26, 1980 | box | L | PIT | @ | CLE | 26 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1.6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 9 | Sun | Nov 2, 1980 | box | W | PIT | GNB | 22 | 20 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 12 | 4.2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 5.7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 21 | 10 | Sun | Nov 9, 1980 | box | W | PIT | @ | TAM | 24 | 21 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 | 12 | Sun | Nov 23, 1980 | box | L | PIT | @ | BUF | 13 | 28 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 | 13 | Sun | Nov 30, 1980 | box | W | PIT | MIA | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 14 | Thu | Dec 4, 1980 | box | L | PIT | @ | HOU | 0 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 28 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 | 15 | Sun | Dec 14, 1980 | box | W | PIT | KAN | 21 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 5.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 16 | Mon | Dec 22, 1980 | box | L | PIT | @ | SDG | 17 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 10.5 | 0 | |||||||||
| Score | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Week | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | ||||||||
| 27 | 1 | Mon | Sep 3, 1979 | box | W | PIT | @ | NWE | 16 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 1 | 17 | 3.7 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 21 | 13.7 | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 | 2 | Sun | Sep 9, 1979 | box | W | PIT | HOU | 38 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 29 | 3 | Sun | Sep 16, 1979 | box | W | PIT | @ | STL | 24 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 4.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 4 | Sun | Sep 23, 1979 | box | W | PIT | BAL | 17 | 13 | 13 | 129 | 0 | 75 | 9.9 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 11.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 31 | 5 | Sun | Sep 30, 1979 | box | L | PIT | @ | PHI | 14 | 17 | 16 | 88 | 1 | 14 | 5.5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | 6 | Sun | Oct 7, 1979 | box | W | PIT | @ | CLE | 51 | 35 | 18 | 98 | 1 | 27 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 33 | 7 | Sun | Oct 14, 1979 | box | L | PIT | @ | CIN | 10 | 34 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 34 | 8 | Mon | Oct 22, 1979 | box | W | PIT | DEN | 42 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 17 | 11.3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 35 | 9 | Sun | Oct 28, 1979 | box | W | PIT | DAL | 14 | 3 | 14 | 68 | 0 | 12 | 4.9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 36 | 10 | Sun | Nov 4, 1979 | box | W | PIT | WAS | 38 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 37 | 16 | Sun | Dec 16, 1979 | box | W | PIT | BUF | 28 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 1 | 11 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 32 | 27.5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Score | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Week | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | ||||||||
| 38 | 1 | Sun | Sep 3, 1978 | box | W | PIT | @ | BUF | 28 | 17 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 4.7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | 2 | Sun | Sep 10, 1978 | box | W | PIT | SEA | 21 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 40 | 3 | Sun | Sep 17, 1978 | box | W | PIT | @ | CIN | 28 | 3 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 41 | 5 | Sun | Oct 1, 1978 | box | W | PIT | @ | NYJ | 28 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 3.6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 42 | 6 | Sun | Oct 8, 1978 | box | W | PIT | ATL | 31 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 43 | 7 | Sun | Oct 15, 1978 | box | W | PIT | @ | CLE | 34 | 14 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 7.6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 44 | 8 | Mon | Oct 23, 1978 | box | L | PIT | HOU | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 45 | 9 | Sun | Oct 29, 1978 | box | W | PIT | KAN | 27 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2.3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 46 | 12 | Sun | Nov 19, 1978 | box | W | PIT | CIN | 7 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 47 | 13 | Mon | Nov 27, 1978 | box | W | PIT | @ | SFO | 24 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 3.4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 48 | 14 | Sun | Dec 3, 1978 | box | W | PIT | @ | HOU | 13 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 49 | 15 | Sat | Dec 9, 1978 | box | W | PIT | BAL | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 50 | 16 | Sat | Dec 16, 1978 | box | W | PIT | @ | DEN | 21 | 17 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Score | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Week | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | ||||||||
| 51 | 1 | Mon | Sep 19, 1977 | box | W | PIT | SFO | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 52 | 3 | Sun | Oct 2, 1977 | box | W | PIT | @ | CLE | 28 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 53 | 5 | Mon | Oct 17, 1977 | box | W | PIT | CIN | 20 | 14 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 54 | 6 | Sun | Oct 23, 1977 | box | W | PIT | HOU | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 55 | 10 | Sun | Nov 20, 1977 | box | W | PIT | DAL | 28 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 56 | 12 | Sun | Dec 4, 1977 | box | W | PIT | SEA | 30 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 10.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 57 | 14 | Sun | Dec 18, 1977 | box | W | PIT | @ | SDG | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 3.4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |||||||||