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1983 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 355 points (22.2/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 303 points (18.9/g), 7th.
 Differential of 52 points (3.2/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 9.5-6.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 12th.

Coached by Chuck Noll (10-6-0)

1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 4 box L 0-1 Denver Broncos 10 14 21 314 191 123 7 14 139 1 138 3
2 Sun September 11 box W 1-1 @ Green Bay Packers 25 21 27 471 186 285 17 363 276 87 1
3 Sun September 18 box W 2-1 @ Houston Oilers 40 28 25 451 176 275 3 16 311 254 57 5
4 Sun September 25 box L 2-2 New England Patriots 23 28 30 448 238 210 3 12 296 208 88 1
5 Sun October 2 box W 3-2 Houston Oilers 17 10 14 225 88 137 19 270 147 123 3
6 Mon October 10 box W 4-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 24 14 9 168 112 56 2 22 281 176 105 5
7 Sun October 16 box W 5-2 Cleveland Browns 44 17 19 332 186 146 2 27 449 290 159 7
8 Sun October 23 box W 6-2 @ Seattle Seahawks 27 21 26 340 158 182 2 14 254 197 57 4
9 Sun October 30 box W 7-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 12 21 338 209 129 7 13 236 105 131
10 Sun November 6 box W 8-2 San Diego Chargers 26 3 19 288 132 156 2 11 218 159 59 4
11 Sun November 13 box W 9-2 @ Baltimore Colts 24 13 24 366 152 214 1 16 334 199 135 3
12 Sun November 20 box L 9-3 Minnesota Vikings 14 17 14 236 128 108 1 20 338 188 150 2
13 Thu November 24 box L 9-4 @ Detroit Lions 3 45 10 218 84 134 5 25 328 129 199 1
14 Sun December 4 box L 9-5 Cincinnati Bengals 10 23 9 154 70 84 5 21 354 159 195
15 Sat December 10 box W 10-5 @ New York Jets 34 7 22 380 138 242 1 13 251 215 36 5
16 Sun December 18 box L 10-6 @ Cleveland Browns 17 30 22 285 156 129 2 18 310 196 114 1
Playoffs
Division Sun January 1 box L 10-7 @ Los Angeles Raiders 10 38 17 331 169 162 2 24 413 225 188

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 355 5014 1075 4.7 312 211 409 2404 15 23 5.2 141 614 2610 17 4.3 156 43 20 15
Team Defense 303 4732 1006 4.7 278 238 447 2899 19 28 5.8 151 509 1833 14 3.6 100 45 17 27
Lg Rank Offense 14 22 15 27 27 23 15 27 2 4 10 10 19 20
Lg Rank Defense 7 3 2 3 5 6 3 12 14 7 12 3 8 13

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
18 Cliff Stoudt 28 QB 16 15 9-6-0 197 381 51.7 2553 12 3.1 21 5.5 52 6.7 4.9 13.0 159.6 60.6 51 339 5.1 3.5 11.8
16 Mark Malone 25 2 0 9 20 45.0 124 1 5.0 2 10.0 38 6.2 2.7 13.8 62.0 42.5 1 11 5.4 2.0 4.8
12 Terry Bradshaw 35 1 1 1-0-0 5 8 62.5 77 2 25.0 0 0.0 24 9.6 14.6 15.4 77.0 133.9 0 0 9.6 14.6 0.0
Team Total 26.2 16 10-6-0 211 409 51.6 2754 15 3.7 23 5.6 52 6.7 4.9 13.1 172.1 61.9 52 350 5.2 3.6 11.3
Opp Total 16 238 447 53.2 3260 19 4.3 28 6.3 7.3 5.3 13.7 203.8 64.9 50 361 5.8 4.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
32 Franco Harris 33 FB 16 16 279 1007 5 19 3.6 62.9 17.4 34 278 8.2 2 29 2.1 17.4 1285 7 10
30 Frank Pollard 26 16 3 135 608 4 32 4.5 38.0 8.4 16 127 7.9 0 17 1.0 7.9 735 4 5
34 Walter Abercrombie 24 RB 15 13 112 446 4 50 4.0 29.7 7.5 26 391 15.0 3 51 1.7 26.1 837 7 2
18 Cliff Stoudt 28 QB 16 15 77 479 4 23 6.2 29.9 4.8 479 4 10
27 Greg Hawthorne 27 10 4 5 47 0 20 9.4 4.7 0.5 19 300 15.8 0 52 1.9 30.0 347 0 0
43 Tim A. Harris 22 14 0 2 15 0 10 7.5 1.1 0.1 15 0 2
44 Henry Odom 24 RET 16 0 2 7 0 4 3.5 0.4 0.1 7 0 2
85 Calvin Sweeney 28 WR/wr 16 16 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.1 0.1 39 577 14.8 5 42 2.4 36.1 575 5 0
12 Terry Bradshaw 35 1 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 3.0 1.0 3 0 0
89 Bennie Cunningham 29 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 442 12.6 3 29 2.2 27.6 442 3 4
86 Gregg Garrity 23 15 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 279 14.7 1 38 1.3 18.6 279 1 1
80 Wayne Capers 22 11 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 185 18.5 1 36 0.9 16.8 185 1 0
82 John Stallworth* 31 WR 4 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 100 12.5 0 20 2.0 25.0 100 0 0
81 Paul Skansi 23 RET 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 39 13.0 0 21 0.2 2.6 39 0 5
87 John Rodgers 23 15 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 36 18.0 0 25 0.1 2.4 36 0 0
Team Total 26.2 16 614 2610 17 50 4.3 163.1 38.4 211 2754 13.1 15 52 13.2 172.1 5364 32 42
Opp Total 16 509 1833 14 3.6 114.6 31.8 238 2899 12.2 19 14.9 181.2 4732 33 34

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
81 Paul Skansi 23 RET 15 0 43 363 0 57 8.4 402
44 Henry Odom 24 RET 16 0 39 756 0 35 19.4 763
43 Tim A. Harris 22 14 0 3 12 0 8 4.0 18 289 0 32 16.1 316
22 Rick Woods 24 FS 15 9 5 46 0 13 9.2 46
54 Craig Bingham 24 12 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
90 Bob Kohrs 25 9 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Team Total 26.2 16 51 421 0 57 8.3 59 1068 0 35 18.1 6853
Opp Total 16 44 1 65 1507 1 23.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
5 Craig Colquitt 29 P 16 0 80 3352 58 0 41.9
1 Gary Anderson* 24 K 16 0 2 2 9 8 10 9 10 8 31 27 87.1% 39 38 97.4%
Team Total 26.2 16 2 2 9 8 10 9 10 8 31 27 87.1% 39 38 97.4% 80 3352 58 0 41.9
Opp Total 16 20 15 75.0% 37 36 97.3% 88 3617 41.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
93 Keith Willis 24 14 4 14.0 0 1 0 0
18 Cliff Stoudt 28 QB 16 15 10 2 0 0
32 Franco Harris 33 FB 16 16 10 0 0 0
92 Keith Gary 24 16 2 7.5 0 2 17 0
58 Jack Lambert*+ 31 RILB 15 15 4.0 2 -1 0 0 0 2 0 0
56 Robin Cole 28 ROLB 16 16 5.0 0 2 20 0
81 Paul Skansi 23 RET 15 0 5 2 0 0
22 Rick Woods 24 FS 15 9 5 53 0 31 0 2 38 1
67 Gary Dunn 30 NT 13 12 6.0
30 Frank Pollard 26 16 3 5 1 0 0
31 Donnie Shell 31 SS 16 16 5 18 0 18 0 1 0 0
57 Mike Merriweather 23 LOLB 16 16 0.5 3 55 1 31 0 2 0 0
47 Mel Blount 35 RCB 16 16 4 32 0 21 0 1 3 1
89 Bennie Cunningham 29 TE 16 16 4 1 0 0
65 Tom Beasley 29 RDE 16 14 2.5 0 2 0 0
29 Ron Johnson 27 fs 12 7 3 84 1 34 0 1 5 0
49 Dwayne Woodruff 26 LCB 15 15 1.0 3 85 0 47
33 Harvey Clayton 22 14 0 2.0 1 70 1 70
43 Tim A. Harris 22 14 0 2 1 0 0
53 Bryan Hinkle 24 16 0 1 14 1 14 0 2 4 0
64 Edmund Nelson 23 nt 16 5 3.0
44 Henry Odom 24 RET 16 0 2 1 0 0
90 Bob Kohrs 25 9 0 1.5 0 1 0 0 1
34 Walter Abercrombie 24 RB 15 13 2 0 0 0
86 Gregg Garrity 23 15 3 1 1 0 0
66 Ted Petersen 28 LT 13 13 0 2 0 0
69 Gabe Rivera 22 6 0 2.0
52 Mike Webster*+ 31 C 16 16 0 2 0 0
25 Greg Best 23 13 0 0 1 94 1
71 Emil Boures 23 16 3 1 0 0 0
95 John Goodman 25 LDE 14 11 1.0
27 Greg Hawthorne 27 10 4 0 1 0 0
62 Tunch Ilkin 26 RT 11 10 0 1 0 0
16 Mark Malone 25 2 0 0 1 0 0
41 Sam Washington 23 16 0 1 25 0 25
73 Craig Wolfley 25 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.2 16 50.0 28 435 4 70 42 37 181 3 1
Opp Total 16 52 34 17

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Gary Anderson* 24 K 16 0 38 27 119
34 Walter Abercrombie 24 RB 15 13 4 3 7 42
32 Franco Harris 33 FB 16 16 5 2 7 42
85 Calvin Sweeney 28 WR/wr 16 16 5 5 30
30 Frank Pollard 26 16 3 4 4 24
18 Cliff Stoudt 28 QB 16 15 4 4 24
89 Bennie Cunningham 29 TE 16 16 3 3 18
25 Greg Best 23 13 0 1 1 6
47 Mel Blount 35 RCB 16 16 1 1 6
80 Wayne Capers 22 11 4 1 1 6
33 Harvey Clayton 22 14 0 1 1 6
86 Gregg Garrity 23 15 3 1 1 6
53 Bryan Hinkle 24 16 0 1 1 6
29 Ron Johnson 27 fs 12 7 1 1 6
57 Mike Merriweather 23 LOLB 16 16 1 1 6
22 Rick Woods 24 FS 15 9 1 1 6
90 Bob Kohrs 25 9 0 1 2
Team Total 26.2 16 17 15 3 4 39 38 27 1 355
Opp Total 16 14 19 1 1 36 15 303