1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1983
record = 10-6
division_place = 1st in AFC Central
coach = Chuck Noll
stadium = Three Rivers Stadium
playoffs = L to Los Angeles Raiders in Divisional Playoff
previous = 1982
next = 1984

Offseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 4, 1983): vs. Denver Broncos

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Broncos
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=3
H4=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 58,233
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Denver - Winder 1 run (Karlis kick)
* Pittsburgh - F. Harris 4 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 31
* Denver - D. Gloff 2 pass from DeBerg (Karlis kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 11, 1983): at Green Bay Packers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=6
R3=3
R4=9
Home=Packers
H1=7
H2=7
H3=0
H4=7"at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 58,144
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - F. Harris 3 run (Anderson kick)
* Green Bay - Lofton 71 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
* Pittsburgh - Stoudt 1 run (kick blocked)
* Green Bay - Lofton 73 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 30
* Pittsburgh - Pollard 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Green Bay - Lofton 13 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
* Pittsburgh - Safety, Kohrs tackled Dickey in end zone

Week 3 (Sunday September 18, 1983): at Houston Oilers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=6
R2=6
R3=14
R4=14
Home=Oilers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=21"at Astrodome, Houston, Texas"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: Dome
* Game attendance: 44,150
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 49
* Houston - Roaches 97 kickoff return (Kempf kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 35
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 20
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 22
* Pittsburgh - F. Harris 6 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Abercrombie 30 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hinkle 14 interception return (Anderson kick)
* Houston - Moriarty 1 run (Kempf kick)
* Houston - Campbell 1 run (Kempf kick)
* Pittsburgh - Abercrombie 50 run (Anderson kick)
* Houston - Walls 28 pass from Manning (Kempf kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 25, 1983): vs. New England Patriots

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Patriots
R1=7
R2=7
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=6
H3=0
H4=10"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 55,282
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Sweeney 3 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* New England - Weisuhn 27 run with lateral of interception by Nelson (J. Smith kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 20
* New England - Ramsey 4 pass from Grogan (J. Smith kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 34
* New England - Collins 4 run (J. Smith kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 28
* Pittsburgh - Abercrombie 26 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* New England - Starring 76 pass from Grogan (J. Smith kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 2, 1983): vs. Houston Oilers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Oilers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=10"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 56,901
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Pollard 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Houston - FG Kempf 34
* Houston - Campbell 1 run (Kempf kick)
* Pittsburgh - Abercrombie 51 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 18

Week 6 (Monday October 10, 1983): at Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=3
R3=0
R4=14
Home=Bengals
H1=0
H2=14
H3=0
H4=0"at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"

* Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 56,086
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & O.J. Simpson (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Woods 38 fumble return (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 35
* Cincinnati - Johnson 1 run (Breech kick)
* Cincinnati - J. Griffin 41 interception return (Breech kick)
* Pittsburgh - Johnson 34 interception return (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Clayton 70 interception return (Anderson kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 16, 1983): vs. Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=3
R2=7
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=20
H2=14
H3=0
H4=10"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 59,263
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Bob Griese (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 18
* Pittsburgh - Abercrombie 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Merriweather 31 interception return (Anderson kick)
* Cleveland - FG Bahr 27
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 29
* Cleveland - Green 23 run (Bahr kick)
* Pittsburgh - F. Harris 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Sweeney 40 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* Cleveland - Green 1 run (Bahr kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 26
* Pittsburgh - Best 94 fumble return (Anderson kick)

Week 8 (Sunday October 23, 1983): at Seattle Seahawks

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=17
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Seahawks
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=14"at The Kingdome, Seattle, Washington"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 61,615
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - F. Harris 9 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Stoudt 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Pollard 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 20
* Seattle - Warner 1 run (N. Johnson kick)
* Seattle - Largent 21 pass from Krieg (N. Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 32
* Seattle - Johns 26 pass from Krieg (N. Johnson kick)

Week 9 (Sunday October 30, 1983): vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Buccanneers
R1=6
R2=3
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=17"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 57,468
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Kelly (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Tampa Bay - FG Capece 26
* Tampa Bay - FG Capece 49
* Tampa Bay - FG Capece 27
* Tampa Bay - FG Capece 28
* Pittsburgh - Capers 11 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 42
* Pittsburgh - Pollard 2 run (Anderson kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 6, 1983): vs. San Diego Chargers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Chargers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=17
H2=3
H3=3
H4=3"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 58,191
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Abercrombie 6 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 45
* Pittsburgh - Blount 3 fumble return (Anderson kick)
* San Diego - FG Benirschke 39
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 30
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 49
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 42

= Week 11 (Sunday November 13, 1983): at Baltimore Colts =

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=10
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Colts
H1=3
H2=3
H3=7
H4=0"at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland"

* Game time: 2:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 57,319
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Merle Harmon (play by play), Jim Turner (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Abercrombie 11 run (Anderson kick)
* Baltimore - FG Allegre 46
* Baltimore - FG Allegre 37
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 42
* Pittsburgh - Sweeney 7 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* Baltimore - Dickey 5 run (Allegre kick)
* Pittsburgh - Cunningham 2 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 20, 1983): vs. Minnesota Vikings

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Vikings
R1=7
R2=0
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 58,417
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Kelly (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Cunningham 3 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* Minnesota - McCullum 30 pass from Dils (Ricardo kick)
* Minnesota - Galbreath 6 pass from Dils (Ricardo kick)
* Minnesota - FG Ricardo 39
* Pittsburgh - Stoudt 4 run (Anderson kick)

Week 13 (Thursday November 24, 1983): at Detroit Lions

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Lions
H1=17
H2=7
H3=7
H4=14"at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan"

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather: Dome
* Game attendance: 77,724
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Detroit - Sims 2 run (Murray kick)
* Detroit - FG Murray 27
* Detroit - Norris 13 pass from Hipple (Murray kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 38
* Detroit - Sims 2 run (Murray kick)
* Detroit - Martin 81 punt return (Murray kick)
* Detroit - Chadwick 5 pass from Danielson (Murray kick)
* Detroit- Norris 4 pass from Danielson (Murray kick)

Week 14 (Sunday December 4, 1983): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bengals
R1=14
R2=3
R3=3
R4=3
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 55,832
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Bob Griese (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Cincinnati - Johnson 1 run (Breech kick)
* Cincinnati - Johnson 16 run (Breech kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 19
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 48
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 27
* Pittsburgh - F. Harris 29 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 32

Week 15 (Saturday December 10, 1983): at New York Jets

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=13
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Jets
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0"at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York"

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 53,996
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Garrity 17 pass from Bradshaw (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Sweeney 10 pass from Bradshaw (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 29
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 40
* Pittsburgh - Cunningham 13 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* New York Jets - Jones 27 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
* Pittsburgh - Sweeney 18 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)

Week 16 (Sunday December 18, 1983): at Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Browns
H1=9
H2=14
H3=7
H4=0"at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 72,313
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 34
* Cleveland - Belk 64 pass from Sipe (kick failed)
* Cleveland - FG Bahr 30
* Cleveland - Holt 3 pass from Sipe (Bahr kick)
* Pittsburgh - Stoudt 3 run (Anderson kick)
* Cleveland - Feacher 4 pass from Sipe (Bahr kick)
* Cleveland - Holt 1 pass from Sipe (Bahr kick)
* Pittsburgh - F. Harris 2 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)

Post season

Game Summary

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday January 1, 1984): at Los Angeles Raiders

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Raiders
H1=7
H2=10
H3=21
H4=0"at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 90,380
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 17
* Los Angeles Raiders - Hayes 18 interception return (Bahr kick)
* Los Angeles Raiders - Allen 4 run (Bahr kick)
* Los Angeles Raiders - FG Bahr 45
* Los Angeles Raiders - King 9 run (Bahr kick)
* Los Angeles Raiders - Allen 49 run (Bahr kick)
* Pittsburgh - Stallworth 58 pass form Stoudt (Anderson kick)
* Los Angeles Raiders - Hawkins 2 run (Bahr kick)

References