1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1981 Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 1981 New York AFC | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 9:54 | 1981 New York AFC | M.Augustyniak 4 yd. run (P.Leahy kick) | 7-0 NYA | ||
| 2 | 7:48 | 1981 New York AFC | K.Long 2 yd. run (P.Leahy kick) | 14-0 NYA | ||
| 2 | 5:42 | 1981 New York AFC | L.Jones 41 yd. pass from R.Todd (kick failed) | 20-0 NYA | ||
| 3 | 10:12 | 1981 Pittsburgh | J.Stallworth 28 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (D.Trout kick) | 20-7 NYA | ||
| 3 | 5:06 | 1981 Pittsburgh | L.Swann 3 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (D.Trout kick) | 20-14 NYA | ||
| 3 | 0:18 | 1981 Pittsburgh | F.Pollard 1 yd. run (D.Trout kick) | 21-20 PIA | ||
| 4 | 5:42 | 1981 Pittsburgh | R.Davis 14 yd. run (D.Trout kick) | 28-20 PIA | ||
| 4 | 2:24 | 1981 Pittsburgh | B.Cunningham 6 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (D.Trout kick) | 35-20 PIA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1981 Pittsburgh | 1981 New York AFC | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 6-9-2-17 | 9-12-1-22 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-12-25% | 5-11-45% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 0-2-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 28-28-100% | 14-28-50% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 243-60-4.1 | 346-67-5.2 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 151 | 138 |
| Total Rushes | 34 | 27 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 12/22 (54.5%) | 18/38 (47.4%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 92 | 208 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 4/29 | 2/18 |
| Punts/Average | 6/43.8 | 3/37.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 3/44 | 2/50 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 2/55 | 4/122 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 3/42 | 0/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 7/55 | 6/60 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 2/1 | 3/2 |
| Time of Possession | 32 mins 20 secs | 27 mins 40 secs |
| Average Drive Start | PIA 39 | NYA 34 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 22 | 12 | 121 | 54.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4/29 | 110.0 |
| Richard Todd | 38 | 18 | 226 | 47.4 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.9 | 41 | 2/18 | 42.2 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Franco Harris | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Frank Pollard | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Russell W. Davis | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2/1 | ||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bruce Harper | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Freeman McNeil | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Mike Augustyniak | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Kevin F. Long | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Franco Harris | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Calvin Sweeney | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Stallworth | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Smith Jr. | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Jerome Barkum | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lam Jones | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Derrick Gaffney | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bobby Jones | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Augustyniak | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 6 | 43.8 | 32.2 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 3 | 37.0 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Jim Smith Jr. | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 1 | 50 | 25.0 | 51 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Jack Lambert | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Donnie Shell | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Robin Cole | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jack Ham | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mel Blount | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Dunn | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Beasley | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Banaszak | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Goodman | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry A. Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Greg Buttle | 13 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Gastineau | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stan Blinka | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jerry Holmes | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Abdul Salaam | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Darrol Ray | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Donald Dykes | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lance Mehl | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Johnny Lynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Klecko | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Donnie Shell | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Jack Ham | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||