1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1981 Pittsburgh | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 1981 San Diego | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 9:00 | 1981 San Diego | R.Benirschke 31 yd. field goal | 3-0 SDA | ||
| 2 | 10:48 | 1981 Pittsburgh | S.Thornton 1 yd. run (D.Trout kick) | 7-3 PIA | ||
| 2 | 6:36 | 1981 San Diego | Safety, T.Bradshaw sacked by G.Johnson in the end zone. | 7-5 PIA | ||
| 2 | 1:52 | 1981 San Diego | J.Brooks 12 yd. run (R.Benirschke kick) | 12-7 SDA | ||
| 2 | 0:08 | 1981 San Diego | J.Cappelletti 7 yd. pass from D.Fouts (R.Benirschke kick) | 19-7 SDA | ||
| 4 | 7:48 | 1981 Pittsburgh | J.Stallworth 13 yd. pass from T.Bradshaw (D.Trout kick) | 19-14 SDA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1981 Pittsburgh | 1981 San Diego | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 12-6-0-18 | 7-15-2-24 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 2-9-22% | 4-11-36% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-3-67% | 0-0-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 14-21-67% | 17-42-40% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 314-59-5.3 | 409-64-6.4 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 189 | 167 |
| Total Rushes | 35 | 36 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 12/21 (57.1%) | 18/28 (64.3%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 125 | 242 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 6.7 | 8.6 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 3/16 | 0/0 |
| Punts/Average | 3/52.0 | 3/42.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/21 | 2/26 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 3/44 | 3/76 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 3/16 | 1/6 |
| Penalties/Yards | 4/55 | 6/45 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 3/3 | 5/1 |
| Time of Possession | 27 mins 13 secs | 32 mins 47 secs |
| Average Drive Start | PIA 24 | SDA 38 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 21 | 12 | 141 | 57.1 | 6.7 | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 4.8 | 32 | 3/16 | 73.7 |
| Dan Fouts | 28 | 18 | 242 | 64.3 | 8.6 | 1 | 3.6 | 3 | 10.7 | 33 | 0/0 | 64.0 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Franco Harris | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Russell W. Davis | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Sidney Thornton | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Chuck Muncie | 20 | 91 | 4.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | ||||
| James Brooks | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Dan Fouts | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| John Stallworth | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Franco Harris | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Calvin Sweeney | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| James Brooks | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Kellen Winslow | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Eric Sievers | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Rolf Benirschke | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 3 | 52.0 | 43.3 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | ||||
| George Roberts | 3 | 42.0 | 28.3 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| James Brooks | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |||||
| James Brooks | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Jack Lambert | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mel Blount | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jack Ham | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| J.T. Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Robin Cole | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Donnie Shell | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Goodman | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gary Dunn | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Beasley | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Banaszak | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Linden King | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Willie Buchanon | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bob Horn | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Leroy Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike H. Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Louie Kelcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Woodrow Lowe | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Pete Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wyatt Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Woodcock | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Billy Shields | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Russ Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| John Cappelletti | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Charlie Joiner | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| John Banaszak | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Robin Cole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wyatt Henderson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||