1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Week 1 (Sunday September 4, 1983): vs. Denver Broncos
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 58,233
 * Referee: Jerry Seeman
 * 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 – Egloff 2 pass from DeBerg (Karlis kick)

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


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 58,144
 * Referee: Fred Silva
 * 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
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather: Dome
 * Game attendance: 44,150
 * Referee: Jim Tunney
 * 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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


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

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – Sweeney 3 pass from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
 * New England – Weishuhn 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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 56,901
 * Referee: Dick Jorgensen
 * 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
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio


 * Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 56,086
 * Referee: Pat Haggerty
 * 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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 59,263
 * Referee: Bob McElwee
 * 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
at The Kingdome, Seattle, Washington


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 61,615
 * Referee: Gordon McCarter
 * 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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 57,468
 * Referee: Ben Dreith
 * 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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 58,191
 * Referee: Jerry Seeman
 * 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
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland


 * Game time: 2:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 57,319
 * Referee: Jerry Markbreit
 * 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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 58,417
 * Referee: Jim Tunney
 * 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
at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan


 * Game time: 12:30 pm EST
 * Game weather: Dome
 * Game attendance: 77,724
 * Referee: Gene Barth
 * 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 – Norris 4 yd pass from Eric Hipple (Murray kick)
 * Detroit- Chadwick 5 pass from Danielson (Murray kick)

Week 14 (Sunday December 4, 1983): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 55,832
 * Referee: Red Cashion
 * 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 16 (Sunday December 18, 1983): at Cleveland Browns
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 72,313
 * Referee: Ben Dreith
 * 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)

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


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 90,380
 * Referee: Gene Barth
 * 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 from Stoudt (Anderson kick)
 * Los Angeles Raiders – Hawkins 2 run (Bahr kick)