1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1983 10–6 1st AFC Central Chuck Noll Tom Moore Woody Widenhofer Dick Haley Art Rooney Three Rivers Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Raiders) 10–38 PK Gary AndersonLB Jack LambertC Mike Webster Jack Lambert (1st team)Mike Webster (1st team)Gary Anderson (2nd team) Gary Anderson Steelers seasons The 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League. The team won the AFC Central Division with a 10–6 record (the team's best record in the 1980s). In the AFC Divisional Playoffs, the Steelers were soundly beaten by the Los Angeles Raiders 38–10. Offseason NFL draft 1983 NFL draft 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 21 Gabriel Rivera Nose tackle Texas Tech yes 2 52 Wayne Capers Wide receiver Kansas yes 3 79 Todd Seabaugh Linebacker San Diego State yes 4 106 Bo Metcalf Cornerback Baylor no 5 133 Paul Skansi Wide receiver Washington yes 5 140 Gregg Garrity Wide receiver Penn State yes 6 164 Eric Williams Safety NC State yes 7 191 Mark Kirchner Guard Baylor yes 8 199 Henry Odom Running back South Carolina State yes 8 218 Craig Dunaway Tight end Michigan yes 9 244 Blake Wingle Guard UCLA yes 10 275 Roosevelt Straughter Defensive back Northeast Louisiana no 11 302 Mark Raugh Tight end West Virginia no 12 330 Roger Wiley Running back Sam Houston no no no Undrafted free agents + 1983 Undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeGreg BestSafetyKansas StatePat BowenSafetyFlorida StateHarvey ClaytonCornerbackFlorida StateConrad CoyeDefensive endNortheasternDarryl CraneWide receiverBethune–CookmanGary DegruttolaSafetyWestminsterDennis FowlkesLinebackerWest VirginiaRickey GoffLinebackerTulaneRuss GrahamTackleOklahoma StateAnanias HarrisQuarterbackAlabama A&MTim HarrisRunning backWashington StateJay HullGuardWichita StateRuss JoynerLinebackerBoston CollegeLonnie KennellNose tackleWichita StatePete RostoskyTackleUConnChet WintersRunning backOklahoma Personnel Staff 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers #08214A white #EEC607 Chairman of the board – Arthur J. Rooney President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Controller – Dennis P. Thimons Assistant controller – Dan Ferens Traveling secretary – James A. Boston Public relations director – Ed Kiely Publicity director – Joe Gordon Assistant publicity director – John Evenson Director of ticket sales – Geraldine Glenn Director of player personnel – Dick Haley Assistant director of player personnel – William Nunn, Jr. Pro talent scout – Tom Modrak Talent scout – West Coast – Bob Schmitz College talent scout – Joe Krupa Head coach – Chuck Noll Assistant head coach – Woody Widenhofer Offensive coordinator – Tom Moore Offensive line – Ron Blackledge Offensive backfield – Dick Hoak Defensive coordinator – Woody Widenhofer Defensive backfield – Tony Dungy Defensive line – Jon Kolb Conditioning coach – Jon Kolb Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Paul Steele Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli Trainer – Ralph Berlin Assistant trainer – Gary Stragar Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Film director – Bob McCartney Photographers – Harry Homa, Bill Amatucci 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide Roster 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers 48 11 12 Terry Bradshaw 16 Mark Malone 18 Cliff Stoudt 34 Walter Abercrombie 45 Russell Davis running back 32 Franco Harris 43 Tim Harris running back y 44 Henry Odom y 30 Frank Pollard 80 Wayne Capers y 86 Gregg Garrity y 27 Greg Hawthorne 86 Paul Skansi y 85 Calvin Sweeney 89 Bennie Cunningham 88 Craig Dunaway y 87 John Rodgers American football 71 Emil Boures G/T 79 Larry Brown tight end, born 1949 T 77 Steve Courson G 55 Rick Donnalley G/C 62 Tunch Ilkin T 52 Mike Webster C 61 Blake Wingle y G 73 Craig Wolfley G 65 Tom Beasley DE 67 Gary Dunn NT 92 Keith Gary DE 95 John Goodman American football DE 64 Edmund Nelson American football NT 93 Keith Willis DE 54 Craig Bingham American football OLB 56 Robin Cole OLB 53 Bryan Hinkle OLB 58 Jack Lambert American football ILB 50 David Little linebacker ILB 57 Mike Merriweather OLB 51 Loren Toews ILB 25 Greg Best American football y SS 47 Mel Blount CB 33 Harvey Clayton y CB 29 Ron Johnson cornerback FS 31 Donnie Shell SS 41 Sam Washington CB 49 Dwayne Woodruff CB 22 Rick Woods American football FS  1 Gary Anderson placekicker K  5 Craig Colquitt P 20 Ernest French no S PUP 68 Jay Hull y no G IR 90 Bob Kohrs LB IR 97 John Meyer no T PUP 66 Ted Petersen T IR 28 Lou Rash y CB IR 69 Gabriel Rivera y NT IR 73 Pete Rostosky y T IR 59 Todd Seabaugh y LB IR 82 John Stallworth WR IR 21 Eric Williams safety y CB/S IR 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1983_roster.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 2014-12-23 Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 Saturday, July 30 vs. New Orleans Saints Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio) 2:00 p.m. ABC W 27–14 1–0 2 Saturday, August 6 vs. New England Patriots Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee) 7:30 p.m. WPXI W 27–16 2–0 3 Friday, August 12 New York Giants Three Rivers Stadium 8:00 p.m. ABC L 22–13 2–1 4 Saturday, August 20 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium 9:00 p.m. NBC W 24–7 3–1 5 Thursday, August 25 at Philadelphia Eagles Veterans Stadium 7:30 p.m. WPXI W 10–3 4–1 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 Sunday, September 4 Denver Broncos Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 14–10 0–1 2 Sunday, September 11 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field 1:00 p.m. NBC W 25–21 1–1 3 Sunday, September 18 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC W 40–28 2–1 4 Sunday, September 25 New England Patriots Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 28–23 2–2 5 Sunday, October 2 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 17–10 3–2 6 Monday, October 10 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 24–14 4–2 7 Sunday, October 16 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 44–17 5–2 8 Sunday, October 23 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome 4:00 p.m. NBC W 27–21 6–2 9 Sunday, October 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 17–12 7–2 10 Sunday, November 6 San Diego Chargers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 26–3 8–2 11 Sunday, November 13 at Baltimore Colts Memorial Stadium 2:00 p.m. NBC W 24–13 9–2 12 Sunday, November 20 Minnesota Vikings Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 17–14 9–3 13 Thursday, November 24 at Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome 12:30 p.m. NBC L 45–3 9–4 14 Sunday, December 4 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 23–10 9–5 15 Saturday, December 10 at New York Jets Shea Stadium 12:30 p.m. NBC W 34–7 10–5 16 Sunday, December 18 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 30–17 10–6 Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers September 4, 1983 1:00 pm EDT Broncos 0 7 0 7 Steelers 0 7 3 0 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 58,233 Jerry Seeman 80 °F °C 1 or (Drizzle) NBC Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 4th, 1983 Broncos Steelers collapsed 2 Broncos RushTD Sammy Winder 1 good Rich Karlis 7 0 2 Steelers RushTD Franco Harris 4 good Gary Anderson 7 7 3 Steelers FG 31 Gary Anderson 7 10 4 Broncos RecTD Ron Egloff Steve DeBerg 2 good Rich Karlis 14 10 14 10 Week 2: at Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers September 11, 1983 1:00 pm EDT Steelers 7 6 3 9 Packers 7 7 0 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 58,144 60 F C 1, wind 11 mph km/h knots Fred Silva NBC Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers – September 11th, 1983 Steelers Packers collapsed 1 Steelers RushTD Franco Harris 3 good Gary Anderson 7 0 1 Packers RecTD James Lofton Lynn Dickey 71 good Jan Stenerud 7 7 2 Steelers RushTD Cliff Stoudt 1 no good (blocked) Gary Anderson 13 7 2 Packers RecTD James Lofton Lynn Dickey 73 good Jan Stenerud 13 14 3 Steelers FG 30 Gary Anderson 16 14 4 Steelers RushTD Frank Pollard 1 good Gary Anderson 23 14 4 Packers RecTD James Lofton Lynn Dickey 13 good Jan Stenerud 23 21 4 Steelers SafetyTackle Lynn Dickey Bob Kohrs 25 21 25 21 Week 3: at Houston Oilers Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers September 18, 1983 1:00 pm EDT Steelers 6 6 14 14 Oilers 7 0 0 21 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 44,150 Dome Jim Tunney NBC Marv Albert (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers – September 18th, 1983 Steelers Oilers collapsed 1 Steelers FG 49 Gary Anderson 3 0 1 Oilers Other Carl Roaches 97-yard kickoff return touchdown good Florian Kempf 3 7 1 Steelers FG 35 Gary Anderson 6 7 2 Steelers FG 20 Gary Anderson 9 7 2 Steelers FG 22 Gary Anderson 12 7 3 Steelers RushTD Franco Harris 6 good Gary Anderson 19 7 3 Steelers RecTD Walter Abercrombie Cliff Stoudt 30 good Gary Anderson 26 7 4 Steelers IntTD Bryan Hinkle 14 good Gary Anderson 33 7 4 Oilers RushTD Larry Moriarty 1 good Florian Kempf 33 14 4 Oilers RushTD Earl Campbell 1 good Florian Kempf 33 21 4 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 50 good Gary Anderson 40 21 4 Oilers RecTD Herkie Walls Archie Manning 28 good Florian Kempf 40 28 40 28 Week 4: vs. New England Patriots New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers September 25, 1983 1:00 pm EDT Patriots 7 7 7 7 Steelers 7 6 0 10 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 55,282 71 °F °C 1 or (Mostly Cloudy) Jerry Markbreit NBC Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 25th, 1983 Patriots Steelers collapsed 1 Steelers RecTD Calvin Sweeney Cliff Stoudt 3 good Gary Anderson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 Patriots Other Clayton Weishuhn 27-yard run for touchdown off lateral pass from interception by Steve Nelson good John Smith 7 7 2 Steelers FG 20 Gary Anderson 7 10 2 Patriots RecTD Derrick Ramsey Steve Grogan 4 good John Smith 14 10 2 Steelers FG 34 Gary Anderson 14 13 3 Patriots RushTD Tony Collins 4 good John Smith 21 13 4 Steelers FG 28 Gary Anderson 21 16 4 Steelers RecTD Walter Abercrombie Cliff Stoudt 26 good Gary Anderson 21 23 4 Patriots RecTD Stephen Starring Steve Grogan 76 good John Smith 28 23 28 23 Week 5: vs. Houston Oilers Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers October 2, 1983 1:00 pm EDT Oilers 0 3 7 0 Steelers 0 7 0 10 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 56,901 73 °F °C 1 or (Cloudy) Dick Jorgensen NBC Don Criqui (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 2nd, 1983 Oilers Steelers collapsed 2 Steelers RushTD Frank Pollard 1 good Gary Anderson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 Oilers FG 34 Florian Kempf 3 7 3 Oilers RushTD Earl Campbell 1 good Florian Kempf 10 7 4 Steelers RecTD Walter Abercrombie Cliff Stoudt 51 good Gary Anderson 10 14 4 Steelers FG 18 Gary Anderson 10 17 10 17 Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals October 10, 1983 9:00 pm EDT Steelers 7 3 0 14 Bengals 0 14 0 0 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 56,086 Pat Haggerty 56 F C 1, wind 10 mph km/h knots ABC Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & O. J. Simpson (color commentators) Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – October 10th, 1983 collapsed 1 Steelers FumbleTD Rick Woods 38 good Gary Anderson 7 0 2 Steelers FG 35 Gary Anderson 10 0 2 Bengals RushTD Pete Johnson 1 good Jim Breech 10 7 2 Bengals IntTD James Griffin 41 good Jim Breech 10 14 4 Steelers IntTD Johnson 34 good Gary Anderson 17 14 4 Steelers IntTD Harvey Clayton 70 good/no good (blocked)/no good (miss right)/no good (miss left)/no good (miss short)/no good Gary Anderson 24 14 24 14 Week 7: vs. Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers October 16, 1983 1:00 pm EDT Browns 3 7 7 0 Steelers 20 14 0 10 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 59,263 73 °F °C 1 or (Mostly Cloudy) Bob McElwee NBC Charlie Jones (play by play), Bob Griese (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 16th, 1983 Browns Steelers collapsed 1 Steelers FG 18 Gary Anderson 0 3 1 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 1 good Gary Anderson 0 10 1 Steelers IntTD Mike Merriweather 31 good Gary Anderson 0 17 1 Browns FG 27 Matt Bahr 3 17 1 Steelers FG 29 Gary Anderson 3 20 2 Browns RushTD Boyce Green 23 good Matt Bahr 10 20 2 Steelers RushTD Franco Harris 1 good Gary Anderson 10 27 2 Steelers RecTD Calvin Sweeney Cliff Stoudt 40 good Gary Anderson 10 34 3 Browns RushTD Boyce Green 1 good Matt Bahr 17 34 4 Steelers FG 26 Gary Anderson 17 37 4 Steelers FumbleTD Greg Best 94 good Gary Anderson 17 44 17 44 Week 8: at Seattle Seahawks Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks October 23, 1983 4:00 pm EDT Steelers 7 17 0 3 Seahawks 0 0 7 14 Kingdome, Seattle 61,615 Dome Gordon McCarter NBC Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks – October 23rd, 1983 Steelers Seahawks collapsed 1 Steelers RushTD Franco Harris 9 good Gary Anderson 7 0 2 Steelers RushTD Cliff Stoudt 1 good Gary Anderson 14 0 2 Steelers RushTD Frank Pollard 1 good Gary Anderson 21 0 2 Steelers FG 20 Gary Anderson 24 0 3 Seahawks RushTD Curt Warner 1 good Norm Johnson 24 7 4 Seahawks RecTD Steve Largent Dave Krieg 21 good Norm Johnson 24 14 4 Steelers FG 32 Gary Anderson 27 14 4 Seahawks RecTD Paul Johns Dave Krieg 26 good Norm Johnson 27 21 27 21 Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Pittsburgh Steelers October 30, 1983 1:00 pm EST Buccaneers 6 3 3 0 Steelers 0 0 0 17 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 57,468 57 °F °C 1 or (Cloudy) Ben Dreith CBS Jim Kelly (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 30th, 1983 Buccaneers Steelers collapsed 1 Buccaneers FG 26 Bill Capece 3 0 1 Buccaneers FG 49 Bill Capece 6 0 2 Buccaneers FG 27 Bill Capece 9 0 3 Buccaneers FG 28 Bill Capece 12 0 4 Steelers RecTD Wayne Capers Cliff Stoudt 11 good Gary Anderson 12 7 4 Steelers FG 42 Gary Anderson 12 10 4 Steelers RushTD Frank Pollard 2 good Gary Anderson 12 17 12 17 Week 10: vs. San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers November 6, 1983 1:00 pm EST Chargers 0 3 0 0 Steelers 17 3 3 3 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 57 °F °C 1 or (Partly Cloudy) 58,191 Jerry Seeman NBC Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 6th, 1983 Chargers Steelers collapsed 1 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 6 good Gary Anderson 0 7 1 Steelers FG 45 Gary Anderson 0 10 1 Steelers FumbleTD Mel Blount 3 good Gary Anderson 0 17 2 Chargers FG 39 Rolf Benirschke 3 17 2 Steelers FG 30 Gary Anderson 3 20 3 Steelers FG 49 Gary Anderson 3 23 4 Steelers FG 42 Gary Anderson 3 26 3 26 Week 11: at Baltimore Colts Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Colts November 13, 1983 2:00 pm EST Steelers 7 10 0 7 Colts 3 3 7 0 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 57,319 38 F C 1, wind 9 mph km/h knots Jerry Markbreit NBC Merle Harmon (play by play), Jim Turner (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Colts – November 13th, 1983 Steelers Colts collapsed 1 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 11 good Gary Anderson 7 0 1 Colts FG 46 Raul Allegre 7 3 2 Colts FG 37 Raul Allegre 7 6 2 Steelers FG 42 Gary Anderson 10 6 2 Steelers RecTD Calvin Sweeney Cliff Stoudt 7 good Gary Anderson 17 6 3 Colts RushTD Curtis Dickey 5 good Raul Allegre 17 13 4 Steelers RecTD Bennie Cunningham Cliff Stoudt 2 good Gary Anderson 24 13 24 13 The Colts' first sellout since 1977, and last in Baltimore, came about because thousands of Steelers fans who normally could not purchase tickets at Three Rivers Stadium found them cheap and plentiful in Maryland. Pittsburgh returned to Memorial Stadium with the birth of the Baltimore Ravens in 1996. Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers November 20, 1983 1:00 pm EST Vikings 7 0 10 0 Steelers 7 0 0 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 58,417 63 °F °C 1 or (Light Rain) Jim Tunney CBS Jim Kelly (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 20th, 1983 Vikings Steelers collapsed 1 Steelers RecTD Bennie Cunningham Cliff Stoudt 3 good Gary Anderson 0 7 1 Vikings RecTD Sam McCullum Steve Dils 30 good Benny Ricardo 7 7 3 Vikings RecTD Tony Galbreath Steve Dils 6 good Benny Ricardo 14 7 3 Vikings FG 39 Benny Ricardo 17 7 4 Steelers RushTD Cliff Stoudt 4 good Gary Anderson 17 14 17 14 Week 13: at Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions November 24, 1983 12:30 pm EST Steelers 0 3 0 0 Lions 17 7 7 14 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 77,724 Dome Gene Barth NBC Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions - November 24th, 1983 Steelers Lions collapsed 1 Lions RushTD Billy Sims 2 good Eddie Murray 0 7 1 Lions FG 27 Eddie Murray 0 10 1 Lions RecTD Ulysses Norris Eric Hipple 13 good Eddie Murray 0 17 2 Steelers FG 38 Gary Anderson 3 17 2 Lions RecTD Ulysses Norris Eric Hipple 4 good Eddie Murray 3 24 3 Lions RushTD Billy Sims 2 good Eddie Murray 3 31 4 Lions Other Robbie Martin 81-yard punt return touchdown good Eddie Murray 3 38 4 Lions RecTD Jeff Chadwick Gary Danielson 4 good Eddie Murray 3 45 3 45 Pittsburgh's first trip to the Motor City since 1967 was nothing short of disastrous. It was the Steelers' most lopsided loss under Noll, eclipsed only by a 51-0 embarrassment by the Browns at home in the 1989 opener. Week 14: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers December 4, 1983 1:00 pm EST Bengals 14 3 3 3 Steelers 0 3 0 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 55,832 44 °F °C 1 or (Fog & Light Drizzle) Red Cashion NBC Charlie Jones (play by play), Bob Griese (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers - December 4th, 1983 collapsed 1 Bengals RushTD Pete Johnson 1 good Jim Breech 7 0 1 Bengals RushTD Pete Johnson 16 good Jim Breech 14 0 2 Bengals FG 19 Jim Breech 17 0 2 Steelers FG 48 Gary Anderson 17 3 3 Bengals FG 27 Jim Breech 20 3 4 Steelers RecTD Franco Harris Cliff Stoudt 29 good Gary Anderson 20 10 4 Bengals FG 32 Jim Breech 23 10 23 10 Week 15: at New York Jets #fff #eee background-color:#000; color:#fff collapsed December 10, 1983 12:30 pm EST Steelers 7 13 7 7 Jets 0 0 7 0 Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York 53,996 45 °F °C 1, wind 12 mph km/h knots Bob McElwee NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets – December 10th, 1983 Passing Cliff Stoudt 8/15, 83 yards, INT, Terry Bradshaw 5/8, 77 yards Rushing Franco Harris 26–103, Frank Pollard 15–78, Cliff Stoudt 2–29, Greg Hawthorne 1–20, Walter Abercrombie 3–9, Terry Bradshaw 1–3 Receiving Calvin Sweeney 3–42, Bennie Cunningham 2–37, Frank Pollard 3–34, Gregg Garrity 1–17, Greg Hawthorne 1–17, Franco Harris 2–13, Walter Abercrombie 1–0 Defense Mel Blount INT, Ron Johnson INT, Donnie Shell INT Steelers Jets collapsed 1 Steelers RecTD Gregg Garrity Terry Bradshaw 17 good Gary Anderson 7 0 2 Steelers RecTD Calvin Sweeney Terry Bradshaw 10 good Gary Anderson 14 0 2 Steelers FG 29 Gary Anderson 17 0 2 Steelers FG 40 Gary Anderson 20 0 3 Steelers RecTD Bennie Cunningham Cliff Stoudt 13 good Gary Anderson 27 0 3 Jets RecTD Johnny Lam Jones Pat Ryan 27 good Pat Leahy 27 7 4 Steelers RecTD Calvin Sweeney Cliff Stoudt 18 good Gary Anderson 34 7 34 7 After having been sidelined with an elbow injury for the first fourteen games of the season, 36-year old Terry Bradshaw started his first game of the season. Despite still clearly being hampered by his elbow, he was able to impress in limited time. It would be the final time Bradshaw would see the field as a player, as he felt a pop in his elbow while throwing his final pass, a 10-yard touchdown to Calvin Sweeney. Bradshaw did not play during the play-offs and retired after the season.http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/It-all-falls-apart-in-LA/8049826f-3aad-463f-b01e-517738bd375e It all falls apart in LA 2014-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726214626/http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/It-all-falls-apart-in-LA/8049826f-3aad-463f-b01e-517738bd375e 2014-07-26 dead This was also the final NFL game held at Shea Stadium. Week 16: at Cleveland Browns December 18, 1983 1:00 pm EST Steelers 3 7 0 7 Browns 9 14 7 0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 72,313 18 F C 1, wind 11 mph km/h knots, wind chill 6 F C 1 or Ben Dreith NBC Bob Costas (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – December 18th, 1983 Steelers Browns collapsed 1 Steelers FG 34 Gary Anderson 3 0 1 Browns RecTD Rocky Belk Brian Sipe 64 no good Matt Bahr 3 6 1 Browns FG 30 Matt Bahr 3 9 2 Browns RecTD Harry Holt Brian Sipe 3 good Matt Bahr 3 16 2 Steelers RushTD Cliff Stoudt 3 good Gary Anderson 10 16 2 Browns RecTD Ricky Feacher Brian Sipe 4 good Matt Bahr 10 23 3 Browns RecTD Harry Holt Brian Sipe 1 good Matt Bahr 10 30 4 Steelers RecTD Franco Harris Mark Malone 2 good Gary Anderson 17 30 17 30 Eight days after Bradshaw threw his last pass, Brian Sipe started his last NFL game in what turned out to be a hollow victory for the Browns, who were eliminated from the playoffs three hours later when the Seahawks defeated the Patriots in Seattle. Standings Playoffs AFC Divisional Playoff: at Los Angeles Raiders Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Raiders January 1, 1984 4:00 pm EST/1:00 pm PST Steelers 3 0 7 0 Raiders 7 10 21 0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 90,380 61 F C 1, wind 6 mph km/h knots Gene Barth NBC Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference Divisional Round - Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Raiders - January 1st, 1984 Steelers Raiders collapsed 1 Steelers FG 17 Gary Anderson 3 0 1 Raiders IntTD Lester Hayes 18 good Chris Bahr 3 7 2 Raiders RushTD Marcus Allen 4 good Chris Bahr 3 14 2 Raiders FG 45 Chris Bahr 3 17 3 Raiders RushTD Kenny King 9 good Chris Bahr 3 24 3 Raiders RushTD Marcus Allen 49 good Chris Bahr 3 31 3 Steelers RecTD John Stallworth Cliff Stoudt 58 good Gary Anderson 10 31 3 Raiders RushTD Frank Hawkins 2 good Chris Bahr 10 38 10 38 References External links 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Profootballreference.com 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Category:AFC Central championship seasons Pittsburgh Steelers season