![]() Three Rivers erupted in a celebration of delight and relief as the Steelers raised their record to 7-2 with their fifth win in a row.Īfter losing their first two games of the season by a combined score of 92-10 to Cleveland and Cincinnati, nobody in their right mind thought that the Steelers would end up in the playoffs. Pollard’s 2-yard blast, with Franco leading the way, proved to be the game winner with just :31 seconds left. The Steelers got the ball back and Stoudt rallied the offense down the field with a key completion to Skansi and runs by Franco Harris and Frank Pollard. With 3:42 remaining it looked like it would happen, but Kevin House dropped two consecutive deep passes in which he beat Dwayne Woodruff both instances. On the next series, Tampa Bay’s James Wilder (126 yards) broke Franco’s record for most caries in a game with 42 carries, with the winless visitors having a chance to shock the world and ice the game. Because of a 57-yard punt return by rookie Paul Skansi, the home team cut it to two with a 42-yard Gary Anderson field goal. It was the rookie out of Kansas’ first career TD. With 8:42 left in the game, Pittsburgh finally got on the board by way of the air and an 11-yard pass from Stoudt to Wayne Capers. The boo birds were out with authority when Cliff Stoudt threw an incompletion on 4th and Goal on the nine to turn the ball back over to Tampa. But the defense kept the Steelers in the game by limiting the Buccaneers to four Bill Capece field goals. With seven turnovers that included three interceptions thrown by future Birmingham Stallion Cliff Stoudt, the Steelers nearly suffered the ultimate embarrassment. But not on this day as the football was Kryptonite for the Men of Steel and they dropped it like it was hot against their 0-9 visitors from the Bay of Tampa. Although 1983 wasn’t the 70s, the Steelers still had carryovers from the Super Bowl years and did score a good bit of points. Man, the Steelers turned the ball over a lot back in the day. The Rooney Family’s team has won five of the last six matchups between the two franchises. Pittsburgh leads the all-time series 9-2, and it took Tampa 22 years to get their first victory over the Men of Steel. ![]() ![]() The Steelers and Buccaneers do not have a rich history, but they have had some dandies over the years. ![]()
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