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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 356 points (22.2/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 297 points (18.6/g), 11th.
Differential of 59 points (3.7/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 9th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (8-8-0)
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1981 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 17 | PIT | Keith Gary | DE | 6 | 1983 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||
| 2 | 44 | PIT | Anthony Washington | DB | 4 | 1981 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | Fresno State | |||||||||||
| 3 | 73 | PIT | Rick Donnalley | C | 6 | 1982 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71 | North Carolina | |||||||||||
| 4 | 100 | PIT | Robbie Martin | WR | 6 | 1981 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 196 | 0 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | |||||
| 5 | 127 | PIT | Ricky Martin | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | New Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 156 | PIT | Bryan Hinkle | LB | 12 | 1982 | 1993 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 163 | Oregon | |||||||||||
| 7 | 183 | PIT | David Little | LB | 12 | 1981 | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 179 | Florida | |||||||||||
| 8 | 209 | PIT | Frank Wilson | TE | 1 | 1982 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Rice | |||||||||||
| 9 | 239 | PIT | James D. Hunter | NT | 1 | 1982 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | USC | |||||||||||
| 10 | 265 | PIT | Mike Mayock | DB | 2 | 1982 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Boston College | |||||||||||
| 11 | 292 | PIT | Rick Trocano | QB | 2 | 1981 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Pittsburgh | |||||||||||