Wild Card Playoff Games, 1984

played in New England, MA

32 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	3	8	-	14
New England Patriots	0	0	3	14	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:46 PIT - Raul Allegre 47 field goal
3Q: 09:12 NED - Bucky Wallace 48 field goal
3Q: 01:34 PIT - Raul Allegre 38 field goal
4Q: 08:49 NED - Lynn Swann 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 04:01 NED - Benny Malone 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 01:55 PIT - Mike Quick 15 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Terry Bradshaw pass to Karl Farmer for conversion)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:46 PIT - Raul Allegre 47 field goal
3Q: 09:12 NED - Bucky Wallace 48 field goal
3Q: 01:34 PIT - Raul Allegre 38 field goal
4Q: 08:49 NED - Lynn Swann 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 04:01 NED - Benny Malone 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 01:55 PIT - Mike Quick 15 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Terry Bradshaw pass to Karl Farmer for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 10-7 14-3
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 11 3
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 330 252
- Offensive Plays 68 52
- Yards per Play 4.85 4.85
Net Rushing Yards 173 101
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 5.97 3.88
Net Passing Yards 157 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 0 26 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 188 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.03 5.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/45 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/25 4/51
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 3/101
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:45 27:15

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	10-7	14-3
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	11	3
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	330	252
- Offensive Plays	68	52
- Yards per Play	4.85	4.85
Net Rushing Yards	173	101
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	5.97	3.88
Net Passing Yards	157	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 0	26 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	188	151
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.03	5.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/45	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/25	4/51
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	3/101
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:45	27:15

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 41	6	21	Punt
1	7:59	0:53	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
1	5:37	6:58	OWN 23	11	47	Field Goal
2	10:30	4:00	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	3:14	2:09	OWN 15	5	15	Punt
3	13:01	1:42	OWN 17	4	-3	Punt
3	9:04	1:40	OWN 20	5	-7	Punt
3	6:16	4:47	OWN 14	9	65	Field Goal
4	15:00	2:39	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
4	8:36	1:30	OWN 26	2	0	Fumble
4	3:54	2:06	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
4	1:02	0:46	OWN 19	3	47	Missed FG

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	3:22	OWN 20	6	49	Missed FG
1	7:06	1:29	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	13:39	3:09	OWN 37	5	27	Punt
2	6:30	3:16	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	11:19	2:15	OPP 45	5	14	Field Goal
3	7:24	1:08	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
3	1:29	1:29	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	12:21	3:45	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
4	7:06	3:12	OPP 26	5	26	Touchdown
4	1:48	0:46	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 41	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Overstreet	14	58	4.14	14	1
Kenny Lewis	11	85	7.73	19	3
Terry Bradshaw	2	22	11.00	12	2
Elvis Peacock	1	3	3.00	3	0
Mike Williams	1	5	5.00	5	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Nathan	16	85	5.31	33	2
Steve Bartkowski	5	11	2.20	6	0
Jimmy Rogers	5	5	1.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	35	22	188	4/31	1	31	0	86.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	26	14	151	0/0	2	21	0	96.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	8	12	66	8.25	3	15	1
RB David Overstreet	4	5	16	4.00	2	10	0
WR Cedric Jones	4	6	63	15.75	3	31	0
WR John Stallworth	2	4	35	17.50	5	18	0
FB Mike Williams	2	2	5	2.50	3	3	0
RB Kenny Lewis	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Karl Farmer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lynn Swann	3	6	56	18.67	26	20	1
WR Benny Malone	2	3	21	10.50	6	12	1
TE Walter White	2	2	9	4.50	4	10	0
WR George Farmer	2	3	14	7.00	1	10	0
TE Lin Dawson	2	5	20	10.00	1	14	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	21	21.00	11	21	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Johnny Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mike Wilson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terry Bradshaw	1	0	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eddie McMillan	0	1	0	0
Brison Manor	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	7	344	49.1	36.1	60	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	8	389	48.6	43.0	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/3	1/2	0/1	47	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	4	25	6.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	4	51	12.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	3	72	24.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	3	101	33.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	4	3	22	19
DT Pat Ogrin	4	2	17	14
S Glenn Blackwood	4	0	25	19
OLB Charles Bowser	3	1	22	15
S Doug Beaudoin	3	0	13	18
DT Wayne Hammond	3	0	9	7
DE Dave Puzzuoli	3	0	21	15
DT Ricardo Browning	2	1	11	7
S James Britt	2	0	13	15
CB Russell Carter	2	0	18	20
DT Darryl Grant	1	3	17	20
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	1	17	18
S Beasley Reece	1	0	8	13
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	5	10
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	16	16
OLB Lyman White	1	0	4	6
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	18	18
S Mike Jolly	0	1	6	8
CB Greg Best	0	1	10	10

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	6	3	1.0	22	34
OLB Gary Campbell	5	2	1.0	29	36
ILB John Anderson	5	3	0.0	18	28
S Mike Davis	4	3	0.0	25	35
S Vinny Hoover	4	2	0.0	19	28
ILB Shane Nelson	4	2	0.0	20	20
S Doug Greene	4	0	0.0	13	28
CB Eddie McMillan	3	0	0.0	16	22
DE Brison Manor	2	0	1.0	24	27
DT Pete Koch	2	0	0.5	15	25
CB Herman Edwards	2	1	0.0	21	30
DT Ron Fernandes	2	0	0.0	14	19
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	0.0	18	18
OLB Rusty Rebowe	2	0	0.0	3	3
S Jeff Donaldson	2	0	0.0	8	8
CB Garcia Lane	2	0	0.0	8	14
DE Al Harris	1	2	0.5	16	19
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0.0	0	6
DE Jim Young	1	0	0.0	18	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	1	17
DE Blaise Winter	0	3	18
DT Wayne Hammond	0	1	7
DT Darryl Grant	0	1	20
DT Pat Ogrin	0	1	14

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	1.0	1	1	1	36
OLB Sam Hunt	1.0	0	0	1	34
DE Brison Manor	1.0	0	0	1	27
DE Al Harris	0.5	0	1	0	19
DT Pete Koch	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Jim Young	0.0	0	2	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Doug Beaudoin	3	0	18
OLB Carl Ekern	2	1	19
S Glenn Blackwood	2	0	19
CB Russell Carter	2	0	20
S Beasley Reece	1	0	13
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	16
OLB Lyman White	1	0	6
OLB Charles Bowser	1	0	15
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	18

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Doug Greene	3	1	28
ILB John Anderson	3	0	28
S Mike Davis	2	1	35
S Edddie Brown	2	0	6
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	34
CB Eddie McMillan	2	0	22
CB Herman Edwards	1	2	30
CB Mark Mitchell	1	2	18
DT Ron Fernandes	1	0	19
S Vinny Hoover	1	0	28
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	36
ILB Shane Nelson	1	0	20
DE Jim Young	1	0	27
CB Garcia Lane	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Art Kuehn	8	9	20	0	19
Gary Zimmerman	2	4	27	0	32
Bruce Rasmussen	2	3	24	1	31
Frank Myers	2	2	7	0	16
Chris Ward	1	4	23	1	28
Ray Snell	1	3	25	0	31
Jeff Williams	0	1	14	2	30
Clarence Kay	0	1	21	0	15

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
John Hannah	5	6	2	21	19
Wade Griffin	1	9	0	25	25
Larry Tearry	1	4	0	21	20
Joe Fields	0	1	0	24	23
Lin Dawson	0	1	0	12	14

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Best	3	11
Elvis Peacock	1	26
Mike Williams	1	18
James Britt	1	13
Carl Monroe	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Irv Pankey	3	10
Johnny Perkins	2	18
Edddie Brown	1	11
Herman Edwards	1	3

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Bradshaw	29	39	---	---	---	68
John Stallworth	24	33	---	---	4	61
Bruce Rasmussen	24	31	---	---	4	59
Gary Zimmerman	27	32	---	---	---	59
Chris Ward	23	28	---	---	6	57
Mike Quick	24	33	---	---	---	57
Ray Snell	25	31	---	---	---	56
Jeff Williams	14	30	---	---	10	54
Ron Fellows	---	---	16	16	21	53
Art Kuehn	20	19	---	---	10	49
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	25	19	2	46
Carl Ekern	---	---	22	19	3	44
Clarence Kay	21	15	---	---	8	44
Blaise Winter	---	---	18	18	8	44
Mike Williams	10	14	---	---	18	42
James Britt	---	---	13	15	13	41
Russell Carter	---	---	18	20	3	41
Darryl Grant	---	---	17	20	2	39
Charles Bowser	---	---	22	15	2	39
David Overstreet	15	23	---	---	---	38
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	21	15	2	38
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	17	18	3	38
Ron Egloff	7	10	---	---	18	35
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	13	18	3	34
Cedric Jones	11	23	---	---	---	34
Frank Myers	7	16	---	---	10	33
Pat Ogrin	---	---	17	14	1	32
Greg Best	---	---	10	10	11	31
Karl Farmer	5	9	---	---	16	30
Beasley Reece	---	---	8	13	8	29
Scott Dierking	13	16	---	---	---	29
Elvis Peacock	2	1	---	---	26	29
Lyman White	---	---	4	6	19	29
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	11	17	---	28
Kenny Lewis	11	14	---	---	---	25
Wayne Hammond	---	---	9	7	7	23
Ron McCartney	---	---	5	10	8	23
Joel Hilgenberg	5	8	---	---	10	23
Jackie Wallace	---	---	3	1	17	21
Ricardo Browning	---	---	11	7	3	21
Mike Jolly	---	---	6	8	4	18
Carl Monroe	2	4	---	---	11	17
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Dufek	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Campbell	---	---	29	36	3	68
Mike Davis	---	---	25	35	5	65
Sam Hunt	---	---	22	34	4	60
Joe Fields	24	23	---	---	10	57
Brison Manor	---	---	24	27	3	54
Herman Edwards	---	---	21	30	3	54
Jim Young	---	---	18	27	9	54
Steve Bartkowski	26	26	---	---	---	52
Vinny Hoover	---	---	19	28	4	51
John Anderson	---	---	18	28	5	51
John Hannah	21	19	---	---	10	50
Wade Griffin	25	25	---	---	---	50
Mark Mitchell	---	---	18	18	13	49
Doug Greene	---	---	13	28	7	48
Larry Tearry	21	20	---	---	7	48
Walter White	14	15	---	---	18	47
Benny Malone	17	14	---	---	15	46
Lynn Swann	18	20	---	---	7	45
Dana McKenzie	13	13	---	---	18	44
Shane Nelson	---	---	20	20	3	43
Eddie McMillan	---	---	16	22	4	42
Pete Koch	---	---	15	25	2	42
Jimmy Rogers	6	10	---	---	24	40
Tony Nathan	20	16	---	---	1	37
Don Maggs	20	17	---	---	---	37
Al Harris	---	---	16	19	1	36
Lin Dawson	12	14	---	---	10	36
Ron Fernandes	---	---	14	19	1	34
Ron Solt	11	12	---	---	10	33
Irv Pankey	8	14	---	---	10	32
Johnny Perkins	9	3	---	---	18	30
Mike Wilson	13	14	---	---	---	27
Garcia Lane	---	---	8	14	5	27
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	3	3	18	24
George Farmer	8	11	---	---	4	23
Jerry Blanton	---	---	12	2	7	21
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	8	8	2	18
Edddie Brown	---	---	0	6	11	17
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	13	13
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Milt McColl	---	---	0	0	6	6
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	2	2
Carlos Stevens	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	65	8.1
Middle	9	57	6.3
Right	12	51	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	57	7.1
Middle	9	6	0.7
Right	8	40	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	35	22	1	0	1	6	4	3	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	26	14	2	0	3	1	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	5	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	11	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	124	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	48	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	100	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	42	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	12	8	1	66	0	33
WR Cedric Jones	6	4	0	63	1	23
RB David Overstreet	5	4	0	16	0	23
WR John Stallworth	4	2	0	35	0	33
WR Karl Farmer	2	0	0	0	0	9
FB Mike Williams	2	2	0	5	0	14
TE Clarence Kay	2	1	0	7	0	15
RB Kenny Lewis	1	1	0	-4	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	6	3	1	56	1	20
TE Lin Dawson	5	2	1	20	0	14
WR Benny Malone	3	2	0	21	0	14
TE Dana McKenzie	3	1	1	3	0	13
WR George Farmer	3	2	0	14	0	11
TE Walter White	2	2	0	9	0	15
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0	21	1	16
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	0	7	0	10
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	1	2	2.00	2.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	4	2	14	3.50	5.37

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	3	3	36	12.00	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	2	1	-1	-0.50	10.50
RB David Overstreet	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
WR Mike Quick	1	1	15	15.00	5.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benny Malone	1	1	9	9.00	7.00
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	20	20.00	9.33
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	1	0
Elvis Peacock	1	1
Kenny Lewis	1	1
David Overstreet	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	1	0
Tony Nathan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	9	7	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	9	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Jones	2	1	0
WR Mike Quick	2	2	1
FB Mike Williams	2	2	0
WR John Stallworth	1	1	1
WR Karl Farmer	1	0	0
RB Kenny Lewis	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lynn Swann	3	0	0
TE Dana McKenzie	2	0	0
WR Benny Malone	1	0	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)