Week 8, 1988

played in Oakland, CA

70 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	7	-	14
Oakland Raiders	3	7	3	8	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 37 field goal
2Q: 05:24 OAK - James Wilder 6 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 03:02 PIT - Jeff Chadwick 3 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:56 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 30 field goal
4Q: 12:22 PIT - Alfredo Roberts 24 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 08:02 OAK - Wendell Davis 30 pass from John Elway (James Wilder run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 37 field goal
2Q: 05:24 OAK - James Wilder 6 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 03:02 PIT - Jeff Chadwick 3 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:56 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 30 field goal
4Q: 12:22 PIT - Alfredo Roberts 24 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 08:02 OAK - Wendell Davis 30 pass from John Elway (James Wilder run for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT OAK
Record 5-2 3-5
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 389 380
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 6.38 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 166 107
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 6.92 3.45
Net Passing Yards 223 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 3 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 8.81
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/10 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/14
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/108 2/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 21
Time of Possession 26:46 33:14

Team Statistics	PIT	OAK
Record	5-2	3-5
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	389	380
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	6.38	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	166	107
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	6.92	3.45
Net Passing Yards	223	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 3	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	8.81
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/10	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/14
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/108	2/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 21
Time of Possession	26:46	33:14

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:09	4:18	OWN 20	8	60	Interception
1	2:39	4:26	OWN 9	11	75	Fumble
2	9:35	1:14	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
2	5:14	2:19	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	1:32	1:15	OWN 20	5	60	Interception
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 49	7	14	Punt
3	6:50	3:00	OWN 30	5	16	Punt
3	1:28	4:22	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	7:46	3:19	OWN 37	5	19	Punt
4	1:50	0:09	OWN 28	1	0	Interception

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:51	OWN 11	10	69	Field Goal
1	4:51	2:12	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	13:13	3:38	OWN 16	5	26	Punt
2	8:21	3:07	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
2	2:55	1:23	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 36	1	2	Half
3	11:26	4:36	OWN 20	8	67	Field Goal
3	3:50	2:22	OWN 7	5	18	Punt
4	12:06	4:20	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
4	4:27	2:37	OWN 3	6	29	Punt
4	1:41	1:41	OWN 41	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: John Elway, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Bentley	17	108	6.35	44	2
David Overstreet	4	41	10.25	29	1
Marvin Allen	2	7	3.50	5	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	10	10.00	10	1

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jess McClure	18	62	3.44	10	1
James Wilder	9	39	4.33	12	1
John Elway	4	6	1.50	7	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	34	20	244	3/21	2	27	3	63.8

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	28	19	294	3/21	2	42	0	126.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	6	12	87	14.50	18	20	0
WR Cedric Jones	4	5	59	14.75	1	27	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	3	7	15	5.00	1	7	1
TE Clarence Kay	3	5	41	13.67	14	15	0
TE Alfredo Roberts	3	3	36	12.00	16	24	1
WR Clarence Verdin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Buford Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Kreider	3	4	48	16.00	4	19	0
RB James Wilder	3	3	37	12.33	19	32	1
WR Wendell Davis	3	5	86	28.67	39	42	1
TE Brent Jones	2	3	19	9.50	1	15	0
WR Mark Carrier	2	4	31	15.50	4	19	0
RB Jess McClure	2	2	13	6.50	1	8	0
TE Malcolm Scott	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dokie Williams	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Tyrone Anthony	1	1	17	17.00	12	17	0
WR Patrick Scott	1	2	20	20.00	1	20	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Hanford Dixon	1	0	0.00
S Don Rogers	1	5	5.00
CB Erroll Tucker	1	26	26.00

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Bartkowski	2	0	0
Albert Bentley	1	0	0
Gary Zimmerman	0	1	0
Ron Davenport	0	1	0
Russell Carter	0	0	1

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dokie Williams	1	0	0
Charles Mann	0	1	1
Patrick Scott	0	1	0
Hanford Dixon	0	0	1
Dennis Owens	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	4	164	41.0	36.0	47	2

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Misko	5	248	49.6	45.2	57	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	2	1.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Allen	4	108	27.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erroll Tucker	1	14	14.0	0
Kurt Killens	1	8	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	8	0	0.5	24	28
OLB Carl Zander	7	2	0.0	19	18
DT Joe Phillips	6	2	1.5	22	21
S David Fulcher	5	1	0.0	30	30
CB Russell Carter	4	0	0.0	23	16
OLB Charles Bowser	3	3	0.0	19	19
S Brad Edwards	3	1	0.0	27	29
OLB Darin Jordan	3	0	0.0	17	16
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	2	0	0.0	9	10
DE Tim Rother	1	2	1.0	11	13
DT Curtis Green	1	2	0.0	15	17
DE Blaise Winter	1	1	0.0	16	20
QB Steve Bartkowski	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	0.0	28	27
WR Mike Quick	1	0	---	---	---
S James Britt	1	0	0.0	1	4
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	---	---	---
DT Shawn Lee	1	0	0.0	14	11
DE Danny Stubbs	1	0	0.0	20	18

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dave Ahrens	6	0	0.0	18	23
S Don Rogers	6	0	0.0	13	23
OLB Bosco Baracus	5	1	0.0	11	22
S Mark Jerue	4	0	0.0	18	23
DE Charles Mann	3	2	0.5	18	29
DE Jumpy Geathers	3	2	0.5	17	24
OLB Mike Merriweather	3	0	0.0	8	14
CB John Cobb	3	0	0.0	23	33
CB Erroll Tucker	2	2	0.0	17	23
S Hanford Dixon	2	1	0.0	9	16
S Michael Downs	2	0	0.0	14	28
CB Lewis Billups	2	0	0.0	15	22
DT Dennis Owens	1	1	1.0	10	17
DT Scott Davis	1	0	1.0	17	29
ILB Hal Garner	1	0	0.0	6	14
ILB Cedric Figaro	1	0	0.0	11	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Joe Phillips	1.5	1	21
DE Tim Rother	1.0	0	13
OLB Eugene Lockhart	0.5	0	28
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.0	1	12

Oakland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dennis Owens	1.0	0	0	17
DT Scott Davis	1.0	0	0	29
DE Charles Mann	0.5	2	1	29
DE Jumpy Geathers	0.5	1	0	24
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0.0	1	0	21
ILB Dave Ahrens	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Bosco Baracus	0.0	1	0	22
DE Fred Stokes	0.0	1	0	14
CB Lewis Billups	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carl Zander	4	0	18
CB Russell Carter	3	0	16
OLB Eugene Lockhart	3	0	28
S David Fulcher	3	0	30
CB Ken Coffey	1	2	27
OLB Charles Bowser	1	1	19
S Brad Edwards	1	1	29
S James Britt	1	0	4
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	20
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	16

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Don Rogers	5	0	1	23
S Mark Jerue	4	0	0	23
OLB Bosco Baracus	3	1	0	22
ILB Dave Ahrens	2	0	0	23
CB John Cobb	1	2	0	33
S Michael Downs	1	1	0	28
S Hanford Dixon	1	0	1	16
CB Erroll Tucker	1	0	1	23
CB Lewis Billups	1	0	0	22
ILB Cedric Figaro	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joel Hilgenberg	2	6	19	0	34
Gary Zimmerman	2	3	21	0	36
Ron Davenport	2	2	15	0	22
Keith Eck	1	5	22	0	32
Rich Strenger	1	2	20	2	28
Eric Moore	1	2	19	1	33
Karl Swanke	1	1	9	0	7
Buford Jordan	0	1	3	0	7
Ron Tilton	0	1	10	0	15

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy McMillan	2	5	17	0	16
Kevin Belcher	2	3	18	1	15
Bob Landsee	1	5	13	1	16
Tootie Robbins	1	5	22	0	20
Ted Albrecht	1	3	21	0	21
Kelly Thomas	1	2	17	1	20
Zach West	1	1	14	0	11
Dan Remsberg	0	2	10	0	10
Jim Juriga	0	2	18	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Tasker	1	13
Alfredo Roberts	1	12

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Scott	3	15
Hal Garner	2	12
Mark Carrier	1	12

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Fulcher	---	---	30	30	2	62
Steve Bartkowski	24	37	---	---	---	61
Brad Edwards	---	---	27	29	4	60
Gary Zimmerman	21	36	---	---	2	59
Keith Eck	22	32	---	---	4	58
Ken Coffey	---	---	28	27	3	58
Joel Hilgenberg	19	34	---	---	4	57
Mike Quick	20	29	---	---	5	54
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	24	28	2	54
Rich Strenger	20	28	---	---	4	52
Eric Moore	19	33	---	---	---	52
Clarence Kay	15	26	---	---	5	46
Darin Jordan	---	---	17	16	13	46
Charles Bowser	---	---	19	19	7	45
Ron Davenport	15	22	---	---	8	45
Cedric Jones	18	26	---	---	---	44
Joe Phillips	---	---	22	21	1	44
Albert Bentley	17	22	---	---	3	42
Russell Carter	---	---	23	16	1	40
Danny Stubbs	---	---	20	18	2	40
Blaise Winter	---	---	16	20	3	39
Carl Zander	---	---	19	18	1	38
Curtis Green	---	---	15	17	4	36
Jeff Chadwick	11	16	---	---	8	35
David Overstreet	5	10	---	---	17	32
Alfredo Roberts	9	10	---	---	12	31
Shawn Lee	---	---	14	11	4	29
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	15	12	1	28
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	6	4	17	27
Ron Tilton	10	15	---	---	2	27
Tim Rother	---	---	11	13	2	26
Keith Taylor	---	---	9	14	2	25
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	9	10	4	23
Cliff Thrift	---	---	7	5	8	20
Karl Swanke	9	7	---	---	4	20
James Britt	---	---	1	4	14	19
Steve Tasker	1	5	---	---	13	19
Liffort Hobley	---	---	8	9	1	18
Clarence Verdin	4	8	---	---	5	17
Buford Jordan	3	7	---	---	5	15
Marvin Allen	2	4	---	---	5	11
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	3	3
Darryl Grant	---	---	1	0	---	1
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Cobb	---	---	23	33	10	66
John Elway	31	31	---	---	---	62
Brent Jones	24	21	---	---	14	59
Scott Davis	---	---	17	29	3	49
Charles Mann	---	---	18	29	---	47
Blake Green	22	21	---	---	4	47
Mark Carrier	17	17	---	---	12	46
Jim Juriga	18	21	---	---	7	46
Wendell Davis	19	21	---	---	5	45
Michael Downs	---	---	14	28	2	44
Tootie Robbins	22	20	---	---	2	44
Dave Ahrens	---	---	18	23	2	43
Randy McMillan	17	16	---	---	10	43
Ted Albrecht	21	21	---	---	---	42
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	17	24	1	42
Don Rogers	---	---	13	23	6	42
Erroll Tucker	---	---	17	23	2	42
Mark Jerue	---	---	18	23	---	41
James Wilder	12	13	---	---	15	40
Kevin Belcher	18	15	---	---	7	40
Lewis Billups	---	---	15	22	1	38
Kelly Thomas	17	20	---	---	---	37
Jess McClure	21	16	---	---	---	37
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	14	21	---	35
Bosco Baracus	---	---	11	22	---	33
Hal Garner	---	---	6	14	12	32
Bob Landsee	13	16	---	---	3	32
Hanford Dixon	---	---	9	16	6	31
Dokie Williams	15	15	---	---	---	30
Cedric Figaro	---	---	11	11	8	30
Zach West	14	11	---	---	5	30
Mike Merriweather	---	---	8	14	7	29
Dennis Owens	---	---	10	17	1	28
Kurt Killens	---	---	10	15	3	28
Dan Remsberg	10	10	---	---	7	27
Patrick Scott	6	6	---	---	15	27
Tyrone Anthony	4	7	---	---	13	24
Steve Kreider	8	15	---	---	---	23
Fred Stokes	---	---	6	14	3	23
Malcolm Scott	12	8	---	---	1	21
Rickey Hagood	---	---	9	6	---	15
Earl Jones	---	---	0	0	8	8
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Misko	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Dunigan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	87	12.4
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	9	52	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	22	97	4.4
Right	4	11	2.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	34	20	4	0	0	4	7	2	3

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	28	19	4	1	2	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	126	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	91	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	73	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	133	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	88	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	12	6	87	2	29
WR Jeff Chadwick	7	3	15	0	16
WR Cedric Jones	5	4	59	1	26
TE Clarence Kay	5	3	41	0	26
TE Alfredo Roberts	3	3	36	1	10
FB Buford Jordan	1	0	0	0	7
WR Clarence Verdin	1	1	6	0	8

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wendell Davis	5	3	1	86	2	21
WR Steve Kreider	4	3	0	48	0	15
WR Mark Carrier	4	2	1	31	0	17
RB James Wilder	3	3	0	37	1	13
WR Dokie Williams	3	1	0	15	0	15
TE Brent Jones	3	2	0	19	0	21
WR Patrick Scott	2	1	0	20	1	6
RB Jess McClure	2	2	0	13	0	16
TE Malcolm Scott	1	1	0	8	0	8
RB Tyrone Anthony	1	1	0	17	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Bentley	1	4	4.00	6.35

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jess McClure	3	11	3.67	3.44
James Wilder	1	7	7.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	5	2	14	2.80	7.18

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	3	1	6	2.00	10.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	3	1	11	3.67	7.25
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	1	3	1.50	2.14

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB James Wilder	1	1	6	6.00	12.33
WR Dokie Williams	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Patrick Scott	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Bentley	2	2
Marvin Allen	1	1

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
James Wilder	2	1
John Elway	2	1
Jess McClure	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	6	4	3

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	1
WR Mike Quick	1	1	1
FB Buford Jordan	1	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	0
WR Clarence Verdin	1	1	0
TE Alfredo Roberts	1	1	1

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Patrick Scott	2	1	1
WR Wendell Davis	2	1	1
WR Steve Kreider	1	1	0
RB James Wilder	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (22,100)
End Zone 15,100 (15,900)
Mezzanine 8,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (14,100)
Club Seats 200 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (22,100)
End Zone	15,100 (15,900)
Mezzanine	8,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (14,100)
Club Seats	200 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,700)