Week 9, 1988

played in Pittsburgh, PA

58 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	0	7	0	3	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	14	6	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 PIT - Raul Allegre 29 field goal
2Q: 13:40 PIT - Cedric Jones 40 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 09:41 KCY - Stanford Jennings 8 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 01:55 PIT - Marvin Allen 4 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 09:28 PIT - Raul Allegre 45 field goal
3Q: 03:12 PIT - Raul Allegre 30 field goal
4Q: 07:45 KCY - Nick Lowery 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 PIT - Raul Allegre 29 field goal
2Q: 13:40 PIT - Cedric Jones 40 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 09:41 KCY - Stanford Jennings 8 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 01:55 PIT - Marvin Allen 4 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 09:28 PIT - Raul Allegre 45 field goal
3Q: 03:12 PIT - Raul Allegre 30 field goal
4Q: 07:45 KCY - Nick Lowery 18 field goal

Team Statistics KCY PIT
Record 5-3 6-2
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 348 385
- Offensive Plays 67 60
- Yards per Play 5.19 6.42
Net Rushing Yards 86 173
- Rushing Attempts 25 36
- Yards per Rush 3.44 4.81
Net Passing Yards 262 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 1 24 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 286 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 8.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 3/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/78 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:06 28:54

Team Statistics	KCY	PIT
Record	5-3	6-2
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	348	385
- Offensive Plays	67	60
- Yards per Play	5.19	6.42
Net Rushing Yards	86	173
- Rushing Attempts	25	36
- Yards per Rush	3.44	4.81
Net Passing Yards	262	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 1	24 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	286	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	8.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	3/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/78	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:06	28:54

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:33	2:13	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
1	5:44	1:42	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
1	2:10	2:48	OWN 16	6	37	Fumble
2	13:24	3:53	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
2	8:40	3:36	OWN 30	6	40	Missed FG
2	1:47	0:45	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 4	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 20	5	27	Interception
3	9:20	2:06	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	3:05	2:41	OWN 31	5	13	Punt
4	14:38	6:59	OWN 33	13	66	Field Goal
4	5:48	2:07	OWN 19	9	53	Downs
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 42	2	20	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:27	OWN 22	9	66	Field Goal
1	8:20	2:36	OWN 13	5	21	Punt
1	4:02	1:52	OWN 47	3	-2	Punt
2	14:22	0:58	OWN 47	2	53	Touchdown
2	9:31	0:51	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	5:04	3:17	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	1:02	0:34	OWN 40	5	56	Fumble
3	12:16	2:56	OPP 47	6	19	Field Goal
3	7:14	4:09	OWN 18	7	69	Field Goal
3	0:24	0:46	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
4	7:39	1:51	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	3:41	3:17	OWN 28	7	37	Missed FG

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanford Jennings	13	34	2.62	8	0	1
Kenneth Davis	7	25	3.57	6	0	0
Boomer Esiason	3	12	4.00	9	0	0
Keith Griffin	2	15	7.50	10	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Bentley	19	69	3.63	12	1	0
Marvin Allen	10	60	6.00	18	1	1
David Overstreet	6	41	6.83	17	1	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	38	21	286	4/24	0	40	1	68.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	24	11	212	0/0	1	40	0	90.9

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Irving Fryar	7	10	97	13.86	20	32
WR Darrin Nelson	3	7	62	20.67	11	40
WR Eric Martin	3	6	38	12.67	3	24
TE Manute Bol	3	6	60	20.00	39	32
TE Glenn Dennison	2	2	23	11.50	0	16
RB Stanford Jennings	2	2	7	3.50	0	5
RB Kenneth Davis	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Butch Woolfolk	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cedric Jones	4	5	69	17.25	25	40	1
WR Mike Quick	3	10	68	22.67	42	35	0
RB David Overstreet	1	1	39	39.00	30	39	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	14	14.00	7	14	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
TE Alfredo Roberts	1	4	12	12.00	5	12	0
WR Clarence Verdin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ron Davenport	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Keith Taylor	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irving Fryar	1	0	0
Scott Stephen	0	1	0
Vernon Dean	0	0	1
James Griffin	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Albert Bentley	2	1	0
Eugene Lockhart	0	1	0
Curtis Green	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Barnhardt	5	217	43.4	42.4	57	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	5	258	51.6	49.0	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	3/4	1/2	0/1	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Holmes	2	13	6.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Holmes	4	78	19.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wyatt Henderson	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB David Little	5	2	0.0	19	18
S James Griffin	5	1	0.0	30	20
OLB Scott Stephen	5	1	0.0	36	22
S Dave Duerson	4	2	0.0	29	20
S Bo Eason	4	1	0.0	32	21
CB Vernon Dean	4	0	0.0	21	18
DE Jeff Bryant	3	0	0.0	21	12
CB Sheldon White	3	0	0.0	20	12
ILB Harry Carson	2	0	0.0	12	6
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	0.0	20	14
OLB Jessie Tuggle	1	3	0.0	25	19
DT Tony Elliott	1	1	0.0	21	13
DT Greg Kragen	1	1	0.0	15	11
DE Brent Williams	1	1	0.0	24	14
S Ken Stills	1	0	0.0	13	8
TE Manute Bol	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Cliff Charlton	1	0	0.0	17	8
DE Paul Frase	1	0	0.0	15	12
ILB Brian Bosworth	0	1	0.0	11	5

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	8	0	1.0	19	36
OLB Eugene Lockhart	6	2	0.0	23	38
OLB Carl Zander	5	1	0.0	11	21
DE Danny Stubbs	4	0	1.0	15	29
S David Fulcher	4	2	0.0	23	36
CB Ken Coffey	4	0	0.0	18	31
OLB Darin Jordan	3	0	0.0	13	14
DT Curtis Green	2	0	0.5	16	20
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	2	0.0	7	15
CB Keith Taylor	2	0	0.0	11	16
DE Blaise Winter	1	1	1.0	12	19
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	3	0.5	16	23
S Brad Edwards	1	3	0.0	22	37
CB Liffort Hobley	1	1	0.0	8	12
S James Britt	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1	0	0.0	13	23
DT Joe Phillips	1	0	0.0	13	27
ILB Cliff Thrift	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sam Clancy	1	0	10
DE Brent Williams	0	2	14
OLB David Little	0	1	18
DE Jeff Bryant	0	1	12
DT Greg Kragen	0	1	11

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Blaise Winter	1.0	0	1	0	19
DE Danny Stubbs	1.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Charles Bowser	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Curtis Green	0.5	0	1	1	20
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0.5	0	0	0	23
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.0	2	2	1	23
OLB Eugene Lockhart	0.0	0	1	0	38
DT Darryl Grant	0.0	0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bo Eason	3	1	21
S James Griffin	1	2	20
CB Jerry Holmes	1	1	14
OLB Scott Stephen	1	1	22
OLB David Little	1	0	18
CB Vernon Dean	1	0	18
S Dave Duerson	1	0	20
DT Greg Kragen	1	0	11
CB Sheldon White	1	0	12

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Coffey	4	0	0	31
OLB Darin Jordan	3	1	0	14
S David Fulcher	3	0	0	36
OLB Charles Bowser	2	2	0	36
CB Keith Taylor	2	0	1	16
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	0	0	38
OLB Carl Zander	2	0	0	21
S Brad Edwards	1	2	0	37
DT Curtis Green	1	0	0	20
CB Wyatt Henderson	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Holloway	2	8	1	24	2	39
Bruce Matthews	2	7	1	24	0	42
Jim Cooper	1	1	0	21	0	24
Adam Lingner	0	3	0	21	1	28
Greg Skrepenak	0	2	0	19	0	33
Raleigh McKenzie	0	1	0	7	0	9
Kent Hull	0	0	0	4	1	14

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Keith Eck	4	6	0	30	22
Rich Strenger	3	6	0	31	17
Eric Moore	3	4	0	30	23
Gary Zimmerman	2	10	1	34	20
Ron Tilton	1	4	0	9	10
Joel Hilgenberg	0	3	0	32	21
Karl Swanke	0	2	0	14	7

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Griffin	2	16

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Wyatt Henderson	1	20
Steve Tasker	1	18
Darin Jordan	1	18
Ron Davenport	1	16
James Britt	1	15
Jeff Chadwick	1	11

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Stephen	---	---	36	22	14	72
Boomer Esiason	25	42	---	---	---	67
Bruce Matthews	24	42	---	---	---	66
Brian Holloway	24	39	---	---	1	64
Bo Eason	---	---	32	21	4	57
Greg Skrepenak	19	33	---	---	4	56
Adam Lingner	21	28	---	---	6	55
Jim Cooper	21	24	---	---	7	52
James Griffin	---	---	30	20	2	52
Dave Duerson	---	---	29	20	2	51
Darrin Nelson	20	30	---	---	---	50
Irving Fryar	17	29	---	---	4	50
Jerry Holmes	---	---	20	14	15	49
Sheldon White	---	---	20	12	17	49
Vernon Dean	---	---	21	18	9	48
Keith Griffin	11	21	---	---	16	48
Jessie Tuggle	---	---	25	19	3	47
Brent Novoselsky	15	21	---	---	6	42
Stanford Jennings	16	25	---	---	---	41
Brent Williams	---	---	24	14	3	41
David Little	---	---	19	18	3	40
Jeff Bryant	---	---	21	12	7	40
Tony Elliott	---	---	21	13	4	38
Manute Bol	12	18	---	---	5	35
Eric Martin	4	16	---	---	13	33
James Fitzpatrick	5	21	---	---	7	33
Ken Stills	---	---	13	8	11	32
Butch Woolfolk	9	22	---	---	---	31
Harry Carson	---	---	12	6	10	28
Mark Brammer	8	4	---	---	16	28
Sam Clancy	---	---	12	10	6	28
Glenn Dennison	6	7	---	---	15	28
Paul Frase	---	---	15	12	1	28
Greg Kragen	---	---	15	11	1	27
Cliff Charlton	---	---	17	8	1	26
Kent Hull	4	14	---	---	7	25
Brian Bosworth	---	---	11	5	6	22
Jeff Smith	0	4	---	---	16	20
Kenneth Davis	7	13	---	---	---	20
Bobby Bell	---	---	3	1	15	19
Raleigh McKenzie	7	9	---	---	3	19
Tommy Barnhardt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Benson	---	---	0	0	3	3
June Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	36	24	---	---	4	64
Joel Hilgenberg	32	21	---	---	9	62
Keith Eck	30	22	---	---	9	61
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	23	38	---	61
David Fulcher	---	---	23	36	2	61
Brad Edwards	---	---	22	37	1	60
Charles Bowser	---	---	19	36	1	56
Rich Strenger	31	17	---	---	8	56
Gary Zimmerman	34	20	---	---	1	55
Eric Moore	30	23	---	---	---	53
Ken Coffey	---	---	18	31	1	50
Mike Quick	29	18	---	---	3	50
Danny Stubbs	---	---	15	29	4	48
Russell Carter	---	---	16	30	1	47
Darin Jordan	---	---	13	14	18	45
Ron Davenport	17	11	---	---	16	44
Clarence Kay	23	15	---	---	5	43
Joe Phillips	---	---	13	27	3	43
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	7	15	20	42
Cedric Jones	27	15	---	---	---	42
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	16	23	3	42
Alfredo Roberts	13	12	---	---	17	42
Curtis Green	---	---	16	20	3	39
David Overstreet	6	9	---	---	23	38
Jeff Chadwick	17	9	---	---	11	37
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	13	23	1	37
Albert Bentley	20	10	---	---	6	36
Blaise Winter	---	---	12	19	5	36
Carl Zander	---	---	11	21	2	34
Karl Swanke	14	7	---	---	9	30
Keith Taylor	---	---	11	16	2	29
Ron Tilton	9	10	---	---	9	28
James Britt	---	---	4	8	15	27
Buford Jordan	10	10	---	---	6	26
Tim Rother	---	---	10	13	1	24
Cliff Thrift	---	---	4	6	11	21
Liffort Hobley	---	---	8	12	1	21
Steve Tasker	1	0	---	---	18	19
Marvin Allen	10	5	---	---	2	17
Clarence Verdin	7	6	---	---	3	16
Darryl Grant	---	---	1	8	2	11
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shawn Lee	---	---	0	0	4	4
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	48	3.4
Middle	5	24	4.8
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	51	3.9
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	16	90	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	38	21	4	1	2	5	6	3	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	24	11	4	0	2	5	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	137	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	76	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	56	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	113	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	99	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	10	7	0	97	1	29
WR Darrin Nelson	7	3	0	62	1	30
WR Eric Martin	6	3	0	38	1	16
TE Manute Bol	6	3	1	60	1	18
WR Butch Woolfolk	4	0	1	0	0	22
TE Glenn Dennison	2	2	0	23	0	7
RB Stanford Jennings	2	2	0	7	0	25
RB Kenneth Davis	1	1	0	-1	0	13

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	10	3	2	68	2	18
WR Cedric Jones	5	4	0	69	1	15
TE Alfredo Roberts	4	1	0	12	0	12
RB David Overstreet	1	1	0	39	1	9
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	0	14	0	9
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	0	10	0	15
WR Clarence Verdin	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanford Jennings	2	16	8.00	2.62
Kenneth Davis	1	4	4.00	3.57

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Bentley	5	19	3.80	3.63
Marvin Allen	2	11	5.50	6.00
Steve Bartkowski	1	3	3.00	3.00
David Overstreet	1	5	5.00	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	3	0	0	0.00	7.53

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	3	0	0	0.00	8.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Overall Avg
WR Butch Woolfolk	1	0.00
WR Irving Fryar	1	9.70
TE Manute Bol	1	10.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	2	0	0	0.00	6.80
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Stanford Jennings	4	1
Boomer Esiason	1	0
Keith Griffin	1	1
Kenneth Davis	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Marvin Allen	4	2
Albert Bentley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	9	5	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	7	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Nelson	3	1	1
WR Eric Martin	2	1	1
WR Butch Woolfolk	1	0	0
TE Glenn Dennison	1	1	1
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	1
TE Manute Bol	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	5	1	1
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	0
TE Alfredo Roberts	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,800)