Week 14, 1988

played in Pittsburgh, PA

36 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	7	7	7	-	21
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	10	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:19 PIT - Charles Bowser 36 interception return (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 10:45 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 10 run (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 13:00 PIT - Curtis Green 61 fumble return (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 03:33 PIT - Raul Allegre 23 field goal
3Q: 01:22 WAS - Gordie Lockbaun 16 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 01:51 PIT - Raul Allegre 49 field goal
4Q: 00:11 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 8 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:19 PIT - Charles Bowser 36 interception return (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 10:45 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 10 run (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 13:00 PIT - Curtis Green 61 fumble return (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 03:33 PIT - Raul Allegre 23 field goal
3Q: 01:22 WAS - Gordie Lockbaun 16 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 01:51 PIT - Raul Allegre 49 field goal
4Q: 00:11 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 8 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)

Team Statistics WAS PIT
Record 8-5 8-5
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 335 306
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards per Play 5.40 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 92 97
- Rushing Attempts 21 28
- Yards per Rush 4.38 3.46
Net Passing Yards 243 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 1 33 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 252 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 6.15
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/55 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 3/34
Kick Returns/Yards 4/81 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 3/32 1/36
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:14 32:46

Team Statistics	WAS	PIT
Record	8-5	8-5
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	335	306
- Offensive Plays	62	62
- Yards per Play	5.40	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	92	97
- Rushing Attempts	21	28
- Yards per Rush	4.38	3.46
Net Passing Yards	243	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 1	33 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	252	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	6.15
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/55	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	3/34
Kick Returns/Yards	4/81	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	3/32	1/36
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:14	32:46

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:51	OWN 22	2	5	Interception
1	14:09	3:16	OWN 5	5	7	Punt
1	7:02	2:06	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
1	2:36	6:58	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	5:14	2:49	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
3	13:00	0:16	OPP 35	1	-4	Fumble
3	12:44	1:36	OWN 24	2	-1	Punt
3	9:27	1:38	OWN 11	2	-1	Punt
3	3:26	2:10	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	1:07	1:00	OPP 22	3	3	Missed FG
4	15:00	1:39	OPP 35	4	10	Fumble
4	11:40	3:04	OWN 35	6	23	Punt
4	1:46	1:43	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:53	3:51	OWN 48	8	33	Missed FG
1	4:56	2:20	OWN 39	5	16	Punt
2	10:38	5:24	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
2	2:25	2:25	OWN 5	5	33	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 20	5	26	Interception
3	11:08	1:41	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
3	7:49	4:23	OPP 38	8	32	Field Goal
3	1:16	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	0:07	0:07	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
4	13:21	1:41	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	8:36	6:50	OWN 20	13	48	Field Goal
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	54	Game

Game MVP: JC Watts, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	11	38	3.45	11	2	1
Gordie Lockbaun	9	48	5.33	11	1	0
Bert Jones	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Bentley	20	68	3.40	11	2
Marvin Allen	4	12	3.00	9	0
David Overstreet	3	13	4.33	6	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	39	25	252	2/9	2	30	1	88.8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	33	19	213	1/4	0	54	3	39.0

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gary Clark	9	12	86	9.56	18	18	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	6	8	60	10.00	2	30	1
WR Mike Rozier	3	5	48	16.00	31	30	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	2	11	5.50	3	7	0
WR Rich Erenberg	2	2	20	10.00	5	10	0
TE John Tice	1	3	5	5.00	3	5	0
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	16	16.00	14	16	1
WR Tracy Porter	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bill Elliot	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Quick	7	11	52	7.43	4	12
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	8	31	7.75	0	9
WR Clarence Verdin	4	5	85	21.25	19	54
WR Cedric Jones	3	4	42	14.00	7	21
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Albert Bentley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Marvin Allen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB JC Watts	3	32	10.67	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Charles Bowser	1	36	36.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov
Bert Jones	1	0
Tom Hannon	1	0
Walter Abercrombie	1	0
Anthony Jones	0	1

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force	TD
Curtis Green	1	0	1
Ken Coffey	1	0	0
Wyatt Henderson	0	1	0
Eugene Lockhart	0	1	0
Danny Stubbs	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	252	42.0	33.0	46	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	4	173	43.3	30.8	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JC Watts	1	10	10.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	3	34	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Hannon	4	81	20.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Allen	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Anthony Blaylock	6	0	0.0	17	20
DT Keith Millard	5	1	0.5	28	32
S Joey Browner	4	2	0.0	24	30
ILB Byron Evans	4	1	0.0	25	29
CB Wymon Henderson	4	0	0.0	21	28
DE Leslie O'Neal	3	0	0.5	25	22
S Tom Hannon	3	1	0.0	10	13
OLB Sam Merriman	3	1	0.0	13	8
OLB Randy Kirk	3	1	0.0	12	17
CB Dwayne Harper	3	1	0.0	14	18
CB JC Watts	2	1	0.0	16	23
OLB Joe Kelly	2	0	0.0	14	20
DE Gerald Robinson	2	0	0.0	6	12
S Benny Perrin	1	1	0.0	22	25
DT Tim Krumrie	1	1	0.0	14	21
ILB Neal Olkewicz	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Neil Smith	1	0	0.0	18	24
DE Kurt Ploeger	0	2	0.0	17	15

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	7	0	0.0	20	33
CB Russell Carter	6	1	0.0	16	33
CB Wyatt Henderson	5	1	0.0	9	20
DT Joe Phillips	5	0	0.0	14	28
S Brad Edwards	4	2	0.0	20	38
OLB Charles Bowser	4	0	0.0	15	36
OLB Carl Zander	3	0	1.0	12	18
DT Curtis Green	3	1	0.0	14	11
CB Liffort Hobley	2	0	0.0	5	15
DE Danny Stubbs	1	0	1.0	13	29
S David Fulcher	1	1	0.0	18	33
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	0.0	2	9
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	0.0	19	29
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Quick	1	0	---	---	---
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	0	0.0	9	30
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Darin Jordan	0	3	0.0	10	12
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0	1	0.0	12	31
DE Blaise Winter	0	1	0.0	10	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Millard	0.5	1	0	2	32
DE Leslie O'Neal	0.5	0	1	2	22

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Stubbs	1.0	3	0	29
OLB Carl Zander	1.0	0	0	18
DT Curtis Green	0.0	1	1	11
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0.0	0	2	30
DT Shawn Lee	0.0	0	1	1

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Anthony Blaylock	4	1	0	20
CB Wymon Henderson	3	1	0	28
ILB Byron Evans	2	1	0	29
S Tom Hannon	2	0	0	13
S Joey Browner	2	0	0	30
CB Dwayne Harper	2	0	0	18
CB JC Watts	1	1	3	23
DE Gerald Robinson	1	1	0	12
DT Keith Millard	1	0	0	32
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	0	17
S Donovan Rose	0	1	0	11
OLB Joe Kelly	0	1	0	20

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Russell Carter	5	0	0	33
OLB Charles Bowser	4	1	1	36
CB Wyatt Henderson	4	0	0	20
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	2	0	33
CB Liffort Hobley	2	0	0	15
S Brad Edwards	2	0	0	38
S David Fulcher	1	1	0	33
DT Curtis Green	1	0	0	11
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	0	29
OLB Carl Zander	1	0	0	18
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	0	0	30
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Smith	3	4	21	1	36
Howard Ballard	2	5	15	0	33
Keith Kartz	1	3	21	0	38
Ken Reeves	1	2	18	0	36
Leonard Mitchell	1	1	6	0	8
John Tice	1	1	18	0	23
David Jordan	0	2	13	1	40
Maurice Carthon	0	2	12	0	19

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Eck	2	5	27	0	28
Chris Ward	1	6	22	1	28
Joel Hilgenberg	1	6	22	0	30
Eric Moore	1	5	22	0	31
Gary Zimmerman	1	4	24	0	32
Rich Strenger	1	1	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Harper	1	18
Donovan Rose	1	11
Billy Ard	1	7
John Tice	1	7

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davenport	2	15
Wyatt Henderson	1	22
James Britt	1	15
Cliff Thrift	1	9

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Kartz	21	38	---	---	5	64
Keith Millard	---	---	28	32	3	63
Bert Jones	21	41	---	---	---	62
David Jordan	13	40	---	---	7	60
Joey Browner	---	---	24	30	3	57
Mike Smith	21	36	---	---	---	57
Byron Evans	---	---	25	29	3	57
Ken Reeves	18	36	---	---	1	55
Wymon Henderson	---	---	21	28	3	52
Benny Perrin	---	---	22	25	3	50
Dwayne Harper	---	---	14	18	18	50
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	25	22	2	49
JC Watts	---	---	16	23	10	49
John Tice	18	23	---	---	7	48
Howard Ballard	15	33	---	---	---	48
Neil Smith	---	---	18	24	2	44
Gary Clark	15	28	---	---	---	43
Mike Rozier	16	27	---	---	---	43
Tim Krumrie	---	---	14	21	4	39
Joe Kelly	---	---	14	20	5	39
Anthony Blaylock	---	---	17	20	2	39
Maurice Carthon	12	19	---	---	6	37
Anthony Jones	4	17	---	---	15	36
Tom Hannon	---	---	10	13	11	34
Tracy Porter	5	15	---	---	13	33
Walter Abercrombie	12	21	---	---	---	33
Mervyn Fernandez	10	23	---	---	---	33
Kurt Ploeger	---	---	17	15	1	33
Randy Kirk	---	---	12	17	3	32
Sam Merriman	---	---	13	8	10	31
Gordie Lockbaun	9	17	---	---	5	31
Billy Ard	11	11	---	---	7	29
Donovan Rose	---	---	6	11	11	28
Bill Elliot	3	10	---	---	14	27
Gerald Robinson	---	---	6	12	5	23
Leonard Mitchell	6	8	---	---	7	21
James Brooks	0	0	---	---	20	20
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	3	4	9	16
Rich Erenberg	1	5	---	---	10	16
Blake Moore	0	3	---	---	7	10
Terry Rennaker	---	---	3	2	5	10
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Harris	---	---	0	0	4	4
Tommy Kramer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	28	34	---	---	3	65
Keith Eck	27	28	---	---	7	62
Joel Hilgenberg	22	30	---	---	7	59
Brad Edwards	---	---	20	38	1	59
Chris Ward	22	28	---	---	7	57
Gary Zimmerman	24	32	---	---	1	57
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	20	33	1	54
Eric Moore	22	31	---	---	---	53
Charles Bowser	---	---	15	36	1	52
David Fulcher	---	---	18	33	1	52
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	9	20	22	51
Ken Coffey	---	---	19	29	1	49
Russell Carter	---	---	16	33	---	49
Cedric Jones	21	26	---	---	---	47
Mike Quick	17	25	---	---	4	46
Ron Davenport	14	17	---	---	15	46
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	12	31	2	45
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	9	30	6	45
Darin Jordan	---	---	10	12	22	44
Joe Phillips	---	---	14	28	1	43
Danny Stubbs	---	---	13	29	1	43
Jeff Chadwick	17	18	---	---	6	41
Clarence Kay	14	22	---	---	1	37
Carl Zander	---	---	12	18	5	35
Albert Bentley	20	13	---	---	---	33
Blaise Winter	---	---	10	18	4	32
Clarence Verdin	11	11	---	---	9	31
Ron Tilton	14	11	---	---	6	31
David Overstreet	3	11	---	---	16	30
Curtis Green	---	---	14	11	4	29
Ron Egloff	9	8	---	---	11	28
James Britt	---	---	1	12	15	28
Rich Strenger	9	10	---	---	7	26
Steve Tasker	1	3	---	---	18	22
Cliff Thrift	---	---	2	9	9	20
Darryl Grant	---	---	9	10	1	20
Buford Jordan	6	8	---	---	6	20
Liffort Hobley	---	---	5	15	---	20
Alfredo Roberts	3	0	---	---	16	19
Marvin Allen	4	8	---	---	4	16
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Keith Taylor	---	---	2	5	---	7
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Shawn Lee	---	---	1	1	---	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	18	84	4.7
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	37	3.4
Middle	3	11	3.7
Right	14	49	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	39	25	2	1	2	4	4	4	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	33	19	2	0	2	7	1	4	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	60	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	99	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	30	30.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	55	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	104	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	54	54.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Clark	12	9	1	86	0	28
WR Mervyn Fernandez	8	6	0	60	1	23
WR Mike Rozier	5	3	0	48	1	27
TE John Tice	3	1	0	5	0	23
WR Tracy Porter	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	2	0	11	0	21
WR Rich Erenberg	2	2	0	20	0	5
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	0	6	0	19
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	0	16	0	17
TE Bill Elliot	1	0	1	0	0	10

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	11	7	0	52	0	25
WR Jeff Chadwick	8	4	1	31	0	18
WR Clarence Verdin	5	4	0	85	1	11
WR Cedric Jones	4	3	0	42	1	26
TE Clarence Kay	2	0	0	0	0	22
RB Albert Bentley	1	0	1	0	0	13
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0	3	0	17
RB Marvin Allen	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	1	10	10.00	3.45
Gordie Lockbaun	1	11	11.00	5.33

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Bentley	1	3	3.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	8	3	34	4.25	6.46

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	3	1	9	3.00	6.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mervyn Fernandez	2	1	8	4.00	7.50
WR Gary Clark	1	0	0	0.00	7.17
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Mike Rozier	1	0	0	0.00	9.60
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	16	16.00	16.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	1	9	4.50	3.88
WR Clarence Verdin	1	0	0	0.00	17.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Gordie Lockbaun	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Marvin Allen	2	1
Steve Bartkowski	1	0
Albert Bentley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	10	7	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Clark	4	2	1
WR Mike Rozier	3	2	1
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	1	0
TE John Tice	1	1	1
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Chadwick	6	4	1
WR Cedric Jones	2	2	2
WR Mike Quick	1	1	1
WR Clarence Verdin	1	1	1

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)