Week 15, 1988

played in Cincinnati, OH

30 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	3	11	-	21
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:22 PIT - David Overstreet 1 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 09:08 CIN - Stanley Wilson 7 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 05:33 PIT - Raul Allegre 48 field goal
4Q: 13:02 PIT - Raul Allegre 18 field goal
4Q: 04:27 PIT - Mike Quick 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Steve Bartkowski pass to Albert Bentley for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:22 PIT - David Overstreet 1 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 09:08 CIN - Stanley Wilson 7 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 05:33 PIT - Raul Allegre 48 field goal
4Q: 13:02 PIT - Raul Allegre 18 field goal
4Q: 04:27 PIT - Mike Quick 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Steve Bartkowski pass to Albert Bentley for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 9-5 8-6
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 7 4
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 223 192
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 3.60 2.95
Net Rushing Yards 105 107
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 3.09 3.96
Net Passing Yards 118 85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 1 35 - 15 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 141 108
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.21 2.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/40 10/57
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 4/53 1/7
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:42 28:18

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	9-5	8-6
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	7	4
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	223	192
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	3.60	2.95
Net Rushing Yards	105	107
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	3.09	3.96
Net Passing Yards	118	85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 1	35 - 15 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	141	108
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.21	2.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/40	10/57
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	4/53	1/7
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:42	28:18

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:37	5:22	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	4:16	1:10	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
1	1:28	1:38	OWN 39	5	5	Punt
2	11:32	1:04	OWN 11	3	1	Interception
2	9:01	5:09	OWN 15	9	30	Punt
2	1:27	0:42	OWN 41	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	9:33	4:08	OWN 16	7	53	Field Goal
3	3:38	1:28	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
3	0:36	2:42	OPP 20	5	19	Field Goal
4	11:24	2:41	OWN 30	4	21	Punt
4	4:27	0:07	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
4	3:36	1:14	OPP 32	3	9	Missed FG
4	1:46	1:46	OPP 47	3	-4	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:23	OWN 48	6	11	Punt
1	6:15	1:59	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
1	3:06	1:38	OWN 45	5	23	Missed FG
2	14:50	3:18	OWN 10	6	36	Punt
2	10:28	1:27	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
2	3:52	2:25	OWN 5	8	21	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 17	2	17	Half
3	12:57	3:24	OWN 19	6	15	Punt
3	5:25	1:47	OWN 45	4	10	Interception
3	2:10	1:34	OWN 4	3	10	Interception
4	12:54	1:30	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	8:43	4:16	OWN 20	9	8	Interception
4	4:20	0:44	OWN 24	4	-5	Interception
4	2:22	0:36	OWN 30	4	17	Downs

Game MVP: Neil Elshire, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Albert Bentley	19	67	3.53	9	0
David Overstreet	11	32	2.91	9	1
Marvin Allen	3	7	2.33	4	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	18	82	4.56	14	2	1
Owen Gill	9	25	2.78	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	24	13	141	4/23	1	30	1	68.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Secules	35	15	108	3/23	0	18	4	11.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cedric Jones	6	8	61	10.17	18	30	0
WR Mike Quick	2	4	17	8.50	10	12	1
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	3	47	23.50	21	24	0
WR Clarence Verdin	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Steve Tasker	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Ron Egloff	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rod Barksdale	3	8	29	9.67	1	18
TE Rob Awalt	3	4	15	5.00	0	8
RB Owen Gill	2	3	10	5.00	3	5
WR Michael Irvin	2	8	2	1.00	0	3
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	3	23	11.50	5	14
WR Willie Gault	1	1	17	17.00	0	17
RB Stanley Wilson	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
FB Dan Majerle	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Drew Hill	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Ken Coffey	2	0	0.00
OLB Charles Bowser	1	34	34.00
CB Russell Carter	1	19	19.00

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenneth Johnson	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Overstreet	1	0	0
Eric Moore	0	1	0
David Fulcher	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Michael Irvin	1	1	0	0
Al Smith	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	8	378	47.3	43.4	57	6

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	285	47.5	41.3	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	17	8.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Hill	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Allen	2	33	16.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Hill	3	83	27.7	0
Willie Gault	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	8	0	0.0	22	34
DT Curtis Green	6	0	0.0	17	14
OLB Charles Bowser	4	2	0.0	19	25
CB Wyatt Henderson	4	0	0.0	14	19
DE Danny Stubbs	4	0	0.0	19	27
DE Dave Puzzuoli	3	1	1.5	17	26
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	2	3	1.0	15	19
OLB Carl Zander	2	1	0.0	19	19
S David Fulcher	2	1	0.0	26	34
CB Liffort Hobley	2	0	0.0	7	15
S Brad Edwards	1	3	0.0	22	34
OLB Darin Jordan	1	1	0.0	10	15
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	0.0	8	5
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	0.0	22	30
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	---	---	---
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.0	13	16
DT Joe Phillips	1	0	0.0	17	23
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	0.0	2	12
DT Darryl Grant	0	2	0.5	9	14

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	6	3	0.0	29	22
DE Neil Elshire	5	0	3.0	13	13
DT Dean Hamel	5	0	0.0	28	14
S Devon Mitchell	4	1	0.0	31	23
DE Les Miller	4	1	0.0	23	20
OLB Alex Gordon	3	1	1.0	19	11
OLB Carleton Bailey	3	0	0.0	14	11
DT Bill Maas	2	2	0.0	24	22
DE Bubba Baker	2	1	0.0	11	9
DT Quenton Ballard	2	1	0.0	15	11
CB Ed Berry	2	1	0.0	22	18
S David Tate	2	1	0.0	20	16
WR Michael Irvin	2	0	---	---	---
CB William White	2	0	0.0	19	18
OLB John McClane	2	0	0.0	4	6
CB Kevin Ross	1	3	0.0	25	21
DE Tom Strauthers	1	1	0.0	21	16
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	0.0	21	16
S Bret Clark	1	0	0.0	15	19
WR Rod Barksdale	1	0	---	---	---
FB Dan Majerle	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ty Allert	0	1	0.0	5	6
S Kenneth Johnson	0	1	0.0	15	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1.5	0	1	0	26
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1.0	0	0	1	19
DT Darryl Grant	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Danny Stubbs	0.0	1	2	0	27
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Joe Phillips	0.0	0	1	0	23

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Neil Elshire	3.0	0	0	1	13
OLB Alex Gordon	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Bubba Baker	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Bill Maas	0.0	0	2	2	22
DE Tom Strauthers	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	2	0	34
OLB Charles Bowser	2	0	1	25
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	0	0	19
CB Liffort Hobley	2	0	0	15
OLB Carl Zander	1	0	0	19
S David Fulcher	1	0	0	34
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	0	15
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	0	12
S Brad Edwards	0	2	0	34
CB Ken Coffey	0	0	2	30
CB Russell Carter	0	0	1	30

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Ross	2	0	0	21
S Devon Mitchell	2	0	0	23
OLB Alex Gordon	2	0	0	11
ILB Al Smith	2	0	0	22
CB William White	1	1	0	18
DT Quenton Ballard	1	0	0	11
CB Ed Berry	1	0	0	18
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	0	0	11
S David Tate	1	0	0	16
S Kenneth Johnson	0	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	2	9	33	1	26
Ron Tilton	2	3	20	0	9
Ron Davenport	2	2	18	0	13
Eric Moore	1	6	27	1	22
Chris Ward	1	5	30	1	23
Keith Eck	0	4	26	0	26
Rich Strenger	0	2	10	0	9
Clarence Kay	0	2	18	0	15
Joel Hilgenberg	0	0	24	1	25

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Wolford	7	10	1	24	0	34
Don Laster	3	6	0	24	1	34
Don Mosebar	1	4	0	20	0	30
Gregg Swartwoudt	1	3	0	19	1	31
Roberto Rohrer	1	2	0	15	1	19
Damian Johnson	0	2	0	23	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Darin Jordan	2	24
Ron Davenport	1	18
Steve Tasker	1	15
James Britt	1	14
Cliff Thrift	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Owen Gill	2	22
Bret Clark	1	15
Don Laster	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	34	28	---	---	3	65
Chris Ward	30	23	---	---	11	64
Keith Eck	26	26	---	---	11	63
David Fulcher	---	---	26	34	2	62
Joel Hilgenberg	24	25	---	---	11	60
Gary Zimmerman	33	26	---	---	---	59
Brad Edwards	---	---	22	34	1	57
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	22	34	---	56
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	14	19	20	53
Ken Coffey	---	---	22	30	---	52
Ron Davenport	18	13	---	---	18	49
Darin Jordan	---	---	10	15	24	49
Eric Moore	27	22	---	---	---	49
Danny Stubbs	---	---	19	27	3	49
Russell Carter	---	---	17	30	1	48
Mike Quick	25	18	---	---	3	46
Charles Bowser	---	---	19	25	1	45
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	17	26	1	44
Joe Phillips	---	---	17	23	2	42
Cedric Jones	21	20	---	---	---	41
David Overstreet	12	10	---	---	18	40
Carl Zander	---	---	19	19	2	40
Ron Tilton	20	9	---	---	11	40
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	15	19	5	39
Ron Egloff	17	10	---	---	11	38
Curtis Green	---	---	17	14	3	34
Clarence Kay	18	15	---	---	1	34
Jeff Chadwick	13	13	---	---	6	32
Blaise Winter	---	---	13	16	3	32
Rich Strenger	10	9	---	---	11	30
Albert Bentley	19	10	---	---	---	29
Alfredo Roberts	6	4	---	---	18	28
Clarence Verdin	8	10	---	---	7	25
Darryl Grant	---	---	9	14	1	24
James Britt	---	---	2	6	14	22
Buford Jordan	9	5	---	---	8	22
Liffort Hobley	---	---	7	15	---	22
Cliff Thrift	---	---	8	5	8	21
Steve Tasker	1	5	---	---	15	21
Keith Taylor	---	---	2	12	2	16
Marvin Allen	3	7	---	---	2	12
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shawn Lee	---	---	0	1	1	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don Laster	24	34	---	---	7	65
Scott Secules	27	38	---	---	---	65
Will Wolford	24	34	---	---	---	58
Damian Johnson	23	28	---	---	6	57
Devon Mitchell	---	---	31	23	2	56
Al Smith	---	---	29	22	3	54
Dan Majerle	18	26	---	---	10	54
William White	---	---	19	18	16	53
Don Mosebar	20	30	---	---	2	52
Rob Awalt	18	20	---	---	14	52
Bill Maas	---	---	24	22	5	51
Gregg Swartwoudt	19	31	---	---	1	51
Bret Clark	---	---	15	19	15	49
Kevin Ross	---	---	25	21	2	48
Dean Hamel	---	---	28	14	6	48
Drew Hill	15	16	---	---	15	46
Les Miller	---	---	23	20	3	46
Rod Barksdale	16	24	---	---	5	45
Stanley Wilson	18	25	---	---	1	44
Ed Brady	---	---	21	16	7	44
Owen Gill	9	13	---	---	22	44
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	15	16	13	44
Michael Irvin	16	28	---	---	---	44
Ed Berry	---	---	22	18	3	43
Carleton Bailey	---	---	14	11	18	43
Tom Strauthers	---	---	21	16	5	42
Roberto Rohrer	15	19	---	---	6	40
Willie Gault	11	14	---	---	13	38
David Tate	---	---	20	16	2	38
Alex Gordon	---	---	19	11	3	33
Jay Hilgenberg	10	14	---	---	7	31
Roy Jones Jr	11	19	---	---	---	30
Neil Elshire	---	---	13	13	3	29
Quenton Ballard	---	---	15	11	2	28
Bubba Baker	---	---	11	9	5	25
Cap Boso	3	3	---	---	14	20
John McClane	---	---	4	6	7	17
Allen Rice	0	1	---	---	13	14
Ty Allert	---	---	5	6	1	12
Clarence Weathers	0	1	---	---	8	9
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chuck Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	42	2.5
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	12	54	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	1	1	1.0
Right	15	52	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	24	13	3	0	5	1	3	3	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Secules	35	15	0	3	3	4	5	1	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	69	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	72	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	3	12	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	28	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	33	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	35	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Jones	8	6	0	61	1	20
WR Mike Quick	4	2	1	17	0	18
WR Jeff Chadwick	3	2	1	47	2	13
WR Clarence Verdin	3	2	1	10	0	10
TE Ron Egloff	2	0	1	0	0	10
TE Clarence Kay	2	0	0	0	0	15
WR Steve Tasker	2	1	1	6	0	5

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rod Barksdale	8	3	0	29	24
WR Michael Irvin	8	2	2	2	28
TE Rob Awalt	4	3	1	15	20
RB Stanley Wilson	3	1	0	8	25
RB Owen Gill	3	2	0	10	13
TE Roy Jones Jr	3	2	0	23	19
FB Dan Majerle	3	1	0	4	26
WR Drew Hill	2	0	0	0	16
WR Willie Gault	1	1	0	17	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Bentley	2	5	2.50	3.53
Marvin Allen	2	6	3.00	2.33
David Overstreet	1	1	1.00	2.91

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	1	7	7.00	4.56
Owen Gill	1	3	3.00	2.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	3	2	15	5.00	5.88

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ron Egloff	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	10	10.00	7.63
WR Mike Quick	1	1	5	5.00	4.25

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	2	2
Albert Bentley	2	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	4	2
Owen Gill	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	9	4	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Secules	9	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Jones	2	2	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	1	1
TE Clarence Kay	2	0	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	0	0
WR Mike Quick	1	1	1
WR Steve Tasker	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	3	0	0
WR Rod Barksdale	2	0	0
FB Dan Majerle	2	1	0
TE Rob Awalt	1	1	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)