Week 16, 1988

played in Pittsburgh, PA

43 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Philadelphia Eagles	3	3	3	6	-	15
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	0	20	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:42 PIT - Albert Bentley 42 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
1Q: 03:51 PHI - Matt Bahr 38 field goal
2Q: 08:48 PHI - Matt Bahr 41 field goal
3Q: 09:26 PHI - Matt Bahr 41 field goal
4Q: 10:55 PIT - David Overstreet 1 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 04:29 PHI - Michael Clemons 2 fumble return (Ron Jaworski pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:49 PIT - Mike Quick 35 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Steve Bartkowski pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:14 PIT - Albert Bentley 4 run (Raul Allegre extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:42 PIT - Albert Bentley 42 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
1Q: 03:51 PHI - Matt Bahr 38 field goal
2Q: 08:48 PHI - Matt Bahr 41 field goal
3Q: 09:26 PHI - Matt Bahr 41 field goal
4Q: 10:55 PIT - David Overstreet 1 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 04:29 PHI - Michael Clemons 2 fumble return (Ron Jaworski pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:49 PIT - Mike Quick 35 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Steve Bartkowski pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:14 PIT - Albert Bentley 4 run (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team Statistics PHI PIT
Record 9-6 10-5
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 388 303
- Offensive Plays 69 50
- Yards per Play 5.62 6.06
Net Rushing Yards 107 134
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 3.45 6.38
Net Passing Yards 281 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 26 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 292 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.39 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 4/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/51 2/9
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/79 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 35:02 24:58

Team Statistics	PHI	PIT
Record	9-6	10-5
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	388	303
- Offensive Plays	69	50
- Yards per Play	5.62	6.06
Net Rushing Yards	107	134
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	3.45	6.38
Net Passing Yards	281	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	26 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	292	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.39	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	4/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/51	2/9
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/79	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	35:02	24:58

Drive Charts

Philadelphia Eagles
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 18	6	0	Punt
1	8:23	4:37	OWN 26	8	53	Field Goal
2	14:48	6:08	OWN 20	11	56	Field Goal
2	4:33	3:45	OWN 11	9	50	Punt
3	14:05	4:45	OWN 48	8	28	Field Goal
3	6:33	3:33	OWN 46	7	44	Interception
4	10:45	6:45	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
4	2:37	1:14	OWN 15	4	-10	Downs
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 11	6	58	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	3:28	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
1	3:46	3:58	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
2	8:40	4:07	OWN 28	5	31	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 20	3	16	Half
3	15:00	0:55	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
3	9:20	2:47	OWN 29	4	14	Interception
3	3:00	7:15	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	4:00	1:23	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
4	1:23	0:15	OPP 5	2	5	Touchdown

Game MVP: Albert Bentley, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earnest Jackson	23	80	3.48	12	1	0
Michael Clemons	8	27	3.38	8	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Bentley	14	100	7.14	42	2	2
David Overstreet	7	34	4.86	12	1	1

Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	36	22	292	2/11	0	29	1	75.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	26	15	187	3/18	1	35	1	76.9

Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Aubrey Matthews	7	10	113	16.14	14	23
WR Stanley Morgan	4	4	44	11.00	11	14
WR Mark Duper	4	7	49	12.25	3	22
TE John Spagnola	2	2	41	20.50	22	29
RB Earnest Jackson	2	2	22	11.00	22	14
TE Pete Holohan	1	4	8	8.00	2	8
FB Earl Ferrell	1	1	2	2.00	1	2
WR Pete Mandley	1	4	13	13.00	7	13
TE Don Warren	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	8	8	100	12.50	8	35	1
WR Cedric Jones	2	7	18	9.00	0	12	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	6	28	14.00	1	15	0
WR Clarence Verdin	2	3	27	13.50	1	16	0
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	14	14.00	6	14	0
TE Alfredo Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Philadelphia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Keith Bostic	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Danny Stubbs	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Philadelphia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pete Mandley	1	0	0	0
Michael Clemons	0	1	0	1
Sam Mills	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Overstreet	1	0	0
Steve Bartkowski	0	1	0
Dave Puzzuoli	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Philadelphia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ruben Rodriguez	2	85	42.5	32.5	46	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	3	113	37.7	24.7	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Philadelphia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	3/3	2/2	0/0	41	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	1	19	19.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	3	41	13.7	0
Aubrey Matthews	2	38	19.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Allen	3	85	28.3	0
Mike Quick	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Philadelphia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	6	1	0.0	20	28
DE Charles Haley	3	1	1.5	14	17
DE Clyde Simmons	3	0	1.0	10	17
OLB Chris Martin	3	1	0.0	16	23
DE Greg Brown	3	0	0.0	14	22
DE David Logan	2	1	0.5	11	13
S Bill Bates	2	2	0.0	18	21
CB Kerry Glenn	2	1	0.0	9	12
CB Bill Jackson	1	1	0.0	15	20
QB Ron Jaworski	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Curtis Townsend	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Mel Land	1	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Rich Milot	1	0	0.0	5	6
S Keith Bostic	1	0	0.0	19	21
DT Charles Martin	1	0	0.0	12	16
S Vencie Glenn	1	0	0.0	8	11
CB Milton Mack	1	0	0.0	12	18
CB Charles Dimry	1	0	0.0	16	22
S James Washington	1	0	0.0	3	15

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Russell Carter	8	0	0.0	17	25
OLB Eugene Lockhart	7	1	0.0	26	29
S Brad Edwards	5	0	0.0	31	33
DE Dave Puzzuoli	4	1	0.5	19	24
S David Fulcher	4	3	0.0	29	34
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	4	1	0.0	19	22
CB Wyatt Henderson	4	0	0.0	20	24
CB Ken Coffey	4	0	0.0	24	30
DT Joe Phillips	3	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Carl Zander	3	0	0.0	21	17
DT Curtis Green	2	1	0.0	17	12
OLB Charles Bowser	2	1	0.0	28	31
DE Danny Stubbs	1	0	1.0	24	26
DE Blaise Winter	1	2	0.0	16	17
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	---	---	---
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0.0	6	19
CB Gary Richard	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	0.0	1	10
DT Darryl Grant	0	1	0.5	7	17
ILB Cliff Thrift	0	1	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Philadelphia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Haley	1.5	0	0	2	17
DE Clyde Simmons	1.0	0	1	1	17
DE David Logan	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Charles Martin	0.0	1	0	0	16

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Stubbs	1.0	0	0	26
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.5	2	2	24
DT Darryl Grant	0.5	0	0	17
OLB Charles Bowser	0.0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Philadelphia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	2	1	0	28
CB Milton Mack	2	0	0	18
S Bill Bates	1	1	0	21
DT Charles Martin	1	1	0	16
CB Charles Dimry	1	1	0	22
DE David Logan	1	0	0	13
OLB Mel Land	1	0	0	7
OLB Rich Milot	1	0	0	6
CB Bill Jackson	1	0	0	20
OLB Chris Martin	1	0	0	23
CB Kerry Glenn	1	0	0	12
DE Clyde Simmons	1	0	0	17
S James Washington	1	0	0	15
S Keith Bostic	0	1	1	21

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Russell Carter	5	0	0	25
CB Ken Coffey	4	1	0	30
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	0	0	24
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	0	0	29
OLB Carl Zander	1	1	0	17
S David Fulcher	1	1	0	34
OLB Charles Bowser	1	0	0	31
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1	0	0	24
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0	19
S Brad Edwards	1	0	0	33
CB Gary Richard	1	0	0	4
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	0	10
DE Danny Stubbs	0	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Philadelphia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earl Ferrell	2	5	1	14	0	12
Joe Walter	2	4	0	23	0	33
Buddy Aydelette	1	5	0	24	0	33
Darryl Caldwell	1	5	0	24	0	31
Homer Elias	1	2	0	24	0	28
Steve Sylvester	0	8	0	28	1	32
Tom Thayer	0	1	0	15	1	12
Don Warren	0	1	0	1	0	2

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joel Hilgenberg	3	7	16	0	22
Gary Zimmerman	2	6	20	0	27
Clarence Kay	2	2	13	0	20
Eric Moore	1	3	19	2	25
Ron Tilton	1	2	10	0	13
Rich Strenger	1	1	5	0	8
Keith Eck	0	0	17	1	26

Special Teams Tackles

Philadelphia	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Townsend	4	17

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davenport	3	8
Wyatt Henderson	2	16
Joel Hilgenberg	1	3

Participation

Philadelphia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Jaworski	31	38	---	---	---	69
Aubrey Matthews	25	28	---	---	11	64
Steve Sylvester	28	32	---	---	2	62
Darryl Caldwell	24	31	---	---	5	60
Stanley Morgan	22	28	---	---	8	58
Mark Duper	23	34	---	---	1	58
Buddy Aydelette	24	33	---	---	---	57
Joe Walter	23	33	---	---	---	56
Homer Elias	24	28	---	---	---	52
Earnest Jackson	23	27	---	---	1	51
Sam Mills	---	---	20	28	---	48
Charles Dimry	---	---	16	22	10	48
Earl Ferrell	14	12	---	---	18	44
Pete Holohan	20	22	---	---	1	43
Keith Bostic	---	---	19	21	---	40
Chris Martin	---	---	16	23	1	40
Bill Bates	---	---	18	21	---	39
Greg Brown	---	---	14	22	1	37
Bill Jackson	---	---	15	20	---	35
Crawford Ker	14	15	---	---	5	34
Charles Haley	---	---	14	17	3	34
John Spagnola	10	15	---	---	8	33
Tom Thayer	15	12	---	---	5	32
Milton Mack	---	---	12	18	1	31
James Washington	---	---	3	15	12	30
Pete Mandley	5	9	---	---	15	29
Charles Martin	---	---	12	16	---	28
Clyde Simmons	---	---	10	17	---	27
Rich Milot	---	---	5	6	15	26
Chad Hennings	---	---	11	14	1	26
David Logan	---	---	11	13	1	25
Curtis Townsend	---	---	4	3	17	24
Kerry Glenn	---	---	9	12	3	24
Mike Tyson	4	4	---	---	14	22
Michael Clemons	8	9	---	---	3	20
Joe Klecko	---	---	7	12	---	19
Vencie Glenn	---	---	8	11	---	19
Don Warren	1	2	---	---	15	18
Mel Land	---	---	6	7	4	17
John Smith	3	6	---	---	3	12
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ruben Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leo Barker	---	---	1	1	1	3
Mike Moroski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brad Edwards	---	---	31	33	4	68
David Fulcher	---	---	29	34	3	66
Charles Bowser	---	---	28	31	3	62
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	20	24	16	60
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	26	29	3	58
Ken Coffey	---	---	24	30	1	55
Danny Stubbs	---	---	24	26	2	52
Steve Bartkowski	21	29	---	---	---	50
Gary Zimmerman	20	27	---	---	1	48
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	19	24	4	47
Keith Eck	17	26	---	---	3	46
Chris Ward	18	24	---	---	3	45
Joe Phillips	---	---	21	22	2	45
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	19	22	3	44
Eric Moore	19	25	---	---	---	44
Russell Carter	---	---	17	25	1	43
Joel Hilgenberg	16	22	---	---	3	41
Carl Zander	---	---	21	17	2	40
Cedric Jones	15	23	---	---	---	38
Mike Quick	12	20	---	---	5	37
Jeff Chadwick	10	16	---	---	10	36
Blaise Winter	---	---	16	17	3	36
Clarence Kay	13	20	---	---	2	35
Albert Bentley	14	14	---	---	5	33
Darin Jordan	---	---	7	11	15	33
David Overstreet	7	10	---	---	15	32
Ron Davenport	9	15	---	---	8	32
Curtis Green	---	---	17	12	2	31
Liffort Hobley	---	---	6	19	4	29
Alfredo Roberts	7	6	---	---	13	26
Darryl Grant	---	---	7	17	1	25
Ron Tilton	10	13	---	---	2	25
Clarence Verdin	10	10	---	---	2	22
Cliff Thrift	---	---	5	6	10	21
James Britt	---	---	2	5	12	19
Buford Jordan	5	6	---	---	6	17
Rich Strenger	5	8	---	---	3	16
Steve Tasker	3	0	---	---	12	15
Keith Taylor	---	---	1	10	2	13
Marvin Allen	0	5	---	---	4	9
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Richard	---	---	1	4	---	5
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shawn Lee	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	32	3.6
Middle	10	32	3.2
Right	12	43	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	53	6.6
Middle	7	52	7.4
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	36	22	5	2	4	3	3	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	26	15	1	0	3	5	1	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	95	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	88	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	6	47	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	105	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	35	35.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Aubrey Matthews	10	7	1	113	3	28
WR Mark Duper	7	4	2	49	1	34
WR Stanley Morgan	4	4	0	44	0	28
TE Pete Holohan	4	1	1	8	0	22
WR Pete Mandley	4	1	0	13	0	9
TE John Spagnola	2	2	0	41	1	15
RB Earnest Jackson	2	2	0	22	0	27
TE Don Warren	1	0	0	0	0	2
FB Earl Ferrell	1	1	0	2	0	12

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	8	8	0	100	1	20
WR Cedric Jones	7	2	1	18	0	23
WR Jeff Chadwick	6	2	1	28	0	16
WR Clarence Verdin	3	2	0	27	0	10
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	0	14	0	14
TE Alfredo Roberts	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Jackson	2	1	0.50	3.48
Michael Clemons	1	-1	-1.00	3.38

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	2	2	1.00	4.86
Albert Bentley	2	9	4.50	7.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	3	1	13	4.33	8.11

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	2	1	11	5.50	7.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pete Holohan	2	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	13	13.00	3.25

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Clarence Verdin	1	1	11	11.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Philadelphia	Rushes	Conversions
Earnest Jackson	3	2
Michael Clemons	2	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	11	7	7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Philadelphia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Duper	3	1	1
RB Earnest Jackson	2	2	2
WR Aubrey Matthews	2	2	2
WR Stanley Morgan	1	1	1
TE John Spagnola	1	1	1
TE Pete Holohan	1	0	0
WR Pete Mandley	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	2	1
WR Mike Quick	2	2	2

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)