Conference Semifinals, 1988

played in Pittsburgh, PA

27 degrees, snow, 10 mph wind

Oakland Raiders	0	3	3	3	-	9
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:04 PIT - Raul Allegre 25 field goal
2Q: 06:21 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 24 field goal
2Q: 01:27 PIT - Raul Allegre 35 field goal
3Q: 06:31 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 45 field goal
4Q: 00:04 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:04 PIT - Raul Allegre 25 field goal
2Q: 06:21 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 24 field goal
2Q: 01:27 PIT - Raul Allegre 35 field goal
3Q: 06:31 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 45 field goal
4Q: 00:04 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 33 field goal

Team Statistics OAK PIT
Record 11-7 11-6
First Downs 9 16
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 244 324
- Offensive Plays 54 62
- Yards per Play 4.52 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 60 55
- Rushing Attempts 21 25
- Yards per Rush 2.86 2.20
Net Passing Yards 184 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 0 35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 7.27
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 3/48 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:12 32:48

Team Statistics	OAK	PIT
Record	11-7	11-6
First Downs	9	16
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	244	324
- Offensive Plays	54	62
- Yards per Play	4.52	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	60	55
- Rushing Attempts	21	25
- Yards per Rush	2.86	2.20
Net Passing Yards	184	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 0	35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	7.27
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	3/48	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:12	32:48

Drive Charts

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
1	9:18	2:54	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
1	0:57	1:17	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	12:59	1:09	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
2	10:05	3:50	OPP 47	8	40	Field Goal
2	1:20	0:44	OWN 15	3	-7	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 35	1	0	Half
3	9:28	3:04	OWN 21	4	51	Field Goal
3	3:20	1:49	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
4	15:00	3:04	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
4	9:16	5:40	OWN 9	9	45	Punt
4	1:15	1:15	OWN 34	6	50	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	3:08	OWN 31	6	27	Punt
1	6:24	5:27	OWN 23	10	69	Field Goal
2	14:40	1:41	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	11:50	1:45	OWN 4	4	12	Punt
2	6:15	4:55	OWN 7	8	75	Field Goal
2	0:36	0:35	OWN 47	4	25	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:32	OWN 13	8	27	Punt
3	6:24	3:04	OWN 26	4	26	Punt
3	1:31	1:31	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
4	11:56	2:40	OWN 33	5	12	Punt
4	3:36	2:21	OWN 2	7	24	Punt

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jess McClure	11	23	2.09	9	0	0
James Wilder	10	37	3.70	9	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Albert Bentley	14	36	2.57	9
David Overstreet	8	16	2.00	5
Marvin Allen	3	3	1.00	3

Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	30	16	204	3/20	0	42	0	74.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	35	23	282	2/13	0	35	0	90.4

Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mark Carrier	7	7	102	14.57	32	42
TE Brent Jones	4	6	46	11.50	15	24
WR Wendell Davis	3	8	38	12.67	7	21
RB James Wilder	2	2	18	9.00	5	11
WR Steve Kreider	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dokie Williams	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Patrick Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Jess McClure	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cedric Jones	5	7	28	5.60	2	10
WR Mike Quick	5	11	112	22.40	66	35
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	4	46	11.50	6	20
TE Clarence Kay	4	5	46	11.50	8	18
WR Clarence Verdin	3	3	38	12.67	0	15
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Steve Tasker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Alfredo Roberts	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Misko	8	365	45.6	40.4	56	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	8	325	40.6	32.4	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Downs	3	26	8.7	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	4	42	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erroll Tucker	3	48	16.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Allen	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dave Ahrens	8	2	1.0	20	23
CB Erroll Tucker	8	0	0.0	20	29
ILB Hal Garner	5	0	0.0	5	14
CB Kurt Killens	4	0	0.0	15	29
DE Jumpy Geathers	3	1	1.0	21	27
S Don Rogers	3	4	0.0	18	26
OLB Bosco Baracus	3	2	0.0	19	26
S Mark Jerue	3	0	0.0	18	30
S Michael Downs	2	0	0.0	19	31
CB Lupe Sanchez	2	0	0.0	6	15
DT Scott Davis	2	0	0.0	22	27
ILB Cedric Figaro	2	0	0.0	6	11
CB John Cobb	2	0	0.0	18	25
DE Charles Mann	1	2	0.0	15	24
DT Rickey Hagood	1	0	0.0	10	22
DE Fred Stokes	1	0	0.0	14	23

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	6	0	0.0	16	30
DT Curtis Green	5	1	0.5	12	15
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	1	0.0	20	28
S David Fulcher	4	1	0.0	21	27
S Brad Edwards	3	2	0.0	21	28
ILB Cliff Thrift	3	0	0.0	3	8
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	0	0.0	11	25
DE Blaise Winter	2	0	1.0	13	17
DE Dave Puzzuoli	2	0	0.5	13	22
CB Liffort Hobley	2	0	0.0	2	17
DT Joe Phillips	2	0	0.0	12	25
DE Danny Stubbs	1	0	1.0	15	24
S James Britt	1	0	0.0	0	5
CB Russell Carter	1	0	0.0	16	16
CB Ken Coffey	0	1	0.0	14	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Dave Ahrens	1.0	0	0	23
DE Jumpy Geathers	1.0	0	0	27
DE Fred Stokes	0.0	2	3	23
DT Scott Davis	0.0	0	2	27
DT Dennis Owens	0.0	0	1	17
DT Rickey Hagood	0.0	0	1	22

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Stubbs	1.0	1	1	0	24
DE Blaise Winter	1.0	0	1	0	17
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.5	0	1	0	22
DT Curtis Green	0.5	0	0	0	15
DT Joe Phillips	0.0	1	1	0	25
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0.0	0	1	3	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Erroll Tucker	5	1	29
ILB Hal Garner	3	0	14
CB Kurt Killens	3	0	29
S Mark Jerue	2	1	30
CB Lupe Sanchez	2	1	15
ILB Dave Ahrens	2	0	23
S Michael Downs	2	0	31
ILB Cedric Figaro	2	0	11
DE Jumpy Geathers	1	0	27
S Don Rogers	1	0	26

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	4	2	30
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	0	25
ILB Cliff Thrift	2	0	8
CB Liffort Hobley	2	0	17
S David Fulcher	1	2	27
S James Britt	1	0	5
CB Russell Carter	1	0	16
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	28
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	17
CB Ken Coffey	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Juriga	2	3	15	2	27
Ted Albrecht	2	2	19	0	28
Tootie Robbins	1	4	20	0	30
Kevin Belcher	1	4	20	0	26
Kelly Thomas	0	5	21	0	26
Randy McMillan	0	1	16	0	18
Brent Jones	0	1	16	0	23
Bob Landsee	0	1	1	0	7
Dan Remsberg	0	0	2	1	5

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joel Hilgenberg	1	5	0	24	0	31
Gary Zimmerman	1	4	1	25	2	35
Eric Moore	1	3	0	21	0	27
Ron Davenport	1	2	0	11	0	17
Keith Eck	0	4	0	18	0	27
Rich Strenger	0	3	0	5	0	11
Ron Tilton	0	3	0	11	0	21
Chris Ward	0	1	0	21	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Jones	2	14
Hal Garner	2	13
Wendell Davis	1	3

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Darin Jordan	3	25
Ron Davenport	1	17
Steve Tasker	1	17
Ron Tilton	1	11

Participation

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Downs	---	---	19	31	9	59
Mark Carrier	17	26	---	---	14	57
Kurt Killens	---	---	15	29	13	57
Erroll Tucker	---	---	20	29	6	55
John Elway	21	33	---	---	---	54
Brent Jones	16	23	---	---	14	53
Dave Ahrens	---	---	20	23	8	51
Randy McMillan	16	18	---	---	17	51
Mark Jerue	---	---	18	30	3	51
Don Rogers	---	---	18	26	7	51
Bosco Baracus	---	---	19	26	6	51
Scott Davis	---	---	22	27	2	51
Jim Juriga	15	27	---	---	9	51
Tootie Robbins	20	30	---	---	---	50
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	21	27	2	50
Kevin Belcher	20	26	---	---	3	49
Ted Albrecht	19	28	---	---	---	47
James Wilder	10	12	---	---	25	47
Kelly Thomas	21	26	---	---	---	47
Fred Stokes	---	---	14	23	9	46
John Cobb	---	---	18	25	3	46
Charles Mann	---	---	15	24	3	42
Rickey Hagood	---	---	10	22	10	42
Wendell Davis	9	30	---	---	3	42
Cedric Figaro	---	---	6	11	18	35
Dennis Owens	---	---	15	17	2	34
Hal Garner	---	---	5	14	13	32
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	6	15	8	29
Dokie Williams	13	15	---	---	---	28
Jess McClure	11	17	---	---	---	28
Mike Merriweather	---	---	10	7	7	24
Malcolm Scott	6	7	---	---	11	24
Patrick Scott	3	4	---	---	17	24
Blake Green	6	6	---	---	9	21
Dan Remsberg	2	5	---	---	11	18
Joe Banks	0	7	---	---	11	18
Bob Landsee	1	7	---	---	8	16
Steve Kreider	4	11	---	---	---	15
John Misko	0	0	---	---	11	11
Greg Manusky	---	---	4	1	6	11
Zach West	1	3	---	---	4	8
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyrone Anthony	0	2	---	---	---	2
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	0	0	---	0
Matt Dunigan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joel Hilgenberg	24	31	---	---	11	66
Steve Bartkowski	25	37	---	---	3	65
Chris Ward	21	33	---	---	11	65
Gary Zimmerman	25	35	---	---	---	60
Keith Eck	18	27	---	---	11	56
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	11	25	16	52
David Fulcher	---	---	21	27	4	52
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	20	28	3	51
Brad Edwards	---	---	21	28	1	50
Charles Bowser	---	---	16	30	2	48
Eric Moore	21	27	---	---	---	48
Clarence Kay	18	20	---	---	8	46
Cedric Jones	17	28	---	---	---	45
Ron Davenport	11	17	---	---	17	45
Mike Quick	15	26	---	---	3	44
Danny Stubbs	---	---	15	24	5	44
Ron Tilton	11	21	---	---	11	43
Jeff Chadwick	14	22	---	---	6	42
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	13	22	7	42
David Overstreet	8	8	---	---	25	41
Ken Coffey	---	---	14	23	3	40
Joe Phillips	---	---	12	25	2	39
Darin Jordan	---	---	6	8	25	39
Carl Zander	---	---	17	13	8	38
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	16	15	7	38
Alfredo Roberts	8	13	---	---	17	38
Blaise Winter	---	---	13	17	7	37
Albert Bentley	14	19	---	---	3	36
Russell Carter	---	---	16	16	2	34
Curtis Green	---	---	12	15	5	32
Clarence Verdin	9	11	---	---	8	28
Rich Strenger	5	11	---	---	11	27
Steve Tasker	4	4	---	---	17	25
Liffort Hobley	---	---	2	17	2	21
James Britt	---	---	0	5	14	19
Cliff Thrift	---	---	3	8	7	18
Darryl Grant	---	---	3	11	2	16
Buford Jordan	4	9	---	---	1	14
Marvin Allen	3	8	---	---	3	14
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Keith Taylor	---	---	0	3	5	8
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Richard	---	---	0	3	1	4
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shawn Lee	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	11	17	1.5
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	10	20	2.0
Right	10	23	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	30	16	4	1	1	5	5	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	35	23	4	0	0	3	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	48	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	79	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	77	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	114	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	168	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wendell Davis	8	3	0	38	1	30
WR Mark Carrier	7	7	0	102	2	26
TE Brent Jones	6	4	0	46	1	23
WR Dokie Williams	3	0	1	0	0	15
RB James Wilder	2	2	0	18	0	12
RB Jess McClure	2	0	0	0	0	17
WR Steve Kreider	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Patrick Scott	1	0	0	0	0	4

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	11	5	112	3	26
WR Cedric Jones	7	5	28	0	28
TE Clarence Kay	5	4	46	0	20
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	4	46	1	22
WR Clarence Verdin	3	3	38	0	11
TE Alfredo Roberts	2	0	0	0	13
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	7	0	17
WR Steve Tasker	1	0	0	0	4
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	5	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jess McClure	3	13	4.33	2.09

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marvin Allen	1	0	0.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	1	0	0	0.00	6.80

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	2	1	9	4.50	8.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dokie Williams	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	9	9.00	11.50
WR Steve Tasker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	2	1
Albert Bentley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	14	9	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Carrier	4	4	2
WR Wendell Davis	4	2	0
WR Dokie Williams	2	0	0
TE Brent Jones	2	2	2
RB James Wilder	1	1	1
WR Patrick Scott	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	5	1	1
WR Cedric Jones	3	2	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	0
RB Marvin Allen	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)