Week 8, 1984

played in Houston, TX

86 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	3	7	-	20
Houston Titans	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 PIT - Raul Allegre 31 field goal
2Q: 11:23 HOU - Terry Nelson 15 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:59 PIT - David Overstreet 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 09:33 PIT - Raul Allegre 34 field goal
3Q: 07:48 HOU - Gerald Riggs 18 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 05:52 HOU - Norm Johnson 48 field goal
4Q: 03:40 PIT - Mike Quick 4 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 PIT - Raul Allegre 31 field goal
2Q: 11:23 HOU - Terry Nelson 15 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:59 PIT - David Overstreet 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 09:33 PIT - Raul Allegre 34 field goal
3Q: 07:48 HOU - Gerald Riggs 18 pass from Doug Williams (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 05:52 HOU - Norm Johnson 48 field goal
4Q: 03:40 PIT - Mike Quick 4 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 5-3 2-5
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 327 321
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.67 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 77 104
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards per Rush 2.75 4.95
Net Passing Yards 250 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 2 37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 264 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.95 5.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 11/62
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 4/100
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:33 27:27

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	5-3	2-5
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	327	321
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.67	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	77	104
- Rushing Attempts	28	21
- Yards per Rush	2.75	4.95
Net Passing Yards	250	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 2	37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	264	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.95	5.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	11/62
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	4/100
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:33	27:27

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:27	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
1	10:35	1:29	OPP 23	3	9	Field Goal
1	4:53	4:17	OWN 5	9	24	Interception
2	11:13	7:20	OWN 40	13	60	Touchdown
2	1:05	1:01	OWN 40	5	26	Missed FG
3	12:22	2:54	OWN 22	7	61	Field Goal
3	7:42	1:59	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
3	4:47	0:52	OPP 48	3	0	Interception
3	2:03	6:17	OWN 23	12	35	Punt
4	5:47	2:14	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 31	3	-3	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:33	0:58	OWN 20	2	3	Fumble
1	9:06	4:13	OWN 32	7	30	Punt
1	0:36	4:23	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
2	3:53	2:48	OWN 4	6	19	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 41	1	-11	Half
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 22	4	19	Punt
3	9:28	1:46	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
3	5:43	0:56	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
3	3:55	1:52	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	10:46	4:59	OWN 20	10	49	Field Goal
4	3:33	2:52	OWN 36	10	51	Interception

Game MVP: David Overstreet, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	16	52	3.25	13	1	1
Kenny Lewis	6	16	2.67	9	0	0
Terry Bradshaw	4	4	1.00	7	0	0
Elvis Peacock	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Riggs	11	53	4.82	10	1
Doug Williams	4	14	3.50	7	0
Amos Lawrence	4	18	4.50	8	0
Henry Ellard	1	9	9.00	9	0
Louis Lipps	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	40	25	264	2/14	1	64	2	69.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	37	23	217	0/0	2	31	1	85.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	9	12	150	16.67	27	64	0
WR Mike Quick	5	10	29	5.80	3	9	1
RB David Overstreet	4	4	18	4.50	0	9	0
WR Cedric Jones	3	5	24	8.00	0	19	0
FB Mike Williams	2	2	8	4.00	0	4	0
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	32	32.00	6	32	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	3	3	3.00	2	3	0
FB Scott Dierking	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Terry Nelson	5	5	50	10.00	10	15	1
WR Henry Ellard	5	8	65	13.00	27	31	0
WR Brian Brennan	5	6	33	6.60	9	14	0
RB Gerald Riggs	3	5	36	12.00	8	18	1
WR Louis Lipps	2	5	14	7.00	2	9	0
WR Willie McGee	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Gregg Garrity	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Pat Beach	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glenn Blackwood	1	21	21.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0.00	0
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Stallworth	1	0	0
Mike Jolly	0	1	0
Mike Williams	0	1	0
Ricardo Browning	0	0	1
Lyman White	0	0	1
James Britt	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Amos Lawrence	2	0	0
Willie McGee	1	0	0
Gary Spani	0	1	0
Reggie McElroy	0	1	0
David Greenwood	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	3	139	46.3	34.7	51	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	199	39.8	35.2	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/3	0/1	0/1	34	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	3	23	7.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	2	64	32.0	0
Jackie Wallace	1	24	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	3	79	26.3	0
Henry Ellard	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	7	1	0.0	15	27
S Glenn Blackwood	4	2	0.0	19	35
S Mike Jolly	4	1	0.0	15	27
OLB Carl Ekern	3	4	0.0	14	23
CB Russell Carter	3	1	0.0	15	29
S James Britt	3	0	0.0	9	14
ILB Tom Cousineau	2	3	0.0	9	17
DE Jim Burt	2	0	0.0	9	16
CB Ron Fellows	2	0	0.0	8	19
DT Darryl Grant	2	0	0.0	14	22
OLB Lyman White	2	0	0.0	10	22
DT Ricardo Browning	1	1	0.0	9	15
DT Pat Ogrin	1	1	0.0	6	17
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Phil Dokes	1	0	0.0	1	6
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0.0	8	10
WR Mike Quick	1	0	---	---	---
CB Greg Best	1	0	0.0	12	19
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	---	---	---
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.0	9	17
S Doug Beaudoin	0	1	0.0	11	14
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0	1	0.0	18	29

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	8	3	0.0	25	36
S David Greenwood	8	1	0.0	25	38
CB Mike Richardson	5	3	0.0	26	38
ILB Riki Ellison	5	0	0.0	8	13
S Martin Bayless	4	4	0.0	19	38
DE Ken Kennard	3	0	1.0	20	25
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	0	1.0	18	31
ILB Gary Spani	3	1	0.0	18	13
CB Jeris White	2	1	0.0	21	29
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	2	1	0.0	19	15
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0.0	18	26
DE Dexter Manley	1	3	0.0	16	31
S Charlie Phillips	1	1	0.0	5	8
S Larry Anderson	1	0	0.0	6	11
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	22	24
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0.0	15	23
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Burt	0.0	0	1	0	16

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	1.0	0	2	0	31
DE Ken Kennard	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	1	1	1	31
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	1	0	23
DT Bill Acker	0.0	0	2	0	24
OLB Robin Cole	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	2	0	27
CB Russell Carter	4	2	0	29
S Glenn Blackwood	3	0	1	35
OLB Carl Ekern	2	0	0	23
ILB Tom Cousineau	2	0	0	17
CB Ron Fellows	1	1	0	19
CB Greg Best	1	1	0	19
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0	10
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0	27
DT Darryl Grant	1	0	0	22
OLB Lyman White	1	0	0	22
S James Britt	1	0	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Greenwood	7	0	0	38
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	1	38
OLB Scott Studwell	3	0	0	36
S Martin Bayless	3	0	0	38
CB Jeris White	2	0	0	29
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0	26
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	0	8
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	0	25
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0	31
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0	24
CB Louis Wright	0	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Art Kuehn	2	4	21	1	18
Chris Ward	1	4	23	1	32
Bruce Rasmussen	1	3	25	0	35
Dave Lutz	1	3	23	0	33
Ron Egloff	0	2	17	0	14
Joel Hilgenberg	0	2	6	0	8
Scott Dierking	0	1	23	0	19
Jeff Williams	0	1	16	0	37
Ray Snell	0	1	21	0	34
Mike Williams	0	1	9	0	13
Clarence Kay	0	1	18	0	16
Gary Zimmerman	0	1	5	0	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dennis McKnight	3	4	19	31
Jeff Bostic	1	2	18	30
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	7	6
Reggie McElroy	1	1	6	10
Robert Jackson	0	3	15	25
Jon Keyworth	0	2	11	16
Terry Nelson	0	1	17	15
Dave Studdard	0	1	17	32
Pat Beach	0	1	16	17
John Alt	0	1	19	31

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Elvis Peacock	3	19
James Britt	1	19
Carl Monroe	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	3	12
Gregg Garrity	2	17
Jitter Fields	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Bradshaw	28	42	---	---	---	70
Bruce Rasmussen	25	35	---	---	2	62
Dave Lutz	23	33	---	---	6	62
Jeff Williams	16	37	---	---	6	59
Chris Ward	23	32	---	---	4	59
John Stallworth	17	34	---	---	4	55
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	19	35	1	55
Ray Snell	21	34	---	---	---	55
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	18	29	3	50
Mike Quick	18	31	---	---	---	49
Scott Dierking	23	19	---	---	6	48
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	15	27	4	46
Art Kuehn	21	18	---	---	6	45
Ron Egloff	17	14	---	---	14	45
Mike Jolly	---	---	15	27	2	44
Russell Carter	---	---	15	29	---	44
James Britt	---	---	9	14	19	42
Elvis Peacock	5	17	---	---	19	41
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	11	14	14	39
Carl Ekern	---	---	14	23	1	38
David Overstreet	17	21	---	---	---	38
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	14	22	1	37
Darryl Grant	---	---	14	22	1	37
Mike Williams	9	13	---	---	15	37
Greg Best	---	---	12	19	4	35
Tom Cousineau	---	---	9	17	8	34
Carl Monroe	4	15	---	---	15	34
Clarence Kay	18	16	---	---	---	34
Lyman White	---	---	10	22	---	32
Cedric Jones	4	22	---	---	5	31
Jackie Wallace	---	---	6	7	15	28
Jim Burt	---	---	9	16	3	28
Ron Fellows	---	---	8	19	1	28
Ricardo Browning	---	---	9	15	3	27
Ron McCartney	---	---	8	10	9	27
Blaise Winter	---	---	9	17	---	26
Pat Ogrin	---	---	6	17	1	24
Joel Hilgenberg	6	8	---	---	6	20
Gary Zimmerman	5	13	---	---	---	18
Kenny Lewis	8	7	---	---	1	16
Karl Farmer	0	1	---	---	14	15
Phil Dokes	---	---	1	6	4	11
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Dufek	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Greenwood	---	---	25	38	6	69
Mike Richardson	---	---	26	38	3	67
Scott Studwell	---	---	25	36	3	64
Robin Cole	---	---	18	26	17	61
Martin Bayless	---	---	19	38	2	59
Doug Williams	21	37	---	---	---	58
Henry Ellard	17	29	---	---	9	55
Jeris White	---	---	21	29	3	53
Jeff Bostic	18	30	---	---	5	53
Randy McClanahan	---	---	18	31	3	52
Ken Kennard	---	---	20	25	5	50
Dexter Manley	---	---	16	31	3	50
Dennis McKnight	19	31	---	---	---	50
John Alt	19	31	---	---	---	50
Dave Studdard	17	32	---	---	---	49
Bill Acker	---	---	22	24	3	49
Pat Beach	16	17	---	---	15	48
Robert Jackson	15	25	---	---	6	46
Jerome Hynes	---	---	15	24	3	42
Jon Keyworth	11	16	---	---	14	41
Louis Wright	---	---	11	26	2	39
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	15	23	1	39
Terry Nelson	17	15	---	---	4	36
Gary Spani	---	---	18	13	5	36
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	19	15	2	36
Amos Lawrence	7	12	---	---	15	34
Gerald Riggs	14	20	---	---	---	34
Brian Brennan	6	22	---	---	5	33
Gregg Garrity	1	14	---	---	17	32
Ralph Williams	7	16	---	---	6	29
Louis Lipps	6	23	---	---	---	29
Larry Anderson	---	---	6	11	11	28
Jewerl Thomas	7	6	---	---	12	25
Riki Ellison	---	---	8	13	3	24
Jitter Fields	---	---	1	13	9	23
Reggie McElroy	6	10	---	---	6	22
Willie McGee	0	7	---	---	13	20
Desmond Cribbs	4	10	---	---	6	20
Charlie Phillips	---	---	5	8	1	14
Jessie Clark	3	4	---	---	---	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike McGraw	---	---	0	0	2	2
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	8	27	3.4
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	8	38	4.8
Right	6	35	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	40	25	2	0	3	1	7	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	37	23	1	3	3	6	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	65	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	103	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	96	48.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	17	163	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	12	9	1	150	1	34
WR Mike Quick	10	5	2	29	0	31
WR Cedric Jones	5	3	0	24	0	22
RB David Overstreet	4	4	0	18	0	21
WR Carl Monroe	3	1	0	3	0	15
FB Mike Williams	2	2	0	8	0	13
TE Clarence Kay	2	0	0	0	0	16
FB Scott Dierking	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	0	32	1	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	8	5	1	65	1	29
WR Brian Brennan	6	5	0	33	0	22
TE Terry Nelson	5	5	0	50	0	15
RB Gerald Riggs	5	3	1	36	0	20
WR Louis Lipps	5	2	1	14	0	23
WR Willie McGee	2	1	0	0	0	7
RB Amos Lawrence	2	1	0	9	0	12
TE Pat Beach	2	0	0	0	0	17
WR Gregg Garrity	2	1	0	10	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	5	17	3.40	3.25
Elvis Peacock	1	1	1.00	2.50
Kenny Lewis	1	-1	-1.00	2.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	1	4	4.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	6	1	4	0.67	6.60

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	4	2	33	8.25	5.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	3	0	0	0.00	12.50
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
WR Mike Quick	1	1	4	4.00	2.90
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Riggs	2	1	18	9.00	7.20
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	15	15.00	10.00
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	2	1
Terry Bradshaw	1	0
Kenny Lewis	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	6	3
Amos Lawrence	2	0
Henry Ellard	1	1
Louis Lipps	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	15	10	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	5	3	2
WR John Stallworth	4	4	3
WR Cedric Jones	3	2	1
WR Carl Monroe	2	1	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)