Week 2, 1985

played in Detroit, MI

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	9	7	-	26
Detroit Lions	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 PIT - Scott Dierking 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
1Q: 04:28 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 22 field goal
2Q: 10:17 PIT - Raul Allegre 35 field goal
3Q: 13:49 PIT - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
3Q: 12:27 PIT - John Stallworth 8 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 09:41 PIT - David Overstreet 29 run (Raul Allegre extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 PIT - Scott Dierking 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
1Q: 04:28 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 22 field goal
2Q: 10:17 PIT - Raul Allegre 35 field goal
3Q: 13:49 PIT - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
3Q: 12:27 PIT - John Stallworth 8 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 09:41 PIT - David Overstreet 29 run (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 313 268
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 5.22 3.94
Net Rushing Yards 139 57
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 3.97 3.35
Net Passing Yards 174 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 1 50 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.96 4.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 1/10 3/23
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 5/98
Interception Ret./Yards 1/38 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:42 27:18

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	313	268
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	5.22	3.94
Net Rushing Yards	139	57
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	3.97	3.35
Net Passing Yards	174	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 1	50 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.96	4.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	1/10	3/23
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	5/98
Interception Ret./Yards	1/38	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:42	27:18

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:16	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
1	4:21	1:46	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
2	14:45	4:33	OWN 41	9	41	Field Goal
2	8:32	2:08	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	2:13	2:13	OWN 12	5	29	Half
3	13:40	1:23	50	3	50	Touchdown
3	9:31	4:30	OWN 15	9	35	Interception
3	4:02	2:12	OWN 3	5	12	Punt
3	0:19	1:13	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
4	11:27	1:59	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
4	7:44	2:21	OPP 40	3	7	Punt
4	4:04	1:48	OPP 42	3	8	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 22	3	-11	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:44	6:23	OWN 24	11	71	Field Goal
1	2:35	2:50	OWN 20	6	46	Missed FG
2	10:12	1:40	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
2	6:24	4:11	OWN 9	10	41	Punt
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 13	3	1	Safety
3	12:17	2:46	OWN 29	4	15	Punt
3	5:01	0:59	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	1:50	1:31	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
4	14:06	2:39	OWN 26	6	20	Fumble
4	9:28	1:44	OWN 27	6	13	Downs
4	5:23	1:19	OWN 20	6	22	Downs
4	2:16	1:14	OWN 20	7	23	Interception

Game MVP: David Overstreet, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	17	87	5.12	29	3	1
Kenny Lewis	15	52	3.47	15	1	0
Turk Schonert	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Scott Dierking	1	2	2.00	2	0	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Billy Sims	10	31	3.10	8
Albert Bentley	4	11	2.75	7
Ron Wolfley	2	7	3.50	5
Phil McConkey	1	8	8.00	8

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	24	17	179	1/5	1	38	1	88.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	50	24	219	1/8	0	31	1	52.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	6	8	65	10.83	16	19	1
WR Cedric Jones	4	6	66	16.50	29	38	0
WR Mike Quick	4	6	35	8.75	1	14	0
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR John Mistler	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Preston Dennard	6	9	28	4.67	2	9
WR Steve Largent	5	12	48	9.60	7	31
WR Phil McConkey	5	12	50	10.00	5	15
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	5	30	15.00	13	22
RB Billy Sims	2	3	8	4.00	8	9
TE Mike Mularkey	2	4	23	11.50	1	15
WR Ken Margerum	1	3	29	29.00	8	29
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	3	3.00	2	3
FB Mosi Tatupu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Scott Burk	1	38	38.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Duane Galloway	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carl Ekern	0	1	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Phil McConkey	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	6	272	45.3	37.0	53	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	6	244	40.7	37.5	58	5

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	1/2	0/1	0/1	22	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	3	19	6.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Farmer	2	53	26.5	0
John Stallworth	1	27	27.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald McNeil	4	73	18.3	0
Phil McConkey	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	8	1	0.0	14	35
S Beasley Reece	6	2	0.0	15	47
OLB Charles Bowser	5	3	0.0	12	44
OLB Carl Ekern	4	2	0.0	11	40
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	4	0	0.0	13	20
DE Mat Mendenhall	2	0	1.0	10	29
S James Britt	2	1	0.0	6	22
S Glenn Blackwood	2	0	0.0	12	50
CB Ron Fellows	2	0	0.0	3	12
DT Curtis Green	2	0	0.0	11	36
ILB Jim Haslett	1	1	0.0	3	6
CB Russell Carter	1	1	0.0	11	35
S Scott Burk	1	0	0.0	2	18
WR Mike Quick	1	0	---	---	---
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0.0	14	34
OLB Bobby Leopold	0	1	0.0	5	7

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	8	2	0.0	34	22
OLB Craig Bingham	7	2	0.0	26	22
ILB Matt Millen	5	3	0.0	27	20
CB Bobby Butler	5	1	0.0	18	19
CB Herb Williams	4	2	0.0	27	18
DE Jacob Green	2	0	1.0	21	19
DE Dennis Boyd	2	2	0.0	32	19
S Fred Marion	2	2	0.0	30	20
OLB Guy Frazier	2	1	0.0	14	8
DT Brian Sochia	2	1	0.0	16	15
ILB Otis Wilson	2	0	0.0	8	5
OLB Duane Bickett	2	0	0.0	11	6
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	0.0	18	9
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	2	0.0	14	14
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	1	0.0	21	9
S Dwayne Crump	1	0	0.0	10	8
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mat Mendenhall	1.0	0	1	2	29
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.0	1	3	0	38
DE Jim Burt	0.0	1	1	0	23
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Darryl Grant	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Curtis Green	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	0	1	0	30

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jacob Green	1.0	0	19
S Fred Marion	0.0	1	20
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	4	1	0	44
S Beasley Reece	4	0	0	47
OLB Eugene Lockhart	3	2	0	35
OLB Carl Ekern	3	0	0	40
S James Britt	2	1	0	22
CB Ron Fellows	2	0	0	12
CB Russell Carter	1	2	0	35
S Scott Burk	1	1	1	18
ILB Jim Haslett	1	0	0	6
S Glenn Blackwood	1	0	0	50
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0	34
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	0	0	20
DE Mat Mendenhall	0	1	0	29

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	4	1	0	22
CB Herb Williams	3	1	0	18
CB Bobby Butler	3	1	0	19
OLB Craig Bingham	3	0	0	22
CB Duane Galloway	1	0	1	9
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0	5
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	0	8
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	0	6
DT Jerome Sally	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	3	7	0	33	0	24
Ray Snell	2	8	0	30	0	23
Bruce Rasmussen	2	5	1	32	1	22
Chris Ward	1	4	0	26	0	19
Keith Eck	1	3	0	32	0	18
Scott Dierking	1	2	0	18	0	12
Dave Lutz	1	2	0	10	0	7
Jim Romano	0	1	0	9	0	9
Clarence Kay	0	1	0	24	0	13

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Grimes	2	5	0	16	0	43
Guy McIntyre	2	3	1	17	0	48
Noah Jackson	1	2	0	16	0	45
Cody Risien	1	1	0	5	0	5
Anthony Munoz	0	3	0	15	0	49
Paul Fairchild	0	1	0	13	1	47
Rich Umphrey	0	1	0	3	0	18
Mike Mularkey	0	1	0	9	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Liffort Hobley	3	14
Kenny Lewis	1	21
Beasley Reece	1	14
John Mistler	1	8
Joel Hilgenberg	1	7
Scott Burk	1	6

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Chadwick	2	15
Phil McConkey	2	15
Mike Mularkey	1	16
Preston Dennard	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Beasley Reece	---	---	15	47	14	76
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	12	50	3	65
Liffort Hobley	---	---	14	34	14	62
Charles Bowser	---	---	12	44	4	60
Ray Snell	30	23	---	---	5	58
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	12	38	8	58
John Stallworth	30	24	---	---	3	57
Keith Eck	32	18	---	---	7	57
Gary Zimmerman	33	24	---	---	---	57
Carl Ekern	---	---	11	40	5	56
Bruce Rasmussen	32	22	---	---	1	55
Terry Bradshaw	29	25	---	---	---	54
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	14	35	4	53
Curtis Green	---	---	11	36	2	49
Russell Carter	---	---	11	35	1	47
Chris Ward	26	19	---	---	1	46
Kenny Lewis	16	8	---	---	21	45
Mike Quick	25	20	---	---	---	45
Scott Dierking	18	12	---	---	12	42
Blaise Winter	---	---	8	30	3	41
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	10	29	1	40
James Britt	---	---	6	22	9	37
Clarence Kay	24	13	---	---	---	37
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	13	20	4	37
David Overstreet	18	17	---	---	---	35
Cedric Jones	17	16	---	---	---	33
Darryl Grant	---	---	10	21	1	32
Jim Burt	---	---	4	23	2	29
Ron Egloff	7	5	---	---	15	27
Scott Burk	---	---	2	18	6	26
Bobby Leopold	---	---	5	7	13	25
Jim Romano	9	9	---	---	7	25
Dave Lutz	10	7	---	---	7	24
Ron Fellows	---	---	3	12	8	23
Chris Dressel	10	4	---	---	9	23
Jim Haslett	---	---	3	6	8	17
John Mistler	5	4	---	---	8	17
Karl Farmer	5	2	---	---	9	16
Mike Jolly	---	---	5	10	1	16
Steve Tasker	0	0	---	---	15	15
Joel Hilgenberg	3	3	---	---	7	13
Carl Zander	---	---	6	4	2	12
Turk Schonert	6	0	---	---	---	6
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	1	1

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Munoz	15	49	---	---	8	72
Billy Sims	12	42	---	---	16	70
Noah Jackson	16	45	---	---	8	69
Paul Fairchild	13	47	---	---	8	68
Doug Flutie	17	51	---	---	---	68
Randy Grimes	16	43	---	---	8	67
Guy McIntyre	17	48	---	---	2	67
Ozzie Newsome	11	41	---	---	6	58
Ronnie Lott	---	---	34	22	1	57
Dennis Boyd	---	---	32	19	3	54
Phil McConkey	10	29	---	---	15	54
Fred Marion	---	---	30	20	1	51
Matt Millen	---	---	27	20	2	49
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	24	17	8	49
Craig Bingham	---	---	26	22	1	49
Herb Williams	---	---	27	18	2	47
Preston Dennard	8	23	---	---	10	41
Jacob Green	---	---	21	19	1	41
Jerome Sally	---	---	25	16	---	41
Mike Mularkey	9	15	---	---	16	40
Steve Largent	9	30	---	---	---	39
Duane Galloway	---	---	18	9	12	39
Bobby Butler	---	---	18	19	1	38
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	21	9	6	36
Tim Spencer	9	23	---	---	4	36
Duane Bickett	---	---	11	6	17	34
Ron Wolfley	7	17	---	---	9	33
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	14	14	4	32
Brian Sochia	---	---	16	15	1	32
Dwayne Crump	---	---	10	8	12	30
Rich Umphrey	3	18	---	---	6	27
Guy Frazier	---	---	14	8	1	23
Ken Margerum	4	17	---	---	---	21
Otis Wilson	---	---	8	5	5	18
Jeff Chadwick	0	3	---	---	15	18
Mosi Tatupu	1	6	---	---	9	16
Albert Bentley	5	9	---	---	---	14
Rick Bryan	---	---	6	7	1	14
Gerald McNeil	0	0	---	---	14	14
Chris Martin	---	---	3	2	7	12
Cody Risien	5	5	---	---	---	10
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	6	6
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig James	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	43	3.6
Middle	12	50	4.2
Right	9	48	5.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	6	24	4.0
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	24	17	1	0	0	4	2	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	50	24	3	3	3	8	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	52	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	125	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	101	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	5	58	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	60	8.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	8	6	65	0	24
WR Cedric Jones	6	4	66	1	16
WR Mike Quick	6	4	35	0	20
TE Clarence Kay	2	1	7	0	13
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	2	0	12
WR John Mistler	1	1	4	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	12	5	1	48	1	30
WR Phil McConkey	12	5	1	50	0	29
WR Preston Dennard	9	6	0	28	0	23
TE Ozzie Newsome	5	2	1	30	1	41
TE Mike Mularkey	4	2	0	23	0	15
RB Billy Sims	3	2	0	8	0	42
WR Ken Margerum	3	1	0	29	1	17
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	0	3	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	3	3	1.00	5.12
Kenny Lewis	2	15	7.50	3.47
Scott Dierking	1	2	2.00	2.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	1	0	0.00	3.10
Ron Wolfley	1	2	2.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	3	1	8	2.67	7.46

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	2	2	14	7.00	4.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	2	0	0	0.00	11.00
WR John Stallworth	1	1	8	8.00	8.13

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Largent	1	1	5	5.00	4.00
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	9	9.00	3.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	2	1
Turk Schonert	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	9	5	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	12	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	3	1	1
WR John Stallworth	2	1	1
WR Cedric Jones	2	1	0
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	0
WR John Mistler	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	5	1	1
WR Preston Dennard	2	0	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	0
RB Billy Sims	1	0	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	1
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)