Week 3, 1986

played in San Diego, CA

78 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers0770-14
San Diego Chargers331410-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 SDO - Chester Marcol 19 field goal
2Q: 09:31 SDO - Chester Marcol 27 field goal
2Q: 02:01 PIT - John Stallworth 15 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 13:00 SDO - James Hunter 47 fumble return (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 05:11 SDO - Keith Ortego 1 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 01:02 PIT - David Overstreet 15 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 09:22 SDO - Chester Marcol 52 field goal
4Q: 03:24 SDO - John Williams 4 run (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team StatisticsPITSDO
Record1-22-1
First Downs2126
- by Rushing514
- by Passing1411
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards324376
- Offensive Plays5175
- Yards per Play6.355.01
Net Rushing Yards86162
- Rushing Attempts1539
- Yards per Rush5.734.15
Net Passing Yards238214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 22 - 436 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards260214
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/220/0
- Yards per Pass Play6.615.94
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions3/68/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down11.84.9
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/283/15
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/17
Kick Returns/Yards6/1392/36
Interception Ret./Yards1/244/7
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 30
Time of Possession20:4839:12

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:182:19OWN 23311Interception
13:244:07OWN 32863Interception
29:263:45OWN 13719Punt
23:271:34OWN 20580Touchdown
20:570:57OWN 17537Half
315:002:13OWN 32415Fumble
312:471:12OWN 4621Interception
35:031:51OWN 3033Punt
32:211:27OPP 18318Touchdown
49:171:30OWN 2048Downs
43:141:41OWN 24756Interception
San Diego Chargers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:42OWN 201078Field Goal
16:593:35OWN 45830Missed FG
214:174:51OWN 20970Field Goal
25:412:14OWN 22634Punt
21:530:56OWN 3432Punt
311:356:32OWN 391261Touchdown
33:120:51OWN 2621Interception
30:546:37OWN 131252Field Goal
47:474:33OPP 28728Touchdown
41:331:33OWN 15620Game

Game MVP: Wendell Tyler, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
David Overstreet7659.291731
Kenny Lewis4123.00500
Steve Bartkowski242.00200
Chris Dressel133.00300
Ron Davenport122.00200
San DiegoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wendell Tyler191166.111660
John Williams18452.50801
Dan Fouts1-1-1.00-100
Chris Burkett122.00200

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski33222603/22135460.9
San DiegoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dan Fouts36242140/0135180.1

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Stallworth7118912.7121191
WR Mike Quick578016.0022350
WR Karl Farmer233216.002180
RB David Overstreet22147.000130
TE Clarence Kay232713.503180
RB Kenny Lewis1133.00030
WR Cedric Jones131010.000100
TE Chris Dressel1133.00030
FB Ron Davenport1122.00020
WR Steve Tasker0100.00000
San DiegoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Wendell Tyler68538.8333350
WR Reggie Langhorne58397.804100
WR Chris Burkett343010.009150
WR Aundra Thompson22189.000110
WR Preston Dennard242914.505180
TE Earl Cooper22147.00070
FB Ron Lee1122.00020
WR Keith Ortego1111.00011
FB Anthony Toney122121.0011210
RB John Williams1277.00370
TE Steve Jordan0200.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Carl Ekern12424.000
San DiegoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB J.C. Wilson111.000
OLB Jim Kovach100.000
S James Marshall100.000
ILB Ervin Randle166.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Bartkowski1000
Ron Davenport0010
San DiegoFumbRecovForceTD
John Kimbrough1100
James Hunter0101
Sam Williams0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett210452.043.5552
San DiegoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joe Prokop29145.535.5471

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Raul Allegre0/00/00/002/2
San DiegoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chester Marcol3/41/21/1523/3

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Rhodes188.00
John Kimbrough199.00

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
John Stallworth38428.00
Karl Farmer35518.30
San DiegoRetYardsAvgTD
James Hunter11919.00
John Kimbrough11717.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart1320.02921
DT Wayne Hammond610.02522
CB Liffort Hobley520.01724
OLB Charles Bowser440.03528
OLB Carl Zander440.02613
S David Fulcher410.03130
OLB Mel Black310.048
OLB Carl Ekern300.01221
S James Britt300.02226
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson220.02628
DE Dave Puzzuoli210.02333
ILB Jim Haslett200.095
CB Ron Fellows200.0619
DE Doug Barnett200.01323
DE Blaise Winter200.0237
DE Mat Mendenhall120.02613
CB Ken Coffey110.03320
CB Russell Carter110.03126
QB Steve Bartkowski10---------
WR Cedric Jones10---------
WR Mike Quick10---------
WR Steve Tasker10---------
DT Curtis Green020.02211
San DiegoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jim Kovach640.01125
DE Tyrone Keys402.01027
S James Marshall430.0825
ILB Mike Reichenbach420.01325
DT Rich Stachowski400.01323
ILB Ervin Randle300.0211
S Bruce Rhodes210.0622
S Ray Ellis210.01131
DT Edward Clark120.51019
DE Eddie Edwards100.5612
CB James Hunter110.01123
CB J.C. Wilson110.0922
DE Curtis Greer110.01536
OLB James Haynes100.0514
OLB Todd Shell100.089
WR Reggie Langhorne10---------
S Eddie Anderson100.0410

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Doug Barnett0.011023
DT Wayne Hammond0.010022
DE Dave Puzzuoli0.010033
S David Fulcher0.001030
San DiegoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tyrone Keys2.011327
DE Eddie Edwards0.500012
DT Edward Clark0.500019
DE Curtis Greer0.011136
DT Charles Davis0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart51021
OLB Charles Bowser31028
CB Liffort Hobley31024
OLB Carl Ekern22121
CB Ron Fellows20019
S James Britt20026
OLB Mel Black2008
CB Russell Carter11026
DT Wayne Hammond10022
ILB Jim Haslett1005
DE Doug Barnett10023
DE Dave Puzzuoli10033
San DiegoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Jim Kovach50125
S James Marshall31125
S Ray Ellis30031
ILB Ervin Randle20111
S Bruce Rhodes20022
CB J.C. Wilson10122
CB James Hunter10023
DE Tyrone Keys10027
DT Rich Stachowski10023
OLB James Haynes10014
ILB Mike Reichenbach10025
S Eddie Anderson10010

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ray Snell33012030
Bruce Rasmussen22114032
Gary Zimmerman14013032
Chris Ward12013128
Joel Hilgenberg110328
Ron Egloff010508
San DiegoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Charley Hannah58033027
Brett Miller48035029
Jesse Sapolu27231027
Russ Grimm23031028
Anthony Toney23018017
Ron Lee2201509
Michael Durrette13010016
Dennis Swilley1201009
Steve Jordan02036028

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Mel Black118
Ron Fellows116
Vito McKeever19
Ron Davenport16
San DiegoTacklesSTPlays
James Haynes316
John Kimbrough113
Preston Dennard112
James Hunter14

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
David Fulcher------3130465
Charles Bowser------3528164
Dave Puzzuoli------2333460
Russell Carter------3126259
Jon Pall Sigmarsson------2628559
Ken Coffey------3320457
Eugene Lockhart------2921353
James Britt------2226452
Steve Bartkowski1536---------51
John Stallworth1230------850
Wayne Hammond------2522350
Bruce Rasmussen1432------248
Gary Zimmerman1332---------45
Keith Eck1331---------44
Ray Snell1230------244
Liffort Hobley------1724344
Chris Ward1328---------41
Ron Fellows------6191641
David Overstreet919------1341
Carl Zander------2613241
Doug Barnett------1323440
Mat Mendenhall------2613---39
Carl Ekern------1221437
Ron Davenport723------636
Mike Quick1223---------35
Curtis Green------2211134
Cedric Jones818------834
Clarence Kay1021------233
Blaise Winter------237333
Mel Black------481830
Ron Egloff58------1225
Kenny Lewis615------425
Rick Sanford------1310124
Jim Haslett------95923
Steve Tasker18------1221
Karl Farmer18------1019
Eric Laakso412------218
Chris Dressel47------718
Joel Hilgenberg38------213
Vito McKeever------13913
Bob Rush37------212
Darryl Grant------2518
Raul Allegre00------33
Jeff Gossett00------22
Turk Schonert00---------0
Mike Howard00---------0
San DiegoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dan Fouts3936---------75
Steve Jordan3628------266
Brett Miller3529---------64
Jesse Sapolu3127------664
Russ Grimm3128------463
Reggie Langhorne3229---------61
Charley Hannah3327---------60
Kevin Belcher2827---------55
Curtis Greer------1536152
Chris Burkett2622---------48
Wendell Tyler2125------147
John Williams188------1743
Ray Ellis------1131---42
Preston Dennard1117------1240
Ron Lee159------1539
Dennis Thurman------7191339
James Hunter------1123438
Bruce Rhodes------6221038
Jim Kovach------1125238
Mike Reichenbach------1325---38
Tyrone Keys------1027---37
Rich Stachowski------1323---36
Anthony Toney1817------136
Sam Williams------1122235
James Haynes------5141635
James Marshall------825---33
J.C. Wilson------922132
Earl Cooper106------1632
Michael Durrette1016------632
Edward Clark------1019---29
Charles Davis------521127
Todd Shell------89825
Jeff Walker119------424
Dennis Swilley109------423
Keith Ortego813---------21
Eddie Edwards------612220
Ron Hallstrom68------620
Aundra Thompson04------1418
John Kimbrough02------1315
Eddie Anderson------410---14
Ervin Randle------211---13
Chester Marcol00------1111
Todd Blackledge00------44
Joe Prokop00------22
Tommy Duniven00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5336.6
Middle7365.1
Right3175.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12544.5
Middle19894.7
Right7202.9
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski33221011344
San DiegoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dan Fouts36242006201

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen42164.0
Short (0-8 Yds)107464.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)181319811.0
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen555010.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1812945.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)107707.0
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Stallworth117089030
WR Mike Quick75180123
WR Karl Farmer3203208
WR Cedric Jones31010018
TE Clarence Kay32027021
RB David Overstreet22014019
RB Kenny Lewis1103015
TE Chris Dressel110307
FB Ron Davenport1102023
WR Steve Tasker100008
San DiegoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Wendell Tyler86053125
WR Reggie Langhorne85039029
WR Preston Dennard42029017
WR Chris Burkett43030022
WR Aundra Thompson2201804
TE Earl Cooper2201406
TE Steve Jordan2000028
FB Anthony Toney21021117
RB John Williams210708
FB Ron Lee110209
WR Keith Ortego1101013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Kenny Lewis242.003.00
David Overstreet11515.009.29
San DiegoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
John Williams7192.712.50
Wendell Tyler471.756.11
Chris Burkett122.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski42256.257.88
San DiegoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan Fouts64193.175.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cedric Jones21105.003.33
WR John Stallworth111515.008.09
TE Clarence Kay1000.009.00
San DiegoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Aundra Thompson1177.009.00
TE Earl Cooper1177.007.00
TE Steve Jordan1000.000.00
WR Reggie Langhorne1144.004.88
WR Keith Ortego1111.001.00
RB John Williams1000.003.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
David Overstreet11
San DiegoRushesConversions
John Williams33
Dan Fouts10
Wendell Tyler11

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski532
San DiegoAttCompConversions
Dan Fouts1064

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR John Stallworth200
WR Karl Farmer111
RB David Overstreet111
WR Mike Quick110
San DiegoTargCatchConversions
WR Reggie Langhorne321
RB Wendell Tyler211
TE Steve Jordan200
FB Ron Lee110
WR Preston Dennard111
FB Anthony Toney111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)