Week 12, 1986

played in Atlanta, GA

52 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	7	7	-	28
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	7	9	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:30 ATL - Chris Bahr 20 field goal
1Q: 00:33 PIT - John Stallworth 19 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 07:30 ATL - Chris Bahr 24 field goal
2Q: 00:20 PIT - David Overstreet 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 07:47 ATL - Hassan Jones 7 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 01:05 PIT - Cedric Jones 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 14:06 ATL - Chris Bahr 41 field goal
4Q: 07:37 ATL - Marcus Allen 2 run (Tommy Kramer pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:30 PIT - John Stallworth 101 kickoff return (Raul Allegre extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:30 ATL - Chris Bahr 20 field goal
1Q: 00:33 PIT - John Stallworth 19 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 07:30 ATL - Chris Bahr 24 field goal
2Q: 00:20 PIT - David Overstreet 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 07:47 ATL - Hassan Jones 7 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 01:05 PIT - Cedric Jones 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 14:06 ATL - Chris Bahr 41 field goal
4Q: 07:37 ATL - Marcus Allen 2 run (Tommy Kramer pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:30 PIT - John Stallworth 101 kickoff return (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team Statistics PIT ATL
Record 7-4 8-3
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 351 301
- Offensive Plays 65 58
- Yards per Play 5.40 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 134 164
- Rushing Attempts 32 30
- Yards per Rush 4.19 5.47
Net Passing Yards 217 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 2 24 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 233 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.58 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/70 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 5/177 5/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 37
Time of Possession 31:54 28:06

Team Statistics	PIT	ATL
Record	7-4	8-3
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	351	301
- Offensive Plays	65	58
- Yards per Play	5.40	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	134	164
- Rushing Attempts	32	30
- Yards per Rush	4.19	5.47
Net Passing Yards	217	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 2	24 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	233	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.58	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/70	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	5/177	5/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 37
Time of Possession	31:54	28:06

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 20	6	28	Interception
1	6:25	6:03	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
2	12:17	1:21	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	7:24	2:42	OWN 28	5	12	Interception
2	3:13	3:03	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
3	12:41	2:12	OWN 5	7	31	Punt
3	7:39	6:44	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
4	13:59	3:25	OWN 24	6	30	Punt
4	3:58	2:32	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 18	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	5:14	OWN 37	10	60	Field Goal
1	0:22	3:05	OWN 26	7	18	Punt
2	10:56	3:32	OPP 48	6	41	Field Goal
2	4:42	1:29	OPP 30	3	6	Missed FG
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 12	1	6	Half
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
3	10:29	2:42	OWN 30	6	16	Punt
3	7:47	0:08	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
3	0:55	1:56	OWN 22	5	54	Field Goal
4	10:34	3:04	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	7:15	3:17	OWN 34	7	23	Punt
4	1:26	0:58	OWN 20	4	-2	Downs

Game MVP: John Stallworth, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	18	57	3.17	9	0	1
Kenny Lewis	6	30	5.00	11	2	0
Ron Davenport	6	39	6.50	34	1	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Chris Dressel	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	21	132	6.29	53	3	1
Dalton Hilliard	9	32	3.56	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	30	18	233	3/16	2	21	2	78.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	24	13	161	4/24	1	56	0	89.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	7	12	94	13.43	33	19	1
WR Cedric Jones	5	10	68	13.60	26	21	1
WR Mike Quick	4	4	46	11.50	7	16	0
TE Ron Egloff	2	2	25	12.50	0	15	0
WR Karl Farmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hassan Jones	5	7	24	4.80	0	9	1
TE Kellen Winslow	3	4	43	14.33	10	26	0
WR John Jefferson	2	5	59	29.50	10	56	0
RB Marcus Allen	2	5	25	12.50	13	18	0
TE Manute Bol	1	2	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Zach Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Singletary	2	23	11.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Dressel	1	1	0
Steve Tasker	1	0	0
James Britt	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dalton Hilliard	1	1	0
Charles Alexander	0	1	0
Tim Lucas	0	0	1
Tom Baugh	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	4	179	44.8	29.0	47	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	195	48.8	38.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/4	1/2	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	1	3	3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	4	159	39.8	1
Karl Farmer	1	18	18.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	4	75	18.8	0
Jerry Butler	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	7	0	1.0	22	25
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	6	1	1.0	16	22
DT Curtis Green	3	1	1.0	13	10
OLB Carl Zander	3	2	0.0	20	14
OLB Eugene Lockhart	3	1	0.0	20	14
S David Fulcher	3	0	0.0	14	19
DT Wayne Hammond	2	0	1.0	21	15
S Beasley Reece	2	1	0.0	23	22
CB Liffort Hobley	2	1	0.0	14	15
OLB Mel Black	2	1	0.0	8	6
ILB Jim Haslett	2	0	0.0	9	8
CB Ken Coffey	2	0	0.0	21	20
S James Britt	2	0	0.0	19	18
CB Russell Carter	2	0	0.0	20	23
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1	1	0.0	19	22
DE Blaise Winter	1	1	0.0	17	7
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	0.0	10	11
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	---	---	---
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Carl Ekern	0	1	0.0	8	5
DE Doug Barnett	0	1	0.0	26	23

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	8	2	0.0	25	32
S Darrol Ray	6	0	0.0	30	31
DE Rulon Jones	5	0	0.0	25	23
S Rich Miano	4	5	0.0	27	30
OLB Alex Moyer	4	1	0.0	13	15
DT Gary Fair	3	3	1.0	26	28
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	0	0.0	23	24
CB Bobby Humphrey	3	0	0.0	19	19
DT Joe Klecko	2	1	0.0	17	19
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	0.0	20	25
OLB Terry Rennaker	2	0	0.0	7	5
CB Sam Seale	2	0	0.0	9	5
DE Don Fielder	1	1	1.0	20	19
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	1.0	16	17
CB Jim Burroughs	1	1	0.0	8	7
CB William Judson	1	0	0.0	24	28
ILB Tim Lucas	1	0	0.0	7	1
OLB Ravin Caldwell	1	0	0.0	11	8
OLB Mel Owens	0	2	0.0	19	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Wayne Hammond	1.0	1	0	15
DT Curtis Green	1.0	0	2	10
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1.0	0	1	22
OLB Charles Bowser	1.0	0	0	25
DE Doug Barnett	0.0	0	1	23
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.0	0	1	22

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gary Fair	1.0	0	1	0	28
DT Charlie Johnson	1.0	0	1	0	17
DE Don Fielder	1.0	0	1	0	19
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	1	1	1	24
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	4	0	25
S David Fulcher	3	0	19
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	0	14
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	20
S James Britt	1	0	18
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	15
OLB Carl Zander	1	0	14
OLB Carl Ekern	0	1	5
S Beasley Reece	0	1	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rich Miano	3	1	0	30
S Darrol Ray	3	0	0	31
OLB Alex Moyer	3	0	0	15
OLB Mike Singletary	2	0	2	32
CB William Judson	2	0	0	28
CB Dwight Hicks	1	2	0	25
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	0	19
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0	5
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0	21
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Ward	4	6	27	1	29
Gary Zimmerman	3	9	29	0	29
Ron Davenport	1	2	21	1	12
Joel Hilgenberg	1	1	8	0	8
Bruce Rasmussen	0	8	31	1	27
Bob Rush	0	2	7	0	5
Ray Snell	0	2	26	0	29
Eric Laakso	0	1	7	0	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Alexander	3	9	1	25	1	25
Curt Marsh	3	7	0	25	0	22
Derrel Gofourth	2	7	1	28	1	24
Charles Alexander	1	2	0	21	0	12
Tom Baugh	1	2	0	12	0	13
Karl Baldischwiler	0	2	0	16	0	16
Kellen Winslow	0	1	0	22	0	23
Hardy Dillon	0	0	0	27	2	25

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Black	3	20
Ron Egloff	1	15
Liffort Hobley	1	13
Ron Davenport	1	10
Eugene Lockhart	1	5
Joel Hilgenberg	1	4

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Thomas	2	19
Deron Cherry	1	11
Dalton Hilliard	1	8
Tom Baugh	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Stallworth	29	32	---	---	5	66
Steve Bartkowski	32	33	---	---	---	65
Bruce Rasmussen	31	27	---	---	2	60
Ray Snell	26	29	---	---	4	59
Chris Ward	27	29	---	---	2	58
Gary Zimmerman	29	29	---	---	---	58
Mike Quick	27	30	---	---	---	57
Keith Eck	25	30	---	---	---	55
Doug Barnett	---	---	26	23	3	52
Charles Bowser	---	---	22	25	3	50
Russell Carter	---	---	20	23	5	48
Beasley Reece	---	---	23	22	2	47
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	19	22	6	47
David Overstreet	22	18	---	---	5	45
Ken Coffey	---	---	21	20	3	44
Clarence Kay	23	16	---	---	4	43
Ron Davenport	21	12	---	---	10	43
Kenny Lewis	10	13	---	---	19	42
Liffort Hobley	---	---	14	15	13	42
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	16	22	4	42
Cedric Jones	10	20	---	---	10	40
James Britt	---	---	19	18	3	40
Wayne Hammond	---	---	21	15	3	39
Ron Fellows	---	---	10	11	18	39
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	20	14	5	39
Carl Zander	---	---	20	14	4	38
David Fulcher	---	---	14	19	4	37
Mel Black	---	---	8	6	20	34
Blaise Winter	---	---	17	7	5	29
Curtis Green	---	---	13	10	5	28
Carl Ekern	---	---	8	5	13	26
Ron Egloff	6	5	---	---	15	26
Chris Dressel	7	9	---	---	7	23
Steve Tasker	3	5	---	---	15	23
Joel Hilgenberg	8	8	---	---	4	20
Eric Laakso	7	8	---	---	4	19
Jim Haslett	---	---	9	8	2	19
Karl Farmer	2	5	---	---	11	18
Bob Rush	7	5	---	---	4	16
Darryl Grant	---	---	8	4	---	12
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	2	5	2	9
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Sanford	---	---	0	0	---	0
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrol Ray	---	---	30	31	---	61
Hardy Dillon	27	25	---	---	8	60
John Jefferson	23	23	---	---	14	60
Derrel Gofourth	28	24	---	---	7	59
Dan Alexander	25	25	---	---	8	58
Tommy Kramer	30	28	---	---	---	58
Mike Singletary	---	---	25	32	1	58
Rich Miano	---	---	27	30	---	57
Gary Fair	---	---	26	28	---	54
Kellen Winslow	22	23	---	---	8	53
William Judson	---	---	24	28	---	52
Rulon Jones	---	---	25	23	2	50
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	23	24	---	47
Dwight Hicks	---	---	20	25	2	47
Curt Marsh	25	22	---	---	---	47
Mel Owens	---	---	19	21	7	47
Marcus Allen	21	21	---	---	1	43
Don Fielder	---	---	20	19	4	43
Karl Baldischwiler	16	16	---	---	8	40
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	19	19	2	40
Alex Moyer	---	---	13	15	12	40
Charles Alexander	21	12	---	---	5	38
Jerry Butler	13	13	---	---	11	37
Joe Klecko	---	---	17	19	---	36
Robert Lavette	9	5	---	---	22	36
Charlie Johnson	---	---	16	17	---	33
Zach Thomas	5	9	---	---	19	33
Dean Steinkuhler	17	15	---	---	---	32
Tom Baugh	12	13	---	---	7	32
Manute Bol	17	10	---	---	4	31
Jim Burroughs	---	---	8	7	10	25
Thornton Chandler	3	2	---	---	19	24
Dalton Hilliard	9	5	---	---	8	22
Hassan Jones	7	15	---	---	---	22
Clint Sampson	0	2	---	---	19	21
Terry Rennaker	---	---	7	5	8	20
Sam Seale	---	---	9	5	5	19
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	11	8	---	19
Deron Cherry	---	---	1	1	11	13
Hugh Green	---	---	5	5	1	11
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tim Lucas	---	---	7	1	2	10
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	82	6.3
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	12	30	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	8	66	8.3
Right	11	44	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	30	18	2	0	1	4	4	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	24	13	2	3	0	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	134	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	99	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	33	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	56	28.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	12	7	0	94	0	32
WR Cedric Jones	10	5	1	68	2	20
WR Mike Quick	4	4	0	46	0	30
TE Ron Egloff	2	2	0	25	0	5
WR Karl Farmer	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	0	0	0	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hassan Jones	7	5	24	0	15
WR John Jefferson	5	2	59	1	23
RB Marcus Allen	5	2	25	0	21
TE Kellen Winslow	4	3	43	1	23
TE Manute Bol	2	1	10	0	10
WR Zach Thomas	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	2	8	4.00	3.17
Steve Bartkowski	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Kenny Lewis	1	2	2.00	5.00
Chris Dressel	1	9	9.00	9.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	8	11	1.38	6.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	4	2	26	6.50	7.77

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	5	2	11	2.20	6.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	2	1	7	3.50	6.80
WR John Stallworth	1	1	19	19.00	7.83
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hassan Jones	2	2	11	5.50	3.43
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0	0.00	11.80
RB Marcus Allen	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Manute Bol	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	12	7	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	5	2	2
WR Cedric Jones	5	3	3
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	1
WR Mike Quick	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hassan Jones	5	4	0
WR John Jefferson	3	0	0
TE Kellen Winslow	2	2	2
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	1
WR Zach Thomas	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (17,100)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,400 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (17,100)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,400 (7,500)