Wild Card Playoff Games, 1986

played in New England, MA

33 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers0140106-30
New England Patriots337110-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 NED - Mike Wood 24 field goal
2Q: 11:57 PIT - Ron Davenport 45 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 08:00 NED - Mike Wood 36 field goal
2Q: 01:06 PIT - Kenny Lewis 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 10:05 NED - Billy Taylor 3 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 13:14 PIT - Raul Allegre 21 field goal
4Q: 07:38 NED - Mike Wood 41 field goal
4Q: 02:15 NED - Stanley Morgan 29 pass from Gary Kubiak (Tony Nathan run for conversion)
4Q: 00:54 PIT - John Stallworth 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
OT: 08:57 PIT - Kenny Lewis 4 run

Team StatisticsPITNED
Record12-58-9
First Downs2219
- by Rushing56
- by Passing179
- by Penalty04
Total Net Yards445329
- Offensive Plays7265
- Yards per Play6.185.06
Net Rushing Yards136103
- Rushing Attempts3230
- Yards per Rush4.253.43
Net Passing Yards309226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 27 - 235 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards329226
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/200/0
- Yards per Pass Play7.736.46
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions10/178/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.14.7
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards9/894/25
Punt Returns/Yards2/183/50
Kick Returns/Yards2/403/91
Interception Ret./Yards1/352/9
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 35
Time of Possession35:0531:07

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:36OWN 4210Interception
19:125:09OWN 201448Downs
10:103:32OWN 22778Touchdown
27:526:52OWN 351265Touchdown
39:552:10OWN 2038Punt
36:151:04OWN 4037Interception
33:273:20OWN 20620Punt
414:481:40OPP 632Field Goal
47:301:30OWN 205-10Punt
44:191:52OWN 2037Punt
42:001:12OWN 20580Touchdown
OT115:006:12OWN 51295Touchdown
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:245:12OPP 491142Field Goal
14:033:53OWN 32620Punt
211:383:46OWN 45536Field Goal
21:001:00OWN 20319Half
315:005:05OWN 271073Touchdown
37:451:30OWN 1734Punt
35:111:44OWN 4235Punt
30:070:19OWN 3027Interception
413:085:38OWN 201456Field Goal
46:001:41OPP 4736Punt
42:270:27OWN 44456Touchdown
40:480:48OWN 43329Missed FG

Game MVP: Mike Quick, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
David Overstreet17402.351320
Kenny Lewis9374.111012
Steve Bartkowski3103.33600
Ron Davenport34916.334511
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Billy Taylor20643.20701
Tony Nathan8364.50800
Stan Edwards122.00200
Gary Kubiak111.00100

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski36273294/20135288.7
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Kubiak35232260/0129181.3

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Quick91111012.2215350
WR John Stallworth577915.8017341
WR Steve Tasker555110.203150
WR Cedric Jones454611.504150
WR Karl Farmer232211.0014160
RB David Overstreet1177.00070
TE Clarence Kay121414.004140
FB Ron Davenport0200.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lynn Swann66518.5017270
FB Stan Edwards66579.5035220
WR Stanley Morgan464912.2520291
RB Tony Nathan343612.0025170
TE Lin Dawson38206.67090
WR Phil Freeman111313.003130
WR Mike Wilson0100.00000
WR Carl Monroe0100.00000
TE Greg Baty0200.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
S David Fulcher13535.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Brian Kelley199.000
S Glenn Blackwood100.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Bartkowski1000
Gary Zimmerman0100
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Glenn Blackwood0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett419649.036.5531
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles417744.329.8531

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Raul Allegre1/10/00/0213/3
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood3/41/20/0411/1

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Tasker2189.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan35016.70

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
John Stallworth24020.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Fred Bohannon39130.30

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Charles Bowser700.02226
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson620.01820
ILB Jim Haslett600.01829
S David Fulcher400.02017
CB Ken Coffey330.01727
OLB Carl Zander320.01620
OLB Mel Black320.01612
OLB Carl Ekern310.01216
DE Mat Mendenhall310.01219
DE Blaise Winter220.01921
S Beasley Reece210.02028
CB Russell Carter200.01924
DE Doug Barnett110.01417
CB Liffort Hobley110.01311
WR Karl Farmer10---------
DT Wayne Hammond100.01719
CB Ron Fellows100.075
S James Britt100.01922
FB Ron Davenport10---------
CB Vito McKeever100.0148
DT Curtis Green010.01724
DE Dave Puzzuoli010.01813
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jim Eliopulos920.02332
OLB Milt McColl610.02529
OLB Gary Campbell422.03140
DT Pete Koch400.52024
CB Daryl Smith420.02225
S Fred Bohannon410.01931
S Glenn Blackwood301.03032
ILB Brian Kelley310.01819
CB Don McNeal310.02325
CB Kevin Williams310.01526
S Mike Davis300.01315
DE Bob Kohrs220.52629
S Mark Murphy210.01115
DE Reggie White210.02630
DT Andy Buffone200.01622
ILB John Anderson200.0109
ILB Jerry Blanton100.022
CB James Davis100.059
TE Lin Dawson10---------
DE Bruce Clark010.0915
OLB Greg Gaines010.0811

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Wayne Hammond0.001019
DT Darryl Grant0.00107
DT Curtis Green0.001024
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Gary Campbell2.011040
S Glenn Blackwood1.000032
DE Bob Kohrs0.500029
DT Pete Koch0.500024

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Charles Bowser50026
OLB Carl Ekern31016
OLB Mel Black31012
ILB Jim Haslett21029
CB Ken Coffey12027
S Beasley Reece11028
S David Fulcher10117
DE Mat Mendenhall10019
CB Ron Fellows1005
S James Britt10022
CB Russell Carter10024
CB Liffort Hobley10011
OLB Carl Zander10020
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson10020
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Milt McColl31029
ILB Jim Eliopulos31032
S Fred Bohannon30031
CB Daryl Smith30025
CB Kevin Williams30026
CB Don McNeal21025
OLB Gary Campbell20040
S Mark Murphy20015
ILB Brian Kelley11119
S Glenn Blackwood10132
S Mike Davis10015
ILB Jerry Blanton1002
CB James Davis1009
DT Pete Koch10024

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bruce Rasmussen410029035
Chris Ward14028235
Gary Zimmerman14028136
Joel Hilgenberg14027033
Keith Eck12030137
Clarence Kay11015017
Dwayne Abramowicz030507
Eric Laakso010709
Ron Davenport01017016
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bill Cherry34015021
Ron Solt24020027
Jerrol Webster23030029
J.D. Maarleveld15028030
Larry Tearry14025028
Stan Edwards13021031
Don Maggs04026028
Lin Dawson01027029
Mark Behning0106012

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Mel Black226
Ron Davenport214
Ron Fellows117
David Overstreet15
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Phil Freeman119
Mark Murphy113
James Davis112
Stan Edwards111

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
John Stallworth3035------772
Steve Bartkowski3240---------72
Bruce Rasmussen2935------569
Keith Eck3037---------67
Joel Hilgenberg2733------565
Chris Ward2835------164
Gary Zimmerman2836---------64
Mike Quick3033---------63
Mel Black------16122654
Charles Bowser------2226452
Beasley Reece------2028351
Jim Haslett------1829148
Kenny Lewis1214------2147
David Overstreet2022------547
Ron Davenport1716------1447
Ken Coffey------1727246
Russell Carter------1924346
Cedric Jones1331------145
Blaise Winter------1921545
James Britt------1922243
Clarence Kay1517------1143
Curtis Green------1724142
Jon Pall Sigmarsson------1820442
David Fulcher------2017542
Carl Ekern------12161341
Wayne Hammond------1719440
Carl Zander------1620238
Liffort Hobley------13111236
Mat Mendenhall------1219435
Steve Tasker512------1734
Doug Barnett------1417233
Dave Puzzuoli------1813233
Ron Egloff96------1631
Ron Fellows------751729
Vito McKeever------148729
Karl Farmer49------1225
Eric Laakso79------521
Bob Rush68------418
Chris Dressel55------818
Dwayne Abramowicz57------517
Darryl Grant------27413
Raul Allegre00------66
Rick Sanford------0044
Jeff Gossett00------44
Mike Howard00------11
Turk Schonert00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gary Campbell------3140172
Lin Dawson2729------1672
Jerrol Webster3029------867
Glenn Blackwood------3032365
Gary Kubiak3035---------65
Stan Edwards2131------1163
Larry Tearry2528------861
Bob Kohrs------2629560
Fred Bohannon------1931858
J.D. Maarleveld2830---------58
Reggie White------2630157
Jim Eliopulos------2332156
Milt McColl------2529155
Don Maggs2628------155
Lynn Swann2215------1754
Ron Solt2027------754
Greg Baty2026------551
Don McNeal------2325149
Billy Taylor2119------747
Daryl Smith------2225---47
Kevin Williams------1526546
Tony Nathan916------2045
Pete Koch------2024---44
Bill Cherry1521------743
Brian Kelley------1819441
Andy Buffone------1622139
Mark Murphy------11151339
Carl Monroe1211------1235
Stanley Morgan1119------434
Mike Davis------1315230
Greg Gaines------811928
Phil Freeman44------1927
James Davis------591226
Mark Behning612------826
Bruce Clark------915---24
John Anderson------109423
Sylvester Stamps00------2121
Jerry Blanton------221115
Mike Wilson35---------8
Allan Leavitt00------77
Larry Lawrence00------44
Rick Engles00------44
Mike Wood00------44
Doug Greene------0033
Herman Edwards------00---0
Mike Pagel00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left310.3
Middle13866.6
Right16493.1
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10292.9
Middle9262.9
Right11484.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski36274014102
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Kubiak35234206301

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2110.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1411966.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)18131639.1
Long (19+ Yds)226934.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen555611.2
Short (0-8 Yds)26151204.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)435012.5
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Quick1190110233
WR John Stallworth75179235
WR Cedric Jones54046031
WR Steve Tasker55051012
WR Karl Farmer3202209
TE Clarence Kay21014017
FB Ron Davenport2000016
RB David Overstreet1107022
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Lin Dawson83020029
WR Lynn Swann66051115
WR Stanley Morgan64049119
FB Stan Edwards66057231
RB Tony Nathan43036016
TE Greg Baty2000026
WR Mike Wilson100005
WR Carl Monroe1000011
WR Phil Freeman1101304

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski284.003.33
Kenny Lewis273.504.11
David Overstreet2-1-0.502.35
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Billy Taylor4112.753.20
Tony Nathan188.004.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski32227.339.14
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gary Kubiak4151.256.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR John Stallworth111111.0011.29
WR Cedric Jones1000.009.20
WR Mike Quick111111.0010.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Lynn Swann1155.008.50
WR Stanley Morgan1000.008.17
TE Lin Dawson1000.002.50
WR Mike Wilson1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Kenny Lewis32
David Overstreet10
New EnglandRushesConversions
Billy Taylor55
Tony Nathan11

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski1398
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Gary Kubiak952

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Cedric Jones432
WR Mike Quick433
WR Karl Farmer211
WR Steve Tasker222
TE Clarence Kay100
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
TE Lin Dawson300
FB Stan Edwards331
WR Lynn Swann110
RB Tony Nathan111
TE Greg Baty100

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)