Conference Semifinals, 1986

played in Cleveland, OH

27 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	17	7	3	-	30
Cleveland Browns	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 CLE - Freeman McNeil 2 run (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 06:02 PIT - Raul Allegre 40 field goal
2Q: 13:17 PIT - Mike Quick 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 09:50 CLE - John Smith 33 field goal
2Q: 04:07 PIT - Raul Allegre 23 field goal
2Q: 00:27 PIT - Kenny Lewis 1 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 05:17 PIT - Bruce Rasmussen 33 fumble return (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 05:20 PIT - Raul Allegre 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 CLE - Freeman McNeil 2 run (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 06:02 PIT - Raul Allegre 40 field goal
2Q: 13:17 PIT - Mike Quick 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 09:50 CLE - John Smith 33 field goal
2Q: 04:07 PIT - Raul Allegre 23 field goal
2Q: 00:27 PIT - Kenny Lewis 1 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 05:17 PIT - Bruce Rasmussen 33 fumble return (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 05:20 PIT - Raul Allegre 35 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 401 305
- Offensive Plays 67 57
- Yards per Play 5.99 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 114 78
- Rushing Attempts 34 16
- Yards per Rush 3.35 4.88
Net Passing Yards 287 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 0 37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 287 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 8.70 5.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 10/59 7/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:37 26:23

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	401	305
- Offensive Plays	67	57
- Yards per Play	5.99	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	114	78
- Rushing Attempts	34	16
- Yards per Rush	3.35	4.88
Net Passing Yards	287	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 0	37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	287	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	8.70	5.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	10/59	7/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:37	26:23

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:56	4:00	OWN 28	5	49	Field Goal
1	3:36	5:28	OWN 5	11	95	Touchdown
2	9:42	5:40	OWN 24	13	70	Field Goal
2	2:52	2:33	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:24	OWN 26	6	29	Punt
3	6:45	1:39	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
3	3:24	1:43	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:50	2:27	OWN 7	6	14	Punt
4	8:41	3:28	OPP 46	5	28	Field Goal
4	2:01	2:01	OPP 44	6	24	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:04	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	5:56	2:20	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
2	13:08	3:26	OWN 20	6	64	Field Goal
2	4:02	1:10	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OPP 46	1	24	Half
3	10:36	3:51	OWN 1	7	29	Punt
3	5:06	1:42	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	1:41	1:51	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	12:23	3:42	OWN 30	7	34	Interception
4	5:13	3:12	OWN 4	11	40	Downs

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	18	72	4.00	13	2	0
Kenny Lewis	5	15	3.00	5	0	1
Steve Bartkowski	4	17	4.25	7	0	0
Elvis Peacock	4	12	3.00	6	0	0
Chris Dressel	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	0
Turk Schonert	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freeman McNeil	11	63	5.73	12	1	1
Jimmy Rogers	3	5	1.67	4	0	0
Jim McMahon	2	10	5.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	33	24	287	0/0	1	23	0	109.0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	34	20	247	3/14	0	30	1	69.1
Dave Wilson	3	0	0	1/6	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	10	12	134	13.40	28	23	0
WR Mike Quick	7	10	92	13.14	30	20	1
RB David Overstreet	3	3	25	8.33	6	11	0
WR Karl Farmer	2	2	18	9.00	2	14	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	2	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Cedric Jones	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kenny Jackson	5	6	83	16.60	34	30
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	4	25	8.33	0	15
WR Wayne Capers	3	6	26	8.67	2	10
WR Walter Stanley	3	8	41	13.67	15	20
WR Phil Epps	2	2	24	12.00	3	15
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	6	22	22.00	14	22
RB Freeman McNeil	1	2	10	10.00	1	10
TE Calvin Magee	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Russell Carter	1	29	29.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bruce Rasmussen	0	1	0	1
Elvis Peacock	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Phil Epps	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	4	158	39.5	38.0	49	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	5	246	49.2	43.8	61	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	1	7	7.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Epps	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	3	63	21.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Jury	1	23	23.0	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	6	2	0.0	14	32
CB Ken Coffey	5	0	0.0	11	30
ILB Jim Haslett	4	0	0.0	9	17
DE Doug Barnett	3	0	2.0	12	31
DT Wayne Hammond	3	1	0.0	12	22
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	2	0	1.0	10	33
DT Curtis Green	2	2	0.0	11	10
S Beasley Reece	2	1	0.0	11	32
CB Russell Carter	2	1	0.0	11	34
OLB Mel Black	2	1	0.0	8	17
OLB Carl Ekern	2	0	0.0	6	22
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	2	0.5	10	17
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.5	6	30
CB Liffort Hobley	1	2	0.0	7	24
S James Britt	1	1	0.0	12	26
OLB Carl Zander	1	1	0.0	8	17
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	0.0	5	11
CB Ron Fellows	0	1	0.0	2	12

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roland James	7	3	0.0	30	24
OLB George Andrews	7	0	0.0	27	29
CB Patrick Allen	6	1	0.0	28	28
DE Byron Darby	5	1	0.0	32	31
OLB A.J. Duhe	4	3	0.0	25	24
CB Terry Lewis	4	3	0.0	26	28
S Clinton Burrell	3	1	0.0	28	29
S Todd Bell	2	1	0.0	4	9
DT Tony Casillas	2	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Alonzo Johnson	2	1	0.0	9	9
CB Johnnie Poe	2	0	0.0	14	8
DT Donnie Humphrey	2	0	0.0	7	4
CB Rick Grimes	2	0	0.0	22	27
DT Mark Duda	1	2	0.0	20	23
DE Greg Johnson	1	1	0.0	25	27
S Bob Jury	1	0	0.0	8	5
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Jim Ryan	1	0	0.0	7	4
RB Freeman McNeil	1	0	---	---	---
DE Frank Warren	1	0	0.0	11	8
DT Carl Barisich	0	3	0.0	13	13
CB Chris Sheffield	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Doug Barnett	2.0	2	1	31
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1.0	3	0	33
DE Blaise Winter	0.5	1	1	30
DE Mat Mendenhall	0.5	1	0	17
OLB Carl Ekern	0.0	1	0	22

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Greg Johnson	1	1	27
DE Byron Darby	0	2	31
DE Frank Warren	0	1	8
DT Tony Casillas	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	5	1	0	32
CB Ken Coffey	4	0	0	30
CB Russell Carter	2	1	1	34
ILB Jim Haslett	2	1	0	17
OLB Carl Ekern	1	0	0	22
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0	31
S James Britt	1	0	0	26
OLB Carl Zander	1	0	0	17
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	0	0	33
OLB Mel Black	1	0	0	17
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	0	11
CB Liffort Hobley	0	1	0	24

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Clinton Burrell	5	0	29
CB Patrick Allen	4	0	28
CB Terry Lewis	3	0	28
S Roland James	2	1	24
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	0	24
OLB George Andrews	2	0	29
DE Greg Johnson	1	0	27
OLB Jim Ryan	1	0	4
S Todd Bell	1	0	9
CB Johnnie Poe	1	0	8
OLB Alonzo Johnson	1	0	9
CB Rick Grimes	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Keith Eck	3	7	29	29
Gary Zimmerman	2	5	30	30
Bob Rush	2	3	8	5
Chris Ward	1	3	25	28
Bruce Rasmussen	1	2	17	26
Ray Snell	0	6	32	29
Ron Davenport	0	2	23	17
Eric Laakso	0	1	12	8

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Irv Eatman	2	2	16	0	41
John Ayers	1	4	16	0	40
Greg Jarvis	1	3	12	1	33
Pete Adams	1	2	5	0	17
Jim Ritcher	1	2	15	0	33
Joel Patten	0	1	16	2	41
Jimmy Rogers	0	0	4	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Tasker	2	18
Elvis Peacock	1	22

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Strachan	1	14
Johnnie Poe	1	10
Kenny Jackson	1	7
Joel Patten	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Snell	32	29	---	---	6	67
John Stallworth	30	31	---	---	4	65
Gary Zimmerman	30	30	---	---	---	60
Chris Ward	25	28	---	---	6	59
Steve Bartkowski	25	33	---	---	---	58
Keith Eck	29	29	---	---	---	58
Mike Quick	25	31	---	---	---	56
Ron Davenport	23	17	---	---	15	55
Mel Black	---	---	8	17	25	50
Doug Barnett	---	---	12	31	4	47
Charles Bowser	---	---	14	32	---	46
Russell Carter	---	---	11	34	1	46
Bruce Rasmussen	17	26	---	---	2	45
David Overstreet	24	21	---	---	---	45
Beasley Reece	---	---	11	32	1	44
Ken Coffey	---	---	11	30	2	43
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	10	33	---	43
Clarence Kay	18	19	---	---	5	42
Liffort Hobley	---	---	7	24	10	41
Carl Ekern	---	---	6	22	11	39
Ron Egloff	15	7	---	---	17	39
James Britt	---	---	12	26	1	39
Blaise Winter	---	---	6	30	1	37
David Fulcher	---	---	7	26	3	36
Wayne Hammond	---	---	12	22	1	35
Joel Hilgenberg	17	10	---	---	7	34
Elvis Peacock	4	5	---	---	22	31
Cedric Jones	12	11	---	---	8	31
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	10	17	3	30
Carl Zander	---	---	8	17	3	28
Eric Laakso	12	8	---	---	7	27
Jim Haslett	---	---	9	17	---	26
Curtis Green	---	---	11	10	4	25
Ron Fellows	---	---	2	12	10	24
Steve Tasker	2	3	---	---	18	23
Vito McKeever	---	---	5	11	7	23
Chris Dressel	8	8	---	---	6	22
Bob Rush	8	5	---	---	7	20
Karl Farmer	3	7	---	---	9	19
Kenny Lewis	6	5	---	---	7	18
Darryl Grant	---	---	4	8	1	13
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	10	10
Turk Schonert	9	0	---	---	---	9
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Sanford	---	---	0	0	2	2

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Byron Darby	---	---	32	31	7	70
Joel Patten	16	41	---	---	6	63
Irv Eatman	16	41	---	---	6	63
John Ayers	16	40	---	---	6	62
Terry Lewis	---	---	26	28	7	61
Patrick Allen	---	---	28	28	4	60
Clinton Burrell	---	---	28	29	2	59
George Andrews	---	---	27	29	2	58
Roland James	---	---	30	24	3	57
Greg Johnson	---	---	25	27	4	56
Jim Ritcher	15	33	---	---	6	54
A.J. Duhe	---	---	25	24	4	53
Jim McMahon	16	37	---	---	---	53
Tony Casillas	---	---	26	24	3	53
Jimmy Rogers	4	28	---	---	20	52
Rick Grimes	---	---	22	27	3	52
Kenny Jackson	10	32	---	---	7	49
Greg Jarvis	12	33	---	---	---	45
Mark Duda	---	---	20	23	1	44
Walter Stanley	12	31	---	---	---	43
Cris Collinsworth	9	29	---	---	---	38
Wayne Capers	5	17	---	---	12	34
Johnnie Poe	---	---	14	8	10	32
Carl Barisich	---	---	13	13	5	31
Bennie Cunningham	8	17	---	---	6	31
Ted McKnight	6	11	---	---	14	31
Calvin Magee	3	14	---	---	14	31
Bob Jury	---	---	8	5	15	28
Phil Epps	5	6	---	---	16	27
Steve Strachan	6	7	---	---	14	27
Freeman McNeil	12	13	---	---	1	26
Todd Bell	---	---	4	9	11	24
Pete Adams	5	17	---	---	---	22
Alonzo Johnson	---	---	9	9	4	22
Lucius Sanford	---	---	6	8	6	20
Frank Warren	---	---	11	8	---	19
Jim Ryan	---	---	7	4	5	16
Steve Towle	---	---	5	0	10	15
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	7	4	---	11
Max Montoya	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Wilson	0	4	---	---	1	5
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kevin Walker	---	---	0	0	3	3
Chris Sheffield	---	---	1	1	---	2
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	44	3.4
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	9	40	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	5	25	5.0
Right	3	18	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	33	24	6	0	2	1	5	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	34	20	4	1	3	2	7	0	1
Dave Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	122	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	159	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	145	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	12	10	1	134	3	31
WR Mike Quick	10	7	1	92	3	31
RB David Overstreet	3	3	0	25	0	21
WR Karl Farmer	2	2	0	18	0	7
WR Cedric Jones	2	0	0	0	0	11
FB Ron Davenport	2	1	0	10	0	17
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	0	8	0	3

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Stanley	8	3	1	41	1	31
WR Cris Collinsworth	6	1	1	22	1	29
WR Wayne Capers	6	3	0	26	0	17
WR Kenny Jackson	6	5	0	83	2	32
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	3	0	25	0	17
RB Jimmy Rogers	2	1	1	11	0	28
RB Freeman McNeil	2	1	0	10	0	13
WR Phil Epps	2	2	0	24	0	6
TE Calvin Magee	1	1	0	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	2	7	3.50	4.00
Kenny Lewis	1	1	1.00	3.00
Turk Schonert	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freeman McNeil	4	22	5.50	5.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	8	5	35	4.38	8.70

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim McMahon	3	0	0	0.00	7.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	4	3	19	4.75	11.17
WR Mike Quick	3	2	16	5.33	9.20
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Walter Stanley	2	0	0	0.00	5.13
RB Freeman McNeil	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	3	3
Elvis Peacock	2	0
Kenny Lewis	1	0
Chris Dressel	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	7	5	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	8	3	2
Dave Wilson	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	3	3	3
WR Mike Quick	2	1	1
WR Karl Farmer	1	1	0
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walter Stanley	4	1	1
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	0	0
WR Kenny Jackson	2	1	0
WR Phil Epps	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)