Week 1, 1987

played in Memphis, TN

80 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers013140-27
Memphis Ravens13003-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 MEM - Fuad Reveiz 43 field goal
1Q: 03:19 MEM - Fuad Reveiz 35 field goal
1Q: 00:48 MEM - Stacey Bailey 11 pass from Steve Fuller (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
2Q: 12:30 PIT - David Overstreet 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 08:38 PIT - Raul Allegre 21 field goal
2Q: 00:37 PIT - Raul Allegre 51 field goal
3Q: 10:11 PIT - Albert Bentley 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 07:58 PIT - Albert Bentley 4 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 09:42 MEM - Fuad Reveiz 23 field goal

Team StatisticsPITMEM
Record1-00-1
First Downs2118
- by Rushing72
- by Passing1315
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards377344
- Offensive Plays6775
- Yards per Play5.634.59
Net Rushing Yards11276
- Rushing Attempts2320
- Yards per Rush4.873.80
Net Passing Yards265268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt44 - 23 - 052 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards265296
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/28
- Yards per Pass Play6.024.87
Fumbles/Lost3/12/1
3rd Down Conversions3/135/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.38.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards7/476/32
Punt Returns/Yards3/321/7
Kick Returns/Yards4/835/89
Interception Ret./Yards2/40/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 38OWN 29
Time of Possession28:3631:24

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:262:50OWN 30517Punt
13:130:30OWN 2615Fumble
10:383:16OWN 37663Touchdown
210:502:17OPP 28624Field Goal
27:162:09OWN 26528Punt
24:031:31OPP 49520Missed FG
21:561:24OWN 23443Field Goal
315:004:57OWN 18982Touchdown
38:340:46OPP 14214Touchdown
32:101:10OWN 833Punt
414:090:34OWN 2030Punt
49:344:16OWN 281145Missed FG
45:082:23OWN 3839Punt
41:400:35OWN 383-3Punt
40:010:01OPP 231-2Game
Memphis Ravens
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:34OWN 28846Field Goal
18:365:23OWN 20962Field Goal
12:432:05OPP 31531Touchdown
212:221:32OWN 2132Interception
28:331:17OWN 1631Punt
25:071:04OWN 2033Punt
22:320:36OWN 3633Punt
20:320:32OWN 33116Half
310:031:29OWN 213-7Fumble
37:485:38OWN 20931Punt
31:001:51OWN 43419Punt
413:354:01OWN 331061Field Goal
45:180:10OPP 4610Interception
42:451:05OWN 20742Downs
41:051:04OWN 7716Downs

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
David Overstreet16855.311430
Albert Bentley6294.831212
Steve Bartkowski1-2-2.00-200
MemphisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stump Mitchell12322.67700
Charles Crawford5357.002410
Alonzo Highsmith393.00500

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski44232650/0143078.3
MemphisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Fuller52252963/28144256.2

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Quick91610411.5621180
WR Jeff Chadwick5107314.6038430
WR John Mistler354013.338170
RB David Overstreet2284.00251
WR Steve Tasker23178.500120
TE Ron Egloff112020.006200
TE Clarence Kay1233.00030
WR Cedric Jones0400.00000
FB Ron Davenport0100.00000
MemphisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Charlie Brown61011419.0012440
WR Clarence Verdin614528.676160
WR James Hood576713.404340
RB Stump Mitchell45235.75970
WR Stacey Bailey393511.675161
TE David Lewis1255.00050
TE Tim Wrightman0200.00000
WR Eric Richardson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Charles Bowser144.000
OLB Eugene Lockhart100.000
MemphisIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Tasker2100
David Overstreet1000
Mike Johnson0100
Clarence Kay0100
Jerome Foster0010
Chuck Faucette0010
MemphisFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Fuller1000
Chris Barber1000
Marty Lyons0100
Charles Crawford0100
Vann McElroy0010
Dwayne Jiles0010
Shayne Gordon0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett630651.039.8541
MemphisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bryan Wagner523246.436.0652

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Raul Allegre2/41/31/1513/3
MemphisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Fuad Reveiz3/31/10/0431/1

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Tasker33210.70
MemphisRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Barber177.00

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Quick24422.00
Steve Tasker23919.50
MemphisRetYardsAvgTD
Charles Crawford35518.30
Mike Reinfeldt12121.00
Chris Barber11313.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart720.01337
CB Ken Coffey520.01742
CB Vito McKeever500.0732
S David Fulcher420.01544
ILB Jim Haslett410.066
DE Jerome Foster301.0721
S Beasley Reece310.0931
OLB Charles Bowser310.01742
DT Curtis Green220.51018
CB Russell Carter220.01042
DE Dave Puzzuoli101.01334
OLB Carl Zander100.51024
DT Darryl Grant110.0316
CB Liffort Hobley110.01436
OLB Mel Black110.0418
DT Joe Phillips110.01436
DE Blaise Winter100.01222
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson100.01017
S James Britt010.01439
DE Mike Johnson010.01141
ILB Chuck Faucette010.046
MemphisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Nate Odomes610.02037
S Vann McElroy410.01428
CB Mike Reinfeldt400.01832
S Tiger Greene350.01933
CB Chris Barber320.01830
DT Michael Carter310.01428
ILB Dwayne Jiles310.0822
ILB Jim Alley310.01223
OLB Jesse Solomon230.01734
DT Bob Baumhower200.01119
ILB Buddy Curry200.078
CB Don Anderson110.01219
DE Tim Green110.01731
DT Blacke Whitlatch100.01329
DT Marty Lyons100.01122
DE Andre Townsend100.01330
WR Clarence Verdin10---------
CB Barry Bonds100.01125
RB Charles Crawford10---------
ILB Dave Wyman100.01527

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dave Puzzuoli1.002134
DE Jerome Foster1.000021
DT Curtis Green0.500018
OLB Carl Zander0.500024
DE Mike Johnson0.020041
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson0.012117
DE Blaise Winter0.011122
OLB Charles Bowser0.001042
OLB Mel Black0.001018
DT Joe Phillips0.000136
MemphisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Michael Carter0.003228
DT Bob Baumhower0.001019
DE Andre Townsend0.001030
DE Tim Green0.001031
DT Marty Lyons0.000122

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ken Coffey51042
CB Russell Carter32042
S David Fulcher31044
OLB Eugene Lockhart30137
OLB Charles Bowser22142
ILB Jim Haslett2006
CB Vito McKeever20032
S Beasley Reece10031
DT Darryl Grant10016
CB Liffort Hobley10036
OLB Mel Black10018
DT Joe Phillips10036
MemphisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Nate Odomes62037
ILB Jim Alley40023
S Vann McElroy30028
S Tiger Greene30033
CB Mike Reinfeldt20032
ILB Dwayne Jiles11022
CB Barry Bonds11025
CB Chris Barber11030
ILB Buddy Curry1008
OLB Jesse Solomon10034
ILB Dave Wyman01027

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Gary Zimmerman46122042
Keith Eck23020032
Bruce Rasmussen13018037
Chris Ward12020036
Ron Davenport12015020
Eric Laakso1107014
Ray Snell02016039
Joel Hilgenberg02011020
Clarence Kay01012023
MemphisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tunch Ilkin15114034
Alan Veingard12014144
Keith Byars120505
Kent Hill02012035
Mark Tuinei02011027
Shayne Gordon0209024
Alonzo Highsmith02010030
Wally Insley0106122
David Diaz-Infante01017140
Glen Howe0109029

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Chuck Faucette218
Albert Bentley125
Ron Davenport120
Liffort Hobley118
Jeff Chadwick111
MemphisTacklesSTPlays
Dwayne Jiles417
Charles Crawford123
Alonzo Highsmith119
Shayne Gordon18

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Liffort Hobley------14361868
Steve Bartkowski2344---------67
Gary Zimmerman2242---------64
Ray Snell1639------863
Chris Ward2036------662
Charles Bowser------1742362
David Fulcher------1544362
Bruce Rasmussen1837------661
Ken Coffey------1742261
Mike Quick1936------560
James Britt------1439356
Vito McKeever------7321756
Russell Carter------1042355
Mike Johnson------1141355
Ron Davenport1520------2055
Steve Tasker1222------2054
Dave Puzzuoli------1334653
Keith Eck2032---------52
Eugene Lockhart------1337252
Joe Phillips------1436151
Jeff Chadwick1226------1149
Albert Bentley617------2548
Ron Egloff815------2144
David Overstreet1621------744
Clarence Kay1223------944
Beasley Reece------931242
Joel Hilgenberg1120------1041
Mel Black------4181840
Carl Zander------1024438
Blaise Winter------1222337
Jerome Foster------721432
Eric Laakso714------1031
Jon Pall Sigmarsson------1017330
Curtis Green------1018129
Chuck Faucette------461828
John Mistler718------126
Cedric Jones718---------25
Darryl Grant------316322
Jim Haslett------66517
Buford Jordan14------712
Dwayne Abramowicz10------1011
Raul Allegre00------1010
Jeff Gossett00------66
Mike Howard00------44
Rick Sanford------0112
Turk Schonert00---------0
MemphisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Fuller2055---------75
Chris Barber------18302573
Mike Reinfeldt------18321666
David Diaz-Infante1740------663
David Lewis1333------1662
Jim Alley------12232661
Jesse Solomon------17341061
Tiger Greene------1933860
Alan Veingard1444------260
Alonzo Highsmith1030------1959
Nate Odomes------2037259
Clarence Verdin1031------1758
Charles Crawford628------2357
Tim Green------1731351
Blacke Whitlatch------1329749
Tunch Ilkin1434---------48
James Hood1137---------48
Kent Hill1235---------47
Dwayne Jiles------8221747
Stacey Bailey1333---------46
Glen Howe929------846
Andre Townsend------1330245
Dave Wyman------1527345
Vann McElroy------1428244
Michael Carter------1428244
Don Anderson------12191344
Charlie Brown1031---------41
Shayne Gordon924------841
Tim Wrightman923------739
Barry Bonds------1125339
Mark Tuinei1127---------38
Marty Lyons------1122336
Wally Insley622------836
Bill DiGiacomo820------836
Stump Mitchell1218------535
Bob Baumhower------1119131
Eric Richardson16------1825
Buddy Curry------78520
Keith Byars55------1020
Scott McLean------37---10
Fuad Reveiz00------88
Bryan Wagner00------55
Larry Albright00------33
Bobby Hebert00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9394.3
Middle5275.4
Right8486.0
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left33110.3
Middle11272.5
Right6183.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski44233276630
MemphisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Fuller52253336742

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2131.5
Short (0-8 Yds)2213974.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)1991658.7
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22115.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1613744.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)207974.9
Long (19+ Yds)1231149.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Quick1692104036
WR Jeff Chadwick105273226
WR John Mistler53040018
WR Cedric Jones4010018
WR Steve Tasker32117022
RB David Overstreet2208021
TE Clarence Kay2113023
TE Ron Egloff11020115
FB Ron Davenport1000020
MemphisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Clarence Verdin146152031
WR Charlie Brown1060114231
WR Stacey Bailey93135033
WR James Hood75067137
RB Stump Mitchell54023018
TE Tim Wrightman2000023
TE David Lewis2105033
WR Eric Richardson101006

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Albert Bentley3196.334.83
David Overstreet122.005.31
MemphisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Stump Mitchell221.002.67
Charles Crawford133.007.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski74314.436.02
MemphisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Fuller22168.005.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cedric Jones3000.000.00
WR Mike Quick222311.506.50
RB David Overstreet1155.004.00
WR Jeff Chadwick1133.007.30
MemphisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Stacey Bailey111111.003.89
TE David Lewis1155.002.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Albert Bentley20
MemphisRushesConversions
Alonzo Highsmith31

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski1163
MemphisAttCompConversions
Steve Fuller1264

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Quick332
WR Jeff Chadwick311
WR John Mistler210
WR Steve Tasker210
WR Cedric Jones100
MemphisTargCatchConversions
WR Clarence Verdin411
WR James Hood432
WR Charlie Brown210
WR Stacey Bailey211

SectionAttendance
Stadium51,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,800 (21,400)
End Zone11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)