Week 4, 1987

played in Birmingham, AL

69 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	14	14	0	-	35
Birmingham Texans	3	0	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:59 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 30 field goal
1Q: 02:47 PIT - Steve Tasker 10 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 13:15 PIT - Cedric Jones 76 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 10:44 PIT - Cedric Jones 6 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 10:17 PIT - Albert Bentley 31 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:01 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
3Q: 02:08 PIT - Mike Quick 16 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 06:27 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:59 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 30 field goal
1Q: 02:47 PIT - Steve Tasker 10 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 13:15 PIT - Cedric Jones 76 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 10:44 PIT - Cedric Jones 6 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 10:17 PIT - Albert Bentley 31 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:01 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 field goal
3Q: 02:08 PIT - Mike Quick 16 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 06:27 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 27 field goal

Team Statistics PIT BIR
Record 4-0 0-4
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 430 223
- Offensive Plays 57 62
- Yards per Play 7.54 3.60
Net Rushing Yards 148 137
- Rushing Attempts 35 35
- Yards per Rush 4.23 3.91
Net Passing Yards 282 86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 18 - 0 26 - 10 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 291 94
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 12.82 3.19
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/88 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:57 30:03

Team Statistics	PIT	BIR
Record	4-0	0-4
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	430	223
- Offensive Plays	57	62
- Yards per Play	7.54	3.60
Net Rushing Yards	148	137
- Rushing Attempts	35	35
- Yards per Rush	4.23	3.91
Net Passing Yards	282	86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 18 - 0	26 - 10 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	291	94
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	12.82	3.19
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/88	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:57	30:03

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:53	5:13	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
2	13:55	1:00	OWN 22	2	78	Touchdown
2	12:20	1:46	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
2	8:57	4:14	OWN 36	8	24	Punt
2	1:30	1:27	OWN 29	6	46	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:56	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
3	5:53	3:55	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	0:40	1:35	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
4	6:21	3:09	OWN 49	3	1	Punt
4	2:21	2:02	OPP 48	3	9	Punt

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:07	OWN 11	13	76	Field Goal
1	2:40	3:45	OWN 23	5	15	Punt
2	12:55	0:35	OWN 6	1	0	Interception
2	10:34	1:37	OWN 14	3	-2	Punt
2	4:43	3:13	OWN 20	11	33	Interception
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 32	1	0	Half
3	10:04	4:11	OWN 42	6	30	Field Goal
3	1:58	1:18	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	14:05	7:44	OWN 40	14	50	Field Goal
4	3:12	0:51	OWN 11	3	0	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	2	14	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Bentley	17	104	6.12	31	5	1
David Overstreet	16	39	2.44	12	1	0
Steve Bartkowski	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bo Jackson	25	109	4.36	15	4
Paul Palmer	8	20	2.50	6	0
Bernie Kosar	2	8	4.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	21	18	291	1/9	4	76	0	158.3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	26	10	94	1/8	0	25	2	17.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	6	9	87	14.50	22	22	1
WR Cedric Jones	4	4	114	28.50	65	76	2
WR John Mistler	3	3	29	9.67	7	18	0
WR Steve Tasker	2	2	22	11.00	0	12	1
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	29	29.00	15	29	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Carter	4	10	36	9.00	1	21
WR Rickey Young	2	7	12	6.00	3	9
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	11	11.00	2	11
WR Doug Donley	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
C Harper LeBel	1	1	25	25.00	0	25
RB Bo Jackson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Gerald Carter	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Len Bias	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Beasley Reece	1	0	0.00	0
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	0.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Albert Bentley	2	0	0
Chris Ward	0	1	0
Ray Snell	0	1	0
Jerome Foster	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Kosar	1	0	0
Todd Peat	0	1	0
Mike Hunt	0	0	1
Jack Del Rio	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	4	152	38.0	26.0	40	1

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	4	182	45.5	42.8	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Quick	2	11	5.5	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Davis	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Quick	2	47	23.5	0
Steve Tasker	2	41	20.5	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Palmer	2	24	12.0	0
James Pruitt	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ken Coffey	7	0	0.0	28	23
S David Fulcher	6	2	0.0	28	23
DE Jerome Foster	5	0	1.0	14	4
OLB Charles Bowser	5	3	0.0	27	24
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	3	0.0	26	14
S Beasley Reece	3	1	0.0	20	11
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	3	1	0.0	20	13
DE Dave Puzzuoli	2	1	0.0	21	23
S James Britt	2	0	0.0	19	17
DE Mike Johnson	2	0	0.0	16	16
OLB Carl Zander	1	3	0.0	17	5
ILB Jim Haslett	1	0	0.0	12	7
CB Russell Carter	1	0	0.0	26	23
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Mel Black	1	0	0.0	8	8
ILB Chuck Faucette	1	0	0.0	9	8
DT Joe Phillips	0	1	0.0	25	14

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	6	2	0.0	29	22
S Todd Bell	5	2	0.0	23	12
DE Larry Roberts	4	1	1.0	20	14
ILB Dan Bunz	4	3	0.0	31	16
DE John Goodman	4	3	0.0	22	9
S Darryl Holmes	4	2	0.0	25	16
CB Tom Morris	4	0	0.0	26	16
CB Dennis Thurman	3	2	0.0	14	10
ILB Mike Hunt	3	1	0.0	10	7
CB Steve Haworth	3	0	0.0	5	6
ILB Otis Wilson	2	3	0.0	25	15
DE Skip McClendon	2	2	0.0	20	14
WR Rickey Young	2	0	---	---	---
CB J.C. Pearson	2	0	0.0	27	15
OLB Linden King	1	1	0.0	10	5
S Mike Burns	1	1	0.0	13	10
OLB Kevin Murphy	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Pat Ogrin	0	1	0.0	7	5
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0	1	0.0	23	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jerome Foster	1.0	0	1	0	4
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	0	1	1	11
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0.0	0	0	1	13

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Larry Roberts	1.0	0	14
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0.0	1	11
OLB Kevin Murphy	0.0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Coffey	3	0	1	23
OLB Charles Bowser	2	1	0	24
CB Liffort Hobley	1	1	0	20
S David Fulcher	1	1	0	23
ILB Jim Haslett	1	0	0	7
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	0	14
OLB Mel Black	1	0	0	8
S Beasley Reece	0	1	1	11
CB Russell Carter	0	1	0	23

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	3	0	22
CB J.C. Pearson	2	1	15
ILB Dan Bunz	2	0	16
S Todd Bell	2	0	12
OLB Kevin Murphy	2	0	5
S Darryl Holmes	2	0	16
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	7
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	10
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	15
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	6
CB Brian Davis	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	2	9	1	30	0	20
Gary Zimmerman	2	8	1	35	0	22
Chris Ward	2	6	0	31	0	21
Ray Snell	1	3	0	28	1	19
Buford Jordan	1	2	0	12	0	3
Keith Eck	1	1	0	29	0	19
Joel Hilgenberg	0	2	0	17	0	7
Ron Egloff	0	1	0	13	0	5
Clarence Kay	0	1	0	20	0	9

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	4	11	0	33	0	24
Todd Peat	2	4	0	28	0	24
John Gesek	2	3	0	8	0	12
Doug Dumler	1	7	1	33	0	24
Paul Oswald	1	2	0	31	0	19
Harper LeBel	1	1	0	18	0	11
Steve Wilson	0	2	0	28	1	24
Tim Wilson	0	2	0	17	0	12
Len Bias	0	1	0	19	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Liffort Hobley	1	15
Steve Tasker	1	13
Jeff Chadwick	1	12
Ron Davenport	1	12

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Burns	2	10
Dennis Thurman	1	16
Gerald Carter	1	14
Brian Davis	1	11
Steve Haworth	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	35	22	---	---	---	57
Chris Ward	31	21	---	---	5	57
Gary Zimmerman	35	22	---	---	---	57
Charles Bowser	---	---	27	24	3	54
Mike Quick	28	20	---	---	6	54
David Fulcher	---	---	28	23	3	54
Russell Carter	---	---	26	23	4	53
Ray Snell	28	19	---	---	5	52
Ken Coffey	---	---	28	23	1	52
Liffort Hobley	---	---	17	20	15	52
Bruce Rasmussen	30	20	---	---	---	50
Keith Eck	29	19	---	---	---	48
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	26	14	6	46
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	21	23	1	45
Cedric Jones	24	19	---	---	---	43
Albert Bentley	17	8	---	---	18	43
Vito McKeever	---	---	10	15	18	43
Joe Phillips	---	---	25	14	1	40
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	20	13	6	39
Ron Davenport	17	9	---	---	12	38
James Britt	---	---	19	17	1	37
Blaise Winter	---	---	19	11	6	36
David Overstreet	18	10	---	---	7	35
Ron Egloff	13	5	---	---	15	33
Jeff Chadwick	11	10	---	---	12	33
Mike Johnson	---	---	16	16	1	33
Clarence Kay	20	9	---	---	4	33
Beasley Reece	---	---	20	11	1	32
Mel Black	---	---	8	8	15	31
Chuck Faucette	---	---	9	8	14	31
Curtis Green	---	---	18	9	3	30
Joel Hilgenberg	17	7	---	---	5	29
John Mistler	9	11	---	---	6	26
Steve Tasker	6	6	---	---	13	25
Carl Zander	---	---	17	5	2	24
Jerome Foster	---	---	14	4	5	23
Jim Haslett	---	---	12	7	2	21
Buford Jordan	12	3	---	---	3	18
Darryl Grant	---	---	5	9	---	14
Eric Laakso	5	2	---	---	5	12
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dwayne Abramowicz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Sanford	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	1	1
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	33	24	---	---	7	64
Bernie Kosar	35	27	---	---	---	62
Jim Dombrowski	33	24	---	---	2	59
Cris Carter	29	24	---	---	---	53
Steve Wilson	28	24	---	---	---	52
Jack Del Rio	---	---	29	22	1	52
Brian Davis	---	---	26	15	11	52
Todd Peat	28	24	---	---	---	52
Paul Oswald	31	19	---	---	1	51
Bo Jackson	26	17	---	---	6	49
Dan Bunz	---	---	31	16	1	48
Harper LeBel	18	11	---	---	16	45
J.C. Pearson	---	---	27	15	2	44
Gerald Carter	15	14	---	---	14	43
Tom Morris	---	---	26	16	1	43
Darryl Holmes	---	---	25	16	1	42
Otis Wilson	---	---	25	15	1	41
Len Bias	19	18	---	---	4	41
Dennis Thurman	---	---	14	10	16	40
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	23	11	4	38
Rickey Young	14	17	---	---	6	37
Tim Wilson	17	12	---	---	8	37
Todd Bell	---	---	23	12	2	37
Skip McClendon	---	---	20	14	3	37
Paul Palmer	9	7	---	---	21	37
Larry Roberts	---	---	20	14	1	35
Linden King	---	---	10	5	18	33
Mike Burns	---	---	13	10	10	33
John Goodman	---	---	22	9	2	33
Tom Mullady	10	2	---	---	17	29
Doug Donley	15	13	---	---	---	28
Gerald Williams	---	---	13	13	1	27
John Gesek	8	12	---	---	5	25
Mike Hunt	---	---	10	7	4	21
Steve Haworth	---	---	5	6	9	20
Jeff Sevy	11	7	---	---	---	18
Tim Gordon	---	---	10	6	1	17
Kevin Murphy	---	---	6	5	5	16
James Pruitt	3	0	---	---	13	16
Pat Ogrin	---	---	7	5	---	12
Eric Moran	3	1	---	---	7	11
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dennis Fisher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	37	3.1
Middle	11	62	5.6
Right	12	49	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	37	2.8
Middle	17	91	5.4
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	21	18	3	0	0	1	2	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	26	10	2	3	3	5	2	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	248	20.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	48	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	46	4.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	9	6	87	1	20
WR Cedric Jones	4	4	114	1	19
WR John Mistler	3	3	29	0	11
WR Steve Tasker	2	2	22	0	6
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	6	0	8
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	29	1	9
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	4	0	9

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	10	4	2	36	1	24
WR Rickey Young	7	2	0	12	0	17
WR Gerald Carter	2	0	0	0	0	14
WR Doug Donley	2	1	0	7	0	13
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	1	3	0	17
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	0	11	0	2
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0	25	1	11
TE Len Bias	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	1	7	7.00	2.44
Albert Bentley	1	6	6.00	6.12

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	3	-3	-1.00	4.36
Paul Palmer	1	6	6.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	4	4	38	9.50	13.86

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	2	2	10	5.00	3.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	2	2	22	11.00	9.67
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	6	6.00	28.50
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	10	10.00	11.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rickey Young	1	1	3	3.00	1.71
WR Doug Donley	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Bentley	2	0
David Overstreet	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	1	1
Bo Jackson	1	1
Paul Palmer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	6	6	4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Mistler	2	2	1
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	1
WR Mike Quick	1	1	1
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	0
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Young	4	2	1
WR Cris Carter	4	2	1
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	1
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	1	1
TE Len Bias	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)