Week 9, 1987

played in Cleveland, OH

47 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	10	0	-	20
Cleveland Browns	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:24 CLE - John Smith 19 field goal
2Q: 11:14 CLE - Steve Strachan 1 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 07:05 PIT - Raul Allegre 44 field goal
2Q: 03:23 PIT - Ron Egloff 2 pass from Turk Schonert (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:45 PIT - Albert Bentley 16 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 00:47 PIT - Raul Allegre 23 field goal
4Q: 11:22 CLE - John Smith 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:24 CLE - John Smith 19 field goal
2Q: 11:14 CLE - Steve Strachan 1 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 07:05 PIT - Raul Allegre 44 field goal
2Q: 03:23 PIT - Ron Egloff 2 pass from Turk Schonert (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:45 PIT - Albert Bentley 16 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 00:47 PIT - Raul Allegre 23 field goal
4Q: 11:22 CLE - John Smith 46 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 7-2 4-5
First Downs 13 23
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 9 19
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 250 385
- Offensive Plays 48 74
- Yards per Play 5.21 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 110 69
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 3.93 3.00
Net Passing Yards 140 316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 13 - 0 49 - 33 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 140 327
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 6.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/24
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 4/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 22
Time of Possession 24:28 35:32

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	7-2	4-5
First Downs	13	23
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	9	19
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	250	385
- Offensive Plays	48	74
- Yards per Play	5.21	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	110	69
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	3.93	3.00
Net Passing Yards	140	316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 13 - 0	49 - 33 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	140	327
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	6.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/24
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	4/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 22
Time of Possession	24:28	35:32

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	3:32	OWN 34	6	15	Punt
1	2:19	2:11	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	11:06	4:07	OWN 34	6	39	Field Goal
2	5:14	2:00	OPP 40	7	40	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:37	OWN 22	2	10	Fumble
3	12:40	1:12	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
3	10:03	3:30	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	3:57	1:31	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
3	2:26	1:44	OPP 13	3	7	Field Goal
4	11:14	2:03	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
4	1:22	0:43	OWN 19	3	-3	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OPP 28	1	-1	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	9:42	7:23	OWN 2	14	96	Field Goal
1	0:08	4:02	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
2	6:59	1:45	OWN 24	3	8	Interception
2	3:14	3:14	OWN 12	6	32	Half
3	14:23	1:43	OPP 25	3	8	Missed FG
3	11:28	1:25	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	6:33	2:36	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
3	0:42	4:28	OWN 13	8	58	Field Goal
4	9:11	7:49	OWN 4	18	77	Downs
4	0:39	0:37	OWN 33	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Mike Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	14	58	4.14	10	1	0
Albert Bentley	13	53	4.08	16	2	1
Turk Schonert	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freeman McNeil	14	50	3.57	17	1	0
Steve Strachan	9	19	2.11	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	20	13	140	0/0	1	21	0	102.1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	49	33	327	2/11	0	33	1	77.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cedric Jones	3	4	46	15.33	6	21	0
WR Mike Quick	3	6	22	7.33	1	12	0
RB David Overstreet	2	2	30	15.00	8	15	0
FB Ron Davenport	2	2	24	12.00	9	12	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR John Mistler	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andre Reed	7	11	92	13.14	44	33
TE Bennie Cunningham	6	8	37	6.17	1	10
WR Cris Collinsworth	6	9	68	11.33	20	22
RB Freeman McNeil	5	6	43	8.60	0	16
WR Walter Stanley	4	6	53	13.25	25	26
WR Wayne Capers	2	3	15	7.50	0	8
RB Steve Strachan	2	3	17	8.50	6	12
TE Calvin Magee	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB Jimmy Rogers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Phil Epps	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Overstreet	1	0	0
Joel Hilgenberg	0	1	0
Albert Bentley	0	0	1
Mike Johnson	0	0	1
Blaise Winter	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Phil Epps	1	0	0
Jim McMahon	1	0	0
Steve Strachan	1	0	0
Greg Johnson	0	1	0
John Ayers	0	1	0
Irv Eatman	0	1	0
Mark Duda	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	6	294	49.0	46.5	60	4

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	3	140	46.7	40.7	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/3	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	3	18	6.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Epps	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Quick	2	42	21.0	0
Steve Tasker	1	20	20.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Rogers	3	45	15.0	0
Bob Jury	1	9	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Zander	12	2	0.0	16	28
S David Fulcher	7	1	0.0	16	35
OLB Charles Bowser	6	1	0.0	20	43
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	1	0.0	15	37
CB Ken Coffey	4	0	0.0	19	39
S Beasley Reece	3	3	0.0	10	26
CB Liffort Hobley	3	1	0.0	16	35
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	3	1	0.0	14	28
DE Mike Johnson	2	0	2.0	14	34
S James Britt	2	0	0.0	15	34
DE Dave Puzzuoli	2	0	0.0	12	29
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	0.0	15	36
CB Johnny Thomas	2	0	0.0	4	11
ILB Jim Haslett	1	0	0.0	5	12
DT Curtis Green	1	0	0.0	9	24
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.0	13	23
T Gary Zimmerman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mel Black	1	0	0.0	4	12
DT Darryl Grant	0	2	0.0	3	7
DE Jerome Foster	0	1	0.0	10	21

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	7	0	0.0	21	16
CB Rick Grimes	4	2	0.0	19	17
OLB George Andrews	4	0	0.0	20	12
DT Mark Duda	3	2	0.0	23	17
DT Donnie Humphrey	3	2	0.0	17	15
DE Art Still	3	1	0.0	17	11
DE Byron Darby	3	0	0.0	16	12
S Roland James	2	2	0.0	21	13
CB Chris Sheffield	2	0	0.0	7	5
S Steve Gage	2	0	0.0	5	4
S Bob Jury	1	1	0.0	18	12
DT Tony Casillas	1	1	0.0	21	13
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Clinton Burrell	1	0	0.0	10	7
WR Andre Reed	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tony Woods	0	2	0.0	18	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Johnson	2.0	1	0	34
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.0	5	1	29
OLB Charles Bowser	0.0	1	0	43
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Mel Black	0.0	1	0	12

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mark Duda	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Tony Woods	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carl Zander	8	0	0	28
OLB Charles Bowser	5	0	0	43
OLB Eugene Lockhart	4	0	1	37
S David Fulcher	4	0	0	35
CB Ken Coffey	3	0	0	39
CB Liffort Hobley	2	1	0	35
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	0	36
CB Johnny Thomas	2	0	0	11
S Beasley Reece	1	0	0	26
S James Britt	1	0	0	34
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	0	0	28
OLB Mel Black	0	1	0	12

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	3	0	16
S Steve Gage	2	0	4
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	2	8
CB Rick Grimes	1	1	17
S Bob Jury	1	0	12
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	3
DE Art Still	1	0	11
OLB George Andrews	1	0	12
DT Mark Duda	1	0	17
CB Chris Sheffield	1	0	5
CB Kevin Walker	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	4	5	2	21	18
Gary Zimmerman	2	3	0	25	19
Chris Ward	1	2	0	21	16
Joel Hilgenberg	1	2	0	12	10
Ray Snell	0	7	0	22	14
Ron Egloff	0	2	0	11	7
Eric Laakso	0	2	0	11	7
Ron Davenport	0	2	0	15	13
Keith Eck	0	1	0	27	15
Buford Jordan	0	1	0	3	4

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Ritcher	2	6	23	0	51
Keith Van Horne	1	5	21	2	48
John Ayers	1	3	21	0	47
Max Montoya	1	3	23	0	51
Irv Eatman	1	3	21	0	40
Bennie Cunningham	0	1	19	0	39
Ted McKnight	0	1	7	0	17
Calvin Magee	0	1	2	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Egloff	2	15
Albert Bentley	1	19
Liffort Hobley	1	19
Chuck Faucette	1	17
Ron Davenport	1	13
Buford Jordan	1	8

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Gage	3	11
Jimmy Rogers	1	21
Cedrick Brown	1	10
Wayne Capers	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Liffort Hobley	---	---	16	35	19	70
Charles Bowser	---	---	20	43	2	65
Ken Coffey	---	---	19	39	3	61
David Fulcher	---	---	16	35	5	56
Mike Johnson	---	---	14	34	5	53
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	15	37	1	53
Vito McKeever	---	---	15	36	1	52
James Britt	---	---	15	34	1	50
Joe Phillips	---	---	16	32	2	50
Turk Schonert	28	20	---	---	---	48
Carl Zander	---	---	16	28	2	46
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	14	28	3	45
Bruce Rasmussen	21	18	---	---	5	44
Albert Bentley	14	11	---	---	19	44
Gary Zimmerman	25	19	---	---	---	44
Ray Snell	22	14	---	---	7	43
Keith Eck	27	15	---	---	---	42
Mike Quick	22	16	---	---	4	42
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	12	29	1	42
Chris Ward	21	16	---	---	4	41
Cedric Jones	23	18	---	---	---	41
Ron Davenport	15	13	---	---	13	41
Blaise Winter	---	---	13	23	4	40
Beasley Reece	---	---	10	26	1	37
Curtis Green	---	---	9	24	2	35
Ron Egloff	11	7	---	---	15	33
Jerome Foster	---	---	10	21	2	33
Chuck Faucette	---	---	5	9	17	31
Joel Hilgenberg	12	10	---	---	8	30
Mel Black	---	---	4	12	14	30
David Overstreet	14	9	---	---	6	29
Eric Laakso	11	7	---	---	8	26
Jeff Chadwick	11	5	---	---	9	25
Johnny Thomas	---	---	4	11	10	25
John Mistler	10	7	---	---	7	24
Clarence Kay	12	9	---	---	3	24
Jim Haslett	---	---	5	12	3	20
Steve Tasker	5	1	---	---	14	20
Buford Jordan	3	4	---	---	8	15
Darryl Grant	---	---	3	7	1	11
Dwayne Abramowicz	1	1	---	---	8	10
Rick Sanford	---	---	2	6	1	9
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Bartkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Max Montoya	23	51	---	---	6	80
Jim Ritcher	23	51	---	---	6	80
Jim McMahon	23	51	---	---	---	74
John Ayers	21	47	---	---	5	73
Andre Reed	18	46	---	---	7	71
Bennie Cunningham	19	39	---	---	12	70
Keith Van Horne	21	48	---	---	---	69
Irv Eatman	21	40	---	---	---	61
Jimmy Rogers	9	19	---	---	21	49
Freeman McNeil	14	32	---	---	---	46
Walter Stanley	16	29	---	---	---	45
Mark Duda	---	---	23	17	2	42
Cris Collinsworth	12	22	---	---	7	41
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	21	16	4	41
Bob Jury	---	---	18	12	10	40
Kevin Walker	---	---	22	15	3	40
Ted McKnight	7	17	---	---	15	39
A.J. Duhe	---	---	8	8	22	38
Roland James	---	---	21	13	4	38
Patrick Allen	---	---	21	14	3	38
Steve Strachan	9	19	---	---	10	38
Rick Grimes	---	---	19	17	2	38
Art Still	---	---	17	11	8	36
Tony Casillas	---	---	21	13	2	36
George Andrews	---	---	20	12	3	35
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	17	15	1	33
Wayne Capers	8	15	---	---	9	32
Tony Woods	---	---	18	13	---	31
Phil Epps	1	10	---	---	18	29
Byron Darby	---	---	16	12	1	29
Joel Patten	4	14	---	---	6	24
Cedrick Brown	---	---	7	6	10	23
Chris Sheffield	---	---	7	5	10	22
Clinton Burrell	---	---	10	7	3	20
Steve Gage	---	---	5	4	11	20
Greg Johnson	---	---	7	4	4	15
Gene Chilton	2	4	---	---	6	12
Rick Graf	---	---	7	3	2	12
Lucius Sanford	---	---	3	3	5	11
Calvin Magee	2	7	---	---	2	11
John Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	49	4.9
Middle	6	16	2.7
Right	11	46	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	20	13	1	0	1	4	2	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	49	33	4	1	3	2	9	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	67	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	73	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	25	218	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	109	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	6	3	1	22	0	16
WR Cedric Jones	4	3	0	46	1	18
WR John Mistler	3	1	0	11	0	7
RB David Overstreet	2	2	0	30	0	9
FB Ron Davenport	2	2	0	24	0	13
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	0	2	0	7
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	0	5	0	11

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	11	7	1	92	2	46
WR Cris Collinsworth	9	6	0	68	1	22
TE Bennie Cunningham	8	6	0	37	0	39
RB Freeman McNeil	6	5	0	43	0	32
WR Walter Stanley	6	4	1	53	1	29
WR Wayne Capers	3	2	0	15	0	15
RB Steve Strachan	3	2	1	17	0	19
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Phil Epps	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Calvin Magee	1	1	0	2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Bentley	3	18	6.00	4.08
David Overstreet	1	5	5.00	4.14

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Strachan	3	1	0.33	2.11
Freeman McNeil	1	-1	-1.00	3.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	1	1	2	2.00	7.00

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim McMahon	8	4	37	4.63	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	1	10	3.33	7.56
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	1	7	3.50	4.63
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	8	8.00	7.17
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	0	0.00	8.83
RB Steve Strachan	1	1	12	12.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Bentley	6	2

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	4	3
Steve Strachan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	5	2	1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Jones	2	2	1
WR Mike Quick	2	0	0
WR John Mistler	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Freeman McNeil	3	2	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	0	0
WR Phil Epps	1	0	0
WR Andre Reed	1	0	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	1
RB Steve Strachan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)