Week 12, 1987

played in Portland (OR), OR

64 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	6	-	13
Portland (OR) Seahawks	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 POR - Allen Pinkett 6 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 13:12 PIT - Albert Bentley 34 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 07:47 POR - Allen Pinkett 9 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 12:33 PIT - Raul Allegre 24 field goal
4Q: 06:19 PIT - Raul Allegre 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 POR - Allen Pinkett 6 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 13:12 PIT - Albert Bentley 34 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 07:47 POR - Allen Pinkett 9 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 12:33 PIT - Raul Allegre 24 field goal
4Q: 06:19 PIT - Raul Allegre 36 field goal

Team Statistics PIT POR
Record 8-3 8-3
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 289 219
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 4.66 3.71
Net Rushing Yards 124 74
- Rushing Attempts 25 25
- Yards per Rush 4.96 2.96
Net Passing Yards 165 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 1 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.46 4.26
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/21
Punt Returns/Yards 5/45 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:52 28:08

Team Statistics	PIT	POR
Record	8-3	8-3
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	289	219
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	4.66	3.71
Net Rushing Yards	124	74
- Rushing Attempts	25	25
- Yards per Rush	4.96	2.96
Net Passing Yards	165	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 1	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.46	4.26
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/21
Punt Returns/Yards	5/45	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:52	28:08

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	1:51	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
1	7:32	1:36	OPP 45	3	-7	Punt
1	2:54	1:41	OWN 11	4	14	Punt
2	14:54	1:55	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
2	7:39	5:41	OWN 25	10	42	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 30	1	0	Half
3	15:00	6:12	OWN 18	11	39	Fumble
3	5:13	2:42	OWN 1	5	24	Punt
3	1:20	3:53	OPP 37	6	30	Field Goal
4	10:32	4:19	OWN 32	9	49	Field Goal
4	4:22	2:10	OWN 37	6	30	Interception

Portland (OR) Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
1	9:10	1:38	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
1	5:56	3:02	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	1:13	1:19	OWN 42	4	9	Downs
2	12:59	5:20	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
2	1:58	1:49	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	8:48	3:35	OWN 48	6	7	Punt
3	2:31	1:11	OWN 22	3	15	Fumble
4	12:27	1:55	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	6:13	1:51	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	2:12	0:49	OWN 16	5	20	Punt
4	1:23	1:23	OPP 21	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jim Kelly, Portland (OR) Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Bentley	13	88	6.77	34	3	1
David Overstreet	10	31	3.10	10	1	0
Steve Bartkowski	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Pinkett	19	56	2.95	12	1	1
Gerald Riggs	5	19	3.80	7	0	0
Jim Kelly	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	34	20	183	3/18	0	20	1	61.3

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	32	20	159	2/14	1	15	0	85.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cedric Jones	5	6	49	9.80	16	20
WR Mike Quick	4	9	26	6.50	6	13
RB David Overstreet	3	3	28	9.33	8	14
WR Jeff Chadwick	3	5	25	8.33	0	16
TE Ron Egloff	2	2	28	14.00	1	17
RB Albert Bentley	2	2	21	10.50	5	18
TE Clarence Kay	1	4	6	6.00	1	6
WR Steve Tasker	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Byner	5	7	49	9.80	2	15	0
C Jeff Spek	3	4	24	8.00	2	13	0
RB Allen Pinkett	3	3	23	7.67	7	14	1
WR Earnest Gray	2	5	20	10.00	1	14	0
C Tony Hunter	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Jessie Hester	2	2	18	9.00	2	9	0
WR Wesley Walker	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Mike Guman	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mitch Brookins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Elvis Patterson	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Tasker	3	0	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0
Ron Egloff	0	1	0
Mike Johnson	0	1	0
David Fulcher	0	1	0
James Britt	0	0	1

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earnest Byner	1	0	0
Jeff Spek	0	1	0
Kurt Novitsky	0	1	0
Tony Hunter	0	0	1
Alfred Anderson	0	0	1
John Davis	0	0	1
Steve McLean	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	5	234	46.8	38.8	63	1

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	7	337	48.1	41.7	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	4	44	11.0	0
Mike Quick	1	1	1.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Cromwell	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	3	52	17.3	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Cromwell	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	5	3	0.0	23	27
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	1	0.0	18	21
OLB Carl Zander	4	2	0.0	15	21
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	3	0	1.0	11	18
CB Ken Coffey	3	1	0.0	21	24
DE Blaise Winter	3	0	0.0	13	15
OLB Mel Black	3	0	0.0	3	8
S David Fulcher	3	0	0.0	18	27
DT Joe Phillips	2	1	1.0	16	24
S Beasley Reece	2	1	0.0	12	10
DE Dave Puzzuoli	2	1	0.0	16	20
DE Mike Johnson	2	1	0.0	11	18
S James Britt	2	0	0.0	14	25
QB Steve Bartkowski	1	0	---	---	---
S Rick Sanford	1	0	0.0	2	3
DT Curtis Green	1	0	0.0	14	16
WR Mike Quick	1	0	---	---	---
CB Russell Carter	1	0	0.0	17	26
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	0.0	5	8
ILB Jim Haslett	0	1	0.0	7	4
DE Jerome Foster	0	1	0.0	14	16

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dino Hackett	11	4	1.0	24	33
S Nolan Cromwell	8	2	0.0	24	36
OLB Mike Johnson	5	1	0.0	7	14
CB Greg Wilson	3	1	0.0	13	24
DT Kurt Novitsky	2	0	1.0	19	26
DT Steve McLean	2	0	0.5	15	20
S Terry Kinard	2	3	0.0	18	32
OLB Jim Morrissey	2	0	0.0	16	25
CB Lonnie Young	2	0	0.0	10	22
OLB Tyrone Stowe	2	0	0.0	9	12
DE Steve McMichael	1	3	0.5	18	29
DT Mike Gray	1	2	0.0	17	32
S Dave Waymer	1	1	0.0	9	13
DE Richard Dent	1	1	0.0	16	26
DT Brandon Hill	1	1	0.0	15	15
S Bud Brown	1	0	0.0	15	15
CB Elvis Patterson	1	0	0.0	20	25
OLB Leon White	1	0	0.0	9	4
ILB Glen Redd	0	1	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Joe Phillips	1.0	1	0	24
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1.0	0	0	18
DT Curtis Green	0.0	0	1	16
DE Jerome Foster	0.0	0	1	16
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.0	0	1	20

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Dino Hackett	1.0	1	0	1	33
DT Kurt Novitsky	1.0	0	1	0	26
DE Steve McMichael	0.5	0	1	3	29
DT Steve McLean	0.5	0	1	0	20
DT Mike Gray	0.0	1	1	0	32
OLB Jim Morrissey	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Richard Dent	0.0	0	2	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	2	21
CB Ken Coffey	2	0	24
S James Britt	2	0	25
OLB Carl Zander	2	0	21
OLB Mel Black	2	0	8
S David Fulcher	2	0	27
CB Russell Carter	1	1	26
S Beasley Reece	1	0	10
S Rick Sanford	1	0	3
DT Curtis Green	1	0	16
OLB Charles Bowser	1	0	27
DE Mike Johnson	1	0	18
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	15
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	8
DT Joe Phillips	0	1	24

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Johnson	3	0	0	14
ILB Dino Hackett	3	0	0	33
S Terry Kinard	2	1	0	32
OLB Jim Morrissey	2	1	0	25
S Nolan Cromwell	2	0	0	36
CB Lonnie Young	2	0	0	22
CB Greg Wilson	2	0	0	24
S Bud Brown	1	1	0	15
CB Elvis Patterson	1	0	1	25
DT Mike Gray	1	0	0	32
OLB Tyrone Stowe	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	3	6	21	0	32
Gary Zimmerman	1	6	24	0	36
Ray Snell	1	4	23	1	32
Keith Eck	1	3	23	2	32
Joel Hilgenberg	1	2	7	0	10
Ron Egloff	1	1	7	0	11
Clarence Kay	0	1	17	0	19

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Thompson	3	5	25	0	33
Bruce Kozerski	2	10	20	0	26
Russ Grimm	1	3	18	0	24
Mike Guman	1	2	13	0	13
Chris Riehm	1	2	10	0	12
Bubba Paris	0	2	22	1	24
Paris Joiner	0	0	5	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Faucette	2	12
Albert Bentley	1	20
Ron Davenport	1	14
Steve Tasker	1	9
Vito McKeever	1	6

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Spek	3	13
Gerald Riggs	1	14
Tony Hunter	1	12
Dave Waymer	1	8
Alfred Anderson	1	7
John Davis	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	25	37	---	---	---	62
Ray Snell	23	32	---	---	5	60
Gary Zimmerman	24	36	---	---	---	60
Chris Ward	23	30	---	---	6	59
Cedric Jones	24	35	---	---	---	59
Liffort Hobley	---	---	15	24	18	57
Bruce Rasmussen	21	32	---	---	3	56
Keith Eck	23	32	---	---	---	55
Mike Quick	20	31	---	---	4	55
Charles Bowser	---	---	23	27	---	50
Albert Bentley	15	15	---	---	20	50
David Fulcher	---	---	18	27	2	47
Ron Davenport	15	17	---	---	14	46
Ken Coffey	---	---	21	24	---	45
Russell Carter	---	---	17	26	1	44
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	18	21	5	44
Jeff Chadwick	9	18	---	---	14	41
Clarence Kay	17	19	---	---	5	41
Joe Phillips	---	---	16	24	---	40
James Britt	---	---	14	25	---	39
Carl Zander	---	---	15	21	2	38
David Overstreet	10	22	---	---	5	37
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	16	20	---	36
Jerome Foster	---	---	14	16	4	34
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	11	18	5	34
Blaise Winter	---	---	13	15	5	33
Ron Egloff	7	11	---	---	14	32
Curtis Green	---	---	14	16	2	32
Mike Johnson	---	---	11	18	2	31
Chuck Faucette	---	---	5	12	12	29
Mel Black	---	---	3	8	16	27
Steve Tasker	3	13	---	---	9	25
Joel Hilgenberg	7	10	---	---	7	24
Beasley Reece	---	---	12	10	1	23
Eric Laakso	3	11	---	---	7	21
Vito McKeever	---	---	5	8	6	19
Jim Haslett	---	---	7	4	2	13
Darryl Grant	---	---	5	7	1	13
Chris Dressel	3	4	---	---	5	12
Sam Graddy	2	0	---	---	9	11
Dwayne Abramowicz	1	2	---	---	7	10
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Sanford	---	---	2	3	---	5
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	24	36	12	72
Dino Hackett	---	---	24	33	3	60
Jim Kelly	25	34	---	---	---	59
Broderick Thompson	25	33	---	---	---	58
Steve McMichael	---	---	18	29	7	54
Greg Wilson	---	---	13	24	17	54
Bruce Kozerski	20	26	---	---	7	53
Terry Kinard	---	---	18	32	2	52
Kurt Novitsky	---	---	19	26	6	51
Mike Gray	---	---	17	32	1	50
Russ Grimm	18	24	---	---	7	49
Ellis Gardner	19	30	---	---	---	49
Elvis Patterson	---	---	20	25	4	49
Tony Hunter	16	19	---	---	12	47
Bubba Paris	22	24	---	---	---	46
Richard Dent	---	---	16	26	2	44
Jim Morrissey	---	---	16	25	2	43
Earnest Gray	16	22	---	---	4	42
Earnest Byner	18	21	---	---	---	39
Jessie Hester	19	20	---	---	---	39
Steve McLean	---	---	15	20	2	37
Jeff Spek	8	15	---	---	13	36
Allen Pinkett	19	16	---	---	---	35
Tyrone Stowe	---	---	9	12	14	35
Wesley Walker	4	17	---	---	12	33
Lonnie Young	---	---	10	22	1	33
Mike Guman	13	13	---	---	6	32
Gerald Riggs	6	12	---	---	14	32
Bud Brown	---	---	15	15	1	31
Dave Waymer	---	---	9	13	8	30
Brandon Hill	---	---	15	15	---	30
Chris Riehm	10	12	---	---	7	29
John Davis	6	13	---	---	7	26
Mike Johnson	---	---	7	14	1	22
Mitch Brookins	2	8	---	---	11	21
Paris Joiner	5	8	---	---	7	20
Alfred Anderson	4	7	---	---	7	18
Leon White	---	---	9	4	3	16
Glen Redd	---	---	1	4	7	12
Ken Bell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rocky Klever	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	---	0
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	67	7.4
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	27	3.0
Middle	4	13	3.3
Right	11	35	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	34	20	1	1	0	3	6	5	1

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	32	20	0	1	3	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	106	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	71	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	91	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	9	4	26	0	31
WR Cedric Jones	6	5	49	1	35
WR Jeff Chadwick	5	3	25	0	18
TE Clarence Kay	4	1	6	0	19
RB David Overstreet	3	3	28	0	22
WR Steve Tasker	3	0	0	0	13
TE Ron Egloff	2	2	28	0	11
RB Albert Bentley	2	2	21	0	15

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Earnest Byner	7	5	0	49	21
WR Earnest Gray	5	2	0	20	22
C Jeff Spek	4	3	0	24	15
WR Wesley Walker	3	1	2	7	17
FB Mike Guman	3	1	1	5	13
C Tony Hunter	3	2	0	10	19
RB Allen Pinkett	3	3	0	23	16
WR Jessie Hester	2	2	0	18	20
RB Gerald Riggs	1	1	0	3	12
WR Mitch Brookins	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Bentley	1	-1	-1.00	6.77

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Pinkett	4	17	4.25	2.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	3	2	7	2.33	5.38

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	4	2	15	3.75	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	1	0	0	0.00	2.89
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	3	3.00	10.50

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Byner	2	1	6	3.00	7.00
FB Mike Guman	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
RB Allen Pinkett	1	1	9	9.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Bentley	2	2
David Overstreet	1	1

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	2	0
Allen Pinkett	2	1
Jim Kelly	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	9	4	3

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	3	1	1
WR Jeff Chadwick	3	1	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	1
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	1
WR Steve Tasker	1	0	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Byner	4	3	2
WR Earnest Gray	2	1	1
C Tony Hunter	2	1	1
WR Jessie Hester	1	1	0
RB Allen Pinkett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (18,600)
End Zone 13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (18,600)
End Zone	13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)