Week 13, 1987

played in San Diego, CA

54 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	7	7	14	-	38
San Diego Chargers	0	14	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:46 PIT - Raul Allegre 37 field goal
1Q: 03:35 PIT - David Overstreet 48 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 12:12 PIT - David Overstreet 5 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 08:14 SDO - John Williams 37 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 01:02 SDO - Chris Burkett 19 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 01:18 PIT - Cedric Jones 4 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 10:56 PIT - Ron Davenport 8 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 04:38 PIT - Jeff Chadwick 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:46 PIT - Raul Allegre 37 field goal
1Q: 03:35 PIT - David Overstreet 48 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 12:12 PIT - David Overstreet 5 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 08:14 SDO - John Williams 37 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 01:02 SDO - Chris Burkett 19 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 01:18 PIT - Cedric Jones 4 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 10:56 PIT - Ron Davenport 8 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 04:38 PIT - Jeff Chadwick 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team Statistics PIT SDO
Record 9-3 7-5
First Downs 31 17
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 482 359
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards per Play 6.89 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 191 60
- Rushing Attempts 29 10
- Yards per Rush 6.59 6.00
Net Passing Yards 291 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 28 - 0 51 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 306 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.10 5.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/52 7/59
Punt Returns/Yards 4/53 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 4/73
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:35 24:25

Team Statistics	PIT	SDO
Record	9-3	7-5
First Downs	31	17
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	482	359
- Offensive Plays	70	62
- Yards per Play	6.89	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	191	60
- Rushing Attempts	29	10
- Yards per Rush	6.59	6.00
Net Passing Yards	291	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 28 - 0	51 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	306	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.10	5.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/52	7/59
Punt Returns/Yards	4/53	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	4/73
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:35	24:25

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 30	5	31	Punt
1	11:34	3:56	OWN 35	7	45	Field Goal
1	5:15	2:01	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
1	0:32	3:28	OWN 14	8	86	Touchdown
2	7:58	4:53	OWN 20	9	51	Missed FG
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 26	2	13	Half
3	13:56	3:30	OWN 49	6	13	Punt
3	9:21	0:42	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	6:27	5:20	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	14:50	4:00	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
4	8:03	3:31	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	1:10	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	7:38	2:23	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
1	3:14	2:42	OWN 32	4	24	Punt
2	12:04	4:06	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	3:05	2:13	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
3	10:26	1:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	8:39	2:12	OWN 25	5	37	Fumble
3	1:07	1:17	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	10:50	2:47	OWN 20	10	48	Downs
4	4:32	4:32	OWN 4	11	94	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	17	105	6.18	48	3	2
Albert Bentley	11	75	6.82	22	2	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Williams	6	15	2.50	4	0
Kelvin Bryant	2	8	4.00	5	0
Brent Fullwood	2	37	18.50	21	2

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	38	28	306	3/15	3	30	0	123.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	51	26	305	1/6	2	37	0	82.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cedric Jones	11	13	120	10.91	28	30	1
WR Mike Quick	8	12	85	10.63	35	29	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	5	45	11.25	7	22	1
RB David Overstreet	2	2	15	7.50	6	12	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	1
WR Sam Graddy	1	2	24	24.00	10	24	0
TE Clarence Kay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Steve Tasker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Langhorne	6	11	42	7.00	15	13	0
WR Preston Dennard	5	6	74	14.80	5	33	0
TE Steve Jordan	4	5	30	7.50	0	13	0
WR Chris Burkett	4	9	56	14.00	11	24	1
RB John Williams	4	5	68	17.00	35	37	1
WR Keith Ortego	2	9	27	13.50	2	14	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
WR Danny Buggs	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Anthony Toney	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vito McKeever	0	1	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Preston Dennard	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	3	134	44.7	29.7	57	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	274	45.7	36.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	1/2	0/1	0/0	37	5/5

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	4	53	13.3	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Chadwick	1	23	23.0	0
Steve Tasker	1	18	18.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	3	58	19.3	0
Preston Dennard	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ken Coffey	7	0	0.0	6	41
CB Russell Carter	6	0	0.0	7	40
OLB Charles Bowser	4	1	0.0	8	39
OLB Eugene Lockhart	4	1	0.0	7	34
S Rick Sanford	3	0	0.0	0	11
DT Curtis Green	2	0	0.0	6	26
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1	0	0.5	5	31
CB Vito McKeever	1	1	0.0	4	15
ILB Jim Haslett	1	0	0.0	2	13
S James Britt	1	0	0.0	6	31
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.0	5	25
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0.0	6	32
OLB Carl Zander	1	0	0.0	6	15
ILB Chuck Faucette	1	0	0.0	2	10
DE Jerome Foster	0	1	0.5	4	16
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0	3	0.0	6	32
S Beasley Reece	0	1	0.0	6	34
DE Mike Johnson	0	1	0.0	7	34
OLB Mel Black	0	1	0.0	2	19
S David Fulcher	0	1	0.0	7	43

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ricky Reynolds	7	1	0.0	21	33
S Ray Ellis	7	0	0.0	22	33
ILB Mike Reichenbach	6	1	0.0	23	32
OLB James Haynes	5	0	0.0	6	14
DT Gary Johnson	4	1	2.0	20	30
S Terry Jackson	3	2	1.0	21	32
DE Curtis Greer	3	0	0.0	19	27
S Eddie Anderson	3	0	0.0	10	12
DT Rich Stachowski	2	2	0.0	22	30
CB J.C. Wilson	2	1	0.0	21	27
OLB Jim Kovach	2	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Tony Caldwell	2	0	0.0	1	8
DE Eddie Edwards	1	3	0.0	26	33
S James Marshall	1	1	0.0	19	26
DE Tyrone Keys	1	1	0.0	13	20
DT Gary Bolden	1	1	0.0	13	20
CB Anthony Washington	1	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	0.0	25	24
ILB Ervin Randle	1	0	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.5	2	31
DE Jerome Foster	0.5	0	16
DT Curtis Green	0.0	4	26
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	4	25
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0.0	2	32
OLB Eugene Lockhart	0.0	1	34

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gary Johnson	2.0	0	0	1	30
S Terry Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	1	2	0	30
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	0	1	1	33
ILB Mike Reichenbach	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Russell Carter	5	2	40
CB Ken Coffey	5	1	41
OLB Charles Bowser	4	1	39
OLB Eugene Lockhart	3	2	34
S Rick Sanford	3	1	11
OLB Carl Zander	2	1	15
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	15
ILB Jim Haslett	1	1	13
S James Britt	1	0	31
S Beasley Reece	0	1	34

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ricky Reynolds	6	0	33
ILB Mike Reichenbach	5	0	32
S Ray Ellis	3	0	33
OLB Jim Kovach	2	0	14
OLB Tony Caldwell	2	0	8
OLB James Haynes	2	0	14
S James Marshall	1	1	26
CB Anthony Washington	1	1	17
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	30
S Terry Jackson	1	0	32
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	27
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	24
ILB Ervin Randle	1	0	9
S Eddie Anderson	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	2	7	26	0	39
Keith Eck	2	6	22	1	33
Chris Ward	2	2	21	1	35
Joel Hilgenberg	2	2	24	1	36
Gary Zimmerman	1	5	26	0	37
Eric Laakso	1	2	13	0	15
Clarence Kay	1	1	20	0	22
Ray Snell	0	1	7	0	7
Ron Davenport	0	1	14	0	23
Dwayne Abramowicz	0	1	6	0	3

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Durrette	2	2	9	0	37
Steve Jordan	1	2	9	0	33
Jesse Sapolu	1	2	9	0	51
Dennis Swilley	1	1	2	0	16
Brett Miller	0	2	8	1	47
Bruce Armstrong	0	1	9	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davenport	2	12
Chuck Faucette	1	13
Beasley Reece	1	11
Jeff Chadwick	1	10

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Haynes	2	22
Tony Caldwell	2	16
Kelvin Bryant	1	16
Tony Davis	1	12

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	29	41	---	---	---	70
Bruce Rasmussen	26	39	---	---	4	69
Joel Hilgenberg	24	36	---	---	5	65
Gary Zimmerman	26	37	---	---	---	63
Chris Ward	21	35	---	---	4	60
Cedric Jones	25	35	---	---	---	60
Mike Quick	23	31	---	---	3	57
Keith Eck	22	33	---	---	---	55
Albert Bentley	11	23	---	---	20	54
Beasley Reece	---	---	6	34	11	51
Charles Bowser	---	---	8	39	4	51
David Fulcher	---	---	7	43	1	51
Ron Davenport	14	23	---	---	12	49
Ken Coffey	---	---	6	41	1	48
Russell Carter	---	---	7	40	1	48
Clarence Kay	20	22	---	---	6	48
David Overstreet	18	18	---	---	8	44
Mike Johnson	---	---	7	34	3	44
Liffort Hobley	---	---	6	32	6	44
Jeff Chadwick	12	20	---	---	10	42
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	7	34	1	42
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	5	31	4	40
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	6	32	2	40
Mel Black	---	---	2	19	19	40
Joe Phillips	---	---	6	30	4	40
James Britt	---	---	6	31	---	37
Eric Laakso	13	15	---	---	5	33
Curtis Green	---	---	6	26	---	32
Sam Graddy	8	15	---	---	9	32
Blaise Winter	---	---	5	25	1	31
Ron Egloff	6	10	---	---	14	30
Vito McKeever	---	---	4	15	9	28
Steve Tasker	2	5	---	---	18	25
Chuck Faucette	---	---	2	10	13	25
Carl Zander	---	---	6	15	2	23
Jerome Foster	---	---	4	16	---	20
Ray Snell	7	7	---	---	2	16
Jim Haslett	---	---	2	13	---	15
Buford Jordan	6	3	---	---	6	15
Rick Sanford	---	---	0	11	3	14
Dwayne Abramowicz	6	3	---	---	5	14
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darryl Grant	---	---	2	1	1	4
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Sapolu	9	51	---	---	6	66
Dan Fouts	10	52	---	---	---	62
Eddie Edwards	---	---	26	33	2	61
Ray Ellis	---	---	22	33	2	57
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	23	32	2	57
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	21	33	2	56
Terry Jackson	---	---	21	32	2	55
James Marshall	---	---	19	26	10	55
Brett Miller	8	47	---	---	---	55
Reggie Langhorne	7	41	---	---	7	55
Gary Johnson	---	---	20	30	4	54
Rich Stachowski	---	---	22	30	1	53
Todd Shell	---	---	25	24	2	51
J.C. Wilson	---	---	21	27	2	50
Michael Durrette	9	37	---	---	4	50
Bruce Armstrong	9	40	---	---	---	49
Curtis Greer	---	---	19	27	1	47
Chris Burkett	6	30	---	---	10	46
Ron Hallstrom	8	35	---	---	2	45
Steve Jordan	9	33	---	---	3	45
James Haynes	---	---	6	14	22	42
Preston Dennard	3	27	---	---	10	40
Tyrone Keys	---	---	13	20	5	38
Keith Ortego	4	33	---	---	---	37
Anthony Toney	8	20	---	---	7	35
Gary Bolden	---	---	13	20	1	34
Anthony Washington	---	---	12	17	2	31
Eddie Anderson	---	---	10	12	9	31
Kelvin Bryant	2	11	---	---	16	29
Jim Kovach	---	---	9	14	4	27
Earl Cooper	1	9	---	---	16	26
John Williams	6	20	---	---	---	26
Danny Buggs	0	12	---	---	13	25
Tony Davis	2	11	---	---	12	25
Tony Caldwell	---	---	1	8	16	25
Dennis Swilley	2	16	---	---	6	24
John Hendy	---	---	10	10	4	24
Ervin Randle	---	---	6	9	5	20
Charley Hannah	2	17	---	---	---	19
Kevin Belcher	1	12	---	---	6	19
Brent Fullwood	2	13	---	---	---	15
Jeff Walker	2	5	---	---	6	13
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	3	3
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	12	61	5.1
Right	8	87	10.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	37	18.5
Middle	3	8	2.7
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	38	28	4	1	2	2	4	2	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	51	26	4	2	0	10	13	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	114	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	13	192	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	84	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	9	144	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	57	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Jones	13	11	2	120	1	35
WR Mike Quick	12	8	0	85	1	31
WR Jeff Chadwick	5	4	0	45	1	20
RB David Overstreet	2	2	0	15	0	18
WR Sam Graddy	2	1	0	24	1	15
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	0	9	0	10
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	0	0	0	22
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0	8	0	23
WR Steve Tasker	1	0	0	0	0	5

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	11	6	42	0	41
WR Chris Burkett	9	4	56	1	30
WR Keith Ortego	9	2	27	0	33
WR Preston Dennard	6	5	74	1	27
TE Steve Jordan	5	4	30	0	33
RB John Williams	5	4	68	2	20
WR Danny Buggs	3	0	0	0	12
FB Anthony Toney	2	0	0	0	20
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	8	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	2	7	3.50	6.18
Albert Bentley	2	8	4.00	6.82

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	6	5	25	4.17	8.05

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	3	2	30	10.00	5.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	3	2	7	2.33	9.23
RB David Overstreet	1	1	3	3.00	7.50
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	7	7.00	9.00
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	11	11.00	12.33
WR Chris Burkett	1	1	19	19.00	6.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Bentley	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Bryant	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	13	9	7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	15	11	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Jones	6	6	4
WR Mike Quick	3	0	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	2	2
RB David Overstreet	1	1	1
WR Steve Tasker	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Dennard	4	3	1
WR Danny Buggs	2	0	0
TE Steve Jordan	2	2	2
WR Chris Burkett	2	2	2
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	2	1
WR Keith Ortego	2	2	1
FB Anthony Toney	1	0	0

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

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