Week 16, 1987

played in Pittsburgh, PA

25 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	0	0	3	7	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	14	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 PIT - Raul Allegre 42 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Ron Egloff 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 11:14 PIT - Mike Quick 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 09:02 SFO - Roger Ruzek 26 field goal
3Q: 05:53 PIT - David Overstreet 8 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 12:42 PIT - Albert Bentley 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 05:12 SFO - Merril Hoge 1 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 00:34 PIT - Raul Allegre 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 PIT - Raul Allegre 42 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Ron Egloff 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 11:14 PIT - Mike Quick 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 09:02 SFO - Roger Ruzek 26 field goal
3Q: 05:53 PIT - David Overstreet 8 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 12:42 PIT - Albert Bentley 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 05:12 SFO - Merril Hoge 1 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 00:34 PIT - Raul Allegre 23 field goal

Team Statistics SFO PIT
Record 6-9 12-3
First Downs 14 27
- by Rushing 7 13
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 271 433
- Offensive Plays 59 60
- Yards per Play 4.59 7.22
Net Rushing Yards 145 233
- Rushing Attempts 34 32
- Yards per Rush 4.26 7.28
Net Passing Yards 126 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 0 25 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 126 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.04 7.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 12.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/46 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 6/124 2/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:51 31:09

Team Statistics	SFO	PIT
Record	6-9	12-3
First Downs	14	27
- by Rushing	7	13
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	271	433
- Offensive Plays	59	60
- Yards per Play	4.59	7.22
Net Rushing Yards	145	233
- Rushing Attempts	34	32
- Yards per Rush	4.26	7.28
Net Passing Yards	126	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 0	25 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	126	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.04	7.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	12.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/46	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	6/124	2/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:51	31:09

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	11:21	3:28	OWN 28	6	16	Punt
1	5:29	2:02	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
2	14:54	1:49	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	11:03	2:05	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	7:04	2:24	OWN 34	8	27	Punt
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 14	5	27	Half
3	12:46	3:51	OWN 25	7	66	Field Goal
3	5:47	3:19	OWN 24	6	11	Punt
4	12:32	7:27	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 42	2	9	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	1:50	OWN 18	4	4	Punt
1	7:53	2:24	OWN 20	5	55	Field Goal
1	3:27	3:33	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	13:05	2:02	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
2	8:58	1:54	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	4:40	2:45	OWN 20	9	16	Punt
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	8:55	3:08	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
3	2:28	4:56	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
4	5:05	4:38	OWN 27	10	67	Field Goal

Game MVP: David Overstreet, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Merril Hoge	27	131	4.85	46	2	1
Horace Ivory	5	6	1.20	2	0	0
Del Rodgers	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Steve Beuerlein	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	21	194	9.24	49	6	1
Albert Bentley	10	36	3.60	7	0	1
Steve Bartkowski	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	25	15	126	0/0	0	26	0	73.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	24	15	213	3/22	2	21	0	118.9
Turk Schonert	1	1	9	0/0	0	9	0	104.2

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Taylor	5	8	45	9.00	14	19
WR Buster Rhymes	4	8	34	8.50	19	19
TE Todd Christensen	2	3	15	7.50	1	8
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Alvin Moore	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	26	26.00	13	26
FB Merril Hoge	1	2	3	3.00	5	3

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	7	10	105	15.00	20	20	1
TE Ron Egloff	3	3	35	11.67	9	17	1
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	4	32	16.00	5	19	0
WR Cedric Jones	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	9	9.00	5	9	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	3	21	21.00	11	21	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Criswell	7	328	46.9	37.3	57	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	4	205	51.3	44.5	57	2

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jo Jo Townsell	3	23	7.7	0
Delton Hall	1	4	4.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	25	12.5	0
Mike Quick	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	3	76	25.3	0
Dennis Gentry	3	48	16.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Chadwick	1	6	6.0	0
Steve Tasker	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kevin Greene	6	2	0.0	25	15
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	5	2	1.0	32	28
DT Bill Pickel	5	0	0.0	18	17
CB Wendell Cason	5	0	0.0	22	18
CB Delton Hall	5	0	0.0	28	25
S Mark Robinson	4	2	0.0	23	21
DT Edmund Nelson	3	0	0.0	28	23
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	2	1.5	28	28
S Kenny Easley	2	2	0.0	13	18
S Chris Mandeville	2	2	0.0	23	17
CB James Davis	2	1	0.0	14	13
DE Ron Holmes	2	1	0.0	17	18
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	1	0.5	21	19
CB Craig Curry	1	1	0.0	23	19
ILB Bill Cowher	1	0	0.0	3	0
DT Willie Broughton	1	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Scot Brantley	0	1	0.0	11	13

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	8	5	23	16
OLB Charles Bowser	5	0	27	21
DT Curtis Green	4	1	20	10
DE Blaise Winter	4	1	23	11
CB Liffort Hobley	3	2	27	19
CB Vito McKeever	3	2	20	22
S Beasley Reece	3	1	19	17
DE Mike Johnson	3	1	25	22
ILB Chuck Faucette	3	0	7	6
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	2	2	19	12
CB Russell Carter	2	1	23	18
OLB Carl Zander	2	1	10	5
CB Johnny Thomas	2	0	6	8
CB Ken Coffey	1	2	26	14
DT Darryl Grant	1	1	5	5
ILB Jim Haslett	1	0	10	5
S Rick Sanford	1	0	13	8
OLB Mel Black	0	1	9	6
DT Joe Phillips	0	1	19	16

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Wilber Marshall	1.5	1	28
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1.0	0	28
DE Mat Mendenhall	0.5	1	19
OLB Scot Brantley	0.0	1	13
DT Bill Pickel	0.0	1	17
DE Ron Holmes	0.0	1	18

Pittsburgh	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Phillips	2	1	16
CB Vito McKeever	1	1	22
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	16
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	0	12
DE Blaise Winter	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wendell Cason	3	0	18
CB Delton Hall	3	0	25
S Chris Mandeville	2	0	17
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	1	28
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	0	19
CB James Davis	1	0	13
S Kenny Easley	1	0	18
DT Edmund Nelson	1	0	23
CB Craig Curry	1	0	19
S Mark Robinson	1	0	21
DT Willie Broughton	1	0	7
CB Vestee Jackson	0	1	9

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	3	2	21
CB Liffort Hobley	2	0	19
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	22
CB Johnny Thomas	2	0	8
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	1	16
S Beasley Reece	1	0	17
DT Darryl Grant	1	0	5
CB Russell Carter	1	0	18
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	11
OLB Carl Zander	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Matt Darwin	3	6	0	31	22
Jim Sweeney	2	8	2	32	20
Randy Cross	1	3	0	28	22
Todd Christensen	1	3	0	27	20
Stefan Humpries	0	4	0	17	13
Mike Wilson	0	3	0	32	21
Danny Villa	0	3	0	10	9
Bob Jozwiak	0	2	0	20	18
Wayne Wilson	0	1	0	14	9

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	7	8	4	31	0	26
Keith Eck	3	5	0	24	1	20
Chris Ward	2	5	0	28	0	22
Joel Hilgenberg	2	4	0	26	0	25
Clarence Kay	2	2	0	22	0	15
Dwayne Abramowicz	1	2	0	26	0	23
Eric Laakso	1	1	0	7	1	8
Wayne Pennywell	1	1	0	6	1	5
Ron Tilton	1	1	0	12	0	11
Ron Egloff	0	1	0	16	0	9
Buford Jordan	0	1	0	14	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Del Rodgers	2	18
Wayne Wilson	1	20
Todd Christensen	1	17
Danny Villa	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Faucette	3	14
Johnny Thomas	2	9
Albert Bentley	1	22
Ron Egloff	1	16
Ron Davenport	1	13
Vito McKeever	1	11
Chris Ward	1	2

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Christensen	27	20	---	---	17	64
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	32	28	2	62
Steve Beuerlein	34	25	---	---	---	59
Randy Cross	28	22	---	---	8	58
Edmund Nelson	---	---	28	23	7	58
Wilber Marshall	---	---	28	28	1	57
Delton Hall	---	---	28	25	4	57
Mike Wilson	32	21	---	---	3	56
Merril Hoge	28	22	---	---	4	54
Chris Mandeville	---	---	23	17	14	54
Jim Sweeney	32	20	---	---	1	53
Matt Darwin	31	22	---	---	---	53
Bob Jozwiak	20	18	---	---	8	46
Mark Robinson	---	---	23	21	1	45
Wayne Wilson	14	9	---	---	20	43
Scot Brantley	---	---	11	13	19	43
Craig Curry	---	---	23	19	1	43
John Taylor	24	19	---	---	---	43
Kevin Greene	---	---	25	15	2	42
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	21	19	1	41
Wendell Cason	---	---	22	18	1	41
James Davis	---	---	14	13	12	39
Alvin Moore	16	14	---	---	9	39
Stefan Humpries	17	13	---	---	6	36
Ron Holmes	---	---	17	18	1	36
Bill Pickel	---	---	18	17	---	35
Buster Rhymes	18	16	---	---	1	35
Del Rodgers	10	6	---	---	18	34
Kenny Easley	---	---	13	18	1	32
John Frank	12	6	---	---	10	28
Danny Villa	10	9	---	---	8	27
Horace Ivory	6	3	---	---	17	26
Vestee Jackson	---	---	9	9	6	24
Willie Broughton	---	---	12	7	2	21
Jo Jo Townsell	5	5	---	---	10	20
Bruce Hill	9	5	---	---	---	14
Bobby Johnson	---	---	1	0	11	12
Bill Cowher	---	---	3	0	8	11
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michael Green	---	---	1	0	4	5
Clint Sampson	1	0	---	---	3	4
Ed Brady	---	---	0	0	4	4
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	4	4
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Davenport	25	20	---	---	13	58
Joel Hilgenberg	26	25	---	---	6	57
Gary Zimmerman	31	26	---	---	---	57
Liffort Hobley	---	---	27	19	10	56
Dwayne Abramowicz	26	23	---	---	4	53
Vito McKeever	---	---	20	22	11	53
Chris Ward	28	22	---	---	2	52
Steve Bartkowski	24	27	---	---	---	51
Mike Johnson	---	---	25	22	3	50
Mike Quick	21	22	---	---	6	49
Charles Bowser	---	---	27	21	---	48
Albert Bentley	11	15	---	---	22	48
Keith Eck	24	20	---	---	---	44
Clarence Kay	22	15	---	---	7	44
Russell Carter	---	---	23	18	2	43
David Overstreet	21	13	---	---	8	42
Cedric Jones	19	23	---	---	---	42
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	23	16	3	42
Ron Egloff	16	9	---	---	16	41
Ken Coffey	---	---	26	14	---	40
Blaise Winter	---	---	23	11	6	40
Joe Phillips	---	---	19	16	4	39
Beasley Reece	---	---	19	17	2	38
Mel Black	---	---	9	6	22	37
James Britt	---	---	19	16	---	35
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	19	12	3	34
Curtis Green	---	---	20	10	3	33
Jeff Chadwick	6	14	---	---	10	30
Ron Tilton	12	11	---	---	6	29
Chuck Faucette	---	---	7	6	14	27
Jerome Foster	---	---	13	11	1	25
Johnny Thomas	---	---	6	8	9	23
Rick Sanford	---	---	13	8	1	22
Buford Jordan	14	3	---	---	5	22
Eric Laakso	7	8	---	---	6	21
Carl Zander	---	---	10	5	6	21
Jim Haslett	---	---	10	5	5	20
Steve Tasker	1	2	---	---	16	19
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	11	7	---	18
Sam Graddy	4	4	---	---	10	18
Wayne Pennywell	6	5	---	---	6	17
Darryl Grant	---	---	5	5	1	11
Turk Schonert	8	1	---	---	---	9
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	93	6.2
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	8	19	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	73	8.1
Middle	9	53	5.9
Right	14	107	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	25	15	1	1	1	3	5	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	24	15	2	0	2	2	5	0	0
Turk Schonert	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	55	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	49	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	76	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	146	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes	8	4	0	34	0	16
WR John Taylor	8	5	1	45	0	19
TE Todd Christensen	3	2	0	15	0	20
WR Alvin Moore	2	1	0	4	0	14
FB Merril Hoge	2	1	0	3	0	22
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	0	-1	0	3
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	0	26	1	5

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	10	7	0	105	1	22
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	2	1	32	0	14
TE Ron Egloff	3	3	0	35	0	9
WR Cedric Jones	3	1	1	9	0	23
TE Clarence Kay	3	1	0	21	1	15
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	0	9	0	15
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0	11	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Merril Hoge	6	19	3.17	4.85
Horace Ivory	1	2	2.00	1.20

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	3	10	3.33	9.24
Albert Bentley	2	7	3.50	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	1	0	0	0.00	5.04

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	6	5	59	9.83	8.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Merril Hoge	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	2	2	32	16.00	10.50
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	7	7.00	11.67
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Merril Hoge	7	2
Steve Beuerlein	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	1	1
Albert Bentley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	7	4	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Taylor	4	2	2
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	1
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	2	1	0
TE Clarence Kay	2	1	1
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	0
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,800)