Week 17, 1987

played in Cincinnati, OH

45 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	7	7	-	21
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	10	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:06 PIT - Cedric Jones 10 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 04:30 CIN - Willie Gault 24 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 10:41 CIN - Gary Anderson 36 field goal
3Q: 05:51 CIN - Reggie Phillips 35 fumble return (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 00:29 PIT - Mike Quick 19 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 10:34 CIN - Drew Hill 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 04:55 CIN - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
4Q: 00:11 PIT - Mike Quick 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:06 PIT - Cedric Jones 10 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 04:30 CIN - Willie Gault 24 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 10:41 CIN - Gary Anderson 36 field goal
3Q: 05:51 CIN - Reggie Phillips 35 fumble return (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 00:29 PIT - Mike Quick 19 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 10:34 CIN - Drew Hill 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 04:55 CIN - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
4Q: 00:11 PIT - Mike Quick 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 12-4 6-10
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 328 271
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 4.82 4.59
Net Rushing Yards 116 84
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 4.83 2.90
Net Passing Yards 212 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 1 29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.82 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.4
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 5/114 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 39
Time of Possession 27:42 32:18

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	12-4	6-10
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	328	271
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	4.82	4.59
Net Rushing Yards	116	84
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	4.83	2.90
Net Passing Yards	212	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 1	29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.82	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.4
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	5/114	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 39
Time of Possession	27:42	32:18

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	3:23	OWN 21	7	36	Punt
1	4:33	5:35	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	11:53	2:58	OWN 21	5	20	Punt
2	4:15	2:24	OWN 30	4	14	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 37	1	10	Half
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 34	6	14	Interception
3	10:35	1:47	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	5:58	0:17	OWN 20	2	15	Fumble
3	5:41	1:30	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
3	3:20	2:59	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
4	10:27	1:56	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	4:49	0:45	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs
4	2:13	2:10	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
1	9:16	1:24	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
1	7:52	3:19	OPP 28	8	-10	Punt
2	13:58	2:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:55	4:40	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
2	1:51	1:49	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
3	11:28	0:53	OPP 26	3	7	Field Goal
3	8:48	2:50	OWN 34	6	23	Punt
3	4:11	0:51	OWN 47	2	-1	Interception
3	0:21	4:54	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	8:31	3:42	OWN 46	5	31	Field Goal
4	4:04	1:51	OPP 15	3	1	Missed FG

Game MVP: Michael Knight, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Overstreet	15	56	3.73	17	1
Albert Bentley	7	53	7.57	15	3
Steve Bartkowski	2	7	3.50	5	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanley Wilson	23	46	2.00	8	0
Allen Rice	5	33	6.60	19	1
Terry LeCount	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	41	23	228	3/16	3	31	1	86.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	29	17	193	1/6	2	24	1	87.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	11	14	126	11.45	46	31	2
WR Cedric Jones	9	14	80	8.89	2	15	1
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	5	14	7.00	1	9	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB David Overstreet	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Steve Tasker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Sam Graddy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Barksdale	7	11	71	10.14	16	19	0
RB Stanley Wilson	3	6	23	7.67	5	11	0
WR Drew Hill	2	4	27	13.50	0	22	1
WR Willie Gault	2	2	38	19.00	15	24	1
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Rob Awalt	1	2	15	15.00	1	15	0
TE Aaron Tiller	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Terry LeCount	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Michael Knight	1	37	37.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
Cedric Jones	1	0
Steve Tasker	1	0
Carl Zander	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rod Barksdale	1	0	0	0
Reggie Phillips	0	1	0	1
Cap Boso	0	1	0	0
Darrick Brilz	0	1	0	0
Clarence Weathers	0	0	1	0
Mark Harper	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	6	249	41.5	34.8	49	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	271	45.2	35.7	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/3	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	17	8.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry LeCount	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	4	92	23.0	0
Mike Quick	1	22	22.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry LeCount	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	7	0	1.0	22	23
OLB Eugene Lockhart	6	2	0.0	21	26
S James Britt	5	0	0.0	19	18
OLB Carl Zander	5	0	0.0	12	19
DT Joe Phillips	3	2	0.0	22	16
S Beasley Reece	3	1	0.0	21	19
CB Russell Carter	3	0	0.0	21	21
CB Liffort Hobley	2	1	0.0	17	16
ILB Jim Haslett	2	0	0.0	12	5
DT Curtis Green	2	0	0.0	14	19
ILB Chuck Faucette	2	0	0.0	7	4
DE Blaise Winter	1	1	0.0	18	12
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	1	0.0	13	19
OLB Mel Black	1	1	0.0	7	7
DT Wayne Hammond	1	0	0.0	9	11
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	0.0	22	25
WR Mike Quick	1	0	---	---	---
S Rick Sanford	0	1	0.0	9	12
DE Jerome Foster	0	1	0.0	14	15
CB Vito McKeever	0	1	0.0	13	14

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devon Mitchell	7	2	0.0	16	40
S Kenneth Johnson	6	1	0.0	20	41
OLB Michael Knight	5	3	1.0	23	38
DE Neil Elshire	3	0	1.0	13	31
S Barney Bussey	3	1	0.0	18	43
S Bret Clark	3	1	0.0	4	24
CB Reggie Phillips	3	1	0.0	21	38
ILB Al Smith	3	0	0.0	13	34
DE Jeff Tupper	2	1	1.0	11	13
DT Dean Hamel	2	1	0.0	11	5
DE Bubba Baker	2	0	0.0	18	37
DT Mike Perko	2	0	0.0	2	5
CB Mark Harper	2	0	0.0	24	44
DT Quenton Ballard	1	0	0.0	10	10
RB Stanley Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Maas	1	0	0.0	15	16
DT Tom Magee	1	0	0.0	10	32
OLB Ken Jolly	0	1	0.0	16	14
OLB Alex Gordon	0	1	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	1.0	0	0	23
DE Mike Johnson	0.0	4	0	25
DT Wayne Hammond	0.0	1	0	11
DT Curtis Green	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Carl Zander	0.0	1	0	19
DT Joe Phillips	0.0	1	0	16
DE Jerome Foster	0.0	0	1	15
OLB Eugene Lockhart	0.0	0	1	26

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Neil Elshire	1.0	2	1	31
OLB Michael Knight	1.0	1	0	38
DE Jeff Tupper	1.0	1	0	13
DE Bubba Baker	0.0	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carl Zander	3	1	0	19
S Beasley Reece	2	0	0	19
OLB Charles Bowser	2	0	0	23
S James Britt	2	0	0	18
CB Russell Carter	2	0	0	21
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	1	16
ILB Jim Haslett	1	0	0	5
CB Ken Coffey	1	0	0	25
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	0	0	19
OLB Mel Black	1	0	0	7
ILB Chuck Faucette	1	0	0	4
OLB Eugene Lockhart	0	2	0	26

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devon Mitchell	5	0	0	40
CB Mark Harper	4	1	0	44
S Bret Clark	3	0	0	24
S Kenneth Johnson	2	2	0	41
CB Reggie Phillips	2	1	0	38
OLB Michael Knight	1	4	1	38
S Barney Bussey	1	1	0	43
DE Bubba Baker	1	0	0	37
DT Mike Perko	1	0	0	5
DT Quenton Ballard	1	0	0	10
OLB Ken Jolly	1	0	0	14
ILB Al Smith	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Eck	3	3	22	1	36
Chris Ward	2	2	20	1	37
Joel Hilgenberg	2	2	21	0	35
Gary Zimmerman	1	5	22	0	43
Dwayne Abramowicz	1	5	21	0	37
Clarence Kay	1	2	15	0	20
Ron Tilton	0	1	5	1	14
Eric Laakso	0	1	6	0	9
Ron Davenport	0	1	14	0	17

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damian Johnson	2	7	24	0	22
Jay Hilgenberg	2	4	26	0	22
Gregg Swartwoudt	1	6	20	0	24
Michael Haddix	1	1	16	0	23
Keith Dorney	0	4	23	0	23
Mark Bortz	0	3	25	1	22
Cap Boso	0	1	9	0	13
Will Wolford	0	1	12	0	8
Darrick Brilz	0	1	6	0	14
Roberto Rohrer	0	1	9	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Faucette	1	17
Ron Davenport	1	10
Joel Hilgenberg	1	6
Ron Tilton	1	6

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Weathers	3	20
Kevin Ross	2	4
Terry LeCount	1	16
Cliff Thrift	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	24	44	---	---	---	68
Cedric Jones	24	42	---	---	---	66
Gary Zimmerman	22	43	---	---	---	65
Joel Hilgenberg	21	35	---	---	6	62
Chris Ward	20	37	---	---	4	61
Mike Quick	19	35	---	---	6	60
Dwayne Abramowicz	21	37	---	---	2	60
Keith Eck	22	36	---	---	1	59
Liffort Hobley	---	---	17	16	24	57
Albert Bentley	8	25	---	---	21	54
Jeff Chadwick	13	30	---	---	10	53
Mike Johnson	---	---	23	25	5	53
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	21	26	5	52
Ken Coffey	---	---	22	25	4	51
Charles Bowser	---	---	22	23	3	48
Russell Carter	---	---	21	21	3	45
Beasley Reece	---	---	21	19	2	42
Clarence Kay	15	20	---	---	6	41
Ron Davenport	14	17	---	---	10	41
Joe Phillips	---	---	22	16	3	41
James Britt	---	---	19	18	3	40
David Overstreet	16	18	---	---	5	39
Vito McKeever	---	---	13	14	11	38
Curtis Green	---	---	14	19	4	37
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	13	19	5	37
Carl Zander	---	---	12	19	4	35
Jerome Foster	---	---	14	15	5	34
Blaise Winter	---	---	18	12	4	34
Mel Black	---	---	7	7	17	31
Sam Graddy	5	12	---	---	12	29
Chuck Faucette	---	---	7	4	17	28
Ron Egloff	4	6	---	---	16	26
Ron Tilton	5	14	---	---	6	25
Steve Tasker	1	7	---	---	16	24
Rick Sanford	---	---	9	12	1	22
Wayne Hammond	---	---	9	11	1	21
Eric Laakso	6	9	---	---	6	21
Jim Haslett	---	---	12	5	2	19
Buford Jordan	1	8	---	---	8	17
Wayne Pennywell	3	9	---	---	5	17
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darryl Grant	---	---	1	3	1	5
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	4	4
Johnny Thomas	---	---	2	1	1	4
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Barney Bussey	---	---	18	43	13	74
Mark Harper	---	---	24	44	---	68
Devon Mitchell	---	---	16	40	11	67
Reggie Phillips	---	---	21	38	6	65
Michael Knight	---	---	23	38	---	61
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	20	41	---	61
Ken O'Brien	29	30	---	---	---	59
Bubba Baker	---	---	18	37	1	56
Michael Haddix	16	23	---	---	15	54
Damian Johnson	24	22	---	---	7	53
Gregg Swartwoudt	20	24	---	---	9	53
Drew Hill	18	21	---	---	13	52
Jay Hilgenberg	26	22	---	---	3	51
Keith Dorney	23	23	---	---	4	50
Stanley Wilson	24	25	---	---	1	50
Mark Bortz	25	22	---	---	---	47
Al Smith	---	---	13	34	---	47
Neil Elshire	---	---	13	31	2	46
Rod Barksdale	20	25	---	---	1	46
Rob Awalt	20	15	---	---	10	45
Tom Magee	---	---	10	32	1	43
Terry LeCount	16	9	---	---	16	41
Ken Jolly	---	---	16	14	4	34
Bret Clark	---	---	4	24	6	34
Allen Rice	5	5	---	---	23	33
Willie Gault	11	6	---	---	15	32
Roberto Rohrer	9	15	---	---	8	32
Bill Maas	---	---	15	16	---	31
Aaron Tiller	4	8	---	---	19	31
Darrick Brilz	6	14	---	---	9	29
Cliff Thrift	---	---	12	6	10	28
Cap Boso	9	13	---	---	6	28
Quenton Ballard	---	---	10	10	5	25
Jeff Tupper	---	---	11	13	---	24
Clarence Weathers	2	0	---	---	20	22
Dean Hamel	---	---	11	5	4	20
Will Wolford	12	8	---	---	---	20
Les Miller	---	---	6	7	5	18
Alex Gordon	---	---	1	6	6	13
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Perko	---	---	2	5	---	7
Kevin Ross	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ty Allert	---	---	0	0	---	0
Chuck Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	7	26	3.7
Right	12	56	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	45	2.8
Middle	0	0	0.0
Right	13	39	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	41	23	1	0	3	9	4	2	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	29	17	2	0	0	3	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	10	135	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	47	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	89	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Jones	14	9	1	80	0	42
WR Mike Quick	14	11	0	126	1	35
WR Jeff Chadwick	5	2	1	14	0	30
TE Clarence Kay	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR Steve Tasker	2	0	1	0	0	7
RB David Overstreet	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0	8	0	17
WR Sam Graddy	1	0	0	0	0	12

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barksdale	11	7	71	0	25
RB Stanley Wilson	6	3	23	0	25
WR Drew Hill	4	2	27	1	21
WR Willie Gault	2	2	38	1	6
TE Rob Awalt	2	1	15	0	15
TE Aaron Tiller	2	1	10	0	8
WR Terry LeCount	1	0	0	0	9
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	9	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	1	6	6.00	3.73

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	6	12	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	6	4	48	8.00	5.56

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	3	1	5	1.67	6.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	2	2	30	15.00	9.00
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	10	10.00	5.71
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Sam Graddy	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Hill	1	1	5	5.00	6.75
RB Stanley Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
TE Rob Awalt	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	5	0
Allen Rice	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	14	7	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	6	3	2
WR Cedric Jones	5	3	3
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	1	0
WR Sam Graddy	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barksdale	5	4	4
TE Rob Awalt	2	1	1
WR Drew Hill	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,400 (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 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,400 (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	2,700 (3,300)