Conference Finals, 1987

played in Pittsburgh, PA

29 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Oakland Raiders	7	0	7	3	0	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	7	10	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:25 OAK - Victor Hicks 7 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 11:24 PIT - Steve Tasker 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 02:46 OAK - Steve Kreider 55 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 13:11 PIT - Raul Allegre 26 field goal
4Q: 01:31 PIT - Jeff Chadwick 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 00:13 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 45 field goal
OT: 08:02 PIT - Raul Allegre 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:25 OAK - Victor Hicks 7 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 11:24 PIT - Steve Tasker 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 02:46 OAK - Steve Kreider 55 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 13:11 PIT - Raul Allegre 26 field goal
4Q: 01:31 PIT - Jeff Chadwick 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 00:13 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 45 field goal
OT: 08:02 PIT - Raul Allegre 37 field goal

Team Statistics OAK PIT
Record 13-5 14-4
First Downs 15 35
- by Rushing 1 14
- by Passing 14 21
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 346 524
- Offensive Plays 61 94
- Yards per Play 5.67 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 75 233
- Rushing Attempts 22 40
- Yards per Rush 3.41 5.83
Net Passing Yards 271 291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 17 - 1 50 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 276 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.95 5.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/33 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:42 39:24

Team Statistics	OAK	PIT
Record	13-5	14-4
First Downs	15	35
- by Rushing	1	14
- by Passing	14	21
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	346	524
- Offensive Plays	61	94
- Yards per Play	5.67	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	75	233
- Rushing Attempts	22	40
- Yards per Rush	3.41	5.83
Net Passing Yards	271	291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 17 - 1	50 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	276	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.95	5.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/33	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:42	39:24

Drive Charts

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:43	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	6:23	3:26	OWN 33	5	21	Punt
2	13:30	4:34	OWN 20	12	36	Punt
2	5:05	2:58	OPP 47	6	17	Interception
2	1:19	0:29	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	11:16	3:36	OWN 21	7	36	Punt
3	3:22	0:55	OWN 47	3	53	Touchdown
4	13:03	2:59	OWN 8	5	21	Punt
4	6:44	1:50	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	1:20	1:12	OWN 22	6	50	Field Goal
OT1	12:54	0:55	OWN 26	3	1	Punt

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:17	3:54	OWN 20	9	47	Downs
1	2:57	4:27	OWN 3	9	60	Punt
2	8:56	3:51	OWN 3	7	44	Fumble
2	2:07	0:48	OWN 27	4	-1	Punt
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 33	4	13	Half
3	15:00	3:44	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
3	7:40	4:18	OWN 3	10	64	Fumble
3	2:27	4:24	OWN 44	10	47	Field Goal
4	10:04	3:20	OWN 34	7	32	Punt
4	4:54	3:34	OWN 29	14	71	Touchdown
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 33	1	3	Half
OT1	15:00	2:06	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
OT1	11:59	4:05	OWN 36	9	44	Field Goal

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Jess McClure	9	33	3.67	7
James Wilder	7	20	2.86	9
Randy McMillan	3	2	0.67	1
John Elway	3	20	6.67	8

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Overstreet	25	143	5.72	17	3
Albert Bentley	14	87	6.21	14	4
Steve Bartkowski	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	38	17	276	1/5	2	55	1	76.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	50	28	315	4/24	2	23	0	88.3

Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Victor Hicks	3	6	25	8.33	1	15	1
WR Dokie Williams	3	6	44	14.67	1	16	0
TE Brent Jones	3	5	39	13.00	11	25	0
WR Mark Carrier	3	10	75	25.00	23	42	0
WR Steve Kreider	2	5	66	33.00	36	55	1
RB Jess McClure	2	2	22	11.00	2	15	0
RB James Wilder	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Steve Rivera	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Patrick Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	10	13	119	11.90	18	23	0
WR Cedric Jones	8	17	94	11.75	36	19	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	3	8	33	11.00	0	19	1
TE Clarence Kay	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	12	12.00	8	12	0
WR John Mistler	1	5	17	17.00	3	17	0
RB David Overstreet	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	1

Interception Statistics

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Russell Carter	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Erroll Tucker	1	0	0
Steve Rivera	0	1	0
Hanford Dixon	0	1	0
Mike Lambrecht	0	1	0
Mike Merriweather	0	0	1
Dennis Owens	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
David Overstreet	1	0
Albert Bentley	1	0
Ron Egloff	0	1

Punting Statistics

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Misko	7	304	43.4	40.0	53	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	4	165	41.3	29.5	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Rivera	2	7	3.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erroll Tucker	2	34	17.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	3	78	26.0	0
Mike Quick	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dave Ahrens	11	5	1.0	30	46
S Don Rogers	7	1	0.0	30	43
S Hanford Dixon	6	0	0.0	34	43
S Michael Downs	5	3	0.0	28	42
ILB Hal Garner	5	1	0.0	10	8
DT Rickey Hagood	5	0	0.0	19	27
CB Erroll Tucker	4	3	0.0	24	32
S Mark Jerue	3	4	0.0	21	30
CB Lewis Billups	3	2	0.0	26	33
OLB Mike Merriweather	3	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Carl Williams	3	0	0.0	27	42
DT Ramsey Dardar	2	0	2.0	21	27
DE Jumpy Geathers	2	1	1.0	9	15
S Earl Jones	2	2	0.0	30	43
DE Richard Byrd	2	1	0.0	31	39
DE Jerry Wilkinson	2	0	0.0	14	26
DT Dennis Owens	2	0	0.0	27	33
DE Fred Stokes	2	0	0.0	26	28
WR Mark Carrier	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Lambrecht	1	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Bosco Baracus	0	4	0.0	13	12

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	9	1	1.0	20	30
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	2	0.0	16	28
OLB Carl Zander	5	1	0.0	16	19
DT Curtis Green	3	1	0.0	12	17
CB Ken Coffey	3	0	0.0	20	33
CB Liffort Hobley	2	1	0.0	12	27
S David Fulcher	2	1	0.0	12	28
CB Russell Carter	2	0	0.0	18	30
DE Blaise Winter	1	1	0.0	14	26
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	1	0.0	11	25
OLB Mel Black	1	1	0.0	2	9
CB Vito McKeever	1	1	0.0	3	14
S Beasley Reece	1	0	0.0	12	25
C Keith Eck	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joe Phillips	1	0	0.0	17	21
ILB Chuck Faucette	1	0	0.0	6	10
ILB Jim Haslett	0	1	0.0	2	7
S James Britt	0	1	0.0	17	23
DE Jerome Foster	0	1	0.0	9	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ramsey Dardar	2.0	0	0	0	27
DE Jumpy Geathers	1.0	1	0	1	15
ILB Dave Ahrens	1.0	0	0	0	46
DT Rickey Hagood	0.0	1	1	0	27
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	1.0	0	0	1	30
DT Joe Phillips	0.0	2	0	0	21
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0.0	0	4	2	25
DT Curtis Green	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Eugene Lockhart	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dave Ahrens	4	0	46
S Hanford Dixon	3	3	43
S Don Rogers	3	2	43
ILB Hal Garner	3	0	8
CB Lewis Billups	3	0	33
CB Erroll Tucker	3	0	32
S Michael Downs	2	2	42
DT Rickey Hagood	2	1	27
OLB Carl Williams	2	0	42
OLB Mike Merriweather	1	0	8
S Mark Jerue	1	0	30
DT Mike Lambrecht	1	0	13
OLB Bosco Baracus	0	2	12
S Earl Jones	0	1	43

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	4	2	0	30
OLB Carl Zander	2	1	0	19
CB Russell Carter	2	0	1	30
CB Ken Coffey	2	0	0	33
OLB Mel Black	2	0	0	9
S David Fulcher	2	0	0	28
CB Liffort Hobley	1	1	0	27
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	0	28
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kevin Belcher	1	3	20	1	27
Bob Landsee	1	2	2	0	12
Brent Jones	1	1	16	0	32
Ted Albrecht	0	4	19	0	33
Tootie Robbins	0	3	21	0	37
Randy McMillan	0	2	16	0	18
Kelly Thomas	0	2	17	0	32
Marcus Cowan	0	1	17	0	27
Blake Green	0	1	6	0	14

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	4	7	2	37	1	52
Dwayne Abramowicz	4	7	0	28	1	35
Bruce Rasmussen	3	6	0	27	0	30
Chris Ward	2	4	0	32	0	42
Keith Eck	2	4	0	34	0	45
Ron Davenport	2	3	0	25	0	32
Joel Hilgenberg	1	4	0	21	2	35
Eric Laakso	1	2	0	14	0	21
Ron Tilton	1	2	0	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Erroll Tucker	1	26
Tyrone Anthony	1	20
Victor Hicks	1	16
Earl Jones	1	10
Kevin Belcher	1	8
Dan Remsberg	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Egloff	2	15
Chuck Faucette	1	13
Ron Davenport	1	11

Participation

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Earl Jones	---	---	30	43	10	83
Hanford Dixon	---	---	34	43	5	82
Erroll Tucker	---	---	24	32	26	82
Carl Williams	---	---	27	42	12	81
Dave Ahrens	---	---	30	46	3	79
Michael Downs	---	---	28	42	4	74
Don Rogers	---	---	30	43	---	73
Richard Byrd	---	---	31	39	2	72
Dennis Owens	---	---	27	33	4	64
John Elway	22	39	---	---	---	61
Mark Jerue	---	---	21	30	9	60
Lewis Billups	---	---	26	33	---	59
Tootie Robbins	21	37	---	---	---	58
Fred Stokes	---	---	26	28	2	56
Kevin Belcher	20	27	---	---	8	55
Ted Albrecht	19	33	---	---	---	52
Brent Jones	16	32	---	---	4	52
Marcus Cowan	17	27	---	---	7	51
Mark Carrier	13	25	---	---	13	51
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	21	27	1	49
Kelly Thomas	17	32	---	---	---	49
Rickey Hagood	---	---	19	27	3	49
Randy McMillan	16	18	---	---	11	45
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	14	26	4	44
Dokie Williams	15	26	---	---	---	41
Jess McClure	11	23	---	---	7	41
Steve Kreider	10	26	---	---	---	36
Victor Hicks	8	9	---	---	16	33
Tyrone Anthony	2	7	---	---	20	29
Steve Rivera	7	8	---	---	13	28
James Wilder	11	16	---	---	1	28
Mike Merriweather	---	---	8	8	9	25
Bosco Baracus	---	---	13	12	---	25
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	9	15	---	24
Patrick Scott	1	5	---	---	17	23
Blake Green	6	14	---	---	3	23
Mike Lambrecht	---	---	8	13	1	22
Bob Landsee	2	12	---	---	6	20
Dan Remsberg	5	7	---	---	8	20
Hal Garner	---	---	10	8	1	19
John Clay	3	6	---	---	8	17
Ronnie Washington	---	---	4	4	1	9
John Misko	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Dunigan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	40	54	---	---	---	94
Gary Zimmerman	37	52	---	---	---	89
Chris Ward	32	42	---	---	5	79
Keith Eck	34	45	---	---	---	79
Cedric Jones	29	48	---	---	---	77
Mike Quick	26	42	---	---	5	73
Ron Davenport	25	32	---	---	11	68
Dwayne Abramowicz	28	35	---	---	5	68
Joel Hilgenberg	21	35	---	---	6	62
Clarence Kay	28	27	---	---	7	62
Liffort Hobley	---	---	12	27	22	61
Bruce Rasmussen	27	30	---	---	2	59
David Overstreet	25	29	---	---	5	59
Albert Bentley	15	23	---	---	21	59
Ken Coffey	---	---	20	33	1	54
Charles Bowser	---	---	20	30	2	52
Russell Carter	---	---	18	30	2	50
Jeff Chadwick	11	28	---	---	9	48
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	16	28	4	48
John Mistler	14	18	---	---	12	44
Eric Laakso	14	21	---	---	6	41
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	13	25	3	41
David Fulcher	---	---	12	28	1	41
Joe Phillips	---	---	17	21	3	41
Ron Egloff	15	10	---	---	15	40
James Britt	---	---	17	23	---	40
Blaise Winter	---	---	14	26	---	40
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	11	25	4	40
Beasley Reece	---	---	12	25	2	39
Carl Zander	---	---	16	19	---	35
Curtis Green	---	---	12	17	4	33
Steve Tasker	6	7	---	---	18	31
Mel Black	---	---	2	9	18	29
Chuck Faucette	---	---	6	10	13	29
Jerome Foster	---	---	9	14	5	28
Mike Johnson	---	---	9	17	1	27
Vito McKeever	---	---	3	14	9	26
Ron Tilton	7	10	---	---	6	23
Buford Jordan	6	6	---	---	5	17
Jim Haslett	---	---	2	7	3	12
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Sanford	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darryl Grant	---	---	1	1	2	4
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	128	8.5
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	17	65	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	38	17	4	1	6	4	7	3	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	50	28	1	1	6	11	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	53	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	106	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	117	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	121	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	30	14	179	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Carrier	10	3	2	75	2	25
TE Victor Hicks	6	3	1	25	0	9
WR Dokie Williams	6	3	0	44	0	26
WR Steve Kreider	5	2	2	66	1	26
TE Brent Jones	5	3	0	39	1	32
WR Steve Rivera	2	0	1	0	0	8
RB Jess McClure	2	2	0	22	0	23
RB James Wilder	1	1	0	5	0	16
WR Patrick Scott	1	0	0	0	0	5

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Jones	17	8	3	94	0	48
WR Mike Quick	13	10	1	119	1	42
WR Jeff Chadwick	8	3	1	33	0	28
WR John Mistler	5	1	0	17	0	18
RB David Overstreet	2	1	1	10	0	29
TE Clarence Kay	2	2	0	17	0	27
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	0	12	0	10
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	0	4	0	23
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	0	9	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	2	10	5.00	5.72
Albert Bentley	2	11	5.50	6.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	1	1	7	7.00	7.26

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	9	3	30	3.33	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	7	7.00	4.17

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	4	1	12	3.00	5.53
WR John Mistler	2	0	0	0.00	3.40
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	1	9	4.50	4.13
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
John Elway	1	0
Jess McClure	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Bentley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	15	8	8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	14	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Carrier	6	3	3
WR Steve Kreider	3	2	2
TE Brent Jones	2	1	1
RB Jess McClure	2	2	2
WR Steve Rivera	1	0	0
WR Dokie Williams	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Jones	7	5	3
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	2	2
WR Mike Quick	2	0	0
WR John Mistler	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)