Week 1, 1988

played in Pittsburgh, PA

54 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Browns717143-41
Pittsburgh Steelers143714-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 PIT - Albert Bentley 12 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
1Q: 06:03 CLE - Walter Stanley 4 pass from Jim McMahon (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 04:39 PIT - Jeff Chadwick 66 fumble return (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 13:32 CLE - Freeman McNeil 6 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 08:49 CLE - Keith Jackson 75 pass from Jim McMahon (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 04:32 PIT - Raul Allegre 46 field goal
2Q: 01:24 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 19 field goal
3Q: 04:52 CLE - Andre Reed 34 pass from Jim McMahon (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
3Q: 04:14 CLE - Charles Lee Ray 20 fumble return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
3Q: 00:05 PIT - Mike Quick 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 11:17 PIT - Ron Egloff 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 04:12 PIT - Albert Bentley 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 19 field goal

Team StatisticsCLEPIT
Record1-00-1
First Downs2123
- by Rushing47
- by Passing1514
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards468361
- Offensive Plays5962
- Yards per Play7.935.82
Net Rushing Yards100100
- Rushing Attempts2925
- Yards per Rush3.454.00
Net Passing Yards368261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 21 - 035 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards375275
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/72/14
- Yards per Pass Play12.277.05
Fumbles/Lost1/13/2
3rd Down Conversions8/139/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.66.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/454/30
Punt Returns/Yards0/01/11
Kick Returns/Yards6/1096/141
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/24/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 21OWN 36
Time of Possession31:3628:24

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:22OWN 28413Fumble
110:414:48OWN 201180Touchdown
13:545:29OWN 25975Touchdown
29:170:48OWN 18282Touchdown
24:253:09OWN 44654Field Goal
20:010:01OWN 251-1Half
312:321:52OWN 43-3Punt
39:184:40OWN 171083Touchdown
415:003:01OWN 1145Punt
411:091:56OWN 2034Punt
44:024:02OWN 22776Field Goal
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:382:57OPP 41641Touchdown
15:531:59OWN 31269Touchdown
213:254:08OWN 61039Punt
28:294:04OWN 30841Field Goal
21:161:15OWN 28654Missed FG
315:002:28OWN 3439Punt
310:401:22OPP 42425Fumble
34:380:34OWN 281-8Fumble
34:044:04OWN 32968Touchdown
411:590:50OWN 46454Touchdown
49:135:11OWN 451155Touchdown

Game MVP: Jim McMahon, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Freeman McNeil18784.331521
Steve Strachan9202.22700
Cris Collinsworth133.00300
Jim McMahon1-1-1.00-100
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Albert Bentley15463.071222
David Overstreet9515.672010
Steve Bartkowski133.00300

Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim McMahon29213751/73750149.0
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski35222752/142290106.2

Receiving Statistics

ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cris Collinsworth6610016.6739420
WR Andre Reed6910717.8351341
RB Freeman McNeil457017.5038380
WR Phil Epps23136.50070
WR Walter Stanley24105.00061
TE Keith Jackson117575.0069751
TE Calvin Magee0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Quick81310713.3819291
WR Cedric Jones47215.25090
WR Jeff Chadwick335016.6714210
TE Ron Egloff233015.007191
WR Clarence Verdin222814.0010190
RB Albert Bentley1188.00080
TE Clarence Kay142222.0011220
FB Ron Davenport1199.00990
RB David Overstreet0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Freeman McNeil1000
Charles Lee Ray0101
Donnie Humphrey0100
Jim Fahnhorst0010
Byron Darby0010
Kevin Walker0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Bartkowski2000
David Overstreet1000
Jeff Chadwick0101
Darryl Grant0100
Eugene Lockhart0010

Punting Statistics

ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Lee Johnson312140.336.7520
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett29045.045.0532

Kicking Statistics

ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chip Lohmiller2/20/00/0195/5
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Raul Allegre1/21/10/0465/5

Punt Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Tasker11111.00

Kick Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Jimmy Rogers59318.60
Bob Jury11616.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Quick49022.50
Marvin Allen25125.50

Defensive Statistics

ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Roland James800.02230
ILB Jim Fahnhorst650.52033
CB Rick Grimes510.01625
OLB George Andrews420.01831
CB Kevin Walker410.01527
DT Mark Duda300.01616
DT Donnie Humphrey201.01420
DE Byron Darby220.01726
CB Chris Sheffield210.0714
DE William Fuller200.02118
S Clinton Burrell120.0817
CB Terry Lewis110.01519
OLB Rick Graf110.01414
DT Tony Casillas100.0812
CB Cedrick Brown100.01018
ILB Eugene Seale100.054
DE Tony Woods010.5419
S Bob Jury020.01829
DE Art Still010.0811
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart1010.02528
S David Fulcher510.02525
DE Blaise Winter420.01718
S Brad Edwards420.01313
CB Liffort Hobley410.02325
DT Curtis Green310.01815
CB Ken Coffey300.02124
ILB Cliff Thrift210.052
OLB Charles Bowser200.02126
OLB Carl Zander200.01516
OLB Darin Jordan200.01110
DT Joe Phillips101.01921
DE Danny Stubbs130.02121
CB Russell Carter120.01816
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson100.01618
CB Keith Taylor100.01112
DE Dave Puzzuoli010.01718

Pass Rush Statistics

ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Donnie Humphrey1.000020
DE Tony Woods0.500119
ILB Jim Fahnhorst0.500033
DE William Fuller0.010018
DE Byron Darby0.002026
DT Charles Lee Ray0.001017
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Joe Phillips1.000021
DE Danny Stubbs0.010021
DE Blaise Winter0.001118
DT Curtis Green0.001015
DE Dave Puzzuoli0.000118

Pass Defense Statistics

ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB George Andrews41031
S Roland James41030
CB Rick Grimes41025
CB Kevin Walker30027
ILB Jim Fahnhorst21033
CB Chris Sheffield20014
CB Cedrick Brown20018
S Clinton Burrell10017
S Bob Jury01029
S Steve Gage0107
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Liffort Hobley31025
CB Ken Coffey30024
S Brad Edwards30013
S David Fulcher21025
OLB Charles Bowser20026
OLB Eugene Lockhart20028
OLB Darin Jordan20010
ILB Cliff Thrift1002
DT Curtis Green10015
DE Blaise Winter10018
CB Keith Taylor10012

Blocking Statistics

ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Keith Van Horne44026123
John Ayers16024025
Irv Eatman14025030
Greg Jarvis13025025
David Viaene1108010
Jim Ritcher05028028
John Jones030909
Calvin Magee01011012
Keith Jackson01016016
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Joel Hilgenberg37122231
Gary Zimmerman36122031
Keith Eck12021029
Eric Moore11020033
Chris Ward04021028
Rich Strenger0108015
Ron Davenport01014010
Dwayne Abramowicz0107012
Ron Tilton010406

Special Teams Tackles

ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Steve Gage316
Wayne Capers219
Jimmy Rogers121
Clint Didier119
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Alfredo Roberts118
James Britt115
Ron Egloff114
Jeff Chadwick114
Gary Richard113
Ron Davenport110

Participation

ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jim Ritcher2828------561
Jim McMahon2930---------59
Bob Jury------1829956
Roland James------2230355
Jim Fahnhorst------2033255
Irv Eatman2530---------55
Keith Van Horne2623------554
George Andrews------1831352
Andre Reed2524------150
Greg Jarvis2525---------50
John Ayers2425---------49
Byron Darby------1726346
Kevin Walker------1527244
Rick Grimes------1625243
Freeman McNeil2022---------42
Clint Didier139------1941
Calvin Magee1112------1841
William Fuller------2118140
Cris Collinsworth1722---------39
Phil Epps815------1639
Cedrick Brown------10181038
Rick Graf------14141038
Terry Lewis------1519337
Keith Jackson1616------537
Mark Duda------1616335
Donnie Humphrey------1420135
Chris Sheffield------7141334
Walter Stanley1211------932
Charles Lee Ray------1117230
Ted McKnight1411------328
Clinton Burrell------817227
Steve Gage------371626
Tony Woods------419225
Steve Strachan98------623
David Viaene810------523
John Jones99------523
Jimmy Rogers00------2121
Tony Casillas------812---20
Lucius Sanford------501419
Art Still------811---19
Wayne Capers00------1919
Eugene Seale------54110
Chip Lohmiller00------99
Lee Johnson00------33
Dave Wilson00------22
Jeff Komlo00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Bartkowski2537------264
Mike Quick1931------858
Joel Hilgenberg2231------457
Liffort Hobley------2325856
Eugene Lockhart------2528154
Keith Eck2129------353
Gary Zimmerman2231---------53
Eric Moore2033---------53
David Fulcher------2525252
Chris Ward2128------251
Cedric Jones1831---------49
Charles Bowser------2126148
Ken Coffey------2124247
David Overstreet1014------2145
Darin Jordan------11102344
Joe Phillips------1921343
Danny Stubbs------2121143
Jeff Chadwick721------1442
Ron Egloff1015------1439
Dave Puzzuoli------1718439
James Britt------13101538
Blaise Winter------1718237
Curtis Green------1815336
Albert Bentley1520---------35
Russell Carter------1816135
Jon Pall Sigmarsson------1618135
Clarence Kay1717---------34
Ron Davenport1410------1034
Carl Zander------1516334
Steve Tasker55------1828
Rich Strenger815------427
Brad Edwards------1313---26
Keith Taylor------1112124
Cliff Thrift------521623
Dwayne Abramowicz712------423
Buford Jordan511------521
Alfredo Roberts11------1820
Darryl Grant------710219
Gary Richard------321318
Clarence Verdin49------316
Ron Tilton46------313
Raul Allegre00------99
Marvin Allen00------77
Jeff Gossett00------22
Turk Schonert00---------0
Ebby Laroush00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9364.0
Middle6193.2
Right13463.5
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6366.0
Middle12433.6
Right7213.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim McMahon29217122220
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski35224126310

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)151119913.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)9813114.6
Long (19+ Yds)52459.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3193.0
Short (0-8 Yds)119857.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)21121818.6
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Andre Reed962107224
WR Cris Collinsworth660100322
RB Freeman McNeil54070122
WR Walter Stanley42010011
WR Phil Epps32013015
TE Calvin Magee1000012
TE Keith Jackson11075116
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Quick1381107131
WR Cedric Jones74021031
TE Clarence Kay41022117
TE Ron Egloff32030015
WR Jeff Chadwick33050221
WR Clarence Verdin2202809
RB David Overstreet1010014
RB Albert Bentley1108020
FB Ron Davenport1109010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Freeman McNeil6213.504.33
Steve Strachan100.002.22
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Albert Bentley4246.003.07
David Overstreet122.005.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim McMahon54275.4012.93
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski43297.257.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Walter Stanley22105.002.50
WR Phil Epps1177.004.33
TE Calvin Magee1000.000.00
WR Andre Reed111010.0011.89
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ron Egloff111111.0010.00
RB David Overstreet1000.000.00
WR Mike Quick1199.008.23
WR Jeff Chadwick1199.0016.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ClevelandRushesConversions
Freeman McNeil20
PittsburghRushesConversions
Albert Bentley33

Third Down Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompConversions
Jim McMahon1088
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski1086

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargCatchConversions
RB Freeman McNeil333
WR Andre Reed333
WR Cris Collinsworth222
WR Walter Stanley200
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Cedric Jones321
WR Mike Quick322
WR Jeff Chadwick222
WR Clarence Verdin221

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck20,900 (20,900)
End Zone15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,800)