Week 13, 1988

played in New England, MA

47 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	6	14	7	-	27
New England Patriots	0	13	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:43 PIT - Raul Allegre 36 field goal
2Q: 11:35 NED - Fred Bohannon 91 kickoff return (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 04:49 NED - Mike Wood 52 field goal
2Q: 01:02 PIT - Raul Allegre 34 field goal
2Q: 00:29 NED - Mike Wood 58 field goal
3Q: 08:08 PIT - Mike Quick 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:14 PIT - Albert Bentley 93 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 00:09 NED - Carl Monroe 5 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 07:30 NED - Mike Wood 20 field goal
4Q: 02:08 PIT - David Overstreet 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:43 PIT - Raul Allegre 36 field goal
2Q: 11:35 NED - Fred Bohannon 91 kickoff return (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 04:49 NED - Mike Wood 52 field goal
2Q: 01:02 PIT - Raul Allegre 34 field goal
2Q: 00:29 NED - Mike Wood 58 field goal
3Q: 08:08 PIT - Mike Quick 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:14 PIT - Albert Bentley 93 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 00:09 NED - Carl Monroe 5 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 07:30 NED - Mike Wood 20 field goal
4Q: 02:08 PIT - David Overstreet 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 8-4 7-5
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 1 6
Total Net Yards 399 223
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 5.47 3.98
Net Rushing Yards 175 75
- Rushing Attempts 33 18
- Yards per Rush 5.30 4.17
Net Passing Yards 224 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 0 38 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 148
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.60 3.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/57 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/58 6/232
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:47 24:13

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	8-4	7-5
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	1	6
Total Net Yards	399	223
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	5.47	3.98
Net Rushing Yards	175	75
- Rushing Attempts	33	18
- Yards per Rush	5.30	4.17
Net Passing Yards	224	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 0	38 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	148
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.60	3.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/57	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/58	6/232
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:47	24:13

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:56	4:47	OWN 19	9	41	Punt
1	5:52	1:04	OPP 47	3	-8	Punt
1	1:51	5:16	OWN 32	9	49	Field Goal
2	11:18	4:03	OWN 20	7	44	Punt
2	4:41	3:44	OWN 20	12	63	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	6:59	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	6:14	0:19	OWN 7	1	93	Touchdown
3	0:02	2:15	OWN 34	5	19	Punt
4	7:25	0:57	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
4	6:16	4:16	OWN 49	10	51	Touchdown
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 49	2	-2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:04	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
1	9:09	3:17	OWN 20	6	27	Fumble
1	4:48	2:57	OWN 1	5	25	Punt
2	7:15	2:34	OWN 20	6	45	Field Goal
2	0:57	0:36	OPP 49	3	8	Field Goal
3	8:01	1:47	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	5:55	5:53	OWN 39	11	61	Touchdown
4	12:47	5:22	OWN 20	12	77	Field Goal
4	6:28	0:12	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
4	2:00	1:22	OWN 36	7	15	Downs

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Bentley	19	132	6.95	93	1	1
David Overstreet	6	22	3.67	8	0	1
Steve Bartkowski	4	0	0.00	3	0	0
Marvin Allen	4	21	5.25	11	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sylvester Stamps	9	43	4.78	11	2
Tony Nathan	4	20	5.00	7	0
Larry Heater	3	7	2.33	4	0
Gary Kubiak	2	5	2.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	36	22	247	4/23	1	29	0	90.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	38	21	148	0/0	1	27	1	62.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	9	16	95	10.56	27	25	1
WR Cedric Jones	5	9	48	9.60	4	14	0
TE Ron Egloff	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	4	44	22.00	13	29	0
WR Clarence Verdin	2	2	29	14.50	10	16	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	0
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Buford Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wilson	7	12	64	9.14	3	16	0
WR Carl Monroe	4	7	13	3.25	1	6	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	3	4	4	1.33	0	3	0
WR Carl Roaches	3	4	17	5.67	0	11	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	2	11	11.00	8	11	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Stan Edwards	1	2	27	27.00	16	27	0
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
WR Terry LeCount	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Herbert Harris	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Keith Taylor	1	0
Charles Bowser	0	2
Carl Zander	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov
Tony Nathan	1	0
Larry Heater	1	0
Gary Kubiak	1	0
Carl Roaches	0	1
Bill Cherry	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	5	228	45.6	33.0	54	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	3	148	49.3	45.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/3	2/2	2/2	58	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	13	6.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Allen	4	58	14.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	5	141	28.2	0
Fred Bohannon	1	91	91.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S David Fulcher	5	2	17	36
S Brad Edwards	5	2	18	35
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	1	14	30
OLB Charles Bowser	5	0	16	27
OLB Darin Jordan	4	2	6	15
OLB Carl Zander	3	0	9	19
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	1	15	17
CB Russell Carter	2	0	10	21
CB Gary Richard	2	0	3	23
DT Curtis Green	1	1	7	15
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1	1	10	29
DT Joe Phillips	1	1	13	27
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	4	15
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	10	21
S James Britt	0	2	2	10
ILB Cliff Thrift	0	1	5	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Dusbabek	8	2	0.0	26	29
S Mike Davis	8	1	0.0	28	32
DE Reggie White	6	3	1.0	27	30
OLB Milt McColl	4	1	2.0	28	33
OLB Todd Seabaugh	4	1	0.0	8	12
OLB Andrew Melontree	3	2	0.0	25	29
S Fred Bohannon	3	0	0.0	20	26
S Michael Stewart	3	0	0.0	22	24
DE Bruce Clark	2	0	1.0	17	27
CB Daryl Smith	2	1	0.0	19	21
OLB Greg Gaines	2	0	0.0	9	14
CB Toi Cook	2	0	0.0	26	26
DE Bob Kohrs	1	3	0.0	20	19
DT Pete Koch	1	3	0.0	18	32
S Glenn Blackwood	1	2	0.0	12	18
CB Kevin Clark	1	2	0.0	14	19
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0.0	18	12
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	0.0	10	13
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Phillips	1	0	0	27
DE Danny Stubbs	0	2	0	21
DE Dave Puzzuoli	0	1	0	29
DE Blaise Winter	0	1	0	16
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0	0	1	16

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Milt McColl	2.0	0	2	0	33
DE Bruce Clark	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	0	0	30
OLB Andrew Melontree	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Bob Kohrs	0.0	0	1	0	19
CB Daryl Smith	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Fulcher	4	0	0	36
CB Russell Carter	3	1	0	21
OLB Darin Jordan	3	1	0	15
OLB Charles Bowser	3	0	0	27
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	2	1	30
CB Gary Richard	2	0	0	23
S Brad Edwards	1	1	0	35
CB Wyatt Henderson	1	0	0	17
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0	15
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	0	21
ILB Cliff Thrift	0	1	0	9

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mark Dusbabek	5	1	29
S Mike Davis	3	1	32
OLB Andrew Melontree	3	0	29
S Fred Bohannon	2	0	26
OLB Todd Seabaugh	2	0	12
CB Daryl Smith	2	0	21
CB Kevin Clark	1	1	19
CB Toi Cook	1	1	26
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	13
OLB Greg Gaines	1	0	14
S Michael Stewart	1	0	24
ILB John Anderson	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Ward	4	9	27	1	33
Ron Tilton	2	3	15	1	19
Gary Zimmerman	1	6	30	2	37
Keith Eck	1	3	24	0	32
Eric Moore	1	3	29	0	34
Ron Egloff	1	1	13	0	18
Ron Davenport	0	2	23	0	25
Joel Hilgenberg	0	1	30	0	34
Buford Jordan	0	1	6	0	9

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Stan Edwards	1	3	13	20
Steve August	1	2	11	20
Ron Solt	1	2	15	28
Randy Dixon	1	2	13	31
Bennie Cunningham	1	1	18	34
Don Maggs	0	2	10	26
Duval Love	0	2	9	19
Larry Tearry	0	1	12	28
Bill Cherry	0	1	7	13

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davenport	2	12
Steve Tasker	1	16
Ron Egloff	1	13
Liffort Hobley	1	13
Joel Hilgenberg	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	2	22
Sylvester Stamps	2	7
Herbert Harris	1	17
Carl Monroe	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	33	40	---	---	2	75
Joel Hilgenberg	30	34	---	---	7	71
Gary Zimmerman	30	37	---	---	1	68
Chris Ward	27	33	---	---	6	66
Keith Eck	24	32	---	---	7	63
Eric Moore	29	34	---	---	---	63
Mike Quick	22	31	---	---	7	60
Ron Davenport	23	25	---	---	12	60
David Fulcher	---	---	17	36	3	56
Brad Edwards	---	---	18	35	2	55
Cedric Jones	22	30	---	---	---	52
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	14	30	3	47
Charles Bowser	---	---	16	27	2	45
Clarence Kay	26	18	---	---	1	45
Ron Egloff	13	18	---	---	13	44
Darin Jordan	---	---	6	15	23	44
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	10	29	4	43
Albert Bentley	20	22	---	---	---	42
Joe Phillips	---	---	13	27	1	41
Ron Tilton	15	19	---	---	7	41
David Overstreet	9	10	---	---	21	40
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	15	17	3	35
Jeff Chadwick	6	17	---	---	12	35
Danny Stubbs	---	---	10	21	4	35
Gary Richard	---	---	3	23	7	33
Keith Taylor	---	---	10	21	2	33
Russell Carter	---	---	10	21	1	32
Liffort Hobley	---	---	4	15	13	32
Carl Zander	---	---	9	19	3	31
Blaise Winter	---	---	13	16	1	30
James Britt	---	---	2	10	16	28
Rich Strenger	10	11	---	---	7	28
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	9	16	3	28
Cliff Thrift	---	---	5	9	12	26
Curtis Green	---	---	7	15	4	26
Alfredo Roberts	4	3	---	---	19	26
Darryl Grant	---	---	7	16	2	25
Buford Jordan	6	9	---	---	5	20
Clarence Verdin	9	8	---	---	3	20
Steve Tasker	1	2	---	---	16	19
Marvin Allen	4	7	---	---	6	17
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shawn Lee	---	---	0	0	1	1
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andrew Melontree	---	---	25	29	12	66
Milt McColl	---	---	28	33	3	64
Mike Davis	---	---	28	32	3	63
Bennie Cunningham	18	34	---	---	7	59
Reggie White	---	---	27	30	2	59
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	26	29	4	59
Fred Bohannon	---	---	20	26	10	56
Gary Kubiak	18	38	---	---	---	56
Daryl Smith	---	---	19	21	13	53
Toi Cook	---	---	26	26	1	53
Pete Koch	---	---	18	32	2	52
Bruce Clark	---	---	17	27	5	49
Lin Dawson	10	21	---	---	18	49
Ron Solt	15	28	---	---	5	48
Michael Stewart	---	---	22	24	1	47
Kevin Clark	---	---	14	19	13	46
Stan Edwards	13	20	---	---	11	44
Vince Stroth	13	25	---	---	6	44
Randy Dixon	13	31	---	---	---	44
Larry Tearry	12	28	---	---	3	43
Bob Kohrs	---	---	20	19	2	41
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	10	13	14	37
Carl Monroe	8	21	---	---	8	37
Brad Shearer	---	---	18	12	6	36
Greg Gaines	---	---	9	14	13	36
Don Maggs	10	26	---	---	---	36
Steve August	11	20	---	---	4	35
Tony Nathan	5	23	---	---	7	35
Duval Love	9	19	---	---	6	34
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	12	18	3	33
Mike Wilson	10	22	---	---	---	32
Herbert Harris	5	9	---	---	17	31
Larry Heater	3	4	---	---	22	29
Carl Roaches	3	8	---	---	17	28
Sylvester Stamps	10	11	---	---	7	28
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	8	12	5	25
Preston Davis	---	---	8	15	1	24
Bill Cherry	7	13	---	---	4	24
Terry LeCount	5	17	---	---	---	22
John Anderson	---	---	8	9	4	21
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Rivera	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	111	13.9
Middle	3	8	2.7
Right	19	59	3.1
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	3	8	2.7
Right	8	30	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	36	22	2	0	4	5	4	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	38	21	1	2	3	6	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	128	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	119	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	40	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	88	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	16	9	1	95	1	31
WR Cedric Jones	9	5	1	48	0	30
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	2	1	44	1	17
TE Ron Egloff	2	2	0	12	0	18
WR Clarence Verdin	2	2	0	29	0	8
FB Buford Jordan	1	0	1	0	0	9
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	0	11	0	18
WR Steve Tasker	1	1	0	8	0	2

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wilson	12	7	1	64	0	22
WR Carl Monroe	7	4	0	13	0	21
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	3	0	4	0	34
WR Carl Roaches	4	3	1	17	0	8
WR Terry LeCount	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Tony Nathan	2	1	0	11	0	23
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	0	10	0	21
FB Stan Edwards	2	1	0	27	1	20
WR Herbert Harris	2	0	1	0	0	9
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	1	0	2	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Bentley	2	7	3.50	6.95
David Overstreet	1	3	3.00	3.67

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	1	2	2.00	5.00
Gary Kubiak	1	2	2.00	2.50
Sylvester Stamps	1	2	2.00	4.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	6	3	24	4.00	6.86

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	6	4	16	2.67	3.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	3	2	21	7.00	5.94
WR Cedric Jones	2	1	3	1.50	5.33
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	6	3.00	5.33
WR Carl Monroe	2	2	8	4.00	1.86
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Carl Roaches	1	0	0	0.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	2	2
Marvin Allen	2	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	2	0
Gary Kubiak	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	10	6	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Jones	3	1	0
WR Mike Quick	3	3	3
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	1	1
FB Buford Jordan	1	0	0
WR Clarence Verdin	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wilson	3	2	1
WR Herbert Harris	2	0	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	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)