Week 17, 1988

played in Memphis, TN

27 degrees, snow, 14 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	9	3	-	22
Memphis Ravens	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:30 PIT - Albert Bentley 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 06:07 PIT - Raul Allegre 42 field goal
3Q: 12:27 PIT - Raul Allegre 48 field goal
3Q: 06:06 PIT - Raul Allegre 42 field goal
3Q: 01:10 PIT - Raul Allegre 28 field goal
4Q: 03:51 PIT - Raul Allegre 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:30 PIT - Albert Bentley 3 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 06:07 PIT - Raul Allegre 42 field goal
3Q: 12:27 PIT - Raul Allegre 48 field goal
3Q: 06:06 PIT - Raul Allegre 42 field goal
3Q: 01:10 PIT - Raul Allegre 28 field goal
4Q: 03:51 PIT - Raul Allegre 24 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MEM
Record 11-5 5-11
First Downs 22 8
- by Rushing 10 1
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 415 202
- Offensive Plays 79 52
- Yards per Play 5.25 3.88
Net Rushing Yards 167 36
- Rushing Attempts 39 13
- Yards per Rush 4.28 2.77
Net Passing Yards 248 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 1 36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.20 4.26
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 10.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/3
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 20
Time of Possession 38:58 21:02

Team Statistics	PIT	MEM
Record	11-5	5-11
First Downs	22	8
- by Rushing	10	1
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	415	202
- Offensive Plays	79	52
- Yards per Play	5.25	3.88
Net Rushing Yards	167	36
- Rushing Attempts	39	13
- Yards per Rush	4.28	2.77
Net Passing Yards	248	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 1	36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.20	4.26
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	10.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/3
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 20
Time of Possession	38:58	21:02

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	7:46	OWN 23	16	77	Touchdown
1	1:37	4:56	OWN 20	8	70	Missed FG
2	7:34	1:34	OWN 38	4	37	Field Goal
2	3:31	3:31	OWN 20	10	56	Half
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 20	5	49	Field Goal
3	10:27	1:17	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
3	7:17	1:17	OPP 33	3	8	Field Goal
3	5:19	4:14	OPP 43	8	32	Field Goal
4	14:21	0:58	OPP 49	2	14	Interception
4	12:30	1:40	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
4	8:59	2:52	OWN 32	6	16	Punt
4	5:31	1:45	OPP 9	3	2	Field Goal
4	2:22	2:22	OPP 30	8	19	Game

Memphis Ravens
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
1	5:22	3:45	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
2	11:41	4:07	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	6:00	2:29	OWN 15	7	40	Punt
3	12:20	1:53	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	9:10	1:53	OWN 25	4	8	Downs
3	6:00	0:41	OWN 26	1	17	Fumble
3	1:05	1:44	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
4	13:23	0:53	OWN 26	3	-10	Punt
4	10:50	1:51	OWN 11	4	31	Interception
4	6:07	0:36	OWN 2	4	7	Downs
4	3:46	1:24	OWN 14	6	16	Downs

Game MVP: Raul Allegre, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Bentley	23	84	3.65	15	2	1
David Overstreet	9	24	2.67	8	0	0
Marvin Allen	3	44	14.67	34	1	0
Steve Bartkowski	2	18	9.00	13	1	0
Ebby Laroush	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Memphis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alonzo Highsmith	10	30	3.00	17	1	0
Charles Crawford	3	6	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	39	24	254	1/6	0	28	1	69.8

Memphis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cason Shea	32	18	178	3/22	0	31	1	59.1
Glenn Carano	4	2	10	0/0	0	6	0	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Quick	5	9	67	13.40	13	19
WR Clarence Verdin	5	6	83	16.60	21	28
TE Clarence Kay	4	4	25	6.25	2	9
RB David Overstreet	3	3	14	4.67	0	7
WR Jeff Chadwick	3	7	25	8.33	0	14
WR Cedric Jones	2	6	27	13.50	0	18
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Alfredo Roberts	1	3	10	10.00	0	10

Memphis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stacey Bailey	5	9	46	9.20	12	21
TE David Lewis	4	4	41	10.25	0	17
RB Stump Mitchell	3	4	34	11.33	3	19
WR Charlie Babbit	3	5	17	5.67	0	7
FB Alonzo Highsmith	2	2	8	4.00	5	5
TE Pete Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Charlie Brown	1	6	8	8.00	6	8
FB Keith Byars	1	3	31	31.00	23	31
RB Charles Crawford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR James Hood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Charles Bowser	1	0	0.00	0

Memphis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Barry Bonds	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Overstreet	1	0	0
Albert Bentley	1	0	0
Marvin Allen	1	0	0
Mike Quick	0	1	0
Joel Hilgenberg	0	1	0
Buford Jordan	0	1	0
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0	1	0
Eugene Lockhart	0	0	1

Memphis	Fumb	Force
Alonzo Highsmith	1	0
Buddy Curry	0	1
Michael Carter	0	1
Dave Wyman	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	3	145	48.3	48.3	56	2

Memphis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Wagner	7	299	42.7	31.7	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	5/6	3/3	0/0	48	1/1

Memphis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	3	37	12.3	0

Memphis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Memphis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	4	66	16.5	0
Charles Crawford	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	4	0	0.0	8	27
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	1	0.0	7	21
OLB Carl Zander	3	1	0.0	5	17
S David Fulcher	3	0	0.0	12	39
S Brad Edwards	3	0	0.0	10	34
OLB Darin Jordan	3	0	0.0	6	15
DE Danny Stubbs	2	1	2.0	10	26
OLB Charles Bowser	2	1	0.0	10	32
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	1	0.0	10	30
CB Ken Coffey	2	0	0.0	11	29
DT Joe Phillips	2	0	0.0	11	25
CB Keith Taylor	2	0	0.0	0	10
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	1.0	5	19
DT Curtis Green	1	0	0.0	4	10
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	---	---	---
S James Britt	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Russell Carter	1	0	0.0	6	25
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0.0	7	22
ILB Cliff Thrift	0	1	0.0	4	4
CB Gary Richard	0	1	0.0	2	4

Memphis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dave Wyman	8	0	0.0	34	38
CB Nate Odomes	6	2	0.0	34	35
S Vann McElroy	5	1	0.0	31	34
OLB Scott McLean	5	0	0.0	15	12
CB Chris Barber	5	0	0.0	16	17
DT Michael Carter	4	5	1.0	19	17
DE Tim Green	4	6	0.0	24	23
ILB Buddy Curry	4	2	0.0	19	16
OLB Jesse Solomon	4	1	0.0	29	29
S Larry Griffin	3	3	0.0	37	32
S Maurice Harvey	3	0	0.0	7	12
CB Barry Bonds	3	0	0.0	32	32
DT David Embray	2	0	0.0	11	18
DT Marty Lyons	1	1	0.0	21	16
DE Andre Townsend	1	1	0.0	23	19
CB Gerald Small	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Blacke Whitlatch	1	0	0.0	20	23
DE Mike Piel	1	0	0.0	15	17
WR Charlie Babbit	1	0	---	---	---
S Michael Ball	0	1	0.0	12	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Stubbs	2.0	0	1	0	26
DE Blaise Winter	1.0	0	1	1	19
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0.0	2	0	0	27
OLB Eugene Lockhart	0.0	0	1	0	30

Memphis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Michael Carter	1.0	0	17
DE Tim Green	0.0	3	23
DT Blacke Whitlatch	0.0	1	23
ILB Buddy Curry	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	1	0	21
OLB Carl Zander	3	0	0	17
S David Fulcher	2	0	0	39
S Brad Edwards	2	0	0	34
CB Keith Taylor	2	0	0	10
CB Ken Coffey	1	1	0	29
OLB Charles Bowser	1	0	1	32
S James Britt	1	0	0	2
CB Russell Carter	1	0	0	25
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	0	30
CB Liffort Hobley	1	0	0	22
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	0	0	27
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	0	15

Memphis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nate Odomes	4	1	0	35
CB Chris Barber	4	0	0	17
OLB Jesse Solomon	3	1	0	29
ILB Dave Wyman	3	0	0	38
S Vann McElroy	2	1	0	34
CB Barry Bonds	2	0	1	32
OLB Scott McLean	2	0	0	12
S Larry Griffin	1	1	0	32
S Maurice Harvey	1	0	0	12
CB Gerald Small	1	0	0	9
DT Michael Carter	1	0	0	17
ILB Buddy Curry	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	5	9	1	37	0	35
Keith Eck	3	8	0	31	0	33
Chris Ward	2	6	0	33	1	31
Rich Strenger	2	4	0	15	0	16
Alfredo Roberts	1	1	0	26	0	15
Joel Hilgenberg	0	2	0	24	0	32
Eric Moore	0	2	0	34	0	38
Buford Jordan	0	1	0	14	0	6
Clarence Kay	0	1	0	26	0	25
Ron Davenport	0	1	0	26	0	26

Memphis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randall McDaniel	1	2	10	0	30
Kirk Lowdermilk	0	6	11	1	34
Bill DiGiacomo	0	2	5	0	13
Glen Howe	0	1	10	1	24
David Diaz-Infante	0	1	10	1	34
Mark Tuinei	0	1	12	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davenport	5	13
Alfredo Roberts	1	13

Memphis	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Barber	1	18
Pete Johnson	1	15
James Hood	1	13

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	34	40	---	---	6	80
Gary Zimmerman	37	35	---	---	2	74
Chris Ward	33	31	---	---	9	73
Keith Eck	31	33	---	---	9	73
Eric Moore	34	38	---	---	---	72
Ron Davenport	26	26	---	---	13	65
Joel Hilgenberg	24	32	---	---	8	64
Clarence Kay	26	25	---	---	8	59
Alfredo Roberts	26	15	---	---	13	54
David Fulcher	---	---	12	39	---	51
David Overstreet	11	15	---	---	24	50
Albert Bentley	24	18	---	---	7	49
Mike Quick	24	21	---	---	1	46
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	7	21	16	44
Cedric Jones	16	28	---	---	---	44
Ron Tilton	21	15	---	---	8	44
Brad Edwards	---	---	10	34	---	44
Ken Coffey	---	---	11	29	3	43
Charles Bowser	---	---	10	32	---	42
Darin Jordan	---	---	6	15	21	42
Jeff Chadwick	13	20	---	---	8	41
Rich Strenger	15	16	---	---	9	40
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	10	30	---	40
Danny Stubbs	---	---	10	26	2	38
Joe Phillips	---	---	11	25	1	37
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	8	25	3	36
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	8	27	1	36
Clarence Verdin	8	18	---	---	7	33
Russell Carter	---	---	6	25	1	32
Liffort Hobley	---	---	7	22	---	29
Buford Jordan	14	6	---	---	8	28
Blaise Winter	---	---	5	19	4	28
Carl Zander	---	---	5	17	4	26
Steve Tasker	3	1	---	---	21	25
Darryl Grant	---	---	5	13	---	18
Curtis Green	---	---	4	10	4	18
Cliff Thrift	---	---	4	4	8	16
Keith Taylor	---	---	0	10	4	14
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	13	13
James Britt	---	---	1	2	10	13
Marvin Allen	4	7	---	---	1	12
Gary Richard	---	---	2	4	1	7
Ebby Laroush	5	0	---	---	---	5
Shawn Lee	---	---	1	0	3	4
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Memphis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Wyman	---	---	34	38	6	78
Nate Odomes	---	---	34	35	5	74
Larry Griffin	---	---	37	32	4	73
Vann McElroy	---	---	31	34	4	69
Jesse Solomon	---	---	29	29	11	69
Barry Bonds	---	---	32	32	4	68
Tim Green	---	---	24	23	5	52
Chris Barber	---	---	16	17	18	51
Andre Townsend	---	---	23	19	7	49
Alonzo Highsmith	10	33	---	---	6	49
Mark Tuinei	12	36	---	---	---	48
Cason Shea	13	35	---	---	---	48
Blacke Whitlatch	---	---	20	23	3	46
Kirk Lowdermilk	11	34	---	---	1	46
Randall McDaniel	10	30	---	---	6	46
David Lewis	8	31	---	---	6	45
David Diaz-Infante	10	34	---	---	---	44
Marty Lyons	---	---	21	16	4	41
Glen Howe	10	24	---	---	7	41
Charlie Babbit	5	25	---	---	11	41
Steve Parker	---	---	16	21	2	39
Michael Carter	---	---	19	17	3	39
Buddy Curry	---	---	19	16	3	38
Charlie Brown	9	20	---	---	8	37
Mike Piel	---	---	15	17	5	37
Stump Mitchell	6	29	---	---	---	35
Stacey Bailey	11	24	---	---	---	35
Scott McLean	---	---	15	12	6	33
David Embray	---	---	11	18	4	33
Pete Johnson	7	10	---	---	15	32
Keith Byars	6	13	---	---	13	32
Maurice Harvey	---	---	7	12	11	30
Charles Crawford	3	8	---	---	18	29
Michael Ball	---	---	12	12	5	29
Matt Campbell	4	18	---	---	7	29
Bill DiGiacomo	5	13	---	---	7	25
Jeff Mitchell	---	---	7	8	10	25
Gerald Small	---	---	7	9	8	24
Shayne Gordon	3	6	---	---	7	16
James Hood	0	2	---	---	13	15
Bryan Wagner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Glenn Carano	0	4	---	---	---	4
Tim Wrightman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Fuad Reveiz	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Mistler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	76	5.1
Middle	5	28	5.6
Right	17	66	3.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	5	8	1.6
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	39	24	1	0	4	5	5	0	1

Memphis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cason Shea	32	18	2	5	2	1	3	1	1
Glenn Carano	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	69	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	14	185	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	75	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	85	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	17	3.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	9	5	0	67	0	21
WR Jeff Chadwick	7	3	2	25	0	20
WR Cedric Jones	6	2	2	27	0	28
WR Clarence Verdin	6	5	0	83	1	18
TE Clarence Kay	4	4	0	25	0	25
RB David Overstreet	3	3	0	14	0	15
TE Alfredo Roberts	3	1	0	10	0	15
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0	3	0	26

Memphis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stacey Bailey	9	5	2	46	1	24
WR Charlie Brown	6	1	0	8	0	20
WR Charlie Babbit	5	3	0	17	0	25
RB Stump Mitchell	4	3	0	34	0	29
TE David Lewis	4	4	0	41	0	31
FB Keith Byars	3	1	0	31	1	13
FB Alonzo Highsmith	2	2	0	8	0	33
TE Pete Johnson	1	1	0	3	0	10
RB Charles Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR James Hood	1	0	1	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Bentley	7	17	2.43	3.65
David Overstreet	2	1	0.50	2.67
Ebby Laroush	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50

Memphis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	6	3	16	2.67	6.51

Memphis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	2	1	9	4.50	4.50
RB David Overstreet	1	1	4	4.00	4.67
WR Mike Quick	1	0	0	0.00	7.44
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	0	0.00	3.57
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Memphis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Bentley	6	4
David Overstreet	3	2
Steve Bartkowski	1	0

Memphis	Rushes	Conversions
Charles Crawford	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	9	7	3

Memphis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cason Shea	11	7	3
Glenn Carano	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Memphis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stacey Bailey	4	4	2
WR Charlie Brown	3	0	0
WR Charlie Babbit	2	1	0
TE Pete Johnson	1	1	0
RB Stump Mitchell	1	1	1
FB Alonzo Highsmith	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)