Week 2, 1989

played in Detroit, MI

69 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	3	0	-	13
Detroit Lions	0	13	0	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:23 PIT - Marvin Allen 42 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 13:42 PIT - Raul Allegre 31 field goal
2Q: 05:25 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 22 field goal
2Q: 04:34 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 23 field goal
2Q: 00:46 DET - Don Beebe 16 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 10:53 PIT - Raul Allegre 38 field goal
4Q: 10:54 DET - Don Beebe 16 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 06:40 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:23 PIT - Marvin Allen 42 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 13:42 PIT - Raul Allegre 31 field goal
2Q: 05:25 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 22 field goal
2Q: 04:34 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 23 field goal
2Q: 00:46 DET - Don Beebe 16 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 10:53 PIT - Raul Allegre 38 field goal
4Q: 10:54 DET - Don Beebe 16 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 06:40 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 25 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 259 343
- Offensive Plays 54 70
- Yards per Play 4.80 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 111 122
- Rushing Attempts 20 41
- Yards per Rush 5.55 2.98
Net Passing Yards 148 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 14 - 2 27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 169 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.35 7.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/61 10/100
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/81 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 24:21 35:39

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	259	343
- Offensive Plays	54	70
- Yards per Play	4.80	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	111	122
- Rushing Attempts	20	41
- Yards per Rush	5.55	2.98
Net Passing Yards	148	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 14 - 2	27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	169	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.35	7.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/61	10/100
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/81	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	24:21	35:39

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	8:58	1:48	OWN 20	4	1	Punt
1	3:10	4:34	OWN 13	9	73	Field Goal
2	10:17	2:01	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
2	5:18	0:26	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
2	4:27	2:34	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:14	2:29	OWN 44	7	35	Field Goal
3	5:20	2:29	OWN 2	5	4	Punt
3	1:16	1:27	OPP 48	3	6	Punt
4	10:46	1:25	OWN 28	3	-8	Fumble
4	6:32	2:37	OWN 32	9	34	Interception

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	4:06	OWN 22	6	28	Punt
1	7:10	4:00	OWN 25	6	8	Punt
2	13:36	3:19	OWN 16	5	18	Punt
2	8:16	2:58	OPP 24	6	19	Field Goal
2	4:52	0:25	OPP 6	3	0	Field Goal
2	1:53	1:14	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
3	10:45	5:25	OWN 15	9	38	Punt
3	2:51	1:35	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	14:49	4:03	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown
4	9:21	2:49	OPP 20	6	12	Field Goal
4	3:55	3:55	OWN 22	9	24	Game

Game MVP: Doug Flutie, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marvin Allen	14	103	7.36	42	3	1
Bobby Humphrey	5	10	2.00	5	0	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	24	62	2.58	10	1
Marion Butts	10	37	3.70	7	0
Doug Flutie	5	14	2.80	8	0
Tim Spencer	1	6	6.00	6	0
Ron Wolfley	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	31	14	169	3/21	0	38	2	35.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	27	16	232	2/11	2	34	0	111.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Quick	4	9	71	17.75	24	38
TE Clarence Kay	3	5	20	6.67	0	9
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	6	46	15.33	4	20
WR Cedric Jones	1	7	11	11.00	2	11
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	10	10.00	7	10

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Carson	4	8	54	13.50	0	34	0
WR Quinn Early	3	4	24	8.00	3	14	0
WR Phil McConkey	2	3	26	13.00	0	18	0
WR Darren Flutie	2	6	24	12.00	10	22	0
WR Don Beebe	2	2	32	16.00	5	16	2
RB Billy Sims	1	1	34	34.00	20	34	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	24	24.00	10	24	0
RB Marion Butts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Duane Galloway	1	10	10.00	0
CB Ron Francis	1	30	30.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0	0
Charles Bowser	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Flutie	1	0	0
Randy Grimes	0	1	0
Brian Sochia	0	1	0
Jason Buck	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	5	186	37.2	37.2	64	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	6	265	44.2	37.0	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	3/3	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	23	11.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Humphrey	4	81	20.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Sims	3	49	16.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	10	6	0.0	33	22
S David Fulcher	7	4	1.0	39	28
OLB Charles Bowser	6	3	0.0	34	21
DE Sean McNanie	5	2	1.0	26	17
DT Joe Phillips	4	1	0.0	17	13
S Brad Edwards	4	1	0.0	38	28
CB Ken Coffey	3	2	0.0	31	24
OLB Darin Jordan	3	2	0.0	14	14
DT Curtis Green	3	0	0.0	24	13
CB Keith Taylor	3	0	0.0	17	9
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	0	0.0	28	22
ILB Jack Squirek	2	0	0.0	5	4
CB Russell Carter	2	0	0.0	25	21
DE Blaise Winter	2	0	0.0	25	16
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	---	---	---
RB Marvin Allen	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Carl Zander	0	1	0.0	12	6
DT Tracy Rocker	0	1	0.0	19	17

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	5	1	0.0	19	30
OLB Duane Bickett	5	1	0.0	15	26
ILB Chris Spielman	5	1	0.0	17	28
DE Jason Buck	4	0	1.0	10	16
OLB Tim Cofield	2	1	2.0	7	6
CB Anthony Parker	2	1	0.0	15	29
DE Bruce Clark	2	0	0.0	14	14
S Fred Marion	2	0	0.0	16	32
OLB Jeff Rohrer	2	0	0.0	4	4
DT Brian Sochia	2	0	0.0	16	24
DE Jacob Green	1	0	0.0	6	20
ILB Matt Millen	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Randy Edwards	1	0	0.0	10	18
CB Ron Francis	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Jerome Sally	0	2	0.0	11	25
CB Bobby Butler	0	1	0.0	13	29
ILB Niko Noga	0	1	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sean McNanie	1.0	0	1	17
S David Fulcher	1.0	0	0	28
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	1	0	16
DE Danny Stubbs	0.0	1	0	18
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0.0	0	3	12
DT Curtis Green	0.0	0	1	13
DT Joe Phillips	0.0	0	1	13
DT Tracy Rocker	0.0	0	1	17

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tim Cofield	2.0	0	0	6
DE Jason Buck	1.0	0	0	16
DE Jacob Green	0.0	1	0	20
DE Randy Edwards	0.0	0	4	18
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	0	1	14
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	3	0	21
CB Russell Carter	2	0	21
S David Fulcher	2	0	28
S Brad Edwards	2	0	28
CB Keith Taylor	2	0	9
CB Ken Coffey	1	1	24
ILB Jack Squirek	1	0	4
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	22
DE Sean McNanie	1	0	17
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	14

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Duane Bickett	3	2	0	26
S Ronnie Lott	3	0	0	30
S Fred Marion	2	1	0	32
CB Anthony Parker	1	2	0	29
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	0	14
ILB Matt Millen	1	0	0	8
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	0	4
DE Jason Buck	1	0	0	16
ILB Chris Spielman	1	0	0	28
CB Duane Galloway	0	1	1	24
CB Ron Francis	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	2	6	20	0	33
Eric Moore	2	2	16	0	31
Joel Hilgenberg	1	4	17	2	33
Steve Wisniewski	1	2	19	1	28
Rich Strenger	0	4	13	0	26
Steve Moore	0	1	7	0	9

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	5	7	39	0	27
Guy McIntyre	3	6	41	0	29
Cody Risien	1	5	30	0	22
Tim Spencer	1	2	18	0	9
Randy Grimes	0	8	41	1	29
Paul Jetton	0	5	41	0	29
Tom Newberry	0	2	13	1	9
Mike Mularkey	0	1	20	0	9
Wesley Walls	0	1	34	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davenport	1	23
Brett Maxie	1	20
Jack Squirek	1	10

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Millen	1	26
Ozzie Newsome	1	19
Ron Wolfley	1	16
Anthony Parker	1	11
Anthony Munoz	1	9
Paul Jetton	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	28	22	24	74
David Fulcher	---	---	39	28	3	70
Brad Edwards	---	---	38	28	2	68
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	33	22	3	58
Charles Bowser	---	---	34	21	2	57
Ken Coffey	---	---	31	24	2	57
Joel Hilgenberg	17	33	---	---	7	57
Steve Bartkowski	20	34	---	---	2	56
Steve Wisniewski	19	28	---	---	7	54
Gary Zimmerman	20	33	---	---	---	53
Darin Jordan	---	---	14	14	24	52
Ron Davenport	12	16	---	---	23	51
Danny Stubbs	---	---	25	18	7	50
Russell Carter	---	---	25	21	2	48
Eric Moore	16	31	---	---	---	47
Sean McNanie	---	---	26	17	3	46
Blaise Winter	---	---	25	16	5	46
Mike Quick	15	24	---	---	6	45
Zeke Mowatt	10	15	---	---	17	42
Clarence Kay	13	23	---	---	6	42
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	22	12	8	42
Curtis Green	---	---	24	13	4	41
Cedric Jones	16	25	---	---	---	41
Rich Strenger	13	26	---	---	---	39
Brett Maxie	---	---	11	7	20	38
Marvin Allen	14	22	---	---	1	37
Tracy Rocker	---	---	19	17	---	36
Bobby Humphrey	6	11	---	---	16	33
Joe Phillips	---	---	17	13	2	32
Keith Taylor	---	---	17	9	1	27
Steve Moore	7	9	---	---	7	23
Hart Lee Dykes	7	16	---	---	---	23
Buford Jordan	4	7	---	---	11	22
Carl Zander	---	---	12	6	2	20
Jack Squirek	---	---	5	4	10	19
Jeff Chadwick	2	6	---	---	11	19
Steve Tasker	0	0	---	---	18	18
Chris Ward	3	6	---	---	7	16
Keith Eck	5	4	---	---	7	16
Tim Rother	---	---	6	7	---	13
John Mistler	1	5	---	---	5	11
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	4	4
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Grimes	41	29	---	---	9	79
Paul Jetton	41	29	---	---	9	79
Anthony Munoz	39	27	---	---	9	75
Guy McIntyre	41	29	---	---	---	70
Doug Flutie	41	29	---	---	---	70
Cody Risien	30	22	---	---	9	61
Ronnie Lott	---	---	19	30	7	56
Anthony Parker	---	---	15	29	11	55
Wesley Walls	34	15	---	---	5	54
Bobby Butler	---	---	13	29	11	53
Billy Sims	29	16	---	---	5	50
Fred Marion	---	---	16	32	1	49
Chris Spielman	---	---	17	28	2	47
Mike Mularkey	20	9	---	---	17	46
Phil McConkey	24	16	---	---	6	46
Ron Wolfley	16	12	---	---	16	44
Duane Bickett	---	---	15	26	2	43
Marion Butts	12	13	---	---	18	43
Brian Sochia	---	---	16	24	2	42
Matt Millen	---	---	5	8	26	39
Duane Galloway	---	---	12	24	2	38
Quinn Early	10	14	---	---	13	37
Darren Flutie	17	20	---	---	---	37
Jerome Sally	---	---	11	25	---	36
Tom Flynn	---	---	10	15	10	35
Bruce Clark	---	---	14	14	5	33
Randy Edwards	---	---	10	18	3	31
Tom Newberry	13	9	---	---	9	31
Carlos Carson	14	16	---	---	---	30
Tim Spencer	18	9	---	---	3	30
Jacob Green	---	---	6	20	3	29
Jason Buck	---	---	10	16	1	27
Ozzie Newsome	7	0	---	---	19	26
Don Beebe	4	5	---	---	14	23
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	9	9	4	22
Ron Francis	---	---	8	11	1	20
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	4	4	10	18
Tim Cofield	---	---	7	6	2	15
Niko Noga	---	---	3	6	4	13
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ron Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Strom	0	0	---	---	---	0
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	72	18.0
Middle	6	10	1.7
Right	9	31	3.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	62	3.6
Middle	15	41	2.7
Right	8	20	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	31	14	3	1	1	6	6	0	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	27	16	4	0	1	1	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	56	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	45	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	58	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	13	1.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	177	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	34	34.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	9	4	0	71	1	24
WR Cedric Jones	7	1	1	11	0	25
WR Hart Lee Dykes	6	3	0	46	2	16
TE Clarence Kay	5	3	0	20	0	23
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	1	0	4	0	15
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	0	7	0	6
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	0	10	0	22

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Carson	8	4	1	54	1	16
WR Darren Flutie	6	2	0	24	1	20
WR Quinn Early	4	3	0	24	0	14
WR Phil McConkey	3	2	0	26	0	16
WR Don Beebe	2	2	0	32	0	5
RB Billy Sims	1	1	0	34	1	16
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	0	14	0	9
RB Marion Butts	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	0	24	1	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Humphrey	2	1	0.50	2.00
Marvin Allen	1	3	3.00	7.36

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	4	0	0.00	2.58
Marion Butts	2	7	3.50	3.70
Doug Flutie	1	8	8.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	10	4	40	4.00	8.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Carson	3	0	0	0.00	6.75
WR Quinn Early	2	1	6	3.00	6.00
WR Darren Flutie	2	1	2	1.00	4.00
WR Don Beebe	2	2	32	16.00	16.00
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Humphrey	2	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Flutie	3	1
Billy Sims	1	1
Marion Butts	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	7	1	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	3	1	1
WR Cedric Jones	2	0	0
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Carson	4	2	1
WR Quinn Early	2	2	1
WR Darren Flutie	2	0	0
RB Billy Sims	1	1	1
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	1
WR Phil McConkey	1	1	1
WR Don Beebe	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)