Week 4, 1989

played in New England, MA

49 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers00014-14
New England Patriots71073-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:27 NED - Donald Evans 27 fumble return (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 11:14 NED - Mike Wood 31 field goal
2Q: 00:24 NED - Mike Wilson 12 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 03:59 NED - Sylvester Stamps 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 11:31 PIT - Bobby Humphrey 1 run (Ebby Laroush pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:14 PIT - Mike Quick 3 pass from Ebby Laroush (Ebby Laroush pass to Cedric Jones for conversion)
4Q: 00:11 NED - Mike Wood 23 field goal

Team StatisticsPITNED
Record1-33-1
First Downs1823
- by Rushing610
- by Passing119
- by Penalty14
Total Net Yards330347
- Offensive Plays6770
- Yards per Play4.934.96
Net Rushing Yards129186
- Rushing Attempts1848
- Yards per Rush7.173.88
Net Passing Yards201161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt45 - 18 - 122 - 12 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards224161
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/230/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.107.32
Fumbles/Lost3/11/0
3rd Down Conversions4/146/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.16.1
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards9/416/35
Punt Returns/Yards2/293/30
Kick Returns/Yards6/1052/53
Interception Ret./Yards3/131/0
2pt Conversions2/10/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 33
Time of Possession23:4736:13

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:49OWN 1859Fumble
113:112:11OWN 1831Punt
17:114:46OWN 41157Punt
10:050:33OWN 3834Punt
211:074:02OWN 26524Punt
25:191:00OWN 27432Punt
23:331:15OWN 31542Missed FG
20:160:16OWN 271-2Half
39:501:15OWN 203-1Punt
33:501:15OWN 443-6Interception
414:263:03OWN 42758Touchdown
49:192:16OWN 6994Touchdown
44:180:41OWN 4648Downs
42:260:28OWN 34-1Downs
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:003:49OWN 39723Punt
12:252:20OWN 4511Punt
214:323:25OWN 16670Field Goal
27:051:46OWN 6422Interception
24:190:46OWN 2020Interception
22:182:02OWN 34866Touchdown
315:005:10OWN 201066Interception
38:354:45OPP 421042Touchdown
32:353:09OWN 39626Missed FG
411:232:04OWN 3337Punt
47:032:45OWN 2337Punt
43:371:11OWN 4636Punt
41:581:53OPP 23-4Field Goal

Game MVP: Ron McNair, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marvin Allen11787.092430
Bobby Humphrey44411.003611
Ebby Laroush372.33800
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dalton Hilliard301394.632840
Sylvester Stamps14402.861711
Gary Kubiak242.00500
Larry Heater133.00300
Jimmy Teal100.00000

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ebby Laroush35141843/17129154.9
Steve Bartkowski104401/6015052.1
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Kubiak22121610/0147353.5

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Quick91511612.898251
WR Cedric Jones6166510.8317290
WR Jeff Chadwick122727.0018270
RB Marvin Allen1277.00070
WR Hart Lee Dykes1499.00490
TE Clarence Kay0500.00000
FB Ron Davenport0100.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bobby Jones33268.678130
WR Mike Wilson374013.3311171
WR Jimmy Teal2494.50450
WR Terry LeCount121010.000100
TE Lin Dawson131717.000170
TE Pete Holohan111212.000120
TE Eric Kattus114747.006470
WR Carl Monroe0100.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Eugene Lockhart2136.500
OLB Trai Keneley100.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Toi Cook100.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Bartkowski1000
Mike Quick1000
Steve Tasker1000
Zeke Mowatt0100
Darin Jordan0100
Ken Coffey0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Dalton Hilliard1000
Donald Evans0101
Ron Solt0100
Reggie White0010
Toi Cook0010
Ken Johnson0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett625742.834.5513
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles523346.640.8543

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Raul Allegre0/10/10/000/0
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood2/30/10/1313/3

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Tasker22914.50
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Clark33010.00

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bobby Humphrey610517.50
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Fred Bohannon11919.00
Kevin Clark13434.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S David Fulcher720.04720
S Brad Edwards710.04221
OLB Eugene Lockhart540.03717
DT Joe Phillips420.02710
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson410.02713
OLB Darin Jordan410.02210
CB Ken Coffey400.03918
DT Tracy Rocker400.0198
CB Keith Taylor310.0248
CB Wyatt Henderson300.03216
DE Danny Stubbs220.03414
OLB Charles Bowser210.03417
DE Sean McNanie210.03012
DE Blaise Winter200.02113
DT Curtis Green110.02012
CB Russell Carter110.02615
S Brett Maxie110.0115
WR Jeff Chadwick10---------
OLB Trai Keneley100.073
OLB Carl Zander010.0185
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Don Griffin510.01038
DE Reggie White411.51335
CB Ray Crockett400.01641
ILB Johnny Taylor320.51639
S Ken Johnson310.01848
DT Harvey Armstrong201.0922
ILB Dan Murray220.01224
OLB Greg Gaines210.0413
S Fred Bohannon210.01644
DT Pete Koch200.0930
S Vencie Glenn200.01536
S Michael Stewart200.01222
DE Donald Evans101.0731
ILB Rick Dennison110.0311
CB Toi Cook110.01337
WR Mike Wilson10---------
FB Stan Edwards10---------
QB Gary Kubiak10---------
CB Kevin Clark100.0413

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson0.011113
DE Sean McNanie0.001012
DE Danny Stubbs0.001014
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Reggie White1.513035
DE Donald Evans1.011031
DT Harvey Armstrong1.000022
ILB Johnny Taylor0.501039
S Ken Johnson0.010048
DE Burt Grossman0.003029
OLB Greg Gaines0.001013

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Brad Edwards30021
CB Wyatt Henderson20016
CB Ken Coffey20018
OLB Darin Jordan20010
CB Keith Taylor2008
CB Russell Carter11015
OLB Charles Bowser01017
OLB Eugene Lockhart00217
OLB Trai Keneley0013
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Don Griffin33038
CB Ray Crockett31041
OLB Greg Gaines30013
S Michael Stewart21022
ILB Johnny Taylor20039
S Fred Bohannon10044
ILB Rick Dennison10011
CB Kevin Clark10013
ILB Dan Murray10024
S Ken Johnson10048
CB Toi Cook02137
S Vencie Glenn01036

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Joel Hilgenberg23015042
Eric Moore13017141
Rich Strenger12016138
Gary Zimmerman12017135
Ron Davenport1209018
Zeke Mowatt1108017
Steve Wisniewski11018048
Keith Eck0104014
Steve Moore0003123
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron McNair69039013
Randy Dixon413045022
Larry Tearry16038015
Ron Solt16030013
Don Maggs14040016
Bill Cherry1301207
Lin Dawson1101106
Duval Love11019011
Pete Holohan01029012
Stan Edwards01023014
Vince Stroth01017013

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Darin Jordan123
Zeke Mowatt116
Ron Davenport116
Buford Jordan115
Chris Ward17
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Greg Gaines421
Toi Cook125
Bobby Jones115
Carl Monroe113
Duval Love18

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Wisniewski1848------672
David Fulcher------4720370
Wyatt Henderson------32162068
Brad Edwards------4221366
Joel Hilgenberg1542------764
Ken Coffey------3918259
Eric Moore1741---------58
Cedric Jones1443---------57
Rich Strenger1638------256
Eugene Lockhart------3717256
Mike Quick1435------655
Darin Jordan------22102355
Gary Zimmerman1735------153
Charles Bowser------3417152
Danny Stubbs------3414452
Clarence Kay1531------551
Ebby Laroush1238---------50
Sean McNanie------3012648
Russell Carter------2615344
Jon Pall Sigmarsson------2713444
Ron Davenport918------1643
Zeke Mowatt817------1641
Bobby Humphrey619------1641
Marvin Allen1226------139
Blaise Winter------2113337
Joe Phillips------2710---37
Curtis Green------2012436
Brett Maxie------1151935
Steve Moore323------733
Keith Taylor------248133
Hart Lee Dykes528---------33
Tracy Rocker------198229
Jeff Chadwick117------927
Buford Jordan56------1526
Carl Zander------185225
Keith Eck414------523
Trai Keneley------731020
Tim Rother------115218
Steve Bartkowski611---------17
Steve Tasker10------1516
Chris Ward04------711
John Mistler05------510
Jeff Gossett00------66
Chris Jacke00------33
Turk Schonert00------11
Raul Allegre00------11
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ken Johnson------18481379
Toi Cook------13372575
Gary Kubiak4822---------70
Randy Dixon4522---------67
Fred Bohannon------1644464
Don Maggs4016------561
Eric Kattus3114------1661
Ray Crockett------1641158
Larry Tearry3815------356
Johnny Taylor------1639156
Dalton Hilliard3320---------53
Vencie Glenn------1536152
Ron McNair3913---------52
Pete Holohan2912------1051
Reggie White------1335149
Don Griffin------1038149
Ron Solt3013------346
Burt Grossman------1629146
Carl Monroe229------1344
Donald Evans------731644
Terry LeCount2411------742
Stan Edwards2314------542
Pete Koch------930140
Greg Gaines------4132138
Duval Love1911------838
Vince Stroth1713------838
Dan Murray------1224238
Harvey Armstrong------922637
Mike Wilson2412---------36
Michael Stewart------1222135
Lin Dawson116------1633
Jimmy Teal207---------27
Bobby Jones83------1526
Sylvester Stamps141------1126
Larry Heater11------2325
Bill Cherry127------625
Kevin Clark------413825
John Anderson------315---18
Rick Dennison------311216
David Griggs------211316
Allan Leavitt00------66
Rick Engles00------55
Mike Wood00------33
Art Okoye00------33
Reggie Fisk00---------0
Chris Miller00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left67913.2
Middle3103.3
Right8425.3
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left16664.1
Middle21643.0
Right10575.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ebby Laroush35144155601
Steve Bartkowski1040003300
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Kubiak22121012313

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)97606.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)2591184.7
Long (19+ Yds)112464.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32113.7
Short (0-8 Yds)22178.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)137866.6
Long (19+ Yds)414711.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cedric Jones166265143
WR Mike Quick1591116235
TE Clarence Kay5020031
WR Hart Lee Dykes4109028
WR Jeff Chadwick21027117
RB Marvin Allen2107026
FB Ron Davenport1000018
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Wilson73040012
WR Jimmy Teal420907
WR Bobby Jones3302603
TE Lin Dawson3111706
WR Terry LeCount21010011
TE Pete Holohan11012012
WR Carl Monroe100009
TE Eric Kattus11047114

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Marvin Allen155.007.09
Bobby Humphrey111.0011.00
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dalton Hilliard5102.004.63
Sylvester Stamps331.002.86
Gary Kubiak1-1-1.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ebby Laroush32103.335.26
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gary Kubiak52183.607.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cedric Jones1177.004.06
WR Mike Quick1133.007.73
WR Hart Lee Dykes1000.002.25
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jimmy Teal2000.002.25
WR Bobby Jones1166.008.67
WR Terry LeCount1000.005.00
WR Mike Wilson111212.005.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Marvin Allen11
Ebby Laroush10
Bobby Humphrey11
New EnglandRushesConversions
Dalton Hilliard53
Sylvester Stamps20
Gary Kubiak10

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Ebby Laroush1032
Steve Bartkowski100
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Gary Kubiak633

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Quick521
WR Cedric Jones311
TE Clarence Kay200
WR Jeff Chadwick100
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Wilson422
TE Lin Dawson211

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,900 (21,400)
End Zone15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,300)