Week 7, 1989

played in Miami, FL

72 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	0	0	-	0
Miami Dolphins	10	0	0	16	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 MIA - Benny Ricardo 55 field goal
1Q: 07:40 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 16 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 14:19 MIA - Benny Ricardo 33 field goal
4Q: 11:00 MIA - Mike Jones 10 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 02:27 MIA - Benny Ricardo 51 field goal
4Q: 01:07 MIA - Benny Ricardo 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 MIA - Benny Ricardo 55 field goal
1Q: 07:40 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 16 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 14:19 MIA - Benny Ricardo 33 field goal
4Q: 11:00 MIA - Mike Jones 10 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 02:27 MIA - Benny Ricardo 51 field goal
4Q: 01:07 MIA - Benny Ricardo 42 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIA
Record 2-5 3-4
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 156 266
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 2.33 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 66 153
- Rushing Attempts 13 40
- Yards per Rush 5.08 3.83
Net Passing Yards 90 113
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 16 - 6 26 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 135 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/45 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 1.67 3.90
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/65 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 6/130 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 3/57 6/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 33
Time of Possession 22:54 37:06

Team Statistics	PIT	MIA
Record	2-5	3-4
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	156	266
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	2.33	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	66	153
- Rushing Attempts	13	40
- Yards per Rush	5.08	3.83
Net Passing Yards	90	113
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 16 - 6	26 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	135	132
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/45	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	1.67	3.90
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/65	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	6/130	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	3/57	6/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 33
Time of Possession	22:54	37:06

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
1	12:03	0:47	OWN 41	2	5	Interception
1	9:06	0:54	OWN 20	3	-6	Interception
1	7:30	1:45	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
1	4:52	1:25	OPP 15	3	-20	Punt
1	1:09	0:42	OPP 47	2	17	Interception
2	10:29	1:54	OWN 40	5	13	Punt
2	6:38	2:48	OWN 42	9	36	Interception
3	12:59	3:34	OWN 29	8	24	Interception
3	7:52	1:44	OPP 32	3	-14	Punt
3	5:58	1:17	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
4	14:14	0:29	OWN 45	1	0	Interception
4	10:49	1:26	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	7:39	2:48	OWN 14	12	37	Downs
4	2:20	0:50	OWN 22	4	3	Downs
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 12	3	22	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	1:37	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
1	11:16	2:10	OPP 47	3	9	Field Goal
1	8:12	0:42	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
1	5:45	0:53	OWN 34	3	1	Interception
1	3:27	2:18	OWN 20	5	40	Missed FG
1	0:27	4:58	OWN 19	10	48	Missed FG
2	8:35	1:57	OWN 14	3	-3	Punt
2	3:50	3:50	OWN 11	9	41	Half
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	9:25	1:33	OWN 32	3	6	Interception
3	6:08	0:10	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
3	4:41	5:27	OWN 20	9	64	Field Goal
4	13:45	2:56	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
4	9:23	1:44	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
4	4:51	2:31	OWN 49	4	17	Field Goal
4	1:30	0:29	OPP 25	3	0	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jeff Davis, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Bentley	6	32	5.33	9	0
Bobby Humphrey	4	12	3.00	9	0
Marvin Allen	2	18	9.00	12	1
Ebby Laroush	1	4	4.00	4	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	28	98	3.50	20	5
George Rogers	8	35	4.38	11	1
Tony Clements	4	20	5.00	14	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	35	10	95	5/41	0	17	6	0.0
Turk Schonert	13	6	40	1/4	0	12	0	53.3

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	26	17	132	3/19	2	21	3	63.7

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Hart Lee Dykes	6	16	47	7.83	5	14
TE Clarence Kay	3	5	18	6.00	0	7
WR Mike Quick	2	9	28	14.00	5	17
WR Cedric Jones	1	10	14	14.00	0	14
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	11	11.00	8	11
WR John Mistler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Nattiel	4	5	34	8.50	0	16	1
RB Marcus Allen	3	3	10	3.33	3	4	0
WR Tim McGee	3	6	35	11.67	19	21	0
RB George Rogers	2	2	9	4.50	0	7	0
WR Mike Jones	2	4	20	10.00	0	10	1
WR Tony Martin	2	3	20	10.00	8	13	0
FB Andra Franklin	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Leo Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mark Bavaro	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brad Edwards	2	15	7.50	0
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	42	42.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Van Jakes	2	3	1.50
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2	19	9.50
ILB Calvin Daniels	1	0	0.00
S Bill Graham	1	4	4.00

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	7	294	42.0	34.3	51	3

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	4	189	47.3	45.5	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	4/6	3/5	2/4	55	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	1	6	6.0	0
Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	1.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Rogers	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg
Bobby Humphrey	3	71	23.7
Mike Quick	2	42	21.0
Jeff Chadwick	1	17	17.0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Rogers	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	12	4	0.0	27	22
CB Ken Coffey	6	1	0.0	32	26
S Brett Maxie	5	0	0.0	39	29
OLB Carl Zander	5	0	0.0	17	11
DT Curtis Green	4	1	1.0	16	11
S Brad Edwards	4	6	0.0	38	26
OLB Charles Bowser	4	3	0.0	29	21
DE Sean McNanie	3	3	0.5	28	19
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	2	0.0	33	25
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	2	2	1.0	25	14
DE Danny Stubbs	2	0	0.5	24	19
CB Russell Carter	2	2	0.0	23	12
DE Blaise Winter	2	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Darin Jordan	2	1	0.0	13	9
WR Cedric Jones	2	0	---	---	---
DT Tracy Rocker	2	0	0.0	28	22
WR Mike Quick	1	0	---	---	---
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	0	---	---	---
RB Albert Bentley	1	0	---	---	---
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tim Rother	0	1	0.0	8	3

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeff Davis	6	1	2.5	8	24
OLB Carl Banks	5	1	0.5	10	49
ILB Billy Ray Smith	5	1	0.0	13	45
S Bill Graham	4	1	0.0	8	39
CB Lionel Washington	3	0	0.0	9	38
DT Rick Ackerman	2	0	2.0	8	21
CB Richard Johnson	2	1	0.0	11	45
S Salman Rushdie	2	1	0.0	10	49
CB Van Jakes	2	0	0.0	7	36
DT Erik Howard	2	0	0.0	5	38
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	1	0.0	4	16
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	---	---	---
G Harry Gailbreath	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clarence Goodburn	1	0	0.0	9	36
WR Tony Martin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Keith Gary	0	1	0.5	8	40
DE Al Noga	0	1	0.5	9	27
CB Gene Atkins	0	2	0.0	5	21
OLB Dave Frye	0	1	0.0	4	12
S Johnnie Jackson	0	1	0.0	2	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Curtis Green	1.0	0	1	11
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1.0	0	1	14
DE Sean McNanie	0.5	0	0	19
DE Danny Stubbs	0.5	0	0	19
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	1	0	17

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeff Davis	2.5	0	1	1	24
DT Rick Ackerman	2.0	0	0	0	21
DE Keith Gary	0.5	1	1	0	40
DE Al Noga	0.5	1	0	0	27
OLB Carl Banks	0.5	0	1	1	49
DE Clarence Goodburn	0.0	1	2	0	36
DT Erik Howard	0.0	0	2	0	38
ILB Calvin Daniels	0.0	0	1	0	14
OLB Dave Frye	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	6	0	1	22
S Brett Maxie	2	1	0	29
OLB Charles Bowser	2	0	0	21
CB Ken Coffey	2	0	0	26
CB Russell Carter	1	1	0	12
S Brad Edwards	1	0	2	26
CB Wyatt Henderson	1	0	0	25
OLB Carl Zander	1	0	0	11
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	0	9
CB Keith Taylor	0	1	0	23

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	3	0	0	49
S Bill Graham	2	2	1	39
CB Richard Johnson	2	2	0	45
CB Van Jakes	2	0	2	36
OLB Jeff Davis	2	0	0	24
CB Lionel Washington	2	0	0	38
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	1	0	16
DT Erik Howard	1	0	0	38
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	0	49
ILB Billy Ray Smith	0	0	2	45
ILB Calvin Daniels	0	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Moore	2	3	9	0	47
Gary Zimmerman	2	2	13	1	53
Rich Strenger	1	3	11	3	41
Joel Hilgenberg	1	2	12	1	42
Steve Wisniewski	1	1	13	1	50
Ron Davenport	0	1	8	0	28

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mke Schad	4	12	34	1	25
Harry Gailbreath	1	6	37	0	29
Chris Hinton	1	4	39	0	27
Gregg Rakoczy	1	3	25	1	19
Mark Bavaro	1	3	26	0	24
Edwin Bailey	1	2	12	0	3
Bruce Wilkerson	1	2	10	0	6
Joe Conwell	0	4	28	0	26
Andra Franklin	0	2	20	0	15
Dave Rimington	0	1	15	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Maxie	1	24
Darin Jordan	1	24
Ron Davenport	1	15

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Salman Rushdie	3	12
Patrick Hunter	2	7
Bruce Wilkerson	1	10
Calvin Daniels	1	8
Andra Franklin	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brett Maxie	---	---	39	29	24	92
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	33	25	12	70
Steve Wisniewski	13	50	---	---	7	70
Brad Edwards	---	---	38	26	5	69
Gary Zimmerman	13	53	---	---	1	67
Ken Coffey	---	---	32	26	5	63
Joel Hilgenberg	12	42	---	---	7	61
Rich Strenger	11	41	---	---	7	59
Keith Taylor	---	---	29	23	5	57
Eric Moore	9	47	---	---	---	56
Tracy Rocker	---	---	28	22	5	55
Charles Bowser	---	---	29	21	4	54
Mike Quick	9	38	---	---	7	54
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	27	22	5	54
Ebby Laroush	13	40	---	---	---	53
Sean McNanie	---	---	28	19	4	51
Ron Davenport	8	28	---	---	15	51
Cedric Jones	10	38	---	---	---	48
Danny Stubbs	---	---	24	19	5	48
Hart Lee Dykes	8	39	---	---	1	48
Darin Jordan	---	---	13	9	24	46
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	25	14	6	45
Blaise Winter	---	---	20	17	7	44
Russell Carter	---	---	23	12	8	43
Clarence Kay	6	32	---	---	1	39
Bobby Humphrey	5	28	---	---	5	38
Zeke Mowatt	6	16	---	---	15	37
Albert Bentley	6	14	---	---	15	35
Keith Eck	5	21	---	---	6	32
Curtis Green	---	---	16	11	5	32
Carl Zander	---	---	17	11	3	31
Steve Moore	2	16	---	---	7	25
Jeff Chadwick	4	9	---	---	8	21
Joe Phillips	---	---	7	9	2	18
Buford Jordan	1	10	---	---	6	17
Marvin Allen	2	10	---	---	3	15
Turk Schonert	0	14	---	---	---	14
Trai Keneley	---	---	3	1	10	14
Steve Tasker	0	2	---	---	11	13
John Mistler	0	6	---	---	6	12
Tim Rother	---	---	8	3	---	11
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Fulcher	---	---	1	0	---	1
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Bartkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Hinton	39	27	---	---	10	76
Salman Rushdie	---	---	10	49	12	71
Tony Clements	40	29	---	---	---	69
Mke Schad	34	25	---	---	10	69
Harry Gailbreath	37	29	---	---	---	66
Joe Conwell	28	26	---	---	10	64
Richard Johnson	---	---	11	45	8	64
Ricky Nattiel	37	24	---	---	---	61
Carl Banks	---	---	10	49	---	59
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	13	45	---	58
Mark Bavaro	26	24	---	---	8	58
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	9	36	7	52
Tim McGee	29	21	---	---	1	51
Gregg Rakoczy	25	19	---	---	7	51
Keith Gary	---	---	8	40	---	48
Marcus Allen	31	17	---	---	---	48
Bill Graham	---	---	8	39	1	48
Lionel Washington	---	---	9	38	1	48
Ed West	21	12	---	---	14	47
Van Jakes	---	---	7	36	1	44
Erik Howard	---	---	5	38	---	43
Andra Franklin	20	15	---	---	6	41
George Rogers	8	8	---	---	24	40
Al Noga	---	---	9	27	---	36
Jeff Davis	---	---	8	24	2	34
Tony Martin	16	11	---	---	7	34
Gene Atkins	---	---	5	21	7	33
Mike Jones	8	9	---	---	15	32
Patrick Hunter	---	---	6	19	7	32
Dave Frye	---	---	4	12	15	31
Rick Ackerman	---	---	8	21	1	30
Dave Rimington	15	10	---	---	3	28
Calvin Daniels	---	---	5	14	8	27
Bruce Wilkerson	10	6	---	---	10	26
Greg Werner	4	2	---	---	16	22
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	2	18	2	22
Leo Lewis	0	2	---	---	19	21
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	4	16	---	20
Buddy Curry	---	---	2	7	6	15
Edwin Bailey	12	3	---	---	---	15
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	13	13
Patrick Allen	---	---	0	0	7	7
Allen Rice	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	4	4
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	2	10	5.0
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	48	6.9
Middle	17	44	2.6
Right	16	61	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	35	10	0	2	4	5	7	2	6
Turk Schonert	13	6	0	3	0	0	2	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	26	17	1	0	2	3	1	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	36	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	30	8	88	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	20	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	28	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Hart Lee Dykes	16	6	0	47	39
WR Cedric Jones	10	1	1	14	38
WR Mike Quick	9	2	2	28	38
TE Clarence Kay	5	3	0	18	32
TE Zeke Mowatt	4	1	1	7	16
WR John Mistler	1	0	0	0	6
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	0	11	9
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	0	-1	28
RB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	0	11	28

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim McGee	6	3	1	35	1	21
WR Ricky Nattiel	5	4	0	34	0	24
WR Mike Jones	4	2	1	20	0	9
RB Marcus Allen	3	3	0	10	0	17
WR Tony Martin	3	2	0	20	0	11
RB George Rogers	2	2	0	9	0	8
FB Andra Franklin	1	1	0	4	0	15
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Mark Bavaro	1	0	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	2	5	2.50	3.50
George Rogers	1	-1	-1.00	4.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	2	2	26	13.00	5.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Jones	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	16	16.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Marvin Allen	2	2

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	4	1
George Rogers	1	0
Tony Clements	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	10	3	3
Turk Schonert	2	1	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hart Lee Dykes	5	1	1
WR Cedric Jones	3	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	2	2	2
WR Mike Quick	1	0	0
RB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Jones	3	2	2
WR Ricky Nattiel	2	2	2
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	0
TE Mark Bavaro	1	0	0
WR Tim McGee	1	0	0
WR Tony Martin	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (17,600)
End Zone 12,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (17,600)
End Zone	12,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)