Week 8, 1990

played in Houston, TX

51 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers31033-19
Houston Titans71777-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:57 HOU - Herschel Walker 17 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 05:53 PIT - Raul Allegre 26 field goal
2Q: 13:02 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 9 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 11:04 HOU - Henry Ellard 19 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 07:04 PIT - Raul Allegre 20 field goal
2Q: 02:48 HOU - Norm Johnson 30 field goal
2Q: 00:28 PIT - Hart Lee Dykes 24 pass from Ebby Laroush (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 12:20 HOU - Herschel Walker 12 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:50 PIT - Raul Allegre 27 field goal
4Q: 06:19 PIT - Raul Allegre 47 field goal
4Q: 01:59 HOU - Simon Fletcher 23 interception return (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team StatisticsPITHOU
Record4-44-3
First Downs2121
- by Rushing64
- by Passing1516
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards380368
- Offensive Plays7758
- Yards per Play4.946.34
Net Rushing Yards71109
- Rushing Attempts2030
- Yards per Rush3.553.63
Net Passing Yards309259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt56 - 28 - 327 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards314264
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/51/5
- Yards per Pass Play5.429.25
Fumbles/Lost1/13/2
3rd Down Conversions4/154/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.76.8
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards6/425/45
Punt Returns/Yards0/00/0
Kick Returns/Yards3/894/62
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/48
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits46
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/34/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 33
Time of Possession32:5327:07

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:01OWN 203-3Interception
112:396:54OPP 461037Field Goal
14:270:50OPP 49217Fumble
13:311:47OPP 2439Missed FG
212:540:39OWN 2710Interception
210:553:56OWN 201177Field Goal
22:402:25OWN 20680Touchdown
312:145:29OWN 42948Field Goal
34:351:14OWN 3531Punt
31:562:10OWN 44511Punt
49:593:47OWN 15955Field Goal
43:170:41OWN 3249Downs
42:060:16OWN 2020Interception
41:501:50OWN 20934Game
Houston Titans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:591:20OPP 36436Touchdown
15:451:18OWN 243-2Punt
13:370:06OWN 321-1Fumble
11:443:50OWN 30870Touchdown
212:151:20OPP 19319Touchdown
26:594:19OWN 34853Field Goal
20:150:15OWN 12216Half
315:002:46OWN 20980Touchdown
36:452:10OWN 1337Punt
33:211:25OWN 1731Punt
414:464:47OWN 20975Fumble
46:122:55OWN 2739Punt
42:360:30OPP 4143Punt

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cole Trickel11333.00700
Marvin Allen5255.001510
Ebby Laroush263.00600
Bobby Humphrey273.50600
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Herschel Walker21773.671731
Bartholomew Simpson7304.291110
Greg Werner221.00200

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ebby Laroush56283141/5141350.7
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Neil Lomax27212641/53350144.4

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jeff Chadwick7138111.5711220
WR Hart Lee Dykes7158011.4316241
WR Mike Quick614518.500160
WR John Mistler36279.000130
TE Zeke Mowatt336822.6741410
RB Marvin Allen1166.00060
RB Cole Trickel1111.00010
FB Ron Davenport0200.00000
C Buddy Ferguson0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Haywood Jeffires67579.504171
WR Henry Ellard586713.405191
WR Louis Lipps456315.7522290
TE Keith McKeller234623.0028350
FB Jessie Clark1177.00070
WR Brian Brennan1122.00020
RB Herschel Walker111212.005121
RB Bartholomew Simpson111010.000100

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Lloyd Burrus22512.500
OLB Simon Fletcher12323.001

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Ebby Laroush1000
Marc Spindler0210
Charles Bowser0010
Eric Davis0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Louis Lipps1100
Herschel Walker1000
Bartholomew Simpson1000
Jim Jeffcoat0100
Mike Richardson0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett29246.036.0471
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brian Hansen517535.031.0380

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Raul Allegre4/51/10/0471/1
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Norm Johnson1/10/00/0305/5

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Fred Bohannon38929.70
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Bartholomew Simpson24221.00
Bill Jackson11010.00
Brian Brennan11010.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart920.02220
DE Marc Spindler701.02927
CB Eric Davis520.02323
CB Keith Taylor500.02119
OLB Charles Bowser430.02020
S Brad Edwards430.03027
S David Fulcher340.02824
OLB Darin Jordan200.089
DE Danny Stubbs200.01716
DT Tracy Rocker200.02016
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson120.01916
CB Gary Richard120.0910
OLB Carl Zander110.0117
S Roland Mitchell110.024
WR John Mistler10---------
CB Ken Coffey100.01412
WR Mike Quick10---------
DT Tory Epps100.01520
CB Wyatt Henderson010.0109
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB James Hasty810.01645
CB Tim McKyer710.01448
ILB Pepper Johnson620.01954
S Lloyd Burrus510.01342
OLB Ed Reynolds400.01717
CB Mike Richardson400.01845
DE Dexter Manley301.01433
S David Greenwood310.01852
ILB Riki Ellison110.068
DT Frank Bruno110.01128
DE Martin Harrison110.01856
QB Neil Lomax10---------
CB Bill Jackson100.0323
WR Henry Ellard10---------
S Martin Bayless100.0828
OLB Chris Singleton100.007
S Mark Carrier100.0328

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Marc Spindler1.001027
DE Blaise Winter0.001117
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson0.000116
DT Tracy Rocker0.000116
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dexter Manley1.002033
OLB Simon Fletcher0.010042
DE Martin Harrison0.003056
DT Frank Bruno0.001028

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Keith Taylor50019
CB Eric Davis40023
OLB Charles Bowser30020
S Brad Edwards30027
CB Gary Richard11010
OLB Eugene Lockhart10020
S David Fulcher10024
S Roland Mitchell1004
OLB Darin Jordan1009
DE Marc Spindler10027
CB Ken Coffey01012
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB James Hasty71045
CB Tim McKyer54048
ILB Pepper Johnson42054
S Lloyd Burrus30242
CB Mike Richardson30045
S Martin Bayless12028
OLB Ed Reynolds11017
S Mark Carrier11028
CB Bill Jackson10023
ILB Riki Ellison1008
OLB Chris Singleton1007
OLB Simon Fletcher00142

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Gary Zimmerman34019053
Steve Wisniewski24119055
Joel Hilgenberg14019050
Zeke Mowatt12115027
Eric Moore11016150
Steve Moore0105019
Rich Strenger01016043
Ron Davenport01013016
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dennis McKnight39028026
George Lilja23022020
John Alt16025123
Chad Lane120704
Jeff Bostic03023024
Jeff Davidson03021018
Rob Taylor01018020
Dan Remsberg010605
Keith McKeller01021015
Greg Werner01013010

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Gary Richard29
Ron Davenport117
Cole Trickel115
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Martin Bayless212
Brian Ingram114

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ebby Laroush2057---------77
Joel Hilgenberg1950------776
Steve Wisniewski1955---------74
Jeff Chadwick1144------1873
Gary Zimmerman1953---------72
Eric Moore1650------672
Mike Quick1547------769
Rich Strenger1643------362
Marc Spindler------2927662
Cole Trickel1333------1561
John Mistler1033------1760
Zeke Mowatt1527------1860
Brad Edwards------3027158
David Fulcher------2824153
Eric Davis------2323248
Ron Davenport1316------1746
Eugene Lockhart------2220143
Charles Bowser------2020242
Keith Taylor------2119141
Hart Lee Dykes1030------141
Tory Epps------1520540
Wyatt Henderson------1091938
Blaise Winter------1917137
Jon Pall Sigmarsson------1916136
Trai Keneley------12111336
Tracy Rocker------2016---36
Tommie Agee212------1933
Danny Stubbs------1716---33
Buddy Ferguson422------733
Steve Moore519------731
Darin Jordan------891431
Gary Richard------910928
Ken Coffey------1412127
Marvin Allen520---------25
Carl Zander------117321
Roland Mitchell------241521
Bob Jozwiak58------720
Fred Bohannon------111113
Trevor Matich17------513
Don Gibbs------0077
Chris Jacke00------66
Raul Allegre00------55
Fulton Chandler00------55
Bobby Humphrey21------14
Jeff Gossett00------22
Todd Blackledge00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Martin Harrison------1856781
Pepper Johnson------1954578
Phil Wyrick------1653574
David Greenwood------1852373
Mike Richardson------1845568
Simon Fletcher------1942566
Tim McKyer------1448466
James Hasty------1645364
Lloyd Burrus------1342661
Neil Lomax3028---------58
Dennis McKnight2826---------54
Henry Ellard2624------252
Jeff Bostic2324------451
Dexter Manley------1433249
George Lilja2220------648
John Alt2523---------48
Martin Bayless------8281248
Louis Lipps2324---------47
Haywood Jeffires1319------1547
Keith McKeller2115------1147
Jeff Davidson2118------645
Frank Bruno------1128544
Jessie Clark1810------1442
Herschel Walker2318------142
Greg Werner1310------1841
Bill Jackson------3231440
Rob Taylor1820---------38
Ed Reynolds------1717337
Bartholomew Simpson710------1936
Mark Carrier------328435
Jamie Holland23------1924
Lee Rouson00------2121
Rich Dixon------212620
Riki Ellison------68620
Brian Brennan47------819
Brian Ingram------031417
Dan Remsberg65------617
Chad Lane74------516
Chris Singleton------07714
Norm Johnson00------88
Brian Hansen00------66
Jim Jeffcoat------32---5
Jamie Kimmel------2114
KD Dunn00---------0
Unknown------00---0
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7294.1
Middle9364.0
Right461.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left16452.8
Middle5224.4
Right9424.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ebby Laroush562833411603
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Neil Lomax27212202230

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1155.0
Short (0-8 Yds)20111105.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)29151846.3
Long (19+ Yds)61152.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)129998.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)131114611.2
Long (19+ Yds)21199.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Hart Lee Dykes157080130
WR Mike Quick146051047
WR Jeff Chadwick137281144
WR John Mistler63027033
TE Zeke Mowatt33068127
FB Ron Davenport2010016
RB Marvin Allen1106020
C Buddy Ferguson1010022
RB Cole Trickel1101033
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Henry Ellard85067024
WR Haywood Jeffires76057019
WR Louis Lipps54063124
TE Keith McKeller32046115
FB Jessie Clark1107010
WR Brian Brennan110207
RB Herschel Walker11012018
RB Bartholomew Simpson11010010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cole Trickel4102.503.00
Marvin Allen100.005.00
Bobby Humphrey111.003.50
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herschel Walker6315.173.67
Bartholomew Simpson111.004.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ebby Laroush72131.865.61
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Neil Lomax65498.179.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mike Quick3131.003.64
FB Ron Davenport2000.000.00
WR Jeff Chadwick1000.006.23
TE Zeke Mowatt111010.0022.67
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires33186.008.14
WR Henry Ellard21199.508.38
RB Herschel Walker111212.0012.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Marvin Allen21
Bobby Humphrey22
HoustonRushesConversions
Herschel Walker20
Bartholomew Simpson20

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Ebby Laroush1141
HoustonAttCompConversions
Neil Lomax644

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Quick410
WR Hart Lee Dykes420
WR Jeff Chadwick211
WR John Mistler100
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Henry Ellard311
WR Brian Brennan111
WR Louis Lipps111
WR Haywood Jeffires111

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,600 (21,400)
End Zone14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes600 (3,300)