Week 16, 1991

played in Pittsburgh, PA

22 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers0707-14
Pittsburgh Steelers31406-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 37 field goal
2Q: 11:58 PIT - Cole Trickel 13 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 05:06 PIT - Zeke Mowatt 43 fumble return (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:24 SFO - Ed McCaffrey 8 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 08:50 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 25 field goal
4Q: 06:29 SFO - Jo Jo Townsell 37 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 02:14 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 26 field goal

Team StatisticsSFOPIT
Record7-88-7
First Downs1716
- by Rushing34
- by Passing1411
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards416287
- Offensive Plays6366
- Yards per Play6.604.35
Net Rushing Yards7276
- Rushing Attempts1829
- Yards per Rush4.002.62
Net Passing Yards344211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 26 - 236 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards367219
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/231/8
- Yards per Pass Play7.645.70
Fumbles/Lost4/41/0
3rd Down Conversions4/122/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.06.2
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/542/20
Punt Returns/Yards1/73/18
Kick Returns/Yards4/820/0
Interception Ret./Yards2/12/13
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 38
Time of Possession27:0332:57

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:442:12OWN 2066Punt
16:222:09OWN 5552Fumble
12:582:39OWN 22415Punt
214:130:15OWN 311-5Fumble
211:493:34OWN 31621Punt
26:361:30OWN 833Punt
24:371:39OWN 18336Fumble
20:470:30OWN 47453Touchdown
315:002:04OWN 2330Punt
310:232:48OWN 40514Punt
35:325:01OWN 18857Interception
412:140:11OWN 2110Interception
48:432:35OWN 20580Touchdown
44:210:07OWN 2717Fumble
42:061:19OWN 39858Downs
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:16OWN 20960Field Goal
18:322:10OWN 4338Punt
14:131:15OWN 434-20Punt
10:191:06OWN 2436Punt
213:582:09OPP 26426Touchdown
28:151:39OPP 38315Interception
25:060:29OWN 47153Touchdown
22:582:11OWN 46753Missed FG
20:170:17OWN 201-2Half
312:562:33OWN 19648Missed FG
37:352:03OWN 2031Punt
30:313:17OWN 32632Interception
412:033:20OPP 31623Field Goal
46:081:47OWN 2036Punt
44:142:08OPP 34625Field Goal
40:470:47OWN 331Game

Game MVP: Marc Spindler, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
John Settle14564.001730
Sammie Smith4164.00600
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cole Trickel19643.371321
Marvin Allen451.25200
Ebby Laroush4-6-1.50-100
Ron Davenport133.00300
Bobby Humphrey11010.001010

Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Beuerlein41263674/23247288.1
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ebby Laroush36232191/8037257.5

Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ed McCaffrey91311913.2237311
RB John Settle686811.3339250
WR Calvin Williams457318.2512470
WR Jo Jo Townsell355819.3326371
WR Otis Grant122222.0010220
TE Manute Bol132929.0017290
FB Merril Hoge11-1-1.000-10
TE Shannon Sharpe13-1-1.000-10
WR Bruce Hill0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Curtis Duncan101312812.8092370
WR Mike Quick45317.7510190
TE Clarence Kay34175.677100
WR Hart Lee Dykes252110.500130
TE Zeke Mowatt1166.00060
WR James Hood111111.001110
RB Bobby Humphrey1244.00540
RB Cole Trickel1211.00010
WR Cedric Jones0100.00000
FB Ron Davenport0100.00000
RB Marvin Allen0100.00000

Interception Statistics

San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Karl Mecklenburg111.000
CB Najee Mustafaa100.000
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Cornell Holloway111.000
ILB Mark McGwire11212.000

Fumble Statistics

San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Jo Jo Townsell1000
Steve Beuerlein1000
John Settle1000
Calvin Williams1000
Robert Massey0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Curtis Duncan1000
Zeke Mowatt0101
Carl Zander0100
David Fulcher0100
Cornell Holloway0100
Eric Swann0100
Roland Mitchell0010
Gary Richard0010
Marc Spindler0010
Mark McGwire0010

Punting Statistics

San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Greg Montgomery623439.032.7671
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett524649.247.8551

Kicking Statistics

San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Steve Christie0/00/00/002/2
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mick Luckhurst3/50/10/1372/2

Punt Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Jo Jo Townsell177.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Fred Bohannon3186.00

Kick Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Dingle36020.00
Erroll Tucker12222.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg830.02937
OLB Kevin Greene511.02435
S Terry Hoage430.02127
OLB Tim Cofield410.01518
S Anthony Newman410.01928
CB Najee Mustafaa400.02326
CB Robert Massey310.01011
ILB William Thomas310.01012
S Mike Lush300.01113
CB Erroll Tucker300.0916
CB Delton Hall220.01521
DE Clyde Simmons210.01918
DE Ray Seals210.01019
WR Otis Grant10---------
DT Bill Pickel100.01327
WR Calvin Williams10---------
OLB Rickey Jackson020.01818
DE Kevin Brooks010.02124
DE Leon Seals010.0813
CB Terry McDaniel010.02028
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart831.01337
ILB Mark McGwire610.01339
DE Marc Spindler331.51741
DE Danny Stubbs311.01231
CB Keith Taylor300.01232
DT Tracy Rocker300.01328
S David Fulcher210.01544
S Roland Mitchell210.01135
CB Cornell Holloway210.01636
OLB Mitch Donahue210.056
S Jesse Campbell200.0817
DT Eric Swann200.01521
DE Blaise Winter100.5718
CB Gary Richard110.01030
CB Eric Davis110.01228
WR Cedric Jones10---------
OLB Carl Zander100.068
RB Marvin Allen10---------
OLB Darin Jordan100.056
DT Tory Epps010.0727

Pass Rush Statistics

San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Kevin Greene1.000135
DE Kevin Brooks0.004024
DE Clyde Simmons0.002018
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Marc Spindler1.500041
DE Danny Stubbs1.002031
OLB Eugene Lockhart1.000037
DE Blaise Winter0.500018
OLB Carl Zander0.01008
DT Tory Epps0.001027
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson0.00016

Pass Defense Statistics

San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg40137
CB Najee Mustafaa30126
S Mike Lush30013
S Anthony Newman20028
DE Ray Seals20019
CB Robert Massey20011
ILB William Thomas20012
OLB Tim Cofield11018
OLB Kevin Greene10035
CB Erroll Tucker10016
CB Delton Hall10021
S Terry Hoage10027
CB Terry McDaniel01028
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Roland Mitchell51035
ILB Mark McGwire42139
OLB Eugene Lockhart40037
CB Keith Taylor31032
CB Cornell Holloway21136
CB Gary Richard20030
S Jesse Campbell20017
S David Fulcher11044
OLB Carl Zander1008
DE Danny Stubbs10031
OLB Mitch Donahue1006

Blocking Statistics

San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Jackson36018039
Nate Newton13015137
Jeff Uhlenhake12014039
Merril Hoge11011025
Jeff Maddox110406
Tony Mandarich03018242
Matt Darwin01012136
Bill Hitchcock0109020
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Steve Wisniewski26126037
Joel Hilgenberg13124030
Mo Elewonibi13018024
Gary Zimmerman12027036
Trevor Matich120607
Joe Wiegert120802
Eric Moore06024035
Ron Davenport01016017
Bob Jozwiak00012114

Special Teams Tackles

San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Delton Hall318
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Zeke Mowatt316
Gary Richard226

Participation

San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Karl Mecklenburg------2937571
Tony Mandarich1842------464
Kevin Greene------2435463
Steve Beuerlein1845---------63
Jeff Uhlenhake1439------659
John Jackson1839---------57
Nate Newton1537------355
Delton Hall------15211854
Terry McDaniel------2028553
Najee Mustafaa------2326352
John Settle1438---------52
Anthony Newman------1928451
Terry Hoage------2127250
Kevin Brooks------2124449
Tim Cofield------15181649
Matt Darwin1236---------48
Ed McCaffrey1236---------48
Jo Jo Townsell1023------1447
Bill Pickel------1327646
Clyde Simmons------1918744
Erroll Tucker------9161843
Shannon Sharpe1028------543
Merril Hoge1125------642
Rickey Jackson------1818541
Mike Lush------11131337
Robert Massey------10111536
Bill Hitchcock920------635
Manute Bol910------1534
Calvin Williams826---------34
Bruce Hill820------533
Ray Seals------1019332
Sammie Smith47------2031
Tony Casillas------1610228
William Thomas------1012426
Leon Seals------813425
Otis Grant29------920
Matt Vanderbeek------75719
Jeff Maddox46------515
Bob Mrosko23------914
Ron Mattes06------612
Greg Montgomery00------66
Mike Dingle00------66
Kelvin Pritchett------1124
Steve Christie00------33
Jim Everett00---------0
Rodney Peete00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Eric Moore2435------1069
Cole Trickel2222------2468
Gary Zimmerman2736------366
Gary Richard------10302666
Ebby Laroush2937---------66
Joel Hilgenberg2430------1064
Steve Wisniewski2637---------63
David Fulcher------1544---59
Roland Mitchell------11351359
Marc Spindler------1741159
Clarence Kay1820------1553
Ron Davenport1617------1952
Cornell Holloway------1636---52
Mark McGwire------1339---52
Curtis Duncan1324------1451
Eugene Lockhart------1337---50
Mike Quick2024------347
Zeke Mowatt1219------1647
Danny Stubbs------1231346
Keith Taylor------1232---44
Tracy Rocker------1328344
Mo Elewonibi1824---------42
Eric Davis------1228---40
Cedric Jones1621------138
Eric Swann------1521238
Bob Jozwiak1214------1036
Tory Epps------727236
Jesse Campbell------8171035
Darin Jordan------561930
Hart Lee Dykes1512---------27
Blaise Winter------718---25
James Hood35------1422
Trevor Matich67------720
Joe Wiegert82------1020
Marvin Allen513---------18
Bobby Humphrey58------417
Fred Bohannon------05914
Carl Zander------68---14
Mitch Donahue------56314
Jon Pall Sigmarsson------16---7
Chris Jacke00------66
Jeff Gossett00------55
Mick Luckhurst00------55
Todd Blackledge00------55
Bobby Wilson------0033
Rik Boller00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3248.0
Middle7172.4
Right8313.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5153.0
Middle7152.1
Right13524.0
None4-6-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Beuerlein41266126312
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ebby Laroush36232032612

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65406.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1710844.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)15915910.6
Long (19+ Yds)328428.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen139836.4
Short (0-8 Yds)1210877.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)114494.5
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ed McCaffrey1391119136
RB John Settle86168138
WR Jo Jo Townsell53058123
WR Calvin Williams54073126
TE Manute Bol31029110
TE Shannon Sharpe310-1028
WR Otis Grant2102219
WR Bruce Hill1000020
FB Merril Hoge110-1025
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Curtis Duncan13101128224
WR Mike Quick54031024
WR Hart Lee Dykes52021012
TE Clarence Kay43017020
RB Bobby Humphrey210408
RB Cole Trickel2111022
WR Cedric Jones1000021
TE Zeke Mowatt1106019
FB Ron Davenport1000017
WR James Hood1101105
RB Marvin Allen1010013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cole Trickel4164.003.37
Marvin Allen351.671.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Beuerlein53153.008.95
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ebby Laroush84253.136.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ed McCaffrey32144.679.15
RB John Settle2110.508.50
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Curtis Duncan32175.679.85
RB Bobby Humphrey2142.002.00
WR Hart Lee Dykes2000.004.20
WR Mike Quick1144.006.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoRushesConversions
John Settle21
PittsburghRushesConversions
Cole Trickel20
Ebby Laroush10
Bobby Humphrey11

Third Down Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Steve Beuerlein953
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Ebby Laroush931

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Jo Jo Townsell211
RB John Settle221
WR Ed McCaffrey200
TE Manute Bol111
TE Shannon Sharpe100
WR Calvin Williams110
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Curtis Duncan421
WR Hart Lee Dykes200
WR Mike Quick100
TE Clarence Kay110
RB Bobby Humphrey100

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,800 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck20,400 (20,900)
End Zone14,700 (15,100)
Mezzanine8,500 (8,700)
Sideline Seats13,000 (13,300)
Club Seats8,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes2,500 (3,800)