Week 12, 1992

played in Dallas, TX

65 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	7	0	-	21
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 DAL - Shawn Jefferson 9 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 02:35 PIT - Tim Barnett 78 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 14:18 PIT - Clarence Kay 13 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 08:17 DAL - Ricky Sanders 18 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 08:30 DAL - Rod Stephens 87 interception return (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 00:06 PIT - Greg Baty 4 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 10:00 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 DAL - Shawn Jefferson 9 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 02:35 PIT - Tim Barnett 78 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 14:18 PIT - Clarence Kay 13 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 08:17 DAL - Ricky Sanders 18 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 08:30 DAL - Rod Stephens 87 interception return (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 00:06 PIT - Greg Baty 4 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 10:00 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 46 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DAL
Record 6-5 2-9
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 372 354
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 6.10 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 73 73
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 3.04 2.61
Net Passing Yards 299 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 1 35 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 299 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.08 7.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/87
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:24 32:36

Team Statistics	PIT	DAL
Record	6-5	2-9
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	372	354
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	6.10	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	73	73
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	3.04	2.61
Net Passing Yards	299	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 1	35 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	299	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.08	7.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/87
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:24	32:36

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	9:10	2:52	OWN 20	6	44	Punt
1	2:35	0:17	OWN 22	1	78	Touchdown
1	1:03	1:55	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	8:08	6:11	OWN 20	13	57	Missed FG
3	12:57	1:18	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	10:51	2:29	OWN 42	8	30	Interception
3	8:22	1:55	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	4:46	4:46	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
4	9:55	1:38	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	1:52	0:45	OWN 10	4	9	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	2:53	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
1	6:18	3:43	OWN 5	5	24	Punt
1	2:18	1:15	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
2	14:08	6:00	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 30	7	46	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 20	3	13	Punt
3	11:39	0:48	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
3	6:27	1:41	OWN 34	5	23	Interception
4	15:00	5:05	OWN 32	9	39	Field Goal
4	8:17	6:25	OWN 19	10	39	Punt
4	1:07	1:07	OPP 19	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Keith Woodside	12	11	0.92	10	1
Cole Trickel	10	54	5.40	15	2
Ron Davenport	1	2	2.00	2	0
Ebby Laroush	1	6	6.00	6	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	15	51	3.40	12	1
Ed Toner	8	15	1.88	5	0
Tony Eason	5	7	1.40	6	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	37	22	299	0/0	3	78	1	101.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	35	27	292	2/11	2	40	1	108.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Duncan	6	9	72	12.00	10	21	0
TE Clarence Kay	3	6	36	12.00	9	13	1
TE Greg Baty	3	5	10	3.33	0	4	1
WR Troy Stradford	3	5	32	10.67	5	14	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	4	53	17.67	6	32	0
RB Keith Woodside	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Cole Trickel	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
WR Tim Barnett	1	2	78	78.00	58	78	1

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Sanders	7	10	69	9.86	33	22	1
WR Shawn Jefferson	7	9	94	13.43	6	36	1
RB Neal Anderson	4	7	77	19.25	63	40	0
WR Eddie Brown	3	3	41	13.67	0	17	0
FB Michael Haddix	2	2	-4	-2.00	0	-1	0
TE Pat Carter	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Waylon Smithers	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Ed Toner	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Fred Strickland	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rod Stephens	1	87	87.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	5	222	44.4	40.2	55	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	206	41.2	35.8	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Duncan	3	27	9.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Young	4	21	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	1	29	29.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Waylon Smithers	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Fulcher	8	2	0.0	27	37
S Brad Edwards	8	0	0.0	28	37
ILB Mark McGwire	6	3	0.0	28	37
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	5	0	1.0	12	23
OLB Fred Strickland	4	3	0.0	23	27
CB Ashley Ambrose	4	0	0.0	7	19
CB Eric Davis	3	2	0.0	26	34
DE Blaise Winter	2	2	1.0	17	24
CB Keith Taylor	2	2	0.0	27	31
OLB Mitch Donahue	2	1	0.0	5	10
DE Danny Stubbs	2	0	0.0	16	17
DE Marc Spindler	2	0	0.0	22	25
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	0.0	0	3
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Tracy Rocker	1	0	0.0	20	26
DT Tory Epps	1	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Eugene Lockhart	0	2	0.0	19	17
DT Eric Swann	0	1	0.0	7	10

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rod Stephens	7	2	0.0	19	29
S Al Gross	6	0	0.0	21	34
S Andre Young	4	2	0.0	22	31
CB Richard Johnson	3	0	0.0	22	33
DE Mack Moore	2	3	0.0	21	26
CB Audrey McMillian	2	1	0.0	23	36
DT Jim Kowalkowski	2	1	0.0	14	14
CB Dee Thomas	2	1	0.0	12	26
DT Jeremi Tarle	2	1	0.0	14	24
OLB Ephesians Bartley	2	1	0.0	10	5
S Wes Hopkins	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	0	0.0	19	29
OLB Broderick Thomas	2	0	0.0	9	21
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	2	0.0	18	21
ILB Jeff Leiding	1	1	0.0	5	8
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Jeff Cross	1	0	0.0	20	34
CB Leonard Wheeler	1	0	0.0	0	2
DE Ron Holmes	0	1	0.0	7	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1.0	0	0	1	23
DE Blaise Winter	1.0	0	0	0	24

Dallas	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Cross	2	1	34
DE Mack Moore	2	0	26
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	14
DT Jeremi Tarle	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Fulcher	5	1	0	37
S Brad Edwards	5	0	0	37
ILB Mark McGwire	4	0	0	37
CB Ashley Ambrose	3	0	0	19
CB Keith Taylor	2	2	0	31
OLB Fred Strickland	2	1	1	27
CB Eric Davis	2	1	0	34
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	0	3
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	0	7
DT Tracy Rocker	1	0	0	26
OLB Mitch Donahue	1	0	0	10

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Al Gross	6	0	0	34
ILB Rod Stephens	2	1	1	29
CB Richard Johnson	2	1	0	33
OLB Broderick Thomas	2	0	0	21
CB Dee Thomas	2	0	0	26
CB Audrey McMillian	1	2	0	36
S Andre Young	1	0	0	31
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	0	9
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0	4
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	0	21
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	0	0	14
DT Jeremi Tarle	1	0	0	24
CB Leonard Wheeler	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	2	10	24	37
Steve Moore	2	3	24	37
Eric Moore	1	3	24	37
Joel Hilgenberg	0	4	24	37
Steve Wisniewski	0	2	24	37
Ron Davenport	0	1	22	31

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Heller	3	7	28	0	37
Joe Tofflemire	2	7	28	0	37
Ralph Tamm	0	3	28	0	37
Dwayne White	0	3	28	0	37
Rory Graves	0	1	28	2	37
Pat Carter	0	1	21	0	30
Eric Ball	0	1	4	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Mitch Donahue	3	21
Ron Davenport	1	15
Darin Jordan	1	9
Joe Wiegert	1	6

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Andre Waters	1	10
Broderick Thomas	1	10
Ralph Tamm	1	7
Erik Norgard	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Davenport	22	31	---	---	15	68
Brad Edwards	---	---	28	37	2	67
Eric Moore	24	37	---	---	6	67
Eric Davis	---	---	26	34	7	67
Mark McGwire	---	---	28	37	2	67
David Fulcher	---	---	27	37	2	66
Steve Moore	24	37	---	---	---	61
Joel Hilgenberg	24	37	---	---	---	61
Gary Zimmerman	24	37	---	---	---	61
Ebby Laroush	24	37	---	---	---	61
Steve Wisniewski	24	37	---	---	---	61
Keith Taylor	---	---	27	31	1	59
Curtis Duncan	18	30	---	---	10	58
Fred Strickland	---	---	23	27	7	57
Clarence Kay	23	27	---	---	6	56
Marc Spindler	---	---	22	25	3	50
Tracy Rocker	---	---	20	26	2	48
Blaise Winter	---	---	17	24	2	43
Greg Baty	12	14	---	---	14	40
Tory Epps	---	---	17	20	2	39
Cole Trickel	10	14	---	---	15	39
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	19	17	2	38
Danny Stubbs	---	---	16	17	5	38
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	7	19	12	38
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	12	23	1	36
Mitch Donahue	---	---	5	10	21	36
Hart Lee Dykes	16	19	---	---	---	35
Keith Woodside	13	16	---	---	5	34
Troy Stradford	4	16	---	---	11	31
Tim Barnett	2	10	---	---	18	30
Darin Jordan	---	---	5	7	9	21
Eric Swann	---	---	7	10	2	19
Roland Mitchell	---	---	2	3	11	16
Fred Bohannon	---	---	0	3	10	13
Joaquin Stuckey	0	8	---	---	---	8
Rich Strenger	0	0	---	---	6	6
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wayne Brown	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Wiegert	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	5	5
Roger Jones	---	---	0	0	2	2
Bobby Wilson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Rik Boller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Zeke Mowatt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Heller	28	37	---	---	7	72
Ralph Tamm	28	37	---	---	7	72
Tony Eason	28	37	---	---	---	65
Rory Graves	28	37	---	---	---	65
Joe Tofflemire	28	37	---	---	---	65
Dwayne White	28	37	---	---	---	65
Andre Young	---	---	22	31	11	64
Audrey McMillian	---	---	23	36	2	61
Ricky Sanders	25	34	---	---	---	59
Al Gross	---	---	21	34	2	57
Aundray Bruce	---	---	18	21	18	57
Richard Johnson	---	---	22	33	1	56
Pat Carter	21	30	---	---	5	56
Jeff Cross	---	---	20	34	1	55
Shawn Jefferson	23	31	---	---	1	55
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	19	29	1	49
Rod Stephens	---	---	19	29	1	49
Michael Haddix	16	24	---	---	8	48
Mack Moore	---	---	21	26	---	47
Neal Anderson	17	27	---	---	1	45
Jeremi Tarle	---	---	14	24	4	42
Broderick Thomas	---	---	9	21	10	40
Dee Thomas	---	---	12	26	2	40
Ed Toner	11	10	---	---	19	40
Waylon Smithers	13	17	---	---	4	34
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	14	14	1	29
Kerry Cash	8	6	---	---	15	29
Ron Holmes	---	---	7	14	6	27
Eddie Brown	2	5	---	---	13	20
Ephesians Bartley	---	---	10	5	4	19
Andre Waters	---	---	2	6	10	18
Wes Hopkins	---	---	4	9	4	17
Wayne Davis	---	---	2	4	10	16
Jeff Leiding	---	---	5	8	2	15
Eric Ball	4	1	---	---	9	14
Alvin Harper	0	0	---	---	11	11
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	0	2	8	10
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	0	1	8	9
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyler Houston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Erik Norgard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Earsell Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	5	5
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Warren Williams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dan McGwire	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	4	16	4.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	37	22	3	0	4	4	6	1	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	35	27	3	0	2	5	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	58	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	126	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	110	27.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	66	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	84	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	106	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	36	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Duncan	9	6	1	72	1	30
TE Clarence Kay	6	3	0	36	0	27
TE Greg Baty	5	3	0	10	0	14
WR Troy Stradford	5	3	0	32	0	16
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	3	0	53	1	19
RB Keith Woodside	3	1	1	4	0	16
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	1	1	9	0	8
WR Tim Barnett	2	1	1	78	1	10
RB Cole Trickel	1	1	0	5	0	14

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Sanders	10	7	0	69	1	34
WR Shawn Jefferson	9	7	1	94	1	31
RB Neal Anderson	7	4	1	77	1	27
WR Eddie Brown	3	3	0	41	0	5
FB Michael Haddix	2	2	0	-4	0	24
TE Pat Carter	2	2	0	8	0	30
WR Waylon Smithers	1	1	0	11	0	17
RB Ed Toner	1	1	0	-4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Keith Woodside	3	-2	-0.67	0.92
Cole Trickel	1	2	2.00	5.40

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	-3	-1.00	1.40
Neal Anderson	1	3	3.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	4	3	27	6.75	8.08

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	2	27	9.00	8.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	13	13.00	6.00
TE Greg Baty	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	10	10.00	13.25

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Sanders	2	1	18	9.00	6.90
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	9	9.00	10.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Keith Woodside	3	0
Ron Davenport	1	0
Cole Trickel	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Eason	3	1
Neal Anderson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	9	6	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	10	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Baty	3	2	1
WR Curtis Duncan	2	1	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	2
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	1	1
WR Tim Barnett	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	3	3
WR Ricky Sanders	2	1	1
WR Eddie Brown	2	2	2
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	1
RB Ed Toner	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)