Week 8, 1993

played in Tennessee, TX

48 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	0	0	-	7
Tennessee Oilers	0	14	3	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:16 PIT - Wesley Carroll 21 pass from Jeff Blake (Todd Peterson extra point)
2Q: 01:55 TEN - Keith McKeller 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:30 TEN - Henry Ellard 5 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 03:38 TEN - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 14:23 TEN - Bartholomew Simpson 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 05:55 TEN - Norm Johnson 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:16 PIT - Wesley Carroll 21 pass from Jeff Blake (Todd Peterson extra point)
2Q: 01:55 TEN - Keith McKeller 2 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:30 TEN - Henry Ellard 5 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 03:38 TEN - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 14:23 TEN - Bartholomew Simpson 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 05:55 TEN - Norm Johnson 30 field goal

Team Statistics PIT TEN
Record 1-7 3-4
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 323 387
- Offensive Plays 79 64
- Yards per Play 4.09 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 96 99
- Rushing Attempts 24 25
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.96
Net Passing Yards 227 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 22 - 3 39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.13 7.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/17 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 4/5 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/24 7/73
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/51
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:51 30:09

Team Statistics	PIT	TEN
Record	1-7	3-4
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	323	387
- Offensive Plays	79	64
- Yards per Play	4.09	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	96	99
- Rushing Attempts	24	25
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.96
Net Passing Yards	227	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 22 - 3	39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.13	7.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/17	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	4/5	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/24	7/73
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/51
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:51	30:09

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	3:02	OWN 6	5	24	Punt
1	7:39	1:59	OWN 30	4	20	Punt
1	5:27	1:27	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
2	15:00	1:22	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
2	12:12	1:36	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
2	6:55	3:00	OWN 29	7	37	Punt
2	1:44	0:47	OWN 20	2	14	Interception
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 30	5	27	Interception
3	11:28	1:53	OPP 42	5	8	Punt
3	7:18	2:33	OWN 20	6	43	Interception
3	3:33	1:53	OWN 10	3	0	Punt
4	14:16	4:02	OWN 25	8	43	Missed FG
4	5:49	3:41	OWN 20	21	64	Downs
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 31	5	43	Game

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	10:17	2:38	OWN 9	4	23	Punt
1	5:40	0:13	OWN 11	1	0	Interception
1	4:00	4:00	OWN 20	8	47	Missed FG
2	13:38	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	10:36	3:41	OWN 2	6	27	Punt
2	3:55	2:11	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	0:57	0:38	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
3	12:48	1:20	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
3	9:35	2:17	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	4:45	1:12	OPP 42	3	9	Field Goal
3	1:40	2:24	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
4	10:14	4:25	OWN 39	8	48	Field Goal
4	2:08	0:41	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Chris Dishman, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Keith Woodside	11	46	4.18	8	0
Craig Taylor	9	28	3.11	10	1
Jeff Blake	3	20	6.67	14	1
Tracy Johnson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	14	27	1.93	11	1	1
Herschel Walker	11	72	6.55	56	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Blake	38	17	184	4/20	1	23	3	35.4
Ebby Laroush	13	5	63	0/0	0	35	0	54.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	39	26	288	0/0	2	33	1	94.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Barnett	4	8	48	12.00	10	19	0
WR Troy Stradford	3	10	28	9.33	0	14	0
WR Wesley Carroll	3	8	39	13.00	9	21	1
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Greg Baty	2	6	58	29.00	46	35	0
RB Keith Woodside	2	2	9	4.50	3	13	0
FB Tracy Johnson	2	2	8	4.00	0	8	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	9	31	15.50	19	17	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	3	19	19.00	4	19	0
RB Craig Taylor	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	9	9	120	13.33	15	33	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	16	69	8.63	19	16	0
TE Keith McKeller	3	4	11	3.67	3	6	1
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	45	22.50	36	23	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	2	30	15.00	6	16	0
WR Patrick Newman	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Bob Perryman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Terry Obee	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Mark McGwire	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	22	22.00
CB Chris Dishman	1	29	29.00
CB James Hasty	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Blake	1	0	0	0
Mo Elewonibi	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Jeffcoat	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	7	314	44.9	36.3	57	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	329	47.0	41.1	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Peterson	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/3	1/2	1/2	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Stradford	4	21	5.3	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	2	44	22.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Victor Green	8	3	0.0	20	32
S Brad Edwards	7	1	0.0	22	31
OLB Fred Strickland	5	2	0.0	18	31
CB Keith Taylor	5	1	0.0	12	24
DT Tracy Rocker	4	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Mitch Donahue	4	0	0.0	11	12
ILB Mark McGwire	4	0	0.0	16	20
DT Tory Epps	3	1	0.0	17	27
CB Eric Davis	3	0	0.0	19	30
FB Tracy Johnson	2	0	---	---	---
S Jesse Campbell	2	0	0.0	5	15
OLB Darin Jordan	1	1	0.0	8	10
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	1	0.0	21	36
WR Troy Stradford	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eric Swann	1	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Michael Knight	0	3	0.0	18	27
DT Darryl Grant	0	1	0.0	17	14
DE Blaise Winter	0	1	0.0	20	36
DE Ben Karpinski	0	1	0.0	19	34

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	10	2	0.0	23	38
ILB Riki Ellison	4	1	0.0	10	28
S David Greenwood	4	1	0.0	24	50
S Mark Carrier	4	0	0.0	23	36
CB Chris Dishman	3	0	1.0	24	53
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	0	0.5	14	26
DE Ron Holmes	3	0	0.0	13	38
OLB Chris Singleton	3	0	0.0	4	19
DE Ray Moreno	2	1	1.5	10	29
DT Shane Dronett	2	0	0.5	14	26
CB Robert Massey	2	1	0.0	8	25
DE Martin Harrison	2	1	0.0	11	17
CB Tim McKyer	2	0	0.0	15	42
OLB Darryl Talley	1	4	0.5	21	42
S Martin Bayless	1	1	0.0	1	22
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	0.0	15	28
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
CB James Hasty	0	1	0.0	23	41
DT Mike Collins	0	1	0.0	10	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Hurry	PPlay
DT Eric Swann	2	21
DT Tracy Rocker	1	20
DT Tory Epps	1	27
OLB Mitch Donahue	1	12
DE Ben Karpinski	1	34

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ray Moreno	1.5	1	0	0	29
CB Chris Dishman	1.0	0	0	0	53
OLB Darryl Talley	0.5	1	2	0	42
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.5	0	1	1	26
DT Shane Dronett	0.5	0	0	0	26
DT Mike Collins	0.0	1	2	0	29
DE Martin Harrison	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Ron Holmes	0.0	0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Keith Taylor	5	1	0	24
OLB Mitch Donahue	4	0	0	12
S Victor Green	4	0	0	32
OLB Fred Strickland	3	1	0	31
CB Eric Davis	3	0	0	30
S Brad Edwards	2	0	0	31
ILB Mark McGwire	1	0	1	20
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	0	10
DT Tory Epps	1	0	0	27
S Jesse Campbell	1	0	0	15
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	0	36

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	0	0	38
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	0	28
CB James Hasty	2	3	1	41
CB Tim McKyer	2	0	0	42
CB Robert Massey	2	0	0	25
CB Chris Dishman	1	5	1	53
S Mark Carrier	1	2	0	36
S David Greenwood	1	1	0	50
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	1	28
OLB Darryl Talley	1	0	0	42
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	22
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	0	38
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joel Hilgenberg	3	8	0	23	0	51
Gary Zimmerman	2	4	2	23	1	46
Steve Wisniewski	1	5	0	24	1	44
Eric Moore	1	2	1	24	2	42
Clarence Kay	1	1	0	17	0	24
Tracy Johnson	0	1	0	15	0	32

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Davidson	2	3	24	39
Jeff Christy	1	6	22	39
Jay Pennison	1	4	25	39
Bob Perryman	1	2	11	11
Keith McKeller	1	1	17	24
Karl Stallings	0	4	23	39
John Alt	0	2	24	39
Wally Williams	0	2	3	0
Dennis McKnight	0	1	1	0

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Perryman	2	17
Chris Singleton	1	28
Kevin Turner	1	23
Keith McKeller	1	15
Patrick Newman	1	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Troy Stradford	18	43	---	---	16	77
Joel Hilgenberg	23	51	---	---	---	74
Eric Moore	24	42	---	---	8	74
Gary Zimmerman	23	46	---	---	---	69
Tracy Johnson	15	32	---	---	21	68
Steve Wisniewski	24	44	---	---	---	68
Jeff Blake	24	42	---	---	---	66
Mo Elewonibi	23	42	---	---	---	65
Brad Edwards	---	---	22	31	10	63
Blaise Winter	---	---	20	36	3	59
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	21	36	2	59
Ben Karpinski	---	---	19	34	2	55
Mitch Donahue	---	---	11	12	31	54
Victor Green	---	---	20	32	1	53
Greg Baty	9	27	---	---	16	52
Keith Taylor	---	---	12	24	16	52
Tory Epps	---	---	17	27	8	52
Eric Davis	---	---	19	30	2	51
Fred Strickland	---	---	18	31	1	50
Clarence Kay	17	24	---	---	8	49
Michael Knight	---	---	18	27	4	49
Craig Taylor	17	22	---	---	10	49
Hart Lee Dykes	13	28	---	---	8	49
Wesley Carroll	7	30	---	---	7	44
Darryl Grant	---	---	17	14	10	41
Tracy Rocker	---	---	17	20	2	39
Mark McGwire	---	---	16	20	3	39
Tim Barnett	8	28	---	---	1	37
Jesse Campbell	---	---	5	15	15	35
Eric Swann	---	---	11	21	2	34
Zeke Mowatt	3	13	---	---	16	32
Ken Reeves	1	19	---	---	8	28
Keith Woodside	12	16	---	---	---	28
Drew Brown	1	17	---	---	8	26
Darin Jordan	---	---	8	10	7	25
Wayne Brown	1	14	---	---	8	23
Tim Watson	---	---	4	9	8	21
Ebby Laroush	0	13	---	---	---	13
Cole Trickel	0	10	---	---	---	10
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Guliford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Horace Copeland	1	2	---	---	---	3
Todd Peterson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Hernandez	0	0	---	---	1	1

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Dishman	---	---	24	53	2	79
David Greenwood	---	---	24	50	2	76
Jay Pennison	25	39	---	---	9	73
Jeff Davidson	24	39	---	---	10	73
Darryl Talley	---	---	21	42	2	65
James Hasty	---	---	23	41	1	65
Neil Lomax	25	39	---	---	---	64
John Alt	24	39	---	---	---	63
Pepper Johnson	---	---	23	38	1	62
Jeff Christy	22	39	---	---	1	62
Karl Stallings	23	39	---	---	---	62
Mark Carrier	---	---	23	36	1	60
Tim McKyer	---	---	15	42	1	58
Keith McKeller	17	24	---	---	15	56
Bartholomew Simpson	14	17	---	---	25	56
Ron Holmes	---	---	13	38	4	55
Henry Ellard	18	36	---	---	---	54
Haywood Jeffires	18	35	---	---	1	54
Chris Singleton	---	---	4	19	28	51
Kevin Turner	12	15	---	---	23	50
Robert Massey	---	---	8	25	14	47
Riki Ellison	---	---	10	28	8	46
Simon Fletcher	---	---	15	28	3	46
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	14	26	2	42
Joaquin Stuckey	13	22	---	---	6	41
Shane Dronett	---	---	14	26	1	41
Ray Moreno	---	---	10	29	2	41
Mike Collins	---	---	10	29	1	40
Bob Perryman	11	11	---	---	17	39
Herschel Walker	15	20	---	---	3	38
Martin Harrison	---	---	11	17	7	35
Martin Bayless	---	---	1	22	8	31
Terry Obee	5	9	---	---	14	28
Larry Griffin	---	---	1	15	5	21
Patrick Newman	2	6	---	---	11	19
Wally Williams	3	0	---	---	10	13
Edwin Bailey	1	0	---	---	10	11
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Reggie Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Kozak	---	---	0	1	7	8
John Clay	2	0	---	---	---	2
Cornell Holloway	---	---	0	0	2	2
Dennis McKnight	1	0	---	---	---	1
Billy Joe Tolliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	26	3.3
Middle	14	69	4.9
Right	1	3	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	82	13.7
Middle	14	13	0.9
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Blake	38	17	2	2	3	8	3	2	3
Ebby Laroush	13	5	1	1	0	3	2	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	39	26	5	1	3	2	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	101	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	7	126	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	12	1	21	1.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	66	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	70	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	76	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	76	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Stradford	10	3	2	28	0	43
WR Hart Lee Dykes	9	2	0	31	0	28
WR Tim Barnett	8	4	1	48	0	28
WR Wesley Carroll	8	3	0	39	1	30
TE Greg Baty	6	2	0	58	2	27
TE Clarence Kay	3	1	0	19	0	24
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	2	0	11	0	13
RB Keith Woodside	2	2	0	9	0	16
FB Tracy Johnson	2	2	0	8	0	32
RB Craig Taylor	1	1	0	-4	0	22

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	16	8	1	69	0	35
WR Henry Ellard	9	9	0	120	3	36
TE Keith McKeller	4	3	0	11	0	24
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	0	45	2	20
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	2	0	30	0	22
RB Bartholomew Simpson	2	1	0	7	0	17
WR Terry Obee	2	0	1	0	0	9
TE Bob Perryman	1	0	1	0	0	11
WR Patrick Newman	1	1	0	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	5	12	2.40	1.93
Herschel Walker	2	6	3.00	6.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	4	1	6	1.50	4.85

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	7	4	37	5.29	7.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Clarence Kay	2	0	0	0.00	6.33
TE Greg Baty	1	0	0	0.00	9.67
WR Troy Stradford	1	1	6	6.00	2.80

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	1	12	4.00	4.31
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	23	11.50	13.33
TE Keith McKeller	2	1	2	1.00	2.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Tracy Johnson	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	6	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Blake	12	3	2
Ebby Laroush	3	1	1

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Baty	4	1	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	1	1
WR Wesley Carroll	3	1	1
WR Troy Stradford	2	1	0
WR Tim Barnett	2	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	4	2
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	1
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)