| AFC Divisional Playoff - Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: December 30, 1984 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74981 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 51 F Humidty: 29% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Wright 9 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 28 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Pollard 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 21 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 20 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 10 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Pollard 2 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 24 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 63 | LOT | Pete Rostosky |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 81 | TE | Darrell Nelson |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 30 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | John Goodman |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 64 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 53 | ROLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 21 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 41 | RCB | Sam Washington |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Don Summers |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| 87 | HBK | Jim Wright |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 58 | RILB | Steve Busick |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 23 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 16 | 99 | 6.2 | 23 | 2 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Elton Veals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 15 | 37 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| John Elway | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 0 | 224 | 8.0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 97.9 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 2 | 184 | 5.0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 61.1 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Watson | 11 | 177 | 16.1 | 52 | 1 |
| Sammy Winder | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Alexander | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eric Williams | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Gary Dunn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 46 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Chris Norman | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Rich Erenberg | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| David Little | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| Keith Gary | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Mike Merriweather | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Rulon Jones | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Jim Ryan | 1.0 | 0.0 |
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