| AFC Championship - Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: January 6, 1985 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 76029 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 64 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Clayton 40 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rich Erenberg 7 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 26 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 65 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Duper 41 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tony Nathan 2 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Duper 36 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 19 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Woody Bennett 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 21 | 38 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 6 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 21 | 45 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Wayne Capers 29 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 28 | 45 |
| 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 |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 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 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Clayton |
| 85 | WR | Mark Duper |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 61 | LOG | Roy Foster |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 74 | ROT | Cleveland Green |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 22 | RB | Tony Nathan |
| 34 | FB | Woody Bennett |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 58 | RDE | Kim Bokamper |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 53 | LILB | Jay Brophy |
| 58 | RILB | Mark Brown |
| 56 | ROLB | Charles Bowser |
| 28 | LCB | Don McNeal |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 49 | RCB | William Judson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 7t | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 19 | 64 | 3.4 | 16 | 1 |
| Pete Johnson | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 17 | 1 |
| Don Strock | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 3 | 312 | 8.7 | 65t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77.5 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 1 | 421 | 13.2 | 41t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135.4 |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rich Erenberg | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 24 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 65t | 2 |
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Wayne Capers | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 8 | 114 | 14.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Mark Duper | 5 | 148 | 29.6 | 41t | 2 |
| Mark Clayton | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 40t | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| William Judson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rich Erenberg | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 33 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Miami Dolphins | ||
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