| Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1985 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 59541 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 67 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 15 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 14 run (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rodney Holman 26 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 29 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 8 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 17 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rich Erenberg 4 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rodney Holman 4 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 32 FG | 31 | 24 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 32 run (Steve Kreider pass failed) | 37 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 74 | LOG | Brian Blados |
| 52 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 40 | FB | Charles Alexander |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 59 | LOLB | Jeff Schuh |
| 56 | LILB | Ron Simpkins |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 22 | FS | James Griffin |
| 20 | RCB | Ray Horton |
| 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 | FB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 78 | NT | Mark Catano |
| 84 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 53 | ROLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 33 | RCB | Harvey Clayton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 18 | 133 | 7.4 | 32t | 2 |
| Charles Alexander | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 27 | 19 | 70.4 | 0 | 184 | 6.8 | 26t | 3 | 3 | 40 | 126.2 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 2 | 374 | 8.5 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 90.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 24 | 1 |
| Rodney Holman | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 26t | 2 |
| Stanford Jennings | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dan Ross | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 11 | 151 | 13.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Louis Lipps | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Rich Erenberg | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Weegie Thompson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Griffin | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eric Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 54 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Rick Woods | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rich Erenberg | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 35 | 0 | |
| Sam Washington | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Jeff Schuh | 2.0 |
| Ross Browner | 1.0 |
| Reggie Williams | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Mike Merriweather | 2.0 |
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