| St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1985 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 56478 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 19 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 45 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Pollard 14 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 33 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 18 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 26 FG | 3 | 23 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Stump Mitchell 5 pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 10 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roy Green |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 67 | LOT | Luis Sharpe |
| 66 | LOG | Doug Dawson |
| 64 | C | Randy Clark |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 63 | ROT | Tootie Robbins |
| 80 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 15 | QB | Neil Lomax |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 31 | FB | Earl Ferrell |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 73 | LDT | Mark Duda |
| 65 | RDT | David Galloway |
| 75 | RDE | Curtis Greer |
| 57 | LLB | Niko Noga |
| 54 | MLB | E.J. Junior |
| 53 | RLB | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| 47 | LCB | Cedric Mack |
| 43 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 43 | FS | Lonnie Young |
| 44 | RCB | Wayne Smith |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 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 | FB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 92 | RDE | Keith Gary |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 53 | ROLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 22 | LCB | Rick Woods |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 33 | RCB | Harvey Clayton |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 29:55 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2/12 | 1/2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| PIT | 30:05 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6/16 | 0/0 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 16 | 88 | 5.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Earl Ferrell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 126 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 14t | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Morse | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 142 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Neil Lomax | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 1 | 209 | 5.2 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 71.8 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 1 | 209 | 5.1 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 70.1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 1 | 184 | 6.6 | 45t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 1 | 184 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Earl Ferrell | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Pat Tilley | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Doug Marsh | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Greg LaFleur | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 209 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 45t | 1 |
| Rich Erenberg | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 184 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| E.J. Junior | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eric Williams | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Carl Birdsong | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Harry Newsome | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 3 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Perry Harrington | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rich Erenberg | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Todd Spencer | 1 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Willis | 1.5 |
| John Goodman | 1.0 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1.0 |
| David Little | 1.0 |
| Rick Woods | 1.0 |
| Gary Dunn | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |