| Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 1, 1985 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 56797 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 60 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Clint Sampson 24 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 42 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 34 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 24 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Sewell 12 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 17 | 9 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 31 pass from David Woodley (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Merriweather 35 interception return (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Sewell 2 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mike Harden 42 interception return (Rich Karlis kick) | 31 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Jim Wright |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Rulon Jones |
| 68 | LDT | Rubin Carter |
| 79 | RDT | Barney Chavous |
| 73 | RDE | Simon Fletcher |
| 77 | LLB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 58 | MLB | Steve Busick |
| 55 | RLB | Rick Dennison |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 71 | ROG | Emil Boures |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 19 | QB | David Woodley |
| 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 |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 22 | RCB | Rick Woods |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Sewell | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 14 | 2 |
| Sammy Winder | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| John Elway | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 16 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 1 | 238 | 5.8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 4 | 283 | 7.1 | 31t | 1 | 6 | 33 | 39.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Clint Sampson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Gene Lang | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Calvin Sweeney | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Wilson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Harden | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Tony Lilly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Merriweather | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Chris Norman | 7 | 258 | 36.9 | 47 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 39 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Rich Erenberg | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Todd Spencer | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 4.0 |
| Rulon Jones | 1.0 |
| Greg Kragen | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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