December 8, 1985 - Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers Box Score and Game Statistics

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Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers

Game Statistics & Box Score

Date: December 8, 1985
Location: San Diego, CA
Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium
Attendance: 52098

Weather: Overcast Temp: 56 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 6 mph

Data Coverage • Stat Key

Score By Quarters	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	7	13	14	10	44
San Diego ChargersSD	21	13	7	13	54

Qtr	Team	Scoring Plays	PIT	SD
1	San Diego ChargersSD	Tim Spencer 12 run (Bob Thomas kick)	0	7
1	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	Walter Abercrombie 15 pass from David Woodley (Gary Anderson kick)	7	7
1	San Diego ChargersSD	Wes Chandler 36 pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick)	7	14
1	San Diego ChargersSD	Pete Holohan 20 pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick)	7	21
2	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	Louis Lipps 8 pass from David Woodley (Gary Anderson kick)	14	21
2	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	Gary Anderson 45 FG	17	21
2	San Diego ChargersSD	Wes Chandler 75 pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick)	17	28
2	San Diego ChargersSD	Buford McGee 3 run (run failed)	17	34
2	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	Gary Anderson 41 FG	20	34
3	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	David Woodley 1 run (Gary Anderson kick)	27	34
3	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	Walter Abercrombie 25 pass from David Woodley (Gary Anderson kick)	34	34
3	San Diego ChargersSD	Buford McGee 7 run (Bob Thomas kick)	34	41
4	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	Louis Lipps 15 run (Gary Anderson kick)	41	41
4	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	Gary Anderson 26 FG	44	41
4	San Diego ChargersSD	Gary Anderson 2 run (Ralf Mojsiejenko run failed)	44	47
4	San Diego ChargersSD	Jeff Dale 47 interception return (Bob Thomas kick)	44	54

LINEUPS
Pittsburgh Steelers
Offense
83	WR	Louis Lipps
82	WR	John Stallworth
65	LOT	Ray Pinney
71	LOG	Emil Boures
52	C	Mike Webster
74	ROG	Terry Long
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
33	RCB	Harvey Clayton
San Diego Chargers
Offense
89	WR	Wes Chandler
18	WR	Charlie Joiner
74	LOT	Jim Lachey
67	LOG	Ed White
62	C	Don Macek
63	ROG	Jim Leonard
60	ROT	Dennis McKnight
80	TE	Kellen Winslow
14	QB	Dan Fouts
26	RB	Lionel James
43	FB	Tim Spencer
Defense
99	LDE	Lee Williams
78	NT	Chuck Ehin
93	RDE	Earl Wilson
57	LOLB	Linden King
58	LILB	Mike Green
54	RILB	Billy Ray Smith
51	ROLB	Woodrow Lowe
29	LCB	John Hendy
22	SS	Gill Byrd
37	FS	Jeff Dale
23	RCB	Danny Walters

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Pittsburgh Steelers
Walter Abercrombie	20	73	3.7	11	0
Frank Pollard	14	50	3.6	7	0
Louis Lipps	1	15	15.0	15t	1
Todd Spencer	1	11	11.0	11	0
David Woodley	2	3	1.5	2	1
San Diego Chargers
Tim Spencer	10	42	4.2	12t	1
Lionel James	7	25	3.6	6	0
Buford McGee	6	12	2.0	7t	2
Gary Anderson	2	7	3.5	5	1
Dan Fouts	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	TS	YL	RTG
Pittsburgh Steelers
David Woodley	35	24	68.6	2	287	8.2	26	3	2	12	98.2
San Diego Chargers
Dan Fouts	33	21	63.6	3	372	11.3	75t	3	1	8	94.5

RECEIVING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frank Pollard	7	87	12.4	18	0
John Stallworth	5	85	17.0	26	0
Walter Abercrombie	5	41	8.2	25t	2
Louis Lipps	3	31	10.3	16	1
Bennie Cunningham	2	19	9.5	13	0
Preston Gothard	1	17	17.0	17	0
Todd Spencer	1	7	7.0	7	0
San Diego Chargers
Charlie Joiner	6	110	18.3	37	0
Wes Chandler	5	154	30.8	75t	2
Gary Anderson	4	53	13.3	40	0
Lionel James	3	22	7.3	14	0
Pete Holohan	1	20	20.0	20t	1
Tim Spencer	1	9	9.0	9	0
Kellen Winslow	1	4	4.0	4	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Swain	2	4	2.0	4	0
Dwayne Woodruff	1	13	13.0	13	0
San Diego Chargers
Jeff Dale	1	47	47.0	47t	1
John Hendy	1	31	31.0	31	0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL
Pittsburgh Steelers
Harry Newsome	2	31	15.5	17	0
San Diego Chargers
Ralf Mojsiejenko	2	94	47.0	52	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Pittsburgh Steelers
Louis Lipps	2		15	7.5	12	0
San Diego Chargers

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Pittsburgh Steelers
Louis Lipps	6		84	14.0	23	0
Todd Spencer	2		56	28.0	31	0
San Diego Chargers
Lionel James	5		96	19.2	21	0
Gary Anderson	2		35	17.5	23	0
Eric Sievers	1		3	3.0	3	0
Pete Holohan	1		0	0.0	0	0

SACKS	NO
Pittsburgh Steelers
Robin Cole	1.0
San Diego Chargers
Linden King	1.0
Fred Robinson	1.0

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