| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 19, 1986 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 54473 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 54 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 31 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stephen Starring 43 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Fred Marion 37 interception return (Tony Franklin kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 10 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Willie Scott 2 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 31 | 0 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 36 FG | 34 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 66 | LOG | Paul Fairchild |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 27 | TE | Greg Hawthorne |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 30 | FB | Mosi Tatupu |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 90 | NT | Toby Williams |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 52 | LILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 95 | RILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 85 | WR | Calvin Sweeney |
| 63 | LOT | Pete Rostosky |
| 60 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 54 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 24 | RB | Rich Erenberg |
| 45 | FB | Chuck Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 64 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 53 | ROLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 26 | LCB | John Swain |
| 21 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 33 | RCB | Harvey Clayton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Ramsey | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Reeder | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 1 | 243 | 9.3 | 43t | 3 | 1 | 7 | 121.2 |
| Tom Ramsey | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 27 | 9 | 33.3 | 2 | 100 | 3.7 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 14.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Willie Scott | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Fred Marion | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 49 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Fred Marion | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rick Woods | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Chuck Sanders | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 29 | 0 | |
| Dan Reeder | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Andre Tippett | 2.0 |
| Johnny Rembert | 1.0 |
| Garin Veris | 1.0 |
| Brent Williams | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Edmund Nelson | 1.0 |
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