| Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 26, 1986 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50815 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 61 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 31 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rich Erenberg 10 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 19 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Weegie Thompson 9 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 43 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 41 FG | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 40 FG | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Earnest Jackson 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 31 FG | 9 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 64 | LOG | Bruce Kozerski |
| 50 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 28 | FB | Larry Kinnebrew |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 90 | LOLB | Emanuel King |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 53 | RILB | Leo Barker |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 33 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 26 | FS | Bobby Kemp |
| 20 | RCB | Ray Horton |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 85 | WR | Calvin Sweeney |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 54 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 43 | FB | Earnest Jackson |
| 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 |
| 42 | SS | Dave Edwards |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 33 | RCB | Harvey Clayton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Jeff Hayes | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earnest Jackson | 21 | 132 | 6.3 | 31 | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 22 | 109 | 5.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 1 | 259 | 7.8 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 70.1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 104 | 5.2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 107.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rodney Holman | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Eric Kattus | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Rich Erenberg | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Jeff Hayes | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tim McGee | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lupe Sanchez | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Emanuel King | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Mike Merriweather | 1.0 |
| Gerald Williams | 1.0 |
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