| Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 21, 1986 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 47150 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 37 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Deron Cherry blocked punt recovery in end zone (Nick Lowery kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 47 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 31 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Boyce Green 97 kickoff return (Nick Lowery kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 31 FG | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Lloyd Burruss 78 blocked field goal recovery (Nick Lowery kick) | 24 | 6 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mark Malone 9 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 24 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 31 FG | 24 | 16 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 26 FG | 24 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 83 | WR | Stephone Paige |
| 75 | LOT | Irv Eatman |
| 71 | LOG | Brad Budde |
| 51 | C | Rick Donnalley |
| 61 | ROG | Mark Adickes |
| 72 | ROT | Dave Lutz |
| 87 | TE | Walt Arnold |
| 9 | QB | Bill Kenney |
| 40 | HB | Boyce Green |
| 43 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 63 | NT | Bill Maas |
| 74 | RDE | Pete Koch |
| 55 | LOLB | Louis Cooper |
| 56 | LILB | Dino Hackett |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 54 | ROLB | Timmy Cofield |
| 29 | LCB | Albert Lewis |
| 34 | SS | Lloyd Burruss |
| 20 | FS | Deron Cherry |
| 31 | RCB | Kevin Ross |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 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 |
| 21 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 28 | RCB | Lupe Sanchez |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 25:02 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3/13 | 0/0 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| PIT | 34:58 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 5/16 | 1/2 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Boyce Green | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Herman Heard | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Blackledge | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 38 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Rich Erenberg | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 175 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Bill Kenney | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 147 | 6.4 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 54.1 |
| Todd Blackledge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 147 | 6.1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 51.9 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 1 | 351 | 8.2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 69.0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 1 | 351 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 69.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Herman Heard | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Emile Harry | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Boyce Green | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Stephone Paige | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Walt Arnold | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 147 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 351 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Albert Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Merriweather | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
| Lewis Colbert | 8 | 299 | 37.4 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 299 | 37.4 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Harry Newsome | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Jeff Smith | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rick Woods | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Jeff Smith | 4 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Boyce Green | 1 | 0 | 97 | 97.0 | 97 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 179 | 35.8 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lupe Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Pete Rostosky | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Bill Maas | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Mike Merriweather | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |