| San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 13, 1987 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 55735 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 77 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Delton Hall 50 opponents fumble recovery (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 43 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Gothard 2 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 50 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 41 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Frank 1 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 44 FG | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 28 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 3 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 17 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 85 | WR | Mike Wilson |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 62 | LOG | Guy McIntyre |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 89 | TE | Ron Heller |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 28 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 33 | FB | Roger Craig |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Pete Kugler |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 53 | LOLB | Milt McColl |
| 50 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 73 | LOT | Craig Wolfley |
| 79 | LOG | John Rienstra |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 72 | ROT | Buddy Aydelette |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 43 | RB | Earnest Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 94 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 57 | ROLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 28 | FS | Lupe Sanchez |
| 35 | RCB | Delton Hall |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earnest Jackson | 25 | 103 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 28t | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Harry Newsome | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 49 | 34 | 69.4 | 3 | 316 | 6.4 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 74.9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 33 | 9 | 27.3 | 0 | 99 | 3.0 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 49.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 32 | 1 |
| Mike Wilson | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 16 | 0 |
| John Frank | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Ron Heller | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 16 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Merriweather | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Delton Hall | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Max Runager | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Don Griffin | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Cribbs | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Terrence Flagler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lupe Sanchez | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bruce Jones | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Charles Haley | 1.0 |
| Pete Kugler | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Gary | 1.0 |
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