| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: September 20, 1987 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 79543 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 74 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jeff Jaeger 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Kevin Mack 1 run (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 27 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Donnie Shell 19 opponents fumble recovery (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Gerald McNeil 11 pass from Bernie Kosar (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jeff Jaeger 23 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Clay Matthews 26 interception return (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Clarence Weathers 37 pass from Bernie Kosar (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 10 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Rickey Bolden |
| 74 | LOG | Paul Farren |
| 61 | C | Mike Baab |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 44 | RB | Earnest Byner |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Reggie Camp |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 50 | OLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 51 | LILB | Eddie Johnson |
| 59 | RILB | Mike Johnson |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 24 | SS | Ray Ellis |
| 27 | FS | Al Gross |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 36 | 12 | 33.3 | 5 | 151 | 4.2 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 7.8 |
| Bubby Brister | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 1 | 174 | 6.0 | 37t | 2 | 1 | 8 | 84.6 |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Charles Lockett | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Clay Matthews | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Chris Rockins | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jeff Gossett | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lupe Sanchez | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bruce Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Merril Hoge | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Glen Young | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
| Reggie Camp | 1.0 |
| Carl Hairston | 1.0 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 1.0 |
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