| Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 4, 1987 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 16667 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 61 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Earnest Jackson 1 run (David Trout kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Russell Hairston 5 pass from Steve Bono (David Trout kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Safety, Steve Bono intentional grounding penalty enforced in end zone | 14 | 5 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Steve Bono 1 run (David Trout kick) | 21 | 5 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joey Clinkscales 11 pass from Reggie Collier (David Trout kick) | 28 | 5 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Milton Barney 19 pass from Jeff Van Raaphorst (Greg Davis kick) | 28 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Joey Clinkscales |
| 80 | WR | Russell Hairston |
| 66 | LOT | Jim Boyle |
| 60 | LOG | Brian Blankenship |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 71 | ROG | Ted Petersen |
| 68 | ROT | Jeff Lucas |
| 84 | TE | Danzell Lee |
| 15 | QB | Steve Bono |
| 44 | RB | Rodney Carter |
| 43 | RB | Earnest Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Tommy Dawkins |
| 92 | NT | Mike Minter |
| 95 | RDE | Bret Shugarts |
| 54 | LOLB | Craig Bingham |
| 56 | LILB | Tyronne Stowe |
| 90 | RILB | Steve Apke |
| 94 | ROLB | Albert Williams |
| 20 | LCB | Cornell Gowdy |
| 47 | SS | Cameron Riley |
| 42 | FS | Dave Edwards |
| 33 | RCB | Larry Griffin |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Milton Barney |
| 81 | WR | James Shibest |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Mackie |
| 64 | LOG | Lawrence Jackson |
| 53 | C | Jim Hendley |
| 55 | ROG | Pat Saindon |
| 66 | ROT | Randy Clark |
| 87 | TE | John Evans |
| 10 | QB | Erik Kramer |
| 32 | RB | Norm Granger |
| 42 | FB | Mike Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Mark Studaway |
| 68 | NT | Emanuel Weaver |
| 72 | RDE | Buddy Moor |
| 99 | LOLB | Tim Green |
| 96 | LILB | Rich Kraynak |
| 93 | RILB | Jim Laughlin |
| 51 | ROLB | Herbie Spencer |
| 25 | LCB | Leon Thomasson |
| 23 | SS | Gary Moss |
| 34 | FS | Mike Lush |
| 30 | RCB | Lyndell Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earnest Jackson | 29 | 104 | 3.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Steve Bono | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Chuck Sanders | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Reeder | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Reggie Collier | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Mike Williams | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Norm Granger | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Van Raaphorst | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Steve Bono | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 164 | 7.1 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 71.6 |
| Reggie Collier | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Jeff Van Raaphorst | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 1 | 113 | 5.4 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 72.1 |
| Erik Kramer | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 2 | 48 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Joey Clinkscales | 6 | 150 | 25.0 | 57 | 1 |
| Danzell Lee | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Russell Hairston | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Chuck Sanders | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Mike Williams | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Milton Barney | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| John Evans | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Norm Granger | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Darryl Oliver | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Larry Griffin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Charlie Huff | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Bruno | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Starnes | 6 | 203 | 33.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Greg Davis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Mel Anderson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jerry Butler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Gary Moss | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Spark Clark | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Cornell Gowdy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Darryl Oliver | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Gary Moss | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Tommy Dawkins | 1.0 |
| Xavier Warren | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Buddy Moor | 1.0 |
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