| Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 18, 1987 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 34627 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 56 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | IND | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 3 pass from Steve Bono (David Trout kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Walter Murray 20 pass from Blair Kiel (Steve Jordan kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 20 pass from Steve Bono (David Trout kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Chuck Sanders 10 run (David Trout kick) | 7 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Mark Bellini |
| 86 | WR | Walter Murray |
| 61 | LOT | Marsharne Graves |
| 73 | LOG | Steve Knight |
| 67 | C | Ron Plantz |
| 62 | ROG | Jeff Criswell |
| 69 | ROT | Sid Abramowitz |
| 81 | TE | Joe Jones |
| 5 | QB | Blair Kiel |
| 83 | RB | Greg Hawthorne |
| 20 | FB | Chuck Banks |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Don Thorp |
| 94 | NT | Scott Kellar |
| 72 | RDE | Chris Scott |
| 92 | LOLB | Jeff Leiding |
| 51 | LILB | Bob Ontko |
| 56 | RILB | Ed Grimsley |
| 57 | ROLB | Brian Bulluck |
| 33 | LCB | Bryant Jones |
| 43 | SS | Jim Perryman |
| 39 | FS | Mike Prior |
| 40 | RCB | Terry Wright |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Lyneal Alston |
| 88 | WR | Joey Clinkscales |
| 66 | LOT | Jim Boyle |
| 60 | LOG | Brian Blankenship |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 68 | ROT | Jeff Lucas |
| 84 | TE | Danzell Lee |
| 15 | QB | Steve Bono |
| 44 | RB | Rodney Carter |
| 43 | RB | Earnest Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Dave Opfar |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 98 | RDE | Gerald Williams |
| 54 | LOLB | Craig Bingham |
| 56 | LILB | Tyronne Stowe |
| 90 | RILB | Steve Apke |
| 94 | ROLB | Albert Williams |
| 20 | LCB | Cornell Gowdy |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 42 | FS | Dave Edwards |
| 33 | RCB | Larry Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Gordon Brown | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Blair Kiel | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Chuck Banks | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earnest Jackson | 24 | 134 | 5.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 51 | 0 |
| Chuck Sanders | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Bono | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Blair Kiel | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 3 | 195 | 6.5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Steve Bono | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 1 | 138 | 6.0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 77.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Mark Bellini | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Walter Murray | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 20t | 1 |
| James Noble | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Kelley Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tim Kearse | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Banks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20t | 1 |
| Earnest Jackson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Danzell Lee | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Lee Davis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Avon Riley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Sheffield | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Blair Kiel | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Bruno | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Kelley Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Simmons | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Charles Lockett | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Kelley Johnson | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 | |
| James Noble | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |
| Ricky Chatman | 1.0 |
| Don Thorp | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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