| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1987 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 38683 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 25 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 35 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 52 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 34 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mark Malone 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 5 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 20 FG | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 30 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 16 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 87 | WR | Weegie Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Buddy Aydelette |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 84 | TE | Danzell Lee |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 30 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 92 | RDE | Keith Gary |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 57 | ROLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 35 | RCB | Delton Hall |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 91 | RDE | Richard Byrd |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earnest Jackson | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 19 | 37 | 1.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 3 | 181 | 6.7 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 27.5 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 240 | 9.6 | 52t | 2 | 3 | 19 | 92.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 52t | 2 |
| Ernest Givins | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jeff Donaldson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jeff Gossett | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 20 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Gary | 2.0 |
| Keith Willis | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Charles Martin | 1.0 |
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