| Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1988 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 56647 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 73 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Safety, Max Montoya offensive holding penalty enforced in end zone | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Stanley Wilson 13 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 9 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 32 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 19 FG | 10 | 12 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 65 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 17 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 89 | WR | Tim McGee |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 75 | LOG | Bruce Reimers |
| 64 | C | Bruce Kozerski |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 32 | RB | Stanley Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Skip McClendon |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Skow |
| 51 | LOLB | Leon White |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 58 | RILB | Joe Kelly |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Lewis Billups |
| 34 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 41 | FS | Solomon Wilcots |
| 22 | RCB | Eric Thomas |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 87 | WR | Weegie Thompson |
| 73 | LOT | Craig Wolfley |
| 79 | LOG | John Rienstra |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 43 | RB | Earnest Jackson |
| 20 | RB | Dwight Stone |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Ben Thomas |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 92 | RDE | Keith Gary |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 90 | RILB | Tyronne Stowe |
| 91 | ROLB | Gregg Carr |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 29 | SS | Cornell Gowdy |
| 28 | FS | Lupe Sanchez |
| 35 | RCB | Delton Hall |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 19 | 88 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwight Stone | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 223 | 8.3 | 65t | 2 | 2 | 33 | 92.1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 2 | 235 | 7.8 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 59.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Tim McGee | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Rodney Holman | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Stanley Wilson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Eric Kattus | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Dwight Stone | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Troy Johnson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Charles Lockett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Eric Thomas | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lewis Billups | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Scott Fulhage | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Stanford Jennings | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Lupe Sanchez | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| David Grant | 2.0 |
| David Fulcher | 1.0 |
| Tim Krumrie | 1.0 |
| Leon White | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Hardy Nickerson | 2.0 |
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