| Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1988 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78735 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 67 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 10 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 36 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 38 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chris Burkett 26 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bubby Brister 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 39 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Warren Williams 5 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 39 FG | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Robb Riddick 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Robb Riddick 5 blocked punt recovery (Scott Norwood kick) | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 48 FG | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 49 FG | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bubby Brister 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 21 | 36 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Weegie Thompson 42 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 28 | 36 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 87 | WR | Weegie Thompson |
| 73 | LOT | Craig Wolfley |
| 63 | LOG | Dermontti Dawson |
| 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 | ||
| 97 | LDE | Aaron Jones |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 78 | RDE | Tim Johnson |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 54 | LILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 91 | RILB | Gregg Carr |
| 50 | ROLB | David Little |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 22 | SS | Larry Griffin |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 61 | LOT | Len Burton |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 73 | OG | Will Wolford |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 39 | FB | Jamie Mueller |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 96 | RDE | Leon Seals |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 49 | SS | Dwight Drane |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Warren Williams | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1t | 2 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 |
| Carl Byrum | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 3 | 330 | 9.2 | 42t | 2 | 3 | 16 | 75.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 1 | 288 | 9.0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 89.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Weegie Thompson | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 42t | 1 |
| Preston Gothard | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Charles Lockett | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Chris Burkett | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 26t | 1 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Larry Griffin | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Kelso | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Wayne Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 52 | 2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dwight Stone | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| John Jackson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gregg Carr | 0.5 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 0.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Jeff Wright | 2.0 |
| Leon Seals | 1.0 |
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