| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1989 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 53885 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 71 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Gallery 26 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 38 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 27 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Gallery kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Gallery 47 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ickey Woods 1 run (Jim Gallery kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Derek Hill 7 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Stanford Jennings 1 run (Jim Gallery kick) | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 2 run (Jim Gallery kick) | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Stanford Jennings 43 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Gallery kick) | 10 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 20 | WR | Dwight Stone |
| 73 | LOT | Craig Wolfley |
| 71 | LOG | Tom Ricketts |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 60 | ROG | Brian Blankenship |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 84 | TE | Mike Mularkey |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 38 | RB | Tim Worley |
| 33 | FB | Merril Hoge |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 78 | RDE | Tim Johnson |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 54 | RILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 85 | WR | Tim McGee |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 75 | LOG | Bruce Reimers |
| 64 | C | Bruce Kozerski |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 74 | ROT | Brian Blados |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 30 | RB | Ickey Woods |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Skow |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 99 | RDE | Jason Buck |
| 51 | LOLB | Leon White |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 58 | RILB | Joe Kelly |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Lewis Billups |
| 33 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 29 | FS | Rickey Dixon |
| 22 | RCB | Eric Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tim Worley | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 20 | 113 | 5.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Ickey Woods | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 |
| Boomer Esiason | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Eric Ball | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ira Hillary | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 0 | 244 | 7.0 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 85.9 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 328 | 12.1 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Terry O'Shea | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Tim Worley | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Tim McGee | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 39 | 1 |
| Rodney Holman | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Carl Parker | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| James Brooks | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kendal Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ira Hillary | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eric Kattus | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ira Hillary | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 66 | 0 | |
| Jerrol Williams | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Stanford Jennings | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Barney Bussey | 1.0 |
| Mike Hammerstein | 1.0 |
| Jim Skow | 1.0 |
| Natu Tuatagaloa | 1.0 |
| Carl Zander | 1.0 |
| David Grant | 0.5 |
| Skip McClendon | 0.5 |
| Reggie Williams | 0.5 |
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