| Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 8, 1989 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 52785 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 42 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rodney Carter 22 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 24 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 27 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 24 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Mike Martin 7 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 40 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 13 run (Jim Breech kick failed) | 19 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 34 FG | 19 | 16 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 65 run (Jim Breech kick) | 26 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 42 | RB | Eric Ball |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 20 | WR | Dwight Stone |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 79 | LOG | John Rienstra |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 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 |
| 91 | LOLB | Jerrol Williams |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 17 | 127 | 7.5 | 65t | 2 |
| Boomer Esiason | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Eric Ball | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tim Worley | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 0 | 219 | 6.8 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 85.3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 0 | 169 | 5.5 | 22t | 1 | 3 | 35 | 86.6 |
| Todd Blackledge | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Eddie Brown | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Rodney Holman | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Ball | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 22t | 1 |
| Mike Mularkey | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Ira Hillary | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 45 | 0 | |
| Mike Hinnant | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Jason Buck | 1.0 |
| Solomon Wilcots | 1.0 |
| Mike Hammerstein | 0.5 |
| Carl Zander | 0.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Tim Johnson | 1.0 |
| Greg Lloyd | 1.0 |
| Keith Willis | 1.0 |
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