| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 22, 1989 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 59091 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Alonzo Highsmith 3 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 41 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Curtis Duncan 51 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Alonzo Highsmith 5 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 51 FG | 0 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 20 | WR | Dwight Stone |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 79 | LOG | John Rienstra |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 60 | ROG | Brian Blankenship |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 85 | TE | Terry O'Shea |
| 14 | QB | Todd Blackledge |
| 38 | RB | Tim Worley |
| 33 | FB | Merril Hoge |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 97 | RDE | Aaron Jones |
| 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 |
| 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 | Bob Mrosko |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 71 | 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 | Bubba McDowell |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 20:28 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2/9 | 0/1 | 8 | 70 | 2 | 2 |
| HOU | 39:32 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 8/15 | 0/0 | 9 | 70 | 6 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Todd Blackledge | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Wallace | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 32 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cody Carlson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 132 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Todd Blackledge | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 2 | 105 | 3.9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21.4 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 2 | 105 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21.4 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 0 | 229 | 7.9 | 51t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118.3 |
| Cody Carlson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 0 | 229 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Curtis Duncan | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 51t | 1 |
| Drew Hill | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5t | 2 |
| Lorenzo White | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Mrosko | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 229 | 13.5 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bubba McDowell | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Harry Newsome | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Weegie Thompson | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Larry Griffin | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerrol Williams | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Sean Jones | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |