| Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1989 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74739 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 55 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Humphrey 22 run (David Treadwell kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 26 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rodney Carter 15 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 26 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vance Johnson 44 pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Elway 2 run (David Treadwell kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Humphrey 12 run (David Treadwell kick) | 7 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Derek Hill |
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 79 | LOG | John Rienstra |
| 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 |
| 92 | RILB | Jerry Olsavsky |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 60 | LOT | Gerald Perry |
| 66 | LOG | Jim Juriga |
| 72 | C | Keith Kartz |
| 67 | ROG | Doug Widell |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 26 | RB | Bobby Humphrey |
| 30 | RB | Steve Sewell |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Alphonso Carreker |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 96 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 56 | LOLB | Mike Brooks |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 73 | ROLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 34 | LCB | Tyrone Braxton |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 24 | RCB | Wymon Henderson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tim Worley | 12 | 75 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 11 | 17 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Newsome | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Humphrey | 25 | 105 | 4.2 | 22t | 2 |
| John Elway | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Mel Bratton | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 0 | 101 | 3.9 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 66.3 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 2 | 261 | 12.4 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 85.7 |
| Gary Kubiak | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Humphrey | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Steve Sewell | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 8 | 355 | 44.4 | 53 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 45 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Mel Bratton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Carnell Lake | 1.0 |
| David Little | 1.0 |
| Greg Lloyd | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Simon Fletcher | 1.0 |
| Ron Holmes | 1.0 |
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