| Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 3, 1989 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 40541 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 22 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 18 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 4 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Curtis Duncan 18 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 27 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 37 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Safety, Harry Newsome tackled in end zone by Bubba McDowell | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 18 FG | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Lorenzo White 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 23 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 84 | WR | Haywood Jeffires |
| 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 |
| 95 | RDE | William Fuller |
| 51 | LOLB | Eric Fairs |
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Derek Hill |
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 29:39 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6/11 | 0/0 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 3 |
| PIT | 20:21 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5/13 | 0/0 | 8 | 89 | 4 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lorenzo White | 23 | 115 | 5.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Warren Moon | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 140 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tim Worley | 18 | 103 | 5.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Strom | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harry Newsome | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 169 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 171 | 8.6 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 121.0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 171 | 8.6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 121.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 1 | 73 | 3.5 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 32.4 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 1 | 73 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 32.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 171 | 14.3 | 2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cris Dishman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Harry Newsome | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 3 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Tracy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Mrosko | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Jerrol Williams | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Johnny Meads | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Greg Lloyd | 2.0 |
| Jerry Olsavsky | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |