| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1989 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 26594 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 10 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tim Worley 8 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Jason Staurovsky 20 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 58 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 2 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Cedric Jones 12 pass from Marc Wilson (Jason Staurovsky kick) | 10 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Hart Lee Dykes |
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 68 | C | Mike Baab |
| 66 | ROG | Paul Fairchild |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 15 | QB | Marc Wilson |
| 44 | HB | John Stephens |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 96 | RDE | Brent Williams |
| 51 | LOLB | Bruce Scholtz |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 37 | LCB | Maurice Hurst |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Perryman | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Marc Wilson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Wonsley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tim Worley | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 22 | 1 |
| Merril Hoge | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 22 | 2 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Tim Tyrrell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Strom | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Marc Wilson | 56 | 27 | 48.2 | 2 | 297 | 5.3 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 55.4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 0 | 158 | 9.9 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 90.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Hart Lee Dykes | 10 | 130 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Marv Cook | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Mularkey | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Mark Stock | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| D.J. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 5 | 172 | 34.4 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Patrick Egu | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Erroll Tucker | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| George Wonsley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Tim Goad | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Tim Johnson | 1.0 |
| Aaron Jones | 1.0 |
| David Little | 1.0 |
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