| Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 21, 1990 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 64301 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 67 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Richard Bell 2 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 39 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Sherrard 5 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Cofer 20 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tom Rathman 1 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tom Rathman 1 run (Mike Cofer kick) | 7 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Derek Hill |
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 60 | LOG | Brian Blankenship |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 84 | TE | Mike Mularkey |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 33 | RB | Merril Hoge |
| 42 | RB | Warren Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 66 | RDE | Donald Evans |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 54 | LILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 50 | RILB | David Little |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 44 | LCB | D.J. Johnson |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 82 | WR | John Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 62 | LOG | Guy McIntyre |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 79 | ROG | Harris Barton |
| 74 | ROT | Steve Wallace |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 35 | RB | Dexter Carter |
| 44 | FB | Tom Rathman |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Pierce Holt |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Kevin Fagan |
| 94 | LOLB | Charles Haley |
| 54 | LILB | Matt Millen |
| 59 | RILB | Keith DeLong |
| 53 | ROLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 26 | LCB | Darryl Pollard |
| 31 | SS | Chet Brooks |
| 43 | FS | Dave Waymer |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dexter Carter | 17 | 90 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 6 | 2 |
| Joe Montana | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 120 | 5.5 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 70.3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 2 | 157 | 5.2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 62.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eric Green | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Richard Bell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dexter Carter | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Sherrard | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 1 |
| John Taylor | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Thomas Everett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 42 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Barry Helton | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Don Griffin | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dexter Carter | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Greg Lloyd | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Charles Haley | 2.0 |
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