| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 23, 1990 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 51665 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 36 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Mularkey 20 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Chris Calloway 20 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Mularkey 2 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 12 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Warren Williams 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 65 | LOG | Ralph Tamm |
| 61 | C | Mike Baab |
| 73 | ROG | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 66 | ROT | Tony Jones |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 10 | QB | Mike Pagel |
| 21 | RB | Eric Metcalf |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Rob Burnett |
| 71 | LDT | Tom Gibson |
| 92 | RDT | Michael Dean Perry |
| 98 | RDE | Anthony Pleasant |
| 57 | LLB | Clay Matthews |
| 59 | MLB | Mike Johnson |
| 56 | RLB | David Grayson |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 22 | SS | Felix Wright |
| 30 | FS | Thane Gash |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 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 |
| 86 | TE | Eric Green |
| 84 | TE | Mike Mularkey |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 33 | RB | Merril Hoge |
| 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 |
| 57 | ROLB | Jerrol Williams |
| 44 | LCB | D.J. Johnson |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Derrick Gainer | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Barry Foster | 16 | 100 | 6.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 9 | 1 |
| Merril Hoge | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Strom | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Richard Bell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Mike Pagel | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 1 | 125 | 4.3 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 40.2 |
| Jeff Francis | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 139 | 7.3 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 116.0 |
| Rick Strom | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 43.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 20t | 2 |
| Chris Calloway | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Eric Green | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Stephen Braggs | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Delton Hall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bryan Wagner | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 6 | 211 | 35.2 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Rob Burnett | 1.0 |
| Clay Matthews | 0.5 |
| Van Waiters | 0.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1.0 |
| Gerald Williams | 1.0 |
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