1989 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1989 | A | Houston Oilers | 26-23 | W | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 58306 |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/7/1990 | A | Denver Broncos | 23-24 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75868 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Gary Anderson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 181 | 30 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 |
| David Arnold | 25 | CB | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Blankenship | 60 | OG | 6-1 | 275 | 26 | Nebraska-Omaha; Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 6 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 27 | Tulane; Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 2 |
| Dermontti Dawson | 63 | C | 6-2 | 290 | 24 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas Everett | 27 | FS | 5-9 | 181 | 25 | Baylor | 2 | 2 |
| Lorenzo Freeman | 68 | NT | 6-5 | 298 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Griffin | 22 | S | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | North Carolina | 2 | 0 |
| Delton Hall | 35 | CB | 6-1 | 206 | 24 | Clemson | 2 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 189 | 22 | Arizona | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 53 | LOLB | 6-1 | 224 | 30 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| Merril Hoge | 33 | FB | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | Idaho State | 2 | 2 |
| Tunch Ilkin | 62 | ROT | 6-3 | 267 | 32 | Indiana State | 2 | 2 |
| John Jackson | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 296 | 24 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| A.J. Jenkins | 99 | DE | 6-1 | 237 | 23 | Merced JC; Fullerton State | 1 | 0 |
| D.J. Johnson | 44 | CB | 6-0 | 189 | 23 | Kentucky | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Johnson | 78 | RDE | 6-3 | 275 | 24 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Aaron Jones | 97 | DE | 6-5 | 261 | 23 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | 37 | SS | 6-0 | 210 | 22 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Louis Lipps | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 188 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 2 |
| David Little | 50 | LILB | 6-1 | 240 | 30 | Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Lloyd | 95 | ROLB | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | Fort Valley State | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Long | 74 | ROG | 5-11 | 272 | 30 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Mularkey | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 239 | 28 | Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Harry Newsome | 18 | P | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 54 | RILB | 6-2 | 234 | 24 | California | 2 | 2 |
| Jerry Olsavsky | 92 | LB | 6-0 | 222 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| Terry O'Shea | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | California (Pennsylvania) | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Ricketts | 71 | OT | 6-4 | 300 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| John Rienstra | 79 | LOG | 6-4 | 273 | 26 | Temple | 2 | 2 |
| Tracy Simien | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 252 | 22 | Texas Christian | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Stock | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 177 | 23 | Virginia Military Institute | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 20 | WR | 6-0 | 194 | 25 | Marion Military Institute JC; Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 0 |
| Tyronne Stowe | 90 | LB | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Rutgers | 2 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 87 | WR | 6-6 | 213 | 28 | Florida State | 2 | 1 |
| Tim Tyrrell | 23 | FB | 6-1 | 208 | 28 | Harper JC; Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Wilkerson | 40 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 23 | Kent State | 2 | 0 |
| Gerald Williams | 98 | NT | 6-3 | 293 | 26 | Auburn | 2 | 2 |
| Jerrol Williams | 91 | LB | 6-4 | 244 | 22 | Purdue | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Willis | 93 | LDE | 6-1 | 263 | 30 | Northeastern | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Wolfley | 73 | OG | 6-1 | 268 | 31 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 49 | LCB | 5-11 | 195 | 32 | Louisville | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Woodson | 26 | RCB | 6-0 | 203 | 24 | Purdue | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Worley | 38 | RB | 6-2 | 216 | 23 | Georgia | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 49 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 47 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:58 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 12/29 41.4% | 1/1 100.0% | 5 | 40 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:02 | 41 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 14/28 50.0% | 0/0 % | 10 | 64 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tim Worley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 0 | 49 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 47 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| OWN | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| OPP | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merril Hoge | 33 | 220 | 6.7 | 49 | 2 |
| Tim Worley | 24 | 104 | 4.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 352 | 5.7 | 49 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 203 | 3.6 | 32 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubby Brister | 62 | 34 | 54.8 | 28 | 356 | 5.7 | 10.5 | 33 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 341 | 77.1 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 34 | 54.8 | 28 | 356 | 5.7 | 10.5 | 33 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 341 | 77.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 41 | 60.3 | 26 | 554 | 8.1 | 13.5 | 51 | 3 | 4.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 13 | 541 | 94.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merril Hoge | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Louis Lipps | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Mike Mularkey | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Tim Worley | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Dwight Stone | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Mark Stock | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Derek Hill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 356 | 10.5 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 554 | 13.5 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Everett | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Newsome | 7 | 238 | 34.0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 232 | 29.0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 238 | 29.8 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 232 | 29.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 282 | 35.3 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 242 | 30.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Woodson | 6 | 0 | 107 | 17.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 132 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 146 | 20.9 | 31 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jones | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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