1989 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
| Ron Blackledge | Offensive Line |
| Dave Brazil | Linebackers |
| Tony Dungy | Defensive Backs |
| John Fox | Defensive Backs |
| Joe Greene | Defensive Line |
| Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
| Jon Kolb | Strength and Conditioning Coordinator |
| Tom Moore | Offensive Coordinator |
| Dwain Painter | Receivers |
| Rod Rust | Defensive Coordinator |
| George Stewart | Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1989 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50595 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1989 | A | Cleveland Browns | 24-21 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 71939 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1989 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-38 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 61785 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1989 | A | New York Giants | 13-10 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 32058 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1989 | H | Cleveland Browns | 0-51 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 57928 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1989 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-41 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 53885 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1989 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 27-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50744 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1989 | A | Detroit Lions | 23-3 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 43804 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1989 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 16-26 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52785 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1989 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78840 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1989 | A | Houston Oilers | 0-27 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 59091 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1989 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 23-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 54194 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1989 | A | Denver Broncos | 7-34 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74739 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1989 | H | Chicago Bears | 0-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56505 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1989 | H | San Diego Chargers | 20-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 44203 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1989 | A | Miami Dolphins | 34-14 | W | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 59936 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1989 | H | Houston Oilers | 16-23 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 40541 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1989 | A | New York Jets | 13-0 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 41037 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1989 | H | New England Patriots | 28-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 26594 | |
| Sun | 12/24/1989 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31-22 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 29690 | |
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1989 | A | Houston Oilers | 26-23 | W | 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 | 16 | 0 |
| David Arnold | 25 | CB | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | Michigan | 15 | 0 |
| Todd Blackledge | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 225 | 28 | Penn State | 3 | 2 |
| Brian Blankenship | 60 | ROG | 6-1 | 275 | 26 | Nebraska-Omaha; Nebraska | 16 | 7 |
| Bubby Brister | 6 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 27 | Tulane; Louisiana-Monroe | 14 | 14 |
| Rodney Carter | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 219 | 25 | Purdue | 15 | 0 |
| Dermontti Dawson | 63 | C | 6-2 | 290 | 24 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| Thomas Everett | 27 | FS | 5-9 | 181 | 25 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| Lorenzo Freeman | 68 | NT | 6-5 | 298 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Griffin | 22 | SS | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | North Carolina | 16 | 1 |
| Delton Hall | 35 | RCB | 6-1 | 206 | 24 | Clemson | 16 | 2 |
| Derek Hill | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 189 | 22 | Arizona | 16 | 8 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 53 | LOLB | 6-1 | 224 | 30 | Oregon | 13 | 13 |
| Mike Hinnant | 67 | OT | 6-3 | 258 | 23 | Temple | 5 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 33 | FB | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | Idaho State | 16 | 16 |
| Tunch Ilkin | 62 | ROT | 6-3 | 267 | 32 | Indiana State | 16 | 16 |
| John Jackson | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 296 | 24 | Eastern Kentucky | 14 | 12 |
| A.J. Jenkins | 99 | LB | 6-1 | 237 | 23 | Merced JC; Fullerton State | 16 | 0 |
| D.J. Johnson | 44 | CB | 6-0 | 189 | 23 | Kentucky | 16 | 0 |
| Jason Johnson | 88 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Illinois State | 14 | 0 |
| Tim Johnson | 78 | RDE | 6-3 | 275 | 24 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Aaron Jones | 97 | RDE | 6-5 | 261 | 23 | Eastern Kentucky | 16 | 2 |
| Carnell Lake | 37 | SS | 6-0 | 210 | 22 | UCLA | 15 | 15 |
| Chuck Lanza | 51 | C | 6-2 | 263 | 25 | Notre Dame | 11 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 188 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
| David Little | 50 | LILB | 6-1 | 240 | 30 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Greg Lloyd | 95 | ROLB | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | Fort Valley State | 16 | 16 |
| Terry Long | 74 | ROG | 5-11 | 272 | 30 | East Carolina | 13 | 9 |
| Mike Mularkey | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 239 | 28 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| Harry Newsome | 18 | P | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Wake Forest | 16 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 54 | RILB | 6-2 | 234 | 24 | California | 10 | 8 |
| Jerry Olsavsky | 92 | RILB | 6-0 | 222 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 8 |
| Terry O'Shea | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | California (Pennsylvania) | 16 | 2 |
| Tom Ricketts | 71 | LOG | 6-4 | 300 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 2 |
| John Rienstra | 79 | LOT-LOG | 6-4 | 273 | 26 | Temple | 15 | 14 |
| Mark Stock | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 177 | 23 | Virginia Military Institute | 8 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 20 | WR | 6-0 | 194 | 25 | Marion Military Institute JC; Middle Tennessee State | 16 | 8 |
| Tyronne Stowe | 90 | LB | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Rutgers | 16 | 0 |
| Rick Strom | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 87 | WR | 6-6 | 213 | 28 | Florida State | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Tyrrell | 23 | RB | 6-1 | 208 | 28 | Harper JC; Northern Illinois | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Wallace | 43 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 26 | Purdue | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Wilkerson | 40 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 23 | Kent State | 1 | 0 |
| Gerald Williams | 98 | NT | 6-3 | 293 | 26 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
| Jerrol Williams | 91 | LOLB | 6-4 | 244 | 22 | Purdue | 16 | 3 |
| Warren Williams | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 208 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 2 |
| Keith Willis | 93 | LDE | 6-1 | 263 | 30 | Northeastern | 16 | 16 |
| Craig Wolfley | 73 | LOT-LOG | 6-1 | 268 | 31 | Syracuse | 15 | 4 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 49 | LCB | 5-11 | 195 | 32 | Louisville | 16 | 16 |
| Rod Woodson | 26 | RCB | 6-0 | 203 | 24 | Purdue | 15 | 14 |
| Tim Worley | 38 | RB | 6-2 | 216 | 23 | Georgia | 15 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Tim Worley | RB | Georgia |
| 1 | 24 | Tom Ricketts | T | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 34 | Carnell Lake | DB | UCLA |
| 3 | 61 | Derek Hill | WR | Arizona |
| 4 | 91 | Jerrol Williams | LB | Purdue |
| 5 | 118 | David Arnold | DB | Michigan |
| 6 | 144 | Mark Stock | WR | Virginia Military Institute |
| 7 | 174 | D.J. Johnson | DB | Kentucky |
| 8 | 201 | Chris Asbeck | NT | Cincinnati |
| 9 | 228 | A.J. Jenkins | DE | Fullerton State |
| 10 | 258 | Jerry Olsavsky | LB | Pittsburgh |
| 11 | 285 | Brian Slater | WR | Washington |
| 12 | 312 | Carlton Haselrig | DE | Pittsburgh-Johnstown# |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 57 | 91 | 72 | 45 | 265 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 110 | 60 | 78 | 326 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:50 | 244 | 106 | 117 | 21 | 66/209 31.6% | 6/19 31.6% | 116 | 986 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:10 | 323 | 112 | 177 | 34 | 106/229 46.3% | 7/20 35.0% | 96 | 785 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 0 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 0 | 91 |
| Merril Hoge | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Louis Lipps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Tim Worley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Rodney Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Derek Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Warren Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 28 | 29 | 96.6 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 0 | 265 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 2 | 326 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 0 | 49 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 5/8 | 9/15 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 0 | 49 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 5/8 | 9/15 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 0/0 | 11/11 | 3/8 | 3/6 | 2/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Worley | 195 | 770 | 3.9 | 38 | 5 |
| Merril Hoge | 186 | 621 | 3.3 | 31 | 8 |
| Louis Lipps | 13 | 180 | 13.8 | 58t | 1 |
| Warren Williams | 37 | 131 | 3.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Dwight Stone | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Todd Blackledge | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Ray Wallace | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Tim Tyrrell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Strom | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Newsome | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 500 | 1818 | 3.6 | 58t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 498 | 2008 | 4.0 | 65t | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubby Brister | 342 | 187 | 54.7 | 145 | 2365 | 6.9 | 12.6 | 79t | 9 | 2.6 | 10 | 2.9 | 45 | 452 | 1913 | 73.1 |
| Todd Blackledge | 60 | 22 | 36.7 | 35 | 282 | 4.7 | 12.8 | 30 | 1 | 1.7 | 3 | 5.0 | 4 | 25 | 257 | 36.9 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 118.8 |
| Rick Strom | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 404 | 210 | 52.0 | 181 | 2662 | 6.6 | 12.7 | 79t | 10 | 2.5 | 13 | 3.2 | 51 | 484 | 2178 | 67.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 548 | 290 | 52.9 | 237 | 3721 | 6.8 | 12.8 | 66t | 17 | 3.1 | 21 | 3.8 | 31 | 180 | 3541 | 68.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Lipps | 50 | 944 | 18.9 | 79t | 5 |
| Rodney Carter | 38 | 267 | 7.0 | 22t | 3 |
| Merril Hoge | 34 | 271 | 8.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 28 | 455 | 16.3 | 53 | 1 |
| Mike Mularkey | 22 | 326 | 14.8 | 34 | 1 |
| Tim Worley | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Stock | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Terry O'Shea | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 210 | 2662 | 12.7 | 79t | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 290 | 3721 | 12.8 | 66t | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Woodruff | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Thomas Everett | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Greg Lloyd | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 39 | 0 |
| David Little | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Griffin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Delton Hall | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| D.J. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 261 | 12.4 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 103 | 7.9 | 21 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Newsome | 82 | 3368 | 41.1 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 361 | 2827 | 34.1 |
| Team Totals | 83 | 3368 | 40.6 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 361 | 2827 | 34.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 2793 | 40.5 | 62 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 278 | 2335 | 33.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Woodson | 29 | 2 | 207 | 7.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 5 | 0 | 22 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jason Johnson | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 2 | 278 | 7.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 19 | 361 | 8.0 | 42 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Woodson | 36 | 0 | 982 | 27.3 | 84t | 1 |
| Dwight Stone | 7 | 0 | 173 | 24.7 | 73 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 4 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerrol Williams | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Jason Johnson | 3 | 0 | 43 | 14.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Griffin | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Hinnant | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 0 | 1304 | 23.3 | 84t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 1096 | 20.7 | 42 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Lloyd | 7.0 | |
| Keith Willis | 6.5 | |
| Tim Johnson | 4.5 | |
| Gerald Williams | 3.0 | |
| Jerrol Williams | 3.0 | |
| Aaron Jones | 2.0 | |
| David Little | 2.0 | |
| Carnell Lake | 1.0 | |
| Hardy Nickerson | 1.0 | |
| Jerry Olsavsky | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 31.0 | 180.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51.0 | 484.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Blackledge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bubby Brister | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Everett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | |
| Larry Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Delton Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carnell Lake | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Little | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Newsome | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 0 | |
| John Rienstra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyronne Stowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Strom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -18 | 0 | |
| Tim Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tim Worley | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 17 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 4 |
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