| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 2, 1984 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 39781 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Joe Cooper 19 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Joe Cooper 38 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Chris Dressel 5 pass from Warren Moon (Joe Cooper kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Weegie Thompson 5 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 24 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Stan Edwards 5 run (Joe Cooper kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 7 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Houston OilersHOU | Joe Cooper 30 FG | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 62 | LOT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Snell |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 51 | ROG | Blake Wingle |
| 81 | TE | Darrell Nelson |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 30 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | John Goodman |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 92 | RDE | Keith Gary |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 54 | ROLB | Craig Bingham |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 21 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 41 | RCB | Sam Washington |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 82 | WR | Herkie Walls |
| 73 | LOT | Harvey Salem |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 55 | C | Jim Romano |
| 62 | ROG | John Schuhmacher |
| 74 | ROT | Bruce Matthews |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 32 | RB | Stan Edwards |
| 88 | HBK | Chris Dressel |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Bob Hamm |
| 67 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 53 | LOLB | Avon Riley |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 50 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 36 | FS | Carter Hartwig |
| 20 | RCB | Willie Tullis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 29:47 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6/16 | 1/2 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 1 |
| HOU | 36:06 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 6/16 | 0/0 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Colquitt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 127 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Stan Edwards | 25 | 79 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Warren Moon | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Willie Joyner | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 121 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 2 | 193 | 5.8 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 61.8 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 2 | 193 | 5.8 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 61.8 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 45 | 27 | 60.0 | 3 | 303 | 6.7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.8 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 27 | 60.0 | 3 | 303 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 193 | 12.1 | 2 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Smith | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Holston | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Bryant | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike McCloskey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Dressel | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 303 | 11.2 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eric Williams | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Harvey Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bo Eason | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Willie Tullis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Craig Colquitt | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| John James | 7 | 257 | 36.7 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 257 | 36.7 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rich Erenberg | 2 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Elton Veals | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Richard Williams | 3 | 0 | 57 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Jesse Baker | 1.5 |
| Avon Riley | 1.0 |
| Mike Stensrud | 1.0 |
| Mike Johnson | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |