| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 17, 1985 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 45977 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 52 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Pollard 2 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Rozier 15 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 31 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | David Woodley 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 34 FG | 23 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 5 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 30 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 19 | QB | David Woodley |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 30 | FB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 78 | NT | Mark Catano |
| 95 | RDE | John Goodman |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 53 | ROLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 22 | LCB | Rick Woods |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 33 | RCB | Harvey Clayton |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 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 |
| 40 | HB | Butch Woolfolk |
| 30 | FB | Larry Moriarty |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 76 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 53 | LILB | Avon Riley |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 94 | ROLB | Frank Bush |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 21 | FS | Bo Eason |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 23 | 123 | 5.3 | 56 | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 23 | 107 | 4.7 | 15 | 1 |
| David Woodley | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Rich Erenberg | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Butch Woolfolk | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Oliver Luck | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 1 | 138 | 6.9 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 60.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Oliver Luck | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 1 | 74 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 44.5 |
| Warren Moon | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 75.7 |
| Tony Zendejas | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Todd Spencer | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Butch Woolfolk | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike McCloskey | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eric Williams | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Steve Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 6 | 294 | 49.0 | 65 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Jeff Donaldson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Herkie Walls | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Darryl Sims | 2.0 |
| John Goodman | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Rod Kush | 1.0 |
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