| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 28, 1986 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 42001 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Houston Oilers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Oilers | Tony Zendejas 45 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Anderson 42 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Ernest Givins 35 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Calvin Sweeney 19 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Anderson 45 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Tony Zendejas 29 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Anderson 28 FG | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Tony Zendejas 23 FG | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Walter Abercrombie 3 run | 22 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 87 | WR | Weegie Thompson |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 79 | LOG | John Rienstra |
| 51 | C | Dan Turk |
| 54 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 43 | FB | Earnest Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 64 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 53 | ROLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 41 | LCB | Chris Sheffield |
| 21 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 33 | RCB | Harvey Clayton |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 74 | LOT | Bruce Matthews |
| 65 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 72 | ROG | Kent Hill |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 33 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 36 | FB | Chuck Banks |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 68 | NT | Mike Golic |
| 71 | RDE | Richard Byrd |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 53 | LILB | Avon Riley |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 21 | FS | Bo Eason |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 21 | 73 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Earnest Jackson | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 45 | 0 |
| David Hughes | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren Seitz | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Banks | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 31 | 10 | 32.3 | 1 | 161 | 5.2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 1 | 237 | 5.6 | 35t | 1 | 6 | 37 | 67.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Calvin Sweeney | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| David Hughes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Mike Rozier | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Chuck Banks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rick Woods | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bo Eason | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 7 | 327 | 46.7 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rick Woods | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Warren Seitz | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| David Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 32 | 0 | |
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Edmund Nelson | 3.0 |
| Keith Gary | 2.0 |
| Keith Willis | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
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