| Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1986 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 45042 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 47 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Anderson 26 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Louis Lipps 12 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Garry James 60 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Eddie Murray 30 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | Jeff Chadwick 1 pass from Joe Ferguson (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Earnest Jackson 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Louis Lipps 39 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Anderson 28 FG | 17 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Carl Bland |
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 73 | LOG | Harvey Salem |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 70 | ROG | Keith Dorney |
| 71 | ROT | Rich Strenger |
| 81 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 32 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 79 | NT | Eric Williams |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 92 | LOLB | Angelo King |
| 58 | LILB | James Harrell |
| 57 | RILB | Vernon Maxwell |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 40 | LCB | Duane Galloway |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 31 | FS | Devon Mitchell |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 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 |
| 26 | LCB | John Swain |
| 21 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 28 | RCB | Lupe Sanchez |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 60t | 1 |
| James Jones | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earnest Jackson | 28 | 147 | 5.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Reeder | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 39 | 23 | 59.0 | 3 | 207 | 5.3 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 49.8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 2 | 232 | 7.3 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 74.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Hunter | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 19 | 1 |
| James Jones | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Scott Williams | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Garry James | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 48 | 2 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Dan Reeder | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Demetrious Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Duane Galloway | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eric Williams | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Rick Woods | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rick Woods | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Herman Hunter | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 48 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lupe Sanchez | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Dan Reeder | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| James Griffin | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Willis | 1.5 |
| Keith Gary | 1.0 |
| Gerald Williams | 0.5 |
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