| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: December 13, 1986 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 58044 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 27 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 45 |
| New York Jets | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Walter Abercrombie 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York Jets | Jojo Townsell 93 kickoff return (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Anderson 36 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Walter Abercrombie 7 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | New York Jets | Kurt Sohn 24 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | New York Jets | Pat Leahy 18 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mark Malone 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Stallworth 40 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lupe Sanchez 67 interception return (Gary Anderson kick) | 38 | 17 |
| 4 | New York Jets | Mickey Shuler 5 pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick) | 38 | 24 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Walter Abercrombie 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 45 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Toon |
| 52 | LOT | Jim Sweeney |
| 72 | LOG | Gordon King |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 68 | ROT | Reggie McElroy |
| 89 | TE | Rocky Klever |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| 49 | FB | Tony Paige |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | NT | Joe Klecko |
| 78 | RDE | Barry Bennett |
| 50 | LOLB | Bob Crable |
| 59 | LILB | Kyle Clifton |
| 57 | RILB | Kevin McArthur |
| 94 | ROLB | Rusty Guilbeau |
| 47 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 26 | SS | Lester Lyles |
| 39 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 27 | RCB | Russell Carter |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earnest Jackson | 23 | 101 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 16 | 2 |
| Mark Malone | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 13 | 1 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 23 | 137 | 6.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Marion Barber | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 1 | 189 | 7.0 | 40t | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89.9 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 3 | 197 | 6.6 | 24t | 1 | 5 | 39 | 56.5 |
| Pat Ryan | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 65 | 6.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 40t | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Mickey Shuler | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 15 | 1 |
| Freeman McNeil | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Al Toon | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Marion Barber | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kurt Sohn | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 24t | 1 |
| Wesley Walker | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lupe Sanchez | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 67t | 1 |
| Rick Woods | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Jerry Holmes | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 5 | 172 | 34.4 | 59 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rick Woods | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lupe Sanchez | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Mike Merriweather | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Dan Reeder | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jojo Townsell | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 93 | 1 | |
| Bobby Humphery | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Tom Baldwin | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Gary | 1.0 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1.0 |
| Edmund Nelson | 1.0 |
| Gerald Williams | 1.0 |
| Keith Willis | 1.0 |
| New York Jets | |
| Bobby Humphery | 1.0 |
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