| New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 29, 1987 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 47896 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 48 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 25 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dwayne Woodruff 33 interception return (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 5 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rueben Mayes 5 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eric Martin 19 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 32 FG | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Safety, Brian Hansen ran out of end zone | 20 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mark Pattison |
| 72 | LOT | Jim Dombrowski |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 61 | C | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 88 | TE | Cliff Benson |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 53 | RILB | Vaughan Johnson |
| 56 | ROLB | Pat Swilling |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 28 | SS | Gene Atkins |
| 39 | FS | Brett Maxie |
| 22 | RCB | Van Jakes |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 85 | WR | Calvin Sweeney |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 84 | TE | Danzell Lee |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 30 | FB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 94 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 57 | ROLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 35 | RCB | Delton Hall |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rueben Mayes | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Barry Word | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Hansen | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 1 | 154 | 6.7 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 77.1 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 3 | 213 | 6.9 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 34.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mike Jones | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 19t | 1 |
| Rueben Mayes | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Lonzell Hill | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Barry Word | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Calvin Sweeney | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 34 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Milton Mack | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnnie Poe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 6 | 228 | 38.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 | |
| Buford Jordan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Stan Brock | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 2.0 |
| Pat Swilling | 2.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| David Little | 1.0 |
| Mike Merriweather | 1.0 |
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