| Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 13, 1987 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 51605 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 54 F Humidty: 14% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | David Brandon blocked punt recovery in end zone (Vince Abbott kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Safety, Mark Malone tackled in end zone | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Pollard 8 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mark Malone 7 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 43 FG | 17 | 9 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 33 FG | 20 | 9 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Lionel James 15 pass from Dan Fouts (Vince Abbott kick) | 20 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 87 | WR | Weegie Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Buddy Aydelette |
| 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 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Keith Gary |
| 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 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 26 | WR | Lionel James |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Lachey |
| 70 | LOG | James FitzPatrick |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis McKnight |
| 76 | ROT | Broderick Thompson |
| 82 | TE | Rod Bernstine |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 40 | RB | Gary Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Lee Williams |
| 71 | DT | Mike Charles |
| 78 | DT | Chuck Ehin |
| 70 | RDE | Joe Phillips |
| 54 | LOLB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 58 | RILB | David Brandon |
| 56 | ROLB | Chip Banks |
| 34 | LCB | Elvis Patterson |
| 25 | FS | Vencie Glenn |
| 22 | RCB | Gill Byrd |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 27:07 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2/12 | 0/0 | 7 | 39 | 4 | 1 |
| SD | 32:53 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 4/15 | 2/4 | 6 | 40 | 6 | 4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 8t | 1 |
| Mark Malone | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 104 | 3.4 | 2 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Tim Spencer | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Anderson | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Curtis Adams | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jamie Holland | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 114 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 0 | 164 | 6.3 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 70.0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 0 | 164 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 70.0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 52 | 29 | 55.8 | 1 | 334 | 6.4 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 73.7 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 29 | 55.8 | 1 | 334 | 6.4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 73.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Weegie Thompson | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Gary Anderson | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pete Holohan | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Lionel James | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Timmie Ware | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rod Bernstine | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 334 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Harry Newsome | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | ||||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||
| Ralf Mojsiejenko | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Lionel James | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jamie Holland | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Gary Anderson | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Daniel Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gregg Carr | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Lee Williams | 1.0 |
| Chuck Ehin | 0.5 |
| Joe Phillips | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |