| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 2, 1988 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 56410 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 67 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 49 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 35 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Tim Manoa 1 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 45 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 22 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 21 FG | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Brian Washington 75 interception return (Matt Bahr kick) | 20 | 9 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 40 FG | 23 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 70 | LOG | Larry Williams |
| 73 | C | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 10 | QB | Mike Pagel |
| 44 | RB | Earnest Byner |
| 44 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Sam Clancy |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 56 | LOLB | David Grayson |
| 59 | LILB | Mike Johnson |
| 54 | RILB | Mike Junkin |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 48 | SS | Brian Washington |
| 22 | FS | Felix Wright |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 87 | WR | Weegie Thompson |
| 73 | LOT | Craig Wolfley |
| 60 | LOG | Brian Blankenship |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 43 | RB | Earnest Jackson |
| 42 | RB | Warren Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Ben Thomas |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 78 | RDE | Tim Johnson |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 91 | RILB | Gregg Carr |
| 97 | ROLB | Aaron Jones |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 29 | SS | Cornell Gowdy |
| 28 | FS | Lupe Sanchez |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Tim Manoa | 18 | 82 | 4.6 | 34 | 1 |
| Earnest Byner | 20 | 78 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Pagel | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Warren Williams | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Mike Pagel | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 1 | 131 | 5.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Steve Bono | 24 | 7 | 29.2 | 2 | 83 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6.8 |
| Bubby Brister | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 2 | 28 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Brian Brennan | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Derek Tennell | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charles Lockett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Felix Wright | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Brian Washington | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 75t | 1 |
| Eddie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Thomas Everett | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Max Runager | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 6 | 280 | 46.7 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 32 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Glen Young | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dwight Stone | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Lupe Sanchez | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Sam Clancy | 1.0 |
| Carl Hairston | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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