| Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 16, 1988 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 52229 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 68 F Humidty: 33% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARI | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Rozier 2 run (Brent Pease pass failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 50 FG | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Safety, Harry Newsome punt blocked out of end zone by Eugene Seale | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ernest Givins 43 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Charles Lockett 9 pass from Todd Blackledge (Gary Anderson kick) | 18 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 25 | 7 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 27 FG | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 24 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick failed) | 34 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 34 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 95 | RDE | William Fuller |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| 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 |
| 14 | QB | Todd Blackledge |
| 43 | RB | Earnest Jackson |
| 30 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tim Johnson |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 92 | RDE | Keith Gary |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 91 | LILB | Gregg Carr |
| 54 | RILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 97 | ROLB | Aaron Jones |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 29 | SS | Cornell Gowdy |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Lorenzo White | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Pease | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earnest Jackson | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Todd Blackledge | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 174 | 9.2 | 43t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123.6 |
| Brent Pease | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Todd Blackledge | 42 | 21 | 50.0 | 2 | 251 | 6.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ernest Givins | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 43t | 1 |
| Curtis Duncan | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24t | 1 |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Troy Johnson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Charles Lockett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Leonard Harris | 3 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 0 | 57 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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