| Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 23, 1988 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 49811 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 50 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 14 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 39 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rodney Carter 64 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Todd Blackledge 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 30 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rodney Carter 10 pass from Todd Blackledge (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 32 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Clarence Kay 17 pass from Gary Kubiak (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 21 FG | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 37 FG | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 22 FG | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Clarence Kay 14 pass from Gary Kubiak (Rich Karlis kick) | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Ricky Nattiel 74 pass from Ken Karcher (Rich Karlis kick) | 21 | 36 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 30 FG | 21 | 39 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 84 | WR | Ricky Nattiel |
| 66 | LOT | Jim Juriga |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 72 | ROG | Keith Kartz |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 8 | QB | Gary Kubiak |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 23 | FB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Walt Bowyer |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 61 | RDE | Andre Townsend |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 55 | LILB | Rick Dennison |
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 50 | ROLB | Jim Ryan |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 48 | SS | Randy Robbins |
| 31 | FS | Mike Harden |
| 28 | RCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 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 |
| 30 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| 20 | RB | Dwight Stone |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tim Johnson |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 92 | RDE | Keith Gary |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 54 | RILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 97 | ROLB | Aaron Jones |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 29 | SS | Cornell Gowdy |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 23:50 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2/12 | 0/3 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 1 |
| PIT | 36:10 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4/14 | 0/0 | 11 | 101 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 45 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rodney Carter | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 64t | 1 |
| Merril Hoge | 21 | 94 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Todd Blackledge | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 8 | 1 |
| Warren Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 256 | 5.4 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Gary Kubiak | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 3 | 157 | 5.8 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 57.7 |
| Ken Karcher | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 128 | 10.7 | 74t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116.0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 3 | 285 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 71.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Todd Blackledge | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 1 | 129 | 7.6 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 72.9 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Louis Lipps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 1 | 145 | 8.1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 77.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Clarence Kay | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 23 | 2 |
| Gerald Willhite | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 74t | 1 |
| Sammy Winder | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 285 | 13.6 | 3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Troy Johnson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 145 | 14.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tyrone Braxton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Cornell Gowdy | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Mike Horan | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Harry Newsome | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 7 | 0 | 139 | 19.9 | 32 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 163 | 20.4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Simon Fletcher | 1.0 |
| Mark Haynes | 1.0 |
| Andre Townsend | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 0.5 |
| Gerald Williams | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |