| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: November 20, 1988 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 77131 |
| Weather: Rain Temp: 46 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Derek Tennell 2 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Frank Minnifield 11 blocked punt recovery (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rodney Carter 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Langhorne 77 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 34 FG | 7 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 89 | WR | Charles Lockett |
| 73 | LOT | Craig Wolfley |
| 79 | LOG | John Rienstra |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 60 | ROG | Brian Blankenship |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 33 | RB | Merril Hoge |
| 42 | RB | Warren Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 97 | LDE | Aaron Jones |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 78 | RDE | Tim Johnson |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 54 | RILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 29 | SS | Cornell Gowdy |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 70 | LOG | Larry Williams |
| 73 | C | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 81 | TE | Derek Tennell |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 44 | RB | Earnest Byner |
| 42 | FB | Tim Manoa |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Sam Clancy |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 99 | RDE | Darryl Sims |
| 56 | LOLB | David Grayson |
| 59 | LILB | Mike Johnson |
| 51 | RILB | Eddie Johnson |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 48 | SS | Brian Washington |
| 22 | FS | Felix Wright |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Harry Newsome | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Earnest Byner | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Max Runager | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 2 | 220 | 6.3 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 42.6 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 204 | 8.5 | 77t | 2 | 2 | 12 | 106.9 |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Charles Lockett | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Troy Johnson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Reggie Langhorne | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 77t | 1 |
| Brian Brennan | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Derek Tennell | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Frank Minnifield | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 51 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Max Runager | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lupe Sanchez | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Lupe Sanchez | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Brian Blankenship | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Glen Young | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gerald Williams | 1.0 |
| Greg Lloyd | 0.5 |
| Rod Woodson | 0.5 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Michael Dean Perry | 2.0 |
| David Grayson | 1.0 |
| Mark Harper | 1.0 |
| Eddie Johnson | 1.0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1.0 |
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