| Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 24, 1989 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50744 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 55 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Mularkey 15 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Wade Wilson 1 run (Teddy Garcia kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tim Worley 8 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Henry Thomas 27 opponents fumble recovery (Teddy Garcia kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 2 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 38 FG | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 44 FG | 14 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 69 | ROG | Todd Kalis |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 86 | TE | Darryl Ingram |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 42 | RB | D.J. Dozier |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Noga |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | LLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 49 | FS | Travis Curtis |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 20 | WR | Dwight Stone |
| 79 | LOT | John Rienstra |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 60 | ROG | Brian Blankenship |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 84 | TE | Mike Mularkey |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 38 | RB | Tim Worley |
| 33 | FB | Merril Hoge |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 78 | RDE | Tim Johnson |
| 91 | LOLB | Jerrol Williams |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 54 | RILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 24:56 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5/14 | 1/1 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 35:04 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4/12 | 0/0 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 112 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Tim Worley | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rodney Carter | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 4 | -10 | -2.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 159 | 3.8 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1 | 118 | 5.4 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 50.9 |
| Tommy Kramer | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 48 | 6.0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18.8 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 2 | 166 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 39.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 0 | 157 | 7.1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 107.6 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 0 | 157 | 7.1 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 107.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 166 | 11.1 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rodney Carter | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15t | 1 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 157 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Thomas Everett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| David Little | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Bucky Scribner | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Harry Newsome | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Chris Doleman | 2.0 |
| Keith Millard | 1.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Tim Johnson | 2.0 |
| Jerrol Williams | 2.0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |