| Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1989 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 43804 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Lions | Eddie Murray 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Louis Lipps 48 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Anderson 20 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rodney Carter 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Wallace 2 run (Harry Newsome pass failed) | 23 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 20 | WR | Dwight Stone |
| 79 | LOT | John Rienstra |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 84 | TE | Mike Mularkey |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 42 | RB | Warren Williams |
| 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 |
| 35 | RCB | Delton Hall |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Robert Clark |
| 23 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 24 | WR | Jason Phillips |
| 87 | WR | Walter Stanley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 60 | ROG | Mike Utley |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 9 | QB | Rodney Peete |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 97 | RDE | Kevin Brooks |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 57 | RILB | Victor Jones |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 21 | LCB | Terry Taylor |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 34 | FS | James Griffin |
| 43 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Warren Williams | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 12 | 15 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Ray Wallace | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Rodney Carter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Tim Worley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Lomas Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Gagliano | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 27 | 21 | 77.8 | 0 | 267 | 9.9 | 48t | 1 | 6 | 53 | 120.2 |
| Rodney Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Rodney Peete | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 1 | 160 | 5.3 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 52.1 |
| Bob Gagliano | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 75 | 4.7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Rodney Carter | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Robert Clark | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 46 | 0 |
| Stacey Mobley | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Walter Stanley | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jason Phillips | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Larry Griffin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 9 | 406 | 45.1 | 55 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 6 | 299 | 49.8 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Walter Stanley | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Ken Dallafior | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gerald Williams | 1.0 |
| Jerrol Williams | 1.0 |
| Keith Willis | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Eric Williams | 3.0 |
| Mike Cofer | 2.0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 1.0 |
| Chris Spielman | 1.0 |
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