| Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 24, 1989 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 29690 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 36 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tim Worley 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mark Carrier 7 pass from Joe Ferguson (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 79 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 45 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 12 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 32 FG | 24 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 24 FG | 24 | 13 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tim Worley 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 31 | 13 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Safety, Harry Newsome punt blocked out of end zone by Sherman Cocroft | 31 | 15 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mark Carrier 39 pass from Joe Ferguson (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 31 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Derek Hill |
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 79 | LOG | John Rienstra |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 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 |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 92 | RILB | Jerry Olsavsky |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 22 | SS | Larry Griffin |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 84 | WR | Bruce Hill |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 75 | LOG | Carl Bax |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 69 | ROG | John Bruhin |
| 72 | ROT | Rob Taylor |
| 82 | TE | Ron Hall |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Lars Tate |
| 43 | FB | William Howard |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 97 | NT | Shawn Lee |
| 94 | RDE | Robert Goff |
| 59 | LOLB | Kevin Murphy |
| 99 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 54 | RILB | Ervin Randle |
| 58 | ROLB | Winston Moss |
| 36 | LCB | Bobby Futrell |
| 30 | SS | Mark Robinson |
| 39 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 22 | RCB | Rod Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 11 | 2 |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Lars Tate | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| William Howard | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 2 | 178 | 11.9 | 79t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 90.4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 1 | 244 | 6.0 | 39t | 2 | 1 | 7 | 75.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 79t | 2 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 39t | 2 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Hall | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lars Tate | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| William Harris | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| William Howard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Danny Peebles | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Reynolds | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 45 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 6 | 184 | 30.7 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 72 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Donnie Elder | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Greg Lloyd | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Broderick Thomas | 1.0 |
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