| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 1990 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 48354 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 43 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Anderson 42 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Merril Hoge 8 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Jason Staurovsky 49 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Eric Green 14 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Merril Hoge 41 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Hart Lee Dykes |
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 74 | LOG | Chris Gambol |
| 75 | C | Danny Villa |
| 68 | ROG | Damian Johnson |
| 70 | ROT | David Viaene |
| 46 | TE | Marv Cook |
| 13 | QB | Tommy Hodson |
| 44 | RB | John Stephens |
| 33 | FB | George Adams |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 92 | RDE | Ray Agnew |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 59 | LILB | Vincent Brown |
| 95 | RILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 55 | ROLB | Chris Singleton |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 22 | SS | Rod McSwain |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 37 | RCB | Maurice Hurst |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Chris Calloway |
| 20 | WR | Dwight Stone |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 60 | LOG | Brian Blankenship |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 84 | TE | Mike Mularkey |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 29 | RB | Barry Foster |
| 38 | RB | Tim Worley |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 66 | RDE | Donald Evans |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 54 | LILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 50 | RILB | David Little |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 44 | LCB | D.J. Johnson |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Marvin Allen | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Hodson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 11 | 11 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 19 | 117 | 6.2 | 41t | 2 |
| Tim Worley | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tommy Hodson | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 1 | 147 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 52.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 171 | 8.6 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 75.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Hart Lee Dykes | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Marv Cook | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Michael Timpson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Marvin Allen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Eric Green | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Tim Worley | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Richard Bell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ronnie Lippett | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 62 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 37 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Jamie Morris | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Marvin Allen | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jerrol Williams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Vincent Brown | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gerald Williams | 2.0 |
| Lorenzo Freeman | 1.0 |
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