| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 30, 1990 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 56906 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Houston Oilers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Oilers | Lorenzo White 1 run (Teddy Garcia kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Ernest Givins 14 pass from Cody Carlson (Teddy Garcia kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Drew Hill 3 pass from Cody Carlson (Teddy Garcia kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Teddy Garcia 47 FG | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Merril Hoge 4 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Houston Oilers | Haywood Jeffires 53 pass from Cody Carlson (Teddy Garcia kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Merril Hoge 3 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Teddy Garcia 45 FG | 14 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Derek Hill |
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 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 |
| 33 | RB | Merril Hoge |
| 38 | RB | Tim Worley |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 66 | RDE | Donald Evans |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 44 | LCB | D.J. Johnson |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| 49 | NB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 22 | DB | Larry Griffin |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Curtis Duncan |
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 84 | WR | Haywood Jeffires |
| 78 | LOT | Don Maggs |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 74 | C | Bruce Matthews |
| 66 | ROG | Doug Dawson |
| 73 | ROT | David Williams |
| 14 | QB | Cody Carlson |
| 44 | RB | Lorenzo White |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | William Fuller |
| 79 | LDT | Ray Childress |
| 99 | RDT | Doug Smith |
| 96 | RDE | Sean Jones |
| 59 | LLB | John Grimsley |
| 57 | MLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 91 | RLB | Johnny Meads |
| 28 | LCB | Cris Dishman |
| 25 | SS | Bubba McDowell |
| 27 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Richard Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 16 | 2 |
| Warren Williams | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lorenzo White | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Ernest Givins | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Cody Carlson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 1 | 240 | 9.2 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 72.6 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Cody Carlson | 29 | 22 | 75.9 | 1 | 247 | 8.5 | 53t | 3 | 3 | 15 | 120.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eric Green | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Haywood Jeffires | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 53t | 1 |
| Tony Jones | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Ernest Givins | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Curtis Duncan | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 29 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Willis | 2.0 |
| Gerald Williams | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Ray Childress | 1.0 |
| William Fuller | 1.0 |
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