| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 15, 1991 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 53703 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 87 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 49 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jason Staurovsky 33 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jason Staurovsky 28 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 32 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Eric Green 32 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ernie Mills 0 punt return (Gary Anderson kick) | 6 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Greg McMurtry |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 65 | LOG | Elbert Crawford |
| 63 | C | Gene Chilton |
| 75 | ROG | Danny Villa |
| 77 | ROT | Pat Harlow |
| 85 | TE | Marv Cook |
| 13 | QB | Tommy Hodson |
| 32 | RB | Leonard Russell |
| 45 | FB | Ivy Joe Hunter |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Garin Veris |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 96 | RDE | Brent Williams |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 51 | LILB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 59 | RILB | Vincent Brown |
| 55 | ROLB | Chris Singleton |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 40 | SS | Harry Colon |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 37 | RCB | Maurice Hurst |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 20 | WR | Dwight Stone |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 60 | LOG | Brian Blankenship |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 77 | ROG | Carlton Haselrig |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Eric Green |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 29 | RB | Barry Foster |
| 33 | FB | Merril Hoge |
| Defense | ||
| 97 | LDE | Aaron Jones |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 66 | RDE | Donald Evans |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 54 | LILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 55 | RILB | Jerry Olsavsky |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 44 | LCB | D.J. Johnson |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 33:06 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6/15 | 0/0 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 26:54 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1/8 | 0/1 | 7 | 60 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Leonard Russell | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Marvin Allen | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Ivy Joe Hunter | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Hodson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 82 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Barry Foster | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 43 | 2.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tommy Hodson | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 2 | 114 | 4.8 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 25.3 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 2 | 114 | 4.6 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 24.4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 29 | 22 | 75.9 | 0 | 262 | 9.0 | 32t | 1 | 1 | 15 | 114.4 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 22 | 75.9 | 0 | 262 | 9.0 | 32t | 1 | 1 | 15 | 114.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Irving Fryar | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Marv Cook | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leonard Russell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ivy Joe Hunter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 114 | 10.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Eric Green | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 32t | 1 |
| Merril Hoge | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Barry Foster | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 262 | 11.9 | 32t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Thomas Everett | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Greg Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Bryan Wagner | 6 | 219 | 36.5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 219 | 36.5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Jerome Henderson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 4 | 0 | 73 | 18.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 | 40 | 1 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Jason Staurovsky | 3 | 197 | 65.7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Gary Anderson | 5 | 364 | 72.8 | 4 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Michael Timpson | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Garin Veris | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Willis | 1.0 |
| Jerrol Williams | 1.0 |
| Aaron Jones | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |