| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 27, 1985 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 55421 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 74 F Humidty: 28% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rodney Holman 11 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Robert Jackson 57 interception return (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 49 pass from David Woodley (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 39 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 40 FG | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 32 FG | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 62 punt return (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 21 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 30 | FB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 95 | RDE | John Goodman |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 53 | ROLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 22 | LCB | Rick Woods |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 33 | RCB | Harvey Clayton |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 74 | LOG | Brian Blados |
| 52 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 40 | FB | Charles Alexander |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 59 | LOLB | Jeff Schuh |
| 56 | LILB | Ron Simpkins |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 22 | FS | James Griffin |
| 20 | RCB | Ray Horton |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 25:40 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6/11 | 0/1 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 3 |
| CIN | 34:20 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6/15 | 0/0 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Frank Pollard | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Morse | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 87 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Larry Kinnebrew | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 15 | 26 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 85 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 3 | 146 | 6.6 | 49t | 1 | 1 | 11 | 47.0 |
| Mark Malone | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.1 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 3 | 180 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 52.2 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 1 | 235 | 8.1 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 84.7 |
| Eddie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 1 | 235 | 8.1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 84.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 49t | 1 |
| Rich Erenberg | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 180 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Rodney Holman | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 235 | 13.1 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Robert Jackson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 57t | 1 |
| Bobby Kemp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Harry Newsome | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 0 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
| Pat McInally | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Jim Breech | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 62t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Todd Spencer | 6 | 0 | 136 | 22.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 136 | 22.7 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 3 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| James Griffin | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |