| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1987 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 56394 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 36 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 31 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Derek Tennell 2 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick blocked) | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 39 FG | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 30 FG | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 27 FG | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Earnest Byner 2 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 19 | 6 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Cornell Gowdy 45 interception return (Gary Anderson kick) | 19 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 70 | LOG | Larry Williams |
| 61 | C | Mike Baab |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 44 | RB | Earnest Byner |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Dave Puzzuoli |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 50 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 51 | LILB | Eddie Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Anthony Griggs |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 24 | SS | Ray Ellis |
| 22 | FS | Felix Wright |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 87 | WR | Weegie Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Buddy Aydelette |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 84 | TE | Danzell Lee |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 30 | FB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 92 | RDE | Keith Gary |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 57 | ROLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 35 | RCB | Delton Hall |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Earnest Byner | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Kevin Mack | 18 | 37 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 1 | 241 | 6.7 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 76.3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 2 | 126 | 7.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Derek Tennell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Theo Young | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Eddie Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Hanford Dixon | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Cornell Gowdy | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dwight Stone | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 21 | 0 | |
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gregg Carr | 1.0 |
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