| AFC Wild Card Playoff - Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 31, 1989 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 58306 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tim Worley 9 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 26 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 35 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 25 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 26 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 30 FG | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 48 FG | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Ernest Givins 18 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Ernest Givins 9 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 16 | 23 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 2 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 23 | 23 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 50 FG | 26 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Derek Hill |
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 79 | LOG | John Rienstra |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 84 | TE | Mike Mularkey |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 38 | RB | Tim Worley |
| 33 | FB | Merril Hoge |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 78 | RDE | Tim Johnson |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 54 | RILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Bob Mrosko |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | William Fuller |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 96 | RDE | Sean Jones |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Bubba McDowell |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 17 | 100 | 5.9 | 49 | 1 |
| Tim Worley | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 33 | 15 | 45.5 | 0 | 127 | 3.8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 56.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 48 | 29 | 60.4 | 0 | 315 | 6.6 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tim Worley | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Stock | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ernest Givins | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 30 | 2 |
| Drew Hill | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 5 | 152 | 30.4 | 39 | 1 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 48 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 4 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Eric Fairs | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |