| AFC Divisional Playoff - Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: January 7, 1990 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 75868 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 55 F Humidty: 15% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 7 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mel Bratton 1 run (David Treadwell kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 9 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 43 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vance Johnson 37 pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 35 FG | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 32 FG | 23 | 17 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mel Bratton 1 run (David Treadwell kick) | 23 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 87 | WR | Weegie Thompson |
| 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 |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Mark Jackson |
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 60 | LOT | Gerald Perry |
| 66 | LOG | Jim Juriga |
| 72 | C | Keith Kartz |
| 67 | ROG | Doug Widell |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 89 | TE | Orson Mobley |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 26 | RB | Bobby Humphrey |
| 32 | FB | Mel Bratton |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Alphonso Carreker |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 56 | LOLB | Mike Brooks |
| 51 | LILB | Marc Munford |
| 77 | RILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 73 | ROLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 34 | LCB | Tyrone Braxton |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 24 | RCB | Wymon Henderson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 16 | 120 | 7.5 | 45 | 1 |
| Tim Worley | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Humphrey | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
| John Elway | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 0 | 229 | 7.9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101.1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 1 | 239 | 12.0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 97.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Dwight Stone | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tim Worley | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Mark Stock | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 51 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 37t | 1 |
| Mike Young | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Thomas Everett | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 55 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 2 | 0 | 62 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Darren Carrington | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Aaron Jones | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
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