| Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1990 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74285 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 58 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Sammy Winder 1 run (David Treadwell kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | David Treadwell 24 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Louis Lipps 6 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Sewell 2 run (David Treadwell kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Eric Green 3 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 6 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Eric Green 10 pass from Bubby Brister (Dan Stryzinski pass failed) | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Eric Green 3 pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick) | 34 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Derek Hill |
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 60 | LOG | Brian Blankenship |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 84 | TE | Mike Mularkey |
| 6 | QB | Bubby Brister |
| 33 | RB | Merril Hoge |
| 42 | RB | Warren Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 66 | RDE | Donald Evans |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 54 | LILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 50 | RILB | David Little |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 44 | LCB | D.J. Johnson |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| 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 |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| 89 | HBK | Orson Mobley |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Warren Powers |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Szymanski |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 51 | LILB | Marc Munford |
| 56 | RILB | Mike Brooks |
| 77 | ROLB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 27 | LCB | Elliot Smith |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 24 | RCB | Wymon Henderson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Warren Williams | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Barry Foster | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Bell | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Elway | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 7 | 1 |
| Mel Bratton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bubby Brister | 28 | 21 | 75.0 | 0 | 353 | 12.6 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 156.2 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 0 | 194 | 5.4 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 63.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 9 | 141 | 15.7 | 33 | 1 |
| Eric Green | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 3 |
| Warren Williams | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Chris Calloway | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 90 | 90.0 | 90 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Young | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Clarence Kay | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Orson Mobley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 5 | 240 | 48.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dwight Stone | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Eric Green | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Donald Evans | 1.0 |
| Aaron Jones | 1.0 |
| Carnell Lake | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Mike Brooks | 1.0 |
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