Week 2, 1989

played in Detroit, MI

50 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	13	7	0	-	27
Detroit Lions	7	14	6	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:28 DET - William Harris 25 pass from Scott Lindquist (Chester Jacobsen extra point)
1Q: 03:42 PIT - Tim Worley 2 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Kitrick Taylor 3 pass from Scott Lindquist (Chester Jacobsen extra point)
2Q: 08:21 PIT - Charlie Baumann 29 field goal
2Q: 06:26 DET - Dennis McKinnon 24 pass from Scott Lindquist (Chester Jacobsen extra point)
2Q: 04:31 PIT - Hoby Brenner 16 pass from Bernie Kosar (Charlie Baumann extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Charlie Baumann 28 field goal
3Q: 12:08 PIT - Ron Brown 63 pass from Bernie Kosar (Charlie Baumann extra point)
3Q: 07:47 DET - Randall Morris 5 run (Chester Jacobsen extra point failed)
4Q: 02:03 DET - William Harris 9 pass from Scott Lindquist (Chester Jacobsen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:28 DET - William Harris 25 pass from Scott Lindquist (Chester Jacobsen extra point)
1Q: 03:42 PIT - Tim Worley 2 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Kitrick Taylor 3 pass from Scott Lindquist (Chester Jacobsen extra point)
2Q: 08:21 PIT - Charlie Baumann 29 field goal
2Q: 06:26 DET - Dennis McKinnon 24 pass from Scott Lindquist (Chester Jacobsen extra point)
2Q: 04:31 PIT - Hoby Brenner 16 pass from Bernie Kosar (Charlie Baumann extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Charlie Baumann 28 field goal
3Q: 12:08 PIT - Ron Brown 63 pass from Bernie Kosar (Charlie Baumann extra point)
3Q: 07:47 DET - Randall Morris 5 run (Chester Jacobsen extra point failed)
4Q: 02:03 DET - William Harris 9 pass from Scott Lindquist (Chester Jacobsen extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 25 28
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 15 18
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 476 439
- Offensive Plays 69 61
- Yards per Play 6.90 7.20
Net Rushing Yards 130 139
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 5.42 5.15
Net Passing Yards 346 300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 31 - 2 34 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 352 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.69 8.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 3/93
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:43 30:17

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	25	28
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	15	18
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	476	439
- Offensive Plays	69	61
- Yards per Play	6.90	7.20
Net Rushing Yards	130	139
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	5.42	5.15
Net Passing Yards	346	300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 31 - 2	34 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	352	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.69	8.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	3/93
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:43	30:17

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	1:43	OWN 10	4	31	Punt
1	7:14	3:41	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	14:49	6:33	OWN 23	13	65	Field Goal
2	6:14	1:51	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	2:25	2:25	OWN 13	9	76	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	7:36	3:13	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
3	2:54	1:28	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	12:35	2:21	OWN 22	5	23	Interception
4	8:07	1:17	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
4	1:56	1:32	OWN 25	9	43	Interception

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
1	10:46	3:32	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
1	3:33	3:44	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	8:16	2:02	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
2	4:23	1:58	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
3	11:51	4:15	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	4:23	1:29	OWN 4	3	-1	Punt
3	1:26	3:51	OWN 9	7	30	Punt
4	10:14	2:07	OPP 43	6	13	Missed FG
4	6:50	4:54	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 21	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Scott Lindquist, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Bernie Kosar	9	79	8.78	19	4	0
FB Mark Higgs	6	12	2.00	9	0	0
RB Tim Worley	6	25	4.17	16	1	1
RB Kerry Goode	3	14	4.67	12	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Curtis Dickey	16	82	5.13	13	4	0
RB Randall Morris	8	43	5.38	22	1	1
QB Scott Lindquist	2	8	4.00	10	1	0
WR Dennis McKinnon	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	44	31	352	1/6	2	63	2	90.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Lindquist	34	29	300	0/0	4	36	0	142.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Carter	8	10	105	13.13	41	26	0
TE Hoby Brenner	8	12	76	9.50	23	27	1
WR Ron Brown	7	8	96	13.71	60	63	1
TE Mack Tucker	4	4	32	8.00	0	15	0
RB Tim Worley	2	2	32	16.00	22	28	0
RB Kerry Goode	1	5	7	7.00	4	7	0
FB Mark Higgs	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Rodd Harris	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kitrick Taylor	9	12	64	7.11	19	15	1
WR Dennis McKinnon	7	7	124	17.71	62	36	1
TE William Harris	5	5	53	10.60	21	25	2
RB Randall Morris	3	3	26	8.67	14	17	0
WR Daryl Turner	3	4	15	5.00	0	6	0
FB Booker Moore	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Damone Johnson	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reyna Thompson	1	0	0.00	0
CB Devon Mitchell	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Hoby Brenner	1	0	0	0
WR Rodd Harris	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Elbert Shelley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Neil Blaise	4	195	48.8	43.8	60	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Black	4	211	52.8	48.3	72	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Baumann	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Jacobsen	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Carter	3	18	6.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Childs	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Carter	2	36	18.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Brown	2	65	32.5	0
Jimmy Childs	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB David Wyman	10	3	0.0	26	29
OLB Robert Lyles	9	3	0.0	26	33
DE Henry Thomas	4	2	0.0	24	32
ILB Kevin Walker	4	2	0.0	11	22
DT Dennis Byrd	4	1	0.0	17	19
S Mike Harden	3	2	0.0	27	34
CB Artie McConnell	3	1	0.0	25	31
S Marcus Paul	3	1	0.0	26	33
OLB Eric Hill	2	2	0.0	16	16
CB Tony Zachery	2	0	0.0	16	15
DE Dwayne Buckley	1	1	0.0	22	19
TE Hoby Brenner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Milton Mack	1	0	0.0	19	18
DE Jon Carter	1	0	0.0	8	16
WR Rodd Harris	1	0	---	---	---
CB Weston Hutton	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Cedric Cooper	1	0	0.0	8	17
S Michael Andrews	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Harrison Irwin	0	1	0.0	2	2

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Elbert Shelley	8	1	0.0	23	44
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	2	1.0	22	45
ILB Jim Eliopulos	6	4	0.0	14	33
CB Reyna Thompson	6	4	0.0	20	43
S Albert Myers	4	1	0.0	21	33
OLB Ken Woodard	4	0	0.0	11	12
CB Ronnie Burgess	4	0	0.0	22	42
ILB Jerry Muckensturm	3	0	0.0	9	11
CB Devon Mitchell	3	0	0.0	12	19
CB Alonzo Estep	2	0	0.0	9	20
DT Tony Chickillo	1	2	0.0	12	16
S Andre Young	1	1	0.0	4	13
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0.0	23	34
DE Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	2	13
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	0	0.0	12	26
DT Brian Luft	1	0	0.0	15	30
DE Josh Troy	1	0	0.0	22	42

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dennis Byrd	0.0	1	0	0	19

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	1.0	0	0	45
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	3	1	34
DE Josh Troy	0.0	1	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB David Wyman	5	0	29
OLB Robert Lyles	4	0	33
S Marcus Paul	3	1	33
ILB Kevin Walker	3	0	22
CB Artie McConnell	3	0	31
S Mike Harden	2	0	34
CB Tony Zachery	2	0	15
CB Cedric Cooper	2	0	17
DE Henry Thomas	1	0	32
DE Jon Carter	1	0	16
DT Dennis Byrd	1	0	19
OLB Eric Hill	1	0	16
CB Weston Hutton	1	0	3

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reyna Thompson	6	2	1	43
S Elbert Shelley	5	0	0	44
CB Ronnie Burgess	4	2	0	42
CB Devon Mitchell	3	0	1	19
ILB Jim Eliopulos	3	0	0	33
S Albert Myers	3	0	0	33
CB Alonzo Estep	2	0	0	20
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	0	0	45
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	0	12
S Andre Young	1	0	0	13
DE Josh Troy	1	0	0	42
ILB Jerry Muckensturm	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Doug Williams	2	3	24	1	45
G Santiago McDaniel	1	4	24	0	45
G David Franks	1	1	24	0	45
C Doug Smith	0	8	24	0	45
T Jumbo Elliott	0	1	24	0	45

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Dave Heffernan	5	10	27	34
T Reggie McElroy	2	5	27	34
C Jim Sweeney	2	4	27	34
T Sal Cerario	2	2	27	34
TE William Harris	1	1	25	31
G Brian Habib	0	3	27	34

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric Cooper	3	9
Jumbo Elliott	2	11
Howard Ballard	1	4

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Hardaway	2	10
Booker Moore	1	20
Chris Dressel	1	20
Joe Carter	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jumbo Elliott	24	45	---	---	11	80
WR Gerald Carter	24	44	---	---	10	78
T Doug Williams	24	45	---	---	6	75
G Santiago McDaniel	24	45	---	---	6	75
G David Franks	24	45	---	---	6	75
C Doug Smith	24	45	---	---	---	69
QB Bernie Kosar	24	45	---	---	---	69
TE Hoby Brenner	22	45	---	---	---	67
ILB David Wyman	---	---	26	29	10	65
S Mike Harden	---	---	27	34	1	62
S Marcus Paul	---	---	26	33	2	61
OLB Robert Lyles	---	---	26	33	1	60
WR Rodd Harris	23	37	---	---	---	60
FB Mark Higgs	14	27	---	---	17	58
DE Henry Thomas	---	---	24	32	1	57
CB Artie McConnell	---	---	25	31	1	57
CB Milton Mack	---	---	19	18	16	53
WR Ron Brown	15	25	---	---	8	48
DE Dwayne Buckley	---	---	22	19	5	46
RB Kerry Goode	7	16	---	---	17	40
DT Dennis Byrd	---	---	17	19	1	37
CB Tony Zachery	---	---	16	15	5	36
ILB Kevin Walker	---	---	11	22	1	34
CB Cedric Cooper	---	---	8	17	9	34
OLB Eric Hill	---	---	16	16	1	33
DT Camden Burns	---	---	10	15	4	29
OLB Rod Carter	---	---	9	18	---	27
TE Roman Phillip	0	4	---	---	21	25
DE Jon Carter	---	---	8	16	---	24
TE Mack Tucker	7	17	---	---	---	24
OLB Harrison Irwin	---	---	2	2	19	23
WR Lonzell Hill	2	0	---	---	16	18
S Michael Andrews	---	---	1	1	14	16
RB Tim Worley	6	4	---	---	---	10
WR Anthony Edwards	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Charlie Baumann	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Undra Johnson	0	6	---	---	---	6
C Lonnie Jordon	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Neil Blaise	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Weston Hutton	---	---	3	3	---	6
T Howard Ballard	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Jerry Reese	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Deiter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Andy Sinclair	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Todd Hembree	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE George Hoover	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Reyna Thompson	---	---	20	43	6	69
OLB Greg Lloyd	---	---	22	45	2	69
S Elbert Shelley	---	---	23	44	2	69
T Reggie McElroy	27	34	---	---	5	66
G Dave Heffernan	27	34	---	---	5	66
T Sal Cerario	27	34	---	---	5	66
DE Josh Troy	---	---	22	42	2	66
G Brian Habib	27	34	---	---	5	66
CB Ronnie Burgess	---	---	22	42	1	65
QB Scott Lindquist	27	34	---	---	---	61
C Jim Sweeney	27	34	---	---	---	61
DE Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	23	34	2	59
WR Dennis McKinnon	27	31	---	---	---	58
ILB Jim Eliopulos	---	---	14	33	10	57
TE William Harris	25	31	---	---	---	56
S Albert Myers	---	---	21	33	1	55
WR Kitrick Taylor	18	24	---	---	5	47
CB Alonzo Estep	---	---	9	20	17	46
DT Brian Luft	---	---	15	30	1	46
RB Curtis Dickey	17	8	---	---	16	41
FB Booker Moore	7	13	---	---	20	40
WR Daryl Turner	19	16	---	---	5	40
DT Harvey Armstrong	---	---	12	26	1	39
RB Randall Morris	10	26	---	---	---	36
DT Mike Stensrud	---	---	10	18	5	33
S Andre Young	---	---	4	13	16	33
CB Devon Mitchell	---	---	12	19	1	32
DT Tony Chickillo	---	---	12	16	1	29
OLB Ken Woodard	---	---	11	12	1	24
WR Jimmy Childs	4	2	---	---	16	22
TE Marv Cook	7	15	---	---	---	22
OLB Hugh Green	---	---	1	1	19	21
ILB Jerry Muckensturm	---	---	9	11	---	20
TE Chris Dressel	0	0	---	---	20	20
DE Bill Acker	---	---	2	13	4	19
WR Preston Brown	1	1	---	---	15	17
T Buddy Hardaway	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Chester Jacobsen	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Joe Carter	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Mike Black	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Alfred Palmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Damone Johnson	0	3	---	---	---	3
C Paul Tabor	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Terry Tausch	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Daryle Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Timm Rosenbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	18	120	6.7
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	10	72	7.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	44	31	6	1	1	5	4	2	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Lindquist	34	29	5	1	2	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	158	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	157	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	16	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	12	104	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	100	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Hoby Brenner	12	8	0	76	1	45
WR Gerald Carter	10	8	1	105	2	44
WR Ron Brown	8	7	0	96	2	25
RB Kerry Goode	5	1	0	7	0	16
TE Mack Tucker	4	4	0	32	0	17
RB Tim Worley	2	2	0	32	1	4
WR Rodd Harris	2	0	0	0	0	37
FB Mark Higgs	1	1	0	4	0	27

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kitrick Taylor	12	9	1	64	0	24
WR Dennis McKinnon	7	7	0	124	4	31
TE William Harris	5	5	0	53	1	31
WR Daryl Turner	4	3	0	15	0	16
RB Randall Morris	3	3	0	26	0	26
TE Damone Johnson	2	1	1	12	0	3
FB Booker Moore	1	1	0	6	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tim Worley	1	2	2.00	4.17

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Randall Morris	1	5	5.00	5.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	5	4	26	5.20	8.00

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Lindquist	7	6	36	5.14	8.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Hoby Brenner	2	2	23	11.50	6.33
WR Gerald Carter	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
WR Ron Brown	1	1	-1	-1.00	12.00
FB Mark Higgs	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kitrick Taylor	3	3	17	5.67	5.33
WR Daryl Turner	2	1	5	2.50	3.75
TE William Harris	2	2	14	7.00	10.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bernie Kosar	1	1
RB Kerry Goode	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Curtis Dickey	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	13	8	7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Lindquist	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Carter	4	3	3
RB Kerry Goode	3	1	1
TE Hoby Brenner	2	1	0
TE Mack Tucker	2	2	2
WR Ron Brown	1	1	1
WR Rodd Harris	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Randall Morris	2	2	1
WR Kitrick Taylor	2	1	0
WR Dennis McKinnon	1	1	1
WR Daryl Turner	1	1	1
TE Damone Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)