Week 5
Final
CIN
PIT1Q
0 - 7
R. Carter 22-yard TD catch from B. Brister.
Made XP
2Q
3 - 7
J. Breech 24-yard field goal.
2Q
6 - 7
J. Breech 27-yard field goal.
2Q
6 - 10
G. Anderson 24-yard field goal.
2Q
13 - 10
M. Martin 7-yard TD catch from B. Esiason.
Made XP
3Q
13 - 13
G. Anderson 40-yard field goal.
4Q
19 - 13
J. Brooks 13-yard TD run.
Missed XP
4Q
19 - 16
G. Anderson 34-yard field goal.
4Q
26 - 16
J. Brooks 65-yard TD run.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
219
Esiason
CIN
Rush Yds
127
Brooks
CIN
Rec Yds
99
Lipps
PIT
Scrim TD
2
Brooks
CIN
Matchup
1989 AFC Central
Browns 
Oilers 
Steelers 
Bengals Game Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers were decisively beaten by the Cincinnati Bengals, 26 to 16, on October 8, 1989.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason #7 | 17/32 | 219 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 3-27 | 85.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brister #6 | 19/31 | 169 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 3-35 | 86.6 |
T. Blackledge #14 | 2/5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 63.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brooks #21 | 17 | 127 | 7.5 | 2 | 65 |
B. Esiason #7 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. Ball #42 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Worley #38 | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 0 | 17 |
M. Hoge #33 | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 0 | 20 |
B. Brister #6 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Lipps #83 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Brown #81 | 0/0 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 46 |
T. McGee #85 | 0/0 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 18 |
R. Holman #82 | 0/0 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 19 |
M. Martin #88 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 18 |
E. Ball #42 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Brooks #21 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 0/0 | 99 | 12.4 | 0 | 16 |
R. Carter #24 | 0/0 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | 22 |
M. Mularkey #86 | 0/0 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
D. Hill #82 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
D. Stone #20 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Wilcots #41 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Zander #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Buck #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hammerstein #71 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Johnson #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Lloyd #95 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Willis #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Breech #3 | 2/2 | 2/3 | 8 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #11 | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Newsome #18 | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jennings #36 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hillary #89 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Woodson #26 | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hinnant #67 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Martin #88 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Woodson #26 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason #7 | 17/32 | 219 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 3-27 | 85.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brooks #21 | 17 | 127 | 7.5 | 2 | 65 |
B. Esiason #7 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. Ball #42 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Brown #81 | 0/0 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 46 |
T. McGee #85 | 0/0 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 18 |
R. Holman #82 | 0/0 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 19 |
M. Martin #88 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 18 |
E. Ball #42 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Brooks #21 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Wilcots #41 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Zander #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Buck #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hammerstein #71 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Breech #3 | 2/2 | 2/3 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #11 | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jennings #36 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hillary #89 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Martin #88 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brister #6 | 19/31 | 169 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 3-35 | 86.6 |
T. Blackledge #14 | 2/5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 63.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Worley #38 | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 0 | 17 |
M. Hoge #33 | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 0 | 20 |
B. Brister #6 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Lipps #83 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 0/0 | 99 | 12.4 | 0 | 16 |
R. Carter #24 | 0/0 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | 22 |
M. Mularkey #86 | 0/0 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
D. Hill #82 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
D. Stone #20 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Johnson #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Lloyd #95 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Willis #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Newsome #18 | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Woodson #26 | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hinnant #67 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Woodson #26 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
382
Total Yds
340
192
Pass Yds
168
190
Rush Yds
172
0
Total Drives
0
63
Total Plays
75
6.1
Yards Per Play
4.5
5.5
Yards Per Pass
4.3
6.8
Yards Per Rush
4.8
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
21
1st Downs
25
12
Passing 1st Downs
11
7
Rushing 1st Downs
11
2
1st Downs from Penalties
3
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
4
Punts
3
1
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
1
3
Penalties
8
3.0
Sacks
3.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
