Week 13
Final
DEN
PIT2Q
0 - 3
G. Anderson 25-yard field goal.
2Q
7 - 3
C. Sampson 24-yard TD catch from J. Elway.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 3
R. Karlis 42-yard field goal.
2Q
10 - 6
G. Anderson 34-yard field goal.
3Q
10 - 9
G. Anderson 24-yard field goal.
4Q
17 - 9
S. Sewell 12-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 16
L. Lipps 31-yard TD catch from D. Woodley.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 23
M. Merriweather 35-yard TD interception return.
Made XP
4Q
24 - 23
S. Sewell 2-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
31 - 23
M. Harden 42-yard TD interception return.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
283
Woodley
PIT
Rush Yds
45
Pollard
PIT
Rec Yds
119
Sweeney
PIT
Scrim TD
2
Sewell
DEN
Matchup
1985 AFC West
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Oilers Game Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the Denver Broncos, 31 to 23, on December 1, 1985.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway #7 | 24/41 | 238 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 73.0 |
V. Johnson #82 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Woodley #16 | 19/40 | 283 | 7.1 | 1 | 4 | 6-33 | 39.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sewell #30 | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 2 | 14 |
S. Winder #23 | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 |
G. Lang #33 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 |
J. Elway #7 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Pollard #30 | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
W. Abercrombie #34 | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 0 | 16 |
D. Woodley #16 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kay #88 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 27 |
S. Watson #81 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 19 |
V. Johnson #82 | 0/0 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 11 |
C. Sampson #84 | 0/0 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 24 |
S. Winder #23 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 |
G. Lang #33 | 0/0 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 16 |
G. Willhite #47 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
S. Sewell #30 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sweeney #85 | 0/0 | 119 | 14.9 | 0 | 26 |
L. Lipps #83 | 0/0 | 60 | 20.0 | 1 | 31 |
R. Erenberg #24 | 0/0 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 |
P. Gothard #86 | 0/0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
W. Thompson #87 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
B. Cunningham #89 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jones #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Kragen #71 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lilly #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Mecklenburg #77 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Wilson #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Harden #31 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Merriweather #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Karlis #3 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Norman #4 | 7 | 258 | 36.9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Newsome #18 | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Johnson #82 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Spencer #36 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Erenberg #24 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Johnson #82 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Willhite #47 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elway #7 | 24/41 | 238 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 73.0 |
V. Johnson #82 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sewell #30 | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 2 | 14 |
S. Winder #23 | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 |
G. Lang #33 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 |
J. Elway #7 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kay #88 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 27 |
S. Watson #81 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 19 |
V. Johnson #82 | 0/0 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 11 |
C. Sampson #84 | 0/0 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 24 |
S. Winder #23 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 |
G. Lang #33 | 0/0 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 16 |
G. Willhite #47 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
S. Sewell #30 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jones #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Kragen #71 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lilly #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Mecklenburg #77 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Wilson #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Harden #31 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Karlis #3 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Norman #4 | 7 | 258 | 36.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Johnson #82 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Johnson #82 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Willhite #47 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Woodley #16 | 19/40 | 283 | 7.1 | 1 | 4 | 6-33 | 39.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Pollard #30 | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
W. Abercrombie #34 | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 0 | 16 |
D. Woodley #16 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sweeney #85 | 0/0 | 119 | 14.9 | 0 | 26 |
L. Lipps #83 | 0/0 | 60 | 20.0 | 1 | 31 |
R. Erenberg #24 | 0/0 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 |
P. Gothard #86 | 0/0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
W. Thompson #87 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
B. Cunningham #89 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Merriweather #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Newsome #18 | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Spencer #36 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Erenberg #24 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
331
Total Yds
327
238
Pass Yds
250
93
Rush Yds
77
0
Total Drives
0
68
Total Plays
72
4.9
Yards Per Play
4.5
5.7
Yards Per Pass
5.4
3.6
Yards Per Rush
3
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
20
1st Downs
22
14
Passing 1st Downs
15
5
Rushing 1st Downs
4
1
1st Downs from Penalties
3
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
7
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
4
0
Fumbles Lost
0
4
Penalties
3
6.0
Sacks
0.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
