Bills 24-30 Steelers (Dec 15, 1985)

BUF

PIT

1

7

0

2

14

3

0

6

4

3

10

24

30

1Q

7 - 0

G. Bell 77-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 0

J. Butler 33-yard TD catch from B. Mathison.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

21 - 0

D. Wilson 61-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

21 - 7

L. Lipps 13-yard TD catch from S. Campbell.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

21 - 14

F. Pollard 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 17

G. Anderson 26-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

21 - 20

G. Anderson 31-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

24 - 20

S. Norwood 24-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

24 - 23

G. Anderson 45-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

24 - 30

W. Abercrombie 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

275

Campbell

PIT

Rush Yds

123

Bell

BUF

Rec Yds

116

Lipps

PIT

Scrim TD

1

Bell

BUF

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Bruce Mathison

BUF QB #7

Scott Campbell

PIT QB #10

162

Pass Yds

275

1

Pass TD

1

2

Int

2

BUF

Team Stats

PIT

323

Total Yds

434

14

1st Downs

25

5

Turnovers

3

1985 AFC East

BUF PIT

Team	W	L	PCT
Dolphins	12	4	.750
Jets	11	5	.688
Patriots	11	5	.688
Colts	5	11	.313
Bills	2	14	.125

Team	W	L	PCT
Browns	8	8	.500
Bengals	7	9	.438
Steelers	7	9	.438
Oilers	5	11	.313

Game Summary

The Pittsburgh Steelers emerged victorious over the Buffalo Bills, 30 to 24, on December 15, 1985.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bruce Mathison B. Mathison #7	10/20	162	8.1	1	2	2-28	54.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Scott Campbell S. Campbell #10	18/38	275	7.2	1	2	4-32	58.6
Mark Malone M. Malone #16	2/7	21	3.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Greg Bell G. Bell #28	19	123	6.5	1	77
Bruce Mathison B. Mathison #7	4	31	7.8	0	0
Anthony Steels A. Steels #45	3	22	7.3	0	22
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	9	13	1.4	0	5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Frank Pollard F. Pollard #30	16	82	5.1	1	22
Walter Abercrombie W. Abercrombie #34	15	71	4.7	1	15
David Woodley D. Woodley #16	1	12	12.0	0	12
Todd Spencer T. Spencer #36	1	2	2.0	0	2
Scott Campbell S. Campbell #10	2	2	1.0	0	0
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Eric Richardson E. Richardson #82	0/0	60	20.0	0	27
Jerry Butler J. Butler #80	0/0	51	17.0	1	33
Andre Reed A. Reed #83	0/0	21	21.0	0	21
Chris Burkett C. Burkett #87	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Greg Bell G. Bell #28	0/0	12	6.0	0	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	0/0	116	29.0	1	51
Frank Pollard F. Pollard #30	0/0	39	13.0	0	16
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	37	12.3	0	22
Walter Abercrombie W. Abercrombie #34	0/0	34	11.3	0	17
Preston Gothard P. Gothard #86	0/0	34	11.3	0	17
Calvin Sweeney C. Sweeney #85	0/0	18	6.0	0	16
Weegie Thompson W. Thompson #87	0/0	18	18.0	0	18

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Sean McNanie S. McNanie #95	0-0	1.0	0
Charles Romes C. Romes #26	0-0	0.0	2
Fred Smerlas F. Smerlas #76	0-0	0.5	0
Bruce Smith B. Smith #78	0-0	1.0	0
Ben Williams B. Williams #77	0-0	0.5	0
Jim Haslett J. Haslett #55	0-0	1.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Donnie Shell D. Shell #31	0-0	0.0	1
Dwayne Woodruff D. Woodruff #49	0-0	0.0	1
Keith Gary K. Gary #92	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Scott Norwood S. Norwood #11	1/1	3/3	6	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gary Anderson G. Anderson #1	3/4	3/3	12	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John Kidd J. Kidd #4	4	147	36.8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Harry Newsome H. Newsome #18	4	140	35.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Anthony Steels A. Steels #45	4	79	19.8
Jimmy Teal J. Teal #86	1	20	20.0
Don Wilson D. Wilson #21	1	21	21.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	1	19	19.0
Todd Spencer T. Spencer #36	3	61	20.3
Anthony Tuggle A. Tuggle #25	1	8	8.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rod Hill R. Hill #25	2	23	11.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bruce Mathison B. Mathison #7	10/20	162	8.1	1	2	2-28	54.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Greg Bell G. Bell #28	19	123	6.5	1	77
Bruce Mathison B. Mathison #7	4	31	7.8	0	0
Anthony Steels A. Steels #45	3	22	7.3	0	22
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	9	13	1.4	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Eric Richardson E. Richardson #82	0/0	60	20.0	0	27
Jerry Butler J. Butler #80	0/0	51	17.0	1	33
Andre Reed A. Reed #83	0/0	21	21.0	0	21
Chris Burkett C. Burkett #87	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Greg Bell G. Bell #28	0/0	12	6.0	0	9

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Sean McNanie S. McNanie #95	0-0	1.0	0
Charles Romes C. Romes #26	0-0	0.0	2
Fred Smerlas F. Smerlas #76	0-0	0.5	0
Bruce Smith B. Smith #78	0-0	1.0	0
Ben Williams B. Williams #77	0-0	0.5	0
Jim Haslett J. Haslett #55	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Scott Norwood S. Norwood #11	1/1	3/3	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John Kidd J. Kidd #4	4	147	36.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Anthony Steels A. Steels #45	4	79	19.8
Jimmy Teal J. Teal #86	1	20	20.0
Don Wilson D. Wilson #21	1	21	21.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rod Hill R. Hill #25	2	23	11.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Scott Campbell S. Campbell #10	18/38	275	7.2	1	2	4-32	58.6
Mark Malone M. Malone #16	2/7	21	3.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Frank Pollard F. Pollard #30	16	82	5.1	1	22
Walter Abercrombie W. Abercrombie #34	15	71	4.7	1	15
David Woodley D. Woodley #16	1	12	12.0	0	12
Todd Spencer T. Spencer #36	1	2	2.0	0	2
Scott Campbell S. Campbell #10	2	2	1.0	0	0
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	0/0	116	29.0	1	51
Frank Pollard F. Pollard #30	0/0	39	13.0	0	16
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	37	12.3	0	22
Walter Abercrombie W. Abercrombie #34	0/0	34	11.3	0	17
Preston Gothard P. Gothard #86	0/0	34	11.3	0	17
Calvin Sweeney C. Sweeney #85	0/0	18	6.0	0	16
Weegie Thompson W. Thompson #87	0/0	18	18.0	0	18

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Donnie Shell D. Shell #31	0-0	0.0	1
Dwayne Woodruff D. Woodruff #49	0-0	0.0	1
Keith Gary K. Gary #92	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gary Anderson G. Anderson #1	3/4	3/3	12	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Harry Newsome H. Newsome #18	4	140	35.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	1	19	19.0
Todd Spencer T. Spencer #36	3	61	20.3
Anthony Tuggle A. Tuggle #25	1	8	8.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	1	0	0.0	0	0

BUF

PIT

1

7

0

2

14

3

0

6

4

3

10

24

30

BUF

Team Stats

PIT

323

Total Yds

434

134

Pass Yds

264

189

Rush Yds

170

57

Total Plays

85

5.7

Yards Per Play

5.1

6.1

Yards Per Pass

5.4

Yards Per Rush

4.7

14

1st Downs

25

8

Passing 1st Downs

11

5

Rushing 1st Downs

12

1

1st Downs from Penalties

2

4

Punts

4

5

Turnovers

3

2

Interceptions Thrown

2

3

Fumbles Lost

1

8

Penalties

5

4.0

Sacks

2.0

0

D/ST TD

0

2-13 BUF

PIT 7-8

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1985 AFC East

Game Summary

Team Stats