Bengals 37-24 Steelers (Sep 30, 1985)

CIN

PIT

1

0

2

14

10

3

7

14

4

16

0

37

24

2Q

0 - 7

L. Lipps 15-yard TD catch from M. Malone.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 7

J. Brooks 14-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 7

R. Holman 26-yard TD catch from B. Esiason.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 10

G. Anderson 29-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

21 - 10

E. Brown 8-yard TD catch from B. Esiason.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 17

J. Stallworth 17-yard TD catch from M. Malone.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 24

R. Erenberg 4-yard TD catch from M. Malone.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

28 - 24

R. Holman 4-yard TD catch from B. Esiason.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

31 - 24

J. Breech 32-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

37 - 24

J. Brooks 32-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

374

Malone

PIT

Rush Yds

133

Brooks

CIN

Rec Yds

151

Stallworth

PIT

Scrim TD

2

Brooks

CIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Boomer Esiason

CIN QB #7

Mark Malone

PIT QB #16

184

Pass Yds

374

3

Pass TD

3

0

Int

2

CIN

Team Stats

PIT

366

Total Yds

453

23

1st Downs

27

2

Turnovers

3

1985 AFC Central

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 were decisively beaten by the Cincinnati Bengals, 37 to 24, on September 30, 1985.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Boomer Esiason B. Esiason #7	19/27	184	6.8	3	0	3-40	126.2
Cris Collinsworth C. Collinsworth #80	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	0-0	0.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Mark Malone M. Malone #16	26/44	374	8.5	3	2	4-34	90.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
James Brooks J. Brooks #21	18	133	7.4	2	32
Charles Alexander C. Alexander #40	10	42	4.2	0	10
Stanford Jennings S. Jennings #36	8	37	4.6	0	19
Boomer Esiason B. Esiason #7	2	10	5.0	0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Frank Pollard F. Pollard #30	15	68	4.5	19
Walter Abercrombie W. Abercrombie #34	8	24	3.0	12
Rich Erenberg R. Erenberg #24	3	12	4.0	9
Mark Malone M. Malone #16	1	9	9.0	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Eddie Brown E. Brown #81	0/0	46	15.3	1	24
Rodney Holman R. Holman #82	0/0	35	11.7	2	26
Stanford Jennings S. Jennings #36	0/0	30	10.0	0	12
James Brooks J. Brooks #21	0/0	27	6.8	0	10
Charles Alexander C. Alexander #40	0/0	23	5.8	0	13
Cris Collinsworth C. Collinsworth #80	0/0	20	20.0	0	20
Dan Ross D. Ross #84	0/0	3	3.0	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	151	13.7	1	19
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	0/0	100	20.0	1	32
Weegie Thompson W. Thompson #87	0/0	43	21.5	0	23
Rich Erenberg R. Erenberg #24	0/0	38	9.5	1	14
Frank Pollard F. Pollard #30	0/0	29	14.5	0	20
Calvin Sweeney C. Sweeney #85	0/0	10	10.0	0	10
Walter Abercrombie W. Abercrombie #34	0/0	3	3.0	0	3

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Jeff Schuh J. Schuh #59	0-0	2.0	0
Reggie Williams R. Williams #57	0-0	1.0	0
Ross Browner R. Browner #79	0-0	1.0	0
James Griffin J. Griffin #34	0-0	0.0	1
Ray Horton R. Horton #20	0-0	0.0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Mike Merriweather M. Merriweather #57	0-0	2.0	0
Eric Williams E. Williams #21	0-0	0.0	1
Keith Willis K. Willis #93	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Breech J. Breech #3	1/2	4/4	7	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gary Anderson G. Anderson #1	1/2	3/3	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Pat McInally P. McInally #87	5	237	47.4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Harry Newsome H. Newsome #18	6	234	39.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Martin M. Martin #88	4	94	23.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Sam Washington S. Washington #41	1	14	14.0	0	0
Rich Erenberg R. Erenberg #24	6	151	25.2	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Martin M. Martin #88	3	24	8.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	2	14	7.0	0	0
Rick Woods R. Woods #22	2	14	7.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Boomer Esiason B. Esiason #7	19/27	184	6.8	3	0	3-40	126.2
Cris Collinsworth C. Collinsworth #80	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
James Brooks J. Brooks #21	18	133	7.4	2	32
Charles Alexander C. Alexander #40	10	42	4.2	0	10
Stanford Jennings S. Jennings #36	8	37	4.6	0	19
Boomer Esiason B. Esiason #7	2	10	5.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Eddie Brown E. Brown #81	0/0	46	15.3	1	24
Rodney Holman R. Holman #82	0/0	35	11.7	2	26
Stanford Jennings S. Jennings #36	0/0	30	10.0	0	12
James Brooks J. Brooks #21	0/0	27	6.8	0	10
Charles Alexander C. Alexander #40	0/0	23	5.8	0	13
Cris Collinsworth C. Collinsworth #80	0/0	20	20.0	0	20
Dan Ross D. Ross #84	0/0	3	3.0	0	3

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Jeff Schuh J. Schuh #59	0-0	2.0	0
Reggie Williams R. Williams #57	0-0	1.0	0
Ross Browner R. Browner #79	0-0	1.0	0
James Griffin J. Griffin #34	0-0	0.0	1
Ray Horton R. Horton #20	0-0	0.0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Breech J. Breech #3	1/2	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Pat McInally P. McInally #87	5	237	47.4	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Martin M. Martin #88	4	94	23.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Martin M. Martin #88	3	24	8.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Mark Malone M. Malone #16	26/44	374	8.5	3	2	4-34	90.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Frank Pollard F. Pollard #30	15	68	4.5	19
Walter Abercrombie W. Abercrombie #34	8	24	3.0	12
Rich Erenberg R. Erenberg #24	3	12	4.0	9
Mark Malone M. Malone #16	1	9	9.0	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	151	13.7	1	19
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	0/0	100	20.0	1	32
Weegie Thompson W. Thompson #87	0/0	43	21.5	0	23
Rich Erenberg R. Erenberg #24	0/0	38	9.5	1	14
Frank Pollard F. Pollard #30	0/0	29	14.5	0	20
Calvin Sweeney C. Sweeney #85	0/0	10	10.0	0	10
Walter Abercrombie W. Abercrombie #34	0/0	3	3.0	0	3

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Mike Merriweather M. Merriweather #57	0-0	2.0	0
Eric Williams E. Williams #21	0-0	0.0	1
Keith Willis K. Willis #93	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gary Anderson G. Anderson #1	1/2	3/3	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Harry Newsome H. Newsome #18	6	234	39.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Sam Washington S. Washington #41	1	14	14.0	0	0
Rich Erenberg R. Erenberg #24	6	151	25.2	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Louis Lipps L. Lipps #83	2	14	7.0	0	0
Rick Woods R. Woods #22	2	14	7.0	0	0

CIN

PIT

1

0

2

14

10

3

7

14

4

16

0

37

24

CIN

Team Stats

PIT

366

Total Yds

453

144

Pass Yds

340

222

Rush Yds

113

69

Total Plays

75

5.3

Yards Per Play

6

4.6

Yards Per Pass

7.1

5.8

Yards Per Rush

4.2

23

1st Downs

27

10

Passing 1st Downs

19

12

Rushing 1st Downs

5

1

1st Downs from Penalties

3

5

Punts

6

2

Turnovers

3

1

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

1

4

Penalties

10

4.0

Sacks

3.0

0

D/ST TD

0

1-3 CIN

PIT 2-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1985 AFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats