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Free safety Steve Foley ends the opening possession with an interception but gets knocked out of the game by a Craig Wolfley blow.
Following a Broncos field goal, Erroll Tucker takes the kick return 99 yards to score six for Pittsburgh.
Steelers inside linebacker David Little sacks Elway recording one of his game leading 12 tackles in the western Pennsylvania rain.
5th year pro Rich Karlis kicks his second field goal of the opening quarter with his newly acquired Reeboks.
Rulon Jones tackles the ball carrier behind the line of scrimmage forcing the Steelers to a 3 and out.
The home team scores on their next possession with Earnest Jackson carrying the Wilson football into the goal from the fullback position.
The Denver Broncos lose Sammy Winder for the remainder of the season. The half back will appear in a career tying low, 8 games, in NFL 86 during his 5 year career in Denver.
"The Albino Rhino" Karl Mecklenburg recorded 9 tackles, including 3 for a loss, at Heinz Field.
Rookie Bubby Brister completed 8 of only 10 passes in the action and threw a scoring pitch.
Linebacker David Little from Miami, Florida earned collegiate All-American status in his senior season at the University of Florida. A four year starter for the Gators, Little holds the UF record for tackles in a career with 475.
Tight end Bobby Micho catches a short pass late in the 3rd in the endzone to score the Broncos only touchdown.
The Denver offense is anchored by left guard Keith Bishop. The seventh year pro is looking for his first Pro Bowl honor in NFL 86.
Cornerback Dwayne Woodruff intercepts Elway in the 4th quarter.
Linebacker Dennis Winston invades the Broncos backfield and effectively ends the game with a tackle for a loss earning Pittsburgh's second victory of NFL 86 in week 9.
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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Broncos 6 0 7 3 0 16
Steelers 7 14 3 0 0 24
Game Statistics: Broncos Steelers
First Downs 18 13
Third Down Conversions 6 4
Third Downs 14 10
Third Down Percentage 42.9% 40.0%
Forth Down Conversions 0 0
Fourth Downs 1 0
Fourth Down Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Offense Redzone Num 5 3
Offense Redzone TDs 1 2
Offense Redzone FGs 2 1
Offense Redzone Percentage 60.0% 100.0%
Rushing Attempts 31 32
Rushing Yards 94 111
Rushing Average 3.0 3.5
Rushing TDs 0 1
Passing Yards 232 121
Passing Completions 19 9
Passing Attempts 28 12
Completion Percentage 67.9% 75.0%
Passing Average 8.3 10.1
Passing TDs 1 1
Offensive Pass Interceptions 1 1
TOTAL OFFENSE 326 232
Defensive Pass Interceptions 1 1
Punt Return Yards 23 19
Kick Return Yards 109 214
Punts 4 4
Punt Avg 36.5 49.8
Fumbles 0 0
Fumbles Lost 0 0
Penalties 0 1
Penalty Yds 0 15
Turnovers 1 1
TIME OF POSSESSION 12:24 11:36
Individual Stats: Steelers
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Bubby Brister 8 10 126 80 12.5 2 1 1 44 112.4
Scott Campbell 1 2 8 50 4.0 1 0 0 8 60.4
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Earnest Jackson 18 62 3.4 12 1 0
Walter Abercrombie 8 29 3.6 11 0 0
Frank Pollard 3 13 4.3 14 0 0
Bubby Brister 1 9 9.0 9 0 0
Steve Morse 2 -2 -1.0 3 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Louis Lipps 1 44 44.0 44 0 0 17
John Stallworth 2 29 14.5 16 0 0 3
Bennie Cunningham 2 24 12.0 16 1 0 4
Frank Pollard 2 19 9.5 13 0 0 4
Preston Gothard 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0
Earnest Jackson 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 8
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Gary Anderson 1 1 100 0 3 3 100 0 0 0
Harry Newsome 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Harry Newsome 4 199 49.7 54 0 0 1
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Erroll Tucker 5 214 42.7 1 99
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Erroll Tucker 3 19 6.3 7 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
David Little 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Eric Williams 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Donnie Shell 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dwayne Woodruff 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 2 0
Mike Merriweather 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Keith Willis 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dennis Winston 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Garry Dunn 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Keith Gary 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Rick Woods 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Harvey Clayton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Lupe Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Gerald Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Donnie Elder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Rich Erenberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Bryan Hinkle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Anthony Henton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Craig Wolfley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Mike Webster 9 0
Tunch Ilkin 7 1
John Rienstra 4 0
Craig Wolfley 3 0
Earnest Jackson 3 0
Ray Pinney 2 0
John Stallworth 2 0
Louis Lipps 2 0
Bennie Cunningham 2 0
Steve Morse 1 0
Dan Turk 1 0
Preston Gothard 1 0
Walter Abercrombie 0 1
Individual Stats: Broncos
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
John Elway 19 28 260 67 9.2 4 1 1 43 94.3
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Gene Lang 15 45 3.0 8 0 0
Steve Sewell 5 21 4.1 9 0 0
John Elway 1 14 14.0 14 0 0
Ken Bell 2 7 3.5 5 0 0
Gerald Willhite 2 5 2.5 5 0 0
Sammy Winder 6 2 0.3 4 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Vance Johnson 4 91 22.7 33 0 0 2
Mark Jackson 5 83 16.5 43 0 0 16
Clarence Kay 2 41 20.5 31 0 0 4
Steve Watson 2 35 17.5 23 0 0 2
Orson Mobley 2 21 10.5 12 0 0 1
Bobby Micho 1 0 0.0 0 1 0 0
Gerald Willhite 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0
Steve Sewell 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0
Gene Lang 1 -9 -9.0 0 0 0 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Rich Karlis 3 3 100 0 1 1 100 0 5 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Mike Horan 4 146 36.5 43 0 2 0
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Mark Jackson 1 27 27.0 0 27
Ken Bell 2 48 24.0 0 31
Gerald Willhite 2 34 17.0 0 27
Vance Johnson 0 0 0.0 0 0
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Vance Johnson 2 23 11.5 18 0
Gerald Willhite 0 0 0.0 0 0
Mark Jackson 0 0 0.0 0 0
Ken Bell 0 0 0.0 0 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Karl Mecklenburg 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Tom Jackson 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Louis Wright 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dennis Smith 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Jim Ryan 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Randy Robbins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Steve Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Simon Fletcher 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Mark Haynes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Tony Colorito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Rubin Carter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
John Elway 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Daniel Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Bobby Micho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Rick Dennison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Ken Woodard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Tony Lilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Rulon Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Steve Foley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 1 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Ken Lanier 20 1
Keith Bishop 9 0
Billy Bryan 6 2
Dave Studdard 5 0
Mark Cooper 4 1
Gerald Willhite 3 0
Vance Johnson 1 0
Mitch Geier 1 0
Clarence Kay 1 0
Andre Townsend 1 0
Steve Sewell 1 0
Bobby Micho 1 0