The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Denver Broncos, 31 to 23, on December 1, 1985.

1985 Pittsburgh Steelers

Final

DEN

Broncos

9-4-0

31

PIT

23

1

0

0

2

10

6

3

0

3

4

21

14

Total

31

23

2nd quarter

DEN

PIT

Steelers

Gary Anderson 25-yard field goal

0

3

Broncos

Clint Sampson 24-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)

7

3

Broncos

Rich Karlis 42-yard field goal

10

3

Steelers

Gary Anderson 34-yard field goal

10

6

3rd quarter

DEN

PIT

Steelers

Gary Anderson 24-yard field goal

10

9

4th quarter

DEN

PIT

Broncos

Steve Sewell 12-yard run (Rich Karlis kick)

17

9

Steelers

Louis Lipps 31-yard pass from David Woodley (Gary Anderson kick)

17

16

Steelers

Mike Merriweather 35-yard interception return (Gary Anderson kick)

17

23

Broncos

Steve Sewell 2-yard run (Rich Karlis kick)

24

23

Broncos

Mike Harden 42-yard interception return (Rich Karlis kick)

31

23

Broncos

Steelers

1st Downs

20

22

Passing 1st Downs

14

15

Rushing 1st Downs

5

4

1st downs from penalties

1

3

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

68

72

Total Yards

331

327

Yards per play

4.9

4.5

Passing

238

250

Comp - Att

24 - 42

19 - 40

Yards per pass

5.7

5.4

Interceptions thrown

1

4

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

6 - 33

Rushing

93

77

Rushing Attempts

26

26

Yards per rush

3.6

3.0

Penalties

4

3

Turnovers

1

4

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

4

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
John Elway 24 41 238 5.8 1 1 0 73.0
Vance Johnson 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 24 42 238 5.7 1 1 0 71.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Steve Sewell 9 44 4.9 2
Sammy Winder 11 39 3.5 0
Gene Lang 4 7 1.8 0
John Elway 2 3 1.5 0
Team 26 93 3.6 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Clarence Kay 3 52 17.3 0
Steve Watson 3 43 14.3 0
Vance Johnson 5 39 7.8 0
Clint Sampson 4 36 9.0 1
Sammy Winder 3 29 9.7 0
Gene Lang 4 21 5.3 0
Gerald Willhite 1 12 12.0 0
Steve Sewell 1 6 6.0 0
Team 24 238 5.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Rulon Jones 1.0
Greg Kragen 1.0
Karl Mecklenburg 4.0
Team 6.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rich Karlis 1 2 4 7
Team 1 2 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chris Norman 7 258 36.9
Team 7 258 36.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Vance Johnson 3 68 22.7 0
Team 3 68 22.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Vance Johnson 2 20 10.0 0
Gerald Willhite 1 9 9.0 0
Team 3 29 9.7 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
David Woodley 19 40 283 7.1 1 4 6 39.9
Team 19 40 250 7.1 1 4 6 39.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Frank Pollard 14 45 3.2 0
Walter Abercrombie 11 21 1.9 0
David Woodley 1 11 11.0 0
Team 26 77 3.0 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Calvin Sweeney 8 119 14.9 0
Louis Lipps 3 60 20.0 1
Rich Erenberg 4 49 12.3 0
Preston Gothard 1 24 24.0 0
John Stallworth 1 15 15.0 0
Weegie Thompson 1 12 12.0 0
Bennie Cunningham 1 4 4.0 0
Team 19 283 7.1 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Gary Anderson 3 3 2 11
Team 3 3 2 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Harry Newsome 5 198 39.6
Team 5 198 39.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Louis Lipps 3 64 21.3 0
Rich Erenberg 2 38 19.0 0
Todd Spencer 1 21 21.0 0
Team 6 123 20.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Louis Lipps 2 16 8.0 0
Team 2 16 8.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,070

Pickett

Kenny Pickett

RUSH

1,035

Harris

Najee Harris

REC

1,140

Pickens

George Pickens

Team Rankings

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PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

19.1

6th

RUSH YDS/G

118.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
Steelers Steelers
10 7 0 .588
Bengals Bengals
9 8 0 .529

Last Game

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BUF Bills

1-0-0

31

Final

17

PIT Steelers

0-1-0

Mon 15 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM