Week 1
Final1Q
0 - 7
D. Hall 50-yard TD fumble return.
Made XP
2Q
3 - 7
R. Wersching 43-yard field goal.
2Q
3 - 14
P. Gothard 2-yard TD catch from M. Malone.
Made XP
2Q
3 - 17
G. Anderson 50-yard field goal.
3Q
3 - 20
G. Anderson 41-yard field goal.
3Q
10 - 20
J. Frank 1-yard TD catch from J. Montana.
Made XP
4Q
10 - 23
G. Anderson 44-yard field goal.
4Q
10 - 30
W. Abercrombie 28-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 30
J. Rice 3-yard TD catch from J. Montana.
Made XP

Pass Yds
316
Montana
SF

Rush Yds
103
Jackson
PIT

Rec Yds
106
Rice
SF

Scrim TD
1
Rice
SF

The Pittsburgh Steelers decisively defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 30 to 17, on September 13, 1987.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Montana #16 | 34/49 | 316 | 6.4 | 2 | 3 | 1-7 | 74.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone #16 | 9/33 | 99 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2-16 | 49.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Cribbs #20 | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Craig #33 | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 0 | 4 |
J. Montana #16 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Jackson #43,45 | 25 | 103 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 |
W. Abercrombie #34 | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 1 | 28 |
F. Pollard #30 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
H. Newsome #18 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Malone #16 | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rice #80 | 0/0 | 106 | 13.3 | 1 | 32 |
R. Craig #33 | 0/0 | 61 | 6.1 | 0 | 12 |
M. Wilson #85 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
R. Heller #82 | 0/0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 26 |
J. Cribbs #20 | 0/0 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 16 |
J. Taylor #82 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
J. Frank #86 | 0/0 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 7 |
D. Clark #87 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 0/0 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 16 |
M. Hoge #33 | 0/0 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
W. Abercrombie #34 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
P. Gothard #86 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Kugler #67 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Haley #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Merriweather #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Woodruff #49 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Gary #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hall #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Wersching #14 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 3/4 | 3/3 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Runager #4 | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Newsome #18 | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Sydney #24 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cribbs #20 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Flagler #32 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Jones #47 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Sanchez #28 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Griffin #29 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Montana #16 | 34/49 | 316 | 6.4 | 2 | 3 | 1-7 | 74.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Cribbs #20 | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Craig #33 | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 0 | 4 |
J. Montana #16 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rice #80 | 0/0 | 106 | 13.3 | 1 | 32 |
R. Craig #33 | 0/0 | 61 | 6.1 | 0 | 12 |
M. Wilson #85 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
R. Heller #82 | 0/0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 26 |
J. Cribbs #20 | 0/0 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 16 |
J. Taylor #82 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
J. Frank #86 | 0/0 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 7 |
D. Clark #87 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Kugler #67 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Haley #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Wersching #14 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Runager #4 | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Sydney #24 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cribbs #20 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Flagler #32 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Griffin #29 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone #16 | 9/33 | 99 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2-16 | 49.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Jackson #43,45 | 25 | 103 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 |
W. Abercrombie #34 | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 1 | 28 |
F. Pollard #30 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
H. Newsome #18 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Malone #16 | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 0/0 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 16 |
M. Hoge #33 | 0/0 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
W. Abercrombie #34 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
P. Gothard #86 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Merriweather #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Woodruff #49 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Gary #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hall #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 3/4 | 3/3 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Newsome #18 | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Jones #47 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Sanchez #28 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
356
Total Yds
266
309
Pass Yds
83
47
Rush Yds
183
70
Total Plays
76
5.1
Yards Per Play
3.5
6.2
Yards Per Pass
2.4
2.4
Yards Per Rush
4.5
24
1st Downs
21
18
Passing 1st Downs
7
5
Rushing 1st Downs
10
1
1st Downs from Penalties
4
7
Punts
7
4
Turnovers
0
3
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
3
2.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0