The Pittsburgh Steelers couldn't keep up with the Cincinnati Bengals, 37 to 24, on September 30, 1985.
2nd quarter
CIN
PIT
Louis Lipps 15-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick)
0
7
James Brooks 14-yard run (Jim Breech kick)
7
7
Rodney Holman 26-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)
14
7
Gary Anderson 29-yard field goal
14
10
3rd quarter
CIN
PIT
Eddie Brown 8-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)
21
10
John Stallworth 17-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick)
21
17
Rich Erenberg 4-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick)
21
24
4th quarter
CIN
PIT
Rodney Holman 4-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)
28
24
Jim Breech 32-yard field goal
31
24
James Brooks 32-yard run (kick failed)
37
24
Bengals
Steelers
1st Downs
23
27
Passing 1st Downs
10
19
Rushing 1st Downs
12
5
1st downs from penalties
1
3
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
69
75
Total Yards
366
453
Yards per play
5.3
6.0
Passing
144
340
Comp - Att
19 - 28
26 - 44
Yards per pass
4.6
7.1
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 40
4 - 34
Rushing
222
113
Rushing Attempts
38
27
Yards per rush
5.8
4.2
Penalties
4
10
Turnovers
2
3
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer Esiason | 19 | 27 | 184 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 126.2 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team | 19 | 28 | 144 | 6.6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 106.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 18 | 133 | 7.4 | 2 |
| Charles Alexander | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 222 | 5.8 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Brown | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Rodney Holman | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 2 | |
| Stanford Jennings | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| James Brooks | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Charles Alexander | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Cris Collinsworth | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Ross | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 184 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Browner | 1.0 | |||||
| Jeff Schuh | 2.0 | |||||
| Reggie Williams | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat McInally | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | |
| Team | 5 | 237 | 47.4 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Martin | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Martin | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Malone | 26 | 44 | 374 | 8.5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 90.5 |
| Team | 26 | 44 | 340 | 8.5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 90.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Pollard | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 113 | 4.2 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stallworth | 11 | 151 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| Louis Lipps | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 1 | |
| Weegie Thompson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Rich Erenberg | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| Frank Pollard | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Walter Abercrombie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 26 | 374 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Merriweather | 2.0 | |||||
| Keith Willis | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Newsome | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | |
| Team | 6 | 234 | 39.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Erenberg | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 0 | |
| Sam Washington | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 7 | 165 | 23.6 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Rick Woods | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 |
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