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| Week 17 1984 1984 gms | Sat:Seahawks 13 Raiders 7 |
Giants 16 @Rams 13 |
Sat:Dolphins 31 Seahawks 10 |
Sat:49ers 21 Giants 10 |
Steelers 24 @Broncos 17 |
Bears 23 @Redskins 19 |
Pittsburgh Steelers 24 at Denver Broncos 17
Sunday, December 30, 1984
Stadium: Mile High Stadium, Start Time: 2:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 33 degrees, relative humidity 58%, wind 6 mph, wind chill 28
Weather: 33 degrees, relative humidity 58%, wind 6 mph, wind chill 28
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7-0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Denver Broncos (13-4-0) | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Scoring
| PIT | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Broncos | James Wright 9 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Steelers | Gary Anderson 28 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| Steelers | Frank Pollard 1 yard rush (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Broncos | Rich Karlis 21 yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| Broncos | Steve Watson 20 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 17 | |
| Steelers | Louis Lipps 10 yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 17 | 17 | |
| 4th | Steelers | Frank Pollard 2 yard rush (Gary Anderson kick) | 24 | 17 |
Team Stats
| PIT | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 40-169-2 | 22-51-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-28-224-1-0 | 20-38-236-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-12 | 4-37 |
| Net pass yards | 212 | 199 |
| Total yards | 381 | 250 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-30 | 1-5 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Frank Pollard | PIT | 16 | 99 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Mark Malone | PIT | 17 | 28 | 224 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Walter Abercrombie | PIT | 17 | 75 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 1 | 25 | ||||||
| John Stallworth | PIT | 3 | 38 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Bennie Cunningham | PIT | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Weegie Thompson | PIT | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Elton Veals | PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Watson | DEN | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | 11 | 177 | 1 | 52 | ||||||
| John Elway | DEN | 19 | 37 | 184 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Sammy Winder | DEN | 15 | 37 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Gerald Willhite | DEN | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| James Wright | DEN | 2 | 16 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Ray Alexander | DEN | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Rick Parros | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Gary Dunn | PIT | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Rich Erenberg | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 | |||||||||
| Keith Gary | PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Louis Lipps | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| David Little | PIT | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Merriweather | PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Eric T. Williams | PIT | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| John Elway | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Tom Jackson | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Rulon Jones | DEN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Ryan | DEN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Andre Townsend | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Gerald Willhite | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 | |
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Gary Anderson | PIT | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Colquitt | PIT | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 46 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rich Karlis | DEN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Norman | DEN | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 51 | ||||
Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| Mark Malone | QB |
| Walter Abercrombie | RB |
| Frank Pollard | FB |
| John Stallworth | WR |
| Louis Lipps | WR |
| Darrell Nelson | TE |
| Pete Rostosky | LT |
| Craig Wolfley | LG |
| Mike Webster | C |
| Terry Long | RG |
| Tunch Ilkin | RT |
| John Goodman | LDE |
| Gary Dunn | NT |
| Edmund Nelson | RDE |
| Mike Merriweather | LOLB |
| David Little | LILB |
| Robin Cole | RILB |
| Bryan Hinkle | ROLB |
| Dwayne Woodruff | LCB |
| Sam Washington | RCB |
| Donnie Shell | SS |
| Eric T. Williams | FS |
Denver Broncos Starting Lineup
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| John Elway | QB |
| Sammy Winder | RB |
| Steve Watson | WR |
| James Wright | TE |
| Clarence Kay | TE |
| Don Summers | TE |
| Dave Studdard | LT |
| Keith Bishop | LG |
| Bill Bryan | C |
| Paul Howard | RG |
| Ken Lanier | RT |
| Barney Chavous | LDE |
| Rubin Carter | NT |
| Rulon Jones | RDE |
| Jim Ryan | LOLB |
| Rick Dennison | LILB |
| Steve Busick | RILB |
| Tom Jackson | ROLB |
| Louis Wright | LCB |
| Mike Harden | RCB |
| Dennis Smith | SS |
| Steve Foley | FS |