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1987 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 8-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 285 points (19.0/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 299 points (19.9/g), 10th.
 Differential of -14 points (-0.9/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 7.1-7.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 4th.

Coached by Chuck Noll (8-7-0)

1987 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 13 box W 1-0 San Francisco 49ers 30 17 21 266 83 183 24 356 309 47 4
2 Sun September 20 box L 1-1 @ Cleveland Browns 10 34 17 185 127 58 6 18 304 180 124 2
3 Sun October 4 box W 2-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 28 12 19 361 219 142 3 13 215 148 67 4
4 Sun October 11 box L 2-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 21 31 16 319 170 149 1 15 313 141 172 2
5 Sun October 18 box W 3-2 Indianapolis Colts 21 7 23 378 126 252 1 15 270 195 75 5
6 Sun October 25 box W 4-2 Cincinnati Bengals 23 20 17 282 204 78 17 433 292 141 2
7 Sun November 1 box L 4-3 @ Miami Dolphins 24 35 22 315 199 116 1 26 478 332 146 3
8 Sun November 8 box W 5-3 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 16 25 391 141 250 4 15 224 123 101 5
9 Sun November 15 box L 5-4 Houston Oilers 3 23 8 170 84 86 3 21 373 221 152 1
10 Sun November 22 box W 6-4 @ Cincinnati Bengals 30 16 14 328 194 134 2 28 448 373 75 5
11 Sun November 29 box L 6-5 New Orleans Saints 16 20 17 284 172 112 6 15 258 144 114 2
12 Sun December 6 box W 7-5 Seattle Seahawks 13 9 18 308 99 209 16 215 80 135 2
13 Sun December 13 box W 8-5 @ San Diego Chargers 20 16 14 254 150 104 1 27 435 321 114 5
14 Sun December 20 box L 8-6 @ Houston Oilers 16 24 22 348 172 176 3 17 283 221 62 1
15 Sat December 26 box L 8-7 Cleveland Browns 13 19 10 221 126 95 2 22 315 230 85 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 285 4410 973 4.5 263 198 429 2266 13 25 5.0 126 517 2144 11 4.1 114 33 8 23
Team Defense 299 4920 962 5.1 289 290 481 3310 22 27 6.5 170 455 1610 8 3.5 94 44 17 25
Lg Rank Offense 20 25 25 25 28 27 26 28 4 5 20 6 9 1
Lg Rank Defense 10 13 14 13 23 14 3 27 12 4 5 4 5 11

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
16 Mark Malone 29 QB 12 12 6-6-0 156 336 46.4 1896 6 1.8 19 5.7 63 5.6 3.5 12.2 158.0 46.7 18 151 4.9 2.9 5.1
15 Steve Bono 25 3 3 2-1-0 34 74 45.9 438 5 6.8 2 2.7 57 5.9 6.1 12.9 146.0 76.3 6 30 5.1 5.2 7.5
6 Bubby Brister 25 2 0 4 12 33.3 20 0 0.0 3 25.0 10 1.7 -9.6 5.0 10.0 2.8 2 14 0.4 -9.2 14.3
7 Reggie Collier 26 2 0 4 7 57.1 110 2 28.6 1 14.3 49 15.7 15.0 27.5 55.0 101.8 1 3 13.4 12.8 12.5
Team Total 25.7 15 8-7-0 198 429 46.2 2464 13 3.0 25 5.8 63 5.7 3.7 12.4 164.3 50.3 27 198 5.0 3.1 5.9
Opp Total 15 290 481 60.3 3506 22 4.6 27 5.6 7.3 5.7 12.1 233.7 74.6 26 196 6.5 5.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
43 Earnest Jackson 28 FB 12 9 180 696 1 39 3.9 58.0 15.0 7 52 7.4 0 23 0.6 4.3 748 1 2
30 Frank Pollard 30 fb 12 7 128 536 3 33 4.2 44.7 10.7 14 77 5.5 0 17 1.2 6.4 613 3 3
34 Walter Abercrombie 28 RB 12 12 123 459 2 28 3.7 38.3 10.3 24 209 8.7 0 24 2.0 17.4 668 2 4
16 Mark Malone 29 QB 12 12 34 162 3 42 4.8 13.5 2.8 162 3 10
20 Dwight Stone 23 RET 14 0 17 135 0 51 7.9 9.6 1.2 1 22 22.0 0 22 0.1 1.6 157 0 0
45 Chuck Sanders 23 5 0 11 65 1 14 5.9 13.0 2.2 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.2 2.2 76 1 0
15 Steve Bono 25 3 3 8 27 1 23 3.4 9.0 2.7 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 0.7 29 1 5
44 Rodney Carter 23 11 2 5 12 0 4 2.4 1.1 0.5 16 180 11.3 3 26 1.5 16.4 192 3 0
7 Reggie Collier 26 2 0 4 20 0 12 5.0 10.0 2.0 20 0 0
33 Merril Hoge 22 13 0 3 8 0 5 2.7 0.6 0.2 7 97 13.9 1 27 0.5 7.5 105 1 0
18 Harry Newsome 24 P 12 0 2 16 0 16 8.0 1.3 0.2 16 0 1
40 Dan Reeder 26 2 0 2 8 0 4 4.0 4.0 1.0 8 0 0
82 John Stallworth 35 WR 12 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 521 12.7 2 45 3.4 43.4 521 2 1
87 Weegie Thompson 26 12 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 313 18.4 1 63 1.4 26.1 313 1 0
85 Calvin Sweeney 32 WR 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 217 13.6 0 34 1.8 24.1 217 0 0
88 Joey Clinkscales 23 7 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 240 18.5 1 57 1.9 34.3 240 1 0
84 Danzell Lee 24 TE 13 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 124 10.3 0 24 0.9 9.5 124 0 0
83 Louis Lipps 25 4 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 164 14.9 0 27 2.8 41.0 164 0 0
89 Charles Lockett 22 11 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 116 16.6 1 25 0.6 10.5 116 1 1
81 Lyneal Alston 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 84 28.0 2 42 1.0 28.0 84 2 0
86 Preston Gothard 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 9 4.5 1 7 1.0 4.5 9 1 0
85 Russell Hairston 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 16 8.0 1 11 0.7 5.3 16 1 1
80 Theo Young 22 12 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 10 5.0 0 6 0.2 0.8 10 0 0
65 Jim Boyle 25 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.3 0.0 0 0 0
Team Total 25.7 15 517 2144 11 51 4.1 142.9 34.5 198 2464 12.4 13 63 13.2 164.3 4608 24 37
Opp Total 15 455 1610 8 3.5 107.3 30.3 290 3310 11.4 22 19.3 220.7 4920 30 41

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
26 Rod Woodson 22 RET 8 0 16 135 0 20 8.4 13 290 0 36 22.3 425
20 Dwight Stone 23 RET 14 0 28 568 0 34 20.3 725
83 Mel Anderson 22 2 0 7 38 0 10 5.4 1 8 0 8 8.0 46
83 Louis Lipps 25 4 2 7 46 0 12 6.6 210
28 Lupe Sanchez 26 12 3 6 116 0 27 19.3 116
27 Thomas Everett 23 FS 12 9 4 22 0 11 5.5 22
86 Ralph Britt 22 3 0 2 9 0 5 4.5 9
47 Bruce Jones 25 2 0 2 38 0 22 19.0 38
89 Charles Lockett 22 11 1 2 3 0 5 1.5 119
23 Spark Clark 22 1 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
29 Cornell Gowdy 24 13 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
33 Merril Hoge 22 13 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 118
99 Avon Riley 29 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.7 15 36 244 0 20 6.8 56 1060 0 36 18.9 5912
Opp Total 15 46 0 65 1083 0 16.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
18 Harry Newsome 24 P 12 0 64 2678 57 1 41.8
1 Gary Anderson 28 K 12 0 9 8 5 5 11 7 2 2 27 22 81.5% 21 21 100.0%
10 John Bruno 23 3 0 16 619 56 1 38.7
5 David Trout 30 3 0 1 1 2 0.0% 10 10 100.0%
Team Total 25.7 15 10 8 6 5 11 7 2 2 29 22 75.9% 31 31 100.0% 80 3297 57 2 41.2
Opp Total 15 26 20 76.9% 34 31 91.2% 70 2744 39.2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
27 Thomas Everett 23 FS 12 9 3 22 0 21 1 1 2 7 0 72
26 Rod Woodson 22 RET 8 0 1 45 1 45 0 3 2 0 0 20
98 Gerald Williams 24 9 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 17
54 Hardy Nickerson 22 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 17
16 Mark Malone 29 QB 12 12 10 5 -3 0
57 Mike Merriweather 27 LOLB 12 12 5.5 2 26 0 15 0 4 4 0
78 Tim Johnson 22 12 0 5
15 Steve Bono 25 3 3 5 3 0 0
34 Walter Abercrombie 28 RB 12 12 4 3 2 0
53 Bryan Hinkle 28 ROLB 12 12 2.0 3 15 0 8 1 1 0 0
35 Delton Hall 22 RCB 12 12 3 29 1 25 1 2 50 1
43 Earnest Jackson 28 FB 12 9 2 3 0 0
49 Dwayne Woodruff 30 LCB 12 12 5 91 1 33
92 Keith Gary 28 rde 11 6 4.0
29 Cornell Gowdy 24 13 3 2 50 1 45 0 2 1 0
30 Frank Pollard 30 fb 12 7 3 1 1 0
91 Gregg Carr 25 12 0 3.0 1
56 Robin Cole 32 RILB 12 12 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
93 Keith Willis 28 LDE 11 10 3.0
50 David Little 28 LILB 12 12 1.5 0 1 0 0
86 Ralph Britt 22 3 0 1 1 0 0
33 Larry Griffin 24 7 3 2 2 0 2
89 Charles Lockett 22 11 1 1 1 0 0
18 Harry Newsome 24 P 12 0 1 1 -17 0
99 Avon Riley 29 3 0 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 0
31 Donnie Shell 35 SS 13 13 1 50 1 50 0 1 19 1
95 Xavier Warren 23 2 0 1.0 0 1 11 0
72 Buddy Aydelette 31 lt 12 5 0 1 5 0
91 Tommy Dawkins 22 2 2 1.0
67 Gary Dunn 34 NT 13 13 0 1 0 0
42 Dave Edwards 25 3 3 1 0 0 0
85 Russell Hairston 23 3 2 1 0 0 0
84 Danzell Lee 24 TE 13 13 0 1 0 0
64 Edmund Nelson 27 RDE 10 8 0 1 0 0
28 Lupe Sanchez 26 12 3 1 0 0 0
41 Chris Sheffield 24 5 0 1 2 0 2
82 John Stallworth 35 WR 12 11 1 0 0 0
20 Dwight Stone 23 RET 14 0 0 1 0 0
87 Weegie Thompson 26 12 3 0 1 0 0
94 Bert Williams 23 3 3 0 1 0 0
97 Joe Williams 22 3 0 1.0
35 Ray Williams 22 1 0 1 0 0 0
73 Craig Wolfley 29 LG 12 12 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.7 15 24.0 27 336 5 50 1 37 45 80 2 131 1
Opp Total 15 27 41 24 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Gary Anderson 28 K 12 0 21 22 87
44 Rodney Carter 23 11 2 3 3 18
16 Mark Malone 29 QB 12 12 3 3 18
30 Frank Pollard 30 fb 12 7 3 3 18
34 Walter Abercrombie 28 RB 12 12 2 2 12
81 Lyneal Alston 23 3 1 2 2 12
35 Delton Hall 22 RCB 12 12 1 1 2 12
31 Donnie Shell 35 SS 13 13 1 1 2 12
82 John Stallworth 35 WR 12 11 2 2 12
5 David Trout 30 3 0 10 10
15 Steve Bono 25 3 3 1 1 6
88 Joey Clinkscales 23 7 3 1 1 6
86 Preston Gothard 25 2 2 1 1 6
29 Cornell Gowdy 24 13 3 1 1 6
85 Russell Hairston 23 3 2 1 1 6
33 Merril Hoge 22 13 0 1 1 6
43 Earnest Jackson 28 FB 12 9 1 1 6
89 Charles Lockett 22 11 1 1 1 6
45 Chuck Sanders 23 5 0 1 1 6
87 Weegie Thompson 26 12 3 1 1 6
49 Dwayne Woodruff 30 LCB 12 12 1 1 6
26 Rod Woodson 22 RET 8 0 1 1 6
91 Gregg Carr 25 12 0 1 2
Team Total 25.7 15 11 13 2 5 31 31 22 1 285
Opp Total 15 8 22 31 20 2 299