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1989 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 265 points (16.6/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 326 points (20.4/g), 15th.
 Differential of -61 points (-3.8/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 6.1-9.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 3rd.

Coached by Chuck Noll (9-7-0)

1989 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 10 box L 0-1 Cleveland Browns 0 51 5 53 17 36 8 19 357 205 152
2 Sun September 17 box L 0-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 10 41 18 274 188 86 31 520 328 192 1
3 Sun September 24 box W 1-2 Minnesota Vikings 27 14 23 278 119 159 1 17 258 146 112 2
4 Sun October 1 box W 2-2 @ Detroit Lions 23 3 20 315 213 102 13 240 222 18 4
5 Sun October 8 box L 2-3 Cincinnati Bengals 16 26 25 340 168 172 1 21 382 192 190 1
6 Sun October 15 box W 3-3 @ Cleveland Browns 17 7 16 231 138 93 2 17 260 153 107 7
7 Sun October 22 box L 3-4 @ Houston Oilers 0 27 10 132 100 32 4 22 361 229 132 1
8 Sun October 29 box W 4-4 Kansas City Chiefs 23 17 19 312 232 80 1 23 438 318 120 2
9 Sun November 5 box L 4-5 @ Denver Broncos 7 34 7 170 77 93 1 22 414 261 153 2
10 Sun November 12 box L 4-6 Chicago Bears 0 20 10 216 162 54 6 20 337 134 203 4
11 Sun November 19 box W 5-6 San Diego Chargers 20 17 14 191 103 88 1 20 359 225 134 3
12 Sun November 26 box W 6-6 @ Miami Dolphins 34 14 13 292 161 131 15 302 222 80 5
13 Sun December 3 box L 6-7 Houston Oilers 16 23 15 212 43 169 1 19 284 144 140 3
14 Sun December 10 box W 7-7 @ New York Jets 13 0 17 317 160 157 1 19 313 243 70 3
15 Sun December 17 box W 8-7 New England Patriots 28 10 18 347 128 219 1 26 403 282 121 3
16 Sun December 24 box W 9-7 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 22 14 316 169 147 3 19 321 237 84 1
Playoffs
WildCard Sun December 31 box W 10-7 @ Houston Oilers 26 23 17 289 112 177 1 22 380 315 65 2
Division Sun January 7 box L 10-8 @ Denver Broncos 23 24 19 404 229 175 2 19 364 226 138 1

Team Stats and Rankings

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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 265 3996 955 4.2 244 210 404 2178 10 13 4.8 117 500 1818 17 3.6 106 31 18 21
Team Defense 326 5549 1077 5.2 323 290 548 3541 17 21 6.1 177 498 2008 16 4.0 112 42 21 34
Lg Rank Offense 24 28 28 28 28 28 3 28 11 18 6 21 7 23
Lg Rank Defense 15 19 22 22 16 8 9 13 21 19 19 18 3 3

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%
6 Bubby Brister 27 QB 14 14 8-6-0 187 342 54.7 2365 9 2.6 10 2.9 79 6.9 6.1 12.6 168.9 73.1 45 452 4.9 4.2 11.6
14 Todd Blackledge 28 3 2 1-1-0 22 60 36.7 282 1 1.7 3 5.0 30 4.7 2.8 12.8 94.0 36.9 4 25 4.0 2.2 6.3
24 Rodney Carter 25 15 0 1 1 100.0 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 15.0 15.0 15.0 1.0 118.7 2 7 2.7 2.7 66.7
11 Rick Strom 24 3 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 25.4 16 9-7-0 210 404 52.0 2662 10 2.5 13 3.2 79 6.6 5.6 12.7 166.4 67.7 51 484 4.8 3.9 11.2
Opp Total 16 290 548 52.9 3721 17 3.1 21 3.8 6.8 5.7 12.8 232.6 68.8 31 180 6.1 5.1

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
38 Tim Worley 23 RB 15 14 195 770 5 38 3.9 51.3 13.0 15 113 7.5 0 19 1.0 7.5 883 5 9
33 Merril Hoge 24 FB 16 16 186 621 8 31 3.3 38.8 11.6 34 271 8.0 0 22 2.1 16.9 892 8 2
42 Warren Williams 24 5 2 37 131 1 13 3.5 26.2 7.4 6 48 8.0 0 16 1.2 9.6 179 1 0
6 Bubby Brister 27 QB 14 14 27 25 0 15 0.9 1.8 1.9 1 -10 -10.0 0 -10 0.1 -0.7 15 0 4
83 Louis Lipps 27 WR 16 16 13 180 1 58 13.8 11.3 0.8 50 944 18.9 5 79 3.1 59.0 1124 6 2
24 Rodney Carter 25 15 0 11 16 1 7 1.5 1.1 0.7 38 267 7.0 3 22 2.5 17.8 283 4 0
20 Dwight Stone 25 wr 16 8 10 53 0 32 5.3 3.3 0.6 7 92 13.1 0 16 0.4 5.8 145 0 2
14 Todd Blackledge 28 3 2 9 20 0 11 2.2 6.7 3.0 20 0 3
43 Ray Wallace 26 9 0 5 10 1 5 2.0 1.1 0.6 10 1 0
11 Rick Strom 24 3 0 4 -3 0 0 -0.8 -1.0 1.3 -3 0 1
18 Harry Newsome 26 P 16 0 2 -8 0 0 -4.0 -0.5 0.1 -8 0 1
23 Tim Tyrrell 28 7 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.4 0.1 3 0 0
82 Derek Hill 22 WR 16 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 455 16.3 1 53 1.8 28.4 455 1 2
84 Mike Mularkey 28 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 326 14.8 1 34 1.6 23.3 326 1 0
80 Mark Stock 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 74 18.5 0 27 0.5 9.3 74 0 0
87 Weegie Thompson 28 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 74 18.5 0 28 0.3 4.6 74 0 0
85 Terry O'Shea 23 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.5 8 0 0
Team Total 25.4 16 500 1818 17 58 3.6 113.6 31.3 210 2662 12.7 10 79 13.1 166.4 4480 27 32
Opp Total 16 498 2008 16 4.0 125.5 31.1 290 3541 12.2 17 18.1 221.3 5549 33 40

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*+ 24 RCB 15 14 29 207 0 20 7.1 36 982 1 84 27.3 1189
20 Dwight Stone 25 wr 16 8 7 173 0 73 24.7 318
82 Derek Hill 22 WR 16 8 5 22 0 12 4.4 477
88 Jason Johnson 24 14 0 2 22 0 13 11.0 3 43 0 19 14.3 65
83 Louis Lipps 27 WR 16 16 4 27 0 9 6.8 1151
87 Weegie Thompson 28 16 0 4 41 0 15 10.3 115
91 Jerrol Williams 22 16 3 4 31 0 22 7.8 31
22 Larry Griffin 26 16 1 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
67 Mike Hinnant 23 5 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
Team Total 25.4 16 40 278 0 20 7.0 56 1304 1 84 23.3 6062
Opp Total 16 45 0 53 1096 0 20.7

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 26 P 16 0 82 3368 57 1 41.1
1 Gary Anderson 30 K 16 0 2 2 5 5 8 5 15 9 30 21 70.0% 28 28 100.0%
Team Total 25.4 16 2 2 5 5 8 5 15 9 30 21 70.0% 28 28 100.0% 82 3368 57 1 41.1
Opp Total 16 27 19 70.4% 38 37 97.4% 69 2794 40.5

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
95 Greg Lloyd 24 ROLB 16 16 7.0 3 49 0 31 1 1 3 0 0 92
26 Rod Woodson*+ 24 RCB 15 14 3 39 0 39 4 3 4 1 0 80
27 Thomas Everett 25 FS 16 16 3 68 0 32 0 1 1 21 0 81
37 Carnell Lake 22 SS 15 15 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 70
98 Gerald Williams 26 NT 16 16 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 54
92 Jerry Olsavsky 22 rilb 16 8 1.0 41
78 Tim Johnson 24 RDE 14 14 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 35
54 Hardy Nickerson 24 RILB 10 8 1.0 35
91 Jerrol Williams 22 16 3 3.0 23
97 Aaron Jones 23 16 2 2.0 21
44 D.J. Johnson 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 12
38 Tim Worley 23 RB 15 14 9 1 0 0
50 David Little 30 LILB 16 16 2.0 3 23 0 13 0 2 0 0
93 Keith Willis 30 LDE 16 16 6.5
6 Bubby Brister 27 QB 14 14 4 1 0 0
49 Dwayne Woodruff 32 LCB 16 16 4 57 0 35 0 1 21 1
33 Merril Hoge 24 FB 16 16 2 2 0 0
14 Todd Blackledge 28 3 2 3 0 0 0
83 Louis Lipps 27 WR 16 16 2 1 0 0
20 Dwight Stone 25 wr 16 8 2 1 0 0
22 Larry Griffin 26 16 1 1 15 0 15 0 1 0 0
35 Delton Hall 24 16 2 1 6 0 6 0 1 0 0
82 Derek Hill 22 WR 16 8 2 0 0 0
53 Bryan Hinkle 30 LOLB 13 13 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 0
88 Jason Johnson 24 14 0 1 1 0 0
18 Harry Newsome 26 P 16 0 1 1 -13 0
90 Tyronne Stowe 24 16 0 0 0 2 3 0
79 John Rienstra 26 LG 15 14 0 1 0 0
11 Rick Strom 24 3 0 1 0 -18 0
23 Tim Tyrrell 28 7 0 0 1 0 0
42 Warren Williams 24 5 2 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.4 16 31.0 21 261 0 39 9 32 34 17 1 544
Opp Total 16 51 40 19 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 30 K 16 0 28 21 91
33 Merril Hoge 24 FB 16 16 8 8 48
83 Louis Lipps 27 WR 16 16 1 5 6 36
38 Tim Worley 23 RB 15 14 5 5 30
24 Rodney Carter 25 15 0 1 3 4 24
82 Derek Hill 22 WR 16 8 1 1 6
84 Mike Mularkey 28 TE 14 14 1 1 6
43 Ray Wallace 26 9 0 1 1 6
42 Warren Williams 24 5 2 1 1 6
49 Dwayne Woodruff 32 LCB 16 16 1 1 6
26 Rod Woodson*+ 24 RCB 15 14 1 1 6
Team Total 25.4 16 17 10 1 1 29 28 21 265
Opp Total 16 16 17 37 19 2 326