1987 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1987
record = 8-7
division_place = 3rd in AFC Central
coach = Chuck Noll
stadium = Three Rivers Stadium
playoffs = None
previous = 1986
next = 1988

Offseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1987): vs. San Francisco 49ers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=49ers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=10
H3=3
H4=10"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 55,735
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Lampley (play by play), Ken Stabler (color commentator)

* Pittsburgh - Hall 50 fumble return (Anderson kick)
* San Francisco - FG Wersching 43
* Pittsburgh - Gothard 2 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 50
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 41
* San Francisco - Frank 1 pass from Montana (Wersching kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 44
* Pittsburgh - Abercrombie 28 run (Anderson kick)
* San Francisco - Rice 3 pass from Montana (Wersching kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 20, 1987): at Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Browns
H1=0
H2=10
H3=7
H4=17"at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 79,543
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)

* Cleveland - FG Jaeger 29
* Cleveland - Mack 1 run (Jaeger kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 27
* PIttsburgh - Shell 19 fumble return (Anderson kick)
* Cleveland - McNeil 11 pass from Kosar (Jaeger kick)
* Cleveland - FG Jaeger 23
* Cleveland - Matthews 26 interception return (Jaeger kick)
* Cleveland - Weathers 37 pass from Kosar (Jaeger kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 27, 1987): vs. New York Jets

Canceled due to player's strike.

Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1987): at Atlanta Falcons

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=14
R3=0
R4=14
Home=Falcons
H1=3
H2=0
H3=2
H4=7"at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 16,667
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Mel Proctor (play by play), Reggie Rucker (color commentator)

This game was played with replacement players.

* Atlanta - FG Davis 27
* Pittsburgh - Earnest Jackson 1 run (Trout kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hairston 5 pass from Bono (Trout kick)
* Atlanta - Safety, Bono penalized for intentional grounding in end zone
* Pittsburgh - Bono 1 run (Trout kick)
* Pittsburgh - Clinkscales 11 pass from Collier (Trout kick)
* Atlanta - Barney 19 pass from Van Raaphorst (Davis kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 11, 1987): at Los Angeles Rams

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Rams
H1=7
H2=14
H3=7
H4=3"at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 20,219
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Fred Roggin (play by play), Dave Lapham (color commentator)

This game was played with replacement players.

* Los Angeles Rams - Earnest Jackson recovered blocked punt in end zone (Lansford kick)
* Pittsburgh - Alston 22 pass from Bono (Trout kick)
* Pittsburgh - Carter 10 pass from Bono (Trout kick)
* Los Angeles Rams - White 2 run (Lansford kick)
* Los Angeles Rams - McDonald 1 pass from Dils (Lansford kick)
* Los Angeles Rams - Moore 11 pass from Dils (Lansford kick)
* Los Angeles Rams - FG Lansford 29
* Pittsburgh - Alston 42 pass from Collier (Trout kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1987): vs. Indianapolis Colts

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Colts
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=14"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 34,627
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Sam Rutigliano (color commentator)

This game was played with replacement players.

* Pittsburgh - Stallworth 3 pass from Bono (Trout kick)
* Indianapolis - Murray 20 pass from Kiel (Jordan kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hoge 20 pass from Bono (Trout kick)
* Pittsburgh - Sanders 10 run (Trout kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1987): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bengals
R1=7
R2=7
R3=6
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=0
H3=7
H4=13"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 53,692
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

* Cincinnati - Kinnebrew 2 run (Breech kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 45
* Cincinnati - Martin 41 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hall 25 run with lateral after Hinkle interception (Anderson kick)
* Cincinnati - Jennings 9 pass from Esiason (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 21
* Pittsburgh - Stallworth 12 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 20

Week 8 (Sunday November 1, 1987): at Miami Dolphins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=14
R2=7
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Dolphins
H1=0
H2=7
H3=14
H4=14"at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 52,578
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Sam Nover (play by play), Michael Jackson (color commentator)

* Pittsburgh - Lockett 10 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Shell 50 interception return (Anderson kick)
* Miami - Hardy 2 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
* Pittsburgh - Pollard 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Miami - Clayton 41 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 43
* Miami - Duper 50 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
* Miami - Clayton 33 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
* Miami - Stradford 5 run (Reveiz kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1987): at Kansas City Chiefs

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=7
R4=3
Home=Chiefs
H1=7
H2=3
H3=0
H4=6"at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 45,249
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Michael Jackson (color commentator)

* Kansas City - Maas 6 fumble return (Lowery kick)
* Pittsburgh - Carter 4 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
* Kansas City - FG Lowery 41
* Pittsburgh - Carter 26 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
* Kansas City - FG Lowery 27
* Kansas City - FG Lowery 38
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 44

Week 10 (Sunday November 15, 1987): vs. Houston Oilers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Oilers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=14
R4=6
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 56,177
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 22
* Houston - FG Zendejas 34
* Houston - Duncan 14 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
* Houston - D. Hill 42 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
* Houston - FG Zendejas 20
* Houston - FG Zendejas 40

Week 11 (Sunday November 22, 1987): at Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=10
R3=7
R4=10
Home=Bengals
H1=3
H2=3
H3=3
H4=7"at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 59,910
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Mel Proctor (play by play), Sam Rutigliano (color commentator)

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 43
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 35
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 52
* Pittsburgh - Woodson 45 interception return (Anderson kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 38
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 41
* Pittsburgh - Thompson 14 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 46
* CIncinnati - Kinnebrew 2 run (Breech kick)
* Pittsburgh - Malone 42 run (Anderson kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 29, 1987): vs. New Orleans Saints

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Saints
R1=3
R2=0
R3=7
R4=10
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=14
H3=0
H4=2"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 47,896
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Tim Brant (play by play), Hank Stram (color commentator)

* New Orleans - FG Andersen 25
* Pittsburgh - Woodruff 33 interception return (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Abercrombie 5 run (Anderson kick)
* New Orleans - Mayes 5 run (Andersen kick)
* New Orleans - Martin 19 pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)
* New Orleans - FG Andersen 32
* Pittsburgh - Safety, Hansen ran out of end zone

Week 13 (Sunday December 6, 1987): vs. Seattle Seahawks

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Seahawks
R1=3
R2=6
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=3
H3=0
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 48,881
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Michael Jackson (color commentator)

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 37
* Seattle - FG Johnson 33
* Seattle - Largent 12 pass from Krieg (pass failed)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 24
* Pittsburgh - Pollard 11 run (Anderson kick)

Week 14 (Sunday December 13, 1987): at San Diego Chargers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=10
R4=3
Home=Chargers
H1=9
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0"at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 51,605
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

* San Diego - Brandon recovered blocked punt in end zone (Abbott kick)
* San DIego - Safety, Ehin tackled Malone in end zone
* Pittsburgh - Pollard 8 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Malone 7 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 43
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 33
* San Diego - James 15 pass from Fouts (Abbott kick)

Week 15 (Sunday December 20, 1987): at Houston Oilers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=3
R3=7
R4=3
Home=Oilers
H1=0
H2=10
H3=7
H4=7"at Astrodome, Houston, Texas"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: Dome
* Game attendance: 36,683
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Sam Rutigliano (color commentator)

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 25
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 35
* Houston - Hill 52 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
* Houston - FG Zendejas 34
* Pittsburgh - Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Houston - Pinkett 5 run (Zendejas kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 20
* Houston - Hill 30 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)

Week 16 (Saturday December 26, 1987): vs. Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=3
R2=6
R3=3
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=10"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 56,394
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

* Cleveland - FG Bahr 31
* Cleveland - Tennell 2 pass from Kosar (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39
* Cleveland - FG Bahr 30
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 27
* Cleveland - Byner 2 run (Bahr kick)
* Pittsburgh - Gowdy 45 interception return (Anderson kick)

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