1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1988 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 1988 Pittsburgh | 17 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Team | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 10:27 | 1988 Pittsburgh | L.Lipps 36 yd. pass from B.Brister (G.Anderson kick) | 7-0 PIA | ||
| 1 | 6:26 | 1988 Pittsburgh | G.Anderson 46 yd. field goal | 10-0 PIA | ||
| 1 | 2:08 | 1988 Pittsburgh | C.Lockett 20 yd. pass from B.Brister (G.Anderson kick) | 17-0 PIA | ||
| 2 | 14:44 | 1988 Phoenix | R.Green 27 yd. pass from N.Lomax (A.Del Greco kick) | 17-7 PIA | ||
| 2 | 11:48 | 1988 Pittsburgh | D.Stone 8 yd. pass from B.Brister (G.Anderson kick) | 24-7 PIA | ||
| 2 | 6:43 | 1988 Pittsburgh | M.Hoge 5 yd. run (kick failed) | 30-7 PIA | ||
| 2 | 1:45 | 1988 Pittsburgh | P.Gothard 16 yd. pass from B.Brister (G.Anderson kick) | 37-7 PIA | ||
| 4 | 11:32 | 1988 Pittsburgh | G.Anderson 23 yd. field goal | 40-7 PIA | ||
| 4 | 0:00 | 1988 Phoenix | C.Stoudt 1 yd. run (A.Del Greco kick) | 40-14 PIA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1988 Phoenix | 1988 Pittsburgh | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 7-19-1-27 | 12-8-0-20 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-12-25% | 3-11-27% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-6-17% | 1-1-100% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 7-7-100% | 24-35-69% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 425-78-5.4 | 457-60-7.6 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 128 | 218 |
| Total Rushes | 26 | 47 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 30/50 (60.0%) | 9/13 (69.2%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 297 | 239 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 6.2 | 18.4 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 2/13 | 0/0 |
| Punts/Average | 3/42.3 | 3/49.7 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/15 | 3/26 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 7/128 | 2/39 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 2/30 |
| Penalties/Yards | 5/28 | 6/45 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 2/1 | 1/0 |
| Time of Possession | 31 mins 40 secs | 28 mins 20 secs |
| Average Drive Start | PXN 19 | PIA 42 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Neil Lomax | 35 | 18 | 185 | 51.4 | 5.3 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.9 | 27 | 2/13 | 64.6 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 15 | 12 | 125 | 80.0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 15 | 0/0 | 73.6 |
| Bubby Brister | 13 | 9 | 239 | 69.2 | 18.4 | 4 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0/0 | 151.4 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Earl Ferrell | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Stump Mitchell | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Neil Lomax | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Ron Wolfley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Cliff Stoudt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Tony Jordan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Merril Hoge | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Warren Williams | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Earnest Jackson | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bubby Brister | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Frank Pollard | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Rodney Carter | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Todd Blackledge | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Dwight Stone | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Roy Green | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Stump Mitchell | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jay Novacek | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| J.T. Smith | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rob Awalt | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Earl Ferrell | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ernie L. Jones | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ron Wolfley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Don Holmes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Louis Lipps | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 65 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Charles Lockett | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Merril Hoge | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Gary Anderson | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 50.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Greg Horne | 3 | 42.3 | 33.7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| Harry Newsome | 3 | 49.7 | 44.7 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Ernie L. Jones | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Niko Noga | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Clasby | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Anthony Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Cedric Mack | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tim McDonald | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Alvord | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Freddie Joe Nunn | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| E.J. Junior | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Carl Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lonnie Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Roy Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cornell Gowdy | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dwayne Woodruff | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| David Little | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rod Woodson | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hardy Nickerson | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bryan Hinkle | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Greg Lloyd | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Thomas Everett | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tim A. Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Aaron Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Larry Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gerald Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tunch Ilkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Greg Lloyd | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| Bubby Brister had a huge day as Pittsburgh pounded Phoenix by the score of 40 to 14. Brister tossed the ball 13 times for 239 yards and lit up the scoreboard for 4 touchdowns. Warren Williams rushed the ball 8 times for 69 yards. Pittsburgh controlled the ground game, out-rushing Phoenix 218 to 128 yards. The fans were brought to their feet by a pass to Louis Lipps that went for 65 yards with 7:31 left in the 2nd quarter. Pittsburgh got out to an early lead outscoring Phoenix 17 to 0 in the first quarter. They were on top at the half 37 to 7. Phoenix had more success in the air, out-passing Pittsburgh 310 to 239 yards. | |||||