Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers (September 8, 1985)

Game Recap

Week 1 in September during the 1985 NFL calendar had the 0 Pittsburgh Steelers beat the 0 Indianapolis Colts 45-3. The Steelers came out strong early leading 24-3 at the half and cruised to an easy win.

The Steelers were led by Mark Malone who tossed in 287 yards, 5 TDs, was 21 of 30 passing. Louis Lipps had 154 yards receiving, 3 TDs, 9 catches.

For the Colts,

The Steelers tallied 445 total yards, 30 first downs, 1 turnovers and 3 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Colts tallied 159 total yards, 9 first downs, 2 turnovers and 6 penalties. They were of on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Pittsburgh SteelersPIT defeat Indianapolis ColtsIND 45-3
• Date: Sunday, September 8, 1985
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
• Pittsburgh Steelers Stats - Yards: 445, Turnovers: 1
• Indianapolis Colts Stats - Yards: 159, Turnovers: 2

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
IND	3	0	0	0	3
PIT	7	17	7	14	45

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Mark Malone	PIT	21-30	287	5	1	38
Art Schlichter	IND	12-25	107	0	2	16
Mike Pagel	IND	1-4	11	0	0	11
Rohn Stark	IND	0-1	0	0	0	0

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Frank Pollard	PIT	16	74	0	13
Walter Abercrombie	PIT	13	54	0	12
Randy McMillan	IND	9	29	0	9
Todd Spencer	PIT	5	26	0	9
Art Schlichter	IND	2	13	0	9
Steve Morse	PIT	3	9	0	9
Frank Middleton	IND	3	5	0	5

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Louis Lipps	PIT	9	154	3	38
John Stallworth	PIT	5	65	1	27
Frank Pollard	PIT	4	40	0	17
Bernard Henry	IND	2	31	0	16
Ray Butler	IND	3	27	0	15
Randy McMillan	IND	2	15	0	8
Rich Erenberg	PIT	2	15	1	11
Mark Boyer	IND	2	14	0	7

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
IND	16	47	0
PIT	41	163	1

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
IND	13-30	118	0	2	2
PIT	21-31	287	5	1	1

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