Pittsburgh brought the lumber and caused the Invasion to
turn over the ball on three of the first FOUR touches.
Liverpool 31 -- Pittsburgh 16
Three Rivers Stadium 83 degrees, cloudy Pittsburgh wind SE 8 mph, humidity 40%
Liverpool 7 7 7 10 -- 31 Pittsburgh 10 3 3 0 -- 16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Quarter Pittsburgh - Zabel 29 FG, 5:21 Pittsburgh - Stanton recovered fumble in endzone (Zabel kick), 8:32 Liverpool - Ayala 6 pass from Chute (Sappington kick), 12:00
Second Quarter Liverpool - Ayala 4 pass from Chute (Sappington kick), 7:49 Pittsburgh - Zabel 39 FG, 14:35
Third Quarter Liverpool - Hawkins 14 pass from Chute (Sappington kick), 8:18 Pittsburgh - Zabel 37 FG, 11:05
Fourth Quarter
Liverpool - Ayala 8 pass from Chute (Sappington kick), 5:13
Liverpool - Sappington 29 FG, 10:43
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Drive Summary
First Half
Team Plays-Yds Time Result Liv-Pit
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Pittsburgh 0:09 Kickoff 0-0
Liverpool 2 24 0:44 Interception 0-0
Pittsburgh 3 9 1:41 Zabel 29 FG 0-3
Liverpool 1 0 0:10 Fumble 0-3
Pittsburgh 6 11 1:56 Possession change on downs 0-3
Liverpool 3 -9 0:52 Fumble 0-3
Pittsburgh 0:14 Stanton recovered fumble in endzone 0-10
(Zabel kick)
Liverpool 9 54 3:22 Ayala 6 pass from Chute 7-10
(Sappington kick)
Pittsburgh 6 26 2:13 Punt 7-10
Liverpool 3 9 4:15 Punt 7-10
Pittsburgh 3 -12 0:59 Punt 7-10
Liverpool 10 61 3:24 Ayala 4 pass from Chute 14-10
(Sappington kick)
Pittsburgh 1 0 0:08 Interception 14-10
Liverpool 3 -3 0:58 50 yd FG attempt wide 14-10
Pittsburgh 3 -4 0:56 Punt 14-10
Liverpool 3 7 0:50 Punt 14-10
Pittsburgh 12 56 3:54 Zabel 39 FG 14-13
Liverpool 3 39 0:15 End of half 14-13
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Second Half
Team Plays-Yds Time Result Liv-Pit
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Liverpool 0:10 Kickoff 14-13
Pittsburgh 7 30 1:57 Possession change on downs 14-13
Liverpool 8 50 3:21 Hawkins 14 pass from Chute 21-13
(Sappington kick)
Pittsburgh 6 57 2:46 Zabel 37 FG 21-16
Liverpool 3 4 1:23 Punt 21-16
Pittsburgh 8 15 6:20 Punt 21-16
Liverpool 4 35 1:28 Ayala 8 pass from Chute 28-16
(Sappington kick)
Pittsburgh 5 32 1:33 Possession change on downs 28-16
Liverpool 8 40 3:53 Sappington 29 FG 31-16
Pittsburgh 4 10 1:08 Possession change on downs 31-16
Liverpool 3 0 1:06 43 yd FG attempt wide 31-16
Pittsburgh 1 0 0:12 Interception 31-16
Liverpool 3 0 1:14 Punt 31-16
Pittsburgh 3 10 0:29 End of game 31-16
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Game Stats
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Liverpool vs Pittsburgh
Week 1
Liverpool 31
Pittsburgh 16
LIV PITT LIV PITT
1st DOWNS 22 12 PASS YDS 247 176
rushing 3 3 comp/att 27/33 20/41
passing 15 8 yds/pass 6.9 3.8
penalty 4 1 sacks/yds 3/12 5/33
3rd DOWNS 4/12 6/18 ints 1 2
4th DOWNS 0/0 0/4 PUNTS/AVG 4/46 4/47
TOTAL YARDS 287 232 TOT RET YDS 248 171
total plays 62 66 punt returns 3/66 3/16
avg gain 4.6 3.5 kickoff returns 5/169 6/125
RUSH YDS 40 56 int returns 2/13 1/30
num rushes 26 20 PENALTY/YARDS 2/10 6/40
rush ave 1.5 2.8 FUMBLES/LOST 2/2 1/0
TIME POSS 24:25 23:35
2PT CONV 0/0 0/0
Liverpool vs Pittsburgh
Defense
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Week 1
P L A Y E R S
LIV Tackles Steranko 8; Thomas 6; Blanche 6; Ivory 5; Croel 4;
Sanders 4; Davis 4; Craig 2; Chief 2; Swanson 2;
Galbraith 1; Renner 1; Tombari 1;
PITT Tackles Lowdermilk 9; McKenzie 6; Sumner 5; Cline 5;
Saxon 5; Wendtland 4; Johnson 4; Rankin 4;
Stanton 3; Klingbeil 2; Eisen 2; Beaman 2;
Arbuckle 1; Wright 1;
LIV Sacks Thomas 2; Tombari 1; Galbraith 1; Renner 1;
PITT Sacks Saxon 2; Cline 1;
LIV Interceptions Thomas 1; Chief 1;
PITT Interceptions Beaman 1;
Liverpool vs Pittsburgh
Offense
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Week 1
P L A Y E R S
LIV Rushing Dupriest 20 att/42 yds, 0 TD; Chute 5/0, 0 TD;
Ayala 1/(-2), 0 TD;
PITT Rushing Cook 20 att/56 yds, 0 TD;
LIV Passing Chute 27 comp/33 att for 259 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT;
PITT Passing Dalliafor 15 comp/28 att for 176 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT;
Shaft 5/13 for 33 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT;
LIV Receiving Rigell 9 rec/127 yds, 0 TD; Ayala 12/85, 3 TD;
Hawkins 3/39, 1 TD; Dupriest 3/8, 0 TD;
PITT Receiving Gaines 6 rec/63 yds, 0 TD; Frase 4/55, 0 TD;
Barber 1/48, 0 TD; Cook 1/23, 0 TD;
Field Goals Sappington/LIV: 1/3; Zabel/PITT: 3/3;