| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1996 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 50337 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Al Del Greco 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Charles Johnson 70 pass from Mike Tomczak (Norm Johnson kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 26 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Al Del Greco 32 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Al Del Greco 48 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 29 FG | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Willie Davis 34 pass from Chris Chandler (Al Del Greco kick) | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Eddie George 2 run (Al Del Greco kick) | 13 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 81 | WR | Charles Johnson |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 77 | LOG | Will Wolford |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 62 | ROG | Tom Myslinski |
| 73 | ROT | Justin Strzelczyk |
| 87 | TE | Mark Bruener |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 36 | RB | Jerome Bettis |
| 34 | FB | Tim Lester |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brentson Buckner |
| 93 | NT | Joel Steed |
| 90 | RDE | Bill Johnson |
| 92 | LOLB | Jason Gildon |
| 99 | LILB | Levon Kirkland |
| 55 | RILB | Jerry Olsavsky |
| 94 | ROLB | Chad Brown |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 27 | RCB | Willie Williams |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Willie Davis |
| 85 | WR | Derek Russell |
| 81 | WR | Chris Sanders |
| 72 | LOT | Brad Hopkins |
| 74 | LOG | Bruce Matthews |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 77 | ROG | Kevin Donnalley |
| 75 | ROT | Irv Eatman |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 27 | RB | Eddie George |
| 89 | HBK | Frank Wycheck |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Anthony Cook |
| 96 | LDT | Gary Walker |
| 92 | RDT | Henry Ford |
| 99 | RDE | Robert Young |
| 58 | LLB | Joe Bowden |
| 52 | MLB | Barron Wortham |
| 56 | RLB | Micheal Barrow |
| 28 | LCB | Cris Dishman |
| 23 | SS | Blaine Bishop |
| 31 | FS | Marcus Robertson |
| 29 | RCB | Darryll Lewis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 25:43 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2/12 | 0/1 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 2 |
| HOU | 34:17 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3/12 | 1/1 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahine Arnold | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 83 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Eddie George | 25 | 65 | 2.6 | 7 | 1 |
| Chris Chandler | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 91 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 0 | 199 | 6.9 | 70t | 1 | 2 | 7 | 79.5 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 0 | 199 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 76.9 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 1 | 258 | 6.8 | 34t | 1 | 4 | 21 | 78.6 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 1 | 258 | 6.8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 78.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charles Johnson | 5 | 155 | 31.0 | 70t | 1 |
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jahine Arnold | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 199 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Chris Sanders | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Willie Davis | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 34t | 1 |
| Frank Wycheck | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Eddie George | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Derek Russell | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 258 | 11.2 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Levon Kirkland | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Shayne Edge | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| Reggie Roby | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Andre Hastings | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Malcolm Floyd | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 25 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 4 | 266 | 66.5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||
| Al Del Greco | 5 | 315 | 63.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jahine Arnold | 5 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 3 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Myron Bell | 1.0 |
| Rod Woodson | 1.0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 1.0 |
| Chad Brown | 0.5 |
| Brentson Buckner | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Gary Walker | 1.0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |