| San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 1996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 59823 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 41 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jerry Rice 4 pass from Steve Young (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Safety, Mike Tomczak sacked in end zone by Bryant Young | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | William Floyd 4 pass from Steve Young (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terrell Owens 20 pass from Steve Young (Steve Young pass failed) | 22 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 1 run (Charles Johnson pass from Mike Tomczak) | 22 | 8 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Wilkins 22 FG | 25 | 8 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Kordell Stewart 42 pass from Mike Tomczak (Norm Johnson kick) | 25 | 15 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Terrell Owens |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Wallace |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 61 | C | Jesse Sapolu |
| 67 | ROG | Chris Dalman |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 41 | HB | Terry Kirby |
| 40 | FB | William Floyd |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 97 | LDT | Bryant Young |
| 94 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | LOLB | Lee Woodall |
| 51 | LILB | Ken Norton |
| 50 | RILB | Gary Plummer |
| 22 | LCB | Tyronne Drakeford |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 26 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 23 | RCB | Marquez Pope |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ernie Mills |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 77 | LOG | Will Wolford |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 68 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 73 | ROT | Justin Strzelczyk |
| 85 | TE | Jonathan Hayes |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 20 | RB | Erric Pegram |
| 34 | FB | Tim Lester |
| 38 | HBK | Jon Witman |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brentson Buckner |
| 93 | NT | Joel Steed |
| 76 | RDE | Kevin Henry |
| 92 | LOLB | Jason Gildon |
| 99 | LILB | Levon Kirkland |
| 55 | RILB | Jerry Olsavsky |
| 94 | ROLB | Chad Brown |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 40 | SS | Myron Bell |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 27 | RCB | Willie Williams |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 31:30 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 4/13 | 0/0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 28:30 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 5/13 | 3/4 | 7 | 85 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Steve Young | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 56 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Erric Pegram | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Lester | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 120 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 36 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 253 | 7.0 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 114.7 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 253 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 114.7 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 43 | 23 | 53.5 | 2 | 253 | 5.9 | 42t | 1 | 1 | 5 | 59.5 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 23 | 53.5 | 2 | 253 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 59.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Brent Jones | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Terrell Owens | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 20t | 1 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 253 | 10.5 | 3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Andre Hastings | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Erric Pegram | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Kirk Botkin | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 253 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tyronne Drakeford | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
| Tommy Thompson | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Jim Miller | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dexter Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Jeff Wilkins | 5 | 315 | 63.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 3 | 207 | 69.0 | 1 |
| Josh Miller | 1 | 62 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Derek Loville | 2 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Erric Pegram | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Bryant Young | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Brentson Buckner | 1.5 |
| Jason Gildon | 1.0 |
| Bill Johnson | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |