1996 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 1st place American Football Conference Central Division 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1996 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 42-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58078 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/5/1997 | A | New England Patriots | 3-28 | L | Foxborough, MA | Foxboro Stadium | 60188 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 80 | Jahine Arnold | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 23 | DeAnza JC; Fresno State | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Myron Bell | S | 5-11 | 207 | 25 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Jerome Bettis | RB | 5-11 | 252 | 24 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | Kirk Botkin | TE | 6-2 | 245 | 25 | Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Chad Brown | ROLB | 6-2 | 243 | 26 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| 96 | Brentson Buckner | LDE | 6-2 | 308 | 25 | Clemson | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Bernard Dafney | OL | 6-5 | 323 | 28 | Los Angeles Southwest JC; Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | C | 6-2 | 290 | 31 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| 51 | Carlos Emmons | LB | 6-5 | 248 | 23 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | John Farquhar | TE | 6-6 | 278 | 24 | Duke | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Deon Figures | CB | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Lee Flowers | DB | 6-0 | 213 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Randy Fuller | CB | 5-10 | 178 | 26 | Tennessee State | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | Oliver Gibson | DT | 6-2 | 306 | 24 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Jason Gildon | LOLB | 6-3 | 252 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 |
| 88 | Andre Hastings | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Georgia | 2 | 2 |
| 85 | Jonathan Hayes | TE | 6-5 | 237 | 34 | Iowa | 2 | 2 |
| 76 | Kevin Henry | RDE | 6-4 | 284 | 28 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 |
| 83 | Corey Holliday | WR | 6-2 | 208 | 25 | North Carolina | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | John Jackson | LOT | 6-6 | 296 | 31 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| 90 | Bill Johnson | LDE | 6-4 | 304 | 28 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Charles Johnson | WR | 6-0 | 202 | 24 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Norm Johnson | K | 6-2 | 203 | 36 | UCLA | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Donta' Jones | LB | 6-2 | 233 | 24 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Levon Kirkland | LILB | 6-1 | 270 | 27 | Clemson | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Carnell Lake | SS | 6-0 | 210 | 29 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Tim Lester | FB | 5-9 | 226 | 28 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Fred McAfee | RB | 5-10 | 194 | 28 | Mississippi College | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Miller | P | 6-3 | 224 | 26 | Scottsdale CC; Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Ernie Mills | WR | 5-11 | 192 | 28 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Tom Myslinski | OL | 6-3 | 292 | 28 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Chris Oldham | CB | 5-9 | 197 | 28 | Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Jerry Olsavsky | RILB | 6-0 | 222 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Darren Perry | FS | 5-11 | 197 | 28 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Eric Ravotti | LB | 6-3 | 249 | 25 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Israel Raybon | DE | 6-6 | 300 | 23 | North Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Orpheus Roye | DE | 6-4 | 309 | 23 | Jones County JC; Florida State | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Brenden Stai | ROG | 6-4 | 312 | 24 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| 93 | Joel Steed | NT | 6-2 | 305 | 27 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Kordell Stewart | QB-WR | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Justin Strzelczyk | ROT | 6-6 | 297 | 28 | Maine | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | Jim Sweeney | C | 6-4 | 285 | 34 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Mike Tomczak | QB | 6-1 | 208 | 34 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Willie Williams | RCB | 5-9 | 184 | 26 | Western Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Jon Witman | FB | 6-2 | 241 | 24 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Will Wolford | LOG | 6-5 | 295 | 32 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Rod Woodson | LCB | 6-0 | 203 | 31 | Purdue | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 45 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33:08 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 9/30 30.0% | 2/4 50.0% | 3 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 26:53 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 10/28 35.7% | 0/2 0.0% | 8 | 51 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Johnson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jon Witman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Farquhar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 45 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Johnson | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 38 | 145 | 3.8 | 18 | 2 |
| Kordell Stewart | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 24 | 2 |
| Jon Witman | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 31t | 1 |
| Fred McAfee | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Lester | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 78 | 354 | 4.5 | 31 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 235 | 5 | 78 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 50 | 29 | 58.0 | 17 | 286 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 2 | 15 | 271 | 40.9 |
| Kordell Stewart | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0t | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 30 | 49.2 | 27 | 286 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6.6 | 3 | 20 | 266 | 35.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 28 | 47.5 | 28 | 307 | 5.2 | 11.0 | 53 | 2 | 3.4 | 3 | 5.1 | 6 | 50 | 257 | 53.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hastings | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Kirk Botkin | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jahine Arnold | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Tim Lester | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 286 | 9.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 307 | 11.0 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 59t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Miller | 11 | 461 | 41.9 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 385 | 35.0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 461 | 41.9 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 385 | 35.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 644 | 42.9 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 111 | 513 | 34.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 10 | 3 | 111 | 11.1 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 3 | 111 | 11.1 | 31 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 3 | 76 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Johnson | 10 | 647 | 64.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 647 | 64.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 510 | 63.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Mills | 6 | 0 | 128 | 21.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Jahine Arnold | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 166 | 20.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 0 | 181 | 20.1 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Brown | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Jason Gildon | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hastings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 |
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