| AFC Divisional Playoff - Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 6, 1996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 59072 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 20 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 40 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John L. Williams 1 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ernie Mills 10 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Norm Johnson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 45 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 38 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 1 run (Steve Christie kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 34 FG | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 39 FG | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tony Cline 2 pass from Alex Van Pelt (Steve Christie kick) | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 9 pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) | 21 | 26 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bam Morris 13 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 21 | 33 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bam Morris 2 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 21 | 40 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Bill Brooks |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 89 | WR | Steve Tasker |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 60 | ROG | Jerry Ostroski |
| 74 | ROT | Glenn Parker |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 73 | RDE | Karl Wilson |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 96 | LILB | Monty Brown |
| 97 | RILB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 46 | LCB | Marlon Kerner |
| 24 | SS | Kurt Schulz |
| 43 | FS | Matt Darby |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ernie Mills |
| 82 | WR | Yancey Thigpen |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 66 | LOG | Tom Newberry |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 68 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 72 | ROT | Leon Searcy |
| 87 | TE | Mark Bruener |
| 14 | QB | Neil O'Donnell |
| 20 | RB | Erric Pegram |
| 22 | FB | John L. Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brentson Buckner |
| 93 | NT | Joel Steed |
| 97 | RDE | Ray Seals |
| 91 | LOLB | Kevin Greene |
| 99 | LILB | Levon Kirkland |
| 55 | RILB | Jerry Olsavsky |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 27 | LCB | Willie Williams |
| 40 | SS | Myron Bell |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 37 | RCB | Carnell Lake |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Mohr | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bam Morris | 25 | 106 | 4.2 | 13t | 2 |
| Erric Pegram | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John L. Williams | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1t | 1 |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 3 | 135 | 4.7 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33.6 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | 27 | 2.7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Neil O'Donnell | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 2 | 262 | 7.5 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lonnie Johnson | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Bill Brooks | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ernie Mills | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 22 | 1 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Erric Pegram | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Bam Morris | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jonathan Hayes | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John L. Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Evans | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Matt Darby | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerry Olsavsky | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Steve Tasker | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 4 | 239 | 59.8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 9 | 549 | 61.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Darick Holmes | 7 | 0 | 110 | 15.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Tim Tindale | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ernie Mills | 3 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Kevin Greene | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Greg Lloyd | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Joel Steed | 0.5 | 0.0 |
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