| Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 59002 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 57 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 31 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 1 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 30 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 43 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Carnell Lake 47 interception return (Norm Johnson kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 45 FG | 6 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 80 | WR | Eric Moulds |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 68 | LOG | Corbin Lacina |
| 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 |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 55 | RILB | Mark Maddox |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 27 | LCB | Ken Irvin |
| 20 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 81 | WR | Charles Johnson |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 77 | LOG | Will Wolford |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 68 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 73 | ROT | Justin Strzelczyk |
| 87 | TE | Mark Bruener |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 20 | RB | Erric Pegram |
| 10 | WR | Kordell Stewart |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brentson Buckner |
| 93 | NT | Joel Steed |
| 76 | RDE | Kevin Henry |
| 57 | LOLB | Eric Ravotti |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tim Tindale | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 20 | 133 | 6.7 | 43t | 2 |
| Erric Pegram | 17 | 84 | 4.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Lester | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | -1 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 4 | 116 | 3.7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18.4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 0 | 157 | 7.9 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Russell Copeland | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Andre Hastings | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Erric Pegram | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jonathan Hayes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Levon Kirkland | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47t | 1 |
| Jerry Olsavsky | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 0 | 14 | 14L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jim Miller | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Russell Copeland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 3 | 195 | 65.0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 4 | 238 | 59.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Jahine Arnold | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Chad Brown | 1.0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 1.0 |
| Willie Williams | 1.0 |
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