Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

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September 16th, 1996

1996 Week 3

Regular Season

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Steelers Home

Final

Bills Away

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Offensive Starters

QB M. Tomczak

QB K. Stewart

RB E. Pegram

WR A. Hastings

WR C. Johnson

TE M. Bruener

T J. Jackson

G W. Wolford

C D. Dawson

G B. Stai

T J. Strzelczyk

Defensive Starters

DE B. Buckner

DT J. Steed

DE K. Henry

LB E. Ravotti

LB L. Kirkland

LB J. Olsavsky

LB C. Brown

CB R. Woodson

CB W. Williams

S C. Lake

S D. Perry

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Steelers	7	17	0	0	24
Bills	3	0	3	0	6

	Steelers	Bills
Q1	7	3
Q2	17	0
Q3	0	3
Q4	0	0
FINAL	24	6

Key Performers

Steelers

PassingM. Tomczak

13/20, 157 YDS

RushingJ. Bettis

20, 133 YDS, 2 TD

ReceivingK. Stewart

3, 65 YDS

TacklesC. Brown

SacksC. Brown

1.0

InterceptionsL. Kirkland

Bills

PassingJ. Kelly

15/31, 116 YDS

RushingT. Thomas

16, 68 YDS

ReceivingQ. Early

3, 41 YDS

TacklesC. Spielman

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Steelers

Stat

Bills

First Downs

382

Total Yards

185

Rushes

222

Rush YDS

Rush TD

66.7%

PASS %

48.4%

160

NET PASS YDS

PASS TD

Takeaways

38:58

Time of Possession

21:02

Offensive Starters

J. Kelly QB

T. Thomas RB

A. Reed WR

Q. Early WR

E. Moulds WR

L. Johnson TE

J. Fina T

C. Lacina G

K. Hull C

J. Ostroski G

G. Parker T

Defensive Starters

P. Hansen DE

T. Washington DT

B. Smith DE

B. Paup LB

C. Spielman LB

M. Maddox LB

S. Rogers LB

K. Irvin CB

T. Smith CB

H. Jones S

K. Schulz S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 3 match up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills featuring 133 rushing yards by Jerome Bettis.

Legend

Moment: Steelers

Moment: Bills

Steelers Momentum

Bills Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 31 yard field goal good

Bills opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerome Bettis right guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT no good - PAT good

Steelers takes the lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Norm Johnson 30 yard field goal good

Steelers extends lead → 10-3

< Q2 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerome Bettis right guard for 43 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers extends lead → 17-3

< Q2 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Kelly pass intended for Thurman Thomas is intercepted by Carnell Lake at BB47 and returned for 47 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers extends lead → 24-3

< Q3 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 45 yard field goal good

Bills cuts lead → 24-6

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Lng	Rate
Mike Tomczak	20	13	65.0	157	48	89
Kordell Stewart	1	1	100.0	3	3	79.2
Team Totals	21	14	66.7	160	48

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jerome Bettis	20	133	6.7	2	43
Erric Pegram	17	84	4.9	0	12
Kordell Stewart	4	-5	-1.3	0	3
Jon Witman	4	14	3.5	0	6
Mike Tomczak	3	-4	-1.3	0	-1
Tim Lester	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	49	222	4.5	2	43

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Andre Hastings	6	4	27	6.8	11
Kordell Stewart	3	3	65	21.7	48
Jerome Bettis	3	3	32	10.7	12
Charles Johnson	3	2	17	8.5	10
Erric Pegram	2	1	12	12.0	12
Jonathan Hayes	1	1	7	7.0	7
Jahine Arnold	1	0	0	0.0	0
Mark Bruener	2	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	21	14	160	11.4	48

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Chad Brown	7	5	2	1	0
Levon Kirkland	6	2	4	0	2
Carnell Lake	6	3	3	0	1
Rod Woodson	6	5	1	0	0
Darren Perry	6	4	2	0	0
Willie Williams	6	3	3	0	0
Jerry Olsavsky	5	4	1	0	1
Joel Steed	4	3	1	0	0
Bill Johnson	3	1	2	0	0
Carlos Emmons	1	1	0	1	0
Myron Bell	1	0	1	0	0
Deon Figures	1	1	0	0	0
Chris Oldham	1	1	0	0	0
Eric Ravotti	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	54	34	20	2	4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Charles Johnson	2	50	25
Jahine Arnold	1	24	24
Team Totals	3	74	24.7

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Norm Johnson	3	1	3	3
Team Totals	3	1	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Josh Miller	3	78	26
Team Totals	3	78	26.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jim Kelly	31	15	48.4	116	0	4	18	2	18.4
Team Totals	31	15	48.4	116	0	4	18	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Thurman Thomas	16	68	4.3	13
Darick Holmes	5	15	3.0	5
Tim Tindale	1	3	3.0	3
Eric Moulds	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	23	86	3.7	13

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Andre Reed	8	5	31	6.2	8
Quinn Early	5	3	41	13.7	18
Lonnie Johnson	4	2	13	6.5	10
Thurman Thomas	3	1	6	6.0	6
Darick Holmes	2	1	6	6.0	6
Eric Moulds	5	1	11	11.0	11
Russell Copeland	3	1	5	5.0	5
Tony Cline	1	1	3	3.0	3
Team Totals	31	15	116	7.7	18

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Chris Spielman	14	8	6
Ted Washington	9	5	4
Phil Hansen	8	7	1
Mark Maddox	7	4	3
Bryce Paup	6	4	2
Kurt Schulz	6	4	2
Bruce Smith	6	5	1
Henry Jones	5	4	1
Thomas Smith	5	4	1
Ken Irvin	3	2	1
Marlon Kerner	2	2	0
Sam Rogers	2	1	1
Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0
Sean Moran	1	1	0
Marlo Perry	1	0	1
Emanuel Martin	1	1	0
Team Totals	77	53	24