Week 1
Final
IND
PIT1Q
0 - 3
N. Johnson 29-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
0 - 10
K. Stewart 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 13
N. Johnson 50-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
7 - 13
E. Daniel 59-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
14 - 13
A. Bailey 9-yard TD catch from J. Harbaugh.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
14 - 21
J. Bettis 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
4Q
14 - 28
J. Bettis 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
14 - 35
J. Witman 31-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
14 - 42
K. Stewart 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
176
Tomczak
PIT
Rush Yds
102
Bettis
PIT
Rec Yds
109
Johnson
PIT
Scrim TD
2
Bettis
PIT
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1996 AFC East
IND PIT
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Ravens Game Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers dominated the Indianapolis Colts, 42 to 14, in the 1996 AFC Wild Card game on December 29, 1996.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Harbaugh #4 | 12/32 | 134 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 3-29 | 48.2 |
P. Justin #11 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 91.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Tomczak #18 | 13/21 | 176 | 8.4 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 49.0 |
K. Stewart #10 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Faulk #28 | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
C. Groce #46 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
J. Harbaugh #4 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
L. Warren #21 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis #36 | 25 | 102 | 4.1 | 2 | 18 |
K. Stewart #10 | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 2 | 24 |
J. Witman #38 | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 1 | 31 |
F. McAfee #30 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
A. Hastings #88 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
E. Mills #89 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Lester #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Tomczak #18 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Harrison #88 | 0/0 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 48 |
B. Stablein #86 | 0/0 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 |
S. Dawkins #87 | 0/0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
M. Faulk #28 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
A. Bailey #80 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
K. Dilger #85 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #81 | 0/0 | 109 | 21.8 | 0 | 35 |
A. Hastings #88 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
K. Botkin #84 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
T. Lester #34 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
J. Bettis #36 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. McElroy #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Daniel #38 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kirkland #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gildon #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Blanchard #14 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Johnson #9 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Gardocki #17 | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #4 | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 59 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Stock #10,15 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Warren #21 | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bailey #80 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mills #89 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Arnold #80 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Buchanan #34 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnold #80 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Harbaugh #4 | 12/32 | 134 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 3-29 | 48.2 |
P. Justin #11 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 91.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Faulk #28 | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
C. Groce #46 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
J. Harbaugh #4 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
L. Warren #21 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Harrison #88 | 0/0 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 48 |
B. Stablein #86 | 0/0 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 |
S. Dawkins #87 | 0/0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
M. Faulk #28 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
A. Bailey #80 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
K. Dilger #85 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. McElroy #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Daniel #38 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Blanchard #14 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Gardocki #17 | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Stock #10,15 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Warren #21 | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bailey #80 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Buchanan #34 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Tomczak #18 | 13/21 | 176 | 8.4 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 49.0 |
K. Stewart #10 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis #36 | 25 | 102 | 4.1 | 2 | 18 |
K. Stewart #10 | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 2 | 24 |
J. Witman #38 | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 1 | 31 |
F. McAfee #30 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
A. Hastings #88 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
E. Mills #89 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Lester #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Tomczak #18 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #81 | 0/0 | 109 | 21.8 | 0 | 35 |
A. Hastings #88 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
K. Botkin #84 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
T. Lester #34 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
J. Bettis #36 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kirkland #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gildon #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Johnson #9 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #4 | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 59 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mills #89 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Arnold #80 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnold #80 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 31 | 0 |
146
Total Yds
407
105
Pass Yds
176
41
Rush Yds
231
52
Total Plays
73
2.8
Yards Per Play
5.6
2.8
Yards Per Pass
8
2.7
Yards Per Rush
4.5
22:24
Possession
37:36
8
1st Downs
24
7
Passing 1st Downs
7
0
Rushing 1st Downs
16
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
5/15
3rd Down
6/12
0/1
4th Down
0/0
8
Punts
2
2
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
6
Penalties
3
0.0
Sacks
4.0
0
D/ST TD
0
