Week 1, 1996

played in Baltimore, TN

68 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	13	0	11	-	27
Baltimore Ravens	0	7	13	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:13 PIT - Greg Davis 26 field goal
2Q: 13:38 PIT - Greg Davis 29 field goal
2Q: 12:30 PIT - Greg Davis 40 field goal
2Q: 07:51 BAL - John Miller 9 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
2Q: 03:35 PIT - Hart Lee Dykes 14 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 10:32 BAL - Roger Ruzek 23 field goal
3Q: 02:53 BAL - Roger Ruzek 55 field goal
3Q: 00:44 BAL - Eddie Vedder 17 pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 09:56 PIT - Greg Davis 37 field goal
4Q: 01:17 PIT - Anthony Edwards 56 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Timm Rosenbach pass to Bartholomew Simpson for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:13 PIT - Greg Davis 26 field goal
2Q: 13:38 PIT - Greg Davis 29 field goal
2Q: 12:30 PIT - Greg Davis 40 field goal
2Q: 07:51 BAL - John Miller 9 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
2Q: 03:35 PIT - Hart Lee Dykes 14 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 10:32 BAL - Roger Ruzek 23 field goal
3Q: 02:53 BAL - Roger Ruzek 55 field goal
3Q: 00:44 BAL - Eddie Vedder 17 pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 09:56 PIT - Greg Davis 37 field goal
4Q: 01:17 PIT - Anthony Edwards 56 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Timm Rosenbach pass to Bartholomew Simpson for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT BAL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 399 313
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 5.96 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 100 76
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 3.70 2.71
Net Passing Yards 299 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 29 - 0 37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 299 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.48 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 4/81 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:49 28:11

Team Statistics	PIT	BAL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	399	313
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	5.96	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	100	76
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	3.70	2.71
Net Passing Yards	299	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 29 - 0	37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	299	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.48	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	4/81	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:49	28:11

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
1	11:21	6:13	OWN 14	12	77	Field Goal
1	3:02	4:30	OWN 17	10	71	Field Goal
2	13:27	1:03	OPP 19	3	-4	Field Goal
2	7:44	4:20	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	1:43	0:47	OPP 46	3	-4	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	10:26	2:42	OWN 22	4	38	Punt
3	0:34	5:45	OWN 35	11	45	Field Goal
4	6:42	3:16	OWN 1	6	18	Punt
4	2:16	1:14	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown

Baltimore Ravens
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	1:46	OWN 30	6	17	Punt
1	5:08	2:06	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	12:24	4:40	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
2	3:24	1:41	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	0:56	0:35	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 20	12	74	Field Goal
3	7:44	4:58	OWN 20	9	42	Field Goal
3	2:39	2:05	OPP 35	5	35	Touchdown
4	9:49	3:07	OWN 23	4	29	Punt
4	3:26	1:10	OPP 38	3	-1	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 20	7	22	Game

Game MVP: Timm Rosenbach, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bartholomew Simpson	16	75	4.69	24	3
Larry Lenon	7	16	2.29	8	0
Timm Rosenbach	4	9	2.25	5	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stephen Davis	13	13	1.00	6	0	0
John Miller	9	21	2.33	9	0	1
Randall Cunningham	4	30	7.50	11	2	0
Adrian Murrell	2	12	6.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	40	29	299	0/0	2	56	0	110.3

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	37	19	237	0/0	1	38	0	80.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	8	11	86	10.75	7	31	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	5	25	6.25	5	14	1
WR Jose Gonzalez	3	7	25	8.33	4	10	0
WR Anthony Edwards	3	3	85	28.33	65	56	1
RB Bartholomew Simpson	3	6	11	3.67	5	4	0
RB Larry Lenon	3	3	-4	-1.33	1	0	0
FB Aaron Craver	2	2	36	18.00	34	31	0
TE Kendall Gammon	2	2	28	14.00	9	17	0
TE Ted Popson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fred Barnett	5	13	93	18.60	6	23	0
WR Eddie Vedder	5	8	66	13.20	26	24	1
RB Stephen Davis	3	6	17	5.67	1	11	0
TE Eric Green	2	2	-4	-2.00	0	-1	0
TE Byron Chamberlain	2	6	10	5.00	0	7	0
FB Nick Bell	1	1	38	38.00	37	38	0
RB John Miller	1	1	17	17.00	19	17	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jose Gonzalez	1	0	0
Bartholomew Simpson	1	0	0
Joe Kelly	0	1	0
Aaron Craver	0	1	0
Fred Strickland	0	0	1
Gary Jones	0	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Darrell Fullington	1	0	0
John Miller	1	0	0
Randall Cunningham	0	1	0
Nick Bell	0	1	0
Eric Green	0	0	1
Willie McDole	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	4	149	37.3	25.0	45	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Bennett	6	252	42.0	38.0	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	2/2	1/1	1/1	55	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Gonzalez	2	4	2.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Murrell	2	21	10.5	0
Darrell Fullington	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	3	62	20.7	0
Larry Lenon	1	19	19.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Fullington	2	37	18.5	0
John Miller	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark McGwire	8	0	22	34
OLB Michael Knight	4	4	20	22
DT D'Marco Farr	4	2	19	31
S Brad Edwards	4	1	28	33
S Victor Green	3	2	26	34
DE Curtis Maxie	3	1	19	28
CB Eric Davis	3	1	25	34
CB Keith Taylor	2	2	16	27
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	1	26	35
OLB Fred Strickland	2	0	14	19
S Torin Dorn	2	0	9	16
DE Ben Karpinski	2	0	24	27
S Gary Jones	1	1	5	9
DT Tracy Rocker	1	0	15	14
OLB Steve Hendrickson	1	0	4	4
DT Bill Johnson	1	0	17	17
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	0	6	1
DT Tory Epps	0	1	4	10

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Livingston	7	1	20	29
OLB Bosco Baracus	5	1	11	14
DE Clyde Simmons	5	1	17	26
CB Nate Odomes	5	1	27	38
S Darrell Fullington	4	3	21	34
ILB Winfred Tubbs	4	3	24	37
CB Dwayne Joseph	4	3	20	33
S David Tate	4	2	25	39
CB Mike Smith	4	0	27	39
S Martin Bayless	3	0	14	20
DT Ted Washington	3	0	21	29
DE Ed Rison	1	2	22	34
DT Spencer Curley	1	2	13	18
DT Michael Carter	1	0	14	23
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	3	4
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	0	5	6
DE Michael Bankston	0	1	10	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tory Epps	1	2	0	10
OLB Fred Strickland	1	0	0	19
ILB Mark McGwire	1	0	0	34
DE Curtis Maxie	0	3	0	28
DE Ben Karpinski	0	2	0	27
DT Bill Johnson	0	0	1	17

Baltimore	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clyde Simmons	1	0	1	26
DT Ted Washington	0	1	0	29
DE Ed Rison	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	4	0	22
S Brad Edwards	3	0	33
ILB Mark McGwire	3	0	34
DE Curtis Maxie	2	0	28
S Victor Green	2	0	34
CB Eric Davis	1	4	34
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	1	35
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	27
OLB Steve Hendrickson	1	0	4
S Torin Dorn	1	0	16

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nate Odomes	5	1	38
OLB Jon Livingston	5	0	29
CB Dwayne Joseph	5	0	33
OLB Bosco Baracus	3	0	14
CB Mike Smith	2	1	39
S David Tate	2	1	39
S Martin Bayless	2	0	20
S Darrell Fullington	2	0	34
DT Ted Washington	1	0	29
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	0	6
ILB Winfred Tubbs	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Flozell Adkins	3	6	27	40
Steve Wisniewski	2	6	27	40
Melvin Tuten	2	3	27	40
Ted Popson	1	1	4	7
Blake Brockermeyer	1	1	27	40
Dave Waddy	0	5	27	40
Aaron Craver	0	2	16	21

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Junior Atkins	2	4	28	37
Ernest Dye	2	3	28	37
Earl Dotson	1	7	28	37
Jeff Buckey	0	5	28	37
Robbie Tobeck	0	3	28	37
Nick Bell	0	1	14	20
Byron Chamberlain	0	1	18	23

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Jones	4	22
Torin Dorn	2	19

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Green	2	11
Dwayne Joseph	1	29
Nick Bell	1	20
Sean LaChapelle	1	18
Willie McDole	1	16

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Flozell Adkins	27	40	---	---	8	75
Eric Davis	---	---	25	34	10	69
Timm Rosenbach	27	40	---	---	---	67
Steve Wisniewski	27	40	---	---	---	67
Dave Waddy	27	40	---	---	---	67
Blake Brockermeyer	27	40	---	---	---	67
Melvin Tuten	27	40	---	---	---	67
Jose Gonzalez	24	34	---	---	7	65
Brad Edwards	---	---	28	33	2	63
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	26	35	2	63
Victor Green	---	---	26	34	1	61
Mark McGwire	---	---	22	34	2	58
Keith Taylor	---	---	16	27	14	57
Bert Emanuel	20	35	---	---	---	55
Anthony Edwards	12	24	---	---	17	53
Ben Karpinski	---	---	24	27	2	53
D'Marco Farr	---	---	19	31	2	52
Curtis Maxie	---	---	19	28	3	50
Aaron Craver	16	21	---	---	13	50
Bartholomew Simpson	20	24	---	---	5	49
Hart Lee Dykes	10	18	---	---	16	44
Torin Dorn	---	---	9	16	19	44
Michael Knight	---	---	20	22	1	43
Larry Lenon	7	10	---	---	26	43
Kendall Gammon	19	19	---	---	4	42
Bill Johnson	---	---	17	17	4	38
Gary Jones	---	---	5	9	22	36
Fred Strickland	---	---	14	19	---	33
Tracy Rocker	---	---	15	14	2	31
Ted Popson	4	7	---	---	20	31
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	4	4	17	25
Israel Raybon	---	---	9	9	5	23
Tory Epps	---	---	4	10	2	16
Terrell Fletcher	2	0	---	---	14	16
Joe Kelly	---	---	0	3	12	15
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	6	1	5	12
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	11	11
Leonard Klecko	1	8	---	---	---	9
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Drew Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barret Robbins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jon Runyan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Rosado	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwayne Joseph	---	---	20	33	29	82
Mike Smith	---	---	27	39	9	75
Darrell Fullington	---	---	21	34	18	73
Junior Atkins	28	37	---	---	8	73
Nate Odomes	---	---	27	38	3	68
David Tate	---	---	25	39	3	67
Randall Cunningham	28	37	---	---	---	65
Earl Dotson	28	37	---	---	---	65
Ernest Dye	28	37	---	---	---	65
Robbie Tobeck	28	37	---	---	---	65
Winfred Tubbs	---	---	24	37	4	65
Jeff Buckey	28	37	---	---	---	65
Fred Barnett	25	35	---	---	---	60
Ed Rison	---	---	22	34	4	60
Ted Washington	---	---	21	29	5	55
Nick Bell	14	20	---	---	20	54
Jon Livingston	---	---	20	29	3	52
Eddie Vedder	18	31	---	---	---	49
Martin Bayless	---	---	14	20	14	48
Bosco Baracus	---	---	11	14	21	46
Clyde Simmons	---	---	17	26	2	45
Byron Chamberlain	18	23	---	---	1	42
Michael Carter	---	---	14	23	3	40
Stephen Davis	15	24	---	---	---	39
Eric Green	11	16	---	---	11	38
Spencer Curley	---	---	13	18	2	33
John Miller	11	13	---	---	6	30
Willie McDole	10	3	---	---	16	29
Michael Bankston	---	---	10	14	2	26
Adrian Murrell	2	0	---	---	24	26
James Roe	11	10	---	---	2	23
Ken Griffey	0	2	---	---	20	22
Sean LaChapelle	1	0	---	---	18	19
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	5	6	5	16
Winston Moss	---	---	3	3	7	13
Greg Lewis	4	8	---	---	---	12
Bart Oates	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Knight	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gary Plummer	---	---	3	4	1	8
Earsell Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jon Clark	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darren Bennett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Mickelson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	59	9.8
Middle	15	28	1.9
Right	5	15	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	2	0.2
Middle	13	54	4.2
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	40	29	4	1	4	3	2	1	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	37	19	5	1	2	5	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	30	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	71	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	167	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	6	57	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	80	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	11	8	2	86	1	35
WR Jose Gonzalez	7	3	0	25	0	34
RB Bartholomew Simpson	6	3	1	11	0	24
WR Hart Lee Dykes	5	4	1	25	0	18
WR Anthony Edwards	3	3	0	85	2	24
RB Larry Lenon	3	3	0	-4	0	10
FB Aaron Craver	2	2	0	36	1	21
TE Kendall Gammon	2	2	0	28	0	19
TE Ted Popson	1	1	0	7	0	7

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Barnett	13	5	1	93	3	35
WR Eddie Vedder	8	5	0	66	1	31
TE Byron Chamberlain	6	2	1	10	0	23
RB Stephen Davis	6	3	0	17	0	24
TE Eric Green	2	2	0	-4	0	16
FB Nick Bell	1	1	0	38	1	20
RB John Miller	1	1	0	17	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	4	2	0.50	4.69
Timm Rosenbach	1	5	5.00	2.25

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	11	11.00	7.50
John Miller	1	9	9.00	2.33
Stephen Davis	1	3	3.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	6	2	13	2.17	7.48

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	1	17	5.67	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Gonzalez	3	0	0	0.00	3.57
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	14	14.00	5.00
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	0	0	0.00	1.83
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.82

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Barnett	1	0	0	0.00	7.15
WR Eddie Vedder	1	1	17	17.00	8.25
RB Stephen Davis	1	0	0	0.00	2.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Lenon	2	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	3	2
Adrian Murrell	2	2
Stephen Davis	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	13	10	6

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	6	5	3
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	1	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	1	0
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	1
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	1
RB Larry Lenon	1	1	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Barnett	3	1	1
RB Stephen Davis	3	1	1
TE Eric Green	1	1	0
FB Nick Bell	1	1	1
WR Eddie Vedder	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)