Week 3, 1996

played in New Jersey, NJ

62 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	0	10	-	13
New Jersey Jets	6	7	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 NJY - Michele Akers 48 field goal
1Q: 00:26 NJY - Michele Akers 44 field goal
2Q: 09:51 PIT - Greg Davis 26 field goal
2Q: 04:38 NJY - Leroy Thompson 1 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 06:57 PIT - Jose Gonzalez 4 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 00:08 PIT - Greg Davis 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 NJY - Michele Akers 48 field goal
1Q: 00:26 NJY - Michele Akers 44 field goal
2Q: 09:51 PIT - Greg Davis 26 field goal
2Q: 04:38 NJY - Leroy Thompson 1 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 06:57 PIT - Jose Gonzalez 4 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 00:08 PIT - Greg Davis 32 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NJY
Record 1-1-1 1-1-1
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 369 332
- Offensive Plays 83 84
- Yards per Play 4.45 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 95 113
- Rushing Attempts 31 31
- Yards per Rush 3.06 3.65
Net Passing Yards 274 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 30 - 0 53 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 4.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/21 8/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/34 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/37 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 36:45 38:15

Team Statistics	PIT	NJY
Record	1-1-1	1-1-1
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	369	332
- Offensive Plays	83	84
- Yards per Play	4.45	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	95	113
- Rushing Attempts	31	31
- Yards per Rush	3.06	3.65
Net Passing Yards	274	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 30 - 0	53 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	278	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	4.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/21	8/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/34	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/37	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	36:45	38:15

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	1:49	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
1	8:30	1:47	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	5:38	1:09	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	0:20	5:35	OWN 36	9	55	Field Goal
2	4:27	0:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:45	2:06	OWN 9	7	29	Punt
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
3	9:39	1:45	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	5:12	1:26	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
3	2:47	4:09	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
4	11:34	4:46	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	3:21	1:03	OWN 36	5	50	Fumble
4	1:38	1:37	OWN 39	8	46	Field Goal
OT1	11:52	3:57	OWN 38	8	22	Punt
OT1	4:39	2:05	OWN 17	6	23	Punt

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
1	9:57	1:27	OPP 38	3	7	Field Goal
1	6:43	1:05	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
1	4:29	4:09	OWN 45	8	28	Field Goal
2	9:45	5:18	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
2	3:36	0:51	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 15	3	25	Half
3	12:33	2:54	OWN 35	7	25	Punt
3	7:54	2:42	OWN 28	5	18	Punt
3	3:46	0:59	OPP 45	3	6	Punt
4	13:38	2:04	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
4	6:48	3:27	OWN 20	5	5	Punt
4	2:18	0:40	OWN 23	3	-6	Punt
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	0	Half
OT1	15:00	3:08	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
OT1	7:55	3:16	OWN 2	6	43	Punt
OT1	2:34	2:34	OWN 16	7	37	Game

Game MVP: Timm Rosenbach, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bartholomew Simpson	27	89	3.30	17	4
Larry Lenon	3	8	2.67	3	0
Bert Emanuel	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vaughn Hebron	16	75	4.69	13	3
Moe Williams	14	36	2.57	14	1
Ken O'Brien	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	51	30	278	1/4	1	38	0	80.3

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	53	33	219	0/0	1	31	0	77.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	9	16	84	9.33	10	18	0
WR Jose Gonzalez	8	12	112	14.00	41	38	1
WR Leonard Klecko	6	11	46	7.67	3	13	0
TE Kendall Gammon	3	3	-2	-0.67	0	3	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	3	26	13.00	19	26	0
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Aaron Craver	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Alexander	9	12	51	5.67	10	11	0
WR Rod Smith	6	14	30	5.00	0	9	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	5	6	17	3.40	3	10	0
TE James Jenkins	3	6	33	11.00	13	14	0
WR Leroy Thompson	3	3	36	12.00	23	31	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	3	4	15	5.00	1	6	0
RB Moe Williams	2	3	9	4.50	3	6	0
WR Robert Clark	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Matt Groening	1	2	20	20.00	10	20	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	1	0	0	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matt Groenig	0	1	0	0
Jerry Olsavsky	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	11	428	38.9	36.6	47	3

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	11	508	46.2	35.5	56	5

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Gonzalez	1	9	9.0	0
Hart Lee Dykes	1	28	28.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	4	25	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Lenon	2	57	28.5	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark McGwire	12	1	0.0	27	51
S Brad Edwards	8	3	0.0	31	49
CB Eric Davis	7	0	0.0	29	51
OLB Michael Knight	4	3	0.0	22	41
DE Curtis Maxie	4	2	0.0	26	35
OLB Steve Hendrickson	4	2	0.0	7	9
CB Ashley Ambrose	3	2	0.0	29	47
CB Keith Taylor	3	1	0.0	10	32
DT D'Marco Farr	3	1	0.0	25	47
S Torin Dorn	2	4	0.0	26	48
CB Jerome Henderson	2	2	0.0	4	9
DE Ben Karpinski	2	2	0.0	27	43
DT Bill Johnson	2	1	0.0	19	32
OLB Joe Kelly	2	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Fred Strickland	2	0	0.0	19	17
DT Tory Epps	1	1	0.0	5	10
S Gary Jones	1	0	0.0	5	12
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	0	0.0	4	2
C Dave Waddy	1	0	---	---	---

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	6	3	0.5	31	52
OLB Eddie Robinson	6	4	0.0	22	31
DT William Perry	6	1	0.0	20	39
CB Tom Carter	6	0	0.0	31	50
DE David Grant	4	1	0.5	24	40
S Matt Groenig	4	5	0.0	25	47
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	4	1	0.0	11	17
DE Darrell Davis	4	1	0.0	21	31
CB Antonio Langham	3	2	0.0	30	52
OLB Mitch Donahue	3	1	0.0	6	9
DT John Kirksey	3	1	0.0	18	28
CB David Pool	3	0	0.0	17	42
S Patrick Hunter	2	2	0.0	31	52
S Joey Tribbiani	2	0	0.0	6	6
DE Regan Upshaw	2	0	0.0	7	12
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0.0	10	21
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0.0	20	22
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0.0	6	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ben Karpinski	3	0	43
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	35
DT Tracy Rocker	0	2	23
DT Tory Epps	0	1	10

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Grant	0.5	1	0	40
ILB Damon Jordan	0.5	0	0	52
DE Darrell Davis	0.0	2	0	31
DT John Kirksey	0.0	2	0	28
DT William Perry	0.0	1	0	39
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	1	0	21
DT Tim Dennis	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Davis	7	1	51
ILB Mark McGwire	5	2	51
S Brad Edwards	4	0	49
CB Ashley Ambrose	3	1	47
CB Keith Taylor	3	0	32
S Torin Dorn	2	1	48
OLB Joe Kelly	2	0	7
OLB Steve Hendrickson	2	0	9
CB Jerome Henderson	2	0	9
OLB Michael Knight	1	1	41
S Gary Jones	1	0	12
DT Bill Johnson	1	0	32

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tom Carter	6	0	50
S Matt Groenig	4	1	47
OLB Eddie Robinson	3	1	31
CB David Pool	3	0	42
CB Antonio Langham	2	3	52
DT William Perry	2	0	39
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	17
OLB Mitch Donahue	2	0	9
ILB Damon Jordan	2	0	52
S Patrick Hunter	1	1	52
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	5
S Joey Tribbiani	1	0	6
DT John Kirksey	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wisniewski	3	6	31	1	52
Flozell Adkins	2	6	31	0	52
Blake Brockermeyer	2	5	31	0	52
Dave Waddy	1	8	31	0	52
Aaron Craver	1	3	19	0	23
Kendall Gammon	1	3	23	0	35

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Max Lane	2	8	31	53
Norm Fowler	2	6	31	53
Tim Ruddy	2	4	31	53
Brian De Marco	2	3	31	53
Dermontti Dawson	1	7	31	53
Matt Groening	1	1	16	27
Brian Kozlowski	1	1	22	34

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Craver	3	22
Jose Gonzalez	1	28
Barret Robbins	1	13
Eric Davis	1	7

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Percy Snow	2	20
Antone Vinatieri	1	22
Matt Groening	1	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Flozell Adkins	31	52	---	---	13	96
Eric Davis	---	---	29	51	7	87
Jose Gonzalez	20	37	---	---	28	85
Brad Edwards	---	---	31	49	3	83
Timm Rosenbach	31	52	---	---	---	83
Steve Wisniewski	31	52	---	---	---	83
Dave Waddy	31	52	---	---	---	83
Blake Brockermeyer	31	52	---	---	---	83
Melvin Tuten	31	52	---	---	---	83
Mark McGwire	---	---	27	51	2	80
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	29	47	2	78
Torin Dorn	---	---	26	48	3	77
D'Marco Farr	---	---	25	47	2	74
Ben Karpinski	---	---	27	43	1	71
Bert Emanuel	28	40	---	---	2	70
Bartholomew Simpson	28	33	---	---	6	67
Curtis Maxie	---	---	26	35	4	65
Michael Knight	---	---	22	41	1	64
Keith Taylor	---	---	10	32	22	64
Aaron Craver	19	23	---	---	22	64
Kendall Gammon	23	35	---	---	6	64
Leonard Klecko	23	33	---	---	---	56
Bill Johnson	---	---	19	32	4	55
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	7	9	32	48
Larry Lenon	3	14	---	---	31	48
Hart Lee Dykes	6	24	---	---	15	45
Tracy Rocker	---	---	17	23	3	43
Fred Strickland	---	---	19	17	2	38
Ted Popson	4	10	---	---	21	35
Jerome Henderson	---	---	4	9	21	34
Israel Raybon	---	---	5	18	10	33
Gary Jones	---	---	5	12	11	28
Joe Kelly	---	---	4	7	9	20
Tory Epps	---	---	5	10	5	20
Anthony Edwards	0	6	---	---	11	17
Terrell Fletcher	1	5	---	---	10	16
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	13	13
Drew Brown	0	0	---	---	13	13
Barret Robbins	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jon Runyan	0	0	---	---	13	13
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	11	11
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	4	2	4	10
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Rosado	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dermontti Dawson	31	53	---	---	13	97
Matt Groenig	---	---	25	47	20	92
Derrick Alexander	28	47	---	---	11	86
Patrick Hunter	---	---	31	52	2	85
Damon Jordan	---	---	31	52	2	85
Ken O'Brien	31	53	---	---	---	84
David Pool	---	---	17	42	25	84
Norm Fowler	31	53	---	---	---	84
Tim Ruddy	31	53	---	---	---	84
Max Lane	31	53	---	---	---	84
Antonio Langham	---	---	30	52	2	84
Brian De Marco	31	53	---	---	---	84
Tom Carter	---	---	31	50	2	83
Rod Smith	27	50	---	---	---	77
David Grant	---	---	24	40	4	68
Brian Kozlowski	22	34	---	---	11	67
William Perry	---	---	20	39	3	62
Darrell Davis	---	---	21	31	6	58
Mitch Donahue	---	---	6	9	41	56
Matt Groening	16	27	---	---	11	54
Eddie Robinson	---	---	22	31	1	54
Vaughn Hebron	16	28	---	---	5	49
Tim Dennis	---	---	20	22	6	48
Sherman Williams	5	9	---	---	33	47
John Kirksey	---	---	18	28	1	47
Robert Clark	4	18	---	---	20	42
Moe Williams	15	24	---	---	2	41
James Jenkins	13	16	---	---	9	38
Joe Campbell	---	---	10	21	1	32
Regan Upshaw	---	---	7	12	11	30
Tyrone Poole	---	---	5	16	8	29
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	11	17	---	28
Antone Vinatieri	1	1	---	---	22	24
Leroy Thompson	8	8	---	---	5	21
Percy Snow	---	---	0	0	20	20
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	6	5	6	17
Nate Lewis	0	3	---	---	11	14
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	13	13
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	13	13
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jeff Blackshear	0	0	---	---	13	13
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	13	13
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	6	6	---	12
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	14	14.0
Middle	20	41	2.1
Right	10	40	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	32	3.6
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	51	30	3	2	4	6	7	1	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	53	33	2	3	4	6	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	49	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	66	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	11	113	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	26	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	35	22	151	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	42	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	16	9	1	84	0	40
WR Jose Gonzalez	12	8	1	112	2	37
WR Leonard Klecko	11	6	0	46	0	33
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	2	0	26	1	24
TE Kendall Gammon	3	3	0	-2	0	35
RB Bartholomew Simpson	2	1	1	3	0	33
FB Aaron Craver	2	1	1	9	0	23

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Smith	14	6	1	30	0	50
WR Derrick Alexander	12	9	1	51	0	47
TE James Jenkins	6	3	0	33	0	16
TE Brian Kozlowski	6	5	0	17	0	34
RB Vaughn Hebron	4	3	0	15	0	28
WR Robert Clark	3	1	1	8	0	18
WR Leroy Thompson	3	3	0	36	1	8
RB Moe Williams	3	2	0	9	0	24
FB Matt Groening	2	1	1	20	1	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	3	2	0.67	3.30
Larry Lenon	1	3	3.00	2.67
Bert Emanuel	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	3	13	4.33	4.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	3	2	12	4.00	5.45

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	2	1	1	0.50	4.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	2	12	6.00	9.33

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE James Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Leroy Thompson	1	1	1	1.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	7	2

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Moe Williams	3	1
Vaughn Hebron	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	13	8	7

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	17	12	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	5	2	2
WR Jose Gonzalez	4	3	3
WR Leonard Klecko	3	2	2
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Alexander	6	5	3
WR Rod Smith	4	1	1
WR Robert Clark	2	1	1
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	2
RB Moe Williams	2	2	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,600 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (26,500)
End Zone 17,700 (19,100)
Mezzanine 10,800 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 16,000 (16,900)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,800 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,600 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (26,500)
End Zone	17,700 (19,100)
Mezzanine	10,800 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	16,000 (16,900)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,800 (5,800)