Week 6, 1996

played in Cincinnati, OH

61 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	6	-	22
Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:32 PIT - Bert Emanuel 9 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 09:37 PIT - Greg Davis 28 field goal
2Q: 03:43 PIT - Greg Davis 25 field goal
2Q: 00:13 PIT - Greg Davis 40 field goal
3Q: 07:36 CIN - Cary Blanchard 28 field goal
4Q: 08:17 CIN - Tupac Shakur 20 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 00:28 PIT - Eric Davis 79 interception return (Timm Rosenbach pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:32 PIT - Bert Emanuel 9 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 09:37 PIT - Greg Davis 28 field goal
2Q: 03:43 PIT - Greg Davis 25 field goal
2Q: 00:13 PIT - Greg Davis 40 field goal
3Q: 07:36 CIN - Cary Blanchard 28 field goal
4Q: 08:17 CIN - Tupac Shakur 20 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 00:28 PIT - Eric Davis 79 interception return (Timm Rosenbach pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 4-1-1 0-6
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 290 251
- Offensive Plays 68 66
- Yards per Play 4.26 3.80
Net Rushing Yards 77 119
- Rushing Attempts 24 22
- Yards per Rush 3.21 5.41
Net Passing Yards 213 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 1 39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 219 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 5/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.84 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/21 9/74
Punt Returns/Yards 3/42 5/30
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/79 1/1
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:09 28:51

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	4-1-1	0-6
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	290	251
- Offensive Plays	68	66
- Yards per Play	4.26	3.80
Net Rushing Yards	77	119
- Rushing Attempts	24	22
- Yards per Rush	3.21	5.41
Net Passing Yards	213	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 1	39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	219	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	5/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.84	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/21	9/74
Punt Returns/Yards	3/42	5/30
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/79	1/1
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:09	28:51

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	0:56	OWN 42	2	-5	Fumble
1	8:38	1:38	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	6:04	3:38	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	13:39	4:10	OWN 44	9	45	Field Goal
2	6:09	2:33	OWN 20	8	72	Field Goal
2	2:41	2:33	OWN 27	10	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 21	3	2	Interception
3	12:37	2:32	OWN 7	5	18	Punt
3	7:30	3:05	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
3	2:29	2:13	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
4	12:13	1:49	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
4	8:00	1:33	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	4:19	1:55	OWN 20	3	12	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
1	10:16	1:38	OPP 37	3	-9	Punt
1	7:00	0:56	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
1	2:26	3:47	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
2	9:29	3:20	OWN 15	6	48	Punt
2	3:36	0:55	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	2	Half
3	13:39	1:02	OPP 45	3	-7	Punt
3	10:05	2:35	OPP 45	5	34	Field Goal
3	4:25	1:56	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
3	0:16	3:03	OWN 21	7	39	Punt
4	10:24	2:24	OPP 47	5	47	Touchdown
4	6:27	2:08	OWN 43	4	15	Punt
4	2:24	2:04	OWN 32	10	34	Interception
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 29	3	-14	Game

Game MVP: Ben Karpinski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bartholomew Simpson	16	74	4.63	16	4
Larry Lenon	7	2	0.29	2	0
Bert Emanuel	1	1	1.00	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	14	96	6.86	32	3	1
Rich Gannon	4	22	5.50	7	0	0
Heath Sherman	3	5	1.67	2	0	0
Yancey Thigpen	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	43	24	219	1/6	1	29	1	67.9

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	39	20	156	5/24	0	33	1	50.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	9	14	92	10.22	14	29	1
WR Jose Gonzalez	3	8	46	15.33	14	28	0
RB Bartholomew Simpson	3	4	22	7.33	15	11	0
WR Anthony Edwards	2	5	15	7.50	0	11	0
FB Aaron Craver	2	4	12	6.00	7	7	0
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	2	1.00	0	4	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	3	18	18.00	19	18	0
TE Kendall Gammon	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
RB Larry Lenon	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Yancey Thigpen	6	9	41	6.83	14	13
WR Ted Logan	4	8	17	4.25	6	12
WR Earnest Byner	3	3	16	5.33	0	9
WR Michael Irvin	3	9	44	14.67	24	33
RB Tupac Shakur	3	5	39	13.00	18	21
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Curtis Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Scott Galbraith	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mark Chmura	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Davis	1	79	79.00	1

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Troy Vincent	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
Timm Rosenbach	1	0
Tory Epps	0	1
Gary Jones	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rich Gannon	1	1	0
Earnest Byner	1	0	0
John Johnson	0	1	0
Bryant Young	0	1	0
John Mobley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	297	42.4	38.1	51	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	10	434	43.4	33.2	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Gonzalez	3	42	14.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Logan	5	30	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	1	22	22.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	3	51	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Victor Green	6	1	0.0	17	41
CB Eric Davis	5	1	0.0	21	39
CB Ashley Ambrose	4	2	0.0	19	39
S Brad Edwards	4	1	0.0	21	38
CB Keith Taylor	4	1	0.0	17	36
OLB Michael Knight	4	0	0.0	16	24
ILB Mark McGwire	4	0	0.0	22	39
DE Ben Karpinski	3	0	2.5	17	34
DT Tory Epps	3	0	1.0	13	26
DE Israel Raybon	2	0	0.5	17	34
DT D'Marco Farr	1	3	1.0	16	36
S Torin Dorn	1	1	0.0	7	21
CB Jerome Henderson	1	1	0.0	3	11
OLB Joe Kelly	1	0	0.0	1	3
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	0	---	---	---
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Fred Strickland	1	0	0.0	7	20
OLB Steve Hendrickson	1	0	0.0	4	5

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	8	0	0.0	24	44
OLB John Mobley	7	2	1.0	22	41
S Chris Oldham	5	2	0.0	23	44
ILB Al Smith	4	4	0.0	24	44
DT Warren Sapp	4	0	0.0	17	30
S Zack de la Rocha	3	2	0.0	24	44
CB Randy Fuller	3	1	0.0	24	41
S Toby Wright	2	1	0.0	3	17
DE John Shannon	2	0	0.0	9	17
CB Frank Robinson	2	0	0.0	12	32
ILB Jamal Brooks	2	0	0.0	12	12
OLB June Buenning	2	0	0.0	18	24
DE Jumpy Geathers	1	1	0.0	15	27
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Ernie Logan	1	0	0.0	10	23
DT Bryant Young	1	0	0.0	7	14
DT Sherman Klump	0	1	0.0	14	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Karpinski	2.5	3	2	34
DT Tory Epps	1.0	1	0	26
DT D'Marco Farr	1.0	0	0	36
DE Israel Raybon	0.5	1	1	34
CB Ashley Ambrose	0.0	2	0	39
ILB Mark McGwire	0.0	1	0	39

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Mobley	1.0	0	1	0	41
OLB Randy Kirk	0.0	1	0	0	7
OLB June Buenning	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Ernie Logan	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Bryant Young	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Sherman Klump	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Victor Green	5	0	0	41
CB Eric Davis	4	3	1	39
CB Keith Taylor	3	0	0	36
CB Ashley Ambrose	3	0	0	39
OLB Michael Knight	1	2	0	24
OLB Joe Kelly	1	0	0	3
OLB Steve Hendrickson	1	0	0	5
DT Tory Epps	1	0	0	26
DT D'Marco Farr	1	0	0	36
S Torin Dorn	0	1	0	21

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	7	1	1	44
OLB John Mobley	6	0	0	41
CB Randy Fuller	2	4	0	41
CB Frank Robinson	2	0	0	32
S Toby Wright	2	0	0	17
S Chris Oldham	1	1	0	44
ILB Al Smith	1	0	0	44
ILB Jamal Brooks	1	0	0	12
S Zack de la Rocha	1	0	0	44
DT Warren Sapp	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Flozell Adkins	3	10	24	0	44
Drew Brown	1	6	24	0	44
Barret Robbins	1	4	24	0	44
Blake Brockermeyer	1	3	24	1	44
Kendall Gammon	0	1	19	0	34

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Hairston	1	5	22	0	44
Henry Lush	1	4	22	0	44
David Williams	1	3	22	3	44
Eric Moore	1	2	22	2	44
Dan Majerle	1	2	13	0	30
Larry Heck	0	3	22	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Henderson	3	16
Gary Jones	2	14
Aaron Craver	1	20
Jeff Spek	1	10
Dave Waddy	1	10

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Sherman	2	27
Curtis Duncan	1	20
Ryan Wetnight	1	20

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Flozell Adkins	24	44	---	---	10	78
Drew Brown	24	44	---	---	10	78
Jose Gonzalez	21	39	---	---	9	69
Timm Rosenbach	24	44	---	---	---	68
Blake Brockermeyer	24	44	---	---	---	68
Barret Robbins	24	44	---	---	---	68
Melvin Tuten	24	44	---	---	---	68
Keith Taylor	---	---	17	36	14	67
Eric Davis	---	---	21	39	7	67
Mark McGwire	---	---	22	39	1	62
Brad Edwards	---	---	21	38	---	59
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	19	39	1	59
Victor Green	---	---	17	41	1	59
Aaron Craver	12	26	---	---	20	58
Kendall Gammon	19	34	---	---	5	58
D'Marco Farr	---	---	16	36	4	56
Ben Karpinski	---	---	17	34	2	53
Israel Raybon	---	---	17	34	2	53
Bert Emanuel	19	31	---	---	---	50
Bartholomew Simpson	17	30	---	---	1	48
Larry Lenon	7	10	---	---	27	44
Michael Knight	---	---	16	24	1	41
Hart Lee Dykes	6	16	---	---	18	40
Tory Epps	---	---	13	26	1	40
Anthony Edwards	10	23	---	---	6	39
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	4	5	30	39
Torin Dorn	---	---	7	21	9	37
Tracy Rocker	---	---	16	16	4	36
Fred Strickland	---	---	7	20	7	34
Jerome Henderson	---	---	3	11	16	30
Ted Popson	6	5	---	---	18	29
Curtis Maxie	---	---	6	12	9	27
Gary Jones	---	---	2	7	14	23
Kevin Alexander	1	4	---	---	12	17
Joe Kelly	---	---	1	3	9	13
Terrell Fletcher	2	2	---	---	8	12
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dave Waddy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jon Runyan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	0	3	3	6
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	3	3
Shane Burton	---	---	0	0	2	2
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Rosado	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Moore	22	44	---	---	11	77
Larry Heck	22	44	---	---	11	77
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	24	44	4	72
Al Smith	---	---	24	44	3	71
Troy Vincent	---	---	24	44	3	71
Chris Oldham	---	---	23	44	3	70
Frank Robinson	---	---	12	32	26	70
Randy Fuller	---	---	24	41	3	68
Rich Gannon	22	44	---	---	---	66
David Williams	22	44	---	---	---	66
Henry Lush	22	44	---	---	---	66
Jim Hairston	22	44	---	---	---	66
John Mobley	---	---	22	41	3	66
Dan Majerle	13	30	---	---	22	65
Tupac Shakur	18	36	---	---	---	54
Ted Logan	12	24	---	---	16	52
Yancey Thigpen	16	35	---	---	---	51
Warren Sapp	---	---	17	30	3	50
Michael Irvin	18	28	---	---	1	47
Mark Chmura	16	31	---	---	---	47
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	15	27	4	46
Sherman Klump	---	---	14	21	11	46
June Buenning	---	---	18	24	---	42
Heath Sherman	4	8	---	---	27	39
Earnest Byner	8	13	---	---	16	37
Ernie Logan	---	---	10	23	4	37
Toby Wright	---	---	3	17	11	31
Jamal Brooks	---	---	12	12	3	27
John Shannon	---	---	9	17	---	26
Curtis Duncan	2	2	---	---	20	24
John Johnson	---	---	2	2	20	24
Scott Galbraith	3	11	---	---	9	23
Randy Kirk	---	---	4	7	11	22
Bryant Young	---	---	7	14	1	22
Ryan Wetnight	0	0	---	---	20	20
Larry Long	0	2	---	---	12	14
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jesse James	0	0	---	---	11	11
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Fields	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
William Wallace	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	25	8.3
Middle	11	18	1.6
Right	10	34	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	12	91	7.6
Right	4	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	43	24	3	1	5	6	5	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	39	20	2	2	2	6	8	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	40	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	53	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	97	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	72	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	55	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	14	9	1	92	2	31
WR Jose Gonzalez	8	3	1	46	1	39
WR Anthony Edwards	5	2	1	15	0	23
RB Bartholomew Simpson	4	3	0	22	0	30
FB Aaron Craver	4	2	1	12	0	26
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	1	0	18	0	16
TE Kendall Gammon	2	1	1	4	0	34
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	0	2	0	4
RB Larry Lenon	1	1	0	8	0	10

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	9	3	0	44	1	28
WR Yancey Thigpen	9	6	0	41	0	35
WR Ted Logan	8	4	0	17	0	24
RB Tupac Shakur	5	3	0	39	1	36
WR Earnest Byner	3	3	0	16	0	13
TE Scott Galbraith	2	0	1	0	0	11
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0	0	0	2
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0	-1	0	30
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	1	0	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	4	16	4.00	4.63
Larry Lenon	1	2	2.00	0.29

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	2	18	9.00	6.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	4	1	9	2.25	5.09

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	1	1	9	9.00	4.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	2	1	9	4.50	6.57
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
FB Aaron Craver	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Byner	1	1	9	9.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	2	1
Larry Lenon	2	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Gannon	2	0
Tupac Shakur	2	0
Yancey Thigpen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	13	8	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Gonzalez	3	1	1
WR Anthony Edwards	3	1	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	1	1
WR Bert Emanuel	2	2	1
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	0
RB Larry Lenon	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	4	2	2
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	1	0
WR Ted Logan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (19,000)
End Zone 10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 5,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (12,100)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 8,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (19,000)
End Zone	10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	5,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (12,100)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	8,100 (9,900)