Week 15, 1996

played in Cleveland, OH

40 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	0	0	10	-	24
Cleveland Browns	3	0	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:28 PIT - Tracy Rocker 25 fumble return (Greg Davis extra point)
1Q: 09:18 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 50 field goal
1Q: 04:03 PIT - Jose Gonzalez 11 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 13:58 PIT - Hart Lee Dykes 14 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 11:22 CLE - Steve Grant 76 interception return (Matt Dunigan pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:17 PIT - Greg Davis 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:28 PIT - Tracy Rocker 25 fumble return (Greg Davis extra point)
1Q: 09:18 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 50 field goal
1Q: 04:03 PIT - Jose Gonzalez 11 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 13:58 PIT - Hart Lee Dykes 14 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 11:22 CLE - Steve Grant 76 interception return (Matt Dunigan pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:17 PIT - Greg Davis 19 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 9-4-1 5-9
First Downs 17 8
- by Rushing 2 1
- by Passing 14 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 294 116
- Offensive Plays 73 54
- Yards per Play 4.03 2.15
Net Rushing Yards 88 51
- Rushing Attempts 38 19
- Yards per Rush 2.32 2.68
Net Passing Yards 206 65
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 2 28 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 206 101
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 7/36
- Yards per Pass Play 5.89 1.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/20 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 3/13 2/76
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:43 24:17

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	9-4-1	5-9
First Downs	17	8
- by Rushing	2	1
- by Passing	14	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	294	116
- Offensive Plays	73	54
- Yards per Play	4.03	2.15
Net Rushing Yards	88	51
- Rushing Attempts	38	19
- Yards per Rush	2.32	2.68
Net Passing Yards	206	65
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 2	28 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	206	101
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	7/36
- Yards per Pass Play	5.89	1.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/20	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	3/13	2/76
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:43	24:17

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	1:22	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
1	9:11	5:17	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
1	1:24	1:12	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	12:04	2:48	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	6:57	0:50	OPP 41	3	3	Punt
2	4:02	1:43	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
2	1:48	1:48	OWN 20	4	14	Half
3	15:00	0:51	OWN 20	3	-2	Interception
3	13:00	4:43	OWN 8	9	29	Punt
3	3:51	2:04	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
3	1:10	2:23	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
4	12:14	1:04	OPP 34	3	0	Interception
4	11:10	0:42	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	8:58	8:46	OWN 31	15	67	Field Goal

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:43	OWN 20	2	5	Fumble
1	14:17	2:17	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
1	10:38	1:27	OPP 31	3	-2	Field Goal
1	3:54	2:30	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	0:12	3:08	OWN 32	7	23	Punt
2	9:16	2:19	OWN 20	5	15	Interception
2	6:07	2:05	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
2	2:19	0:31	OWN 44	3	4	Punt
3	14:09	1:09	OPP 37	3	-9	Punt
3	8:17	4:26	OWN 35	9	27	Punt
3	1:47	0:37	OWN 8	2	1	Interception
4	13:47	1:33	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
4	10:28	1:30	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 25	0	-5	Game

Game MVP: Mark McGwire, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bartholomew Simpson	27	59	2.19	20	2
Larry Lenon	10	23	2.30	7	0
Aaron Craver	1	6	6.00	6	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	12	24	2.00	14	1
Ron Rivers	4	6	1.50	7	0
Matt Dunigan	2	13	6.50	7	0
Rod Bernstine	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	35	20	206	0/0	2	31	2	69.4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	28	14	101	7/36	0	15	3	19.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	8	12	103	12.88	13	31	0
WR Jose Gonzalez	6	9	53	8.83	13	18	1
WR Anthony Edwards	3	4	22	7.33	8	15	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	7	20	10.00	5	14	1
TE Kendall Gammon	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Larry Lenon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terance Mathis	3	7	24	8.00	0	10
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	3	4	8	2.67	4	4
WR Andre Reed	2	4	14	7.00	2	10
WR Mike Alexander	2	5	30	15.00	10	15
TE Jeff Thomason	2	2	10	5.00	1	6
WR Eddie Brown	1	3	11	11.00	5	11
FB Ray Zellars	1	2	4	4.00	1	4
WR Bobby Howard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	13	6.50	0
DT Bill Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Steve Grant	1	76	76.00	1
CB Dexter Bahr	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	1	0	0	0
Tracy Rocker	0	1	0	1
Melvin Tuten	0	1	0	0
Israel Raybon	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matt Dunigan	1	0	0	0
Sam Mills	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	8	295	36.9	33.9	44	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Silvestri	8	351	43.9	36.0	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Gonzalez	2	23	11.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mat Hoffman	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	1	19	19.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Brown	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark McGwire	9	1	1.0	19	35
S Brad Edwards	6	1	0.0	19	35
DE Curtis Maxie	4	1	1.5	13	20
OLB Michael Knight	4	3	0.5	16	22
CB Keith Taylor	4	1	0.0	14	28
CB Eric Davis	4	0	0.0	18	34
DT Tracy Rocker	3	1	1.0	13	18
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	1	0.0	16	32
DE Israel Raybon	1	1	1.0	6	15
CB Jerome Henderson	1	0	1.0	2	3
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	1.0	18	32
OLB Fred Strickland	1	1	0.0	8	15
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	---	---	---

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Terry Wooden	12	2	0.0	37	27
ILB Sam Mills	8	4	0.0	37	30
ILB Rick Hamilton	6	0	0.0	22	13
CB Mat Hoffman	5	1	0.0	19	29
DT John Jurkovic	4	1	0.0	17	19
S Thomas Everett	3	2	0.0	36	31
DT Frank Bruno	3	2	0.0	22	16
CB Sammy Lilly	3	1	0.0	37	32
OLB Steve Grant	3	1	0.0	10	8
WR Mike Alexander	3	0	---	---	---
S Chet Brooks	2	3	0.0	18	30
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	0.0	13	6
S Scott Cater	2	0	0.0	26	16
ILB Reggie Givens	1	1	0.0	1	5
DE Vaughn Booker	1	1	0.0	25	29
DE Jamal Duff	1	0	0.0	22	16
DT Mike Gray	0	2	0.0	16	19
CB Dexter Bahr	0	1	0.0	36	35
OLB Terry Irving	0	1	0.0	24	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Maxie	1.5	1	0	20
DE Ben Karpinski	1.0	2	1	32
DE Israel Raybon	1.0	1	0	15
ILB Mark McGwire	1.0	0	1	35
DT Tracy Rocker	1.0	0	0	18
CB Jerome Henderson	1.0	0	0	3
OLB Michael Knight	0.5	0	0	22

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vaughn Booker	0.0	1	1	0	29
OLB Terry Wooden	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Davis	3	0	0	34
ILB Mark McGwire	2	2	0	35
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	0	2	32
OLB Michael Knight	2	0	0	22
S Brad Edwards	2	0	0	35
CB Keith Taylor	2	0	0	28
DT Tracy Rocker	1	0	0	18
S Torin Dorn	0	2	0	10
DT Bill Johnson	0	0	1	23

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Steve Grant	3	1	1	8
ILB Sam Mills	3	0	0	30
CB Sammy Lilly	3	0	0	32
OLB Terry Wooden	3	0	0	27
CB Mat Hoffman	3	0	0	29
S Thomas Everett	2	2	0	31
S Chet Brooks	1	0	0	30
ILB Reggie Givens	1	0	0	5
DE Jamal Duff	1	0	0	16
CB Dexter Bahr	0	1	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dave Waddy	2	10	38	35
Melvin Tuten	2	6	38	35
Steve Wisniewski	0	7	38	35
Blake Brockermeyer	0	7	38	35
Drew Brown	0	3	11	10
Barret Robbins	0	3	27	25
Aaron Craver	0	2	23	15

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darian Rose	2	3	19	0	35
David Diaz-Infante	1	3	17	0	28
Willie Hennings	0	5	19	1	35
Chris Port	0	3	19	1	35
Joey Banes	0	2	19	4	35
Ray Zellars	0	1	9	0	14
Tommy Bailey	0	0	2	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Henderson	3	16
Torin Dorn	1	8

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Chet Brooks	2	13
Billy Shinners	1	17

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blake Brockermeyer	38	35	---	---	9	82
Melvin Tuten	38	35	---	---	6	79
Jose Gonzalez	34	31	---	---	10	75
Timm Rosenbach	38	35	---	---	---	73
Steve Wisniewski	38	35	---	---	---	73
Dave Waddy	38	35	---	---	---	73
Barret Robbins	27	25	---	---	9	61
Eric Davis	---	---	18	34	6	58
Bert Emanuel	31	27	---	---	---	58
Brad Edwards	---	---	19	35	1	55
Mark McGwire	---	---	19	35	1	55
Victor Green	---	---	18	35	2	55
Keith Taylor	---	---	14	28	12	54
Bartholomew Simpson	28	23	---	---	2	53
Aaron Craver	23	15	---	---	15	53
Kendall Gammon	29	20	---	---	4	53
Ben Karpinski	---	---	18	32	2	52
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	16	32	1	49
Hart Lee Dykes	9	18	---	---	13	40
Bill Johnson	---	---	16	23	1	40
Larry Lenon	10	8	---	---	22	40
Michael Knight	---	---	16	22	1	39
Anthony Edwards	13	21	---	---	5	39
Tracy Rocker	---	---	13	18	6	37
Curtis Maxie	---	---	13	20	2	35
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	2	5	23	30
Tory Epps	---	---	9	19	1	29
Israel Raybon	---	---	6	15	8	29
Fred Strickland	---	---	8	15	5	28
Ted Popson	4	5	---	---	17	26
Drew Brown	11	10	---	---	3	24
Jerome Henderson	---	---	2	3	16	21
Torin Dorn	---	---	1	10	8	19
Terrell Fletcher	7	2	---	---	9	18
Kevin Alexander	2	5	---	---	9	16
Gary Jones	---	---	0	0	13	13
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Kelly	---	---	0	1	8	9
Jon Runyan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shane Burton	---	---	1	3	---	4
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	0	0	3	3
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Rosado	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dexter Bahr	---	---	36	35	11	82
Mat Hoffman	---	---	19	29	30	78
Sammy Lilly	---	---	37	32	1	70
Sam Mills	---	---	37	30	1	68
Thomas Everett	---	---	36	31	---	67
Terry Wooden	---	---	37	27	1	65
Vaughn Booker	---	---	25	29	8	62
Chet Brooks	---	---	18	30	13	61
Willie Hennings	19	35	---	---	2	56
Matt Dunigan	19	35	---	---	---	54
Chris Port	19	35	---	---	---	54
Joey Banes	19	35	---	---	---	54
Darian Rose	19	35	---	---	---	54
David Diaz-Infante	17	28	---	---	7	52
Andre Reed	17	32	---	---	1	50
Terry Irving	---	---	24	24	1	49
Terance Mathis	17	27	---	---	---	44
Frank Bruno	---	---	22	16	5	43
Scott Cater	---	---	26	16	1	43
Steve Grant	---	---	10	8	24	42
Mike Alexander	9	22	---	---	8	39
Jamal Duff	---	---	22	16	1	39
Ray Zellars	9	14	---	---	16	39
John Jurkovic	---	---	17	19	2	38
Rick Hamilton	---	---	22	13	3	38
Eddie Brown	7	14	---	---	16	37
Mike Gray	---	---	16	19	---	35
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	13	17	---	---	---	30
Robert Faurot	4	12	---	---	12	28
Jeff Thomason	9	10	---	---	8	27
Bobby Howard	3	6	---	---	17	26
Rod Bernstine	2	5	---	---	17	24
Dennis Byrd	---	---	13	6	4	23
Billy Shinners	1	4	---	---	17	22
Ron Rivers	4	12	---	---	6	22
Tommy Bailey	2	7	---	---	9	18
Reggie Givens	---	---	1	5	3	9
George Thornbladh	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tony Berti	0	0	---	---	9	9
Quentin Neujahr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tim Worley	0	0	---	---	1	1
Barry Rostosky	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	0	0.0
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	14	44	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	7	13	1.9
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	35	20	1	2	4	4	2	0	2

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	28	14	0	2	1	4	4	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	70	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	99	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	44	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	48	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	12	8	0	103	1	27
WR Jose Gonzalez	9	6	0	53	0	31
WR Hart Lee Dykes	7	2	2	20	0	18
WR Anthony Edwards	4	3	0	22	0	21
TE Kendall Gammon	2	1	1	8	0	20
RB Larry Lenon	1	0	1	0	0	8

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Terance Mathis	7	3	1	24	27
WR Mike Alexander	5	2	0	30	22
WR Andre Reed	4	2	0	14	32
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	4	3	0	8	17
WR Eddie Brown	3	1	0	11	14
TE Jeff Thomason	2	2	0	10	10
FB Ray Zellars	2	1	0	4	14
WR Bobby Howard	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Lenon	3	11	3.67	2.30
Bartholomew Simpson	2	1	0.50	2.19

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	3	2	25	8.33	5.89

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	1	14	7.00	2.86
WR Jose Gonzalez	1	1	11	11.00	5.89

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	3	1
Larry Lenon	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Rivers	1	0
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	16	8	8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hart Lee Dykes	5	1	1
WR Bert Emanuel	5	3	3
WR Jose Gonzalez	4	3	3
WR Anthony Edwards	2	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Alexander	3	2	2
WR Eddie Brown	2	1	1
WR Terance Mathis	2	0	0
WR Andre Reed	1	0	0
FB Ray Zellars	1	1	0
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)