Conference Semifinals, 1996

played in Houston, AL

33 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	0	7	-	10
Houston Texans	0	24	0	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:54 HOU - Chris Jacke 34 field goal
2Q: 05:32 HOU - Bo Jackson 4 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 01:57 HOU - Mo Lewis 19 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 01:40 HOU - Len Bias 25 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Greg Davis 42 field goal
4Q: 11:56 PIT - Bert Emanuel 22 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 01:59 HOU - Bo Jackson 1 run (Chris Jacke extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:54 HOU - Chris Jacke 34 field goal
2Q: 05:32 HOU - Bo Jackson 4 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 01:57 HOU - Mo Lewis 19 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 01:40 HOU - Len Bias 25 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Greg Davis 42 field goal
4Q: 11:56 PIT - Bert Emanuel 22 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 01:59 HOU - Bo Jackson 1 run (Chris Jacke extra point)

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 12-5-1 13-4
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 340 332
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 5.40 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 72 206
- Rushing Attempts 16 46
- Yards per Rush 4.50 4.48
Net Passing Yards 268 126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 30 - 3 20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 282 126
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 6.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/28 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:54 33:06

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	12-5-1	13-4
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	340	332
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	5.40	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	72	206
- Rushing Attempts	16	46
- Yards per Rush	4.50	4.48
Net Passing Yards	268	126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 30 - 3	20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	282	126
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	6.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/28	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:54	33:06

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
1	10:53	4:52	OWN 2	9	41	Punt
2	14:48	1:30	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	11:52	2:18	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
2	5:22	1:37	OWN 20	5	36	Interception
2	2:30	0:41	OWN 6	3	2	Interception
2	1:49	0:09	OWN 20	1	5	Fumble
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 20	5	55	Field Goal
3	11:28	3:31	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	5:18	0:47	OPP 49	2	0	Interception
3	0:22	3:41	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
4	9:46	1:13	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
4	6:32	1:41	OWN 25	7	29	Downs
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 16	6	43	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	2:26	OWN 29	5	14	Punt
1	6:01	6:13	OWN 18	14	65	Field Goal
2	13:18	1:26	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
2	9:34	4:12	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
2	3:45	1:15	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	1:40	0:13	OPP 25	1	25	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
3	7:57	2:39	OWN 2	4	14	Punt
3	4:31	4:09	OWN 42	8	27	Missed FG
4	11:41	1:55	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	8:33	2:01	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	4:51	2:59	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown

Game MVP: Mo Lewis, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	12	55	4.58	15	2	0
Larry Lenon	4	17	4.25	14	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	35	114	3.26	13	2	2
Erric Pegram	9	40	4.44	16	3	0
Tommy Vardell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Terrell Owens	1	54	54.00	54	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	43	29	276	2/14	1	48	3	63.7
John Supernaw	2	1	6	0/0	0	6	0	56.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	20	12	126	0/0	1	26	0	95.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	9	12	86	9.56	31	23	1
WR Jose Gonzalez	7	10	114	16.29	54	48	0
WR Anthony Edwards	4	7	20	5.00	3	7	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	7	31	10.33	3	13	0
WR Kevin Alexander	3	3	13	4.33	0	6	0
FB Aaron Craver	2	2	9	4.50	9	10	0
TE Kendall Gammon	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Terrell Fletcher	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Bartholomew Simpson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	3	5	44	14.67	24	26	0
WR Terrell Owens	3	4	24	8.00	9	14	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	8	4.00	0	12	0
WR Eric Martin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Bo Jackson	1	2	14	14.00	1	14	0
TE Len Bias	1	4	25	25.00	12	25	1
WR Carl Pickens	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mo Lewis	1	19	19.00	1
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0.00	0
CB Nate Clune	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Larry Lenon	1	0	0	0
Ted Popson	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Martin	1	0	0
Len Bias	0	1	0
Marvin Jones	0	1	0
Le Roy Butler	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	266	44.3	42.8	56	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	335	47.9	43.0	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Gonzalez	2	9	4.5	0
Hart Lee Dykes	1	5	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	2	32	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark McGwire	11	1	0.0	45	20
S Brad Edwards	8	1	0.0	46	20
DT Bill Johnson	7	1	0.0	34	16
OLB Michael Knight	6	3	0.0	35	18
S Victor Green	4	2	0.0	44	20
DE Israel Raybon	3	1	0.0	15	6
DT Tracy Rocker	2	1	0.0	21	12
CB Eric Davis	2	1	0.0	45	20
OLB Joe Kelly	2	0	0.0	9	3
WR Jose Gonzalez	2	0	---	---	---
DE Curtis Maxie	2	0	0.0	31	14
DE Ben Karpinski	2	0	0.0	36	16
DT Tory Epps	1	3	0.0	32	12
CB Keith Taylor	1	1	0.0	25	10
OLB Steve Hendrickson	1	0	0.0	7	2
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0.0	7	0
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	0.0	43	16
DE Shane Burton	1	0	0.0	10	4
OLB Fred Strickland	0	1	0.0	18	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marvin Jones	10	3	0.0	16	41
CB Tracey Eaton	6	0	0.0	14	40
S Le Roy Butler	5	2	0.0	16	42
OLB Mo Lewis	4	1	1.0	15	33
CB Nate Clune	4	2	0.0	12	40
OLB Ricardo McDonald	3	0	1.0	15	38
S Jay Bellamy	3	2	0.0	13	46
CB Donnell Woolford	3	1	0.0	16	42
DE Kevin Carter	2	2	0.0	12	24
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	1	0.0	5	17
DT David Rocker	1	1	0.0	9	32
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	0.0	1	8
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0.0	0	6
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0.0	10	30
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin	1	0	0.0	1	9
DT Gilbert Brown	0	1	0.0	4	9
DE Bernard Whittington	0	1	0.0	3	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	14
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	16
DT Tracy Rocker	0	1	12
DE Israel Raybon	0	1	6

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1.0	0	1	2	38
OLB Mo Lewis	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Bernard Whittington	0.0	1	0	0	15
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	0	2	0	30
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin	0.0	0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Victor Green	2	0	20
OLB Michael Knight	1	0	18
OLB Joe Kelly	1	0	3
S Brad Edwards	1	0	20
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	14
OLB Fred Strickland	1	0	10
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	10
ILB Mark McGwire	1	0	20
DT Bill Johnson	1	0	16
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	16
DE Israel Raybon	1	0	6
CB Eric Davis	0	1	20

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Marvin Jones	8	0	1	41
CB Tracey Eaton	5	0	0	40
CB Donnell Woolford	4	1	0	42
CB Nate Clune	4	0	1	40
S Jay Bellamy	3	2	0	46
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	0	0	17
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	0	8
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0	6
S Le Roy Butler	1	0	0	42
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0	38
OLB Mo Lewis	0	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Waddy	3	4	16	1	45
Steve Wisniewski	2	2	16	1	46
Flozell Adkins	1	5	16	0	43
Aaron Craver	1	2	11	0	21
Kendall Gammon	1	2	12	0	26
Melvin Tuten	0	1	16	0	43

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Todd Peat	4	10	0	46	20
Jim Dombrowski	3	13	0	46	20
Ellison Onizuka	3	6	1	46	20
Todd Steussie	1	7	0	46	20
Zack Wiegert	1	6	0	46	20
Len Bias	0	3	0	38	18
Tommy Vardell	0	1	0	24	9

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Popson	1	15
Jerome Henderson	1	13
Gary Jones	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Emmanuel McDaniel	2	19
Bruce Hill	2	17
Dwayne Carswell	1	17

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Davis	---	---	45	20	5	70
Blake Brockermeyer	16	47	---	---	7	70
Brad Edwards	---	---	46	20	2	68
Mark McGwire	---	---	45	20	2	67
Flozell Adkins	16	43	---	---	7	66
Victor Green	---	---	44	20	2	66
Steve Wisniewski	16	46	---	---	---	62
Jose Gonzalez	15	39	---	---	7	61
Timm Rosenbach	16	45	---	---	---	61
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	43	16	2	61
Dave Waddy	16	45	---	---	---	61
Melvin Tuten	16	43	---	---	---	59
Michael Knight	---	---	35	18	2	55
Ben Karpinski	---	---	36	16	3	55
Bill Johnson	---	---	34	16	3	53
Bartholomew Simpson	12	31	---	---	6	49
Keith Taylor	---	---	25	10	13	48
Curtis Maxie	---	---	31	14	2	47
Hart Lee Dykes	5	26	---	---	15	46
Kendall Gammon	12	26	---	---	7	45
Tory Epps	---	---	32	12	---	44
Bert Emanuel	9	35	---	---	---	44
Anthony Edwards	4	30	---	---	6	40
Aaron Craver	11	21	---	---	8	40
Tracy Rocker	---	---	21	12	6	39
Fred Strickland	---	---	18	10	3	31
Larry Lenon	4	12	---	---	15	31
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	7	2	21	30
Israel Raybon	---	---	15	6	7	28
Ted Popson	5	5	---	---	15	25
Joe Kelly	---	---	9	3	8	20
Terrell Fletcher	2	4	---	---	14	20
Jerome Henderson	---	---	2	1	13	16
Kevin Alexander	1	6	---	---	9	16
Torin Dorn	---	---	7	0	8	15
Shane Burton	---	---	10	4	1	15
Jon Runyan	0	5	---	---	7	12
Barret Robbins	0	4	---	---	7	11
Gary Jones	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	1	0	6	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Supernaw	0	2	---	---	1	3
Dan Rosado	0	2	---	---	---	2
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Peat	46	20	---	---	9	75
Jim Dombrowski	46	20	---	---	---	66
Ellison Onizuka	46	20	---	---	---	66
David Klingler	46	20	---	---	---	66
Todd Steussie	46	20	---	---	---	66
Zack Wiegert	46	20	---	---	---	66
Tracey Eaton	---	---	14	40	9	63
Len Bias	38	18	---	---	6	62
Jay Bellamy	---	---	13	46	2	61
Donnell Woolford	---	---	16	42	1	59
Le Roy Butler	---	---	16	42	1	59
Marvin Jones	---	---	16	41	1	58
James Jett	38	17	---	---	2	57
Terrell Owens	39	18	---	---	---	57
Nate Clune	---	---	12	40	3	55
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	15	38	1	54
Bo Jackson	36	15	---	---	---	51
Mo Lewis	---	---	15	33	2	50
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	13	32	2	47
Tommy Vardell	24	9	---	---	12	45
David Rocker	---	---	9	32	---	41
Bert Tharpe	---	---	10	30	1	41
Erric Pegram	10	5	---	---	23	38
Carl Pickens	17	6	---	---	14	37
Kevin Carter	---	---	12	24	1	37
Dwayne Carswell	11	3	---	---	17	31
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	1	7	19	27
Bernard Whittington	---	---	3	15	8	26
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	5	17	4	26
Ostell Miles	12	7	---	---	5	24
Kurt Cobain	---	---	1	8	14	23
Eric Martin	5	1	---	---	14	20
Bruce Hill	0	1	---	---	17	18
Gilbert Brown	---	---	4	9	2	15
Adimchinobe Macklin	---	---	1	9	5	15
Myron Guyton	---	---	0	6	8	14
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jon Melander	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marcus Price	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sale Isaia	0	0	---	---	9	9
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	0	0	8	8
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sam Shade	---	---	0	6	---	6
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	36	7.2
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	2	14	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	109	12.1
Middle	30	92	3.1
Right	7	5	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	43	29	4	0	5	3	2	3	3
John Supernaw	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	20	12	2	1	2	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	114	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	100	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	48	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	36	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	83	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	12	9	0	86	2	35
WR Jose Gonzalez	10	7	1	114	2	39
WR Hart Lee Dykes	7	3	2	31	0	26
WR Anthony Edwards	7	4	1	20	0	30
WR Kevin Alexander	3	3	0	13	0	6
FB Aaron Craver	2	2	0	9	0	21
TE Kendall Gammon	2	1	1	1	0	26
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	0	0	0	0	31
RB Terrell Fletcher	1	1	0	8	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	5	3	0	44	1	17
TE Len Bias	4	1	2	25	1	18
WR Terrell Owens	4	3	0	24	0	18
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	0	14	0	15
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	0	8	0	9
WR Carl Pickens	2	1	0	5	0	6
WR Eric Martin	1	1	0	6	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	5	14	2.80	3.26

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	2	0	0	0.00	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR James Jett	1	0	0	0.00	8.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	2	1
Larry Lenon	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	7	2
Erric Pegram	1	0
Terrell Owens	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	9	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Gonzalez	3	1	1
WR Bert Emanuel	2	1	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	0
WR Anthony Edwards	1	1	0
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	1
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bo Jackson	2	1	1
WR Eric Martin	1	1	0
TE Len Bias	1	0	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	1
WR James Jett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)