Exhibition Week 5, 1997

played in Dallas, TX

68 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	14	0	3	-	17
Dallas Cowboys	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 DAL - Keenan McCardell 12 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 11:50 PIT - Kendall Gammon 31 pass from John Supernaw (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 10:40 PIT - Anthony Edwards 13 pass from John Supernaw (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 09:37 PIT - Greg Davis 50 field goal
4Q: 04:38 DAL - Gary Anderson 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 DAL - Keenan McCardell 12 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 11:50 PIT - Kendall Gammon 31 pass from John Supernaw (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 10:40 PIT - Anthony Edwards 13 pass from John Supernaw (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 09:37 PIT - Greg Davis 50 field goal
4Q: 04:38 DAL - Gary Anderson 47 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DAL
Record 4-0 1-3
First Downs 13 12
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 234 237
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 3.71 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 75 118
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 2.88 4.37
Net Passing Yards 159 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 19 - 0 37 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 159 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 2.98
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 5/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:04 31:56

Team Statistics	PIT	DAL
Record	4-0	1-3
First Downs	13	12
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	234	237
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	3.71	3.54
Net Rushing Yards	75	118
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	2.88	4.37
Net Passing Yards	159	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 19 - 0	37 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	159	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	2.98
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	5/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:04	31:56

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:30	3:05	OWN 29	5	18	Punt
1	3:14	1:42	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
2	15:00	3:23	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	10:40	0:09	OPP 13	1	13	Touchdown
2	9:23	1:06	OWN 30	3	-8	Punt
2	7:04	2:25	OWN 12	6	24	Punt
2	1:52	1:10	OWN 18	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
3	11:42	0:59	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
3	8:51	1:31	OWN 37	4	15	Fumble
3	5:18	1:47	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
3	1:52	1:29	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
4	14:16	4:44	OWN 29	9	38	Field Goal
4	4:32	1:53	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	1:49	1:49	OPP 43	5	18	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	13:07	1:37	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
1	8:25	5:11	OWN 10	9	36	Punt
1	1:32	1:32	OWN 27	4	29	Punt
2	11:37	0:57	OWN 20	2	-7	Fumble
2	10:31	1:08	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	8:17	1:13	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	4:39	2:47	OWN 27	6	11	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 38	3	2	Half
3	12:34	0:52	OWN 36	2	3	Interception
3	10:43	1:52	OWN 33	4	19	Interception
3	7:20	2:02	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
3	3:31	1:39	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
3	0:23	1:07	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	9:32	5:00	OWN 20	11	50	Field Goal
4	2:39	0:50	OWN 4	4	28	Interception

Game MVP: Victor Green, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Lee	21	67	3.19	14	2
Cole Trickel	3	4	1.33	3	0
John Supernaw	2	4	2.00	5	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ed Toner	21	66	3.14	21	1
Napoleon Kaufman	5	48	9.60	33	1
Mark Rypien	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	27	14	108	0/0	2	31	0	86.6
Timm Rosenbach	10	5	51	0/0	0	28	0	65.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Rypien	31	14	102	3/15	0	23	3	13.8
Tony Eason	6	4	32	0/0	1	18	0	119.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Steve Lee	5	7	48	9.60	27	28	0
TE Scott Galbraith	3	4	9	3.00	0	6	0
WR Pierre Mosley	3	7	29	9.67	6	16	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	4	18	9.00	0	12	0
WR Anthony Edwards	2	5	12	6.00	1	13	1
WR Bert Emanuel	2	4	11	5.50	3	10	0
FB Aaron Craver	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Kendall Gammon	1	2	31	31.00	26	31	1
WR Kevin Alexander	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rickey Dudley	4	6	10	2.50	7	5	0
WR Charlie Babbit	3	8	58	19.33	17	23	0
WR Keenan McCardell	3	5	19	6.33	11	12	1
WR Ike Hilliard	3	8	15	5.00	0	6	0
WR J.J. Birden	2	4	20	10.00	8	14	0
RB Ed Toner	2	3	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Bruce Perkins	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Jackie Harris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Victor Green	2	0	0.00	0
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	3	3.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	0
Scott Galbraith	1	0	0
Victor Green	0	1	0
D'Marco Farr	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Rypien	1	0	0
Charlie Babbit	0	1	0
Fred Foggie	0	1	0
Brenston Buckner	0	0	1
Ron Davis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	10	487	48.7	45.4	64	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	8	374	46.8	41.1	55	5
Gary Anderson	1	39	39.0	39.0	39	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	3	25	8.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	5	33	6.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	2	39	19.5	0
Hart Lee Dykes	1	23	23.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Torin Dorn	7	1	0.0	22	37
OLB Fred Strickland	6	2	0.0	16	18
CB Eric Davis	5	0	0.0	16	32
DT D'Marco Farr	4	0	1.0	21	23
CB Stanley Richard	4	0	0.0	9	26
ILB Tyrus McCloud	3	1	0.0	14	24
DE Ray Agnew	3	0	0.0	14	26
ILB Glenn Cadrez	3	0	0.0	13	16
DE Donnell Johnson	2	0	1.0	16	24
OLB Alcides Cantanho	2	4	0.0	18	27
S Victor Green	2	1	0.0	18	20
DE N.D. Kalu	1	0	1.0	11	14
S Gary Jones	1	1	0.0	25	36
DT Bill Johnson	1	1	0.0	19	35
DT Tracy Rocker	1	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Steve Hendrickson	1	0	0.0	4	3
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	0.0	19	30
CB John Mangum	0	1	0.0	20	22
DE Israel Raybon	0	1	0.0	13	16

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Baylor	8	1	0.0	23	23
S Henry Jones	4	1	0.0	12	19
CB Ron Davis	4	1	0.0	23	32
ILB Mike Crawford	4	0	0.0	21	23
OLB John Roper	2	3	0.0	17	18
DT Brenston Buckner	2	3	0.0	21	31
OLB Anthony Bell	2	2	0.0	19	26
CB Fred Foggie	2	2	0.0	25	33
CB Darrell Malone	2	1	0.0	23	32
OLB Eddie Robinson	2	1	0.0	8	12
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	0	0.0	5	6
CB Tony Stargell	2	0	0.0	3	15
DT Mack Richardson	2	0	0.0	24	28
TE Rickey Dudley	2	0	---	---	---
DE Junior Bryant	1	4	0.0	23	26
S Tim McDonald	1	1	0.0	3	10
WR Ike Hilliard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Cornell Brown	1	0	0.0	11	6
OLB Aundray Bruce	0	2	0.0	8	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnell Johnson	1.0	1	0	24
DT D'Marco Farr	1.0	1	0	23
DE N.D. Kalu	1.0	0	0	14
CB Eric Davis	0.0	2	0	32
DT Bill Johnson	0.0	2	0	35
OLB Fred Strickland	0.0	1	1	18
DT Tracy Rocker	0.0	1	0	8
ILB Glenn Cadrez	0.0	1	0	16

Dallas	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brenston Buckner	1	1	0	31
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	0	0	6
DT Mack Richardson	0	2	1	28
DE Junior Bryant	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Davis	3	1	0	32
CB Stanley Richard	3	0	0	26
S Victor Green	2	0	2	20
OLB Alcides Cantanho	2	0	1	27
OLB Fred Strickland	2	0	0	18
ILB Tyrus McCloud	2	0	0	24
S Torin Dorn	1	1	0	37
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	0	0	16
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	0	30
DE Donnell Johnson	1	0	0	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ron Davis	4	1	32
CB Tony Stargell	3	0	15
S Henry Jones	3	0	19
S John Baylor	2	0	23
CB Fred Foggie	2	0	33
OLB Anthony Bell	1	2	26
OLB Eddie Robinson	1	1	12
CB Darrell Malone	1	0	32
DT Brenston Buckner	1	0	31
ILB Mike Crawford	1	0	23
OLB Aundray Bruce	0	1	17
ILB Nate Thornton	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Steve Wisniewski	2	3	21	30
John Gerak	1	4	17	17
Jon Runyan	1	4	19	30
Matt Willig	1	3	18	15
Barret Robbins	1	3	13	26
Dave Waddy	1	2	13	11
Aaron Craver	0	2	11	12
Jeff Blackshear	0	2	14	27
Blake Brockermeyer	0	1	15	29

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	4	11	1	27	0	40
Gene Williams	2	2	0	16	1	20
Chris Wiltz	1	1	0	27	0	40
Ralph Tamm	0	3	0	24	1	33
Bob Kochman	0	2	0	13	1	24
Bruce Perkins	0	2	0	11	0	18
Mo Elewonibi	0	2	0	21	0	19
Channing Carpenter	0	2	0	7	0	24
Jackie Harris	0	1	0	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Jones	2	15
Ted Popson	2	12
Scott Galbraith	1	19

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davis	2	16
Ike Hilliard	2	10
Ed Toner	1	27
Dan Majerle	1	14

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Jones	---	---	25	36	15	76
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	18	27	30	75
Steve Lee	22	25	---	---	25	72
Torin Dorn	---	---	22	37	12	71
Stanley Richard	---	---	9	26	24	59
Bill Johnson	---	---	19	35	3	57
Eric Davis	---	---	16	32	8	56
Scott Galbraith	18	17	---	---	19	54
Steve Wisniewski	21	30	---	---	2	53
Jeff Blackshear	14	27	---	---	11	52
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	19	30	1	50
Hart Lee Dykes	8	26	---	---	15	49
Pierre Mosley	14	26	---	---	9	49
Jon Runyan	19	30	---	---	---	49
John Supernaw	21	27	---	---	---	48
Blake Brockermeyer	15	29	---	---	4	48
D'Marco Farr	---	---	21	23	3	47
Ray Agnew	---	---	14	26	5	45
John Gerak	17	17	---	---	11	45
Donnell Johnson	---	---	16	24	5	45
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	14	24	7	45
Matt Willig	18	15	---	---	11	44
John Mangum	---	---	20	22	1	43
Anthony Edwards	12	19	---	---	8	39
Barret Robbins	13	26	---	---	---	39
Victor Green	---	---	18	20	---	38
Fred Strickland	---	---	16	18	---	34
Ted Popson	14	8	---	---	12	34
Kevin Alexander	9	19	---	---	4	32
Israel Raybon	---	---	13	16	2	31
Aaron Craver	11	12	---	---	7	30
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	13	16	1	30
Dave Waddy	13	11	---	---	5	29
Kendall Gammon	8	12	---	---	8	28
N.D. Kalu	---	---	11	14	3	28
Bert Emanuel	10	15	---	---	2	27
Tracy Rocker	---	---	8	8	7	23
Timm Rosenbach	5	10	---	---	---	15
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Cole Trickel	4	6	---	---	1	11
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	4	3	---	7
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tory Epps	---	---	1	3	---	4
John Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earnest Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ed Toner	24	36	---	---	27	87
Chris Wiltz	27	40	---	---	8	75
Tony Mayberry	27	40	---	---	6	73
Charlie Babbit	19	31	---	---	22	72
Ron Davis	---	---	23	32	16	71
Ralph Tamm	24	33	---	---	10	67
Anthony Bell	---	---	19	26	19	64
Mack Richardson	---	---	24	28	11	63
Darrell Malone	---	---	23	32	7	62
Fred Foggie	---	---	25	33	2	60
Rickey Dudley	15	29	---	---	16	60
J.J. Birden	14	24	---	---	19	57
Brenston Buckner	---	---	21	31	1	53
Mark Rypien	18	34	---	---	---	52
Junior Bryant	---	---	23	26	1	50
Ike Hilliard	15	25	---	---	10	50
John Baylor	---	---	23	23	1	47
Mike Crawford	---	---	21	23	1	45
Gene Williams	16	20	---	---	8	44
Bruce Perkins	11	18	---	---	14	43
Tony Stargell	---	---	3	15	23	41
Mo Elewonibi	21	19	---	---	---	40
Channing Carpenter	7	24	---	---	8	39
Bob Kochman	13	24	---	---	---	37
John Roper	---	---	17	18	1	36
Dan Majerle	10	9	---	---	14	33
Henry Jones	---	---	12	19	1	32
Aundray Bruce	---	---	8	17	4	29
Keenan McCardell	13	12	---	---	---	25
Eddie Robinson	---	---	8	12	2	22
Nate Thornton	---	---	5	14	2	21
Jackie Harris	9	10	---	---	---	19
Rich Powers	---	---	2	10	7	19
Kenny Holmes	---	---	2	10	7	19
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	5	6	7	18
Cornell Brown	---	---	11	6	1	18
Tony Eason	9	6	---	---	---	15
Tim McDonald	---	---	3	10	2	15
Steve Lattimer	---	---	3	10	2	15
Rod Stephens	---	---	5	6	3	14
Napoleon Kaufman	5	6	---	---	---	11
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Devin Wyman	---	---	0	0	1	1
Edwin Dorsett	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	17	43	2.5
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	21	63	3.0
Right	3	33	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	27	14	1	3	1	4	3	1	0
Timm Rosenbach	10	5	1	0	2	2	1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Rypien	31	14	1	2	3	2	7	0	3
Tony Eason	6	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	6	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	97	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	56	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	10	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	27	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	17	3.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pierre Mosley	7	3	1	29	0	26
RB Steve Lee	7	5	1	48	1	25
WR Anthony Edwards	5	2	0	12	0	19
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	2	0	18	0	26
TE Scott Galbraith	4	3	0	9	0	17
WR Bert Emanuel	4	2	0	11	0	15
FB Aaron Craver	2	1	0	1	0	12
TE Kendall Gammon	2	1	0	31	1	12
WR Kevin Alexander	2	0	1	0	0	19

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Babbit	8	3	1	58	1	31
WR Ike Hilliard	8	3	1	15	0	25
TE Rickey Dudley	6	4	0	10	0	29
WR Keenan McCardell	5	3	0	19	0	12
WR J.J. Birden	4	2	0	20	0	24
RB Ed Toner	3	2	0	5	0	36
FB Bruce Perkins	2	1	0	7	0	18
TE Jackie Harris	1	0	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Toner	1	7	7.00	3.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	1	1	13	13.00	4.00

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	2	1	12	6.00	5.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Edwards	1	1	13	13.00	2.40

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keenan McCardell	1	1	12	12.00	3.80
RB Ed Toner	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Lee	2	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Toner	5	1
Napoleon Kaufman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	9	2	2
Timm Rosenbach	4	3	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Rypien	7	4	2
Tony Eason	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pierre Mosley	4	1	1
WR Anthony Edwards	2	0	0
TE Kendall Gammon	2	1	1
WR Bert Emanuel	2	2	1
RB Steve Lee	2	1	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	1
WR Keenan McCardell	2	1	1
WR Charlie Babbit	1	0	0
RB Ed Toner	1	1	0
TE Rickey Dudley	1	1	0
WR Ike Hilliard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)