Week 9, 1998

played in New Jersey, NJ

41 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	14	7	3	-	24
New Jersey Jets	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:50 PIT - Brian Blades 2 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 09:19 NJY - Derrick Alexander 6 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:20 PIT - Brian Blades 21 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 08:40 PIT - R-Kal De Poyster 4 run (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 01:50 NJY - Michele Akers 45 field goal
4Q: 06:30 PIT - Greg Davis 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:50 PIT - Brian Blades 2 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 09:19 NJY - Derrick Alexander 6 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:20 PIT - Brian Blades 21 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 08:40 PIT - R-Kal De Poyster 4 run (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 01:50 NJY - Michele Akers 45 field goal
4Q: 06:30 PIT - Greg Davis 48 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NJY
Record 6-2 5-4
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 322 346
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 4.81 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 130 75
- Rushing Attempts 37 17
- Yards per Rush 3.51 4.41
Net Passing Yards 192 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 24 - 0 39 - 28 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 199 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.40 6.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 4/44
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 5/74 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:04 26:56

Team Statistics	PIT	NJY
Record	6-2	5-4
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	322	346
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	4.81	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	130	75
- Rushing Attempts	37	17
- Yards per Rush	3.51	4.41
Net Passing Yards	192	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 24 - 0	39 - 28 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	199	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.40	6.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	4/44
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	5/74	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:04	26:56

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:04	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
1	6:23	1:18	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	3:13	4:31	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
2	9:10	1:44	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	5:35	3:25	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:29	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
3	13:24	4:51	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
3	1:42	2:23	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
4	13:05	1:25	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	10:43	4:18	OWN 47	7	22	Field Goal
4	5:36	2:21	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
4	1:56	0:28	OPP 44	3	2	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 3	1	9	Game

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:56	3:33	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	5:05	1:52	OWN 28	5	42	Interception
2	13:42	4:32	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	7:26	1:51	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	2:10	1:40	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 46	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	8:33	6:51	OWN 20	13	52	Field Goal
4	14:19	1:14	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	11:40	0:57	OWN 20	2	-5	Interception
4	6:25	0:49	OWN 20	3	29	Interception
4	3:15	1:19	OWN 30	5	23	Interception
4	1:28	1:08	OWN 20	3	48	Interception

Game MVP: Timm Rosenbach, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dorsey Levens	23	67	2.91	14	2	0
R-Kal De Poyster	11	53	4.82	14	1	1
Brian Blades	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
Timm Rosenbach	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Kevin Alexander	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Ennis	11	36	3.27	13	1
Derrick Cullors	3	25	8.33	18	1
Ken O'Brien	1	5	5.00	5	0
Jim Branson	1	0	0.00	0	0
Rod Smith	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	28	24	199	2/7	2	25	0	120.1

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	39	28	285	3/14	1	42	5	61.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	6	7	85	14.17	9	25	2
WR Amani Toomer	4	5	23	5.75	17	13	0
WR Braden Yoon	4	4	45	11.25	15	19	0
RB Dorsey Levens	3	5	18	6.00	11	12	0
TE Kendall Gammon	2	2	14	7.00	0	11	0
RB R-Kal De Poyster	2	2	11	5.50	5	6	0
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	5	2.50	5	3	0
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Alexander	9	12	73	8.11	16	16	1
WR Rod Smith	8	11	93	11.63	56	42	0
WR Sergey Brin	5	8	37	7.40	7	12	0
WR Leroy Thompson	3	4	69	23.00	26	38	0
FB Jim Branson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jasper Claybrooks	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Curtis Ennis	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB John Mangum	1	11	11.00
CB Stanley Richard	1	27	27.00
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	13	13.00
OLB Vincent Vega	1	23	23.00
S Sean Woodson	1	0	0.00

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sean Woodson	0	0	2	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken O'Brien	2	1	0	0
Dermontti Dawson	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	8	349	43.6	33.1	52	2

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	222	44.4	38.8	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	3	28	9.3	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	3	35	11.7	0
Ricky Parker	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sean Woodson	6	3	1.0	12	28
CB John Mangum	6	1	0.0	10	36
ILB Kanavis McGhee	6	1	0.0	17	41
S Brad Edwards	6	0	0.0	17	42
CB Ashley Ambrose	5	0	0.0	17	42
DE N.D. Kalu	5	0	0.0	14	37
CB Stanley Richard	3	1	0.0	14	39
OLB Vincent Vega	3	1	0.0	10	19
DE Tony McCoy	2	1	1.0	14	37
DE Tim Edwards	1	0	1.0	9	9
DT Stalin Colinet	1	1	0.0	14	17
OLB Carlos Jenkins	1	0	0.0	3	11
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Derrick Ransom	1	0	0.0	9	16
OLB Takeo Spikes	0	2	0.0	12	17
DT Bill Johnson	0	1	0.0	6	33

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	8	3	1.0	37	30
OLB Derrick Rodgers	7	0	0.0	27	19
S Joey Tribbiani	6	2	0.0	37	30
DE Darrell Davis	5	2	1.0	22	17
CB Antonio Langham	5	1	0.0	33	30
S Zack de la Rocha	4	4	0.0	36	30
CB Tyrone Poole	4	2	0.0	20	21
DT Pat Williams	3	1	0.0	19	12
CB Chris Canty	3	1	0.0	32	24
DT Leonard Renfro	3	0	0.0	18	18
DE Regan Upshaw	2	3	0.0	21	21
S Izell Reese	2	1	0.0	10	8
DE David Grant	2	0	0.0	16	9
DT Joe Salave'a	2	0	0.0	16	13
ILB Nate Dingle	1	2	0.0	6	11
ILB Antwaune Ponds	1	2	0.0	20	6
OLB Vernon Crawford	1	1	0.0	13	5
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	0.0	24	25
WR Derrick Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rod Smith	1	0	---	---	---
RB Derrick Cullors	1	0	---	---	---
RB Curtis Ennis	1	0	---	---	---
WR Sergey Brin	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony McCoy	1.0	0	1	37
DE Tim Edwards	1.0	0	0	9
S Sean Woodson	1.0	0	0	28
ILB Kanavis McGhee	0.0	1	0	41
DE N.D. Kalu	0.0	1	0	37

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Darrell Davis	1.0	0	0	17
ILB Damon Jordan	1.0	0	0	30
DE Regan Upshaw	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB John Mangum	5	0	1	36
CB Ashley Ambrose	5	0	1	42
S Brad Edwards	4	0	0	42
CB Stanley Richard	3	1	1	39
S Sean Woodson	3	1	1	28
OLB Vincent Vega	2	0	1	19
ILB Kanavis McGhee	2	0	0	41
DE N.D. Kalu	2	0	0	37
OLB Carlos Jenkins	1	0	0	11
DE Tony McCoy	1	0	0	37

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Antonio Langham	6	0	30
OLB Derrick Rodgers	4	0	19
S Zack de la Rocha	3	0	30
CB Tyrone Poole	3	0	21
CB Chris Canty	2	1	24
S Joey Tribbiani	2	0	30
DE Darrell Davis	1	0	17
ILB Nate Dingle	1	0	11
OLB Vernon Crawford	1	0	5
S Izell Reese	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Runyan	7	9	1	37	2	30
Barret Robbins	2	6	0	37	0	30
Chris Wiltz	2	5	0	37	0	30
Brandon Bertelsen	1	8	0	37	0	30
Kendall Gammon	1	4	0	25	0	17
Blake Brockermeyer	1	3	0	37	0	30
Aaron Craver	1	1	1	15	0	19

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian De Marco	2	7	1	17	0	42
Max Lane	2	3	0	17	0	42
Dermontti Dawson	1	2	0	17	1	42
Jim Branson	1	2	0	8	0	22
Norm Fowler	0	2	0	17	1	42
Tim Ruddy	0	0	0	17	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Alexander	2	16
Alcides Cantanho	2	13
R-Kal De Poyster	1	21

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Branson	1	13
Ricky Parker	1	13
Charles McRae	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Bertelsen	37	30	---	---	9	76
Timm Rosenbach	37	30	---	---	---	67
Chris Wiltz	37	30	---	---	---	67
Blake Brockermeyer	37	30	---	---	---	67
Barret Robbins	37	30	---	---	---	67
Jon Runyan	37	30	---	---	---	67
Amani Toomer	30	22	---	---	13	65
Stanley Richard	---	---	14	39	9	62
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	17	42	3	62
Brad Edwards	---	---	17	42	1	60
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	17	41	2	60
Brian Blades	28	28	---	---	3	59
John Mangum	---	---	10	36	11	57
Tony McCoy	---	---	14	37	1	52
Kevin Alexander	22	14	---	---	16	52
N.D. Kalu	---	---	14	37	1	52
Sean Woodson	---	---	12	28	9	49
Aaron Craver	15	19	---	---	14	48
Kendall Gammon	25	17	---	---	5	47
Dorsey Levens	26	19	---	---	1	46
Henry Jones	---	---	7	37	1	45
R-Kal De Poyster	12	11	---	---	21	44
Bill Johnson	---	---	6	33	---	39
Stalin Colinet	---	---	14	17	4	35
Braden Yoon	10	10	---	---	13	33
Vincent Vega	---	---	10	19	2	31
Takeo Spikes	---	---	12	17	1	30
Derrick Ransom	---	---	9	16	2	27
Tim Edwards	---	---	9	9	6	24
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	3	11	10	24
Ted Popson	10	8	---	---	2	20
Jeremy Brigham	2	1	---	---	17	20
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	2	1	13	16
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Gerak	0	0	---	---	9	9
Melvin Tuten	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tucker Joseph	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Jones	---	---	0	0	8	8
Cole Trickel	5	1	---	---	1	7
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	0	0	3	3
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Kohn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Hallen	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	37	30	9	76
Damon Jordan	---	---	37	30	1	68
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	36	30	2	68
Dermontti Dawson	17	42	---	---	6	65
Antonio Langham	---	---	33	30	2	65
Ken O'Brien	17	42	---	---	1	60
Norm Fowler	17	42	---	---	---	59
Derrick Alexander	13	39	---	---	7	59
Tim Ruddy	17	42	---	---	---	59
Max Lane	17	42	---	---	---	59
Brian De Marco	17	42	---	---	---	59
Chris Canty	---	---	32	24	1	57
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	27	19	9	55
Rod Smith	16	34	---	---	1	51
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	24	25	1	50
Jasper Claybrooks	11	33	---	---	6	50
Nate Dingle	---	---	6	11	32	49
Tyrone Poole	---	---	20	21	8	49
Curtis Ennis	13	33	---	---	---	46
Darrell Davis	---	---	22	17	6	45
Jim Branson	8	22	---	---	13	43
Regan Upshaw	---	---	21	21	---	42
Izell Reese	---	---	10	8	21	39
David Grant	---	---	16	9	12	37
Leonard Renfro	---	---	18	18	---	36
Sergey Brin	12	24	---	---	---	36
Pat Williams	---	---	19	12	1	32
Joe Salave'a	---	---	16	13	---	29
Antwaune Ponds	---	---	20	6	---	26
Hugh Vauthier	4	6	---	---	14	24
Leroy Thompson	0	6	---	---	16	22
Sherman Williams	0	0	---	---	21	21
Vernon Crawford	---	---	13	5	---	18
Ricky Parker	---	---	0	1	13	14
Derrick Cullors	4	9	---	---	---	13
Isaac Byrd	3	1	---	---	9	13
Moe Williams	1	3	---	---	8	12
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	6	6
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robert Hicks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	82	5.5
Middle	17	41	2.4
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	55	5.5
Middle	7	20	2.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	28	24	2	0	1	1	1	0	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	39	28	4	2	0	2	2	1	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	13	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	71	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	69	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	46	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	19	132	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	119	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	38	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Blades	7	6	0	85	2	28
RB Dorsey Levens	5	3	0	18	0	19
WR Amani Toomer	5	4	1	23	0	22
WR Braden Yoon	4	4	0	45	0	10
TE Kendall Gammon	2	2	0	14	0	17
RB R-Kal De Poyster	2	2	0	11	0	11
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	0	5	0	14
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	0	-2	0	19

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Alexander	12	9	73	0	39
WR Rod Smith	11	8	93	2	34
WR Sergey Brin	8	5	37	0	24
WR Leroy Thompson	4	3	69	2	6
RB Curtis Ennis	2	1	0	0	33
FB Jim Branson	1	1	3	0	22
TE Jasper Claybrooks	1	1	10	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	2	5	2.50	2.91
R-Kal De Poyster	2	6	3.00	4.82
Kevin Alexander	1	9	9.00	9.00

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derrick Cullors	1	8	8.00	8.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	2	2	5	2.50	7.11

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	2	2	10	5.00	7.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	1	2	2.00	12.14
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	3	3.00	7.00

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Alexander	1	1	6	6.00	6.08
WR Sergey Brin	1	1	4	4.00	4.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Dorsey Levens	5	0
R-Kal De Poyster	1	0

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	6	4	3

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	4	3	3
RB Dorsey Levens	1	0	0
WR Kevin Alexander	1	1	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leroy Thompson	3	2	1
WR Derrick Alexander	3	3	2
WR Rod Smith	3	2	1
WR Sergey Brin	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,300 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,600 (26,500)
End Zone 18,300 (19,100)
Mezzanine 10,500 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 16,700 (16,900)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,800 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,300 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,600 (26,500)
End Zone	18,300 (19,100)
Mezzanine	10,500 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	16,700 (16,900)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,800 (5,800)