1996 Pittsburgh Steelers roster: 10-6

The Pittsburgh Steelers went 10-6 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the AFC Central. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers team stats
Points21.59th of 29
Passing Yards177.627th of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.924th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.217th of 30
Rushing Yards143.72nd of 30
Rushing Touchdowns1.13rd of 30
Sacks3.22nd of 30
Tackles43.322nd of 30
Touchdowns2.49th of 29
Total Yards330.617th of 30
Points Allowed16.14th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %40.411th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 29 clubs that season.

1996 Steelers roster: passing

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Mike TomczakQB162224012,767151771.8
Jim MillerQB213251230065.9
Kordell StewartQB1611301000218.7

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Steelers roster: rushing

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Jerome BettisRB163201,4314.511
Erric PegramRB12975095.21
Kordell StewartQB16391714.45
Andre HastingsWR1647117.80
Jon WitmanFB1617694.10
Ernie MillsWR922412.00
Tim LesterRB168202.51
Fred McAfeeRB147172.40
Terry RichardsonRB15173.40
Jahine ArnoldWR91-3-3.00
Jim MillerQB22-4-2.00
Mike TomczakQB1622-7-0.30
Shayne EdgeP41-16-16.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Steelers roster: receiving

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Charles JohnsonWR166001,00816.83
Andre HastingsWR1672073910.36
Kordell StewartQB1617029317.23
Yancey ThigpenWR612024420.32
Mark BruenerTE1212014111.80
Jerome BettisRB162201225.50
Erric PegramRB121701126.60
Ernie MillsWR9709213.11
Jahine ArnoldWR9607612.70
Tim LesterRB16707010.00
Kirk BotkinTE1640369.00
Fred McAfeeRB1450214.20
Jon WitmanFB1620157.50
Jonathan HayesTE1620147.00
Corey HollidayWR111077.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Steelers roster: defense

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Levon KirklandLB16113754.0482
Chad BrownLB14815013.0263
Darren PerryFS1678601.05102
Willie WilliamsCB1575651.01212
Rod WoodsonFS1671611.06210
Jerry OlsavskyLB1564460.5120
Deon FiguresCB1661540.0260
Jason GildonLB1458467.0022
Carnell LakeDB1354442.0162
Joel SteedDT1645320.0040
Brentson BucknerDT1536243.0040
Myron BellDB1635262.0014
Bill JohnsonDT1529181.0000
Kevin HenryDE1223121.5001
Oliver GibsonDT161572.5000
Donta JonesLB151391.0001
Randy FullerDB141270.0131
Earl HolmesLB31091.0000
Chris OldhamDB161072.0010
Carlos EmmonsLB15952.5001
Eric RavottiLB15852.0010
Lee FlowersDB16730.0000
Orpheus RoyeDE13410.0010
Tim LesterRB16200.0000
Greg LloydLB1221.0000
Fred McAfeeRB14200.0000
Jon WitmanFB16200.0000
Israel RaybonDE3111.0010

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996@ JAXL 9-24
  2. Sep 8, 1996vs BALW 31-17
  3. Sep 16, 1996vs BUFT 0-0
  4. Sep 29, 1996vs TENW 30-16
  5. Oct 7, 1996@ KCT 0-0
  6. Oct 13, 1996vs CINW 20-10
  7. Oct 20, 1996@ TENL 13-23
  8. Oct 27, 1996@ ATLW 20-17
  9. Nov 3, 1996vs LARW 42-6
  10. Nov 10, 1996@ CINL 24-34
  11. Nov 17, 1996vs JAXW 28-3
  12. Nov 25, 1996@ MIAT 0-0
  13. Dec 1, 1996@ BALL 17-31
  14. Dec 8, 1996vs LACW 16-3
  15. Dec 15, 1996vs SFL 15-25
  16. Dec 22, 1996@ CARL 14-18
  17. Dec 29, 1996vs INDW 42-14playoffs
  18. Jan 5, 1997@ NEL 3-28playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.