Steelers 40-21 Bills (6 Jan, 1996) Box Score

Buffalo Bills

10-6, 4-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BUF					21
PIT					40

Pittsburgh Steelers

11-5, 6-2 home

Buffalo Passing


Jim Kelly
Alex Van Pelt
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
14/29	135	4.7	1	3	2-6	33.6
4/10	27	2.7	1	0	0-0	81.3
18/39	156	4.2	2	3	2-6	42.9

Pittsburgh Passing


Neil O'Donnell
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
19/35	262	7.5	1	2	0-0	64.2
19/35	262	7.5	1	2	0-0	64.2

Buffalo Rushing


Thurman Thomas
Steve Tasker
Darick Holmes
Alex Van Pelt
Chris Mohr
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	46	3.5	1	13
1	40	40.0	0	40
4	14	3.5	0	12
2	8	4.0	0	4
1	-14	-14.0	0	-14
21	94	4.5	1	40

Pittsburgh Rushing


Bam Morris
Erric Pegram
Kordell Stewart
John L. Williams
Ernie Mills
Neil O'Donnell
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
25	106	4.2	2	13
8	33	4.1	0	17
1	5	5.0	0	5
4	3	0.8	1	1
1	3	3.0	0	3
4	-3	-0.8	0	0
43	147	3.4	3	17

Buffalo Receiving


Steve Tasker
Tony Cline
Bill Brooks
Lonnie Johnson
Andre Reed
Thurman Thomas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2	38	19.0	0	26
3	36	12.0	1	17
3	28	9.3	0	16
5	28	5.6	0	8
2	20	10.0	0	15
3	12	4.0	1	9
18	162	9.0	2	26

Pittsburgh Receiving


Yancey Thigpen
Ernie Mills
Andre Hastings
Kordell Stewart
Erric Pegram
Jonathan Hayes
John L. Williams
Bam Morris
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	77	25.7	0	43
5	66	13.2	1	22
3	39	13.0	0	17
2	27	13.5	0	19
2	21	10.5	0	23
1	17	17.0	0	17
1	8	8.0	0	8
2	7	3.5	0	5
19	262	13.8	1	43

Buffalo Fumbles


Thurman Thomas
Jim Kelly
Greg Evans
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
3	1	0

Pittsburgh Fumbles


Neil O'Donnell
Carnell Lake
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
1	0	1

Buffalo Defense



Cornelius Bennett
Phil Hansen
Karl Wilson
Monty Brown
David White
Matt Darby
Ted Washington
Marlo Perry
Bryce Paup
Marlon Kerner
Kurt Schulz
Jim Jeffcoat
Filmel Johnson
Thomas Smith
Sam Rogers
Greg Evans
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	5	0	0	1	0	0
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
7	4	0	0	0	0	0
7	4	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
77	49	0	0	5	0	0

Pittsburgh Defense



Levon Kirkland
Greg Lloyd
Carnell Lake
Darren Perry
Joel Steed
Myron Bell
Jerry Olsavsky
Randy Fuller
Chad Brown
Brentson Buckner
Willie Williams
Chris Oldham
Kevin Greene
Jason Gildon
Lee Flowers
Tim Lester
Ray Seals
Tracy Greene
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	4	0.5	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	2	0.5	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	2	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	35	2	0	7	0	0

Buffalo Interceptions


Greg Evans
Matt Darby
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	19	0
1	3	0
2	22	0

Pittsburgh Interceptions


Jerry Olsavsky
Levon Kirkland
Carnell Lake
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	5	0
1	4	0
1	3	0
3	12	0

Buffalo Kick Returns


Darick Holmes
Tim Tindale
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
7	110	15.7	21
1	23	23.0	23
8	133	16.6	23

Pittsburgh Kick Returns


Ernie Mills
Fred McAfee
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	51	17.0	21
1	20	20.0	20
4	71	17.8	21

Buffalo Punt Returns


Steve Tasker
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	4	1.3	4	0
3	4	1.3	4	0

Pittsburgh Punt Returns


Andre Hastings
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	13	6.5	12	0
2	13	6.5	12	0

Buffalo Kicking


Steve Christie
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3
0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

Pittsburgh Kicking


Norm Johnson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
4/4	100.0	45	4/4	16
4/4	100.0	45	4/4	16

Buffalo Punting


Chris Mohr
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	199	39.8	0	2	49
5	199	39.8	0	2	49

Pittsburgh Punting


Rohn Stark
Kordell Stewart
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	LONG
4	123	30.8	0	33
1	41	41.0	1	41
5	164	32.8	1	41

5:00 AM, 6 January 1996

Attendance: 59,072

Referees:
Larry Nemmers

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

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