1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bill Cowher (10-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Steelers chalked up 344 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 257. Jerome Bettis carried the ball for a team-best 1,431 yards for Pittsburgh.

Mike Tomczak threw for 2,767 yards. Andre Hastings paced the receiving corps, grabbing 72 passes, while Charles Johnson accumulated 1,008 receiving yards.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 40 turnovers. Rod Woodson picked off 6 opponent throws. Chad Brown topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 50 sacks.

Bill Cowher coached the team. The 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Mike Tomczak	401	222	55.4	2767	6.9	15	3.7	17	4.2	70	16	105	71.8
Jim Miller	25	13	52.0	123	4.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	17	2	7	65.9
Kordell Stewart	30	11	36.7	100	3.3	0	0.0	2	6.7	15	3	37	18.8
Totals	456	246	53.9	2990	6.6	15	3.3	19	4.2	70	21	149

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jerome Bettis	320	1431	4.5	50	11
Erric Pegram	97	509	5.2	27	1
Kordell Stewart	39	171	4.4	80	5
Andre Hastings	4	71	17.8	37	0
Jon Witman	17	69	4.1	15	0
Ernie Mills	2	24	12.0	15	0
Tim Lester	8	20	2.5	5	1
Terry Richardson	5	17	3.4	8	0
Fred McAfee	7	17	2.4	5	0
Jahine Arnold	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Jim Miller	2	-4	-2.0	0	0
Mike Tomczak	22	-7	-0.3	6	0
Shayne Edge	1	-16	-16.0	-16	0
Totals	525	2299	4.4	80	18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Andre Hastings	72	739	10.3	38	6
Charles Johnson	60	1008	16.8	70	3
Jerome Bettis	22	122	5.5	16	0
Kordell Stewart	17	293	17.2	48	3
Erric Pegram	17	112	6.6	14	0
Yancey Thigpen	12	244	20.3	39	2
Mark Bruener	12	141	11.8	36	0
Ernie Mills	7	92	13.1	22	1
Tim Lester	7	70	10.0	19	0
Jahine Arnold	6	76	12.7	26	0
Fred McAfee	5	21	4.2	9	0
Kirk Botkin	4	36	9.0	17	0
Jon Witman	2	15	7.5	11	0
Jonathan Hayes	2	14	7.0	7	0
Corey Holliday	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	246	2990	12.2	70	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Norm Johnson	37	37	100.0	30	23	76.7	106
Totals	37	37	100.0	30	23	76.7	106

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Josh Miller	55	2256	41.0	61
Shayne Edge	17	675	39.7	48
Totals	72	2931	40.7	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Andre Hastings	37	242	6.5	33
Jahine Arnold	2	6	3.0	5
Donta Jones	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	40	251	6.3	33

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jahine Arnold	19	425	22.4	30	0
Erric Pegram	17	419	24.6	91	1
Ernie Mills	8	146	18.2	27	0
Charles Johnson	6	111	18.5	31	0
Andre Hastings	1	42	42.0	42	0
Jon Witman	1	20	20.0	20	0
Darren Perry	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	53	1171	22.1	91	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rod Woodson	6	121	20.2	43	1
Darren Perry	5	115	23.0	28	1
Levon Kirkland	4	12	3.0	6	0
Chad Brown	2	20	10.0	16	0
Deon Figures	2	13	6.5	13	0
Carnell Lake	1	47	47.0	47	1
Jerry Olsavsky	1	5	5.0	5	0
Willie Williams	1	1	1.0	1	0
Randy Fuller	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	23	334	14.5	47	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Chad Brown	13.0
Jason Gildon	7.0
Levon Kirkland	4.0
Brentson Buckner	3.0
Oliver Gibson	2.5
Carlos Emmons	2.5
Chris Oldham	2.0
Eric Ravotti	2.0
Carnell Lake	2.0
Myron Bell	2.0
Kevin Henry	1.5
Bill Johnson	1.0
Darren Perry	1.0
Willie Williams	1.0
Greg Lloyd	1.0
Rod Woodson	1.0
Israel Raybon	1.0
Earl Holmes	1.0
Donta Jones	1.0
Jerry Olsavsky	0.5
Totals	50.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Levon Kirkland	94	75	38	0	0	0	0	0	2
Willie Williams	71	66	10	0	0	1	0	0	2
Darren Perry	70	61	18	0	1	2	0		2
Rod Woodson	62	57	10	0	1	3	42	1	0
Deon Figures	56.5	54	5	0	0	1	0	0	0
Chad Brown	65.5	50	31	0	1	2	0	0	3
Jason Gildon	53	47	12		0	0	0	0	2
Jerry Olsavsky	54.5	46	17	0	0	1	6	0	0
Carnell Lake	49	44	10	0	0	2	85	1	2
Joel Steed	38.5	32	13		0	1	0	0	0
Myron Bell	32	28	8		0	2	0	0	3
Brentson Buckner	30	24	12		1	1	13	0	0
Bill Johnson	23.5	18	11		0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Henry	18	13	10		0	1	4	0	1
Donta Jones	10.5	9	3
Earl Holmes	9.5	9	1
Oliver Gibson	11	7	8
Randy Fuller	8	7	2	0
Chris Oldham	7	7	0
Eric Ravotti	6.5	5	3		0	1	9	0	0
Carlos Emmons	6	5	2		0	1	0	0	1
Lee Flowers	3	3	0
Greg Lloyd	2	2	0
Orpheus Roye	2	1	2		0	1	0	0	0
Israel Raybon	1	1	0
Mike Tomczak					7	2	0	0	0
Jerome Bettis					7	2	0		0
Erric Pegram					1	1	0		0
John Jackson					0	1	0	0	0
Andre Hastings					3	1	0		0
Ernie Mills					0	1	5		0
Jahine Arnold					1	0	0	0	0
Jim Miller					1	0	-4	0	0
Charles Johnson					1	0	0		0
Kordell Stewart					1	0	0		0
Tim Lester					1	0	0		0
Totals	784	671	226	0	27	29	160	2	18

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Norm Johnson									23	37	0			106
Jerome Bettis	11	0							0	0	0			66
Kordell Stewart	5	3							0	0	0			48
Andre Hastings	0	6	0	0					0	0	0			36
Charles Johnson		3		0					0	0	0	1		20
Yancey Thigpen		2							0	0	0			12
Rod Woodson						1	1		0	0	0			12
Carnell Lake						1	1		0	0	0			12
Erric Pegram	1	0		1					0	0	0			12
Darren Perry				0		1			0	0	0			6
Ernie Mills	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Tim Lester	1	0							0	0	0			6
Mark Bruener		0							0	0	0	1		2
Totals	18	15	0	1	0	3	2	0	23	37	0	2	0	344