| San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 8, 1996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 56368 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 41 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 49 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 39 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Andre Hastings 11 pass from Mike Tomczak (Norm Johnson kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Carney 25 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 21 FG | 3 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Charlie Jones |
| 81 | WR | Tony Martin |
| 70 | LOT | Vaughn Parker |
| 77 | LOG | Eric Moten |
| 60 | C | Greg Engel |
| 68 | ROG | Joe Cocozzo |
| 75 | ROT | Tony Berti |
| 88 | TE | Deems May |
| 89 | TE | Shannon Mitchell |
| 8 | QB | Sean Salisbury |
| 42 | RB | Leonard Russell |
| Defense | ||
| 94 | LDE | Chris Mims |
| 97 | LDT | John Parrella |
| 93 | RDT | Reuben Davis |
| 90 | RDE | Marco Coleman |
| 58 | OLB | Lew Bush |
| 54 | LILB | Kurt Gouveia |
| 55 | RILB | Junior Seau |
| 21 | LCB | Darrien Gordon |
| 37 | SS | Rodney Harrison |
| 36 | FS | Kevin Ross |
| 29 | RCB | Terrance Shaw |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 81 | WR | Charles Johnson |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 77 | LOG | Will Wolford |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 68 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 73 | ROT | Justin Strzelczyk |
| 85 | TE | Jonathan Hayes |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 36 | RB | Jerome Bettis |
| 34 | FB | Tim Lester |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brentson Buckner |
| 93 | NT | Joel Steed |
| 76 | RDE | Kevin Henry |
| 92 | LOLB | Jason Gildon |
| 99 | LILB | Levon Kirkland |
| 55 | RILB | Jerry Olsavsky |
| 94 | ROLB | Chad Brown |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 40 | SS | Myron Bell |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 27 | RCB | Willie Williams |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 24:06 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5/16 | 0/1 | 7 | 74 | 4 | 3 |
| PIT | 35:54 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4/14 | 0/0 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Leonard Russell | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Sean Salisbury | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Aaron Hayden | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 65 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Erric Pegram | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Lester | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 167 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Sean Salisbury | 29 | 10 | 34.5 | 1 | 125 | 4.3 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 34.4 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 10 | 34.5 | 1 | 125 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 34.4 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 3 | 153 | 4.9 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 |
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 3 | 160 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Terrell Fletcher | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Jones | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Martin | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Andre Coleman | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Brian Roche | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Shannon Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 125 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Andre Hastings | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Erric Pegram | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kirk Botkin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 160 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Darrien Gordon | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Kevin Ross | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 55 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Darren Perry | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||
| Darren Bennett | 8 | 328 | 41.0 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 328 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Jim Miller | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 2 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Andre Hastings | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||
| John Carney | 2 | 145 | 72.5 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 5 | 364 | 72.8 | 3 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Andre Coleman | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Erric Pegram | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Chad Brown | 2.0 |
| Jason Gildon | 2.0 |
| Chris Oldham | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |