| Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1996 Location: Charlotte, NC |
| Venue: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 72217 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 43 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Panthers | Wesley Walls 9 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Carolina Panthers | Safety, Mike Tomczak intentional grounding penalty enforced in end zone | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Andre Hastings 6 pass from Mike Tomczak (Norm Johnson kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kordell Stewart 80 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | Carolina Panthers | John Kasay 35 FG | 14 | 12 |
| 3 | Carolina Panthers | John Kasay 30 FG | 14 | 15 |
| 4 | Carolina Panthers | John Kasay 29 FG | 14 | 18 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 90 | LDE | Bill Johnson |
| 93 | NT | Joel Steed |
| 76 | RDE | Kevin Henry |
| 92 | LOLB | Jason Gildon |
| 99 | LILB | Levon Kirkland |
| 50 | RILB | Earl Holmes |
| 54 | ROLB | Donta' Jones |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 40 | SS | Myron Bell |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 27 | RCB | Willie Williams |
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Willie Green |
| 81 | WR | Rocket Ismail |
| 66 | LOT | Matt Campbell |
| 52 | LOG | Matt Elliott |
| 65 | C | Frank Garcia |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 76 | ROT | Norberto Davidds-Garrido |
| 85 | TE | Wesley Walls |
| 12 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 23 | RB | Anthony Johnson |
| 30 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Mike Fox |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 93 | RDE | Gerald Williams |
| 91 | LOLB | Kevin Greene |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 54 | RILB | Carlton Bailey |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Davis |
| 39 | SS | Brett Maxie |
| 40 | FS | Pat Terrell |
| 38 | RCB | Tyrone Poole |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Kordell Stewart | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 80t | 1 |
| Andre Hastings | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Richardson | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Anthony Johnson | 23 | 68 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Green | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 2 | 77 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9.5 |
| Mike Tomczak | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 25 | 2.5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 97.9 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 0 | 166 | 4.3 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 73.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Andre Hastings | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jahine Arnold | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Kirk Botkin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Willie Green | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 12 | 1 |
| Anthony Johnson | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Rocket Ismail | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jim Miller | 8 | 316 | 39.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jahine Arnold | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Winslow Oliver | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 5 | 325 | 65.0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jahine Arnold | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Duane Bickett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Earl Holmes | 1.0 |
| Darren Perry | 1.0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Chad Cota | 1.0 |
| Shawn King | 1.0 |
| Greg Kragen | 1.0 |
| Sam Mills | 1.0 |
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