| AFC Wild Card Playoff - Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 29, 1996 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 58078 |
| Weather: Mist Temp: 54 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | IND | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Kordell Stewart 1 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 50 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Eugene Daniel 59 interception return (Cary Blanchard kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Aaron Bailey 9 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 1 run (John Farquhar pass from Kordell Stewart) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 1 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jon Witman 31 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Kordell Stewart 3 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 14 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Sean Dawkins |
| 88 | WR | Marvin Harrison |
| 67 | LOT | Jason Mathews |
| 64 | LOG | Doug Widell |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 58 | ROG | Jay Leeuwenburg |
| 79 | ROT | Tony Mandarich |
| 85 | TE | Ken Dilger |
| 4 | QB | Jim Harbaugh |
| 28 | RB | Marshall Faulk |
| 33 | RB | Clif Groce |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Bernard Whittington |
| 61 | LDT | Tony McCoy |
| 90 | RDT | Steve Martin |
| 56 | RDE | Tony Bennett |
| 59 | LLB | Steve Grant |
| 54 | MLB | Jeff Herrod |
| 52 | RLB | Steve Morrison |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 40 | SS | Ray McElroy |
| 29 | FS | Jason Belser |
| 38 | RCB | Eugene Daniel |
| 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 |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 27 | RCB | Willie Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Marshall Faulk | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Clif Groce | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 25 | 102 | 4.1 | 18 | 2 |
| Kordell Stewart | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 24 | 2 |
| Jon Witman | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 31t | 1 |
| Fred McAfee | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Lester | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Jim Harbaugh | 32 | 12 | 37.5 | 1 | 134 | 4.2 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 48.2 |
| Paul Justin | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 91.7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 2 | 176 | 8.4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Marvin Harrison | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Marshall Faulk | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Sean Dawkins | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Aaron Bailey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Ken Dilger | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charles Johnson | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kirk Botkin | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tim Lester | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Eugene Daniel | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59t | 1 |
| Ray McElroy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Levon Kirkland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Chris Gardocki | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Josh Miller | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Ray Buchanan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jahine Arnold | 5 | 3 | 77 | 15.4 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||
| Chris Gardocki | 3 | 194 | 64.7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 8 | 526 | 65.8 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Lamont Warren | 4 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mark Stock | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Aaron Bailey | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jahine Arnold | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Chad Brown | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| Jason Gildon | 1.0 | 6.0 |
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