1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Game-by-Game Results

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 Statistics
1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

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.

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

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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Regular Season Points For: 344
Regular Season Points Against: 257

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 1, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars 24 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
September 8, 1996 Baltimore Ravens 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers 31 W 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
September 16, 1996 Buffalo Bills 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers 24 W 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0
September 29, 1996 Houston Oilers 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 30 W 3-0-0 0-1-0 3-1-0
October 7, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 at Kansas City Chiefs 7 W 3-0-0 1-1-0 4-1-0
October 13, 1996 Cincinnati Bengals 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers 20 W 4-0-0 1-1-0 5-1-0
October 20, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 13 at Houston Oilers 23 L 4-0-0 1-2-0 5-2-0
October 27, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 20 at Atlanta Falcons 17 W 4-0-0 2-2-0 6-2-0
November 3, 1996 St. Louis Rams 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers 42 W 5-0-0 2-2-0 7-2-0
November 10, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 at Cincinnati Bengals 34 L 5-0-0 2-3-0 7-3-0
November 17, 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers 28 W 6-0-0 2-3-0 8-3-0
November 25, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 at Miami Dolphins 17 W 6-0-0 3-3-0 9-3-0
December 1, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 at Baltimore Ravens 31 L 6-0-0 3-4-0 9-4-0
December 8, 1996 San Diego Chargers 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers 16 W 7-0-0 3-4-0 10-4-0
December 15, 1996 San Francisco 49ers 25 at Pittsburgh Steelers 15 L 7-1-0 3-4-0 10-5-0
December 22, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 at Carolina Panthers 18 L 7-1-0 3-5-0 10-6-0
December 29, 1996 Indianapolis Colts 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers 42 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 AFC Wild Card Playoff
January 5, 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 at New England Patriots 28 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 AFC Divisional Playoff


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