1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season

US football sports season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1996 10–6 1st AFC Central Bill Cowher Chan Gailey Dick LeBeau Tom Donahoe The Rooney Family Three Rivers Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Colts) 42–14Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Patriots) 3–28 border:none; padding:0; 6 RB Jerome Bettis OLB Chad Brown C Dermontti Dawson ILB Levon Kirkland SS Carnell Lake CB Rod Woodson border:none; padding:0; 4 Jerome Bettis (1st team) Chad Brown (1st team) Dermontti Dawson (1st team) Levon Kirkland (2nd team) Jerome Bettis Jon Witman Steelers seasons thumb|Aerial view of Three Rivers Stadium hosting an NFL game for the Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Baltimore Ravens on September 8, 1996 The 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 64th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. This was Bill Cowher's fifth season as head coach of the Steelers, which resulted in yet another trip to the playoffs for the team, as Pittsburgh won the AFC Central championship for the fourth time under Cowher. The team's 10–6 record was not enough to earn the Steelers a first-round bye. In their first playoff game, a rematch of the previous year's AFC Championship Game, the Steelers defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 42–14. The following their season would come to a halt as the Steelers lost to the New England Patriots, 28–3. This would be the final season that the team wore block numerals, the next year they would switch to rounded numerals where it has remained ever since. Offseason Additions SubtractionsRB Jerome Bettis (Rams) LB Kevin Greene (Panthers)C Jim Sweeney (Seahawks) QB Neil O'Donnell (Jets) P Rohn Stark (Panthers) G/T Ariel Solomon (Vikings) FB John L. Williams (retirement) G Tom Newberry (retirement) NFL draft 1996 NFL draft 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 29 Jamain Stephens Tackle North Carolina A&T yes 3 72 Steve Conley Linebacker Arkansas yes 3 92 Jon Witman Fullback Penn State yes 4 126 Earl Holmes Linebacker Florida A&M yes 4 132 Jahine Arnold Wide receiver Fresno State yes 5 163 Israel Raybon Defensive end North Alabama yes 6 200 Orpheus Roye Defensive end Florida State yes 6 203 Spence Fischer Quarterback Duke no 7 242 Carlos Emmons Linebacker Arkansas State yes no no Undrafted free agents + 1996 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRicky BellCornerbackNorth Carolina StateLorenzo GreenDefensive tackleOklahoma StateChris JonesWide receiverMississippi StateCornell ParkerCornerbackSMULewis TyreeOffensive linemenFlorida State Personnel Coaches / Staff 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers #08214A white #EEC607 President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Vice president and general counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II Administration advisor – Chuck Noll Director of marketing – Joe Gordon Marketing coordinator – Mark Fuhrman Merchandising manager – Tim Carey Assistant marketing manager – Lynne Molyneaux Media relations coordinator – Rob Boulware Assistant/community relations – Ron Miller Director of business – Mark Hart Business coordinator – Dan Ferens Accounts coordinator – Jim Ellenberger Office/ticket manager – Geraldine Glenn Football operations Director of football operations – Tom Donahoe Scouting staff College personnel coordinator – Tom Modrak Pro personnel coordinator – Charles Bailey BLESTO College Scout – Mark Gorscak College scout – Phil Kreidler College scout – Bob Lane College scout – Max McCartney Head coach – Bill Cowher Offensive coordinator – Chan Gailey Running backs – Dick Hoak Wide receivers – David Culley Tight ends – Mike Mularkey Offensive line – Kent Stephenson Defensive coordinator – Dick LeBeau Defensive line – John Mitchell Linebackers – Mike Archer Defensive backs – Tim Lewis Special teams – Ron Zook Conditioning coordinator – Chet Fuhrman Medical staff Physician, orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Training staff Head trainer – John Norwig Assistant trainer – Rick Burkholder Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Field assistant – Rich Baker Video coordinator – Bob McCartney Video assistant – Pat Dolan Player development coordinator – Anthony Griggs Administrative assistant – Lou Spanos Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide Notable additions include Jerome Bettis, Earl Holmes and Carlos Emmons. Final roster 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 53 5 2 16 Jim Miller quarterback 18 Mike Tomczak 36 Jerome Bettis 34 Tim Lester FB running back 25 Fred McAfee 44 Terry Richardson running back y 38 Jon Witman y FB 80 Jahine Arnold y KR 88 Andre Hastings PR 83 Corey Holliday 81 Charles Johnson wide receiver, born 1972 KR 89 Ernie Mills KR 10 Kordell Stewart 82 Yancey Thigpen 84 Kirk Botkin LS 86 John Farquhar American football 85 Jonathan Hayes 72 Bernard Dafney T 63 Dermontti Dawson C 65 John Jackson offensive tackle T 62 Tom Myslinski G 68 Brenden Stai G 67 Jamain Stephens y T 73 Justin Strzelczyk G/T 66 Jim Sweeney American football, born 1962 C 77 Will Wolford G 96 Brentson Buckner DE 98 Oliver Gibson American football NT 76 Kevin Henry DE 90 Bill Johnson defensive tackle DE 91 Israel Raybon y DE 71 Orpheus Roye y DE 93 Joel Steed NT 94 Chad Brown linebacker OLB 53 Steve Conley linebacker y OLB 51 Carlos Emmons y OLB American football 92 Jason Gildon OLB 50 Earl Holmes y ILB 54 Donta Jones OLB 99 Levon Kirkland ILB 55 Jerry Olsavsky ILB 57 Eric Ravotti OLB 40 Myron Bell SS 21 Deon Figures CB 41 Lethon Flowers FS 29 Randy Fuller American football CB 37 Carnell Lake SS 24 Chris Oldham CB 39 Darren Perry FS 27 Willie Williams cornerback, born 1970 CB 26 Rod Woodson CB  9 Norm Johnson K  4 Josh Miller punter P 87 Mark Bruener TE IR 95 Greg Lloyd LB IR 20 Erric Pegram RB IR 97 Ray Seals DE IR 56 Patrick Scott linebacker LB IR 23 Kirk Pointer y S 69 Matt Storm G 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1996_roster.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 2014-12-24 Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 July 27 vs. San Diego ChargersJAP Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan) 10:00 p.m. ESPN L 20–10 0–1 2 August 3 St. Louis Rams Three Rivers Stadium 6:00 p.m. WPXI W 16–10 1–1 3 August 11 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field 8:00 p.m. TNT L 24–17 1–2 4 August 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Three Rivers Stadium 6:00 p.m. WPXI W 13–3 2–2 5 August 23 at Philadelphia Eagles Veterans Stadium 7:30 p.m. WPXI L 20–19 2–3 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV TV Announcers Result Record 1 September 1 at Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC Marv Albert & Sam Wyche L 24–9 0–1 2 September 8 Baltimore Ravens Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC Marv Albert & Sam Wyche W 31–17 1–1 3 September 16 Buffalo Bills Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf W 24–6 2–1 4 September 22 Bye 5 September 29 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC Don Criqui & Beasley Reece W 30–16 3–1 6 October 7 at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf W 17–7 4–1 7 October 13 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC Charlie Jones & Randy Cross W 20–10 5–1 8 October 20 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 4:00 p.m. NBC Don Criqui & Beasley Reece L 23–13 5–2 9 October 27 at Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome 1:00 p.m. NBC Dan Hicks & Bob Trumpy W 20–17 6–2 10 November 3 St. Louis Rams Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. FOX Joe Buck & Bill Maas W 42–6 7–2 11 November 10 at Cincinnati Bengals Cinergy Field 1:00 p.m. NBC Don Criqui & Beasley Reece L 34–24 7–3 12 November 17 Jacksonville Jaguars Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC Jim Lampley & Bob Golic W 28–3 8–3 13 November 25 at Miami Dolphins Pro Player Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf W 24–17 9–3 14 December 1 at Baltimore Ravens Memorial Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC Jim Lampley & Bob Golic L 31–17 9–4 15 December 8 San Diego Chargers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC Tom Hammond & Bob Trumpy W 16–3 10–4 16 December 15 San Francisco 49ers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. FOX Pat Summerall & John Madden L 25–15 10–5 17 December 22 at Carolina Panthers Ericsson Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC Don Criqui & Beasley Reece L 18–14 10–6 Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 1, 1996): at Jacksonville Jaguars Steelers 3 3 3 0 Jaguars 7 7 0 10 at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 70,210 Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator) Scoring drives: Jacksonville – Jackson 38 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 48 Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 29 Jacksonville – McCardell 15 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 23 Jacksonville – FG Hollis 52 Jacksonville – J. Stewart 1 run (Hollis kick) Week 2 (Sunday September 8, 1996): vs. Baltimore Ravens Ravens 7 10 0 0 Steelers 14 14 3 0 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: 75 F (Partly Sunny) Game attendance: 57,241 Referee: Gerry Austin TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Woodson 43 interception return (Johnson kick) Baltimore – Testaverde 6 run (Stover kick) Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Johnson kick) Baltimore – Alexander 17 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick) Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 5 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Hastings 20 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Baltimore – FG Stover 29 Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 35 Week 3 (Monday September 16, 1996): vs. Buffalo Bills Bills 3 0 3 0 Steelers 7 17 0 0 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 9:00 pm EDT Game weather: 58 F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 59,002 Referee: Larry Nemmers TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators) Scoring drives: Buffalo – FG Christie 31 Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 30 Pittsburgh – Bettis 43 run (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Lake 47 interception return (Johnson kick) Buffalo – FG Christie 45 Week 4 (Sunday September 22, 1996): Bye Week Week 5 (Sunday September 29, 1996): vs. Houston Oilers Oilers 0 0 14 2 Steelers 17 3 0 10 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: 59 F (Mostly Sunny) Game attendance: 58,608 Referee: Tom White TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Stewart 16 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 33 Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 62 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 36 Houston – Davis 4 pass from Chandler (Del Greco kick) Houston – Lewis 36 interception return (Del Greco kick) Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 36 Pittsburgh – Perry 13 interception return (Johnson kick) Houston – Safety, Edge ran out of end zone Week 6 (Monday October 7, 1996): at Kansas City Chiefs Steelers 0 6 8 3 Chiefs 0 7 0 0 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Game time: 9:00 pm EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 79,189 Referee: Howard Roe TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators) Scoring drives: Kansas City – Allen 6 run (Stoyanovich kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 21 Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 32 Pittsburgh – Bettis 5 run (Bruener pass from Tomczak) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 43 Week 7 (Sunday October 13, 1996): vs. Cincinnati Bengals Bengals 0 0 3 7 Steelers 3 0 7 10 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: 64 F (Partly Sunny) Game attendance: 58,875 Referee: Gary Lane TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 33 Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 19 Pittsburgh – Stewart 32 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 22 Pittsburgh – Woodson 42 fumble return (Johnson kick) Cincinnati – Pickens 3 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick) Week 8 (Sunday October 20, 1996): at Houston Oilers Steelers 7 3 0 3 Oilers 3 6 0 14 at Astrodome, Houston, Texas Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game weather: Dome Game attendance: 50,337 Referee: Red Cashion TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator) Scoring drives: Houston – FG Del Greco 22 Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 70 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 26 Houston – FG Del Greco 32 Houston – FG Del Greco 48 Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 29 Houston – W. Davis 34 pass from Chandler (Del Greco kick) Houston – George 2 run (Del Greco kick) Week 9 (Sunday October 27, 1996): at Atlanta Falcons Steelers 3 0 14 3 Falcons 7 3 0 7 at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: Dome Game attendance: 58,760 Referee: Ron Blum TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 27 Atlanta – Tobeck 1 pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) Atlanta – FG Andersen 41 Pittsburgh – Hastings 112 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Johnson kick) Atlanta – Emanuel 4 pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 20 Week 10 (Sunday November 3, 1996): vs. St. Louis Rams Rams 0 3 3 0 Steelers 14 7 14 7 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 38 F (Partly Sunny) Game attendance: 58,148 Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers: (FOX) Joe Buck (play by play), Bill Maas (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Bettis 3 run (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Bettis 50 run (Johnson kick) Saint louis – FG Lohmiller 25 Pittsburgh – Stewart 7 run (Johnson kick) Saint louis – FG Lohmiller 27 Pittsburgh- Pegram 91 kickoff return (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Stewart 2 run (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Pegram 17 run (Johnson kick) Week 11 (Sunday November 10, 1996): at Cincinnati Bengals Steelers 0 17 7 0 Bengals 3 14 7 10 at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: Game attendance: 57,265 Referee: Mike Carey TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator) Scoring drives: Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 32 Pittsburgh- FG Johnson 46 Pittsburgh – Bettis 6 run (Johnson kick) Cincinnati – Carter 1 run (Pelfrey kick) Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (Johnson kick) Cincinnati – Dunn 90 kickoff return (Pelfrey kick) Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Johnson kick) Cincinnati – Bieniemy 33 run (Pelfrey kick) Cincinnati – Carter 12 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick) Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 34 Week 12 (Sunday November 17, 1996): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Jaguars 0 3 0 0 Steelers 14 14 0 0 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 50 F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 58,879 Referee: Bernie Kukar TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Lampley (play by play), Bob Golic (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Thigpen 12 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Bettis 3 run (Johnson kick) Jacksonville – FG Hollis 40 Pittsburgh – Lake 85 fumble return (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Thigpen 28 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Week 13 (Monday November 25, 1996): at Miami Dolphins Steelers 3 7 7 7 Dolphins 7 7 3 0 at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida Game time: 9:00 pm EST Game weather: Game attendance: 73,849 Referee: Walt Coleman TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators) Scoring drives: Miami – McDuffie 2 pass from Marino (Nedney kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 47 Miami – Jackson 61 interception return (Nedney kick) Pittsburgh- Lester 5 run (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Stewart 5 run (Johnson kick) Miami – FG Nedney 41 Pittsburgh – Mills 20 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Week 14 (Sunday December 1, 1996): at Baltimore Ravens Steelers 7 3 7 0 Ravens 7 17 0 7 at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: Game attendance: 51,882 Referee: Red Cashion TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Lampley (play by play), Bob Golic (color commentator) Scoring drives: Baltimore – Ogden 1 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick) Pittsburgh – Hastings 30 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh- FG Johnson 22 Baltimore – Alexander 24 pass from Testaverd (Stover kick) Baltimore – Byner 7 run (Stover kick) Baltimore – FG Stover 40 Pittsburgh – Hastings 5 pass from Tomzak (Johnson kick) Baltimore – Green 3 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick) Week 15 (Sunday December 8, 1996): vs. San Diego Chargers Chargers 0 0 3 0 Steelers 6 7 0 3 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 40 F (Partly Sunny) Game attendance: 56,368 Referee: Gerry Austin TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 49 Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 39 Pittsburgh – Hastings 11 pass from Tomzak (Johnson kick) San Diego – FG Carney 25 Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 21 Week 16 (Sunday December 15, 1996): vs. San Francisco 49ers 49ers 16 6 0 3 Steelers 0 0 8 7 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 38 F (Partly Sunny) Game attendance: 59,823 Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers: (FOX) Pat Summerall (play by play), John Madden (color commentator) Scoring drives: San Francisco – Rice 4 pass from S. Young (Wilkins kick) San Francisco – Safety, B. Young sacked Tomczak in end zone San Francisco – Rice 4 pass from S. Young (Wilkins kick) San Francisco – Owens 20 pass from S. Young (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (C. Johnson pass from Tomczak) San Francisco – FG Wilkins 22 Pittsburgh – Stewart 42 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Week 17 (Sunday December 22, 1996): at Carolina Panthers Steelers 0 14 0 0 Panthers 7 2 6 3 at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: Game attendance: 72,217 Referee: Dick Hantak TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator) Scoring drives: Carolina – Walls 9 pass from Collins (Kasay kick) Carolina – Safety, Tomczak intentional grounding in end zone Pittsburgh – Hastings 6 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Stewart 80 run (Johnson kick) Carolina – FG Kasay 35 Carolina – FG Kasay 30 Carolina – FG Kasay 29 Standings Playoffs Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoff (Sunday December 29, 1996): vs. Indianapolis Colts Colts 0 14 0 0 Steelers 10 3 8 21 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 12:30 pm EST Game weather: 60 F (Partly Cloudy) Game attendance: 58,078 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 29 Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 50 Indianapolis – Daniel 59 interception return (Blanchard kick) Indianapolis – Bailey 9 pass from Harbaugh (Blanchard kick) Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Farquhar pass from Stewart) Pittsburgh- Bettis 1 run (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Witman 31 run (Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – Stewart 3 run (Johnson kick) AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday January 5, 1997): at New England Patriots Steelers 0 0 3 0 Patriots 14 7 0 7 at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Game time: 12:30 pm EST Game weather: 40 F (Fog) Game attendance: 60,188 Referee: Bernie Kukar TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Sam Wyche & Randy Cross (color commentators) Scoring drives: New England – Martin 2 run (Vinatieri kick) New England – Byars 34 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick) New England – Martin 78 run (Vinatieri kick) Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 29 New England – Martin 23 run (Vinatieri kick) Honors and awards Pro Bowl Representatives No. 26 Rod Woodson-Cornerback No. 36 Jerome Bettis-Running Back No. 37 Carnell Lake-Safety No. 63 Dermontti Dawson-Center No. 94 Chad Brown-Outside Linebacker No. 99 Levon Kirkland-Inside Linebacker References External links 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Pro Football Reference 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Category:AFC Central championship seasons Pitts