1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Head coach	Bill Cowher
General manager	Tom Donahoe
Owner	The Rooney Family
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 42–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 28-3
Pro Bowlers	6 RB Jerome Bettis OLB Chad Brown C Dermontti Dawson ILB Levon Kirkland SS Carnell Lake CB Rod Woodson
AP All-Pros	4 Jerome Bettis (1st team) Chad Brown (1st team) Dermontti Dawson (1st team) Levon Kirkland (2nd team)
Team MVP	Jerome Bettis
Team ROY	Jon Witman

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 Division championship for the fourth time under Cowher.

However, 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 Colts, However their season would come to a halt a week later as the steelers lost to the New England Patriots, 28-3.

Personnel

Staff

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

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 coaches

Head Coach – Bill Cowher

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Chan Gailey
Wide Receivers – David Culley
Running Backs – Dick Hoak
Tight Ends – Mike Mularkey
Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Dick LeBeau
Linebackers – Mike Archer
Defensive Backs – Tim Lewis
Defensive Line – John Mitchell

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Ron Zook

Strength and conditioning

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

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Notable additions include Jerome Bettis, Earl Holmes and Carlos Emmons.

Roster

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

36 Jerome Bettis
34 Tim Lester FB
25 Fred McAfee
20 Erric Pegram KR
44 Terry J. Richardson
38 Jon Witman FB

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

96 Brentson Buckner DE
98 Oliver Gibson DT/NT
76 Kevin Henry DE
90 Bill Johnson DT/DE
91 Israel Raybon DE
71 Orpheus Roye DT
93 Joel Steed NT

Linebackers

94 Chad Brown ILB
53 Steve Conley OLB
51 Carlos Antoine Emmons OLB
50 Earl Holmes ILB
54 Donta Jones LB
92 Jason Gildon OLB
99 Levon Kirkland ILB
55 Jerry Olsavsky ILB
57 Eric Ravotti OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

84 Kirk Botkin LS
9 Norm Johnson K
14 Shayne Edge P/H
4 Josh Miller P/H

Reserve lists

87 Mark Bruener TE (IR)
95 Greg Lloyd, Sr. OLB (IR)
82 Yancey Thigpen WR (IR)

Practice squad

67 Jamain Stephens T
69 Matt Storm OL

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Rookies in italics
53 Active, 3 Inactive, 2 Practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sat. Jul. 27	vs. San Diego Chargers	Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan)	10:00 p.m.	ESPN	L 20–10	0–1
2	Sat. Aug. 3	St. Louis Rams	Three Rivers Stadium	6:00 p.m.	WPXI	W 16–10	1–1
3	Sun. Aug. 11	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	8:00 p.m.	TNT	L 24–17	1–2
4	Sat. Aug. 17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Three Rivers Stadium	6:00 p.m.	WPXI	W 13–3	2–2
5	Fri. Aug. 23	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium	7:30 p.m.	WPXI	L 20–19	2–3

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sun. Sep. 1	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 24–9	0–1
2	Sun. Sep. 8	Baltimore Ravens	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 31–17	1–1
3	Mon. Sep. 16	Buffalo Bills	Three Rivers Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 24–6	2–1
4	Sun. Sep. 22	Bye
5	Sun. Sep. 29	Houston Oilers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 30–16	3–1
6	Mon. Oct. 7	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 17–7	4–1
7	Sun. Oct. 13	Cincinnati Bengals	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 20–10	5–1
8	Sun. Oct. 20	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome	4:00 p.m.	NBC	L 23–13	5–2
9	Sun. Oct. 27	at Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 20–17	6–2
10	Sun. Nov. 3	St. Louis Rams	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	FOX	W 42–6	7–2
11	Sun. Nov. 10	at Cincinnati Bengals	Cinergy Field	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 34–24	7–3
12	Sun. Nov. 17	Jacksonville Jaguars	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 28–3	8–3
13	Mon. Nov. 25	at Miami Dolphins	Pro Player Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 24–17	9–3
14	Sun. Dec. 1	at Baltimore Ravens	Memorial Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 31–17	9–4
15	Sun. Dec. 8	San Diego Chargers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 16–3	10–4
16	Sun. Dec. 15	San Francisco 49ers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	FOX	L 25–15	10–5
17	Sun. Dec. 22	at Carolina Panthers	Ericsson Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 18–14	10–6

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 1, 1996): at Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	3	3	0	9
Jaguars	7	7	0	10	24

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	7	10	0	0	17
Steelers	14	14	3	0	31

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	0	3	0	6
Steelers	7	17	0	0	24

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 5 (Sunday September 29, 1996): vs. Houston Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	0	14	2	16
Steelers	17	3	0	10	30

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	6	8	3	17
Chiefs	0	7	0	0	7

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	3	7	10
Steelers	3	0	7	10	20

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	3	0	3	13
Oilers	3	6	0	14	23

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	0	14	3	20
Falcons	7	3	0	7	17

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	3	3	0	6
Steelers	14	7	14	7	42

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	17	7	0	24
Bengals	3	14	7	10	34

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	3	0	0	3
Steelers	14	14	0	0	28

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	7	7	7	24
Dolphins	7	7	3	0	17

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	3	7	0	17
Ravens	7	17	0	7	31

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	3	0	3
Steelers	6	7	0	3	16

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	16	6	0	3	25
Steelers	0	0	8	7	15

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	0	0	14
Panthers	7	2	6	3	18

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

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	10	6	0	.625	344	257	L2
⁽⁵⁾ Jacksonville Jaguars	9	7	0	.563	325	335	W5
Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	372	369	W3
Houston Oilers	8	8	0	.500	345	319	W1
Baltimore Ravens	4	12	0	.250	371	441	L3

Playoffs

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoff (Sunday December 29, 1996): vs. Indianapolis Colts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	14	0	0	14
Steelers	10	3	8	21	42

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	3	0	3
Patriots	14	7	0	7	28

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

1 2 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ "1996 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-24.

Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers seasons

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Founded in 1933 Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939) Based and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise	History All-Time Team Seasons Logos and uniforms Coaches Players Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks Statistics

Stadiums	Home fields: Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Heinz Field Training facilities: Rooney Field Point Stadium UPMC Sportsplex Chuck Noll Field

Culture	Football in Western PA Rooney family Myron Cope Steeler Nation Terrible Towel Steel Curtain Evening Shade "Right Here, Right Now" "Renegade" "Here We Go" "Black and Yellow" YinzCam

Lore	Steelers lore J.P. Rooneys Pennsylvania Keystoners Steagles Card-Pitt Steelerettes Immaculate Reception Black Sunday Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story 1995 AFC Championship Game The Chief

Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans Oakland Raiders Dallas Cowboys

Media	KDKA-TV WPCW-TV Root Sports Pittsburgh Charlie Batch Chris Hoke Bob Pompeani Radio Network WDVE-FM WBGG-AM Bill Hillgrove Tunch Ilkin Craig Wolfley

Division championships (21)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014

Conference championships (8)	1974 1975 1978 1979 1995 2005 2008 2010

League championships (6)	1974 (IX) 1975 (X) 1978 (XIII) 1979 (XIV) 2005 (XL) 2008 (XLIII)

Retired numbers	70 75

Hall of Fame members	Players: Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

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Championship seasons in bold

1996 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Houston	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco

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