AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 40.2C Buffalo Bills 21 1995–96 NFL playoffs

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at 3 rivers stadium, pittsburgh, pennsylvania



game time: 12:30 p.m. est
game weather: 21 °f (−6 °c), clear
game attendance: 59,072
referee: larry nemmers
tv announcers (nbc): marv albert , cris collinsworth





running bam morris scored 2 touchdowns in fourth quarter steelers stopped bills, minus hall of fame defensive end bruce smith fell ill day before game, coming 20-0 deficit. end of game, steelers outgained them in total yards 409-250 , forced 4 turnovers.


pittsburgh started off scoring 76-yard drive in receiver yancy thigpen caught 43-yard pass , fullback john l. williams finished off 1-yard touchdown run. bills responded drive steelers 21-yard line, darick holmes tackled 13-yard loss defensive carnell lake , steve christie missed 52-yard field goal attempt. morris rushed 44 yards on 58-yard possession ended on neil o donnell s 13-yard touchdown completion ernie mills.


early in second quarter, steelers receiver andre hastings returned punt 12 yards bills 43-yard line, setting norm johnson s 45-yard field goal. facing 17-0 deficit, bills offense self-destructed on next drive. facing 3rd , 8, jim kelly sacked linebacker kevin green , fumbled ball. center kent hull recovered fumble buffalo, didn t much. on next play, lee flowers stormed backfield , tackled punter chris mohr on bills 12-yard line, leading johnson field goal gave pittsburgh 20-0 lead. buffalo responded drive steelers 30-yard line, lose ball when lake forced fumble thurman thomas recovered defensive chris oldham. however, bills got ball excellent field position after rohn stark punted ball 33 yards steelers 49. kelley got team 1-yard line 3 completions, hitting tony cline 17 yards, andre reed 5, , steve tasker 26. thomas ran ball end zone, cutting score 20-7. 45 seconds remained in half, o donnell proved challenge of earning team more points, completing 4 consecutive passes 53 yards team bills 16-yard line. johnson finished drive third field goal, giving steelers 23-7 halftime lead.


in third quarter, lake intercepted pass kelly , returned 3 yards buffalo 25-yard line, leading johnson s fourth field goal put team 26-7. both teams had punt on following drives, , tasker returned stark s 30-yard punt 4 yards steelers 42-yard line. few plays later, took handoff on reverse , ran 40 yards 3. alex van pelt (who replaced injured jim kelly) finished drive 2-yard touchdown pass cline, making score 26-14.


early in fourth quarter, buffalo took advantage of yet poor punt stark, 1 31-yard kick gave them ball on pittburgh 36. van pelt guided team 11-yard line, kelly returned field , hit thomas 9-yard scoring completion, cutting score 26-21 11:23 left in game. pittsburgh marched 76 yards, including o donnell s 3rd down conversion passes thigpen , andre hastings gains of 21 , 17 yards, score on morris 13-yard touchdown run, increasing lead 33-21. following 3 drives result in interceptions, kelly throwing pick jerry olsavsky , matt darby nabbing pass o donnell. on next play, linebacker levon kirkland intercepted pass kelly , returned 4 yards bills 23-yard line set morris 2-yard score 1:58 remaining clinch victory.


with steelers win, snapped bills 10 game postseason winning streak against afc dating 1990. morris rushed 106 yards , caught 2 passes 7. lake had interception , fumble recovery.








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