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1995 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1995 AFC Champions
Scored 407 points (25.4/g), 5th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 327 points (20.4/g), 9th.
Differential of 80 points (5.0/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.0-6.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 14th.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.6, Offense: 3.4, Defense: 1.2, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Cowher (11-5-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ron Erhardt
Defensive Coordinator: Dick LeBeau
Other Notable Asst.: Chan Gailey (Wide Receivers) and Marvin Lewis (Linebackers)
Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Neil O'Donnell | 29 | 4 | 12 | 246 for 416, 2,970 yards, 17 td, 7 int, & 24 rushes for 45 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| RB | Erric Pegram | 26 | 4 | 11 | 213 rushes for 813 yards, 5 td, & 26 catches for 206 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 145th pick / 1991 |
| FB | John L. Williams | 31 | 9 | 9 | 29 rushes for 110 yards, 0 td, & 24 catches for 127 yards and 1 td | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 15th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Charles Johnson | 23 | 1 | 10 | 38 catches for 432 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -10 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 17th pick / 1994 |
| WR | Yancey Thigpen* | 26 | 4 | 15 | 85 catches for 1,307 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 90th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Mark Bruener | 23 | Rook | 13 | 26 catches for 238 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Jonathan Hayes | 33 | 10 | 6 | 11 catches for 113 yards, 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985 |
| LT | John Jackson | 30 | 7 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 | |
| LG | Tom Newberry | 33 | 9 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1986 |
| C | Dermontti Dawson*+ | 30 | 7 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 | |
| RG | Justin Strzelczyk | 27 | 5 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 293rd pick / 1990 | |
| RG | Brenden Stai | 23 | Rook | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1995 | |
| RT | Leon Searcy | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 11th pick / 1992 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Brentson Buckner | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| LDE | Kevin Henry | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1993 |
| NT | Joel Steed | 26 | 3 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1992 |
| NT | Brentson Buckner | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| RDE | Ray Seals | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LOLB | Kevin Greene* | 33 | 10 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| LILB | Levon Kirkland | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1992 |
| RILB | Chad Brown | 25 | 2 | 10 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1993 |
| RILB | Jerry Olsavsky | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 258th pick / 1989 |
| ROLB | Greg Lloyd*+ | 30 | 7 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 150th pick / 1987 |
| LCB | Willie J. Williams | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Carnell Lake* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Alvoid Mays | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Myron Bell | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Carnell Lake* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| FS | Darren Perry | 27 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Norm Johnson | 35 | 13 | 0 | 34 of 41 field goals & 39 of 39 extra points | |
| P | Rohn Stark | 36 | 13 | 0 | 59 punts for a 40.1 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 34th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Andre Hastings | 24 | 2 | 0 | 48 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Ernie Mills | 27 | 4 | 4 | 54 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1991 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Steve Avery | 29 | RB | 11 | 2 | 233 | 6-2 | Northern Michigan | 8/18/1966 | 6 | |
| 80 | Johnnie Barnes | 27 | WR | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Hampton | 7/21/1968 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 231st pick / 1992 |
| 40 | Myron Bell | 24 | DB | 16 | 9 | 203 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 9/15/1971 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1994 |
| 94 | Chad Brown | 25 | LB | 10 | 10 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado | 7/12/1970 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1993 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | 23 | TE | 16 | 13 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/16/1972 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| 96 | Brentson Buckner | 24 | DT-DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/30/1971 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson*+ | 30 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 6/17/1965 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
| 78 | Ta'ase Faumui | 24 | DE | 3 | 0 | 278 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 3/19/1971 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 122nd pick / 1994 |
| 21 | Deon Figures | 25 | DB | 14 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado | 1/20/1970 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1993 |
| 41 | Lee Flowers | 22 | DB | 10 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 1/14/1973 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 151st pick / 1995 |
| 29 | Randy Fuller | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Tennessee St. | 6/2/1970 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 123rd pick / 1994 |
| 60 | Kendall Gammon | 27 | C-TE | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Pittsburg St. | 10/23/1968 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 291st pick / 1992 |
| 98 | Oliver Gibson | 23 | DT-NT | 12 | 0 | 304 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/15/1972 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995 |
| 92 | Jason Gildon | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 7/31/1972 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| 91 | Kevin Greene* | 33 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-3 | Auburn | 7/31/1962 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| 84 | Tracy Greene | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Grambling St. | 11/5/1972 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 219th pick / 1994 |
| 88 | Andre Hastings | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia | 11/7/1971 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993 |
| 85 | Jonathan Hayes | 33 | TE | 16 | 6 | 248 | 6-5 | Iowa | 8/11/1962 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985 |
| 76 | Kevin Henry | 27 | DE | 13 | 5 | 282 | 6-4 | Mississippi St. | 10/23/1968 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1993 |
| 83 | Corey Holliday | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/31/1971 | Rook | |
| 65 | John Jackson | 30 | T | 11 | 9 | 297 | 6-6 | East. Kentucky | 1/4/1965 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
| 90 | Bill E. Johnson | 27 | DT-DE | 9 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 12/9/1968 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1992 |
| 81 | Charles Johnson | 23 | WR | 15 | 10 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado | 1/3/1972 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 17th pick / 1994 |
| 9 | Norm Johnson | 35 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/31/1960 | 13 | |
| 54 | Donta Jones | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 8/27/1972 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 1995 |
| 99 | Levon Kirkland | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/17/1969 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1992 |
| 37 | Carnell Lake* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/15/1967 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1989 |
| 34 | Tim Lester | 27 | RB | 6 | 1 | 233 | 5-10 | East. Kentucky | 6/15/1968 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 255th pick / 1992 |
| 95 | Greg Lloyd*+ | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-2 | Fort Valley St. | 5/26/1965 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 150th pick / 1987 |
| 28 | Alvoid Mays | 29 | DB | 13 | 6 | 180 | 5-9 | West Virginia | 7/10/1966 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1989 |
| 25 | Fred McAfee | 27 | RB | 16 | 1 | 193 | 5-10 | Mississippi Col. | 6/20/1968 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991 |
| 16 | Jim Miller | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 2/9/1971 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 178th pick / 1994 |
| 89 | Ernie Mills | 27 | WR | 16 | 4 | 192 | 5-11 | Florida | 10/28/1968 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1991 |
| 33 | Bam Morris | 23 | RB | 13 | 4 | 244 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 1/13/1972 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1994 |
| 66 | Tom Newberry | 33 | G-C | 16 | 15 | 285 | 6-2 | Wisc-LaCrosse | 12/20/1962 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1986 |
| 14 | Neil O'Donnell | 29 | QB | 12 | 12 | 228 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/3/1966 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| 24 | Chris Oldham | 27 | DB | 15 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Oregon | 10/26/1968 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 105th pick / 1990 |
| 55 | Jerry Olsavsky | 28 | LB | 15 | 5 | 221 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/29/1967 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 258th pick / 1989 |
| 77 | Lonnie Palelei | 25 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Purdue,UNLV | 10/15/1970 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 135th pick / 1993 |
| 79 | James Parrish | 27 | T | 16 | 1 | 310 | 6-6 | Temple | 5/19/1968 | 2 | |
| 20 | Erric Pegram | 26 | RB | 15 | 11 | 195 | 5-10 | North Texas | 1/7/1969 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 145th pick / 1991 |
| 39 | Darren Perry | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 5-11 | Penn St. | 12/29/1968 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1992 |
| 57 | Eric Ravotti | 24 | LB | 6 | 1 | 250 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 3/16/1971 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 180th pick / 1994 |
| 97 | Ray Seals | 30 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-3 | none | 6/17/1965 | 6 | |
| 72 | Leon Searcy | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 313 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 12/21/1969 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 11th pick / 1992 |
| 69 | Ariel Solomon | 27 | C | 4 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Colorado | 7/16/1968 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 269th pick / 1991 |
| 68 | Brenden Stai | 23 | G | 16 | 9 | 312 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 3/30/1972 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1995 |
| 3 | Rohn Stark | 36 | P | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 5/4/1959 | 13 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 34th pick / 1982 |
| 93 | Joel Steed | 26 | NT | 12 | 11 | 300 | 6-2 | Colorado | 2/17/1969 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1992 |
| 10 | Kordell Stewart | 23 | QB | 10 | 2 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/16/1972 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1995 |
| 73 | Justin Strzelczyk | 27 | T-G | 16 | 14 | 301 | 6-6 | Maine | 8/18/1968 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 293rd pick / 1990 |
| 82 | Yancey Thigpen* | 26 | WR | 16 | 15 | 208 | 6-1 | Winston-Salem St. | 8/15/1969 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 90th pick / 1991 |
| 18 | Mike Tomczak | 33 | QB | 7 | 4 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 10/23/1962 | 10 | |
| 22 | John L. Williams | 31 | FB | 11 | 9 | 231 | 5-11 | Florida | 11/23/1964 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 15th pick / 1986 |
| 27 | Willie J. Williams | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 194 | 5-9 | West. Carolina | 12/26/1970 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1993 |
| 26 | Rod Woodson | 30 | DB | 1 | 1 | 205 | 5-11 | Purdue | 3/10/1965 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 241.6 | 6-1.6 | 3.8 |