Wild Card: Steamers at Rush
December 29, 1996 27° Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 70,761 (94%)
Steamers 17 0 7 0 - 24
Rush 0 3 0 7 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Steamers: 1-7-CLE 7 (10:50) 18-Johnny Ringo pass complete to 89-Christopher Unruh for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Boris Tschida. CLE 0 N.O 7
(Qtr 1) Steamers: 1-1-CLE 1 (9:10) 20-John Culbertson ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Boris Tschida. CLE 0 N.O 14
(Qtr 1) Steamers: 4-1-CLE 7 (0:59) 8-Boris Tschida 24 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 0 N.O 17
(Qtr 2) Rush: 1-10-N.O 16 (0:05) 1-Harold Pease 35 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 N.O 17
(Qtr 3) Steamers: 1-10-N.O 45 (0:21) 18-Johnny Ringo pass complete to 31-James Trantham for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Boris Tschida. CLE 3 N.O 24
(Qtr 4) Rush: 2-10-N.O 47 (7:31) 6-Howard Gann pass complete to 18-Paul Slater for 47 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Harold Pease. CLE 10 N.O 24
Team Statistics
Rush Steamers
First Downs 7 19
- Rushing 1 8
- Passing 6 10
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 195 426
- Offensive Plays 47 66
- Yards Per Play 4.15 6.45
Net Rushing Yards 40 156
- Rushing Attempts 20 40
- Yards Per Rush 2.00 3.90
Net Passing Yards 155 270
- Att/Comp/Int 25 / 18 / 0 26 / 22 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 168 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 13 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.74 10.38
- Yards Per Completion 9.33 12.27
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 11 4 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 25 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 6 / 45
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 32 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 36 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 21:12 38:50
Drive Charts
Rush
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:47 0:13 OWN 25 2 -10 Fumble
1 9:07 1:31 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
1 0:56 1:50 OWN 30 3 7 Punt
2 11:41 2:08 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
2 7:29 0:56 OWN 21 3 -1 Punt
2 1:20 1:19 50 5 34 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:01 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
3 8:24 4:03 OWN 19 6 31 Punt
3 0:13 3:49 OWN 25 6 18 Punt
4 9:18 1:54 OWN 29 5 71 Touchdown
4 2:58 1:04 OWN 27 6 18 Downs
4 0:24 0:24 OWN 11 2 -6 Game
Steamers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:13 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 10:34 1:27 OPP 19 3 19 Touchdown
1 7:36 6:40 OWN 31 11 61 Field Goal
2 14:06 2:26 OWN 24 4 38 Punt
2 9:33 2:04 OWN 30 3 6 Punt
2 6:33 5:12 OWN 40 9 41 Interception
2 0:02 0:02 OWN 25 1 1 Half
3 12:59 4:35 OWN 39 8 37 Interception
3 4:21 4:07 OWN 14 7 86 Touchdown
4 11:24 2:07 OWN 15 3 9 Punt
4 7:24 4:26 OWN 25 7 55 Missed FG
4 1:55 1:31 OPP 49 3 -5 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Rush
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Xavier Gayle 16 41 2.56 9 0 0
#37 James Steel 3 5 1.67 3 0 0
#21 Todd Benoit 1 -6 -6.00 -6 0 0
Steamers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#20 John Culbertson 28 112 4.00 17 6 1
#7 Kenneth Houston 11 43 3.91 12 3 0
#35 Darin Miller 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Rush
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Howard Gann 25 18 168 2 / 13 1 47 0 103.42
Steamers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Johnny Ringo 26 22 270 0 / 0 2 55 2 103.53
Receiving Stats
Rush
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Paul Slater 3 58 19.33 47 1
#85 Leon Ornelas 3 37 12.33 15 0
#34 Xavier Gayle 3 21 7.00 20 0
#37 James Steel 3 18 6.00 10 0
#21 Todd Benoit 2 17 8.50 17 0
#16 Roger Schuster 3 15 5.00 7 0
#86 Carl Hoppe 1 2 2.00 2 0
Steamers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 James Trantham 5 104 20.80 55 1
#20 John Culbertson 4 49 12.25 34 0
#89 Christopher Unruh 6 40 6.67 9 1
#81 Michael Stidham 1 35 35.00 35 0
#7 Kenneth Houston 3 25 8.33 14 0
#42 Kevin Schindler 3 17 5.67 11 0
Blocking Stats
Rush
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Walter Vaughn 36 30 1 5
#63 Leroy Hargis 36 25 1 2
#75 Jack Pelletier 28 23 0 1
#69 Alan Johnson 36 19 0 0
#72 Jackie Weiss 34 34 0 0
#37 James Steel 13 15 0 2
#34 Xavier Gayle 10 1 0 0
#16 Roger Schuster 0 14 0 1
#86 Carl Hoppe 0 2 0 0
#18 Paul Slater 0 10 0 1
#85 Leon Ornelas 0 23 0 1
#88 Robert Wilson 0 9 0 0
#76 David Brandt 11 1 0 0
#56 Charles Baumgarten 10 1 0 0
#39 Jim Westman 0 1 0 0
#59 Pedro Roy 0 1 0 0
#64 Robert Novello 0 1 0 0
#57 Joshua Oliver 0 3 0 0
#91 Shane Doherty 5 2 0 0
#27 Mark Chase 0 2 0 0
#55 Anthony Keller 0 3 0 1
#56 Clyde Goins 0 3 0 0
#21 Todd Benoit 4 2 0 0
#28 Johnny Henry 0 2 0 0
#31 Richard Ott 0 2 0 1
#74 Mathew Riddle 0 1 0 0
#51 Willie Clayton 0 1 0 0
#35 Juan Alexander 5 4 0 0
#66 Marcus Manchester 2 0 0 0
#65 Charles Jourdan 3 0 0 0
Steamers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#68 Cameron Lopez 17 22 0 1
#61 Victor Rosado 34 43 0 0
#62 Clarence Kennell 35 33 0 1
#42 Kevin Schindler 0 26 0 1
#54 Eric Johnson 34 47 0 12
#65 David Manning 31 44 0 5
#89 Christopher Unruh 7 42 0 0
#81 Michael Stidham 0 35 0 0
#31 James Trantham 0 25 0 1
#35 Darin Miller 22 16 0 0
#41 Richard Bowers 2 3 0 0
#20 John Culbertson 4 2 0 0
#7 Kenneth Houston 3 1 0 0
#75 Edward Bugbee 9 0 0 0
#74 Phillip Kearns 20 28 0 4
#79 Bobby Gehl 9 1 0 0
#87 Thomas Davis 0 3 0 0
#27 Harry Spears 0 1 0 0
#11 Larry Brock 0 2 0 0
#66 James Hill 0 1 0 1
#77 Frank Watkins 0 3 0 0
#32 Billy McKenzie 0 5 0 0
#25 Matthew Peoples 0 4 0 1
#14 Jeff McKnight 0 7 0 0
#45 James Donovan 4 5 0 2
#90 Lester Manuel 0 3 0 0
#96 Ronald Trevino 0 3 0 0
#10 Jose Schuetz 0 1 0 0
#52 Joseph Gonzales 0 1 0 0
#73 Carl Streeter 2 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Rush
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#59 Pedro Roy 1 33 33.00 0
#51 Willie Clayton 1 3 3.00 0
Steamers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Rush
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#34 Xavier Gayle 1 0 0 0
#18 Paul Slater 1 1 0 0
Steamers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#20 John Culbertson 1 0 0 0
#17 Steven Smith 0 1 2 0
#18 Johnny Ringo 0 1 0 0
Punting
Rush
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 William Adams 7 321 45.86 40.14 50 2
Steamers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#86 Jeffery Lewis 4 175 43.75 38.25 48 1
Kicking
Rush
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Harold Pease 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 1 / 1
Steamers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 Boris Tschida 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 24 3 / 3
Punt Return
Rush
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Steamers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#42 Kevin Schindler 6 45 7.5 11 0
Kick Return
Rush
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#21 Todd Benoit 1 32 32.0 0
Steamers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Rush
Name Tackles Sacks
#74 Mathew Riddle 11 0
#27 Mark Chase 10 0
#51 Willie Clayton 8 0
#91 Shane Doherty 6 0
#28 Johnny Henry 5 0
#56 Clyde Goins 4 0
#55 Anthony Keller 3 0
#57 Joshua Oliver 3 0
#59 Pedro Roy 3 0
#94 Martin Nyquist 2 0
#93 John Barnett 2 0
#31 Richard Ott 2 0
#39 Jim Westman 2 0
#64 Robert Novello 1 0
#34 Xavier Gayle 1 0
#98 Chester Rupp 1 0
#56 Charles Baumgarten 1 0
Steamers
Name Tackles Sacks
#1 Dennis Bayliss 7 0
#66 James Hill 5 0
#96 Ronald Trevino 5 0
#32 Billy McKenzie 5 0
#45 James Donovan 4 0
#77 Frank Watkins 3 0
#11 Larry Brock 2 1
#87 Thomas Davis 2 1
#27 Harry Spears 2 0
#18 Johnny Ringo 1 0
#10 Jose Schuetz 1 0
#89 Christopher Unruh 1 0
#17 Steven Smith 1 0
#55 Eric Denning 1 0
#39 Harry Martinez 1 0