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The 1995 AFC Championship Game was the championship game for the American Football Conference (AFC) for the 1995 season. [1] [2] [3] The game was played on January 14, 1996, at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who hosted the Indianapolis Colts for the chance to play the winner of the National Football Conference (NFC) in Super Bowl XXX in Tempe, Arizona.
The game was essentially over by now, but there was plenty more scoring. Miami stormed back, driving 68 yards in 7 plays to score on Marino's 45-yard bomb to Randal Hill. Buffalo responded with 3 carries by Tindale for 23 yards to set up Christie's 42-yard field goal. Miami then moved the ball 73 yards in 9 plays.
The Raiders got the first scoring opportunity of the game when quarterback Jeff Hostetler's first pass of the game was complete to Tyrone Montgomery for a 19-yard gain to the Bills 29-yard line. But a third down sack by Buffalo defensive end Bruce Smith halted the drive and Jeff Jaeger missed a field goal attempt from 47 yards.
The Steelers finished the game with 424 yards of offense, including 238 yards on the ground, while holding the Browns to a mere 186 total yards. On Pittsburgh's opening drive, they moved the ball 65 yards in 13 plays to score on Gary Anderson 's 39-yard field goal.
Remaining schedule: vs. Colts, at Chargers, at Bengals, vs. Chiefs 8. Indianapolis Colts (6-7), in the hunt: Win at Denver in Week 15, and they'd be just one game out of a postseason slot.
The Steelers lone score of the game occurred with 3:50 left in the third quarter, when linebacker Chad Brown's interception of a Bledsoe pass led to a 29-yard field goal by Norm Johnson. Pittsburgh then got the ball back on their own 36 following a Patriots punt, but any hope of a comeback was dashed when safety Lawyer Milloy intercepted a pass ...
The Steelers battled back and cut the Buffalo lead to 24-17 in the fourth quarter, but the Bills put the game away with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Allen to Khalil Shakir.
AFC: No. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. No. 3 Baltimore Ravens – 8 p.m. ET (Prime Video) The second game of the wild-card round sees two teams heading in different directions clash at M&T Bank Stadium.