1997 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/3/1998 | H | New England Patriots | 7-6 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 61228 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/11/1998 | H | Denver Broncos | 21-24 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 61382 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Myron Bell | 40 | SS | 5-11 | 207 | 26 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| Jerome Bettis | 36 | RB | 5-11 | 252 | 25 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Will Blackwell | 89 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 22 | San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
| Kirk Botkin | 84 | TE | 6-2 | 245 | 26 | Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| J.B. Brown | 27 | CB | 6-0 | 195 | 30 | Maryland | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Bruener | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Washington | 2 | 2 |
| Andre Coleman | 19 | WR | 5-9 | 169 | 25 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Conley | 53 | LB | 6-5 | 237 | 25 | Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| Dermontti Dawson | 63 | C | 6-2 | 290 | 32 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| Carlos Emmons | 21 | LB | 6-5 | 248 | 24 | Arkansas State | 2 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 41 | DB | 6-0 | 213 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Fuller | 29 | DB | 5-10 | 178 | 27 | Tennessee State | 2 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 98 | DL | 6-2 | 306 | 25 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 92 | LOLB | 6-3 | 252 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 |
| Nolan Harrison | 74 | LDE | 6-5 | 288 | 28 | Indiana | 2 | 2 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 88 | WR | 5-9 | 187 | 28 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Henry | 96 | RDE | 6-4 | 284 | 29 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 |
| Earl Holmes | 50 | RILB | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Florida A&M | 2 | 2 |
| John Jackson | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 296 | 32 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| Charles Johnson | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 202 | 25 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Norm Johnson | 9 | K | 6-2 | 203 | 37 | UCLA | 2 | 0 |
| Donta' Jones | 54 | ROLB | 6-2 | 233 | 25 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| Levon Kirkland | 99 | LOLB | 6-1 | 270 | 28 | Clemson | 2 | 2 |
| Carnell Lake | 37 | RCB | 6-0 | 210 | 30 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Lester | 34 | FB | 5-9 | 226 | 29 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| Fred McAfee | 25 | RB | 5-10 | 194 | 29 | Mississippi College | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Miller | 4 | P | 6-3 | 224 | 27 | Scottsdale CC; Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Myslinski | 62 | OL | 6-3 | 292 | 29 | Tennessee | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 24 | CB | 5-9 | 197 | 29 | Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Olsavsky | 55 | LB | 6-0 | 222 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 39 | FS | 5-11 | 197 | 29 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Orpheus Roye | 71 | DE | 6-4 | 309 | 24 | Jones County JC; Florida State | 2 | 0 |
| Troy Sadowski | 46 | TE | 6-5 | 250 | 32 | Georgia | 2 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 30 | LCB | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Towson; Maryland | 2 | 2 |
| Brenden Stai | 68 | ROG | 6-4 | 312 | 25 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| Joel Steed | 93 | NT | 6-2 | 305 | 28 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Kordell Stewart | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Justin Strzelczyk | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 297 | 29 | Maine | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Sweeney | 66 | C | 6-4 | 285 | 35 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 206 | 28 | Winston-Salem State | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Tomczak | 18 | QB | 6-1 | 208 | 35 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 96 | DE | 6-4 | 263 | 22 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 38 | FB | 6-2 | 241 | 25 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Will Wolford | 77 | LOG | 6-5 | 295 | 33 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 |
| Donnell Woolford | 21 | CB | 5-9 | 194 | 31 | Clemson | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:48 | 39 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 14/29 48.3% | 0/1 0.0% | 5 | 41 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:12 | 38 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 14/29 48.3% | 0/0 % | 11 | 89 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Norm Johnson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 48 | 172 | 3.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Kordell Stewart | 14 | 112 | 8.0 | 40t | 2 |
| Fred McAfee | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 64 | 306 | 4.8 | 40t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 186 | 3.8 | 43 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 67 | 32 | 47.8 | 31 | 335 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 28 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 6.0 | 5 | 11 | 324 | 42.8 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 32 | 47.8 | 31 | 335 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 28 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 6.0 | 5 | 8 | 327 | 42.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 41 | 54.7 | 31 | 474 | 6.3 | 11.6 | 39 | 2 | 2.7 | 3 | 4.0 | 4 | 35 | 439 | 66.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yancey Thigpen | 9 | 146 | 16.2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Courtney Hawkins | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Charles Johnson | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 14t | 1 | ||
| Will Blackwell | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Tim Lester | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 335 | 10.5 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 474 | 11.6 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Kirkland | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Miller | 13 | 462 | 35.5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 419 | 32.2 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 462 | 35.5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 419 | 32.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 451 | 37.6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 354 | 29.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Blackwell | 5 | 0 | 97 | 19.4 | 58 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 97 | 19.4 | 58 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 0 | 43 | 8.6 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Johnson | 6 | 360 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 360 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 456 | 57.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Blackwell | 6 | 0 | 88 | 14.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Andre Coleman | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 106 | 15.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 0 | 105 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Gildon | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Myron Bell | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gildon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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