| Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 13, 1997 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 60013 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 37 F Humidty: % Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Ben Coates 18 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Gash 1 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Kordell Stewart 1 run (Charles Johnson kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Charles Johnson 36 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Charles Johnson 34 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Dave Meggett 49 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mark Bruener 1 pass from Kordell Stewart (Yancey Thigpen pass from Kordell Stewart) | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Charles Johnson 31 FG | 24 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Yancey Thigpen |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 77 | LOG | Will Wolford |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 68 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 67 | ROT | Jamain Stephens |
| 87 | TE | Mark Bruener |
| 38 | TE | Jon Witman |
| 10 | QB | Kordell Stewart |
| 36 | RB | Jerome Bettis |
| 34 | FB | Tim Lester |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Nolan Harrison |
| 93 | NT | Joel Steed |
| 76 | RDE | Kevin Henry |
| 92 | LOLB | Jason Gildon |
| 99 | LILB | Levon Kirkland |
| 50 | RILB | Earl Holmes |
| 54 | ROLB | Donta' Jones |
| 30 | LCB | Chad Scott |
| 40 | SS | Myron Bell |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 37 | RCB | Carnell Lake |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Troy Brown |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 68 | LOG | Max Lane |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 22 | RB | Dave Meggett |
| 41 | FB | Keith Byars |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Chris Sullivan |
| 96 | LDT | Mike Jones |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 31 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 41:04 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 8/20 | 2/3 | 10 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
| NE | 23:39 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6/13 | 0/0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 28 | 80 | 2.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 20 | 1 |
| George Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 138 | 3.5 | 20 | 1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Derrick Cullors | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Marrio Grier | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 42 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 48 | 26 | 54.2 | 2 | 266 | 5.5 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.9 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 26 | 54.2 | 2 | 266 | 5.5 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.9 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 2 | 211 | 5.9 | 49t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79.7 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 2 | 211 | 5.9 | 49t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charles Johnson | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 41 | 0 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Bruener | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Jerome Bettis | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| George Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 266 | 10.2 | 41 | 1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Shawn Jefferson | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 18t | 1 |
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 49t | 1 |
| Troy Brown | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 211 | 10.0 | 49t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Kevin Henry | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 36 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Willie Clay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Josh Miller | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Tom Tupa | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Will Blackwell | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 5 | 318 | 63.6 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 5 | 317 | 63.4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Andre Coleman | 5 | 0 | 102 | 20.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 102 | 20.4 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 0 | 70 | 35.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |