| Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| 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 Steelers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England Patriots | Ben Coates 18 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Sam Gash 1 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kordell Stewart 1 run (Charles Johnson kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charles Johnson 36 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charles Johnson 34 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Dave Meggett 49 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mark Bruener 1 pass from Kordell Stewart (Yancey Thigpen pass from Kordell Stewart) | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charles Johnson 31 FG | 24 | 21 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| PIT | Jerome Bettis | 28 | 80 | 2.9 | 16 | 0 |
| PIT | Kordell Stewart | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 20 | 1 |
| PIT | George Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NE | Derrick Cullors | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| NE | Marrio Grier | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| NE | Dave Meggett | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| NE | Sam Gash | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NE | Drew Bledsoe | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| PIT | Kordell Stewart | 48 | 26 | 54.2 | 2 | 266 | 5.5 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.9 |
| NE | Drew Bledsoe | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 2 | 211 | 5.9 | 49t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79.7 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| PIT | Charles Johnson | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 |
| PIT | Courtney Hawkins | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 41 | 0 |
| PIT | Yancey Thigpen | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PIT | Mark Bruener | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 16 | 1 |
| PIT | Jerome Bettis | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PIT | George Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NE | Shawn Jefferson | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 17 | 0 |
| NE | Ben Coates | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 18t | 1 |
| NE | Dave Meggett | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 49t | 1 |
| NE | Troy Brown | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 |
| NE | Vincent Brisby | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NE | Keith Byars | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| NE | Derrick Cullors | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NE | Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| PIT | Darren Perry | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| NE | Larry Whigham | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 60t | 1 |
| NE | Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NE | Willie Clay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| PIT | Josh Miller | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 54 | 0 |
| NE | Tom Tupa | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| PIT | Will Blackwell | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 |
| NE | Dave Meggett | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
| PIT | Norm Johnson | 5 | 318 | 63.6 | 1 |
| NE | Adam Vinatieri | 5 | 317 | 63.4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| PIT | Andre Coleman | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 27 | 0 |
| NE | Dave Meggett | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 45 | 0 |
| NE | Derrick Cullors | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
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