| AFC Divisional Playoff |
| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 3, 1998 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 61228 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Kordell Stewart 40 run (Charles Johnson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 31 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 46 FG | 6 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 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 |
| 29 | RB | Derrick Cullors |
| 33 | FB | Sam Gash |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Chris Sullivan |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Charles Johnson |
| 82 | WR | Yancey Thigpen |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 77 | LOG | Will Wolford |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 68 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 73 | ROT | Justin Strzelczyk |
| 87 | TE | Mark Bruener |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 24:23 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 6/15 | 0/0 | 7 | 68 | 2 | 2 |
| PIT | 35:37 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8/18 | 0/1 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sedrick Shaw | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 36 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Kordell Stewart | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 40t | 1 |
| Jerome Bettis | 25 | 67 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 145 | 3.9 | 40t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 2 | 264 | 6.0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 51.7 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 2 | 264 | 6.0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 51.7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 1 | 134 | 4.3 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 1 | 134 | 4.3 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Shawn Jefferson | 9 | 104 | 11.6 | 19 | 0 | |
| Terry Glenn | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 39 | 0 | |
| Vincent Brisby | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sedrick Shaw | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lovett Purnell | 0 | 0 | 0L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 23 | 264 | 11.5 | 39 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Courtney Hawkins | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Yancey Thigpen | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Tim Lester | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Will Blackwell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 14 | 134 | 9.6 | 28 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Israel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chad Scott | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Tom Tupa | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 54 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Josh Miller | 9 | 294 | 32.7 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 294 | 32.7 | 46 | 0 | 4 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Will Blackwell | 4 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 | 58 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 78 | 19.5 | 58 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 3 | 172 | 57.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 172 | 57.3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Chris Canty | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Will Blackwell | 3 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Andre Coleman | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 | 18 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Willie McGinest | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Chris Slade | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Jason Gildon | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 20.0 |