| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 6, 1998 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 58362 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 29 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Norm Johnson 49 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Terry Glenn 86 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Norm Johnson 26 FG | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Norm Johnson 43 FG | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 35 FG | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Robert Edwards 4 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 23 | 9 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Robert Edwards | 28 | 66 | 2.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 3 | 327 | 9.6 | 86t | 1 | 2 | 23 | 66.7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 45 | 21 | 46.7 | 2 | 206 | 4.6 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 41.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Terry Glenn | 9 | 193 | 21.4 | 86t | 1 |
| Ben Coates | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Tony Simmons | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Robert Edwards | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Floyd | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charles Johnson | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Will Blackwell | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Mark Bruener | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| David Dunn | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ty Law | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Israel | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earl Holmes | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 3 | 163 | 54.3 | 63 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Josh Miller | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Chris Canty | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Willie Clay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Courtney Hawkins | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 6 | 380 | 63.3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 4 | 227 | 56.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Chris Canty | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Chris Sullivan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| David Dunn | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| Will Blackwell | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Chad Eaton | 3.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Kevin Henry | 1.0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1.0 |
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