| Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 23, 1997 Location: Philadelphia, PA Venue: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 67166 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 48 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jason Dunn 31 pass from Bobby Hoying (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Irving Fryar 8 pass from Bobby Hoying (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 46 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 40 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Chris Boniol 23 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Chris Boniol 35 FG | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 19 pass from Kordell Stewart (Norm Johnson kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Chris Boniol 25 FG | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Will Blackwell 30 pass from Kordell Stewart (Norm Johnson kick) | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 95 | ROLB | Greg Lloyd |
| 21 | LCB | Donnell Woolford |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 30 | RCB | Chad Scott |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 84 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 71 | LOT | Jermane Mayberry |
| 65 | LOG | Bubba Miller |
| 61 | C | Steve Everitt |
| 73 | ROG | Jerry Crafts |
| 76 | ROT | Barrett Brooks |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Johnson |
| 7 | QB | Bobby Hoying |
| 32 | RB | Ricky Watters |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Turner |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Greg Jefferson |
| 78 | LDT | Hollis Thomas |
| 97 | RDT | Rhett Hall |
| 59 | RDE | Mike Mamula |
| 57 | LLB | James Darling |
| 50 | MLB | James Willis |
| 51 | RLB | William Thomas |
| 23 | LCB | Troy Vincent |
| 36 | SS | Mike Zordich |
| 20 | FS | Brian Dawkins |
| 38 | RCB | Charles Dimry |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 27:53 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6/13 | 2/3 | 6 | 54 | 3 | 2 |
| PHI | 32:07 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6/15 | 0/2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| George Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 111 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Ricky Watters | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Charlie Garner | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Kevin Turner | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Hoying | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 97 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 43 | 20 | 46.5 | 3 | 294 | 6.8 | 30t | 2 | 2 | 22 | 55.8 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 20 | 46.5 | 3 | 294 | 6.8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 55.8 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hoying | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 0 | 246 | 7.9 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 97.0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 0 | 246 | 7.9 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 97.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charles Johnson | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Will Blackwell | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| George Jones | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 294 | 14.7 | 2 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Irving Fryar | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 44 | 1 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Ricky Watters | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jason Dunn | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 246 | 16.4 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Charles Dimry | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Josh Miller | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||
| Tom Hutton | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Will Blackwell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 5 | 254 | 50.8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Chris Boniol | 6 | 349 | 58.2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Will Blackwell | 5 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Andre Coleman | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Duce Staley | 4 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Greg Lloyd | 1.0 |
| Kevin Henry | 1.0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Mike Zordich | 1.0 |
| Jimmie Jones | 0.5 |
| Mike Mamula | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |