| Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 30, 1997 Location: Tempe, AZ Venue: Sun Devil Stadium Attendance: 66341 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 63 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| Arizona CardinalsARI | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | ARI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 2 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Joe Nedney 32 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 40 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Frank Sanders 3 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 7 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Chris Gedney 11 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 39 FG | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Joe Nedney 19 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 10 run | 26 | 20 |
| 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 |
| 54 | ROLB | Donta' Jones |
| 21 | LCB | Donnell Woolford |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 30 | RCB | Chad Scott |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Rob Moore |
| 81 | WR | Frank Sanders |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 73 | LOG | Matt Joyce |
| 62 | C | Mike Devlin |
| 60 | ROG | Anthony Redmon |
| 64 | ROT | James Dexter |
| 87 | TE | Johnny McWilliams |
| 16 | QB | Jake Plummer |
| 30 | RB | Leeland McElroy |
| 37 | FB | Larry Centers |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Michael Bankston |
| 98 | LDT | Eric Swann |
| 96 | NT | Brad Ottis |
| 94 | RDT | Bernard Wilson |
| 97 | RDE | Simeon Rice |
| 95 | LLB | Jamir Miller |
| 58 | MLB | Eric Hill |
| 57 | RLB | Ronald McKinnon |
| 35 | LCB | Aeneas Williams |
| 46 | FS | Brent Alexander |
| 22 | RCB | Tommy Knight |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 39:22 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 8/17 | 1/1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| ARI | 26:12 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2/11 | 0/0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 36 | 142 | 3.9 | 14 | 3 |
| Kordell Stewart | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| George Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 177 | 4.0 | 3 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Leeland McElroy | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 0 | 179 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 66.2 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 0 | 179 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 66.3 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jake Plummer | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 0 | 270 | 10.4 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 119.1 |
| Frank Sanders | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 296 | 11.0 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 121.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Yancey Thigpen | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Bruener | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Will Blackwell | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| George Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 179 | 9.9 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Rob Moore | 8 | 188 | 23.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Larry Centers | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Chris Gedney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 296 | 18.5 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Josh Miller | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
| Jeff Feagles | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Will Blackwell | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 6 | 328 | 54.7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| Joe Nedney | 5 | 349 | 69.8 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Andre Coleman | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Will Blackwell | 2 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 4 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Chris Gedney | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Carnell Lake | 3.0 |
| Kevin Henry | 1.5 |
| Chris Oldham | 1.0 |
| Jason Gildon | 1.0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 1.0 |
| Earl Holmes | 1.0 |
| Nolan Harrison | 1.0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 10.0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |
| Mark Smith | 1.0 |
| J.J. McCleskey | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |