| Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1997 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 59739 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 30 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rod Smith 37 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Yancey Thigpen 33 pass from Kordell Stewart (Charles Johnson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 3 run (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rod Smith 25 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Yancey Thigpen 69 pass from Kordell Stewart (Charles Johnson kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Yancey Thigpen 21 pass from Kordell Stewart (Charles Johnson kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 35 FG | 24 | 21 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Kordell Stewart 4 run (Charles Johnson kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Kordell Stewart 9 run (Charles Johnson kick) | 24 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Willie Green |
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 63 | LOG | David Diaz-Infante |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 75 | ROG | Brian Habib |
| 77 | ROT | Tony Jones |
| 84 | TE | Shannon Sharpe |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 30 | RB | Terrell Davis |
| 29 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Neil Smith |
| 94 | LDT | Keith Traylor |
| 93 | RDT | Trevor Pryce |
| 91 | RDE | Alfred Williams |
| 53 | SLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 57 | MLB | Allen Aldridge |
| 51 | WLB | John Mobley |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 34 | SS | Tyrone Braxton |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 23 | RCB | Darrien Gordon |
| 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 |
| 96 | 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 5 | 314 | 62.8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 6 | 368 | 61.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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