| New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| 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 PatriotsNE | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 29 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 49 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Terry Glenn 86 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 26 FG | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 43 FG | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 35 FG | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Robert Edwards 4 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 23 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 61 | LOG | Damon Denson |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 83 | TE | Rod Rutledge |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 47 | RB | Robert Edwards |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 90 | LDT | Chad Eaton |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 74 | RDE | Chris Sullivan |
| 54 | SLB | Tedy Bruschi |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 21 | RCB | Steve Israel |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Courtney Hawkins |
| 81 | WR | Charles Johnson |
| 77 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 65 | LOG | Alan Faneca |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 68 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 67 | ROT | Jamain Stephens |
| 87 | TE | Mark Bruener |
| 10 | QB | Kordell Stewart |
| 36 | HB | Jerome Bettis |
| 38 | FB | Jon Witman |
| 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 |
| 51 | ROLB | Carlos Emmons |
| 37 | LCB | Carnell Lake |
| 41 | SS | Lee Flowers |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 38:24 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6/17 | 0/0 | 12 | 77 | 2 | 0 |
| PIT | 21:36 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4/13 | 0/1 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 73 | 2.1 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 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 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 3 | 327 | 9.6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 66.7 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 45 | 21 | 46.7 | 2 | 206 | 4.6 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 41.5 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 21 | 46.7 | 2 | 206 | 4.6 | 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 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 327 | 15.6 | 1 | |
| 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 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 206 | 9.8 | 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 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 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 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Tom Tupa | 3 | 163 | 54.3 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 163 | 54.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Josh Miller | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 0 | 2 | 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 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Courtney Hawkins | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 6 | 380 | 63.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 4 | 227 | 56.8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chris Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| David Dunn | 3 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Will Blackwell | 3 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 109 | 18.2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Chad Eaton | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Kevin Henry | 1.0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |