The Pittsburgh Steelers squeaked out a win over the New England Patriots, 7 to 6, in the 1997 AFC divisional game on January 3, 1998.
1st quarter
NE
PIT
Kordell Stewart 40-yard run (Norm Johnson kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
NE
PIT
Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal
3
7
4th quarter
NE
PIT
Adam Vinatieri 46-yard field goal
6
7
Patriots
Steelers
1st Downs
15
16
Passing 1st Downs
14
8
Rushing 1st Downs
1
6
1st downs from penalties
68
2
3rd down efficiency
6 - 15
8 - 18
4th down efficiency
0 - 0
0 - 1
Total Plays
65
70
Total Yards
280
279
Yards per play
4.3
4.0
Passing
244
134
Comp - Att
23 - 44
14 - 31
Yards per pass
5.3
4.1
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 20
2 - 0
Rushing
36
145
Rushing Attempts
19
37
Yards per rush
1.9
3.9
Penalties
7
5
Turnovers
4
1
Fumbles lost
2
0
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
24:23
35:37
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 23 | 44 | 264 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51.7 |
| Team | 23 | 44 | 244 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedrick Shaw | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 19 | 36 | 1.9 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Jefferson | 9 | 104 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| Terry Glenn | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 0 | |
| Vincent Brisby | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Sedrick Shaw | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 23 | 264 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie McGinest | 1.5 | |||||
| Chris Slade | 0.5 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tupa | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 54 |
| Team | 7 | 294 | 42.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Canty | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Team | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 14 | 31 | 134 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44.3 |
| Team | 14 | 31 | 134 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 1 |
| Jerome Bettis | 25 | 67 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 145 | 3.9 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yancey Thigpen | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Courtney Hawkins | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Will Blackwell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Tim Lester | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 14 | 134 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gildon | 1.0 | |||||
| Mike Vrabel | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Miller | 9 | 294 | 32.7 | 46 |
| Team | 9 | 294 | 32.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Blackwell | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Andre Coleman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Blackwell | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | 58 |
| Team | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 |
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