The New England Patriots lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24 to 21, on December 13, 1997.

Final

Steelers

11-4-0

24

Patriots

9-6-0

21

Team

PIT

NE

1

0

2

7

14

3

0

4

11

7

OT

3

0

Total

24

21

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

PIT

NE

Ben Coates 18-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

7

Sam Gash 1-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

14

Kordell Stewart 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick)

7

14

3rd quarter

PIT

NE

Norm Johnson 36-yard field goal

10

14

4th quarter

PIT

NE

Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal

13

14

Dave Meggett 49-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

13

21

Mark Bruener 1-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Kordell Stewart pass to Yancey Thigpen for two-point conversion)

21

OT

PIT

NE

Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal

24

21

Steelers

Patriots

1st Downs

22

15

Passing 1st Downs

12

11

Rushing 1st Downs

10

3

1st downs from penalties

0

1

3rd down efficiency

8 - 20

6 - 13

4th down efficiency

2 - 3

0 - 0

Total Plays

88

54

Total Yards

404

253

Yards per play

4.6

4.7

Passing

266

211

Comp - Att

26 - 48

21 - 36

Yards per pass

5.5

5.9

Interceptions thrown

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

Rushing

138

42

Rushing Attempts

40

18

Yards per rush

3.5

2.3

Penalties

10

5

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

2

Possession

41:04

23:39

Steelers

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Kordell Stewart	26	48	266	5.5	1	2	0	59.9
Team	26	48	266	5.5	1	2	0	59.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Jerome Bettis	28	80	2.9	0
Kordell Stewart	10	57	5.7	1
George Jones	2	1	0.5	0
Team	40	138	3.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Charles Johnson	6	87	14.5	0
Courtney Hawkins	5	77	15.4	0
Yancey Thigpen	5	45	9.0	0
Mark Bruener	5	43	8.6	1
Jerome Bettis	4	12	3.0	0
George Jones	1	2	2.0	0
Team	26	266	5.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Norm Johnson	3	3		1	10
Team	3	3		1	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Josh Miller	5	215	43.0
Team	5	215	43.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Andre Coleman	5	102	20.4	0
Team	5	102	20.4	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Will Blackwell	4	27	6.8	0
Team	4	27	6.8	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Drew Bledsoe	21	36	211	5.9	3	2	0	79.7
Team	21	36	211	5.9	3	2	0	79.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Derrick Cullors	5	19	3.8
Marrio Grier	6	14	2.3
Dave Meggett	4	8	2.0
Sam Gash	1	2	2.0
Drew Bledsoe	2	-1	-0.5
Team	18	42	2.3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Dave Meggett	4	66	16.5	1
Shawn Jefferson	5	57	11.4	0
Ben Coates	5	39	7.8	1
Troy Brown	3	32	10.7	0
Vincent Brisby	1	9	9.0	0
Keith Byars	1	5	5.0	0
Derrick Cullors	1	2	2.0	0
Sam Gash	1	1	1.0	1
Team	21	211	5.9	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Adam Vinatieri	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Tupa	6	267	44.5
Team	6	267	44.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dave Meggett	2	70	35.0
Derrick Cullors	2	39	19.5
Team	4	109	27.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dave Meggett	2	18	9.0	0
Team	2	18	9.0	0

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More Patriots Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New England Patriots lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24 to 21, on December 13, 1997.

Final

Steelers

24

Patriots

21

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Receiving

Fumbles

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Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Fumbles

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Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

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2,120

642

561

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

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5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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