Pittsburgh Steelers

11-5-0 • 1st in AFC Central •
Logo for the 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers

PPG

23.3

7th

OPP PPG

19.2

11th

RUSH YDS/G

154.9

1st

PASS YDS/G

200.9

23rd

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The Pittsburgh Steelers were 11-5 in 1997. They finished 1st in the AFC Central and 3rd in the AFC. They fell to the Denver Broncos, 24 to 21, in the 1997 AFC Championship game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
1/11
 		vs
DEN logo DEN
L
21-24
Sat
1/3
 		vs
NE logo NE
W
7-6
Sun
12/21
 		@
TEN logo TEN
L
6-16
Sat
12/13
 		@
NE logo NE
W
24-21
Sun
12/7
 		vs
DEN logo DEN
W
35-24

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,020

Stewart

Stewart

RUSH YDS

1,665

Bettis

Bettis

REC YDS

1,398

Thigpen

Thigpen

1997 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers logo Steelers
11 5 0 .688
Jaguars logo Jaguars
11 5 0 .688
Oilers logo Oilers
8 8 0 .500
Bengals logo Bengals
7 9 0 .438
Ravens logo Ravens
6 9 1 .406

1997 Stats

See stats
GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 16 372 5,542 1,058 5.2 2,479 572 4.3 3,215 466 6.9 20 152 326 154 157 15 95 861
Team Rank 7th 6th 5th 9th 1st 1st 8th 23rd 26th 9th 1st 30th 3rd 1st 25th 30th 10th 15th
Opponent 16 307 4,705 1,005 4.7 1,318 403 3.3 3,681 554 6.6 48 294 285 82 177 26 90 708
Opponent Rank 11th 6th 11th 7th 1st 3rd 1st 21st 24th 14th 6th 19th 12th 4th 18th 20th 27th 28th
Net +65 +837 +53 +0.6 +1,161 +169 +1.1 -466 -88 +0.3 -28 -142 +41 +72 -20 -11 +5 +153
Net Rank 8th 5th 7th 6th 1st 1st 2nd 26th 27th 10th 1st 30th 4th 1st 24th 28th 19th 26th

Gallery

Jerome Bettis