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.

1997 Stats

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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

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM