Here We Go Again the Chemicals Are Kicking in in Minor Key
1997Pittsburgh Steelers flavour | |
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Owner | The Rooney Family |
Head motorbus | Beak Cowher |
Full general manager | Tom Donahoe |
Home field | Iii Rivers Stadium |
Results | |
Record | eleven–5 |
Sectionalization place | 1st AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Patriots) vii–6 Lost AFC Title (vs. Broncos) 21–24 |
Pro Bowlers | 6
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AP All-Pros | 5
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Team MVP | Jerome Bettis |
Squad ROY | Chad Scott |
The 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise'south 65th flavor as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.
This season was considered a transitional year due to many key free agent losses in the offseason, as well as the commencement flavour of Kordell Stewart starting at quarterback.
The Steelers finished with an 11–5 record, their fourth consecutive AFC Central peak seed, and their sixth straight playoff appearance. In doing so, Steelers head coach Bill Cowher tied Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown with near consecutive playoff appearances to start a caput coaching career in the NFL—a record Cowher nonetheless co-owns with Brown, as the Steelers missed the playoffs the following year.
The Steelers had 572 rushing attempts in 1997, the virtually in the 1990s.[1] Their 2,479 total rushing yards were the tertiary-most of the decade past whatever squad.
The Steelers went into the season introducing a new font style numbers on jerseys matching the ones they wear on the helmets and the Steelers logo patch on uniform.
The Steelers would host the AFC Championship Game for the third fourth dimension in four years; however, they would ultimately lose to the eventual Super Basin champion Denver Broncos. That game was the last playoff appearance for the Steelers during the 1990s and they did not return to the postseason until 2001.
Offseason [edit]
The Steelers saw many key complimentary-agents leave the team, the biggest existence cornerback Rod Woodson, whose x-year tenure with the team ended due to a dispute over money with the Rooney family unit. Woodson would sign with the San Francisco 49ers as a consequence, though the Steelers would come across him once again in the following 4 seasons afterwards equally a fellow member of the rival Baltimore Ravens. Other free-agent losses included Chad Dark-brown, Ernie Mills, Andre Hastings, Deon Figures, and Brentson Buckner, among others. The team did manage to continue its other prized gratuitous-agent besides Woodson, locking up Jerome Bettis (who they had caused in a trade with the St. Louis Rams the year earlier) with a four-twelvemonth deal.
The team also had a transition at quarterback. After pushing Bill Cowher play exclusively at quarterback, Kordell Stewart was handed the starting job and dropping his "Slash" role on the team. Stewart would have success with the team this flavour, but would be inconsistent afterwards.
The squad as well made some pocket-sized changes to the uniforms this season, the get-go changes since gilded pants were adopted equally part of the white jerseys in 1972. The jersey numbers, previously having the old-style block numbering, were switched to the rounder style (Futura Condensed) as seen on the helmets. In addition, the Steelers logo was added to the left shoulder and the names became unmarried color (blackness) fonts on the white away jersey. The names returned to golden on black the following yr. The uniforms have remained the same since these changes as of 2007.
NFL Draft [edit]
1997 Pittsburgh Steelers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 24 | Republic of chad Scott | Cornerback | Maryland | |
two | 53 | Will Blackwell | Broad receiver | San Diego State | |
3 | 82 | Paul Wiggins | Tackle | Oregon | |
3 | 91 | Mike Vrabel * | Linebacker | Ohio State | |
5 | 154 | George Jones | Running back | San Diego State | |
6 | 186 | Daryl Porter | Safety | Boston College | |
6 | 199 | Rod Manuel | Defensive terminate | Oklahoma | |
7 | 223 | Mike Adams | Broad Receiver | Texas | |
Fabricated roster * Made at least ane Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel [edit]
Staff [edit]
Front end office
Caput coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and workout
[2] |
Notable additions include Paul Wiggins and Mike Vrabel.
Roster [edit]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
|
Season [edit]
Preseason [edit]
Schedule [edit]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
one | July 27 | vs. Chicago Bears | West 30–17 | 1–0 | Croke Park (Dublin, Ireland) |
2 | Baronial 2 | at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs | W 28–fourteen | two–0 | Arrowhead Stadium |
3 | Baronial eleven | Philadelphia Eagles | W 42–26 | 3–0 | 3 Rivers Stadium |
4 | August 17 | Detroit Lions | W 28–twenty | 4–0 | Three Rivers Stadium |
5 | August 22 | at Carolina Panthers | W 27–19 | five–0 | Ericsson Stadium |
Regular flavour [edit]
Schedule [edit]
Week | Engagement | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |
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1 | August 31 | Dallas Cowboys | 50 seven–37 | 0–one | Three Rivers Stadium | |
two | September 7 | Washington Redskins | Due west fourteen–13 | 1–1 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
iii | Bye | |||||
four | September 22 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 21–xxx | ane–2 | Alltel Stadium | |
five | September 28 | Tennessee Oilers | W 37–24 | 2–2 | Iii Rivers Stadium | |
vi | October 5 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 42–34 | iii–2 | Memorial Stadium | |
7 | October 12 | Indianapolis Colts | West 24–22 | iv–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
8 | October 19 | at Cincinnati Bengals | Due west 26–ten | v–2 | Cinergy Field | |
ix | October 26 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 23–17 (OT) | 6–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
10 | November 3 | at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs | L x–13 | six–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | |
11 | November nine | Baltimore Ravens | W 37–0 | seven–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
12 | November sixteen | Cincinnati Bengals | W twenty–iii | 8–three | Three Rivers Stadium | |
13 | November 23 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L xx–23 | 8–4 | Veterans Stadium | |
14 | November xxx | at Arizona Cardinals | West 26–20 (OT) | ix–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | |
xv | December 7 | Denver Broncos | Due west 35–24 | x–4 | Iii Rivers Stadium | |
16 | Dec 13 | at New England Patriots | W 24–21 (OT) | 11–4 | Foxboro Stadium | |
17 | December 21 | at Tennessee Oilers | L half-dozen–16 | 11–5 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
Note: Intra-partition opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries [edit]
Week 1 (Lord's day August 31, 1997): vs. Dallas Cowboys [edit]
1 | two | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 0 | 17 | 17 | iii | 37 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | vii | 7 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game conditions: 74 °F (Partly Sunny)
- Game omnipresence: 60,396
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- Tv set announcers: (Fob) Pat Summerall (play by play), John Madden (color commentator), Pam Oliver (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
- Dallas – Miller 12 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick)
- Dallas – Irvin 42 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kicking)
- Dallas – FG Cunningham 52
- Dallas – Irvin 15 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kicking)
- Dallas – FG Cunningham 24
- Dallas – Johnston 13 pass from Aikman (Cunningham kick)
- Dallas – FG Cunningham 28
- Pittsburgh – Bruener four laissez passer from Stewart (N. Johnson boot)
Week two (Sunday September vii, 1997): vs. Washington Redskins [edit]
ane | 2 | 3 | four | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Redskins | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | vii | 14 |
at Iii Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: 74 °F (Partly Sunny)
- Game attendance: 58,059
- Referee: Ron Blum
- Boob tube announcers: (Flim-flam) Dick Stockton (play by play), Matt Millen (color commentator), Pam Oliver (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (Due north. Johnson kick)
- Washington – FG Blanton 37
- Washington – Mitchell 97 kickoff return (Blanton kick)
- Washington – FG Blanton 28
- Pittsburgh – Bettis one run (N. Johnson kick)
Calendar week 3 (Sunday September 14, 1997): Bye Week [edit]
Week 4 (Monday September 22, 1997): at Jacksonville Jaguars [edit]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | seven | 0 | vii | vii | 21 |
Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | thirty |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
- Game atmospheric condition:
- Game omnipresence: 73,016
- Referee: Gerry Austin
- Television set announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators), Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
- Jacksonville – Means 1 run (Hollis kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 6 run (N. Johnson kick)
- Jacksonville – Smith 11 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)
- Jacksonville – FG Hollis 20
- Pittsburgh – Thigpen 4 laissez passer from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
- Jacksonville – FG Hollis 45
- Pittsburgh – Bruener ane laissez passer from Stewart (N. Johnson kicking)
- Jacksonville – FG Hollis 27
- Jacksonville – Hudson 58 blocked field goal return (Hollis kick)
Calendar week 5 (Lord's day September 28, 1997): vs. Tennessee Oilers [edit]
one | 2 | iii | four | Total | |
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Oilers | 0 | half-dozen | iii | xv | 24 |
Steelers | x | 21 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
at Iii Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game fourth dimension: one:00 pm EDT
- Game weather condition: 67 °F (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 57,507
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Donovan (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 7 run (N. Johnson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 48
- Pittsburgh – Gildon 12 fumble render (North. Johnson kick)
- Tennessee – FG Del Greco 37
- Pittsburgh – Bruener xviii pass from Stewart (North. Johnson boot)
- Pittsburgh – Stewart two run (N. Johnson boot)
- Tennessee – FG Del Greco 47
- Tennessee – FG Del Greco 26
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 25
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 44
- Tennessee – Wycheck x pass from McNair (Wycheck laissez passer from McNair)
- Tennessee – Davis eleven laissez passer from McNair (Del Greco kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October five, 1997): at Baltimore Ravens [edit]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Full | |
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Steelers | 0 | seven | 14 | 21 | 42 |
Ravens | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Game time: one:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 64,421
- Referee: Nib Carollo
- TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play past play), Jim Kelly (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Baltimore – Green 22 pass from Testaverde (Stover boot)
- Baltimore – Morris 1 run (Stover kick)
- Baltimore – Kinchen 24 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (Due north. Johnson kick)
- Baltimore – FG Stover 34
- Pittsburgh – Blackwell 97 kickoff render (N. Johnson kick)
- Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 8 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kicking)
- Pittsburgh – Bruener 4 laissez passer from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
- Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 17 pass from Stewart (Northward. Johnson kick)
- Baltimore – Alexander 10 pass from Testaverde (Byner pass from Testaverde)
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 74 run (N. Johnson kick)
- Baltimore – Safety, Miller ran out of cease zone
Week 7 (Sunday October 12, 1997): vs. Indianapolis Colts [edit]
i | two | 3 | 4 | Full | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 10 | 0 | three | nine | 22 |
Steelers | 0 | 17 | seven | 0 | 24 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
- Game conditions: 66 °F (Clear)
- Game omnipresence: 57,925
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers: (TNT) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Pat Haden & Marker May (color commentators), Craig Sager (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
- Indianapolis – Harrison 18 pass from Harbaugh (Blanchard kick)
- Indianapolis – FG Blanchard 37
- Pittsburgh – FG North. Johnson 23
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 7 run (North. Johnson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Lake 38 fumble return (North. Johnson kicking)
- Indianapolis – FG Blanchard 27
- Pittsburgh – Hawkins 28 laissez passer from Tomczak (N. Johnson kick)
- Indianapolis – FG Blanchard 35
- Indianapolis – Stablein 5 pass from Harbaugh (pass failed)
Week 8 (Sunday October 19, 1997): at Cincinnati Bengals [edit]
ane | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 13 | 7 | vi | 26 |
Bengals | vii | 0 | 3 | 0 | x |
at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati
- Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 60,020
- Referee: Phil Luckett
- Goggle box announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Bob Trumpy & Jim Kelly (color commentators)
Scoring drives:
- Cincinnati – Carter 6 run (Pelfrey kicking)
- Pittsburgh – Jones 11 laissez passer from Stewart (pass failed)
- PIttsburgh – Bettis 1 run (N. Johnson boot)
- Pittsburgh – Thigpen 11 laissez passer from Stewart (North. Johnson kick)
- Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 33
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 43
- Pittsburgh – FG Northward. Johnson 32
Week 9 (Lord's day October 26, 1997): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars [edit]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Full | |
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Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 0 | vii | 0 | 17 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | vi | 23 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: iv:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 48 °F (Low-cal Pelting)
- Game omnipresence: 57,011
- Referee: Gary Lane
- Goggle box announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play past play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)
Scoring drives:
- Jacksonville – Jackson eight pass from Brunell (Hollis kicking)
- Jacksonville – FG Hollis 20
- Pittsburgh – Hawkins 28 pass from Stewart (Due north. Johnson boot)
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (N. Johnson kick)
- Jacksonville – Mitchell iii laissez passer from Brunell (Hollis boot)
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 19
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 17 pass from Stewart
Calendar week 10 (Monday November iii, 1997): at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs [edit]
one | 2 | three | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | x | 0 | 0 | 0 | x |
Chiefs | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | xiii |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Game time: 9:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 78,301
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play past play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators), Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Hawkins 44 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 27
- Kansas City – FG Stoyanovich 35
- Kansas City – FG Stoyanovich 44
- Kansas Urban center – Hughes 14 laissez passer from Allen (Stoyanovich kicking)
Calendar week 11 (Sunday November 9, 1997): vs. Baltimore Ravens [edit]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Full | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steelers | 10 | ten | 10 | 7 | 37 |
at Iii Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 8:00 pm EST
- Game weather condition: 44 °F (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 56,669
- Referee: Gary Lane
- Tv announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play past play), Joe Theismann (color commentator), Ron Jaworski (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Bettis one run (N. Johnson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Northward. Johnson 52
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (Due north. Johnson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 22
- Pittsburgh – FG Due north. Johnson 39
- Pittsburgh – Thigpen 52 laissez passer from Stewart (N. Johnson boot)
- Pittsburgh – Jones i run (N. Johnson kick)
Week 12 (Sun November 16, 1997): vs. Cincinnati Bengals [edit]
one | two | iii | iv | Full | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengals | 0 | 0 | iii | 0 | 3 |
Steelers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | twenty |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 30 °F (Light Snow)
- Game attendance: 55,226
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play past play), Jim Kelly (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG North. Johnson 34
- Pittsburgh – FG North. Johnson 25
- Pittsburgh – Thigpen 20 laissez passer from Stewart (N. Johnson kicking)
- Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 25
- Pittsburgh – Bruener 5 pass from Stewart (Due north. Johnson boot)
Week 13 (Lord's day November 23, 1997): at Philadelphia Eagles [edit]
one | 2 | iii | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | iii | iii | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Eagles | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
- Game time: i:00 pm EST
- Game weather condition:
- Game attendance: 67,166
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Jim Mora (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Philadelphia – Dunn 31 laissez passer from Hoying (Boniol kick)
- Philadelphia – Fryar 8 pass from Hoying (Boniol kicking)
- Pittsburgh – FG North. Johnson 46
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 40
- Philadelphia – FG Boniol 23
- Philadelphia – FG Boniol 35
- Pittsburgh – Bettis nineteen pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kicking)
- Philadelphia – FG Boniol 25
- Pittsburgh – Blackwell 30 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kicking)
Week 14 (Sunday November thirty, 1997): at Arizona Cardinals [edit]
ane | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | iii | 7 | iii | 6 | 26 |
Cardinals | 0 | three | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Game time: four:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game omnipresence: 66,341
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- Telly announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play past play), Jim Kelly (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 2 run (Northward. Johnson boot)
- Arizona – FG Nedney 32
- Pittsburgh – FG North. Johnson twoscore
- Arizona – Sanders 3 laissez passer from Plummer (Nedney kick)
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 7 run (N. Johnson kicking)
- Arizona – Gedney eleven pass from Plummer (Nedney kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 39
- Arizona – FG Nedney 19
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 10 run
Calendar week 15 (Sunday December seven, 1997): vs. Denver Broncos [edit]
ane | 2 | 3 | 4 | Full | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broncos | xiv | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
Steelers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: ane:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 36 °F (Flurries)
- Game omnipresence: 59,739
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- Tv announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Jim Greyness (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
- Denver – R. Smith 37 pass from Elway (Elam kicking)
- Pittsburgh – Thigpen 33 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
- Denver – Davis iii run (Elam kick)
- Denver – R. Smith 25 laissez passer from Elgay (Elam kicking)
- Pittsburgh – Thigpen 69 pass from Stewart (North. Johnson kicking)
- Pittsburgh – Thigpen 21 laissez passer from Stewart (Northward. Johnson kick)
- Denver – FG Elam 35
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 4 run (N. Johnson kicking)
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 9 run (Due north. Johnson kick)
Calendar week 16 (Sabbatum Dec 13, 1997): at New England Patriots [edit]
1 | ii | iii | 4 | OT | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
Patriots | 0 | fourteen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Game time: four:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 60,013
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play past play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Jim Gray (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
- New England – Coates 18 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri boot)
- New England – Gash 1 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stewart ane run (N. Johnson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 36
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 34
- New England – Meggett 49 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick)
- Pittsburgh – Bruener 1 laissez passer from Stewart (Thigpen laissez passer from Stewart)
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 31
Calendar week 17 (Sun December 21, 1997): at Tennessee Oilers [edit]
ane | two | 3 | iv | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | iii | 6 |
Oilers | three | 10 | iii | 0 | 16 |
at Freedom Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather condition:
- Game attendance: 50,677
- Referee: Phil Luckett
- TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Tennessee – FG Del Greco 34
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 23
- Tennessee – Thomas 25 run (Del Greco kick)
- Tennessee – FG Del Greco 29
- Tennessee – FG Del Greco 26
- Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 36
Standings [edit]
AFC Central | |||||||
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W | Fifty | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 372 | 307 | L1 |
(five) Jacksonville Jaguars | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 394 | 318 | W2 |
Tennessee Oilers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 333 | 310 | W1 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | nine | 0 | .438 | 355 | 405 | W3 |
Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 9 | one | .406 | 326 | 345 | L1 |
Playoffs [edit]
Game summaries [edit]
Both of the Steelers post-flavor matchups were rematches from the regular season. The Steelers had a first-round farewell, then faced the AFC East champion (and defending AFC champion) New England Patriots at home. The game, which was a homecoming for young Patriots players & Pittsburgh surface area natives Ty Law and Curtis Martin (Martin was in fact playing in his last game with New England earlier signing with the New York Jets that offseason), was also a rematch of the previous year'south AFC Divisional matchup, which took place in Foxborough.
After defeating the Pats, the Steelers would lose to the eventual Super Bowl XXXII champion Denver Broncos 24–21 in Elway'due south final trip to Pittsburgh.
AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 3, 1998): vs. New England Patriots [edit]
ane | 2 | three | 4 | Full | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | six |
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game fourth dimension: 12:30 pm EST
- Game conditions: 52 °F (Low-cal Rain)
- Game attendance: 61,228
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play past play), Randy Cross (color commentator), James Lofton (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Stewart forty run (N. Johnson kick)
- New England – FG Vinatieri 31
- New England – FG Vinatieri 46
AFC Title Game (Lord's day January 11, 1998): vs. Denver Broncos [edit]
1 | ii | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broncos | seven | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Steelers | vii | seven | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Iii Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 12:30 pm EST
- Game weather: 34 °F (Generally Sunny)
- Game omnipresence: 61,382
- Referee: Ron Blum
- Idiot box announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Jim Gray & John Dockery (sideline reporters)
Scoring drives:
- Denver – Davis viii run (Elam kicking)
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 33 run (N. Johnson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (N. Johnson kick)
- Denver – FG Elam 43
- Denver – Griffith sixteen laissez passer from Elway (Elam kick)
- Denver – McCaffrey 1 pass from Elway (Elam boot)
- Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 15 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Honors and awards [edit]
Pro Bowlers [edit]
Meet: 1998 Pro Bowl
- No. 36 Jerome Bettis-Running dorsum
- No. 37 Carnell Lake-Safe
- No. 63 Dermontti Dawson-Center
- No. 82 Yancey Thigpen-Wide receiver
- No. 93 Joel Steed-Nose tackle
- No. 99 Levon Kirkland-Inside linebacker
All-Pros [edit]
- Yancy Thigpen (Second-Team)
- Joel Steed (Pro Football game Weekly First-Team All-AFC)
- Levon Kirkland (First-Team)
- Dermontti Dawson (First-Team)
- Carnell Lake (First-Team)
- Jerome Bettis (2nd-Team)
References [edit]
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the NFL, in the regular season, sorted past descending Rushing Att.
- ^ a b 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ "1997 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-12-24 .
- ^ "1998 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-12-24 .
- ^ "1999 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-12-24 .
External links [edit]
- 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers flavour at Pro Football Reference
- 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers flavour statistics at jt-sw.com
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season
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