New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

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December 13th, 1997

1997 Week 16

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB D. Meggett

FB K. Byars

WR T. Brown

WR S. Jefferson

TE B. Coates

T B. Armstrong

G M. Lane

C D. Wohlabaugh

G T. Rucci

T Z. Moss

Defensive Starters

DE C. Sullivan

DT M. Jones

DT H. Thomas

DE W. McGinest

LB C. Slade

LB T. Johnson

LB T. Collins

CB T. Law

CB J. Hitchcock

S L. Milloy

S W. Clay

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	0	14	0	7	21
Steelers	0	7	3	11	24

	Patriots	Steelers
Q1	0	0
Q2	14	7
Q3	0	3
Q4	7	11
FINAL	21	24

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

21/36, 211 YDS, 3 TD

RushingD. Cullors

5, 19 YDS

ReceivingD. Meggett

4, 66 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesT. Johnson

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsW. Clay

Steelers

PassingK. Stewart

26/48, 266 YDS, 1 TD

RushingJ. Bettis

28, 80 YDS

ReceivingC. Johnson

6, 87 YDS

TacklesE. Holmes

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsD. Perry

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Steelers

First Downs

253

Total Yards

404

Rushes

Rush YDS

138

Rush TD

58.3%

PASS %

54.2%

211

NET PASS YDS

266

PASS TD

Takeaways

23:39

Time of Possession

41:04

Offensive Starters

K. Stewart QB

J. Bettis RB

J. Witman RB

T. Lester FB

Y. Thigpen WR

M. Bruener TE

J. Jackson T

W. Wolford G

D. Dawson C

B. Stai G

J. Stephens T

Defensive Starters

N. Harrison DE

J. Steed DT

K. Henry DE

J. Gildon LB

L. Kirkland LB

E. Holmes LB

D. Jones LB

C. Scott CB

C. Lake CB

M. Bell S

D. Perry S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 16 match up between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers featuring 11 tackles by Ted Johnson.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Steelers

Patriots Momentum

Steelers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Ben Coates for 18 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Sam Gash for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kordell Stewart middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Steelers cuts lead → 14-7

< Q3 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Norm Johnson 36 yard field goal good

Steelers cuts lead → 14-10

< Q4 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Norm Johnson 34 yard field goal good

Steelers cuts lead → 14-13

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Dave Meggett for 49 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 21-13

< Q4 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kordell Stewart pass complete to Mark Bruener for 1 yard touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Steelers ties it up → 21-21

< QOT > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Norm Johnson 31 yard field goal good

Steelers takes the lead → 24-21

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	36	21	58.3	211	3	2	49	0	79.7
Team Totals	36	21	58.3	211	3	2	49	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Marrio Grier	6	14	2.3	4
Derrick Cullors	5	19	3.8	8
Dave Meggett	4	8	2.0	4
Drew Bledsoe	2	-1	-0.5	0
Sam Gash	1	2	2.0	2
Team Totals	18	42	2.3	8

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Shawn Jefferson	9	5	57	11.4	0	17
Ben Coates	7	5	39	7.8	1	18
Dave Meggett	6	4	66	16.5	1	49
Troy Brown	5	3	32	10.7	0	13
Derrick Cullors	1	1	2	2.0	0	2
Sam Gash	1	1	1	1.0	1	1
Vincent Brisby	3	1	9	9.0	0	9
Keith Byars	4	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team Totals	36	21	211	10.0	3	49

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Ted Johnson	11	8	3	0
Chris Slade	9	6	3	0
Willie Clay	8	4	4	1
Ty Law	8	7	1	0
Todd Collins	7	3	4	0
Lawyer Milloy	6	4	2	1
Chad Eaton	6	3	3	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	6	6	0	0
Chris Sullivan	6	5	1	0
Henry Thomas	6	4	2	0
Mike Jones	5	2	3	0
Willie McGinest	4	2	2	0
Steve Israel	3	3	0	0
Chris Canty	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	86	58	28	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Dave Meggett	2	70	35
Derrick Cullors	2	39	19.5
Team Totals	4	109	27.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	2	18	9	0
Team Totals	2	18	9.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	3	3
Team Totals	0	0	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Tupa	6	267	44.5
Team Totals	6	267	44.5

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Kordell Stewart	48	26	54.2	266	1	2	41	0	59.9
Team Totals	48	26	54.2	266	1	2	41	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jerome Bettis	28	80	2.9	0	16
Kordell Stewart	10	57	5.7	1	20
George Jones	2	1	0.5	0	1
Team Totals	40	138	3.5	1	20

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Charles Johnson	13	6	87	14.5	0	29
Courtney Hawkins	7	5	77	15.4	0	41
Yancey Thigpen	13	5	45	9.0	0	11
Mark Bruener	7	5	43	8.6	1	16
Jerome Bettis	4	4	12	3.0	0	8
George Jones	1	1	2	2.0	0	2
Will Blackwell	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Tim Lester	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	48	26	266	10.2	1	41

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Earl Holmes	9	4	5	0
Levon Kirkland	7	5	2	0
Darren Perry	5	5	0	1
Jason Gildon	5	4	1	0
Chad Scott	5	5	0	0
Joel Steed	5	3	2	0
Carnell Lake	4	4	0	0
Donta Jones	3	2	1	0
Kevin Henry	2	1	1	1
Nolan Harrison	2	0	2	0
Randy Fuller	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	48	34	14	2