Pittsburgh Steelers vs Washington Redskins

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September 7th, 1997

1997 Week 2

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Offensive Starters

QB K. Stewart

RB J. Bettis

FB T. Lester

WR C. Johnson

TE M. Bruener

TE M. Lyons

T J. Jackson

G W. Wolford

C D. Dawson

G T. Myslinski

T J. Strzelczyk

Defensive Starters

DE N. Harrison

DT J. Steed

DE K. Henry

LB J. Gildon

LB L. Kirkland

LB E. Holmes

LB G. Lloyd

CB D. Woolford

CB C. Scott

S C. Lake

S D. Perry

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Steelers	7	0	0	7	14
Redskins	0	3	10	0	13

	Steelers	Redskins
Q1	7	0
Q2	0	3
Q3	0	10
Q4	7	0
FINAL	14	13

Key Performers

Steelers

PassingK. Stewart

8/17, 82 YDS

RushingJ. Bettis

27, 134 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingC. Johnson

3, 33 YDS

TacklesD. Perry

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsD. Perry

Redskins

PassingG. Frerotte

19/35, 270 YDS

RushingS. Davis

17, 66 YDS

ReceivingL. Shepherd

5, 87 YDS

TacklesS. Richard

SacksD. Smith

1.0

InterceptionsM. Patton

Team Comparison

Steelers

Stat

Redskins

First Downs

295

Total Yards

354

Rushes

222

Rush YDS

Rush TD

47.1%

PASS %

56.8%

NET PASS YDS

285

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:34

Time of Possession

29:26

Offensive Starters

G. Frerotte QB

S. Davis RB

L. Bowie FB

H. Ellard WR

J. Jenkins TE

S. Pourdanesh T

D. Ashmore T

J. Patton G

J. Uhlenhake C

B. Dahl G

E. Simmons T

Defensive Starters

K. Lang DE

C. Mims DT

W. Gaines DT

R. Owens DE

K. Harvey LB

M. Patton LB

D. Smith LB

G. Jones LB

D. Green CB

J. Campbell S

S. Richard S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 2 match up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins featuring 134 rushing yards by Jerome Bettis.

Legend

Moment: Steelers

Moment: Redskins

Steelers Momentum

Redskins Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kordell Stewart middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Steelers opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • WAS FG WAS FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Scott Blanton 37 yard field goal good

Commanders cuts lead → 7-3

< Q3 > • WAS TD WAS TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Norm Johnson kicks off 67 yards returned by Brian Mitchell for 97 yards touchdown - PAT good

Commanders takes the lead → 10-7

< Q3 > • WAS FG WAS FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Scott Blanton 28 yard field goal good

Commanders extends lead → 13-7

< Q4 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerome Bettis right end for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Steelers takes the lead → 14-13

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Kordell Stewart	17	8	47.1	82	0	1	21	1	36.9
Team Totals	17	8	47.1	82	0	1	21	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jerome Bettis	27	134	5.0	1	19
Kordell Stewart	10	70	7.0	1	17
Will Blackwell	1	11	11.0	0	11
Courtney Hawkins	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	39	222	5.7	2	19

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Charles Johnson	5	3	33	11.0	21
Jerome Bettis	4	1	9	9.0	9
Will Blackwell	1	1	4	4.0	4
Courtney Hawkins	1	1	11	11.0	11
George Jones	2	1	14	14.0	14
Kirk Botkin	1	1	11	11.0	11
Yancey Thigpen	2	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	16	8	82	10.3	21

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Darren Perry	8	8	0	1
Levon Kirkland	7	3	4	1
Earl Holmes	7	4	3	0
Carnell Lake	7	3	4	0
Donnell Woolford	7	5	2	0
Jason Gildon	5	3	2	0
Greg Lloyd	5	3	2	0
Myron Bell	4	2	2	0
Randy Fuller	4	4	0	0
Joel Steed	4	1	3	0
Kevin Henry	2	0	2	0
Chris Oldham	0	0	0	1
Team Totals	60	36	24	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Will Blackwell	4	100	25	0
Team Totals	4	100	25.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Norm Johnson	0	0	2	2
Team Totals	0	0	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Josh Miller	2	90	45
Team Totals	2	90	45.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Rate
Gus Frerotte	35	19	54.3	270	3	36	43.7
Jeff Hostetler	2	2	100.0	15	0	10	97.9
Team Totals	37	21	56.8	285	3	36

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Stephen Davis	17	66	3.9	18
Brian Mitchell	3	5	1.7	4
Michael Westbrook	1	-2	-2.0	-2
Team Totals	21	69	3.3	18

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Jamie Asher	11	6	48	8.0	12
Leslie Shepherd	7	5	87	17.4	36
Henry Ellard	6	4	78	19.5	27
Stephen Davis	3	2	20	10.0	12
Brian Mitchell	2	2	13	6.5	9
Larry Bowie	1	1	10	10.0	10
Michael Westbrook	4	1	29	29.0	29
Alvin Harper	3	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	37	21	285	13.6	36

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Stanley Richard	12	7	5	0	0
Derek Smith	10	4	6	1	0
Marvcus Patton	8	4	4	0	1
Jesse Campbell	7	5	2	0	0
Cris Dishman	5	4	1	0	0
Darrell Green	5	3	2	0	0
Ken Harvey	5	3	2	0	0
Keith Rucker	4	1	3	0	0
Chris Mims	3	2	1	0	0
Marc Boutte	2	2	0	0	0
Kenard Lang	2	1	1	0	0
Rich Owens	2	1	1	0	0
Darryl Pounds	2	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	67	38	29	1	1