Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

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January 11th, 1998

1997 Week CONF

Conference Champ

Steelers Home

Final

Broncos Away

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Offensive Starters

QB K. Stewart

RB J. Bettis

FB T. Lester

WR Y. Thigpen

WR C. Johnson

TE M. Bruener

T J. Jackson

G W. Wolford

C D. Dawson

G B. Stai

T J. Strzelczyk

Defensive Starters

DE N. Harrison

DT J. Steed

DE K. Henry

LB J. Gildon

LB L. Kirkland

LB E. Holmes

LB D. Jones

CB C. Scott

CB C. Lake

S M. Bell

S D. Perry

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Steelers	7	7	0	7	21
Broncos	7	17	0	0	24

	Steelers	Broncos
Q1	7	7
Q2	7	17
Q3	0	0
Q4	7	0
FINAL	21	24

Key Performers

Steelers

PassingK. Stewart

18/36, 201 YDS, 1 TD

RushingJ. Bettis

23, 105 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingY. Thigpen

6, 92 YDS

TacklesL. Kirkland

SacksL. Kirkland

1.0

InterceptionsL. Kirkland

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway

18/31, 210 YDS, 2 TD

RushingT. Davis

26, 139 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingR. Smith

6, 87 YDS

TacklesR. Crockett

SacksR. Crockett

1.0

InterceptionsR. Crockett

Team Comparison

Steelers

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

354

Total Yards

345

Rushes

161

Rush YDS

150

Rush TD

50.0%

PASS %

58.1%

193

NET PASS YDS

195

PASS TD

Takeaways

Offensive Starters

J. Elway QB

T. Davis RB

H. Griffith FB

E. McCaffrey WR

R. Smith WR

S. Sharpe TE

G. Zimmerman T

M. Schlereth G

T. Nalen C

B. Habib G

T. Jones T

Defensive Starters

N. Smith DE

K. Traylor DT

M. Tanuvasa DT

A. Williams DE

J. Mobley LB

A. Aldridge LB

B. Romanowski LB

R. Crockett CB

D. Gordon CB

T. Braxton S

S. Atwater S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Championship match up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos featuring 105 rushing yards by Jerome Bettis.

Legend

Moment: Steelers

Moment: Broncos

Steelers Momentum

Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terrell Davis right end for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kordell Stewart right end for 33 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerome Bettis left tackle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Steelers takes the lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 43 yard field goal good

Broncos cuts lead → 14-10

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Howard Griffith for 15 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos takes the lead → 17-14

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Ed McCaffrey for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 24-14

< Q4 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kordell Stewart pass complete to Charles Johnson for 14 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers cuts lead → 24-21

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Kordell Stewart	36	18	50.0	201	1	3	27	3	41.6
Team Totals	36	18	50.0	201	1	3	27	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jerome Bettis	23	105	4.6	1	16
Kordell Stewart	3	44	14.7	1	33
Fred McAfee	1	12	12.0	0	12
Team Totals	27	161	6.0	2	33

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Yancey Thigpen	12	6	92	15.3	0	27
Courtney Hawkins	11	4	30	7.5	0	9
Charles Johnson	6	3	34	11.3	1	14
Will Blackwell	2	2	19	9.5	0	16
Jerome Bettis	1	1	3	3.0	0	3
Mark Bruener	3	1	16	16.0	0	16
Tim Lester	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	36	18	201	11.2	1	27

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Levon Kirkland	11	7	4	1	1
Earl Holmes	10	5	5	0	0
Myron Bell	9	8	1	1	0
Carnell Lake	6	4	2	0	0
Kevin Henry	5	3	2	0	0
Donta Jones	5	3	2	0	0
Darren Perry	5	3	2	0	0
Chad Scott	4	3	1	0	0
Joel Steed	3	1	2	0	0
Jason Gildon	2	1	1	0	0
Nolan Harrison	2	2	0	0	0
J.B. Brown	1	1	0	0	0
Lee Flowers	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	64	42	22	2	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Will Blackwell	3	52	17.3
Jon Witman	1	10	10
Team Totals	4	62	15.5

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Will Blackwell	1	19	19	0
Team Totals	1	19	19.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Norm Johnson	1	0	3	3
Team Totals	1	0	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Josh Miller	4	168	42
Team Totals	4	168	42.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
John Elway	31	18	58.1	210	2	1	20	2	86.8
Team Totals	31	18	58.1	210	2	1	20	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Terrell Davis	26	139	5.3	1	43
John Elway	2	9	4.5	0	10
Vaughn Hebron	2	2	1.0	0	2
Team Totals	30	150	5.0	1	43

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Rod Smith	8	6	87	14.5	0	20
Ed McCaffrey	9	5	37	7.4	1	11
Shannon Sharpe	8	3	49	16.3	0	18
Howard Griffith	3	2	26	13.0	1	15
Terrell Davis	1	1	2	2.0	0	2
Vaughn Hebron	2	1	9	9.0	0	9
Willie Green	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	32	18	210	11.7	2	20

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ray Crockett	8	8	0	1	1
Tyrone Braxton	8	3	5	0	1
Allen Aldridge	5	4	1	0	1
Darrien Gordon	5	4	1	0	0
John Mobley	5	4	1	0	0
Alfred Williams	5	3	2	0	0
Steve Atwater	4	2	2	0	0
Bill Romanowski	4	3	1	0	0
Neil Smith	3	2	1	1	0
Harald Hasselbach	3	1	2	0	0
Keith Traylor	2	1	1	1	0
Maa Tanuvasa	2	1	1	0	0
Randy Hilliard	2	1	1	0	0
Darrius Johnson	2	2	0	0	0
Glenn Cadrez	1	0	1	0	0
Trevor Pryce	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	60	39	21	3	3