Week 16
Final
PIT
NE2Q
0 - 7
B. Coates 18-yard TD catch from D. Bledsoe.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 14
S. Gash 1-yard TD catch from D. Bledsoe.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 14
K. Stewart 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
3Q
10 - 14
N. Johnson 36-yard field goal.
4Q
13 - 14
N. Johnson 34-yard field goal.
4Q
13 - 21
D. Meggett 49-yard TD catch from D. Bledsoe.
Made XP
4Q
21 - 21
M. Bruener 1-yard TD catch from K. Stewart.
2PT Conversion
OT
24 - 21
N. Johnson 31-yard field goal.
Top Performers
Pass Yds
266
Stewart
PIT
Rush Yds
80
Bettis
PIT
Rec Yds
87
Johnson
PIT
Scrim TD
1
Stewart
PIT
Matchup
1997 AFC Central
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Patriots 
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Jets 
Bills 
Colts Game Summary
The New England Patriots couldn't pull it off against the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24 to 21, on December 13, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 26/48 | 266 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 59.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe #11 | 21/36 | 211 | 5.9 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 | 79.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis #36 | 28 | 80 | 2.9 | 0 | 16 |
K. Stewart #10 | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 1 | 20 |
G. Jones #43 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors #29 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 |
M. Grier #35 | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
D. Meggett #30 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
S. Gash #33 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #81 | 0/0 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 29 |
C. Hawkins #85 | 0/0 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 41 |
Y. Thigpen #82 | 0/0 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Bruener #87 | 0/0 | 43 | 8.6 | 1 | 16 |
J. Bettis #36 | 0/0 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
G. Jones #43 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 0/0 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 | 49 |
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 17 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | 18 |
T. Brown #80 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 13 |
V. Brisby #82 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
K. Byars #41 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Cullors #29 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Gash #33 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Perry #39 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Henry #76 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Milloy #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Clay #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Johnson #9 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #4 | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Coleman #83 | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Cullors #29 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Blackwell #89 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 26/48 | 266 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 59.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis #36 | 28 | 80 | 2.9 | 0 | 16 |
K. Stewart #10 | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 1 | 20 |
G. Jones #43 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #81 | 0/0 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 29 |
C. Hawkins #85 | 0/0 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 41 |
Y. Thigpen #82 | 0/0 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Bruener #87 | 0/0 | 43 | 8.6 | 1 | 16 |
J. Bettis #36 | 0/0 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
G. Jones #43 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Perry #39 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Henry #76 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Johnson #9 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #4 | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Coleman #83 | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Blackwell #89 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe #11 | 21/36 | 211 | 5.9 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 | 79.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors #29 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 |
M. Grier #35 | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
D. Meggett #30 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
S. Gash #33 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 0/0 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 | 49 |
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 17 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | 18 |
T. Brown #80 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 13 |
V. Brisby #82 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
K. Byars #41 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Cullors #29 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Gash #33 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Milloy #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Clay #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Cullors #29 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
404
Total Yds
253
266
Pass Yds
211
138
Rush Yds
42
88
Total Plays
54
4.6
Yards Per Play
4.7
5.5
Yards Per Pass
5.9
3.5
Yards Per Rush
2.3
41:04
Possession
23:39
22
1st Downs
15
12
Passing 1st Downs
11
10
Rushing 1st Downs
3
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
8/20
3rd Down
6/13
2/3
4th Down
0/0
5
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
2
2
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
0
10
Penalties
5
0.0
Sacks
0.0
0
D/ST TD
0
