Week 1
Final
DAL
PIT2Q
7 - 0
A. Miller 12-yard TD catch from T. Aikman.
Made XP
2Q
14 - 0
M. Irvin 42-yard TD catch from T. Aikman.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 0
R. Cunningham 52-yard field goal.
3Q
24 - 0
M. Irvin 15-yard TD catch from T. Aikman.
Made XP
3Q
27 - 0
R. Cunningham 24-yard field goal.
3Q
34 - 0
D. Johnston 13-yard TD catch from T. Aikman.
Made XP
4Q
37 - 0
R. Cunningham 28-yard field goal.
4Q
37 - 7
M. Bruener 4-yard TD catch from K. Stewart.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
295
Aikman
DAL
Rush Yds
69
Smith
DAL
Rec Yds
153
Irvin
DAL
Scrim TD
2
Irvin
DAL
Matchup
1997 NFC East
Giants 
Redskins 
Eagles 
Cowboys 
Cardinals 
Steelers 
Jaguars 
Oilers 
Bengals 
Ravens Game Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers got crushed by the Dallas Cowboys, 37 to 7, on August 31, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Aikman #8 | 19/30 | 295 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 135.4 |
W. Wilson #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 13/28 | 104 | 3.7 | 1 | 1 | 3-15 | 53.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Smith #22 | 26 | 69 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
S. Williams #20 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 |
D. Johnston #48 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
W. Wilson #11 | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis #36 | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 |
G. Jones #43 | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 |
K. Stewart #10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Irvin #88 | 0/0 | 153 | 21.9 | 2 | 55 |
D. Johnston #48 | 0/0 | 65 | 13.0 | 1 | 18 |
A. Miller #83 | 0/0 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 31 |
E. Smith #22 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
E. Bjornson #86 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Thigpen #82 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 15 |
C. Hawkins #85 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 14 |
C. Johnson #81 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
G. Jones #43 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Witman #38 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
M. Bruener #87 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Stoutmire #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Anderson #96 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Coakley #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hennings #95 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #3 | 3/3 | 4/4 | 13 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Johnson #9 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Gowin #4 | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #4 | 8 | 375 | 46.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Walker #34 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Blackwell #89 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adams #86 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sanders #21 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
K. Mathis #23 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Blackwell #89 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Aikman #8 | 19/30 | 295 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 135.4 |
W. Wilson #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Smith #22 | 26 | 69 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
S. Williams #20 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 |
D. Johnston #48 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
W. Wilson #11 | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Irvin #88 | 0/0 | 153 | 21.9 | 2 | 55 |
D. Johnston #48 | 0/0 | 65 | 13.0 | 1 | 18 |
A. Miller #83 | 0/0 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 31 |
E. Smith #22 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
E. Bjornson #86 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Stoutmire #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Anderson #96 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Coakley #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hennings #95 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #3 | 3/3 | 4/4 | 13 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Gowin #4 | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Walker #34 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sanders #21 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
K. Mathis #23 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 13/28 | 104 | 3.7 | 1 | 1 | 3-15 | 53.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis #36 | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 |
G. Jones #43 | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 |
K. Stewart #10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Thigpen #82 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 15 |
C. Hawkins #85 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 14 |
C. Johnson #81 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
G. Jones #43 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Witman #38 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
M. Bruener #87 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Johnson #9 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #4 | 8 | 375 | 46.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Blackwell #89 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adams #86 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Blackwell #89 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
380
Total Yds
174
295
Pass Yds
89
85
Rush Yds
85
65
Total Plays
54
5.8
Yards Per Play
3.2
9.5
Yards Per Pass
2.9
2.5
Yards Per Rush
3.7
32:17
Possession
27:43
21
1st Downs
15
15
Passing 1st Downs
8
3
Rushing 1st Downs
3
3
1st Downs from Penalties
4
8/14
3rd Down
1/11
0/0
4th Down
0/0
4
Punts
8
0
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
1
8
Penalties
5
3.0
Sacks
0.0
0
D/ST TD
0
