Steelers 35-24 Broncos (7 Dec, 1997) Box Score

Denver Broncos

11-3, 4-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN					24
PIT					35

Pittsburgh Steelers

9-4, 6-1 home

Denver Passing


John Elway
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
17/42	248	5.9	2	1	2-17	66.4
17/42	231	5.9	2	1	2-17	66.4

Pittsburgh Passing


Kordell Stewart
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
18/29	303	10.4	3	1	1-13	117.5
18/29	290	10.4	3	1	1-13	117.5

Denver Rushing


Terrell Davis
John Elway
Rod Smith
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
21	75	3.6	1	8
2	23	11.5	0	14
1	-9	-9.0	0	-9
24	89	3.7	1	14

Pittsburgh Rushing


Jerome Bettis
Kordell Stewart
George Jones
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
24	125	5.2	0	24
10	49	4.9	2	19
2	12	6.0	0	8
36	186	5.2	2	24

Denver Receiving


Rod Smith
Willie Green
Terrell Davis
Patrick Jeffers
Howard Griffith
Shannon Sharpe
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	115	28.8	2	41
3	54	18.0	0	31
3	26	8.7	0	23
2	19	9.5	0	10
4	18	4.5	0	8
1	16	16.0	0	16
17	248	14.6	2	41

Pittsburgh Receiving


Yancey Thigpen
Courtney Hawkins
George Jones
Charles Johnson
Will Blackwell
Mark Bruener
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	175	29.2	3	69
3	42	14.0	0	20
3	37	12.3	0	25
4	29	7.3	0	14
1	13	13.0	0	13
1	7	7.0	0	7
18	303	16.8	3	69

Denver Fumbles


Rod Smith
Tyrone Braxton
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
1	0	1

Pittsburgh Fumbles


George Jones
Kordell Stewart
Will Blackwell
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
3	1	0

Denver Defensive



John Mobley
Ray Crockett
Steve Atwater
Tyrone Braxton
Allen Aldridge
Darrien Gordon
Neil Smith
Tim McKyer
Trevor Pryce
Alfred Williams
Bill Romanowski
Darrius Johnson
Keith Traylor
Mike Lodish
Keith Burns
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	5	0	0	0	0	0
9	6	0	0	0	0	0
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
8	4	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	2	0	0	2	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	41	1	0	3	0	0

Pittsburgh Defensive



Levon Kirkland
Carnell Lake
Chad Scott
Kevin Henry
Earl Holmes
Joel Steed
Myron Bell
Darren Perry
Jason Gildon
Nolan Harrison
Mike Vrabel
Chris Oldham
Randy Fuller
Donta Jones
Fred McAfee
Lee Flowers
Orpheus Roye
Carlos Emmons
Steve Conley
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	3	2	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	3	0	0
5	4	0	0	2	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	37	2	0	9	0	0

Denver Interceptions


Darrien Gordon
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

Pittsburgh Interceptions


Myron Bell
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	3	0
1	3	0

Denver Kick Returns


Vaughn Hebron
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	114	19.0	23	0
6	114	19.0	23	0

Pittsburgh Kick Returns


Will Blackwell
Andre Coleman
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	41	13.7	20
2	34	17.0	19
5	75	15.0	20

Denver Punt Returns


Darrien Gordon
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	24	8.0	10	0
3	24	8.0	10	0

Pittsburgh Punt Returns


Will Blackwell
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	15	15.0	15	0
1	15	15.0	15	0

Denver Kicking


Jason Elam
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	35	3/3	6
1/2	50.0	35	3/3	6

Pittsburgh Kicking


Norm Johnson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5
0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5

Denver Punting


Tom Rouen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	174	43.5	1	0	57
4	174	43.5	1	0	57

Pittsburgh Punting


Josh Miller
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	136	45.3	0	0	54
3	136	45.3	0	0	54

5:00 AM, 7 December 1997

Attendance: 59,739

Referees:
Walt Coleman

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Kansas City	11	6	.647	371	294
Las Vegas	8	9	.471	332	331
Denver	8	9	.471	357	413
Los Angeles	5	12	.294	346	398

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