| AFC Divisional Playoff - Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: January 5, 1997 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 60188 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 45 F Humidty: % Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 2 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Keith Byars 34 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 78 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 29 FG | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 23 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 3 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 81 | WR | Charles Johnson |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 77 | LOG | Will Wolford |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 68 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 73 | ROT | Justin Strzelczyk |
| 85 | TE | Jonathan Hayes |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 36 | RB | Jerome Bettis |
| 34 | FB | Tim Lester |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Bill Johnson |
| 93 | NT | Joel Steed |
| 76 | RDE | Kevin Henry |
| 92 | LOLB | Jason Gildon |
| 99 | LILB | Levon Kirkland |
| 55 | RILB | Jerry Olsavsky |
| 94 | ROLB | Chad Brown |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 37 | SS | Carnell Lake |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 27 | RCB | Willie Williams |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 76 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 68 | ROT | Max Lane |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 41 | RB | Keith Byars |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 75 | RDT | Pio Sagapolutele |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 45 | RCB | Otis Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 19 | 166 | 8.7 | 78t | 3 |
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Marrio Grier | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Scott Zolak | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 2 | 110 | 3.8 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 35.1 |
| Kordell Stewart | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 39.6 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 2 | 164 | 6.8 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 58.3 |
| Scott Zolak | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Andre Hastings | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kirk Botkin | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jahine Arnold | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Keith Byars | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 34t | 1 |
| Terry Glenn | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chad Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Willie Clay | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Josh Miller | 9 | 378 | 42.0 | 48 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jahine Arnold | 5 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 | 16 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 7 | 2 | 72 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 2 | 121 | 60.5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 5 | 316 | 63.2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ernie Mills | 5 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 | 36 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Chad Brown | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Chris Slade | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| Ted Johnson | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Chad Eaton | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Mike Jones | 0.5 | 3.5 |
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