| Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1997 Location: Memphis, TN |
| Venue: Liberty Bowl Attendance: 50677 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 49 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Tennessee OilersTEN | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | TEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 34 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 23 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Rodney Thomas 25 run (Al Del Greco kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 29 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 26 FG | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 36 FG | 6 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Charles Johnson |
| 82 | WR | Yancey Thigpen |
| 65 | LOT | John Jackson |
| 77 | LOG | Will Wolford |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 68 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 66 | ROT | Jim Sweeney |
| 87 | TE | Mark Bruener |
| 10 | QB | Kordell Stewart |
| 43 | RB | George Jones |
| 34 | FB | Tim Lester |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Nolan Harrison |
| 93 | NT | Joel Steed |
| 96 | RDE | Kevin Henry |
| 92 | LOLB | Jason Gildon |
| 99 | LILB | Levon Kirkland |
| 50 | RILB | Earl Holmes |
| 54 | ROLB | Donta' Jones |
| 30 | LCB | Chad Scott |
| 40 | SS | Myron Bell |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 37 | RCB | Carnell Lake |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Willie Davis |
| 81 | WR | Chris Sanders |
| 72 | LOT | Brad Hopkins |
| 74 | LOG | Bruce Matthews |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 77 | ROG | Kevin Donnalley |
| 69 | ROT | Jon Runyan |
| 89 | TE | Frank Wycheck |
| 9 | QB | Steve McNair |
| 27 | RB | Eddie George |
| 80 | HBK | Michael Roan |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Anthony Cook |
| 96 | LDT | Gary Walker |
| 92 | RDT | Henry Ford |
| 99 | RDE | Kenny Holmes |
| 58 | LLB | Joe Bowden |
| 52 | MLB | Barron Wortham |
| 51 | RLB | Lemanski Hall |
| 25 | LCB | Denard Walker |
| 23 | SS | Blaine Bishop |
| 26 | FS | Rayna Stewart |
| 29 | RCB | Darryll Lewis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fred McAfee | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| George Jones | 16 | 21 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Blackwell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Curtis Marsh | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Steve McNair | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 47 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 25t | 1 |
| Eddie George | 16 | 25 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 1 | 87 | 5.4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.9 |
| Mike Tomczak | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 0 | 89 | 8.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.4 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||||||||
| Steve McNair | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 1 | 102 | 3.9 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 34.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Yancey Thigpen | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Troy Sadowski | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Curtis Marsh | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Joey Kent | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Willie Davis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Sanders | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chad Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Joe Bowden | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Josh Miller | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 54 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Will Blackwell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Derrick Mason | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 3 | 190 | 63.3 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||
| Al Del Greco | 5 | 293 | 58.6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Will Blackwell | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Andre Coleman | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Rodney Thomas | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Steve Conley | 1.0 |
| Jason Gildon | 1.0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |
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