CFLlate90s - Week 1
'96 New England Patriots at '97 Pittsburgh Steelers
At Three Rivers Stadium Internet game played between and John Lowe. Sunday, September 12, 1999
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
'96 New England Patriots 13 6 6 0 25
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 6 7 8 28
Scoring Plays '96 Patriots '97 Steelers
1st Quarter
'96 Patriots 13:00 B.Coates 19 yard pass from D.Bledsoe ( A.Vinatieri kick ) ( 2-26, 0:54 ) 7 0
'96 Patriots 5:50 A.Vinatieri 50 yard field goal ( 10-50, 5:12 ) 10 0
'97 Steelers 5:31 Y.Thigpen 51 yard pass from K.Stewart ( N.Johnson kick ) ( 1-51, 0:19 ) 10 7
'96 Patriots 0:34 A.Vinatieri 44 yard field goal ( 8-53, 4:57 ) 13 7
2nd Quarter
'97 Steelers 8:53 N.Johnson 24 yard field goal ( 7-30, 3:57 ) 13 10
'96 Patriots 7:40 S.Jefferson 44 yard pass from D.Bledsoe ( A.Vinatieri kick missed ) ( 3-47, 1:13 ) 19 10
'97 Steelers 0:49 N.Johnson 27 yard field goal ( 8-31, 2:41 ) 19 13
3rd Quarter
'96 Patriots 9:21 A.Vinatieri 46 yard field goal ( 7-27, 3:57 ) 22 13
'97 Steelers 5:35 D.Perry 8 yard fumble return ( N.Johnson kick ) 22 20
'96 Patriots 0:48 A.Vinatieri 29 yard field goal ( 10-37, 4:47 ) 25 20
4th Quarter
'97 Steelers 7:25 Y.Thigpen 11 yard pass from K.Stewart ( K.Stewart run ) ( 12-75, 5:50 ) 25 28

MVP: Yancey Thigpen WR (Pittsburgh)
Receiving: 7 Catches, 101 Yds, 2 TD. Winning 11 yd Touchdown pass from Kordell Stewart. 7:25 4th

Unavailable
NWE: C.Eaton (DT)
PIT: M.Adams (KR)
In-Game Injuries
NWE: None.
PIT: None.
Temp: 72°. Partly Cloudy. Wind 4 mph (Head/Tailwind).
Surface: Turf
Drive Charts
'96 New England Patriots '97 Pittsburgh Steelers
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
13:54 0:54 PIT 26 2 26 Touchdown 15:00 1:06 PIT 20 3 -5 Punt
11:02 5:12 NWE 17 10 50 Field Goal 13:00 1:58 PIT 33 3 6 Punt
5:31 4:57 NWE 20 8 53 Field Goal 5:50 0:19 PIT 49 1 51 Touchdown
14:36 1:46 NWE 29 4 8 Downs 0:34 0:58 PIT 37 3 -13 Punt
8:53 1:13 PIT 47 3 47 Touchdown 12:50 3:57 NWE 37 7 30 Field Goal
4:25 0:55 NWE 47 2 3 Interception 7:40 3:15 PIT 30 6 23 Fumble
0:49 0:49 NWE 20 2 -8 End of Half 3:30 2:41 NWE 41 8 31 Field Goal
15:00 0:39 PIT 47 3 -5 Punt 14:21 1:03 PIT 15 3 4 Punt
13:18 3:57 NWE 44 7 27 Field Goal 9:21 3:38 PIT 20 7 34 Punt
5:35 4:47 PIT 49 10 37 Field Goal 5:43 0:08 Return-TD
0:08 1:53 NWE 16 6 15 Punt 0:48 0:40 PIT 42 2 -14 Punt
7:25 1:53 NWE 19 4 16 Punt 13:15 5:50 PIT 25 12 75 Touchdown
1:51 0:31 NWE 11 3 8 Fumble 5:32 3:41 PIT 26 6 22 Punt
1:20 1:20 NWE 19 4 -6 End of Game
29:26 NWE 35 64 277 30:34 PIT 38 65 238
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
'96 New England Patriots 11:03 4:43 9:31 4:09 29:26
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers 3:57 10:17 5:29 10:51 30:34
Team Statistics '96 Patriots '97 Steelers
Total Points 25 28
1st Downs 17 17
Rushing 1 7
Passing 15 7
Penalty 1 2
3rd-Down Conversions 4-12 6-15
4th-Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-60 8-74
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1
Time Of Pos. 29:26 30:34
Total Net Yards 282 292
Total Plays 64 65
Average Gain 4.4 4.5
Net Yards Rushing 24 128
Rushes 16 35
Avg. Per Rush 1.5 3.7
Net Yards Passing 258 164
Completions 24 12
Attempts 46 30
Completion % 52.2 40.0
Yards Per Completion 11.4 13.7
Times Sacked 2 0
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 2 3
Rushing 0 0
Passing 2 2
Other 0 1
Extra Points 2-1 2-2
Field Goals 4-4 2-2
'96 New England Patriots '97 Pittsburgh Steelers
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Curtis Martin 7 11 1.6 7 0 Jerome Bettis 29 110 3.8 7 0
Keith Byars 3 7 2.3 6 0 Kordell Stewart 4 10 2.5 8 0
Shawn Jefferson 2 -1 -0.5 5 0 George Jones 1 3 3.0 3 0
David Meggett 2 5 2.5 3 0 Tim Lester 1 5 5.0 5 0
Sam Gash 2 2 1.0 3 0
Totals 16 24 1.5 7 0 Totals 35 128 3.7 8 0
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Drew Bledsoe 46 24 274 2 16 2 44 1 76 Kordell Stewart 30 12 164 0 0 2 51 0 80
Totals 46 24 274 2 16 2 44 1 76 Totals 30 12 164 0 0 2 51 0 80
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Terry Glenn 5 63 12.6 29 0 Yancey Thigpen 7 101 14.4 51 2
Ben Coates 4 56 14.0 21 1 Charles E. Johnson 3 31 10.3 15 0
Keith Byars 3 21 7.0 15 0 Courtney Hawkins 2 32 16.0 19 0
Troy Brown 3 30 10.0 18 0
Shawn Jefferson 3 65 21.7 44 1
Curtis Martin 2 13 6.5 9 0
Sam Gash 2 5 2.5 4 0
David Meggett 2 21 10.5 15 0
Totals 24 274 11.4 44 2 Totals 12 164 13.7 51 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Dwayne Sabb 8 - - - - - - 1 - Levon Kirkland 6 - - - 1 - - - 1
Todd F. Collins 7 - - - - - - - - Donnell Woolford 6 1 19 - - - - - -
Marty Moore 6 - - - - - - 1 1 Donta Jones 5 - - - - - - - -
Ty Law 5 - - - - - - - - Steve Conley 4 - - - - - - - -
Chris Slade 5 - - - - - - - - J.B. Brown 4 - - - - - - - -
Jimmy Hitchcock 4 - - - - - - - - Chris Oldham 3 - - - - - - 2 -
Tedy Bruschi 4 - - - - - - - - Carnell Lake 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Terry Ray 4 - - - - - 1 - - Myron Bell 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Larry Whigham 4 - - - - - - - - Joel Steed 3 - - - - 1 - - -
Ted Johnson 3 - - - - - - - - Jason Gildon 3 - - - - 1 - 2 -
Monty Brown 3 - - - - - - - - Earl Holmes 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Lawyer Milloy 3 - - - - - - 1 - Darren Perry 2 - - - - - - - -
Willie McGinest 2 - - - - - - - - Orpheus Roye 2 - - - - 2 - - -
Jerome Henderson 2 - - - - - - - - Kevin Henry 2 - - - 1 - 1 - -
Devin Wyman 1 - - - - - - - - Lethon Flowers 1 - - - - - - - -
Ricky Reynolds 1 - - - - - - 1 - Greg Lloyd 1 - - - - - - - -
Mike D. Jones 1 - - - - 1 1 - - Nolan Harrison 1 - - - - - - - -
Troy Barnett 1 - - - - - - - - Chad Scott 1 - - - - - - - -
Pio Sagapolutele 1 - - - - 1 - - - Oliver Gibson 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Michael McGruder 1 - - - - - - 1 - Randy Fuller 1 - - - - - - - -
Corwin Brown 1 - - - - - - - -
Ferric Collons 1 - - - - - - - -
Mark Wheeler - - - - - - 1 - -
Totals 68 - - - - 2 3 5 1 Totals 55 1 19 - 2 4 2 7 1
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Troy Brown 1 0 0 0 0 Jerome Bettis 1 1 0 0 0
David Meggett 1 1 0 0 0 Darren Perry 0 0 0 1 8
Drew Bledsoe 1 1 0 0 0 Jason Gildon 0 0 0 1 0
Todd F. Collins 0 0 0 1 0
Todd Rucci 0 0 1 0 5
Totals 3 2 1 1 5 Totals 1 1 0 2 8
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Tom Tupa 3 133 44.3 0 1 45 Josh Miller 7 305 43.6 0 4 59
Totals 3 133 44.3 0 1 45 Totals 7 305 43.6 0 4 59
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
David Meggett 5 41 8.2 1 27 0 Will Blackwell 3 13 4.3 0 8 0
Totals 5 41 8.2 1 27 0 Totals 3 13 4.3 0 8 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Troy Brown 3 115 38.3 50 0 Will Blackwell 5 107 21.4 36 0
David Meggett 1 34 34.0 34 0
Totals 4 149 37.2 50 0 Totals 5 107 21.4 36 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Adam Vinatieri 4 4 50 2 1 Norm Johnson 2 2 27 2 2
Totals 4 4 50 2 1 Totals 2 2 27 2 2

 

'96 New England Patriots
15:00 NWE 30 Adam Vinatieri kicks 70 yards to end zone, Touchback.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
15:00 1 & 10 PIT 20 Play Flagged Dead RBL
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, False start, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 20, No play.
15:00 1 & 15 PIT 15 Kordell Stewart screen to Yancey Thigpen to PIT 15 for 0 yards. AP
14:21 2 & 15 PIT 15 Kordell Stewart medium incomplete to Charles E. Johnson. B+R
14:12 3 & 15 PIT 15 Kordell Stewart medium long incomplete to Yancey Thigpen. B+R
14:04 4 & 15 PIT 15 Josh Miller punts 38 yards to NWE 47. David Meggett to PIT 26 for 27 yards. RET
'96 New England Patriots
13:54 1 & 10 PIT 26 Drew Bledsoe flare to Keith Byars to PIT 19 for 7 yards. AP
13:09 2 & 3 PIT 19 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Ben Coates for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN 6 - 0 P1 RUN
13:00 PIT 2 Adam Vinatieri extra point is Good 7 - 0
13:00 NWE 30 Adam Vinatieri kicks 65 yards to PIT 5. Will Blackwell to PIT 33 for 28 yards.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
12:52 1 & 10 PIT 33 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 34 for 1 yard. RBL
12:14 2 & 9 PIT 34 Play Flagged Dead PAS
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, False start, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 34, No play.
12:01 2 & 14 PIT 29 Kordell Stewart medium to Yancey Thigpen to PIT 39 for 10 yards. B+R
11:17 3 & 4 PIT 39 Kordell Stewart medium short incomplete to Courtney Hawkins. B+R
11:09 4 & 4 PIT 39 Josh Miller punts 49 yards to NWE 12. David Meggett to NWE 17 for 5 yards. RET
'96 New England Patriots
11:02 1 & 10 NWE 17 Shawn Jefferson end-around to NWE 22 for 5 yards. BLB
10:19 2 & 5 NWE 22 Drew Bledsoe medium short incomplete to Troy Brown. RBL
10:13 3 & 5 NWE 22 Drew Bledsoe medium to Terry Glenn to NWE 29 for 7 yards. P2 PAS
9:33 1 & 10 NWE 29 Curtis Martin Outside to NWE 33 for 4 yards. BFS
8:46 2 & 6 NWE 33 Drew Bledsoe medium to Troy Brown pushed ob at PIT 49 for 18 yards. P3 B+R
8:19 1 & 10 PIT 49 Drew Bledsoe flare to Keith Byars to Midfield for -1 yards. B+R
7:35 2 & 11 50 Drew Bledsoe medium to Ben Coates to PIT 29 for 21 yards. P4 BAL
6:48 1 & 10 PIT 29 Curtis Martin Draw to PIT 33 for -4 yards. AP
6:10 2 & 14 PIT 33 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Keith Byars. BLB
6:03 3 & 14 PIT 33 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Troy Brown. ZON
5:54 4 & 14 PIT 33 Adam Vinatieri 50 yard field goal is Good 10 - 0
5:50 NWE 30 Adam Vinatieri kicks 57 yards to PIT 13. Will Blackwell to PIT 49 for 36 yards.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
5:40 1 & 10 PIT 49 Kordell Stewart P/A - long to Yancey Thigpen for 51 yards. TOUCHDOWN 10 - 6 P1 B+R
5:31 NWE 2 Norm Johnson extra point is Good 10 - 7
5:31 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 70 yards to end zone, Touchback.
'96 New England Patriots
5:31 1 & 10 NWE 20 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Curtis Martin to NWE 24 for 4 yards. AP
4:53 2 & 6 NWE 24 Keith Byars Draw to NWE 30 for 6 yards. R1 BLB
4:14 1 & 10 NWE 30 Drew Bledsoe medium long to Terry Glenn to PIT 41 for 29 yards. P5 B+R
3:28 1 & 10 PIT 41 David Meggett Draw to PIT 39 for 2 yards. BLB
2:45 2 & 8 PIT 39 Drew Bledsoe flare to Curtis Martin to PIT 30 for 9 yards. P6 BLB
2:05 1 & 10 PIT 30 Drew Bledsoe medium short incomplete to Keith Byars. PAS
1:58 2 & 10 PIT 30 Shawn Jefferson end-around to PIT 36 for -6 yards. AP
1:22 3 & 16 PIT 36 Drew Bledsoe medium to Terry Glenn to PIT 27 for 9 yards. ZON
0:38 4 & 7 PIT 27 Adam Vinatieri 44 yard field goal is Good 13 - 7
0:34 NWE 30 Adam Vinatieri kicks 44 yards to PIT 26. Will Blackwell to PIT 37 for 11 yards.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
0:24 1 & 10 PIT 37 Jerome Bettis Outside to PIT 39 for 2 yards. RBL
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, Personal foul, 15 yards, enforced at PIT 39.
15:00 2 & 23 PIT 24 Kordell Stewart medium incomplete to Fred McAfee. B+R
14:54 3 & 23 PIT 24 Kordell Stewart medium long incomplete to Courtney Hawkins. B+R
14:45 4 & 23 PIT 24 Josh Miller punts 40 yards to NWE 36. David Meggett pushed ob at NWE 43 for 7 yards. RET
PENALTY on '96 New England, Holding on the return, 10 yards, enforced at NWE 39.
'96 New England Patriots
14:36 1 & 10 NWE 29 Keith Byars Draw to NWE 30 for 1 yard. AP
13:53 2 & 9 NWE 30 Drew Bledsoe medium to Shawn Jefferson to NWE 37 for 7 yards. PAS
13:08 3 & 2 NWE 37 Drew Bledsoe quick toss incomplete to Troy Brown. AP
12:59 4 & 2 NWE 37 Drew Bledsoe flare incomplete to David Meggett. B+R
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
12:50 1 & 10 NWE 37 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 30 for 7 yards. TIMEOUT '97 Pittsburgh B+R
12:08 2 & 3 NWE 30 Jerome Bettis Inside to NWE 25 for 5 yards. R1 AP
11:26 1 & 10 NWE 25 Jerome Bettis Inside to NWE 22 for 3 yards. BAL
10:47 2 & 7 NWE 22 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 20 for 2 yards. X1 BAL
PENALTY on '96 New England, Personal foul, 10 yards, enforced at NWE 20.
10:23 1 & GL NWE 10 Jerome Bettis Inside to NWE 11 for -1 yards. RBL
9:44 2 & GL NWE 11 Jerome Bettis Inside to NWE 7 for 4 yards. B+R
9:05 3 & GL NWE 7 Kordell Stewart medium incomplete to Courtney Hawkins. BAL
8:57 4 & GL NWE 7 Norm Johnson 24 yard field goal is Good 13 - 10
8:53 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 67 yards to NWE 3. Troy Brown to PIT 47 for 50 yards.
'96 New England Patriots
8:42 1 & 10 PIT 47 Curtis Martin Inside to PIT 44 for 3 yards. BLB
7:55 2 & 7 PIT 44 Drew Bledsoe medium short incomplete to Ben Coates. PAS
7:49 3 & 7 PIT 44 Drew Bledsoe medium to Shawn Jefferson for 44 yards. TOUCHDOWN 19 - 10 P7 BLB
7:40 0 & 0 PIT 2 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Ben Coates for 2 yards. 2Pt Conversion Good SY
PENALTY on '96 New England, Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 2, No play.
7:40 PIT 12 Adam Vinatieri extra point is Good
PENALTY on '96 New England, Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 12, No play.
7:40 PIT 22 Adam Vinatieri extra point is No Good
7:40 NWE 30 Play Flagged Dead
PENALTY on '96 New England, False start, 5 yards, enforced at NWE 30, No play.
7:40 NWE 25 Adam Vinatieri kicks 71 yards to PIT 4. Will Blackwell to PIT 30 for 26 yards.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
7:30 1 & 10 PIT 30 Kordell Stewart long incomplete to Yancey Thigpen. B+R
7:18 2 & 10 PIT 30 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 37 for 7 yards. PAS
6:32 3 & 3 PIT 37 Jerome Bettis Outside to PIT 40 for 3 yards. R2 BFS
5:54 1 & 10 PIT 40 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 46 for 6 yards. BAL
5:12 2 & 4 PIT 46 Kordell Stewart medium short to Charles E. Johnson to PIT 49 for 3 yards. B+R
4:34 3 & 1 PIT 49 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 47 for 4 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Todd F. Collins (NWE). RBL
'96 New England Patriots
4:25 1 & 10 NWE 47 Drew Bledsoe medium long incomplete to Terry Glenn. X1 BFS
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, Holding, 5 yards, enforced at NWE 47, No play.
4:18 1 & 10 PIT 48 Curtis Martin Inside to Midfield for -2 yards. PAS
3:38 2 & 12 50 Drew Bledsoe medium intended for Keith Byars. INTERCEPTED by Donnell Woolford at PIT 40.
Donnell Woolford to NWE 41 for 19 yards. PAS
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
3:30 1 & 10 NWE 41 Kordell Stewart medium long incomplete to Will Blackwell. B+R
3:23 2 & 10 NWE 41 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 36 for 5 yards. BAL
2:46 3 & 5 NWE 36 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 29 for 7 yards. R3 B+R
2:02 1 & 10 NWE 29 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 29 for 0 yards. RBL
1:55 2 & 10 NWE 29 Kordell Stewart medium to Charles E. Johnson to NWE 14 for 15 yards. P2 BAL
1:18 1 & 10 NWE 14 Kordell Stewart medium short incomplete to Courtney Hawkins. B+R
1:12 2 & 10 NWE 14 Kordell Stewart medium incomplete to Charles E. Johnson. B+R
1:04 3 & 10 NWE 14 Kordell Stewart QB Scramble pushed ob at NWE 10 for 4 yards. B+R
0:53 4 & 6 NWE 10 Norm Johnson 27 yard field goal is Good 19 - 13
0:49 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 70 yards to end zone, Touchback.
'96 New England Patriots
0:49 1 & 10 NWE 20 Curtis Martin Draw to NWE 21 for 1 yard. ZON
0:03 2 & 9 NWE 21 Drew Bledsoe sacked by Kevin Henry to NWE 12 for -9 yards. AP
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
15:00 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 65 yards to NWE 5. Troy Brown to PIT 47 for 48 yards.
'96 New England Patriots
14:49 1 & 10 PIT 47 Drew Bledsoe medium short incomplete to Sam Gash. AP
14:43 2 & 10 PIT 47 Play Flagged Dead BLB
PENALTY on '96 New England, False start, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 47, No play.
14:43 2 & 15 NWE 48 Drew Bledsoe medium short incomplete to David Meggett. PAS
14:36 3 & 15 NWE 48 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Shawn Jefferson. PAS
14:30 4 & 15 NWE 48 Tom Tupa punts 45 yards to PIT 7. Will Blackwell to PIT 15 for 8 yards. NOR
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
14:21 1 & 10 PIT 15 Kordell Stewart medium long incomplete to Yancey Thigpen. BFS
14:12 2 & 10 PIT 15 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 19 for 4 yards. RBL
13:34 3 & 6 PIT 19 Kordell Stewart medium incomplete to Courtney Hawkins. B+R
13:25 4 & 6 PIT 19 Josh Miller punts 40 yards to NWE 41. David Meggett pushed ob at NWE 44 for 3 yards. RSH
'96 New England Patriots
13:18 1 & 10 NWE 44 David Meggett Outside to NWE 47 for 3 yards. AP
12:36 2 & 7 NWE 47 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Troy Brown to PIT 49 for 4 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Todd Rucci (NWE), Returned to PIT 44 for 5 yards. P8 PAS
11:54 1 & 10 PIT 44 Drew Bledsoe flare to Sam Gash to PIT 43 for 1 yard. AP
11:09 2 & 9 PIT 43 Drew Bledsoe medium short to David Meggett to PIT 28 for 15 yards. P9 BLB
10:26 1 & 10 PIT 28 Sam Gash Outside to PIT 29 for -1 yards. RBL
9:40 2 & 11 PIT 29 Drew Bledsoe medium short incomplete to David Meggett. PAS
9:34 3 & 11 PIT 29 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Shawn Jefferson. PAS
9:25 4 & 11 PIT 29 Adam Vinatieri 46 yard field goal is Good 22 - 13
9:21 NWE 30 Adam Vinatieri kicks 70 yards to end zone, Touchback.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
9:21 1 & 10 PIT 20 Kordell Stewart medium to Courtney Hawkins to PIT 39 for 19 yards. P3 B+R
8:35 1 & 10 PIT 39 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 37 for -2 yards. BAL
7:50 2 & 12 PIT 37 Kordell Stewart medium incomplete to Will Blackwell. PAS
7:43 3 & 12 PIT 37 Kordell Stewart medium long to Yancey Thigpen pushed ob at NWE 48 for 15 yards. P4 PAS
7:18 1 & 10 NWE 48 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 47 for 1 yard. RBL
6:35 2 & 9 NWE 47 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 46 for 1 yard. B+R
5:52 3 & 8 NWE 46 Kordell Stewart medium long incomplete to Charles E. Johnson. BAL
5:43 4 & 8 NWE 46 Josh Miller punts 38 yards to NWE 8. Fair catch by David Meggett. FUMBLE
Recovered by Darren Perry (PIT), Returned for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN 22 - 19 NOR
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
5:35 NWE 2 Norm Johnson extra point is Good 22 - 20
5:35 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 53 yards to NWE 17. David Meggett to PIT 49 for 34 yards.
'96 New England Patriots
5:26 1 & 10 PIT 49 Keith Byars Draw to PIT 49 for 0 yards. AP
4:43 2 & 10 PIT 49 Drew Bledsoe medium to Shawn Jefferson to PIT 35 for 14 yards. P10 BLB
3:59 1 & 10 PIT 35 Drew Bledsoe medium long incomplete to Terry Glenn. BLB
3:51 2 & 10 PIT 35 Drew Bledsoe medium to Keith Byars to PIT 20 for 15 yards. P11 PAS
3:15 1 & 10 PIT 20 Curtis Martin Draw to PIT 18 for 2 yards. TIMEOUT '97 Pittsburgh B+R
2:29 2 & 8 PIT 18 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Terry Glenn pushed ob at PIT 15 for 3 yards. PAS
2:02 3 & 5 PIT 15 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Ben Coates pushed ob at PIT 9 for 6 yards. P12 PAS
1:40 1 & GL PIT 9 Drew Bledsoe flare incomplete to David Meggett. BLB
1:33 2 & GL PIT 9 Curtis Martin Inside to PIT 2 for 7 yards. (Curtis Martin Shaken Up) INJURY TIMEOUT PAS
1:24 3 & GL PIT 2 Drew Bledsoe quick toss to Ben Coates to PIT 1 for 1 yard. AP
PENALTY on '96 New England, Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 2, No play.
0:58 3 & GL PIT 12 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Terry Glenn. PAS
0:52 4 & GL PIT 12 Adam Vinatieri 29 yard field goal is Good 25 - 20
0:48 NWE 30 Adam Vinatieri kicks 34 yards to PIT 36. Will Blackwell pushed ob at PIT 42 for 6 yards.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
0:41 1 & 10 PIT 42 Kordell Stewart medium incomplete to Yancey Thigpen. BFS
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, Intentional grounding, 14 yards, enforced at PIT 42, No play.
0:33 2 & 24 PIT 28 Kordell Stewart medium long incomplete to Courtney Hawkins. BFS
0:23 3 & 24 PIT 28 Kordell Stewart medium long incomplete to Yancey Thigpen. BFS
0:14 4 & 24 PIT 28 Josh Miller punts 59 yards to NWE 13. David Meggett pushed ob at NWE 16 for 3 yards. RET
'96 New England Patriots
0:08 1 & 10 NWE 16 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Sam Gash to NWE 20 for 4 yards. TIMEOUT '96 New England PAS
15:00 2 & 6 NWE 20 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Terry Glenn. AP
14:54 3 & 6 NWE 20 Drew Bledsoe medium to Troy Brown to NWE 28 for 8 yards. P13 PAS
14:18 1 & 10 NWE 28 Sam Gash Draw to NWE 31 for 3 yards. BFS
13:37 2 & 7 NWE 31 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Ben Coates. PAS
13:30 3 & 7 NWE 31 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Terry Glenn. PAS
13:23 4 & 7 NWE 31 Tom Tupa punts 45 yard to PIT 24. Will Blackwell to PIT 25 for 1 yard. NOR
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
13:15 1 & 10 PIT 25 Kordell Stewart medium to Yancey Thigpen to PIT 34 for 9 yards. RBL
12:35 2 & 1 PIT 34 Jerome Bettis Outside to PIT 35 for 1 yard. R4 BAL
11:53 1 & 10 PIT 35 Jerome Bettis Outside to PIT 41 for 6 yards. B+R
11:17 2 & 4 PIT 41 Kordell Stewart medium short to Charles E. Johnson pushed ob at NWE 46 for 13 yards. P5 RBL
10:54 1 & 10 NWE 46 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 42 for 4 yards. BAL
10:13 2 & 6 NWE 42 Kordell Stewart medium short incomplete to Charles E. Johnson. B+R
10:06 3 & 6 NWE 42 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 36 for 6 yards. R5 B+R
9:22 1 & 10 NWE 36 Kordell Stewart medium incomplete to Courtney Hawkins. B+R
9:15 2 & 10 NWE 36 Jerome Bettis Inside to NWE 31 for 5 yards. B+R
8:35 3 & 5 NWE 31 Jerome Bettis Outside pushed ob at NWE 24 for 7 yards. R6 BAL
8:12 1 & 10 NWE 24 Kordell Stewart medium short to Courtney Hawkins to NWE 11 for 13 yards. P6 RBL
7:33 1 & 10 NWE 11 Kordell Stewart medium short to Yancey Thigpen for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN 25 - 26 P7 BAL
7:25 0 & 0 NWE 2 Play Flagged Dead RBL
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, False start, 5 yards, enforced at NWE 2, No play.
7:25 0 & 0 NWE 7 Kordell Stewart QB Scramble for 7 yards. 2Pt Conversion Good 25 - 28 BAL
7:25 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 68 yards to NWE 2. Troy Brown pushed ob at NWE 19 for 17 yards.
'96 New England Patriots
7:17 1 & 10 NWE 19 Drew Bledsoe medium to Ben Coates to NWE 29 for 10 yards. P14 AP
6:41 1 & 10 NWE 29 Drew Bledsoe flare to David Meggett to NWE 35 for 6 yards. AP
5:55 2 & 4 NWE 35 Drew Bledsoe medium short incomplete to Ben Coates. RBL
5:48 3 & 4 NWE 35 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Keith Byars. PAS
5:41 4 & 4 NWE 35 Tom Tupa punts 43 yards to PIT 22. Will Blackwell pushed ob at PIT 26 for 4 yards. NOR
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
5:32 1 & 10 PIT 26 (SD) Kordell Stewart medium short to Yancey Thigpen to PIT 31 for 5 yards. AP
4:46 2 & 5 PIT 31 (SD) George Jones Inside to PIT 34 for 3 yards. BAL
4:03 3 & 2 PIT 34 (SD) Kordell Stewart QB Run to PIT 42 for 8 yards. R7 BAL
3:17 1 & 10 PIT 42 (SD) Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 48 for 6 yards. RBL
2:33 2 & 4 PIT 48 (SD) Jerome Bettis Inside to NWE 46 for 6 yards. BAL
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 48, No play.
2:24 2 & 14 PIT 38 (SD) Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 41 for 3 yards. TIMEOUT '96 New England RBL
2:13 3 & 11 PIT 41 (SD) Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 48 for 7 yards. AP
2:00 4 & 4 PIT 48 (SD) Josh Miller punts 41 yards to NWE 11. Fair catch by David Meggett. RSH
'96 New England Patriots
1:51 1 & 10 NWE 11 Drew Bledsoe medium long to Terry Glenn to NWE 26 for 15 yards. P15 PAS
1:39 1 & 10 NWE 26 Drew Bledsoe spikes the football PAS
1:31 2 & 10 NWE 26 Drew Bledsoe sacked by Levon Kirkland to NWE 19 for -7 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Jason Gildon (PIT). PAS
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
1:20 1 & 10 NWE 19 (SD) Tim Lester Inside to NWE 14 for 5 yards. TIMEOUT '96 New England BAL
1:11 2 & 5 NWE 14 (SD) Jerome Bettis Inside to NWE 8 for 6 yards. X2 BAL
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, Personal foul, 15 yards, enforced at NWE 8.
1:01 1 & 10 NWE 23 (SD) Kordell Stewart QB Kneel to NWE 24 for -1 yards. BAL
0:19 2 & 11 NWE 24 (SD) Kordell Stewart QB Kneel to NWE 25 for -1 yards. RBL