CFLlate90s - Week 12
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers at '96 New England Patriots
At Foxboro Stadium November 28, 1999
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers 0 9 0 14 23
'96 New England Patriots 0 0 21 7 28
Scoring Plays '97 Steelers '96 Patriots
2nd Quarter
'97 Steelers 13:12 N.Johnson 20 yard field goal ( 6-49, 3:06 ) 3 0
'97 Steelers 10:42 N.Johnson 23 yard field goal ( 4-28, 2:23 ) 6 0
'97 Steelers 8:09 N.Johnson 23 yard field goal ( 3-3, 2:12 ) 9 0
3rd Quarter
'96 Patriots 8:39 S.Jefferson 13 yard pass from D.Bledsoe ( A.Vinatieri kick ) ( 4-46, 1:34 ) 9 7
'96 Patriots 5:52 C.Martin 4 yard run ( A.Vinatieri kick ) ( 2-3, 0:53 ) 9 14
'96 Patriots 3:03 S.Gash 14 yard pass from D.Bledsoe ( A.Vinatieri kick ) ( 5-53, 1:48 ) 9 21
4th Quarter
'97 Steelers 8:00 Y.Thigpen 26 yard pass from M.Tomczak ( N.Johnson kick ) ( 9-57, 3:06 ) 16 21
'96 Patriots 6:43 C.Martin 2 yard run ( A.Vinatieri kick ) ( 3-32, 1:17 ) 16 28
'97 Steelers 4:35 K.Henry 22 yard fumble return ( N.Johnson kick ) 23 28

MVP: Drew Bledsoe QB (New England)
Passing: 240 Yds, 2 TD, 78 Rating.

Unavailable
PIT: None
NWE: None
In-Game Injuries
PIT: None.
NWE: O.Smith (CB)
Temp: 42°. Clear Skies. Wind 17 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers '96 New England Patriots
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
11:16 1:40 PIT 13 3 6 Punt 15:00 3:44 NWE 20 6 38 Punt
7:39 4:08 PIT 20 7 37 Punt 9:36 1:57 NWE 32 3 9 Punt
1:18 3:06 PIT 48 6 49 Field Goal 3:31 2:13 NWE 9 3 0 Punt
13:05 2:23 NWE 34 4 28 Field Goal 13:12 0:07 NWE 40 1 0 Interception
10:21 2:12 NWE 9 3 3 Field Goal 10:42 0:21 NWE 27 1 0 Interception
3:57 2:03 PIT 34 3 0 Punt 8:09 4:12 NWE 40 9 33 Missed FG
1:17 1:17 PIT 30 3 -2 End of Half 1:54 0:37 NWE 32 3 3 Punt
15:00 4:47 PIT 18 10 36 Interception 10:13 1:34 PIT 46 4 46 Touchdown
8:39 1:54 PIT 34 3 -7 Punt 6:45 0:53 PIT 3 2 3 Touchdown
5:52 1:01 PIT 20 3 0 Punt 4:51 1:48 NWE 47 5 53 Touchdown
3:03 1:42 PIT 45 3 -3 Punt 1:21 1:02 NWE 23 3 0 Punt
0:19 1:00 PIT 35 3 2 Punt 14:19 3:13 NWE 30 6 27 Downs
11:06 3:06 PIT 43 9 57 Touchdown 8:00 1:17 PIT 32 3 32 Touchdown
6:43 1:16 PIT 33 3 8 Punt 5:27 0:52 NWE 20 2 2 TurnoverTD
2:24 0:28 PIT 30 3 7 Interception 4:35 2:11 NWE 20 6 15 Punt
1:56 1:56 PIT 4 3 -3 End of Game
32:03 PIT 37 66 221 27:57 NWE 41 60 258
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers 7:06 9:43 9:43 5:31 32:03
'96 New England Patriots 7:54 5:17 5:17 9:29 27:57
Team Statistics '97 Steelers '96 Patriots
Total Points 23 28
1st Downs 12 14
Rushing 3 3
Passing 6 11
Penalty 3 0
3rd-Down Conversions 3-16 4-13
4th-Down Conversions 1-1 0-1
Penalties-Yards 1-15 7-60
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1
Time Of Pos. 32:03 27:57
Total Net Yards 185 252
Total Plays 66 60
Average Gain 2.8 4.2
Net Yards Rushing 62 29
Rushes 35 21
Avg. Per Rush 1.8 1.4
Net Yards Passing 123 223
Completions 14 23
Attempts 30 36
Completion % 46.7 63.9
Yards Per Completion 9.3 10.4
Times Sacked 1 3
Had Intercepted 2 2
Touchdowns 2 4
Rushing 0 2
Passing 1 2
Other 1 0
Extra Points 2-2 4-4
Field Goals 3-3 0-1
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers '96 New England Patriots
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Jerome Bettis 15 38 2.5 9 0 Curtis Martin 16 40 2.5 7 2
Mike Tomczak 14 14 1.0 14 0 Drew Bledsoe 3 -3 -1.0 0 0
George Jones 4 6 1.5 6 0 Marrio Grier 1 -8 -8.0 0 0
Tim Lester 1 3 3.0 3 0 David Meggett 1 0 0.0 0 0
Will Blackwell 1 1 1.0 1 0
Totals 35 62 1.8 14 0 Totals 21 29 1.4 7 2
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Mike Tomczak 30 14 130 1 7 1 29 2 42 Drew Bledsoe 36 23 240 3 17 2 35 2 79
Totals 30 14 130 1 7 1 29 2 42 Totals 36 23 240 3 17 2 35 2 79
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Charles E. Johnson 6 82 13.7 29 0 Shawn Jefferson 5 75 15.0 35 1
Courtney Hawkins 3 8 2.7 6 0 Keith Byars 5 40 8.0 12 0
Tim Lester 2 11 5.5 11 0 Curtis Martin 5 42 8.4 26 0
Mark Bruener 1 0 0.0 0 0 Terry Glenn 3 18 6.0 19 0
Jerome Bettis 1 3 3.0 3 0 Ben Coates 3 21 7.0 20 0
Yancey Thigpen 1 26 26.0 26 1 Sam Gash 1 14 14.0 14 1
Troy Brown 1 30 30.0 30 0
Totals 14 130 9.3 29 1 Totals 23 240 10.4 35 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Carnell Lake 9 - - - 1 - - - - Marty Moore 5 - - - - 1 - - -
Chad Scott 5 - - - - - - 1 1 Monty Brown 5 - - - - - - - -
Donta Jones 5 - - - - - - - 1 Lawyer Milloy 5 - - - - - - 1 -
Darren Perry 4 - - - - - - - - Mike D. Jones 4 - - - - 2 - - -
Levon Kirkland 4 - - - - - - 1 - Corwin Brown 4 - - - - - - - -
Jason Gildon 3 - - - 1 - - - - Dwayne Sabb 4 - - - - - - - -
Carlos Emmons 3 - - - - - - - - Chris Slade 4 - - - 1 - - - -
Greg Lloyd 2 - - - - - - - - Ted Johnson 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Kevin Henry 2 1 19 - - 1 - - - Todd F. Collins 4 - - - - - - - -
Donnell Woolford 2 - - - - - - 2 - Devin Wyman 4 - - - - - - - 2
Jerry Olsavsky 2 - - - - - - - - Tedy Bruschi 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Lethon Flowers 2 - - - - - - - - Willie McGinest 3 - - - - 1 - - -
Randy Fuller 1 - - - - - - 1 - Chad Eaton 3 - - - - 1 - - -
Rod Manuel 1 - - - - - - - - Walter Scott 3 - - - - 1 - - -
Nolan Harrison 1 - - - 1 - - - - Pio Sagapolutele 3 - - - - - - - -
Chris Oldham 1 1 8 - - - - - - Vernon Lewis 3 - - - - - - - -
Orpheus Roye 1 - - - - 1 - - - Ricky Reynolds 3 - - - - - - - -
Earl Holmes 1 - - - - - - - - Larry Whigham 2 - - - - - - - -
Mike Vrabel 1 - - - - - - - - Jerome Henderson 2 - - - - - - - -
J.B. Brown 1 - - - - - - - - Chris Sullivan 2 - - - - - - - -
Steve Conley 1 - - - - - - - - Ferric Collons 1 - - - - - - - -
Ty Law 1 - - - - - - 2 -
Willie Clay 1 1 20 - - - - 2 -
Michael McGruder 1 - - - - - - - -
Jimmy Hitchcock - - - - - - - 1 -
Terry Ray - 1 64 - - - - - -
Totals 52 2 27 - 3 2 - 5 2 Totals 75 2 84 - 1 6 - 8 2
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Jerome Bettis 1 0 0 0 0 Terry Glenn 1 0 1 0 0
Mike Tomczak 1 0 1 0 0 Curtis Martin 1 1 0 0 0
Kevin Henry 0 0 0 1 22
Totals 2 0 2 1 22 Totals 2 1 1 0 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Josh Miller 8 306 38.2 1 1 59 Tom Tupa 6 252 42.0 1 1 59
Totals 8 306 38.2 1 1 59 Totals 6 252 42.0 1 1 59
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Andre Coleman 2 0 0.0 0 1 0 David Meggett 4 68 17.0 1 58 0
Will Blackwell 1 9 9.0 1 9 0
Totals 3 9 3.0 1 9 0 Totals 4 68 17.0 1 58 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Michael Adams 2 48 24.0 26 0 Troy Brown 2 77 38.5 52 0
Will Blackwell 1 14 14.0 14 0
Andre Coleman 1 26 26.0 26 0
Totals 4 88 22.0 26 0 Totals 2 77 38.5 52 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Norm Johnson 3 3 23 2 2 Adam Vinatieri 1 0 0 4 4
Totals 3 3 23 2 2 Totals 1 0 0 4 4

 

'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
15:00 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 70 yards to end zone, Touchback.
'96 New England Patriots
15:00 1 & 10 NWE 20 Drew Bledsoe flare incomplete to Sam Gash. PAS
14:52 2 & 10 NWE 20 Drew Bledsoe quick toss to Terry Glenn to NWE 19 for -1 yards. B+R
14:10 3 & 11 NWE 19 Drew Bledsoe medium to Shawn Jefferson to PIT 46 for 35 yards. P1 PAS
13:32 1 & 10 PIT 46 Curtis Martin Inside to PIT 44 for 2 yards. AP
12:53 2 & 8 PIT 44 Drew Bledsoe sacked by Jason Gildon to PIT 49 for -5 yards. PAS
12:09 3 & 13 PIT 49 Drew Bledsoe screen to Keith Byars to PIT 42 for 7 yards. SM
11:24 4 & 6 PIT 42 Tom Tupa punts 29 yards to PIT 13. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
11:16 1 & 10 PIT 13 George Jones Outside to PIT 17 for 4 yards. AP
10:34 2 & 6 PIT 17 Mike Tomczak QB Run pushed ob at PIT 15 for -2 yards. RUN
10:08 3 & 8 PIT 15 Mike Tomczak QB Scramble pushed ob at PIT 19 for 4 yards. BLB
9:43 4 & 4 PIT 19 Josh Miller punts 36 yards to NWE 45. David Meggett to NWE 49 for 4 yards. NOR
PENALTY on '96 New England, Illegal block on the return, 15 yards, enforced at NWE 47.
'96 New England Patriots
9:36 1 & 10 NWE 32 Drew Bledsoe sacked by Nolan Harrison to NWE 24 for -8 yards. BLB
8:57 2 & 18 NWE 24 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Keith Byars pushed ob at NWE 30 for 6 yards. SM
8:31 3 & 12 NWE 30 Drew Bledsoe flare to Curtis Martin to NWE 41 for 11 yards. SM
7:48 4 & 1 NWE 41 Tom Tupa punts 59 yards to end zone, Touchback NOR
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
7:39 1 & 10 PIT 20 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 20 for 0 yards. RUN
6:58 2 & 10 PIT 20 Mike Tomczak medium incomplete to Yancey Thigpen. X1 B+R
PENALTY on '96 New England, Illegal Contact, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 20, No play.
6:50 1 & 10 PIT 25 Mike Tomczak medium long intended for Courtney Hawkins. INTERCEPTED by Dwayne Sabb at PIT 38.
Dwayne Sabb to PIT 38 for 0 yards. X2 RUN
PENALTY on '96 New England, Pass interference, 13 yards, enforced at PIT 25, No play.
6:25 1 & 10 PIT 38 Tim Lester Outside to PIT 41 for 3 yards. RUN
5:40 2 & 7 PIT 41 Mike Tomczak medium short incomplete to Charles E. Johnson. PAS
5:33 3 & 7 PIT 41 Mike Tomczak medium short to Charles E. Johnson to NWE 49 for 10 yards. P1 AP
4:53 1 & 10 NWE 49 George Jones Inside to NWE 43 for 6 yards. AP
4:10 2 & 4 NWE 43 Mike Tomczak quick toss to Courtney Hawkins pushed ob at NWE 43 for 0 yards. B+R
3:47 3 & 4 NWE 43 Mike Tomczak medium short incomplete to Mark Bruener. AP
3:38 4 & 4 NWE 43 Josh Miller punts 34 yards to NWE 9. Ball rolls out of bounds. FAK
'96 New England Patriots
3:31 1 & 10 NWE 9 Play Flagged Dead AP
PENALTY on '96 New England, False start, 4 yards, enforced at NWE 9, No play.
3:31 1 & 14 NWE 5 Curtis Martin Inside to NWE 10 for 5 yards. B+R
2:45 2 & 9 NWE 10 Drew Bledsoe quick toss to Terry Glenn to NWE 10 for 0 yards. PAS
2:05 3 & 9 NWE 10 Drew Bledsoe screen to Ben Coates to NWE 9 for -1 yards. B+R
1:26 4 & 10 NWE 9 Tom Tupa punts 52 yards to PIT 39. Will Blackwell to PIT 48 for 9 yards. NOR
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
1:18 1 & 10 PIT 48 Mike Tomczak quick toss to Mark Bruener to PIT 48 for 0 yards. X3 AP
PENALTY on '96 New England, Personal foul, 15 yards, enforced at PIT 48.
0:52 1 & 10 NWE 37 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 37 for 0 yards. RUN
0:13 2 & 10 NWE 37 Mike Tomczak medium to Charles E. Johnson to NWE 8 for 29 yards. P2 B+R
PENALTY on '96 New England, Illegal Contact. Declined
15:00 1 & GL NWE 8 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 7 for 1 yard. (Otis Smith Injured) FUMBLE
Fumble went Out of Bounds at NWE 7 AP
14:51 2 & GL NWE 7 Jerome Bettis Inside to NWE 6 for 1 yard. RUN
14:05 3 & GL NWE 6 Mike Tomczak medium incomplete to Charles E. Johnson. AP
PENALTY on '96 New England, Encroachment, 3 yards, enforced at NWE 6, No play.
13:57 3 & GL NWE 3 Mike Tomczak QB Scramble to NWE 3 for 0 yards. BFS
13:16 4 & GL NWE 3 Norm Johnson 20 yard field goal is Good 3 - 0
13:12 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 67 yards, out of bounds.'96 New England ball at NWE 40.
'96 New England Patriots
13:12 1 & 10 NWE 40 Drew Bledsoe flare intended for Curtis Martin. INTERCEPTED by Chris Oldham at NWE 42.
Chris Oldham to NWE 34 for 8 yards. B+R
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
13:05 1 & 10 NWE 34 Mike Tomczak medium to Charles E. Johnson to NWE 7 for 27 yards. P3 BLB
12:19 1 & GL NWE 7 Jerome Bettis Inside to NWE 7 for 0 yards. RUN
11:40 2 & GL NWE 7 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 6 for 1 yard. PAS
10:53 3 & GL NWE 6 Mike Tomczak medium incomplete to Courtney Hawkins. AP
10:46 4 & GL NWE 6 Norm Johnson 23 yard field goal is Good 6 - 0
10:42 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 68 yards to NWE 2. Troy Brown to NWE 27 for 25 yards.
'96 New England Patriots
10:31 1 & 10 NWE 27 Drew Bledsoe medium intended for Keith Byars. INTERCEPTED by Kevin Henry at NWE 28.
Kevin Henry to NWE 9 for 19 yards. AP
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
10:21 1 & GL NWE 9 Mike Tomczak QB Run to NWE 7 for 2 yards. RBL
9:40 2 & GL NWE 7 Mike Tomczak QB Run to NWE 6 for 1 yard. RBL
8:58 3 & GL NWE 6 Mike Tomczak QB Scramble to NWE 6 for 0 yards. B+R
8:13 4 & GL NWE 6 Norm Johnson 23 yard field goal is Good 9 - 0
8:09 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 59 yards, out of bounds.'96 New England ball at NWE 40.
'96 New England Patriots
8:09 1 & 10 NWE 40 Marrio Grier Draw to NWE 32 for -8 yards. BAL
7:27 2 & 18 NWE 32 Drew Bledsoe medium short incomplete to Curtis Martin. B+R
7:19 3 & 18 NWE 32 Drew Bledsoe screen to Ben Coates to PIT 48 for 20 yards. P2 SM
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, Roughing the passer, 15 yards, enforced at PIT 48.
6:56 1 & 10 PIT 33 Drew Bledsoe quick toss incomplete to Shawn Jefferson. PAS
6:47 2 & 10 PIT 33 Drew Bledsoe quick toss to Shawn Jefferson to PIT 26 for 7 yards. B+R
6:05 3 & 3 PIT 26 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Curtis Martin pushed ob at PIT 22 for 4 yards. P3 AP
5:41 1 & 10 PIT 22 Play Flagged Dead B+R
PENALTY on '96 New England, False start, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 22, No play.
5:30 1 & 15 PIT 27 Drew Bledsoe sacked by Carnell Lake to PIT 31 for -4 yards. B+R
4:51 2 & 19 PIT 31 Drew Bledsoe medium long incomplete to Troy Brown. PAS
4:41 3 & 19 PIT 31 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Keith Byars to PIT 27 for 4 yards. B+R
4:01 4 & 15 PIT 27 Adam Vinatieri 44 yard field goal is No Good
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
3:57 1 & 10 PIT 34 Mike Tomczak QB Run to PIT 32 for -2 yards. TIMEOUT '96 New England RUN
3:10 2 & 12 PIT 32 Mike Tomczak quick toss to Courtney Hawkins to PIT 34 for 2 yards. AP
2:28 3 & 10 PIT 34 Mike Tomczak screen to Tim Lester to PIT 34 for 0 yards. AP
2:00 4 & 10 PIT 34 (H) Josh Miller punts 34 yards to NWE 32. Fair catch by David Meggett. NOR
'96 New England Patriots
1:54 1 & 10 NWE 32 (H) Drew Bledsoe flare to Curtis Martin to NWE 33 for 1 yard. TIMEOUT '96 New England PAS
1:44 2 & 9 NWE 33 (H) Drew Bledsoe quick toss to Ben Coates pushed ob at NWE 35 for 2 yards. PAS
1:35 3 & 7 NWE 35 Drew Bledsoe medium long incomplete to Shawn Jefferson. PAS
1:26 4 & 7 NWE 35 (H) Tom Tupa punts 36 yard to PIT 29. Andre Coleman to PIT 30 for 1 yard. NOR
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
1:17 1 & 10 PIT 30 Mike Tomczak QB Run to PIT 28 for -2 yards. B+R
0:39 2 & 12 PIT 28 Mike Tomczak quick toss to Charles E. Johnson to PIT 29 for 1 yard. TIMEOUT '96 New England PAS
0:31 3 & 11 PIT 29 (SD) Mike Tomczak QB Kneel to PIT 28 for -1 yards. PAS
'96 New England Patriots
15:00 NWE 30 Adam Vinatieri kicks 66 yards to PIT 4. Will Blackwell pushed ob at PIT 18 for 14 yards.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
14:51 1 & 10 PIT 18 Mike Tomczak medium incomplete to Charles E. Johnson. BLB
14:44 2 & 10 PIT 18 Mike Tomczak medium to Charles E. Johnson pushed ob at PIT 26 for 8 yards. PAS
14:18 3 & 2 PIT 26 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 30 for 4 yards. R1 BLB
13:38 1 & 10 PIT 30 Will Blackwell end-around pushed ob at PIT 31 for 1 yard. RUN
13:11 2 & 9 PIT 31 Mike Tomczak flare to Tim Lester to PIT 42 for 11 yards. P4 AP
12:34 1 & 10 PIT 42 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 48 for 6 yards. B+R
11:56 2 & 4 PIT 48 Jerome Bettis Outside to NWE 45 for 7 yards. R2 RBL
11:11 1 & 10 NWE 45 Mike Tomczak flare incomplete to Jerome Bettis. RUN
11:02 2 & 10 NWE 45 Mike Tomczak QB Run to NWE 46 for -1 yards. RUN
10:24 3 & 11 NWE 46 Mike Tomczak medium intended for Courtney Hawkins. INTERCEPTED by Willie Clay at NWE 34.
Willie Clay pushed ob at PIT 46 for 20 yards. AP
'96 New England Patriots
10:13 1 & 10 PIT 46 Drew Bledsoe medium to Keith Byars pushed ob at PIT 35 for 11 yards. P4 B+R
9:48 1 & 10 PIT 35 Drew Bledsoe medium to Terry Glenn to PIT 15 for 20 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Terry Glenn (NWE), Returned to PIT 16 for -1 yards. P5 B+R
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, Illegal Contact. Declined
9:25 1 & 10 PIT 16 Curtis Martin Draw to PIT 13 for 3 yards. AP
8:48 2 & 7 PIT 13 Drew Bledsoe medium long to Shawn Jefferson for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN 9 - 6 P6 AP
8:39 PIT 2 Adam Vinatieri extra point is Good 9 - 7
8:39 NWE 30 Adam Vinatieri kicks 62 yards to PIT 8. Andre Coleman to PIT 34 for 26 yards.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
8:30 1 & 10 PIT 34 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 34 for 0 yards. AP
7:48 2 & 10 PIT 34 Mike Tomczak medium incomplete to Yancey Thigpen. RUN
7:42 3 & 10 PIT 34 Mike Tomczak sacked by Chris Slade to PIT 27 for -7 yards. ZON
6:57 4 & 17 PIT 27 Josh Miller punts 34 yards to NWE 39. David Meggett pushed ob at PIT 3 for 58 yards. RET
'96 New England Patriots
6:45 1 & GL PIT 3 Curtis Martin Inside to PIT 4 for -1 yards. SY
5:58 2 & GL PIT 4 Curtis Martin Inside for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN 9 - 13 R1 BFS
5:52 PIT 2 Adam Vinatieri extra point is Good 9 - 14
5:52 NWE 30 Adam Vinatieri kicks 70 yards to end zone, Touchback.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
5:52 1 & 10 PIT 20 Mike Tomczak medium long incomplete to Yancey Thigpen. BFS
5:42 2 & 10 PIT 20 George Jones Draw to PIT 20 for 0 yards. AP
5:05 3 & 10 PIT 20 Mike Tomczak medium incomplete to Courtney Hawkins. BFS
PENALTY on '97 Pittsburgh, Pass interference. Declined
4:58 4 & 10 PIT 20 Josh Miller punts 36 yards to NWE 44. David Meggett to NWE 47 for 3 yards. RET
'96 New England Patriots
4:51 1 & 10 NWE 47 Drew Bledsoe flare incomplete to Curtis Martin. AP
4:43 2 & 10 NWE 47 Drew Bledsoe flare to Curtis Martin pushed ob at PIT 27 for 26 yards. P7 B+R
4:17 1 & 10 PIT 27 Drew Bledsoe flare to Keith Byars to PIT 15 for 12 yards. P8 B+R
3:35 1 & 10 PIT 15 Curtis Martin Outside pushed ob at PIT 14 for 1 yard. B+R
3:11 2 & 9 PIT 14 Drew Bledsoe flare to Sam Gash for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN 9 - 20 P9 AP
3:03 PIT 2 Adam Vinatieri extra point is Good 9 - 21
3:03 NWE 30 Adam Vinatieri kicks 51 yards to PIT 19. Michael Adams pushed ob at PIT 45 for 26 yards.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
2:53 1 & 10 PIT 45 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 46 for 1 yard. PAS
2:17 2 & 9 PIT 46 George Jones Inside to PIT 42 for -4 yards. RUN
1:39 3 & 13 PIT 42 Mike Tomczak long incomplete to Yancey Thigpen. AP
1:29 4 & 13 PIT 42 Josh Miller punts 40 yards to NWE 18. David Meggett to NWE 23 for 5 yards. RET
'96 New England Patriots
1:21 1 & 10 NWE 23 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Terry Glenn. PAS
1:12 2 & 10 NWE 23 Drew Bledsoe flare to Curtis Martin to NWE 23 for 0 yards. B+R
0:35 3 & 10 NWE 23 Drew Bledsoe medium incomplete to Keith Byars. PAS
0:28 4 & 10 NWE 23 Tom Tupa punts 41 yards to PIT 36. Andre Coleman to PIT 35 for -1 yards. NOR
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
0:19 1 & 10 PIT 35 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 37 for 2 yards. RBL
15:00 2 & 8 PIT 37 Mike Tomczak QB Scramble to PIT 37 for 0 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Mike Tomczak (PIT). PAS
14:34 3 & 8 PIT 37 Mike Tomczak medium incomplete to Charles E. Johnson. BLB
14:28 4 & 8 PIT 37 Josh Miller punts 33 yards to NWE 30. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
'96 New England Patriots
14:19 1 & 10 NWE 30 Curtis Martin Draw to NWE 35 for 5 yards. PAS
13:39 2 & 5 NWE 35 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Shawn Jefferson pushed ob at Midfield for 15 yards. P10 PAS
13:14 1 & 10 50 Curtis Martin Outside to PIT 48 for 2 yards. AP
12:34 2 & 8 PIT 48 Curtis Martin Inside to PIT 48 for 0 yards. B+R
11:57 3 & 8 PIT 48 Drew Bledsoe medium short to Shawn Jefferson to PIT 43 for 5 yards. PAS
11:14 4 & 3 PIT 43 Drew Bledsoe medium short incomplete to Terry Glenn. B+R
PENALTY on '96 New England, Pass interference. Declined
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
11:06 1 & 10 PIT 43 Jerome Bettis Outside pushed ob at PIT 46 for 3 yards. RUN
10:39 2 & 7 PIT 46 Jerome Bettis Inside to PIT 49 for 3 yards. SM
10:00 3 & 4 PIT 49 Mike Tomczak medium short to Courtney Hawkins pushed ob at NWE 45 for 6 yards. P5 B+R
9:32 1 & 10 NWE 45 (H) Mike Tomczak medium incomplete to Charles E. Johnson. AP
9:26 2 & 10 NWE 45 (H) Mike Tomczak QB Scramble to NWE 43 for 2 yards. AP
9:00 3 & 8 NWE 43 (H) Mike Tomczak medium short to Jerome Bettis pushed ob at NWE 40 for 3 yards. PAS
8:37 4 & 5 NWE 40 (H) Mike Tomczak QB Scramble pushed ob at NWE 26 for 14 yards. R3 PAS
8:13 1 & 10 NWE 26 (H) Mike Tomczak medium long incomplete to Charles E. Johnson. AP
8:06 2 & 10 NWE 26 (H) Mike Tomczak medium to Yancey Thigpen for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN 15 - 21 P6 AP
8:00 NWE 2 Norm Johnson extra point is Good 16 - 21
8:00 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 54 yards to NWE 16. Troy Brown to PIT 32 for 52 yards.
'96 New England Patriots
7:47 1 & 10 PIT 32 Drew Bledsoe medium long incomplete to Troy Brown. B+R
7:40 2 & 10 PIT 32 Drew Bledsoe medium long to Troy Brown to PIT 2 for 30 yards. P11 B+R
6:52 1 & GL PIT 2 Curtis Martin Inside for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN 16 - 27 R2 RUN
6:43 PIT 2 Adam Vinatieri extra point is Good 16 - 28
6:43 NWE 30 (SD) Adam Vinatieri kicks 59 yards to PIT 11. Michael Adams to PIT 33 for 22 yards.
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
6:32 1 & 10 PIT 33 (H) Jerome Bettis Outside to PIT 42 for 9 yards. BLB
6:13 2 & 1 PIT 42 (H) Mike Tomczak flare incomplete to Tim Lester. BLB
6:06 3 & 1 PIT 42 (H) Mike Tomczak QB Sneak to PIT 41 for -1 yards. RUN
5:34 4 & 2 PIT 41 (H) Josh Miller punts 59 yards to end zone, Touchback RET
'96 New England Patriots
5:27 1 & 10 NWE 20 (SD) Curtis Martin Inside to NWE 22 for 2 yards. B+R
4:42 2 & 8 NWE 22 (SD) Curtis Martin Inside for 0 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Kevin Henry (PIT), Returned for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN 22 - 28 RUN
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
4:35 NWE 2 Norm Johnson extra point is Good 23 - 28
4:35 PIT 30 Norm Johnson kicks 70 yards to end zone, Touchback.
'96 New England Patriots
4:35 1 & 10 NWE 20 Drew Bledsoe medium long incomplete to Terry Glenn. B+R
4:27 2 & 10 NWE 20 Curtis Martin Draw to NWE 27 for 7 yards. BLB
3:48 3 & 3 NWE 27 (SD) Curtis Martin Inside to NWE 31 for 4 yards. R3 BFS
3:02 1 & 10 NWE 31 (SD) Curtis Martin Outside to NWE 34 for 3 yards. TIMEOUT '97 Pittsburgh B+R
2:54 2 & 7 NWE 34 (SD) Curtis Martin Inside to NWE 35 for 1 yard. TIMEOUT '97 Pittsburgh RUN
2:43 3 & 6 NWE 35 (SD) David Meggett Inside to NWE 35 for 0 yards. TIMEOUT '97 Pittsburgh B+R
2:32 4 & 6 NWE 35 (SD) Tom Tupa punts 35 yards to PIT 30. Fair catch by Will Blackwell. NOR
'97 Pittsburgh Steelers
2:24 1 & 10 PIT 30 (H) Mike Tomczak quick toss to Charles E. Johnson pushed ob at PIT 37 for 7 yards. BLB
2:18 2 & 3 PIT 37 (H) Mike Tomczak quick toss incomplete to Yancey Thigpen. PAS
2:11 3 & 3 PIT 37 (H) Mike Tomczak long intended for Yancey Thigpen. INTERCEPTED by Terry Ray at NWE 32.
Terry Ray to PIT 4 for 64 yards. PAS
'96 New England Patriots
1:56 1 & GL PIT 4 (SD) Drew Bledsoe QB Kneel to PIT 5 for -1 yards. PAS
1:14 2 & GL PIT 5 (SD) Drew Bledsoe QB Kneel to PIT 6 for -1 yards. PAS
0:32 3 & GL PIT 6 (SD) Drew Bledsoe QB Kneel to PIT 7 for -1 yards. PAS