1997 Pittsburgh Steelers Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Cowher (11-5)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1997 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1997 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Steelers scored 372 points, and the defensive unit conceded 307. Jerome Bettis piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,665 yards for Pittsburgh.

Kordell Stewart tossed for 3,020 yards. Yancey Thigpen paced the receiving corps, grabbing 79 passes for 1,398 yards.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 34 turnovers. Darren Perry and Donnell Woolford each intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Carnell Lake sacked opposing passers 6 times, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 48 sacks.

Bill Cowher coached the team. The 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Conference Championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 372
Regular Season Points Against: 307

Date Game Res Home Road Record
August 31, 1997 Dallas Cowboys 37 at Pittsburgh Steelers 7 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
September 7, 1997 Washington Redskins 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers 14 W 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
September 22, 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 21 at Jacksonville Jaguars 30 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
September 28, 1997 Tennessee Oilers 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers 37 W 2-1-0 0-1-0 2-2-0
October 5, 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 42 at Baltimore Ravens 34 W 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0
October 12, 1997 Indianapolis Colts 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers 24 W 3-1-0 1-1-0 4-2-0
October 19, 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 26 at Cincinnati Bengals 10 W 3-1-0 2-1-0 5-2-0
October 26, 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers 23 W 4-1-0 2-1-0 6-2-0 OT
November 3, 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 10 at Kansas City Chiefs 13 L 4-1-0 2-2-0 6-3-0
November 9, 1997 Baltimore Ravens 0 at Pittsburgh Steelers 37 W 5-1-0 2-2-0 7-3-0
November 16, 1997 Cincinnati Bengals 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers 20 W 6-1-0 2-2-0 8-3-0
November 23, 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 20 at Philadelphia Eagles 23 L 6-1-0 2-3-0 8-4-0
November 30, 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 26 at Arizona Cardinals 20 W 6-1-0 3-3-0 9-4-0 OT
December 7, 1997 Denver Broncos 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers 35 W 7-1-0 3-3-0 10-4-0
December 13, 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 at New England Patriots 21 W 7-1-0 4-3-0 11-4-0 OT
December 21, 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 6 at Tennessee Oilers 16 L 7-1-0 4-4-0 11-5-0
January 3, 1998 New England Patriots 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers 7 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 AFC Divisional Playoff
January 11, 1998 Denver Broncos 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers 21 L 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 AFC Championship


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