Sunday, December 7, 1997
Denver Broncos 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 35| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos (11-3-0) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4-0) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| DEN | PIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Rod Smith 37 yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 0 |
| PIT | Yancey Thigpen 33 yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Norm Johnson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| DEN | Terrell Davis 3 yard rush (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 7 |
| DEN | Rod Smith 25 yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 21 | 7 |
| PIT | Yancey Thigpen 69 yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Norm Johnson kick) | 21 | 14 |
| PIT | Yancey Thigpen 21 yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Norm Johnson kick) | 21 | 21 |
| DEN | Jason Elam 35 yard field goal | 24 | 21 |
| PIT | Kordell Stewart 4 yard rush (Norm Johnson kick) | 24 | 28 |
| PIT | Kordell Stewart 9 yard rush (Norm Johnson kick) | 24 | 35 |
| DEN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 24-89-1 | 36-186-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-42-248-2-1 | 18-29-303-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-17 | 1-13 |
| Net pass yards | 231 | 290 |
| Total yards | 320 | 476 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-33 | 5-35 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| John Elway | DEN | 17 | 42 | 248 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Rod Smith | DEN | 4 | 115 | 2 | ||||||||
| Terrell Davis | DEN | 21 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Willie Green | DEN | 3 | 54 | 0 | ||||||||
| Patrick Jeffers | DEN | 2 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||
| Howard Griffith | DEN | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||
| Shannon Sharpe | DEN | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Kordell Stewart | PIT | 18 | 29 | 303 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 2 | |||
| Yancey Thigpen | PIT | 6 | 175 | 3 | ||||||||
| Jerome Bettis | PIT | 24 | 125 | 0 | ||||||||
| George Jones | PIT | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | |||||
| Courtney Hawkins | PIT | 3 | 42 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charles Johnson | PIT | 4 | 29 | 0 | ||||||||
| Will Blackwell | PIT | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Bruener | PIT | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||