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1997 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 372 points (23.2/g), 7th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 307 points (19.2/g), 11th.
Differential of 65 points (4.1/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.8-6.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Bill Cowher (11-5-0)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1997 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 24 | PIT | Chad Scott | DB | 9 | 1997 | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | Maryland | |||||||||||
| 2 | 53 | PIT | Will Blackwell | WR | 5 | 1997 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 67 | 682 | 2 | San Diego State | |||||
| 3 | 82 | PIT | Paul Wiggins | T | 2 | 1997 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Oregon | |||||||||||
| 3 | 91 | PIT | Mike Vrabel | LB | 12 | 1997 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 169 | 8 | 11 | 8 | Ohio State | ||||||||
| 5 | 154 | PIT | George Jones | RB | 3 | 1997 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 119 | 371 | 1 | 17 | 105 | 1 | San Diego State | |||||
| 6 | 186 | PIT | Daryl Porter | DB | 5 | 1997 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 44 | 0 | Boston College | ||||||||
| 6 | 199 | PIT | Rod Manuel | DE | 2 | 1997 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||
| 7 | 223 | PIT | Mike Adams | WR | 1 | 1997 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 0 | Texas | ||||||||