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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
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | August 31 | box | L | 0-1 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 37 | 15 | 174 | 89 | 85 | 2 | 21 | 380 | 295 | 85 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | box | W | 1-1 | Washington Redskins | 14 | 13 | 23 | 295 | 73 | 222 | 1 | 19 | 354 | 285 | 69 | 3 | |
| 3 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mon | September 22 | box | L | 1-2 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 21 | 30 | 19 | 306 | 153 | 153 | 2 | 23 | 343 | 303 | 40 | |
| 5 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 2-2 | Tennessee Oilers | 37 | 24 | 19 | 399 | 262 | 137 | 1 | 20 | 284 | 226 | 58 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 5 | box | W | 3-2 | @ | Baltimore Ravens | 42 | 34 | 22 | 431 | 217 | 214 | 3 | 20 | 332 | 280 | 52 | 5 |
| 7 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 4-2 | Indianapolis Colts | 24 | 22 | 17 | 327 | 142 | 185 | 6 | 18 | 270 | 191 | 79 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 26 | 10 | 24 | 412 | 246 | 166 | 2 | 13 | 236 | 165 | 71 | 4 |
| 9 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 6-2 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 23 | 17 | 26 | 439 | 298 | 141 | 3 | 16 | 267 | 194 | 73 | 1 | |
| 10 | Mon | November 3 | box | L | 6-3 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 13 | 12 | 235 | 93 | 142 | 1 | 24 | 392 | 209 | 183 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 7-3 | Baltimore Ravens | 37 | 0 | 19 | 341 | 198 | 143 | 11 | 172 | 112 | 60 | 7 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 8-3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 20 | 3 | 20 | 309 | 123 | 186 | 16 | 244 | 128 | 116 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | box | L | 8-4 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 23 | 22 | 383 | 272 | 111 | 5 | 19 | 326 | 229 | 97 | |
| 14 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 9-4 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 26 | 20 | 25 | 342 | 165 | 177 | 18 | 291 | 243 | 48 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 10-4 | Denver Broncos | 35 | 24 | 22 | 476 | 290 | 186 | 2 | 18 | 320 | 231 | 89 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sat | December 13 | box | W | 11-4 | @ | New England Patriots | 24 | 21 | 22 | 404 | 266 | 138 | 2 | 15 | 253 | 211 | 42 | 2 |
| 17 | Sun | December 21 | box | L | 11-5 | @ | Tennessee Oilers | 6 | 16 | 19 | 269 | 176 | 93 | 3 | 14 | 241 | 85 | 156 | 1 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 3 | box | W | 12-5 | New England Patriots | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 11 | box | L | 12-6 | Denver Broncos | 21 | 24 | |||||||||||