1997 Pittsburgh Steelers roster: 10-5

The Pittsburgh Steelers went 10-5 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 2nd of 5 in the AFC Central. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Pittsburgh Steelers team stats
Points23.37th of 30
Passing Yards191.423rd of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.49th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.222nd of 30
Rushing Yards154.91st of 30
Rushing Touchdowns1.23rd of 30
Sacks3.06th of 30
Tackles42.320th of 30
Touchdowns2.84th of 30
Total Yards355.96th of 30
Points Allowed18.410th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %44.71st of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Steelers roster: passing

1997 Pittsburgh Steelers passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Kordell StewartQB162364403,020211775.2
Mike TomczakQB1616241851268.9
Mike QuinnQB112100064.6

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Steelers roster: rushing

1997 Pittsburgh Steelers rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Jerome BettisRB153751,6654.47
Kordell StewartQB16884765.411
George JonesRB16722353.31
Fred McAfeeRB1413413.20
Courtney HawkinsWR155173.40
Will BlackwellWR142147.00
Mike TomczakQB167131.90
Jon WitmanFB165112.20
Tim LesterRB16294.50
Yancey ThigpenWR16133.00
Curtis MarshWR5122.00
Josh MillerP161-7-7.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Steelers roster: receiving

1997 Pittsburgh Steelers receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Yancey ThigpenWR167901,39817.77
Charles JohnsonWR1346056812.32
Courtney HawkinsWR1545055512.33
Will BlackwellWR1412016814.01
Mark BruenerTE161801176.56
Jerome BettisRB151501107.32
George JonesRB16160966.01
Tim LesterRB16100515.10
Fred McAfeeRB14204422.00
Mitch LyonsTE1040297.30
Curtis MarshWR520147.00
Troy SadowskiTE6101212.00
Kirk BotkinTE13101111.00
Jon WitmanFB161033.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Steelers roster: defense

1997 Pittsburgh Steelers defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Levon KirklandLB16125945.0271
Earl HolmesLB1696674.0060
Darren PerryFS1676671.0481
Carnell LakeDB1659426.03112
Myron BellDB1658411.5140
Jason GildonLB1653415.00110
Donnell WoolfordCB1551460.0490
Greg LloydLB1251293.5013
Kevin HenryDE1650354.5190
Chad ScottCB1348450.02140
Joel SteedDT1648271.0000
Randy FullerDB1232281.0071
Nolan HarrisonDE1631224.0022
Chris OldhamDB1622204.0242
Mike VrabelLB1516131.5012
Donta JonesLB161560.0010
Oliver GibsonDT161091.0000
Orpheus RoyeDE16731.0001
Steve ConleyLB16754.0120
J.B. BrownDB13550.0040
Fred McAfeeRB14500.0000
Jerry OlsavskyLB16430.0000
Carlos EmmonsLB5210.0000
Lee FlowersDB10210.0001
Mark BruenerTE16100.0000
Tom MyslinskiOG16100.0000
Paul WigginsOT1100.0000
Jon WitmanFB16100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997vs DALL 7-37
  2. Sep 22, 1997@ JAXT 0-0
  3. Sep 28, 1997vs TENW 37-24
  4. Oct 5, 1997@ BALW 42-34
  5. Oct 12, 1997vs INDW 24-22
  6. Oct 19, 1997@ CINW 26-10
  7. Oct 26, 1997vs JAXW 23-17
  8. Nov 3, 1997@ KCT 0-0
  9. Nov 9, 1997vs BALW 37-0
  10. Nov 16, 1997vs CINW 20-3
  11. Nov 23, 1997@ PHIL 20-23
  12. Nov 30, 1997@ ARIW 26-20
  13. Dec 7, 1997vs DENW 35-24
  14. Dec 13, 1997@ NEW 24-21
  15. Dec 21, 1997@ TENL 6-16
  16. Jan 3, 1998vs NEW 7-6playoffs
  17. Jan 11, 1998vs DENL 21-24playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.