Week 2, 1997

played in Detroit, MI

58 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	7	0	3	-	20
Detroit Lions	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 PIT - Cole Trickel 35 run (Greg Davis extra point)
1Q: 07:30 DET - Chris Warren 13 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
1Q: 01:53 PIT - Greg Davis 51 field goal
2Q: 12:09 DET - Matt Stover 39 field goal
2Q: 05:06 PIT - John Supernaw 3 run (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 01:29 DET - Chris Warren 2 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:03 PIT - Greg Davis 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 PIT - Cole Trickel 35 run (Greg Davis extra point)
1Q: 07:30 DET - Chris Warren 13 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
1Q: 01:53 PIT - Greg Davis 51 field goal
2Q: 12:09 DET - Matt Stover 39 field goal
2Q: 05:06 PIT - John Supernaw 3 run (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 01:29 DET - Chris Warren 2 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:03 PIT - Greg Davis 18 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 315 307
- Offensive Plays 64 51
- Yards per Play 4.92 6.02
Net Rushing Yards 147 128
- Rushing Attempts 38 26
- Yards per Rush 3.87 4.92
Net Passing Yards 168 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 16 - 0 24 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 177 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.46 7.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/16 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:16 26:44

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	315	307
- Offensive Plays	64	51
- Yards per Play	4.92	6.02
Net Rushing Yards	147	128
- Rushing Attempts	38	26
- Yards per Rush	3.87	4.92
Net Passing Yards	168	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 16 - 0	24 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	177	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.46	7.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/16	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:16	26:44

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
1	7:22	5:36	OWN 20	11	46	Field Goal
2	12:04	1:25	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
2	8:54	3:58	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	3:17	2:05	OWN 26	4	20	Punt
2	0:18	0:16	OPP 34	1	0	Missed FG
3	13:07	3:35	OWN 36	7	26	Punt
3	7:13	2:11	OWN 7	3	-6	Punt
3	1:19	2:55	OWN 21	6	28	Punt
4	7:52	7:52	OWN 24	14	75	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	3:41	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
1	1:46	4:42	OWN 21	8	57	Field Goal
2	10:39	1:45	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
2	4:56	1:39	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	1:12	0:54	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 41	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	9:32	2:19	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
3	5:02	3:43	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
4	13:24	5:32	OWN 2	9	66	Interception

Game MVP: Fred Strickland, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cole Trickel	27	112	4.15	35	3	1
Steve Lee	10	32	3.20	9	0	0
John Supernaw	1	3	3.00	3	0	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Warren	23	110	4.78	23	2	1
Bill Musgrave	2	12	6.00	8	0	0
Spencer Finn	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	24	16	177	2/9	0	24	0	88.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	24	14	190	1/11	1	39	2	62.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bert Emanuel	6	9	63	10.50	10	22
WR Kevin Alexander	3	6	53	17.67	33	24
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	3	27	13.50	1	21
WR Anthony Edwards	2	2	18	9.00	1	10
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ted Popson	1	2	9	9.00	3	9
RB Steve Lee	1	1	7	7.00	0	7

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chris Warren	4	4	22	5.50	11	13	1
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	8	54	18.00	41	34	0
WR Eddie Kennison	3	6	74	24.67	37	39	0
TE Wesley Walls	2	2	35	17.50	7	28	0
WR Michael Jackson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Nigea Carter	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Ickey Woods	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Fred Strickland	2	12	6.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bert Emanuel	1	0	0	0
Cole Trickel	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ray Farmer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	5	259	51.8	39.8	59	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	4	214	53.5	44.5	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	2/3	1/2	1/2	51	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pierre Mosley	3	36	12.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	3	59	19.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Copeland	1	18	18.0	0
Eddie Kennison	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fred Strickland	7	2	0.0	23	20
ILB Glenn Cadrez	5	2	0.0	25	21
OLB Steve Hendrickson	5	1	0.0	10	9
S Gary Jones	4	4	0.0	26	24
CB Stanley Richard	4	1	0.0	14	16
CB Eric Davis	3	1	0.0	22	21
S Victor Green	3	1	0.0	24	24
CB Ashley Ambrose	3	0	0.0	24	23
DE Israel Raybon	1	0	1.0	11	6
DT Tracy Rocker	1	2	0.0	9	5
DT D'Marco Farr	1	2	0.0	17	20
DE Donnell Johnson	1	0	0.0	15	19
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	0	0.0	5	6
DE N.D. Kalu	0	1	0.0	4	4
DT Stalin Colinet	0	1	0.0	15	14
ILB Tyrus McCloud	0	1	0.0	1	4

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ray Farmer	8	3	0.0	31	14
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	7	2	0.0	37	26
S Greg Jackson	6	1	0.0	34	26
DT Tim Dennis	5	0	0.0	26	18
S Omar Stoutmire	4	6	0.0	38	26
DT Don Davey	4	0	0.5	15	15
CB Terry McDaniel	4	0	0.0	35	25
OLB Bryan Cox	4	0	0.0	36	24
DE Marco Coleman	3	2	1.0	27	19
DE Karl Dunbar	3	2	0.0	33	21
CB Denard Walker	2	1	0.0	6	13
DT Jon Hand	1	0	0.0	24	11
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jalen Guido	1	0	0.0	11	7
DE Matt Finkes	1	0	0.0	11	6
OLB Peter Boulware	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Simeon Rice	0	1	0.5	7	5
CB Terrell Buckley	0	1	0.0	35	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Israel Raybon	1.0	0	0	0	6
OLB Fred Strickland	0.0	0	1	0	20

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marco Coleman	1.0	0	0	1	19
DT Don Davey	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Simeon Rice	0.5	0	0	0	5
DE Matt Finkes	0.0	1	0	0	6
DT Tim Dennis	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Jalen Guido	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stanley Richard	3	0	16
OLB Fred Strickland	2	2	20
OLB Steve Hendrickson	2	0	9
ILB Glenn Cadrez	2	0	21
S Victor Green	2	0	24
CB Eric Davis	1	0	21
S Gary Jones	1	0	24
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	23

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ray Farmer	4	0	14
S Greg Jackson	3	0	26
CB Denard Walker	2	1	13
CB Terry McDaniel	2	0	25
OLB Bryan Cox	2	0	24
S Omar Stoutmire	1	1	26
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	26
OLB Peter Boulware	1	0	2
CB Terrell Buckley	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Waddy	3	9	38	0	26
Steve Wisniewski	3	8	38	0	26
Aaron Craver	1	4	27	0	10
Blake Brockermeyer	1	4	29	0	21
Jon Runyan	1	3	38	1	26
Kendall Gammon	1	2	30	0	14
Matt Willig	0	5	21	1	15
John Gerak	0	1	17	0	11
Barret Robbins	0	1	9	0	5

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Miller	5	7	26	1	25
Kirk Scrafford	4	6	26	0	25
Todd Kalis	2	4	26	0	25
Victor Flowers	1	5	26	0	25
Ickey Woods	1	2	16	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Alcides Cantanho	2	20
Anthony Edwards	2	16

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Green	5	11
Nigea Carter	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Runyan	38	26	---	---	6	70
Steve Wisniewski	38	26	---	---	1	65
John Supernaw	38	26	---	---	---	64
Dave Waddy	38	26	---	---	---	64
Kevin Alexander	30	25	---	---	4	59
Blake Brockermeyer	29	21	---	---	7	57
Bert Emanuel	32	21	---	---	---	53
Eric Davis	---	---	22	21	9	52
Aaron Craver	27	10	---	---	15	52
Gary Jones	---	---	26	24	1	51
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	25	21	3	49
Victor Green	---	---	24	24	1	49
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	24	23	1	48
Anthony Edwards	13	16	---	---	16	45
Ray Agnew	---	---	22	21	1	44
Kendall Gammon	30	14	---	---	---	44
Matt Willig	21	15	---	---	8	44
Fred Strickland	---	---	23	20	---	43
Cole Trickel	27	15	---	---	---	42
D'Marco Farr	---	---	17	20	4	41
Stanley Richard	---	---	14	16	9	39
Donnell Johnson	---	---	15	19	2	36
Steve Lee	11	4	---	---	20	35
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	5	6	20	31
John Gerak	17	11	---	---	2	30
Stalin Colinet	---	---	15	14	1	30
Hart Lee Dykes	7	11	---	---	8	26
Pierre Mosley	2	7	---	---	15	24
Torin Dorn	---	---	6	6	10	22
Barret Robbins	9	5	---	---	8	22
Bill Johnson	---	---	9	8	4	21
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	10	9	1	20
Scott Galbraith	1	1	---	---	16	18
Israel Raybon	---	---	11	6	---	17
Ted Popson	7	5	---	---	4	16
Tracy Rocker	---	---	9	5	---	14
N.D. Kalu	---	---	4	4	2	10
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Mangum	---	---	4	4	---	8
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	1	4	2	7
Michael Lowery	---	---	0	0	6	6
John Stephens	3	1	---	---	1	5
Kerwin Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earnest Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	38	26	11	75
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	37	26	4	67
Terry McDaniel	---	---	35	25	3	63
Greg Jackson	---	---	34	26	3	63
Bryan Cox	---	---	36	24	3	63
Terrell Buckley	---	---	35	25	3	63
Willie Mays Hayes	22	24	---	---	13	59
Karl Dunbar	---	---	33	21	3	57
Todd Kalis	26	25	---	---	5	56
Colton Gordon	26	25	---	---	5	56
Eddie Kennison	21	22	---	---	10	53
Chris Warren	25	24	---	---	2	51
Kirk Scrafford	26	25	---	---	---	51
Bill Musgrave	26	25	---	---	---	51
Keith Miller	26	25	---	---	---	51
Victor Flowers	26	25	---	---	---	51
Marco Coleman	---	---	27	19	3	49
Tim Dennis	---	---	26	18	4	48
Ray Farmer	---	---	31	14	1	46
Ickey Woods	16	16	---	---	9	41
Jon Hand	---	---	24	11	4	39
Denard Walker	---	---	6	13	20	39
Wesley Walls	17	18	---	---	1	36
Don Davey	---	---	15	15	2	32
Nigea Carter	8	12	---	---	9	29
Eric Green	12	5	---	---	11	28
Matt Finkes	---	---	11	6	4	21
Spencer Finn	1	1	---	---	16	18
Jalen Guido	---	---	11	7	---	18
Peter Boulware	---	---	2	2	13	17
Tomur Barnes	4	0	---	---	12	16
Carwell Gardner	1	0	---	---	13	14
Simeon Rice	---	---	7	5	2	14
Danny Copeland	---	---	2	2	9	13
O.J. Brigance	---	---	5	0	7	12
Michael Jackson	3	3	---	---	1	7
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	5	5
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chester Karinen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nathan Parks	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Fulcher	---	---	3	1	---	4
Rodney Hampton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roman Fortin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	69	6.3
Middle	16	45	2.8
Right	11	33	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	26	8.7
Middle	18	91	5.1
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	24	16	3	2	0	3	2	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	24	14	4	3	4	0	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	99	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	16	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	43	21.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	79	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	8	1.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	67	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	9	6	63	1	21
WR Kevin Alexander	6	3	53	1	25
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	2	27	1	11
WR Anthony Edwards	2	2	18	0	16
TE Ted Popson	2	1	9	0	5
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	0	0	10
RB Steve Lee	1	1	7	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Mays Hayes	8	3	2	54	1	24
WR Eddie Kennison	6	3	0	74	2	22
RB Chris Warren	4	4	0	22	0	24
TE Wesley Walls	2	2	0	35	1	18
WR Michael Jackson	2	1	1	1	0	3
FB Ickey Woods	1	0	1	0	0	16
WR Nigea Carter	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cole Trickel	1	1	1.00	4.15
John Supernaw	1	3	3.00	3.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	2	2	1.00	4.78
Spencer Finn	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	1	1	13	13.00	7.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chris Warren	1	1	13	13.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Cole Trickel	3	2

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	12	9	8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	6	5	4
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	2	2
WR Kevin Alexander	2	1	1
WR Anthony Edwards	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	0	0
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	1
WR Michael Jackson	1	1	0
WR Eddie Kennison	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)