Conference Finals, 1997

played in Miami, FL

81 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers31000-13
Miami Dolphins31033-19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 MIA - Michael Husted 19 field goal
1Q: 00:05 PIT - Greg Davis 21 field goal
2Q: 14:09 PIT - Cole Trickel 2 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 11:10 MIA - Ross Geller 10 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 05:42 PIT - Greg Davis 32 field goal
2Q: 01:08 MIA - Michael Husted 26 field goal
3Q: 10:51 MIA - Michael Husted 47 field goal
4Q: 04:02 MIA - Michael Husted 18 field goal

Team StatisticsPITMIA
Record10-913-5
First Downs1820
- by Rushing42
- by Passing1217
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards268316
- Offensive Plays7068
- Yards per Play3.834.65
Net Rushing Yards4173
- Rushing Attempts1830
- Yards per Rush2.282.43
Net Passing Yards227243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt51 - 30 - 037 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards231248
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/41/5
- Yards per Pass Play4.376.39
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions5/168/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.06.6
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards5/486/40
Punt Returns/Yards1/23/31
Kick Returns/Yards1/203/93
Interception Ret./Yards2/400/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/21/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 31
Time of Possession28:1531:45

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:48OWN 2035Punt
17:527:52OWN 201676Field Goal
214:090:11OPP 212Touchdown
210:594:13OWN 22721Punt
26:371:01OPP 1934Field Goal
21:031:03OWN 20747Missed FG
310:462:42OWN 20514Punt
37:020:42OWN 2334Punt
34:301:06OWN 2236Punt
32:260:58OWN 1632Punt
414:543:37OWN 20836Punt
43:571:02OWN 203-9Punt
41:491:49OWN 14952Downs
Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:126:20OWN 421156Field Goal
215:000:51OWN 2023Interception
213:582:59OWN 40760Touchdown
26:460:09OWN 1217Fumble
25:364:33OWN 341057Field Goal
315:004:1450720Field Goal
38:041:02OWN 2036Punt
36:201:50OWN 2431Punt
33:240:58OWN 2333Punt
31:281:34OWN 3835Punt
411:177:20OWN 201379Field Goal
42:551:06OPP 46519Interception

Game MVP: Timm Rosenbach, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cole Trickel12282.331510
Steve Lee581.60600
Timm Rosenbach155.00500
MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lawrence Phillips16352.19800
Matt Tucker7182.57900
Jeff Cothran591.80300
Drew Bledsoe2115.50700

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Timm Rosenbach51302311/4135076.5
MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Bledsoe37222481/5130266.0

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bert Emanuel1321745.6917220
WR Hart Lee Dykes610315.1710150
RB Cole Trickel45266.5020121
WR Pierre Mosley356923.0047350
TE Ted Popson22168.008130
WR Yatil Green23157.501120
WR Anthony Edwards0300.00000
FB Aaron Craver0100.00000
MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ross Geller81310513.1328301
WR Tony Martin363812.679180
TE Pete Mitchell3493.00030
WR Cosmo Kramer24147.003110
RB Matt Tucker233718.5026260
WR Tim McGee141515.0014150
FB Sam Gash1177.00170
RB Lawrence Phillips111414.004140
TE O.J. Santiago1199.00090

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Fred Strickland24020.000
MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Tracy Rocker0100
Victor Green0010
D'Marco Farr0010
MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Lawrence Phillips1100
Drew Bledsoe1000

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dan Stryzinski837647.040.6561
MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Reggie Roby422155.349.8581

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Greg Davis2/30/10/1321/1
MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Michael Husted4/41/10/0471/1

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Pierre Mosley122.00
MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Jeff Query33110.30

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Yatil Green12020.00
MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Cosmo Kramer39331.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Glenn Cadrez611.02938
OLB Fred Strickland630.02331
DT D'Marco Farr510.02530
CB Eric Davis500.02935
S Brad Edwards440.03038
CB Stanley Richard410.0826
OLB Michael Lowery400.0184
CB Ashley Ambrose300.02735
S Victor Green300.02637
OLB Alcides Cantanho300.077
OLB Greg Jones300.058
DT Stalin Colinet110.01620
DT Tracy Rocker100.02121
DE Ray Agnew100.02327
S Torin Dorn100.029
DE Donnell Johnson100.02526
MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Chris Singleton940.01450
S Monty Grow800.01645
S Dave Thomas420.01745
CB Tracey Eaton410.01238
OLB Mark Fields311.01549
CB Chris Carter330.01545
DE Antonio Edwards220.01330
CB John Kimbrough210.01547
OLB Junior Seau200.01232
DE Shawn Price200.01341
DE Troy Barnett200.01033
ILB Bruce Ellerson200.0710
WR Tony Martin10---------
DT Raion Brundige100.0930
WR Ross Geller10---------
DT Seth Payne100.0923
OLB Kinnon Tatum100.088
CB Keith Thibodeaux100.038
S Myron Bell020.0425

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Glenn Cadrez1.000038
DE Ray Agnew0.011027
DT Tracy Rocker0.002021
DT D'Marco Farr0.002030
DE Donnell Johnson0.001026
MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Mark Fields1.000049
OLB Junior Seau0.001032
DE Shawn Price0.001041
CB John Kimbrough0.001047
DT Raion Brundige0.000130
DE Troy Barnett0.000133

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Stanley Richard40026
OLB Fred Strickland32231
CB Eric Davis30035
ILB Glenn Cadrez30038
CB Ashley Ambrose20035
OLB Alcides Cantanho2007
OLB Greg Jones2008
S Brad Edwards10038
S Torin Dorn1009
S Victor Green10037
MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Chris Singleton74050
S Monty Grow60045
CB Tracey Eaton31038
CB John Kimbrough31047
S Dave Thomas31045
ILB Bruce Ellerson20010
CB Chris Carter20045
OLB Mark Fields11049
OLB Junior Seau10032
DE Troy Barnett10033
CB Keith Thibodeaux1008

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Blake Brockermeyer23018052
Jon Runyan14018052
Tucker Joseph13018052
Barret Robbins12018052
Steve Wisniewski02018152
Aaron Craver0208025
Kendall Gammon01015030
MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kevin Dogins26030038
Rocky Saturday22018024
Andy Heck15030038
John Fina07030038
Hunter Wilcox03012014
Mke Schad02030138
Sam Gash02023011
Pete Mitchell01020015

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Gary Jones312
Alcides Cantanho128
Scott Galbraith121
Torin Dorn111
MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Jeff Query126
Keith Taylor19

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tucker Joseph1852------1181
Brad Edwards------3038472
Glenn Cadrez------2938572
Timm Rosenbach1852---------70
Steve Wisniewski1852---------70
Blake Brockermeyer1852---------70
Barret Robbins1852---------70
Jon Runyan1852---------70
Eric Davis------2935569
Hart Lee Dykes1340------1467
Victor Green------2637366
Ashley Ambrose------2735365
Bert Emanuel1344------663
D'Marco Farr------2530358
Fred Strickland------2331357
Donnell Johnson------2526556
Ray Agnew------2327454
Stanley Richard------8262054
Aaron Craver825------2053
Kendall Gammon1530------449
Tracy Rocker------2121345
Steve Lee617------2144
Anthony Edwards928------643
Cole Trickel1230---------42
Alcides Cantanho------772842
Stalin Colinet------1620440
Pierre Mosley523------432
Scott Galbraith35------2129
Michael Lowery------184224
N.D. Kalu------711624
Yatil Green19------1323
Torin Dorn------291122
Greg Jones------58922
Ted Popson59------519
Gary Jones------331218
Israel Raybon------512---17
Jeff Spek00------1111
Dan Stryzinski00------1111
Dave Waddy00------1111
Melvin Tuten00------1111
Tim Kohn00------1111
Greg Davis00------77
Steve Hendrickson------1023
John Stephens00---------0
John Supernaw00---------0
Kerwin Bell00---------0
MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kevin Dogins3038------876
John Fina3038------472
Mke Schad3038---------68
Andy Heck3038---------68
Drew Bledsoe3038---------68
Mark Fields------1549367
Chris Singleton------1450266
John Kimbrough------1547365
Dave Thomas------1745365
Monty Grow------1645364
Junior Seau------12321963
Chris Carter------1545363
Tracey Eaton------12381262
Ross Geller2632---------58
Sam Gash2311------2357
Shawn Price------1341256
Antonio Edwards------13301154
Tony Martin2824---------52
Pete Mitchell2015------1348
Cosmo Kramer425------1847
Troy Barnett------1033144
Myron Bell------4251544
Tim McGee1226------442
Raion Brundige------930342
Rocky Saturday1824---------42
Seth Payne------923840
Lawrence Phillips1722---------39
Jeff Cothran712------1938
Hunter Wilcox1214------430
Jeff Query01------2627
O.J. Santiago66------1527
Bruce Ellerson------710825
Kinnon Tatum------88824
Keith Taylor------211922
Lloyd Riggle------421117
Marcus Robinson07------1017
Matt Tucker79---------16
Keith Thibodeaux------38516
Michael Husted00------1010
Mark Staten00------88
Glen McKeller00------88
James Atkins00------88
Reggie Roby00------44
Marquis Green------0044
Corwin Carr00------44
Erik Wilhelm00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left341.3
Middle14221.6
Right11515.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left781.1
Middle13423.2
Right10232.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Timm Rosenbach51302458320
MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Bledsoe37222222602

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)30191474.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)105565.6
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)17141277.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)124564.7
Long (19+ Yds)213015.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel2113274144
WR Hart Lee Dykes106131040
RB Cole Trickel54026030
WR Pierre Mosley53169123
WR Anthony Edwards3010028
WR Yatil Green3201509
TE Ted Popson2201609
FB Aaron Craver1000025
MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ross Geller1381105132
WR Tony Martin63038024
WR Tim McGee41115026
WR Cosmo Kramer42014025
TE Pete Mitchell4309015
RB Matt Tucker3203719
FB Sam Gash1107011
RB Lawrence Phillips11014022
TE O.J. Santiago110906

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cole Trickel2-1-0.502.33
MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Matt Tucker3103.332.57
Lawrence Phillips341.332.19
Jeff Cothran111.001.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Timm Rosenbach5271.404.53
MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Bledsoe105333.306.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Hart Lee Dykes1155.003.10
WR Anthony Edwards1000.000.00
RB Cole Trickel1122.005.20
WR Bert Emanuel1000.003.52
WR Pierre Mosley1000.0013.80
MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ross Geller42164.008.08
RB Matt Tucker21115.5012.33
TE Pete Mitchell2263.002.25
WR Tim McGee1000.003.75
WR Cosmo Kramer1000.003.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Timm Rosenbach10
Cole Trickel11
Steve Lee10
MiamiRushesConversions
Lawrence Phillips21
Drew Bledsoe11
Matt Tucker10

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Timm Rosenbach1274
MiamiAttCompConversions
Drew Bledsoe1166

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Bert Emanuel420
WR Hart Lee Dykes221
WR Anthony Edwards200
WR Pierre Mosley211
RB Cole Trickel111
WR Yatil Green111
MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Ross Geller533
WR Tim McGee311
WR Tony Martin211
TE O.J. Santiago111

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,600 (17,600)
End Zone12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes1,200 (1,200)