Chris Berman, Tom Jackson, and Joe Theismann host ESPN NFL Primetime for 1997 Championship Sunday, where John Elway and the Denver Broncos defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21 while Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers defeated Steve Young, Jerry Rice and the San Francisco 49ers 23-10.

For the second week in a row, Denver eliminated a team on the road who had beat them in the regular season. In Week 15, Pittsburgh had defeated the Broncos 35–24, with quarterback Kordell Stewart throwing for 303 yards and three touchdowns, while running for two more. But this time, Denver intercepted three of his passes and recovered a fumble, while also sacking him three times.

For the third year in a row, Green Bay easily trounced the 49ers in the playoffs, holding them to just 257 total yards while forcing four fumbles and five sacks. The 49ers gained just 33 rushing yards and running back Garrison Hearst, who rushed for over 1,000 yards during the season, had only 12 yards on eight carries. The average starting field position for the 49ers was from their own 17-yard line.

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