1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1991
record = 7-9
division_place = 2nd in AFC Central
coach = Chuck Noll
stadium = Three Rivers Stadium
playoffs = none
previous = 1990
next = 1992

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 1, 1991): vs. San Diego Chargers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Chargers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=0
R4=17
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=7
H3=6
H4=10"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 80°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 55,848
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 38
* San Diego - FG Carney 48
* Pittsburgh - Calloway 33 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 29
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 31
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39
* San Diego - Lewis 11 pass from Bernstine (Carney kick)
* San Diego - FG Carney 35
* Pittsburgh - Stone 89 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* San Diego - Jefferson 5 pass from Friesz (Carney kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 8, 1991): at Buffalo Bills

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=10
R3=17
R4=7
Home=Bills
H1=10
H2=14
H3=7
H4=21"at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 79,545
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Buffalo - Lofton 53 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
* Buffalo - FG Norwood 50
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 25
* Buffalo - Beebe 34 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
* Buffalo - Beebe 14 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
* Pittsburgh - Foster 56 run (Anderson kick)
* Buffalo - Reed 14 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
* PIttsburgh - W. Williams 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hinkle 57 interception return (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 27
* Buffalo - Beebe 11 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
* Buffalo - Beebe 4 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
* Buffalo - Odomes 32 interception return (Norwood kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 15, 1991): vs. New England Patriots

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Patriots
R1=0
R2=6
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=3
H3=0
H4=14"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 86°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 53,703
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 49
* New England - FG Staurovsky 33
* New England - FG Staurovsky 28
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 32
* Pittsburgh - Green 32 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mills recovered blocked punt in end zone (Anderson kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 22, 1991): at Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=14
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Eagles
H1=7
H2=6
H3=7
H4=3"at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 65,511
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Hoge 12 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
* Philadelphia - McMahon 1 run (Ruzek kick)
* Pittsburgh - Green 8 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
* Philadelphia - FG Ruzek 27
* Philadelphia - FG Ruzek 34
* Philadelphia - Drummond 2 run (Ruzek kick)
* Philadelphia - FG Ruzek 20

Week 5 (Sunday September 29, 1991): Bye Week

Week 6 (Sunday October 6, 1991): at Indianapolis Colts

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=14
Home=Colts
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0"at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana"

* Game time: 8:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: Dome
* Game attendance: 55,583
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (TNT) Skip Caray (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Indianapolis - FG Biasucci 19
* Pittsburgh - Green 21 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Foster 24 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)

Week 7 (Monday October 14, 1991): vs. New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=7
R2=6
R3=7
R4=3
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=3
H4=17"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 59°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 57,608
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

* New York Giants - Cross 12 pass from Hostetler (Bahr kick)
* New York Giants - FG Bahr 45
* New York Giants - FG Bahr 40
* New York Giants - Meggett 30 run (Bahr kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 26
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39
* Pittsburgh - Lipps 16 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Green 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* New York Giants - FG Bahr 44

Week 8 (Sunday October 20, 1991): vs. Seattle Seahawks

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Seahawks
R1=3
R2=14
R3=3
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 47°F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 54,678
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Mel Proctor (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Seattle - FG Kasay 36
* Seattle - Williams 1 run (Kasay kick)
* Seattle - Chadwick 14 pass from Krieg (Kasay kick)
* Pittsburgh - Stone 57 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Seattle - FG Kasay 21
* Seattle - Tice 1 pass from Krieg (Kasay kick)

Week 9 (Sunday October 27, 1991): at Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Browns
H1=3
H2=7
H3=7
H4=0"at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 78,285
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland - FG Stover 34
* Cleveland - Hoard 2 pass from Kosar (Stover kick)
* Pittsburgh - O'Donnell 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Cleveland - Mack 1 run (Stover kick)
* Pittsburgh - W. Williams 1 run (Anderson kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 3, 1991): at Denver Broncos

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=7
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Broncos
H1=0
H2=17
H3=3
H4=0"at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado"

* Game time: 8:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 70,973
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 26
* Pittsburgh - Green 23 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Denver - Lewis 1 run (Treadwell kick)
* Denver - Elway 4 run (Treadwell kick)
* Denver - FG Treadwell 28
* Denver - FG Treadwell 21
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39

Week 11 (Sunday November 10, 1991): at Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=6
R3=7
R4=14
R5=6
Home=Bengals
H1=10
H2=7
H3=0
H4=10
H5=0"at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 55,503
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Cincinnati - FG Breech 29
* Cincinnati - Woods 4 run (Breech kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 44
* Cincinnati - Holman 18 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 46
* Pittsburgh - J. Williams 38 fumble return (Anderson kick)
* Cincinnati - Woods 1 run (Breech kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mills 35 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Lipps 12 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 47
* Pittsburgh - Green 26 pass from O'Donnell

Week 12 (Sunday November 17, 1991): vs. Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=7
R2=10
R3=10
R4=14
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=14"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 47°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 56,813
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Stockton (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Washington - Riggs 1 run (Lohmiller kick)
* Washington - FG Lohmiller 36
* Washington - Monk 11 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick)
* Washington - FG Lohmiller 41
* Washington - Riggs 1 run (Lohmiller kick)
* Pittsburgh - Cooper 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Stone 40 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Washington - Clark 49 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick)
* Washington - Sanders 40 pass from Rutledge (Lohmiller kick)

Week 13 (Sunday November 24, 1991): vs. Houston Oilers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Oilers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=6
H2=10
H3=7
H4=3"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 34°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 45,795
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 20
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 28
* Houston - Givins 10 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 33
* Pittsburgh - Stone 43 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - W. Williams 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Houston - Jeffries 15 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 24

Week 14 (Thursday November 28, 1991): at Dallas Cowboys

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=3
R4=7
Home=Cowboys
H1=7
H2=3
H3=0
H4=10"at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 62,253
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Bill Walsh (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Dallas - E. Smith 6 run (Willis kick)
* Dallas - FG Willis 19
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 42
* Dallas - FG Willis 43
* Pittsburgh - W. Williams 3 run (Anderson kick)
* Dallas - Irvin 66 pass from Beuerlein (Willis kick)

Week 15 (Sunday December 8, 1991): at Houston Oilers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Oilers
H1=7
H2=3
H3=7
H4=14"at Astrodome, Houston, Texas"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: Dome
* Game attendance: 59,225
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Houston - Pinkett 7 run (Del Greco kick)
* Houston - FG Del Greco 24
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 54
* Houston - Jeffires 16 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 36
* Houston - Pinkett 11 run (Del Greco kick)
* Houston - A. Smith 70 fumble return (Del Greco kick)

Week 16 (Sunday December 15, 1991): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bengals
R1=0
R2=7
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=10
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 31°F (Mostly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 35,420
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Cooper 47 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 47
* Cincinnati - Fulcher 27 interception return (Breech kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 39
* Pittsburgh - Cash 19 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 17 (Sunday December 22, 1991): vs. Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=0
R2=3
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=0
H3=7
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 39°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 47,070
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 34
* Cleveland - FG Stover 19
* Pittsburgh - Stone 65 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Shelton 57 interception return (Anderson kick)
* Cleveland - M. Jackson 27 pass from Kosar (Stover kick)

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