1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1992
record = 11-5
division_place = 1st AFC Central
coach = Bill Cowher
stadium = Three Rivers Stadium
playoffs = L - AFC Divisional Playoff to Buffalo Bills
previous = 1991
next = 1993

This was the Steelers 60th Anniversary season. This was also Bill Cowher's first season as head coach following the retirement of Chuck Noll after 23 seasons. The team was coming off a 7-9 season in 1991.

Regular season

Schedule

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 6, 1992): at Houston Oilers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=9
R3=6
R4=7
Home=Oilers
H1=14
H2=10
H3=0
H4=0"at Astrodome, Houston, Texas"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: Dome
* Game attendance: 63,713
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Bill Cowher wins his first game as Steelers Head Coach.

Scoring Drives:

* Houston - Meads 15 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
* Houston - Givins 11 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson - 30
* Houston - FG Del Greco 36
* Pittsburgh - Graham 26 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Houston - Givins 8 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 25
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 37
* Pittsburgh - Cooper 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 13, 1992): vs. New York Jets

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

* Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 74°F (Mostly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 56,050
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* New York Jets - FG Staurovsky 32
* Pittsburgh - Foster 23 run (Anderson kick)
* New York Jets - Brim 77 interception return (Staurovsky kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 28
* Pittsburgh - Foster 54 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 35
* Pittsburgh - Griffin 65 interception return (Anderson kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 20, 1992): at San Diego Chargers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=16
Home=Chargers
H1=3
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0"at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 46,127
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* San Diego - FG Carney 24
* Pittsburgh - Cooper 24 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* San Diego - FG Carney 43
* Pittsburgh - Stone 6 pass from O'Donnell (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh - O'Donnell 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 42

Week 4 (Sunday September 27, 1992): at Green Bay Packers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Packers
H1=0
H2=10
H3=0
H4=7"at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 58,724
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 35
* Green Bay - FG Jacke 47
* Green Bay - Sharpe 76 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
* Green Bay - Brooks 8 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 4, 1992): Bye Week

Week 6 (Sunday October 11, 1992): at Cleveland Browns

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

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 78,080
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 25
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 36
* Cleveland - FG Stover 51
* Cleveland - Mack 1 run (Stover kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 40
* Cleveland - Jackson 47 pass from Tomczak (Stover kick)

Week 7 (Monday October 19, 1992): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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

* Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 33°F (Partly Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 55,411
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 21
* Pittsburgh - Stone 24 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Stone 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 27

Week 8 (Sunday October 25, 1992): at Kansas City Chiefs

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=6
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Chiefs
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0"at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri"

* Game time: 7:30 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 76,175
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (TNT) Gary Bender (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Woodson 80 punt return (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 49
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 30
* Kansas City - FG Murray 52
* Pittsburgh - Foster 4 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Green 4 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 1, 1992): vs. Houston Oilers

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

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 43°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 58,074
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Houston - FG Del Greco 29
* Houston - FG Del Greco 19
* Pittsburgh - Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Houston - Slaughter 11 pass from Carlson (Del Greco kick)
* Houston - Childress 8 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - Cooper 2 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Green 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 8, 1992): at Buffalo Bills

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=6
R3=14
R4=0
Home=Bills
H1=7
H2=14
H3=7
H4=0"at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 80,924
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Buffalo - Lofton 22 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 28
* Buffalo - Frerotte 2 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
* Buffalo - Thomas 1 run (Christie kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 49
* Pittsburgh - Mills 12 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Buffalo - Lofton 45 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hoge 11 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 15, 1992): vs. Detroit Lions

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

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 29°F (Snow Showers)
* Game attendance: 52,242
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Sean McDonough (play by play), John Robinson (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Mills 11 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 20
* Detroit - Green 73 pass from Kramer (Hanson kick)
* Detroit - Sanders 1 run (Hanson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Jorden 1 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 22, 1992): vs. Indianapolis Colts

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Colts
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=6
H3=14
H4=3"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 63°F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 51,101
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Foster 20 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 31
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 22
* Indianapolis - Culver 1 run (Biasucci kick)
* Pittsburgh - Foster 13 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Thompson 2 run (Anderson kick)
* Indianapolis - Culver 4 pass from Trudeau (Biasucci kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 36

Week 13 (Sunday November 29, 1992): at Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Bengals
H1=0
H2=6
H3=0
H4=3"at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 54,253
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Davenport 34 fumble return (Anderson kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 33
* Pittsburgh - Foster 2 run (Anderson kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 42
* Pittsburgh - Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Breech 38

Week 14 (Sunday December 6, 1992): vs. Seattle Seahawks

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

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 26°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 47,015
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Lampley (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Mills 19 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 38
* Seattle - Kane 28 pass from Gelbaugh (Kasay kick)
* Seattle - John L. Williams 3 pass from Gelbaugh (Kasay kick)
* Pittsburgh - Foster 4 run (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39

Week 15 (Sunday December 13, 1992): at Chicago Bears

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Bears
H1=3
H2=10
H3=7
H4=10"at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 52,904
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Chicago - FG Butler 37
* Chicago - Lewis 3 run (Butler kick)
* Chicago - FG Butler 26
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 38
* Chicago - Anderson 15 pass from Harbaugh (Butler kick)
* Chicago - FG Butler 38
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 38
* Chicago - Anderson 6 run (Butler kick)

Week 16 (Sunday December 20, 1992): vs. Minnesota Vikings

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

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 37°F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 53,613
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Fouts (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 23
* Minnesota - FG Reveiz 38
* Minnesota - FG Reveiz 36

Week 17 (Sunday December 27, 1992): vs. Cleveland Browns

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

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 32°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 53,776
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Foster 7 run (Anderson kick)
* Cleveland - FG Stover 22
* Pittsburgh - Jorden 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 26
* Cleveland - M. Jackson 38 pass from Tomczak (Stover kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 29
* Cleveland - FG Stover 22
* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 28

Post season

Game Summary

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 9, 1993): vs. Buffalo Bills

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

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 37°F (Light Rain)
* Game attendance: 60,407
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 38
* Buffalo - Frerotte 1 pass from Reich (Christie kick)
* Buffalo - Lofton 17 pass from Reich (Christie kick)
* Buffalo - FG Christie 43
* Buffalo - Gardner 1 run (Christie kick)

Awards, Honors, and Records

* Bill Cowher, AP NFL Coach of the Year
* Bill Cowher, Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year

References