1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1995
record = 11-5
division_place = 1st in AFC Central
coach = Bill Cowher
stadium = Three Rivers Stadium
playoffs = L - Super Bowl XXX to Dallas
previous = 1994
next = 1996

Regular season

Schedule

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 3, 1995): vs. Detroit Lions

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

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 78°F (Mostly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 58,002
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (FOX) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Jerry Glanville (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 39
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 47
* Detroit - Perriman 5 pass from Mitchell (Hanson kick)
* Detroit - FG Hanson 43
* Pittsburgh - Morris 5 run (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)
* Detroit - Moore 27 pass from Mitchell (Hanson kick)
* Detroit - FG Hanson 36
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 31

Week 2 (Sunday September 10, 1995): at Houston Oilers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=14
R2=3
R3=7
R4=10
Home=Oilers
H1=3
H2=0
H3=7
H4=7"at Astrodome, Houston, Texas"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: Dome
* Game attendance: 44,122
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Tunch Ilkin (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* PIttsburgh - Hastings 72 punt return (Johnson kick)
* Houston - FG Del Greco 43
* PIttsburgh - Bruener 15 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 43
* Pittsburgh - McAfee 22 run (Johnson kick)
* Houston - Chandler 1 run (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - Lake 32 interception return (Johnson kick)
* Houston - Thomas 6 run (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 40

Week 3 (Monday September 18, 1995): at Miami Dolphins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Dolphins
H1=3
H2=14
H3=3
H4=3"at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida"

* Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 72,874
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators), Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

* Miami - FG Stoyanovich 37
* Miami - Parmalee 2 run (Stoyanovich kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 40
* Miami - Kirby 28 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
* Miami - FG Stoyanovich 39
* Miami - FG Stoyanovich 21
* Pittsburgh - Mills 27 pass form Miller (Johnson kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 24, 1995): vs. Minnesota Vikings

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Vikings
R1=0
R2=13
R3=24
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=6
H3=0
H4=18"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 62°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 57,853
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers: (FOX) Kenny Albert (play by play), Anthony Muñoz (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 32
* Minnesota - R. Smith 58 run (Reveiz kick)
* Minnesota - FG Reveiz 33
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 35
* Minnesota - Fuller 12 fumble return (Reveiz kick)
* Minnesota - Carter 18 pass from Moon (Reveiz kick)
* Minnesota - Thomas 45 lateral from Del Rio (Reveiz kick)
* Minnesota - FG Reveiz 40
* Pittsburgh - Pegram 5 run (run failed)
* Pittsburgh - Thigpen 42 pass form Miller (pass failed)
* Minnesota - Carter 22 pass from Moon (Reveiz kick)
* Pittsburgh - Pegram 1 run (run failed)

Week 5 (Sunday October 1, 1995): vs. San Diego Chargers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Chargers
R1=0
R2=6
R3=7
R4=3
Home=Steelers
H1=21
H2=10
H3=0
H4=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 77°F (Mostly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 57,012
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - W. Williams 63 interception return (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mays 32 interception return (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 25
* San Diego - Means 13 run (pass failed)
* Pittsburgh - Morris 2 run (Johnson kick)
* San Diego - Martin 19 pass from Humphries (Carney kick)
* San Diego - FG Carney 28

Week 6 (Sunday October 8, 1995): at Jacksonville Jaguars

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=6
R4=3
Home=Jaguars
H1=7
H2=10
H3=3
H4=0"at Alltell Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 72,042
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Jacksonville - Tillman 10 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)
* Jacksonville - Stewart 6 run (Hollis kick)
* Pittsburgh - Avery 18 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Jacksonville - FG Hollis 53
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 41
* Jacksonville - FG Hollis 32
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 19
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 22

Week 7 (Sunday October 15, 1995): Bye Week

Week 8 (Thursday October 19, 1995): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bengals
R1=0
R2=10
R3=14
R4=3
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=3
H3=3
H4=3"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 8:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 65°F (Partly Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 56,684
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (TNT) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator), Craig Sager (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

* Cincinnati - Scott 47 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 25
* Cincinnati - FG Pelfrey 31
* Cincinnati - To. McGee 12 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 28
* Cincinnati - Pickens 41 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG N. Johnson 38
* Cincinnati - FG Pelfrey 23

Week 9 (Sunday October 29, 1995): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 50°F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 54,516
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commenator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Pegram 6 run (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Thigpen 15 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Williams 6 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Jacksonville - Mitchell 16 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 36

Week 10 (Sunday November 5, 1995): at Chicago Bears

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=17
R3=3
R4=14
R5=3
Home=Bears
H1=3
H2=7
H3=14
H4=10
H5=0"at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 61,838
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

* Chicago - FG Butler 40
* Pittsburgh - Pegram 1 run (Johnson kick)
* Chicago - Conway 6 pass from Kramer (Butler kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 40
* Pittsburgh - Pegram 7 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Chicago - Carter 12 pass from Kramer (Butler kick)
* Chicago - Wetnight 14 pass from Kramer (Butler kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 46
* Chicago - FG Butler 27
* Pittsburgh - Pegram 6 run (Johnson kick)
* Chicago - Minter 2 interception return (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mills 11 pass form O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 24

Week 11 (Monday November 13, 1995): vs. Cleveland Browns

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

* Game time: 9:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 35°F (Fog)
* Game attendance: 58,675
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators), Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Mills 2 pass from Stewart (Johnson kick)
* Cleveland - FG Stover 29
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 38
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 34
* Pittsburgh - Thigpen 9 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 19, 1995): at Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=10
R3=15
R4=21
Home=Bengals
H1=14
H2=10
H3=7
H4=0"at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 54,636
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

* Cincinnati - Scott 4 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 50
* Cincinnati - Blake 1 run (Pelfrey kick)
* Cincinnati - Pickens 1 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mills 42 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Pelfrey 27
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 26
* Cincinnati - McGee 20 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
* Pittsburgh - Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Hastings 15 pass from O'Donnell (Pegram run)
* Pittsburgh - Stewart 71 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Morris 3 run (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Morris 8 run (Johnson kick)

Week 13 (Sunday November 26, 1995): at Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=10
R2=7
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Browns
H1=0
H2=10
H3=7
H4=0"at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 67,269
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 33
* Pittsburgh - Bruener 12 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Cleveland - FG Stover 44
* Pittsburgh - Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)
* Cleveland - Jackson 11 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick)
* Cleveland - Testaverde 1 run (Stover kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 27

Week 14 (Sunday December 3, 1995): vs. Houston Oilers

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

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 53°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 56,013
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* PIttsburgh - Thigpen 33 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Houston - Sanders 76 pass from Chandler (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - Bruener 7 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Morris 30 run (Johnson kick)

Week 15 (Sunday December 10, 1995): at Oakland Raiders

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=13
R3=3
R4=6
Home=Raiders
H1=0
H2=7
H3=3
H4=0"at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California"

* Game time: 4:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 53,516
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Mills 37 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 41
* Oakland - Bruce 1 interception return (Jaeger kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 35
* Pittsburgh - Mills 14 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Oakland - FG Jaeger 39
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 32
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 20
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 22

Week 16 (Saturday December 16, 1995): vs. New England Patriots

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Patriots
R1=3
R2=3
R3=6
R4=15
Home=Steelers
H1=17
H2=7
H3=17
H4=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 36°F (Mostly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 57,158
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* New England - FG Bahr 23
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 32
* New England - FG Bahr 22
* Pittsburgh - Thigpen 14 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Buckner 46 fumble return (Johnson kick)
* New England - Coates 6 pass from Bledsoe (run failed)
* Pittsburgh - Stewart 22 run (Johnson kick)
* New England - Coates 6 pass from Bledsoe (run failed)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 32
* New England - Martin 22 pass from Bledsoe (Meggett pass from Bledsoe)
* Pittsburgh - Mills 62 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Oldham 23 fumble return (Johnson kick)

Week 17 (Sunday December 24, 1995): at Green Bay Packers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=10
R3=3
R4=6
Home=Packers
H1=0
H2=14
H3=7
H4=3"at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 60,649
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Green Bay - Bennett 9 run (Jacke kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 33
* Green Bay - Brooks 19 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mills 8 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Green Bay - Chmura 1 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 25
* Green Bay - FG Jacke 47
* Pittsburgh - Lester 2 run (pass failed)

Post Season

Game Summaries

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 6, 1996): vs. Buffalo Bills

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bills
R1=0
R2=7
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=16
H3=3
H4=14"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 21°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 59,072
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* PIttsburgh - Williams 1 run (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Mills 10 pass form O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 45
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 38
* Buffalo - Thomas 1 run (Christie kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 34
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 39
* Buffalo - Cline 2 pass from Van Pelt (Christie kick)
* Buffalo - Thomas 9 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
* Pittsburgh - Morris 13 run (Johnson kick)
* Pittsburgh - Morris 2 run (Johnson kick)

AFC Championship (Sunday January 14, 1996): vs. Indianapolis Colts

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

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 50°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 61,062
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Jim Gray & John Dockery (sideline reporters)

Scoring Drives:

* Indianapolis - FG Blanchard 34
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 31
* Indianapolis - FG Blanchard 36
* Pittsburgh - Stewart 5 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Indianapolis - FG Blanchard 37
* Pittsburgh - FG Johnson 36
* Indianapolis - Turner 47 pass from Harbaugh (Blanchard kick)
* Pittsburgh - Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)

Super Bowl XXX (Sunday January 28, 1996): vs. Dallas Cowboys

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cowboys
R1=10
R2=3
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=10"at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona"

* Game time: 6:20 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 76,347
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

* Dallas - FG Boniol 42
* Dallas - Novacek 3 pass from Aikman (Boniol kick)
* Dallas - FG Boniol 35
* Pittsburgh - Thigpen 6 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
* Dallas - E. Smith 1 run (Boniol kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG N. Johnson
* Pittsburgh - Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)
* Dallas - E. Smith 4 run (Boniol kick)

Honors and Awards

Pro Bowl Representatives

See: "1996 Pro Bowl"

* #37 Carnell Lake-Cornerback/Safety
* #63 Dermontti Dawson-Center
* #82 Yancey Thigpen-Wide Receiver
* #91 Kevin Greene-Outside Linebacker
* #95 Greg Lloyd-Outside Linebacker

References