1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney family
General manager	Tom Donahoe
Head coach	Chuck Noll
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	2 OLB Greg Lloyd ; CB Rod Woodson ;
AP All-Pros	None
Team MVP	Greg Lloyd
Team ROY	Adrian Cooper
	← 1990 ; Steelers seasons ; 1992 →;

Last updated November 21, 2024

The 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 59th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League (NFL).

The Steelers struggled early as Neil O'Donnell took over from Bubby Brister at quarterback. The Steelers ended the season winning their last two games, 17–10, over the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns at Three Rivers Stadium to finish with a 7–9 record. Following the season Chuck Noll announced his retirement, ending his 23-year career in which he won four Super Bowls while posting an overall record of 209–156–1.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1991 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
1	17	Huey Richardson	Defensive end	Florida
2	46	Jeff Graham	Wide receiver	Ohio State
3	73	Ernie Mills	Wide receiver	Florida
4	88	Sammy Walker	Cornerback	Texas Tech
4	103	Adrian Cooper	Tight end	Oklahoma
6	158	Leroy Thompson	Running back	Penn State
7	185	Andre Jones	Linebacker	Notre Dame
8	212	Dean Dingman	Guard	Michigan
9	238	Bruce McGonnigal	Tight end	Virginia
10	269	Ariel Solomon	Tackle	Colorado
11	296	Efrum Thomas	Defensive back	Alabama
12	323	Jeff Brady	Linebacker	Kentucky
Made roster

Staff

**1991 Pittsburgh Steelers staff**
	Front office President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Director of communications – Joe Gordon Controller – Dan McGrogan Assistant controller - business – Dan Ferens Public relations director – Dan Edwards Community relations coordinator – Ron Miller Ticket sales manager – Geraldine Glenn Assistant controller - office – Jim Ellenberger Director of player personnel – Dick Haley Director of football development – Tom Donahoe Football business manager – James A. Boston College scouting coordinator – Tom Modrak Talent scout – Bob Schmitz Talent scout – Max McCartney Talent scout – Charles Bailey Talent scout – Bob Lane Head coaches Head coach – Chuck Noll Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Joe Walton Offensive backfield – Dick Hoak Receivers – Dwain Painter Tight ends – Jon Kolb Offensive line – Ron Blackledge Offensive line – Jack Henry			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Dave Brazil Defensive line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Bob Valesente Defensive backs – John Fox Special teams coaches Special teams coach – George Stewart Strength and conditioning Conditioning coach – Jon Kolb Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Thomas W. Cowan Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J.Twerski Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Administrative trainer - Ralph Berlin Head trainer – John Norwig Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Video & film director – Bob McCartney Video assistant – Pat Dolan Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci ^[1]

Notable additions include Adrian Cooper, Neil O'Donnell and Ernie Mills.

Roster

**1991 Pittsburgh Steelers roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 6 Bubby Brister 14 Neil O'Donnell 11 Rick Strom Running backs (RB) 33 Merril Hoge FB 34 Leroy Thompson 42 Warren Williams 38 Tim Worley Wide receivers (WR) 81 Jeff Graham PR 83 Louis Lipps 89 Ernie Mills KR 20 Dwight Stone Tight ends (TE) 85 Keith Cash 87 Adrian Cooper		Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Dean Caliguire G/C 63 Dermontti Dawson C 77 Carlton Haselrig G 62 Tunch Ilkin T 65 John Jackson T 74 Terry Long G 69 Ariel Solomon G/T 73 Justin Strzelczyk G/T Defensive linemen (DL) 64 Kenny Davidson DE 66 Donald Evans DE 97 Aaron Jones DE 91 Craig Veasey NT 98 Gerald Williams NT 93 Keith Willis DE		Linebackers (LB) 94 Jeff Brady ILB 53 Bryan Hinkle OLB 50 David Little ILB 95 Greg Lloyd OLB 56 Rob McGovern ILB 54 Hardy Nickerson ILB 55 Jerry Olsavsky ILB 90 Huey Richardson OLB 57 Jerrol Williams OLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Thomas Everett FS 44 D. J. Johnson CB 25 Gary Jones FS 37 Carnell Lake SS 24 Richard Shelton CB/S 41 Kevin Smith SS 43 Shawn Vincent CB 23 Sammy Walker CB 26 Rod Woodson CB Special teams 1 Gary Anderson K 4 Dan Stryzinski P				Practice squad 72 Bob Dahl G 78 Garry Howe NT 79 Jarrod Johnson C ^[2]^[3]^[4]Reserve 60 Brian Blankenship G (IR) 88 Chris Calloway WR (IR) 67 Dean Dingman G (IR) 29 Barry Foster RB (IR) 86 Eric Green TE (IR) 22 Larry Griffin CB (IR) 35 Delton Hall CB (IR) 84 Mike Mularkey TE (IR) 71 Tom Ricketts G (IR) Rookies in italics 47 active, 9 reserve, 3 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 4	Washington Redskins	W 16–7	1–0	Three Rivers Stadium
2	August 10	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–34	1–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
3	August 17	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–21	1–2	Veterans Stadium
4	August 23	at Detroit Lions	W 16–3	2–2	Pontiac Silverdome

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 1	San Diego Chargers	W 26–20	1–0	Three Rivers Stadium
2	September 8	at Buffalo Bills	L 34–52	1–1	Rich Stadium
3	September 15	New England Patriots	W 20–6	2–1	Three Rivers Stadium
4	September 22	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–23	2–2	Veterans Stadium
5	Bye
6	October 6	at Indianapolis Colts	W 21–3	3–2	Hoosier Dome
7	October 14	New York Giants	L 20–23	3–3	Three Rivers Stadium
8	October 20	Seattle Seahawks	L 7–27	3–4	Three Rivers Stadium
9	October 27	at Cleveland Browns	L 14–17	3–5	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
10	November 3	at Denver Broncos	L 13–20	3–6	Mile High Stadium
11	November 10	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 33–27	4–6	Riverfront Stadium
12	November 17	Washington Redskins	L 14–41	4–7	Three Rivers Stadium
13	November 24	Houston Oilers	W 26–14	5–7	Three Rivers Stadium
14	November 28	at Dallas Cowboys	L 10–20	5–8	Texas Stadium
15	December 8	at Houston Oilers	L 6–31	5–9	Astrodome
16	December 15	Cincinnati Bengals	W 17–10	6–9	Three Rivers Stadium
17	December 22	Cleveland Browns	W 17–10	7–9	Three Rivers Stadium
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	3	0	17	20
Steelers	3	7	6	10	26

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
Game weather:80 °F (27 °C) (Sunny)
Game attendance: 55,848
Referee: Gerald Austin
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	10	17	7	34
Bills	10	14	7	21	52

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:84 °F (29 °C) (Sunny)
Game attendance: 79,545
Referee: Tom Dooley
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	6	0	0	6
Steelers	3	3	0	14	20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:86 °F (30 °C) (Sunny)
Game attendance: 53,703
Referee: Johnny Grier
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	14	0	0	0	14
Eagles	7	6	7	3	23

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:66 °F (19 °C) (Mostly Sunny)
Game attendance: 65,511
Referee: Bernie Kukar
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	7	14	21
Colts	0	3	0	0	3

at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game time: 8:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 55,383
Referee: Larry Nemmers
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	6	7	3	23
Steelers	0	0	3	17	20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
Game weather:59 °F (15 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 57,608
Referee: Red Cashion
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	14	3	7	27
Steelers	0	0	7	0	7

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:47 °F (8 °C) (Partly Sunny)
Game attendance: 54,678
Referee: Gordon McCarter
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	7	0	7	14
Browns	3	7	7	0	17

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time: 4:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 78,285
Referee: Bob McElwee
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	7	0	3	13
Broncos	0	17	3	0	20

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game time: 8:00 PM EST
Game weather:16 °F (−9 °C), wind 8 mph (13 km/h) mph
Game attendance: 70,973
Referee: Dale Hamer
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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Steelers	0	6	7	14	6	33
Bengals	10	7	0	10	0	27

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 55,503
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	10	10	14	41
Steelers	0	0	0	14	14

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:47 °F (8 °C) (Sunny)
Game attendance: 56,813
Referee: Tom White
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	7	0	7	14
Steelers	6	10	7	3	26

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:34 °F (1 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 45,795
Referee: Howard Roe
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	3	7	10
Cowboys	7	3	0	10	20

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Game time: 4:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 62,253
Referee: Red Cashion
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	3	0	6
Oilers	7	3	7	14	31

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 59,225
Referee: Bob McElwee
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 vs Bengals

Week Sixteen: Cincinnati Bengals (2–12) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5–9)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	3	0	10
Steelers	10	0	0	7	17

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: December 15
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Mostly sunny, 31 °F (−1 °C)
Game attendance: 35,420
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PIT – Adrian Cooper 47-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 12:59. Steelers 7–0.
PIT – Gary Anderson 47-yard field goal, 3:48. Steelers 10–0.

Second quarter

CIN – David Fulcher 27-yard interception return (Jim Breech kick), 14:00. Steelers 10–7.

Third quarter

CIN – Jim Breech 39-yard field goal, 5:10. Tie 10–10.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Keith Cash 19-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 14:55. Steelers 17–10.

Top passers

CIN – Boomer Esiason – 14/26, 125 yards, 2 INT
PIT – Bubby Brister – 15/28, 184 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

CIN – Harold Green – 18 rushes, 62 yards
PIT – Merril Hoge – 16 rushes, 79 yards

Top receivers

CIN – Eddie Brown – 5 receptions, 50 yards
PIT – Keith Cash – 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD

Week 17 vs Browns

Week Seventeen: Cleveland Browns (6–9) at Pittsburgh Steelers (6–9)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	3	0	7	10
Steelers	3	0	7	7	17

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: December 22
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 39 °F (4 °C)
Game attendance: 47,070
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
Box Score, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PIT – Gary Anderson 34-yard field goal, 0:59. Steelers 3–0.

Second quarter

CLE – Matt Stover 19-yard field goal, 6:18. Tie 3–3.

Third quarter

PIT – Dwight Stone 65-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 0:16. Steelers 10–3.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Richard Shelton 57-yard interception return (Gary Anderson kick), 9:28. Steelers 17–3.
CLE – Michael Jackson 27-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Stover kick), 6:56. Steelers 17–10.

Top passers

CLE – Bernie Kosar – 28/49, 335 yards, TD, 3 INT
PIT – Bubby Brister – 7/26, 113 yards, TD

Top rushers

CLE – Joe Morris – 12 rushes, 26 yards
PIT – Tim Worley – 16 rushes, 84 yards

Top receivers

CLE – Webster Slaughter – 11 receptions, 138 yards
PIT – Dwight Stone – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD

Chuck Noll's final game as head coach

Standings

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Houston Oilers	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	386	251	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	4–2	7–5	292	344	W2
Cleveland Browns	6	10	0	.375	2–4	6–6	293	298	L3
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	263	435	W1

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References

↑ 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ "1991 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

External links

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1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com

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[1] 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[2] 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[3] 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[4] "1991 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

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Culture	Football in Western Pennsylvania Rooney family Myron Cope Steelmark Steeler Nation Terrible Towel Steel Curtain Black Sunday Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story Evening Shade The Chief "Renegade" "Here We Go" "Black and Yellow" YinzCam This Is Us Steel Curtain Roller Coaster
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Division championships (24)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014 2016 2017 2020
Conference championships (8)	1974 1975 1978 1979 1995 2005 2008 2010
League championships (6)	1974 (IX) 1975 (X) 1978 (XIII) 1979 (XIV) 2005 (XL) 2008 (XLIII)
Retired numbers	32 70 75
Hall of Fame members	Players: Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Faneca Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Polamalu Shell Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Cowher Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Week 16 vs Bengals

Week 17 vs Browns

Standings

Related Research Articles

References

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