1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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Owner | The Rooney family |
General manager | Tom Donahoe |
Head coach | Chuck Noll |
Home stadium | Three Rivers Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 2nd AFC Central |
Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 2
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All-Pros | None |
Team MVP | Greg Lloyd |
Team ROY | Adrian Cooper |
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.
1991 Pittsburgh Steelers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Notable additions include Adrian Cooper, Neil O'Donnell and Ernie Mills.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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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 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
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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. |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chargers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
Steelers | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
Bills | 10 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Patriots | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Eagles | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
With their 5th loss to the Eagles on the road since 1965, the Steelers entered their bye week at 2-2.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Browns | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Broncos | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
Bengals | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Redskins | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Oilers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Steelers | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Oilers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Scoring drives:
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Steelers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game information | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Steelers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game information | ||
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Chuck Noll's final game as head coach
AFC Central | |||||||||
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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 |