1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
General manager	Tom Donahoe
Head coach	Bill Cowher
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs ; (at Chiefs) 24–27 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	6 PK Gary Anderson ; C Dermontti Dawson ; RB Barry Foster ; TE Eric Green ; OLB Greg Lloyd ; CB Rod Woodson ;
AP All-Pros	3 Dermontti Dawson (1st team); Greg Lloyd (1st team); Rod Woodson (1st team);
Team MVP	Rod Woodson
Team ROY	Chad Brown
	← 1992 ; Steelers seasons ; 1994 →;

Last updated November 21, 2024

The 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 61st season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

The Steelers looked to continue the progress made under second year head coach Bill Cowher. However, the team would take a slight step backwards, finishing 9–7 (three games behind the eventual AFC Central champion Houston Oilers). Despite that, the Steelers clinched a wild card spot, making the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The team would lose to the Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 in overtime in the AFC Wild Card Round of the playoffs, in what is considered one of the best playoff games in NFL history even though the Steelers were on the losing end.

In the second week of the season, the Steelers suffered a shutout loss to the Los Angeles Rams 27–0, in the team's penultimate visit to the Los Angeles area until 2019. The day was highlighted by the emergence of Rams rookie Jerome Bettis running over the Steelers defense. Though no one knew it at the time, it would foreshadow what was to come with Bettis' career—as a member of the Steelers, who would acquire Bettis in a draft day trade with the Rams three years later.

1993 was also the season in which the Steelers began their policy of "blacking out" regular season contract negotiations. Early in the season the Steelers had reached contract extensions with Rod Woodson and Barry Foster and continued negotiations with other players. However, this led to discord in the locker room, and management felt that contract talk was taking the team's focus off of winning. At mid-season the Steelers broke off all contract negotiations and have refused to negotiate contracts during the regular season since.^[1]

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
QB Mike Tomczak (Browns)	QB Bubby Brister (Eagles)
LB Kevin Greene (Rams)	LB Jerrol Williams (Chargers)
OL David Viaene (Packers)	LB Hardy Nickerson (Buccaneers)
	T Tunch Ilkin (Packers)

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1993 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
1	23	Deon Figures	Cornerback	Colorado
2	44	Chad Brown *	Linebacker	Colorado
3	76	Andre Hastings	Wide receiver	Georgia
4	108	Kevin Henry	Defensive end	Mississippi State
5	135	Lonnie Palelei	Guard	UNLV
5	140	Marc Woodard	Linebacker	Mississippi State	from Dallas
6	162	Willie Williams	Cornerback	Western Carolina
7	185	Jeff Zgonina	Defensive tackle	Purdue	from Washington
7	189	Craig Keith	Tight end	Lenoir–Rhyne
8	216	Alex Van Pelt	Quarterback	Pittsburgh
Made roster

Undrafted free agents

1993 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Reggie Barnes	Linebacker	Oklahoma
Randy Cuthbert	Running back	Duke
Boris Graham	Linebacker	West Virginia
Martin Houston	Fullback	Alabama
Toby Lawrence	Guard	Kansas State
Gary Reid	Defensive linemen	Cincinnati
Tim Samec	Center	Virginia
Ricky Sutton	Defensive linemen	Auburn

Staff

**1993 Pittsburgh Steelers staff**
	Front office President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Secretary & counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II Administration advisor – Chuck Noll Director of communications – Joe Gordon Public relations coordinator – Dan Edwards PR Assistant/Community Relations – Ron Miller Controller – Michael J. Hagan Assistant controller – Dan Ferens Assistant controller – Jim Ellenberger Ticket sales manager – Geraldine Glenn Football operations Director of football operations – Tom Donahoe Football business manager – James A. Boston Player development coordinator – Anthony Griggs Scouting staff Director of scouting – Tom Modrak Pro personnel coordinator – Charles Bailey Administrative – Ralph Berlin College scout – Phil Kreidler BLESTO College Scout – Bob Lane College scout – Max McCartney College scout – Bob Schmitz Head coaches Head coach – Bill Cowher Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ron Erhardt Offensive backfield – Dick Hoak Wide receivers – Bob Harrison Tight ends – Pat Hodgson Offensive line – Kent Stephenson			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Dom Capers Defensive line – Steve Furness Linebackers – Marvin Lewis Defensive backs – Dick LeBeau Special teams coaches Special teams – John Guy Strength and conditioning Conditioning coordinator – Chet Fuhrman Medical staff Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty Physician, orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Training staff Head trainer – John Norwig Assistant trainer – Rick Burkholder Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Video coordinator – Bob McCartney Video assistant – Pat Dolan Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci ^[2]

Notable additions include Chad Brown, Kevin Greene and Willie Williams

Roster

**1993 Pittsburgh Steelers roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Neil O'Donnell 11 Rick Strom 18 Mike Tomczak Running backs (RB) 42 Randy Cuthbert 33 Merril Hoge FB 30 Victor Jones 34 Leroy Thompson Wide receivers (WR) 80 Charles Davenport 81 Jeff Graham 88 Andre Hastings KR 89 Ernie Mills 20 Dwight Stone KR 82 Yancey Thigpen Tight ends (TE) 87 Adrian Cooper 86 Eric Green 84 Tim Jorden 85 Craig Keith		Offensive linemen (OL) 63 Dermontti Dawson C 77 Carlton Haselrig G 65 John Jackson T 67 Duval Love G 68 Lonnie Palelei G 72 Leon Searcy T 69 Ariel Solomon C 73 Justin Strzelczyk G Defensive linemen (DL) 64 Kenny Davidson DE 66 Donald Evans DE 79 Mike Finn DE 76 Kevin Henry DE 93 Joel Steed NT 96 Ricky Sutton DE 98 Gerald Williams DE 97 Jeff Zgonina NT		Linebackers (LB) 50 Reggie Barnes ILB 94 Chad Brown ILB 91 Kevin Greene OLB 53 Bryan Hinkle OLB 54 Dave Hoffmann ILB 99 Levon Kirkland ILB 95 Greg Lloyd OLB 56 Rico Mack OLB Defensive backs (DB) 21 Deon Figures CB 22 Larry Griffin SS 28 Alan Haller CB 44 D. J. Johnson CB 25 Gary Jones FS 37 Carnell Lake SS 39 Darren Perry FS 27 Willie Williams CB 26 Rod Woodson CB Special teams 1 Gary Anderson K 60 Kendall Gammon LS 3 Mark Royals P				Practice squad 23 Chuckie Dukes RB 36 Fred Foggie S 83 Leslie Shepherd WR 61 Tim Simpson G/C ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]Reserve 29 Barry Foster RB (IR) 55 Jerry Olsavsky LB (IR) 24 Richard Shelton S (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 3 reserve, 4 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game site	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sun. Aug. 1	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Estadi Olímpic (Barcelona, Spain)	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 21–14	0–1
2	Sat. Aug. 7	New York Jets	Three Rivers Stadium	6:00 p.m.	WPXI	W 17–13	1–1
3	Sat. Aug. 14	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium	8:00 p.m.	WPXI	W 23–17	2–1
4	Sun. Aug. 22	Washington Redskins	Three Rivers Stadium	8:00 p.m.	TNT	L 10–3	2–2
5	Thu. Aug. 26	at Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	8:00 p.m.	ESPN	L 30–13	2–3

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game site	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sun. Sep. 5	San Francisco 49ers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 24–13	0–1
2	Sun. Sep. 12	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium	4:00 p.m.	NBC	L 27–0	0–2
3	Sun. Sep. 19	Cincinnati Bengals	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 34–7	1–2
4	Mon. Sep. 27	at Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 45–17	2–2
5	Sun. Oct. 3	Bye
6	Sun. Oct. 10	San Diego Chargers	Three Rivers Stadium	4:00 p.m.	NBC	W 16–3	3–2
7	Sun. Oct. 17	New Orleans Saints	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 37–14	4–2
8	Sun. Oct. 24	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	4:00 p.m.	NBC	L 28–23	4–3
9	Sun. Oct. 31	Bye
10	Sun. Nov. 7	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 24–16	5–3
11	Mon. Nov. 15	Buffalo Bills	Three Rivers Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 23–0	6–3
12	Sun. Nov. 21	at Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium	4:00 p.m.	NBC	L 37–13	6–4
13	Sun. Nov. 28	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome	8:00 p.m.	ESPN	L 23–3	6–5
14	Sun. Dec. 5	New England Patriots	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 17–14	7–5
15	Mon. Dec. 13	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 21–20	8–5
16	Sun. Dec. 19	Houston Oilers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 26–17	8–6
17	Sun. Dec. 26	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	4:00 p.m.	NBC	L 16–6	8–7
18	Sun. Jan. 2	Cleveland Browns	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 16–9	9–7

Standings

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Houston Oilers	12	4	0	.750	368	238	W11
⁽⁶⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	308	281	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	304	307	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	187	319	L1

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 5, 1993): vs. San Francisco 49ers

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	10	7	0	7	24
Steelers	0	3	10	0	13

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:74 °F (23 °C) (Mostly Sunny)
Game attendance: 57,502
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Stockton (play by play), Dan Fouts (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

San Francisco – FG Cofer 37
San Francisco – Rice 5 pass from Young (Cofer kick)
San Francisco – Rice 6 pass from Young (Cofer kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
Pittsburgh – Foster 5 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39
San Francisco – B. Jones 5 pass from Young (Cofer kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 12, 1993): at Los Angeles Rams

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	14	3	10	27

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather:72 °F (22 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 50,588
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Joe Gibbs (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Los Angeles Rams – Drayton 22 pass from Everett (Zendejas kick)
Los Angeles Rams – Gary 6 run (Zendejas kick)
Los Angeles Rams – FG Zendejas 54
Los Angeles Rams – FG Zendejas 50
Los Angeles Rams – Bettis 29 run (Zendejas kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 19, 1993): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	0	0	7
Steelers	7	10	10	7	34

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:66 °F (19 °C) (Mostly Sunny)
Game attendance: 53,682
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

PIttsburgh – Mills 3 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 33
Cincinnati – Pickens 15 pass from Klingler (Pelfrey kick)
Pittsburgh – Thigpen 18 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 34
Pittsburgh – Stone 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
PIttsburgh – Stone 38 run (Anderson kick)

Week 4 (Monday September 27, 1993): at Atlanta Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	17	7	14	45
Falcons	14	3	0	0	17

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 65,477
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Foster 30 run (Anderson kick)
Atlanta – T. Smith 97 kickoff return (N. Johnson kick)
Atlanta – Clark 46 fumble return (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 21
Atlanta – FG N. Johnson 49
Pittsburgh – Foster 7 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Stone 4 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Thigpen 7 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Davidson 18 fumble return (Anderson kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 3, 1993): Bye Week

Week 6 (Sunday October 10, 1993): vs. San Diego Chargers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	3	0	0	3
Steelers	3	7	3	3	16

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather:47 °F (8 °C) (Partly Sunny)
Game attendance: 55,264
Referee: Gary Lane
TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 34
San Diego – FG Carney 33
Pittsburgh – Kirkland 16 fumble return (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35

Week 7 (Sunday October 17, 1993): vs. New Orleans Saints

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	0	0	14	14
Steelers	14	10	6	7	37

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:65 °F (18 °C) (Light Rain)
Game attendance: 56,056
Referee: Howard Roe
TV announcers: (CBS) Tim Ryan (play by play), Matt Millen (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Woodson 63 interception return (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 20 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 22
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
Pittsburgh – Green 26 pass from Tomczak (Anderson kick)
New Orleans – Small 3 pass from Buck (Anderson kick)
New Orleans – Early 63 pass from Buck (Anderson kick)

Week 8 (Sunday October 24, 1993): at Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	6	3	23
Browns	0	14	7	7	28

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 78,118
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Cleveland – Jackson 62 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick)
Cleveland – Metcalf 91 punt return (Stover kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 4 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
Cleveland – Wolfey 4 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 46
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
Cleveland – Metcalf 75 punt return (Stover kick)

Week 9 (Sunday October 31, 1993): Bye Week

Week 10 (Sunday November 7, 1993): at Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	0	10	24
Bengals	3	13	0	0	16

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 51,202
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers: (NBC) Drew Goodman (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 32
Cincinnati – Williams 97 interception return (kick failed)
Cincinnati – Query 7 pass from Schroeder (Pelfrey kick)
Pittsburgh – Green 71 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 23

Week 11 (Monday November 15, 1993): vs. Buffalo Bills

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	0	0	0	0
Steelers	7	3	10	3	23

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 9:00 pm EST
Game weather:50 °F (10 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 60,265
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Thompson 9 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
Pittsburgh – Green 1 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 19
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31

Week 12 (Sunday November 21, 1993): at Denver Broncos

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	6	7	13
Broncos	10	10	14	3	37

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game time: 4:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 74,840
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers: (NBC) Bob Costas (play by play), Joe Gibbs (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Denver – FG Elam 48
Denver – Delpino 1 run (Elam kick)
Denver – Russell fumble recovery in end zone (Elam kick)
Denver – FG Elam 27
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
Denver – Delpino 1 run (Elam kick)
Denver – V. Johnson 13 pass from Elway (Elam kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
Denver – FG Elam 28
Pittsburgh – Thigpen 39 pass from Tomczak (Anderson kick)

Week 13 (Sunday November 28, 1993): at Houston Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	0	0	3
Oilers	0	10	10	3	23

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game time: 8:00 pm EST
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 61,238
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Houston – FG Del Greco 43
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Houston – Brown 3 run (Del Greco kick)
Houston – Jeffires 66 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
Houston – FG Del Greco 21
Houston – FG Del Greco 28

Week 14 (Sunday December 5, 1993): vs. New England Patriots

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	14	0	0	0	14
Steelers	17	0	0	0	17

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:42 °F (6 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 51,358
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

New England – Coates 3 pass from Bledsoe (Sisson kick)
New England – Russell 3 run (Sisson kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 15 (Monday December 13, 1993): at Miami Dolphins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	7	7	7	21
Dolphins	3	3	0	14	20

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

Game time: 9:00 pm EST
Game weather:68 °F (20 °C) (Partly cloudy)
Game attendance: 70,232
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)

Scoring drives:

Miami – FG Stoyanovich 22
Pittsburgh – Thompson 3 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 2 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Miami – K. Jackson 3 pass from DeBerg (Stoyanovich kick)
Miami – McDuffie 72 punt return (Stoyanovich kick)

Week 16 (Sunday December 19, 1993): vs. Houston Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	14	6	3	3	26
Steelers	0	3	7	7	17

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:37 °F (3 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 57,592
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Houston – G. Brown 38 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
Houston – Orlando 38 interception return (Del Greco kick)
Houston – FG Del Greco 34
Houston – FG Del Greco 22
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26
Houston – FG Del Greco 33
Pittsburgh – Green 36 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Houston – FG Del Greco 21
Pittsburgh – Hoge 5 run (Anderson kick)

Week 17 (Sunday December 26, 1993): at Seattle Seahawks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	0	3	6
Seahawks	7	3	3	3	16

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game time: 4:00 pm EST
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 51,814
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Seattle – Green 2 pass from Mirer (Kasay kick)
Seattle – FG Kasay 32
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Seattle – FG Kasay 48
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43
Seattle – FG Kasay 35

Week 18 (Sunday January 2, 1994): vs. Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	9	0	0	9
Steelers	0	3	3	10	16

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:32 °F (0 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 49,208
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
Cleveland – FG Stover 36
Cleveland – FG Stover 47
Cleveland – FG Stover 44
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
Pittsburgh – Green 14 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26

Playoffs

Game summary

AFC Wild Card Playoff (Saturday January 8, 1994): at Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Steelers	7	10	0	7	0	24
Chiefs	7	0	3	14	3	27

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: 12:30 pm EST
Game weather:34 °F (1 °C) (Sunny)
Game attendance: 75,868
Referee: Gary Lane
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Cooper 10 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Kansas City – Birden 23 pass from Krieg (Lowery kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
Pittsburgh – Mills 26 pass form O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Kansas City – FG Lowery 23
Kansas City – Allen 2 run (Lowery kick)
Pittsburgh – Green 22 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Kansas City – Barnett 7 pass from Montana (Lowery kick)
Kansas City – FG Lowery 32

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The 1999 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 40th season and their 30th in the National Football League (NFL). It was the first year for the team under the name “Titans”, while the nickname “Oilers” was retired by the NFL. The Titans qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1993, and their first since relocating from Houston, as well as their first playoff victory since 1991. They became the seventh Wild Card team to qualify for the Super Bowl. However, after defeating the Bills, Colts, and Jaguars in the postseason, they lost the Super Bowl to the St. Louis Rams, 23–16 on a famous last-second tackle made by Rams defender Mike Jones at the goal line that prevented Titans receiver Kevin Dyson from scoring a potential game-tying touchdown.

References

↑ "Steelers Regular Season Contract Negotiation Blackout A Wise Policy". Steel Curtain Rising. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
↑ 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ "1993 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

External links

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1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com

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[1] "Steelers Regular Season Contract Negotiation Blackout A Wise Policy". Steel Curtain Rising. Retrieved September 2, 2008.

[2] 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[3] 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[4] 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[5] 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[6] "1993 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

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1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 5, 1993): vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 2 (Sunday September 12, 1993): at Los Angeles Rams

Week 3 (Sunday September 19, 1993): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 4 (Monday September 27, 1993): at Atlanta Falcons

Week 5 (Sunday October 3, 1993): Bye Week

Week 6 (Sunday October 10, 1993): vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 7 (Sunday October 17, 1993): vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 8 (Sunday October 24, 1993): at Cleveland Browns

Week 9 (Sunday October 31, 1993): Bye Week

Week 10 (Sunday November 7, 1993): at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 11 (Monday November 15, 1993): vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 12 (Sunday November 21, 1993): at Denver Broncos

Week 13 (Sunday November 28, 1993): at Houston Oilers

Week 14 (Sunday December 5, 1993): vs. New England Patriots

Week 15 (Monday December 13, 1993): at Miami Dolphins

Week 16 (Sunday December 19, 1993): vs. Houston Oilers

Week 17 (Sunday December 26, 1993): at Seattle Seahawks

Week 18 (Sunday January 2, 1994): vs. Cleveland Browns

Playoffs

Game summary

AFC Wild Card Playoff (Saturday January 8, 1994): at Kansas City Chiefs

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