1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The Steelers did not score an offensive touchdown until the 5th game of the season, but did rebound to a 9–7 record (the same they posted the previous season). Unfortunately, unlike the previous season, 9–7 was not enough to gain a playoff berth.

Week 1 (Sunday September 9, 1990): at Cleveland Browns
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 78,298
 * Referee: Dick Hantak
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 19
 * Cleveland – Blaylock 30 fumble return (Kauric kick)
 * Cleveland – FG Kauric 28
 * Cleveland – FG Kauric 47

Week 2 (Sunday September 16, 1990): vs. Houston Oilers
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 54,814
 * Referee: Gene Barth
 * TV announcers: (TNT) Skip Caray (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – D. Johnson 26 interception return (Anderson kick)
 * Houston – White 1 run (Zendejas kick)
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
 * Houston – Safety, Childress tackled Brister in end zone
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27
 * Pittsburgh – Woodson 52 punt return (Anderson kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 23, 1990): at Los Angeles Raiders
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 50,657
 * Referee: Howard Roe
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
 * Los Angeles Raiders – FG Jaeger 40
 * Los Angeles Raiders – FG Jaeger 45
 * Los Angeles Raiders – Allen 1 run (Jaeger kick)
 * Los Angeles Raiders – Fernandez 66 pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 30, 1990): vs. Miami Dolphins
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 54,691
 * Referee: Gerald Austin
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Miami – S. Smith 1 run (Stoyanovich kick)
 * Miami – S. Smith 7 run (Stoyanovich kick)
 * Clayton 35 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 46
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
 * Miami – Paige 1 run (Stoyanovich kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 7, 1990): vs. San Diego Chargers
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 53,486
 * Referee: Tom White
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45
 * San Diego – Plummer 2 pass from Tolliver (Reveiz kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Green 8 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Green 1 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – W. Williams 2 run (Anderson kick)
 * San Diego – L. Miller fumble recovery in end zone (Reveiz kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Safety, Stone blocked punt out of end zone
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45
 * Pittsburgh – Foster 2 run (Anderson kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 14, 1990): at Denver Broncos
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 74,285
 * Referee: Jerry Markbreit
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Denver – Winder 1 run (Treadwell kick)
 * Denver – FG Treadwell 24
 * Pittsburgh – Lipps 6 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Denver – Sewell 2 run (Treadwell kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Green 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Hoge 6 run (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Green 10 pass from Brister (kick failed)
 * Pittsburgh – Green 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 21, 1990): at San Francisco 49ers
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 64,301
 * Referee: Jim Tunney
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Bill Walsh (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – Bell 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * San Francisco – FG Cofer 39
 * San Francisco – Sherrard 5 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)
 * San Francisco – FG Cofer 20
 * San Francisco – Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick)
 * San Francisco – Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick)

Week 8 (Monday October 29, 1990): vs. Los Angeles Rams
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 9:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 56,466
 * Referee: Dick Hantak
 * TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:


 * Los Angeles Rams – Greens 100 kickoff return (Lansford kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Hoge 6 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Green 17 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Los Angeles Rams – FG Lansford 32
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
 * Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Stone 8 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Hoge 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 4, 1990): vs. Atlanta Falcons
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 57,093
 * Referee: Johnny Grier
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Brad Nessler (play by play), Dan Jiggetts (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Atlanta – FG Davis 41
 * Atlanta – FG Davis 43
 * Atlanta – FG Davis 38
 * Pittsburgh – Lipps 11 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Mularkey 19 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Williams 70 run (Anderson kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 18, 1990): at Cincinnati Bengals
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio


 * Game time: 8:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 60,064
 * Referee: Tom Dooley
 * TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Cincinnati – Woods 5 run (Breech kick)
 * Cincinnati – FG Breech 21
 * Cincinnati – Taylor 1 run (Breech kick)
 * CIncinnati – Bussey 70 fumble return (Breech kick)
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
 * Cincinnati – FG Breech 33

Week 12 (Sunday November 25, 1990): at New York Jets
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey


 * Game time: 4:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 57,806
 * Referee: Bob McElwee
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * New York Jets – Moore 53 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
 * Pittsburgh – W. Williams 5 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 33
 * Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Lipps 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 2, 1990): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 58,200
 * Referee: Jerry Markbreit
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 32
 * Cincinnati – Brown 50 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
 * Cincinnati – Safety, Francis tackled Brister in end zone
 * Cincinnati – Brooks 7 run (Breech kick)
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 48

Week 14 (Sunday December 9, 1990): vs. New England Patriots
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 48,354
 * Referee: Dale Hamer
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
 * Pittsburgh – Hoge 8 run (Anderson kick)
 * New England – FG Staurovsky 49
 * Pittsburgh – Green 14 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Hoge 41 run (Anderson kick)

Week 15 (Sunday December 16, 1990): at New Orleans Saints
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather: Dome
 * Game attendance: 68,582
 * Referee: Howard Roe
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
 * New Orleans – FG Andersen 50
 * New Orleans – FG Andersen 43
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
 * Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43

Week 16 (Sunday December 23, 1990): vs. Cleveland Browns
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 pm EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 51,665
 * Referee: Johnny Grier
 * TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Pittsburgh – Mularkey 20 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Calloway 20 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Mularkey 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Hoge 20 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
 * Pittsburgh – W. Williams 1 run (Anderson kick)

Week 17 (Sunday December 30, 1990): at Houston Oilers
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas


 * Game time: 8:00 pm EST
 * Game weather: Dome
 * Game attendance: 56,906
 * Referee: Gerald Austin
 * TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:


 * Houston – White 1 run (Garcia kick)
 * Houston – Givins 14 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick)
 * Houston – Hill 3 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick)
 * Houston – FG Garcia 47
 * Pittsburgh – Hoge 4 run (Anderson kick)
 * Houston – Jeffires 53 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick)
 * Pittsburgh – Hoge 3 run (Anderson kick)
 * Houston – FG Garcia 45