1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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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

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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

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Notable additions include Chad Brown, Kevin Greene and Willie Williams

Roster

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Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Game site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record
1 August 1 vs. San Francisco 49ers Estadi Olímpic (Barcelona, Spain) 1:00 p.m. NBC L 21–14 0–1
2 August 7 New York Jets Three Rivers Stadium 6:00 p.m. WPXI W 17–13 1–1
3 August 14 at New York Giants Giants Stadium 8:00 p.m. WPXI W 23–17 2–1
4 August 22 Washington Redskins Three Rivers Stadium 8:00 p.m. TNT L 10–3 2–2
5 August 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 September 5 San Francisco 49ers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 24–13 0–1
2 September 12 at Los Angeles Rams Anaheim Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 27–0 0–2
3 September 19 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 34–7 1–2
4 September 27 at Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome 9:00 p.m. ABC W 45–17 2–2
5 October 3 Bye
6 October 10 San Diego Chargers Three Rivers Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC W 16–3 3–2
7 October 17 New Orleans Saints Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 37–14 4–2
8 October 24 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 28–23 4–3
9 October 31 Bye
10 November 7 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 24–16 5–3
11 November 15 Buffalo Bills Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 23–0 6–3
12 November 21 at Denver Broncos Mile High Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 37–13 6–4
13 November 28 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 8:00 p.m. ESPN L 23–3 6–5
14 December 5 New England Patriots Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 17–14 7–5
15 December 13 at Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 21–20 8–5
16 December 19 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 26–17 8–6
17 December 26 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome 4:00 p.m. NBC L 16–6 8–7
18 January 2 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 16–9 9–7

Standings

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Game summaries

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

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49ers 10 7 0 7 24
Steelers 0 3 10 0 13

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
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  • 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

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Steelers 0 0 0 0 0
Rams 0 14 3 10 27

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
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  • 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

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Bengals 0 7 0 0 7
Steelers 7 10 10 7 34

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
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  • Game attendance: 53,682
  • Referee: Gerald Austin
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

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

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Steelers 7 17 7 14 45
Falcons 14 3 0 0 17

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Scoring drives:

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

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

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Chargers 0 3 0 0 3
Steelers 3 7 3 3 16

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
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  • Game attendance: 55,264
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

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

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Saints 0 0 0 14 14
Steelers 14 10 6 7 37

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
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  • Game attendance: 56,056
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers: (CBS) Tim Ryan (play by play), Matt Millen (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

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

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Steelers 0 14 6 3 23
Browns 0 14 7 7 28

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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

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

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Steelers 0 14 0 10 24
Bengals 3 13 0 0 16

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

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

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Bills 0 0 0 0 0
Steelers 7 3 10 3 23

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

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

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Steelers 0 0 6 7 13
Broncos 10 10 14 3 37

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

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

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Steelers 0 3 0 0 3
Oilers 0 10 10 3 23

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

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

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Patriots 14 0 0 0 14
Steelers 17 0 0 0 17

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
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  • Game attendance: 51,358
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

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

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Steelers 0 7 7 7 21
Dolphins 3 3 0 14 20

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

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

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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: Script error: No such module "convert". (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

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Steelers 0 3 0 3 6
Seahawks 7 3 3 3 16

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

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

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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: Script error: No such module "convert". (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 49,208
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Playoffs

Game summary

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

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Steelers 7 10 0 70 24
Chiefs 7 0 3 143 27

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Game time: 12:30 pm EST
  • Game weather: Script error: No such module "convert". (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

References

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External links

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