| Team: | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Record: | 10–6 |
| Division Place: | 1st AFC Central |
| Coach: | Chuck Noll |
| General Manager: | Dick Haley |
| Owner: | Art Rooney |
| Stadium: | Three Rivers Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 10–38 |
| Pro Bowlers: | PK Gary Anderson LB Jack Lambert C Mike Webster |
| Ap All-Pros: | Jack Lambert (1st team) Mike Webster (1st team) Gary Anderson (2nd team) |
| Mvp: | Gary Anderson |
| Shortnavlink: | Steelers seasons |
The 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League.
See main article: 1983 NFL draft.
| Greg Best | Safety | Kansas State | |
| Pat Bowen | Safety | Florida State | |
| Harvey Clayton | Cornerback | Florida State | |
| Conrad Coye | Defensive end | Northeastern | |
| Darryl Crane | Wide receiver | Bethune–Cookman | |
| Gary Degruttola | Safety | Westminster | |
| Dennis Fowlkes | Linebacker | West Virginia | |
| Rickey Goff | Linebacker | Tulane | |
| Russ Graham | Tackle | Oklahoma State | |
| Ananias Harris | Quarterback | Alabama A&M | |
| Tim Harris | Running back | Washington State | |
| Jay Hull | Guard | Wichita State | |
| Russ Joyner | Linebacker | Boston College | |
| Lonnie Kennell | Nose tackle | Wichita State | |
| Pete Rostosky | Tackle | UConn | |
| Chet Winters | Running back | Oklahoma |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Game Site | Kickoff (ET) | TV | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, July 30 | vs. New Orleans Saints | Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio) | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | W 27–14 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Saturday, August 6 | vs. New England Patriots | Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee) | 7:30 p.m. | WPXI | W 27–16 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Friday, August 12 | New York Giants | Three Rivers Stadium | 8:00 p.m. | ABC | L 22–13 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Saturday, August 20 | Texas Stadium | 9:00 p.m. | NBC | W 24–7 | 3–1 | |
| 5 | Thursday, August 25 | Veterans Stadium | 7:30 p.m. | WPXI | W 10–3 | 4–1 | |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Game Site | Kickoff (ET) | TV | Result | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, September 4 | Denver Broncos | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 14–10 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | Sunday, September 11 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 25–21 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | Sunday, September 18 | at Houston Oilers | Astrodome | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 40–28 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Sunday, September 25 | New England Patriots | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 28–23 | 2–2 | |
| 5 | Sunday, October 2 | Houston Oilers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 17–10 | 3–2 | |
| 6 | Monday, October 10 | at Cincinnati Bengals | Riverfront Stadium | 9:00 p.m. | ABC | W 24–14 | 4–2 | |
| 7 | Sunday, October 16 | Cleveland Browns | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 44–17 | 5–2 | |
| 8 | Sunday, October 23 | at Seattle Seahawks | Kingdome | 4:00 p.m. | NBC | W 27–21 | 6–2 | |
| 9 | Sunday, October 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | CBS | W 17–12 | 7–2 | |
| 10 | Sunday, November 6 | San Diego Chargers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 26–3 | 8–2 | |
| 11 | Sunday, November 13 | at Baltimore Colts | Memorial Stadium | 2:00 p.m. | NBC | W 24–13 | 9–2 | |
| 12 | Sunday, November 20 | Minnesota Vikings | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | CBS | L 17–14 | 9–3 | |
| 13 | Thursday, November 24 | at Detroit Lions | Pontiac Silverdome | 12:30 p.m. | NBC | L 45–3 | 9–4 | |
| 14 | Sunday, December 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 23–10 | 9–5 | |
| 15 | Saturday, December 10 | at New York Jets | Shea Stadium | 12:30 p.m. | NBC | W 34–7 | 10–5 | |
| 16 | Sunday, December 18 | at Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 30–17 | 10–6 |
The Colts' first sellout since 1977, and last in Baltimore, came about because thousands of Steelers fans who normally could not purchase tickets at Three Rivers Stadium found them cheap and plentiful in Maryland. Pittsburgh returned to Memorial Stadium with the birth of the Baltimore Ravens in 1996.
Pittsburgh's first trip to the Motor City since 1967 was nothing short of disastrous. It was the Steelers' most lopsided loss under Noll, eclipsed only by a 51-0 embarrassment by the Browns at home in the 1989 opener.
After having been sidelined with an elbow injury for the first 14 games of the season, 36-year old Terry Bradshaw started his first game of the season. Despite still clearly being hampered by his elbow, he was able to impress in limited time. It would the final time Bradshaw would see the field as a player, as he felt a pop in his elbow while throwing his final pass, a 10-yard touchdown to Calvin Sweeney. Bradshaw did not play during the play-offs and retired after the season.[1]
This was also the final NFL game held at Shea Stadium.
Eight days after Bradshaw threw his last pass, Brian Sipe started his last NFL game in what turned out to be a hollow victory for the Browns, who were eliminated from the playoffs three hours later when the Seahawks defeated the Patriots in Seattle.