1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season explained
The 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 58th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.
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).
Unlike the previous season, 9–7 was not enough to gain a playoff berth. The Steelers continued to show improvement overcoming a 1–3 start to find themselves in a showdown with the Oilers in Houston for the AFC's final playoff spot in the final game of the season. However, the Steelers were never in the game as the Oilers beat the Steelers 34–14 ending their season without the playoffs.
Offseason
NFL draft
See main article: article and 1990 NFL draft.
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in
bold text.
Game summaries
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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: (Cloudy)
- 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)
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)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: (Cloudy)
- 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)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: (Mostly Cloudy)
- 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)
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
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)
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)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: (Mostly Cloudy)
- 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 10 (Sunday November 11, 1990): Bye Week
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
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
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)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: (Mostly Cloudy)
- 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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: (Partly Cloudy)
- 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)
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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
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
Standings
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