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The 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

were considered a rebuilding team filled with many young players, especially after the release of longtime center

Center (American football)

Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...

Mike Webster in the offseason. The young team showed its inexperience in the first game of the season, when they lost at home

Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to...

to the archrival

Browns-Steelers rivalry

The Browns–Steelers rivalry is one of the most storied rivalries in the NFL. With 117 meetings and counting, it is the oldest rivalry and the most storied in the American Football Conference , surpassing any other rivalry in the conference by at least 5 contests. The two divisional foes have a...

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

51–0. The loss marked the Steelers worst defeat in franchise history. The following week wasn't much better, losing 41–10 to another division rival

Bengals-Steelers rivalry

The Bengals-Steelers rivalry is a rivalry in the NFL. The two teams have played each other twice a year since becoming division rivals in 1970, the lone exception being 1982, when the annual matchup in Cincinnati was canceled due to the player's strike; the teams only met in Week 2 in Pittsburgh...

, the defending AFC Champion

Super Bowl XXIII

Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1988 regular season. This was the first Super Bowl hosted in the Miami area in 10 years, and the first in Miami not held...

Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

.

However, the team would rebound and despite being a huge long shot to make the playoffs, the Steelers by a miracle managed to clinch the final playoff spot in the last week in the season with a 9–7 record. Chuck Noll

Chuck Noll

Charles Henry "Chuck" Noll is a former professional American football player and coach, and a member of the Sid Gillman coaching tree. He served most notably as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League from 1969 to 1991...

, in his 21st season as the team's head coach, was named the NFL's Coach of the Year for the only time in his coaching career. Noll was renowned as a stoic character, but in complete contrast was his reaction to Jerry Glanville

Jerry Glanville

Jerry Glanville is a former American football player and current head coach of the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League, former NASCAR driver and owner, and sportscaster in the United States. He served the head coach of the Houston Oilers from 1986 to 1990 and the Atlanta Falcons from...

, the head coach of the Oilers. After the Steelers second meeting, Noll in the post game handshake grabbed Glanville and told him he'd better watch out or he'd get jumped on. This was in reaction to Glanville's earlier comments on how the Oilers field was the 'house of pain' and his prediction that his players would intentionally hurt the Steelers. Despite the personal discord between the two coaches, at the end of the season, Glanville publicly revealed that would vote for Noll for NFL Coach of the Year.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Steelers would have a memorable come-from-behind overtime victory over the division-rival Houston Oilers

Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

26–23, which saw Gary Anderson kick the game-tying field goal

Field goal (football)

A field goal in American football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play . Field goals may be scored by a placekick or the now practically extinct drop kick.The drop kick fell out of favor in 1934 when the shape of the ball was changed...

at the end of regulation and later the game-winning field goal in the extra-period. The following week, the Steelers nearly pulled off a major upset against the Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Mile High Stadium

Mile High Stadium

Mile High Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that stood in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 until 2001.It hosted the Denver Broncos, of the AFL and the NFL, from 1960-2000, the Colorado Rockies, of the National League, of the MLB, from 1993-1994, the Colorado Rapids, of MLS, from 1996-2001, the...

before losing 24–23 on one of John Elway

John Elway

John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...

's last-second drives.

Though the Steelers would not make the playoffs again under Chuck Noll (missing in 1990

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...

with an identical 9–7 record and again in 1991

1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season

-Staff:- Schedule :- Week 1 : vs. San Diego Chargers :at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time: 4:00 PM EDT* Game weather: 80°F * Game attendance: 55,848...

at 7–9 despite a second-place finish that year), the season did set the tone for the team's return to prominence in the 1990s under his successor, Bill Cowher

Bill Cowher

William Laird "Bill" Cowher is a former American football coach and player. Cowher resigned after 15 seasons as the Steelers' coach on January 5, 2007, 11 months to the day after winning 2005–06's Super Bowl XL...

Offseason

The offseason was marked with the team deciding not to renew the contract of longtime center Mike Webster. Webster's release marked the end of the Super Bowl

Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...

-era players on the team. Although Dwayne Woodruff

Dwayne Woodruff

Dwayne Woodruff is a former professional American football player who played cornerback twelve seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he accumulated 37 interceptions after being drafted in the sixth round...

was still with the Steelers and had won a Super Bowl ring during his rookie year

Super Bowl XIV

Super Bowl XIV was an American football game played on January 20, 1980 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1979 regular season...

, Webster had been the last member on the team that won all four Super Bowls. Webster would be succeeded at center with a young Dermontti Dawson

Dermontti Dawson

Dermontti Farra Dawson is a former American football center in the National Football League. He played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers....

, who was drafted the year before to be groomed as Webster's replacement, and like Webster would go on to an All-Pro

All-Pro

All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season. It began as polls of sportswriters in the early 1920s...

career as one of the best at his position.

Meanwhile, the team drafted UCLA

UCLA Bruins Football

The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in college football as members of the Pacific-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll...

safety Carnell Lake

Carnell Lake

Carnell Augustino Lake is a former professional American football player who was a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He was the Cornerbacks Coach for the UCLA Bruins under head coach Rick Neuheisel in 2009 before leaving after one season for family reasons.-College career:Lake played for...

in the second round of the 1989 draft

1989 NFL Draft

The 1989 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 23–24 , 1989...

. Lake would be a key member of the team's defense through the 1998 season

1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1998 season marked the first time since 1991 that the Steelers failed to reach the playoffs. Pittsburgh finished 7–9 after starting the season 5–2, losing their last five games to knock themselves out of the playoffs...

, although his accomplishments would often be underlooked as opposed to his teammate, Rod Woodson

Rod Woodson

Roderick Kevin "Rod" Woodson is the current cornerbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He is also a former defensive back best known for his 10-year stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers as well as being a key member of the Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XXXV championship...

Depth chart

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Time (ET North American Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time... )	TV	Result	Record
1	Sunday September 10	Cleveland Browns	Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to...	4:00 pm	NBC	L 51–0	0–1
2	Sunday September 17	Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	1:00 pm	NBC	L 41–10	0–2
3	Sunday September 24	Minnesota Vikings	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 pm	CBS	W 27–14	1–2
4	Sunday October 1	Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac Silverdome The Silverdome is a domed stadium located in the city of Pontiac, Michigan, USA, which sits on . It was the largest stadium in the National Football League until FedEx Field in suburban Washington, D.C...	1:00 pm	NBC	W 23–3	2–2
5	Sunday October 8	Cincinnati Bengals	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 pm	NBC	L 26–16	2–3
6	Sunday October 15	Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	4:00 pm	NBC	W 17–7	3–3
7	Sunday October 22	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	1:00 pm	NBC	L 27–0	3–4
8	Sunday October 29	Kansas City Chiefs	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 pm	NBC	W 23–17	4–4
9	Sunday November 5	Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that stood in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 until 2001.It hosted the Denver Broncos, of the AFL and the NFL, from 1960-2000, the Colorado Rockies, of the National League, of the MLB, from 1993-1994, the Colorado Rapids, of MLS, from 1996-2001, the...	4:00 pm	NBC	L 34–7	4–5
10	Sunday November 12	Chicago Bears	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 pm	CBS	L 20–0	4–6
11	Sunday November 19	San Diego Chargers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 pm	NBC	W 20–17	5–6
12	Sunday November 26	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	1:00 pm	NBC	W 34–14	6–6
13	Sunday December 3	Houston Oilers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 pm	NBC	L 23–16	6–7
14	Sunday December 10	New York Jets	Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...	1:00 pm	NBC	W 13–0	7–7
15	Sunday December 17	New England Patriots	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 pm	NBC	W 28–10	8–7
16	Sunday December 24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium	1:00 pm	NBC	W 31-22	9–7

Week 1 (Sunday September 10, 1989): vs. Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Three Rivers Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 57,928
Referee: Johnny Grier
Johnny Grier
Johnny Grier was an American football official for 23 years in the National Football League from 1981 to 2004. He began in the NFL as a field judge before becoming the first African-American referee in the history of the NFL with the start of the 1988 NFL season...
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks...

(play by play), Joe Namath
Joe Namath
Joseph William "Joe" Namath , nicknamed "Broadway Joe" or "Joe Willie", is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – Matthews 3 fumble return (Bahr kick)
Cleveland – FG Bahr 27
Cleveland – Grayson 28 fumble return (Bahr kick)
Cleveland – FG Bahr 20
Cleveland – Manoa 3 run (Bahr kick)
Cleveland – FG Bahr 27
Cleveland – Manoa 2 run (Bahr kick)
Cleveland – Grayson 14 interception return (Bahr kick)
Cleveland – Oliphant 21 run (Bahr kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 17, 1989): at Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 53,885
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
Dick Jorgensen
Dick Jorgensen was an American football official in the National Football League for 23 years until the conclusion of the 1989 NFL season. Jorgensen's career was highlighted by being selected to referee Super Bowl XXIV in 1990 and was an alternate official in Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl XV...
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui
Don Criqui
Don Criqui is an American sportscaster, currently employed as a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports. Criqui's duties include occasional television coverage of National Football League games, women's and men's college basketball, occasional college football and radio play-by-play of ISP Sports'...

(play by play), Ahmad Rashad
Ahmad Rashad
Ahmad Rashād is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. An All-American running back and wide receiver from Oregon known as Bobby Moore, Rashad was the fourth overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft, drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Cincinnati – FG Gallery 26
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
Cincinnati – Brown 27 pass from Esiason (Gallery kick)
Cincinnati – FG Gallery 47
Cincinnati – Woods 1 run (Gallery kick)
Pittsburgh – Hill 7 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
CIncinnati – Jennings 1 run (Gallery kick)
CIncinnati – Brooks 2 run (Gallery kick)
Cincinnati – Jennings 43 pass from Esiason (Gallery kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 24, 1989): vs. Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 50,744
Referee: Dick Hantak
Dick Hantak
Dick Hantak was an American football official in the National Football League for 25 years between 1978 and 2003. He began his NFL officiating career as a back judge and became a referee eight years later...
TV announcers: (CBS) Steve Zabriskie (play by play), Hank Stram
Hank Stram
Henry Louis "Hank" Stram was an American football coach. He is best known for his 15-year tenure with the American Football League's Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs and the Chiefs of the NFL. Stram won three AFL Championships and Super Bowl IV with the Chiefs...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Mularkey 15 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Minnesota – Wilson 1 run (Garcia kick)
Pittsburgh – Worley 8 run (Anderson kick)
Minnesota – Thomas 27 fumble return (Garcia kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 44

Week 4 (Sunday October 1, 1989): at Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

at Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac Silverdome
The Silverdome is a domed stadium located in the city of Pontiac, Michigan, USA, which sits on . It was the largest stadium in the National Football League until FedEx Field in suburban Washington, D.C...

, Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac, located within the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,515. It is the county seat of Oakland County...

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 43,804
Referee: Ben Dreith
Ben Dreith
Ben Dreith is a former American professional football on-field official who worked from 1960 to 1969 in the American Football League and from 1970 to 1990 in the NFL. Prior to his teaching and officiating career, he was a three-sport athlete at the University of Northern Colorado.Dreith developed...
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui
Don Criqui
Don Criqui is an American sportscaster, currently employed as a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports. Criqui's duties include occasional television coverage of National Football League games, women's and men's college basketball, occasional college football and radio play-by-play of ISP Sports'...

(play by play), Ahmad Rashad
Ahmad Rashad
Ahmad Rashād is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. An All-American running back and wide receiver from Oregon known as Bobby Moore, Rashad was the fourth overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft, drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Detroit – FG Murray 37
Pittsburgh – FG Lipps 48 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 20
Pittsburgh – Carter 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Wallace 2 run (pass failed)

Week 5 (Sunday October 8, 1989): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 52,785
Referee: Howard Roe
TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers is an American sportscaster and former play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association on Fox Sports West and KCAL. Meyers left the Lakers at the end of the 2010-2011 season when the team did not renew his contract.-Career:Meyers joined the Lakers...

(play by play), Paul Maguire
Paul Maguire
Paul Leo Maguire is a former American football player and current television sportscaster.-Early sports career:Maguire attended Ursuline High School in Youngstown,Ohio and was recruited to play at The Citadel by the late Al Davis who was then an assistant coach and chief recruiter...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Carter 22 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Breech 24
Cincinnati – FG Breech 27
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 24
Cincinnati – Martin 7 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
Cincinnati – Brooks 13 run (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 34
Cincinnati – Brooks 65 run (Breech kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 15, 1989): at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 78,840
Referee: Gene Barth
Gene Barth
Gene Barth was an American football official in the National Football League , who wore uniform number 14, which is now worn by Ron Winter. He is most notable for being the referee in Super Bowl XVIII, played January 22, 1984.-Personal:...
TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers is an American sportscaster and former play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association on Fox Sports West and KCAL. Meyers left the Lakers at the end of the 2010-2011 season when the team did not renew his contract.-Career:Meyers joined the Lakers...

(play by play), Paul Maguire
Paul Maguire
Paul Leo Maguire is a former American football player and current television sportscaster.-Early sports career:Maguire attended Ursuline High School in Youngstown,Ohio and was recruited to play at The Citadel by the late Al Davis who was then an assistant coach and chief recruiter...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 49
Pittsburgh – Carter 14 pass from Blackledge (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – Metcalf 2 run (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – Williams 1 run (Anderson kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 22, 1989): at Houston Oilers

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 59,091
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
Jerry Markbreit
Jerry Markbreit is a former American football referee in the National Football League for 23 seasons and became one of the most recognizable referees in the game. Markbreit officiated football games for 43 seasons. From 1965 to 1975, Markbreit officiated college football games in the Big Ten...
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks...

(play by play), Joe Namath
Joe Namath
Joseph William "Joe" Namath , nicknamed "Broadway Joe" or "Joe Willie", is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Houston – Highsmith 3 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Houston – FG Zendejas 41
Houston – Duncan 51 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Houston – Highsmith 5 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Houston – FG Zendejas 51

Week 8 (Sunday October 29, 1989): vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 54,194
Referee: Tom Dooley
Tom Dooley (American football official)
Robert Thomas "Tom" Dooley Jr. was an American football official for 32 years with 14 of those years in the National Football League from 1978 to 1992 as a line judge and referee. Dooley was assigned Super Bowl XV in 1981 as line judge...
TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers is an American sportscaster and former play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association on Fox Sports West and KCAL. Meyers left the Lakers at the end of the 2010-2011 season when the team did not renew his contract.-Career:Meyers joined the Lakers...

(play by play), Paul Maguire
Paul Maguire
Paul Leo Maguire is a former American football player and current television sportscaster.-Early sports career:Maguire attended Ursuline High School in Youngstown,Ohio and was recruited to play at The Citadel by the late Al Davis who was then an assistant coach and chief recruiter...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 41
Pittsburgh – Lipps 16 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 47
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
Kansas City – FG Lowery 50
Kansas City – Mandley 8 pass from DeBerg (Lowery kick)
Kansas City – Maas 4 fumble return (Lowery kick)
Pittsburgh – Lipps 64 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 5, 1989): at Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Mile High Stadium
Mile High Stadium
Mile High Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that stood in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 until 2001.It hosted the Denver Broncos, of the AFL and the NFL, from 1960-2000, the Colorado Rockies, of the National League, of the MLB, from 1993-1994, the Colorado Rapids, of MLS, from 1996-2001, the...

, Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

Game time: 4:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 74,739
Referee: Red Cashion
Red Cashion
Mason L. "Red" Cashion is a former American football official. He started officiating in 1952 while attending Texas A&M University, and then worked for various high school and college football conferences, most notably the Southwest Conference. From 1972 to 1997, he officiated in the National...
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert
Marv Albert
Marv Albert is an American television and radio sportscaster. Honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he is commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball." From 1967–2004, he was also known as "the voice of the New York Knicks."Including Super Bowl XLII, Marv has called...

(play by play), Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy is a former professional American Football tight end who played for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 to 1969, and for the NFL Bengals from 1970 through 1977...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Denver – Humphrey 22 run (Treadwell kick)
Denver – FG Treadwell 26
Pittsburgh – Carter 15 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Denver – FG Treadwell 26
Denver – Johnson 44 pass from Elway (Treadwell kick)
Denver – Elway 2 run (Treadwell kick)
Denver – Humphrey 12 run (Treadwell kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 12, 1989): vs. Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 56,505
Referee: Gordon McCarter
Gordon McCarter
Gordon McCarter was an American football official in the National Football League from 1967 to 1995. He joined the NFL as a line judge and back judge in 1967 before being promoted to referee with the start of the 1974 NFL season when Jack Reader was named Assistant Supervisor of Officials at NFL...
TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Nantz
Jim Nantz
James William Nantz, III is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his work with CBS Sports television.-Early life:...

(play by play), Hank Stram
Hank Stram
Henry Louis "Hank" Stram was an American football coach. He is best known for his 15-year tenure with the American Football League's Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs and the Chiefs of the NFL. Stram won three AFL Championships and Super Bowl IV with the Chiefs...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Chicago – N. Anderson 2 run (Butler kick)
Chicago – FG Butler 39
Chicago – Muster 20 pass from Harbaugh (Butler kick)
Chicago – FG Butler 35

Week 11 (Sunday November 19, 1989): vs. San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 44,203
Referee: Bob McElwee
Bob McElwee
Robert T. "Bob" McElwee is a former American football official, who served for 41 years, with 27 of those years in the National Football League from 1976 to 2003...
TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers is an American sportscaster and former play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association on Fox Sports West and KCAL. Meyers left the Lakers at the end of the 2010-2011 season when the team did not renew his contract.-Career:Meyers joined the Lakers...

(play by play), Paul Maguire
Paul Maguire
Paul Leo Maguire is a former American football player and current television sportscaster.-Early sports career:Maguire attended Ursuline High School in Youngstown,Ohio and was recruited to play at The Citadel by the late Al Davis who was then an assistant coach and chief recruiter...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 49
San Diego – A. Miller 20 pass from McMahon (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
San Diego – FG Bahr 27
Pittsburgh – Woodson 84 kickoff return (Anderson kick)
San Diego – A. Miller 18 pass from McMahon (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 26, 1989): at Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 59,936
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
Dick Jorgensen
Dick Jorgensen was an American football official in the National Football League for 23 years until the conclusion of the 1989 NFL season. Jorgensen's career was highlighted by being selected to referee Super Bowl XXIV in 1990 and was an alternate official in Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl XV...
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert
Marv Albert
Marv Albert is an American television and radio sportscaster. Honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he is commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball." From 1967–2004, he was also known as "the voice of the New York Knicks."Including Super Bowl XLII, Marv has called...

(play by play), Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy is a former professional American Football tight end who played for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 to 1969, and for the NFL Bengals from 1970 through 1977...

(color commentator)

Steelers get first ever win against the Dolphins in Miami. This game was played in a driving rain storm.

Scoring Drives:

Miami – Smith 1 run (Stoyanovich kick)
Miami – Clayton 66 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Woodruff 21 with lateral after Lake 2 fumble return (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27
Pittsburgh – Hoge 5 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 3, 1989): vs. Houston Oilers

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 40,541
Referee: Ben Dreith
Ben Dreith
Ben Dreith is a former American professional football on-field official who worked from 1960 to 1969 in the American Football League and from 1970 to 1990 in the NFL. Prior to his teaching and officiating career, he was a three-sport athlete at the University of Northern Colorado.Dreith developed...
TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Donovan
Jim Donovan (sportscaster)
Jim Donovan is an American radio and television personality who serves as sports director for WKYC channel 3 in Cleveland, Ohio, a post he has held since 1986....

(play by play), Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy is a former professional American Football tight end who played for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 to 1969, and for the NFL Bengals from 1970 through 1977...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 18
Pittsburgh – Hoge 4 run (Anderson kick)
Houston – Duncan 18 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Houston – Hill 27 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
Houston – Safety, McDowell tackled Newsome in end zone
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 18
Houston – White 1 run (Zendejas kick)

Week 14 (Sunday December 10, 1989): at New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...

, East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 41,037
Referee: Johnny Grier
Johnny Grier
Johnny Grier was an American football official for 23 years in the National Football League from 1981 to 2004. He began in the NFL as a field judge before becoming the first African-American referee in the history of the NFL with the start of the 1988 NFL season...
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks...

(play by play), Joe Namath
Joe Namath
Joseph William "Joe" Namath , nicknamed "Broadway Joe" or "Joe Willie", is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Worley 35 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45

Week 15 (Sunday December 17, 1989): vs. New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 5 °F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 26,594
Referee: Tom Dooley
Tom Dooley (American football official)
Robert Thomas "Tom" Dooley Jr. was an American football official for 32 years with 14 of those years in the National Football League from 1978 to 1992 as a line judge and referee. Dooley was assigned Super Bowl XV in 1981 as line judge...
TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Donovan
Jim Donovan (sportscaster)
Jim Donovan is an American radio and television personality who serves as sports director for WKYC channel 3 in Cleveland, Ohio, a post he has held since 1986....

(play by play), Jimmy Cefalo
Jimmy Cefalo
James Carmen Cefalo, , is an American sportscaster, game show host and former professional American football wide receiver.-High school:Cefalo attended Pittston Area High School in Pittston, Pennsylvania...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Worley 8 run (Anderson kick)
New England – FG Staurovsky 20
Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Lipps 58 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 2 run (Anderson kick)
New England – C. Jones 12 pass from Wilson (Staurovsky kick)

Week 16 (Sunday December 24, 1989): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...

at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 29,690
Referee: Jerry Seeman
Jerry Seeman
Jerry Seeman was an American football official in the National Football League from 1975 to 1990 and was the NFL's Senior Director of Officiating from 1991 to 2001, succeeding Art McNally...
TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers is an American sportscaster and former play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association on Fox Sports West and KCAL. Meyers left the Lakers at the end of the 2010-2011 season when the team did not renew his contract.-Career:Meyers joined the Lakers...

(play by play), Paul Maguire
Paul Maguire
Paul Leo Maguire is a former American football player and current television sportscaster.-Early sports career:Maguire attended Ursuline High School in Youngstown,Ohio and was recruited to play at The Citadel by the late Al Davis who was then an assistant coach and chief recruiter...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Worley 1 run (Anderson kick)
Tampa Bay – Carrier 7 pass from Ferguson
Joe Ferguson
Joseph Carlton Ferguson, Jr. is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. Ferguson played college football at the University of Arkansas, where he still holds the school's single game record for most completions and in that same season was named the Southwest Conference's Offensive...

(Igwebuike
Donald Igwebuike
Donald Amechi Igwebuike is a former Nigerian kicker of American football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He is the fourth place all-time scorer for the Buccaneers with 416 overall points...

kick)
Pittsburgh – Lipps 79 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Tampa Bay – FG Igwebuike 45
Pittsburgh – Lipps 12 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 32
Tampa Bay – FG Igwebuike 24
Pittsburgh – Worley 1 run (Anderson kick)
Tampa Bay – Safety, Cocroft blocked punt out of end zone
Tampa Bay – Carrier 39 pass from Ferguson (Igwebuike kick)

Standings

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
AFC East AFC East The American Football Conference – Eastern Division or AFC East is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference. There are four members: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots , and New York Jets...
Cleveland Browns 1989 Cleveland Browns season The 1989 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 40th season with the National Football League.-Staff:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...	9	6	1	.594	334	254
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	265	326
Houston Oilers 1989 Houston Oilers season -Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-AFC Wildcard Game:Steelers defensive back Rod Woodson recovered a fumble to set up Gary Anderson's winning 51-yard field goal in overtime to give Pittsburgh the win. The Steelers scored first with running back Tim Worley's 1-yard rushing touchdown. But from that...	9	7	0	.563	365	412
Cincinnati Bengals 1989 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1989 Cincinnati Bengals season was their 20th in the league.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-Passing:-External links:* * *...	8	8	0	.500	404	285

AFC Wild Card Playoff (Sunday December 31, 1989): at Houston Oilers

Game time: 4:00 pm EST
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 58,306
Referee: Pat Haggerty
Pat Haggerty (American football official)
Patrick "Pat" Haggerty was an American football official in the National Football League from 1965 to 1992. In his 28 seasons in the NFL, he was selected as the referee in three Super Bowls, XIII in 1979, XVI in 1982, and XIX in 1985...
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert
Marv Albert
Marv Albert is an American television and radio sportscaster. Honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he is commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball." From 1967–2004, he was also known as "the voice of the New York Knicks."Including Super Bowl XLII, Marv has called...

(play by play), Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy is a former professional American Football tight end who played for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 to 1969, and for the NFL Bengals from 1970 through 1977...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Worley 9 run (Anderson kick)
Houston – FG Zendejas 26
Houston – FG Zendejas 35
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
Houston – FG Zendejas 26
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 48
Houston – Givins 18 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Houston – Givins 9 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 2 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 50

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday January 7, 1990): at Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Game time: 4:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 75,868
Referee: Gene Barth
Gene Barth
Gene Barth was an American football official in the National Football League , who wore uniform number 14, which is now worn by Ron Winter. He is most notable for being the referee in Super Bowl XVIII, played January 22, 1984.-Personal:...
TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg
Dick Enberg
Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg is an American sportscaster. He currently provides play-by-play for telecasts of San Diego Padres baseball on 4SD, following a long career calling various sports for such networks as NBC, CBS, and ESPN...

(play by play), Bill Walsh (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 32
Pittsburgh – Hoge 7 run (Anderson kick)
Denver – Bratton 1 run (Treadwell kick)
Pittsburgh – Lipps 9 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Denver – FG Treadwell 43
Denver – Johnson 37 pass from Elway (Treadwell kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 32
Denver – Breatton 1 run (Treadwell kick)

Awards and honors

Tunch Ilkin
Tunch Ilkin
Tunch Ilkin is a Turkish sports broadcaster and a former American football player. He currently serves as a television and radio analyst for the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Biography:...

, AFC Pro Bowl
Carnell Lake
Carnell Lake
Carnell Augustino Lake is a former professional American football player who was a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He was the Cornerbacks Coach for the UCLA Bruins under head coach Rick Neuheisel in 2009 before leaving after one season for family reasons.-College career:Lake played for...

, Steelers Rookie of the Year
Rod Woodson
Rod Woodson
Roderick Kevin "Rod" Woodson is the current cornerbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He is also a former defensive back best known for his 10-year stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers as well as being a key member of the Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XXXV championship...

, AFC Pro Bowl

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Offseason

Depth chart

Schedule

Week 1 (Sunday September 10, 1989): vs. Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 3 (Sunday September 24, 1989): vs. Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

Week 6 (Sunday October 15, 1989): at Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 7 (Sunday October 22, 1989): at Houston Oilers

Week 9 (Sunday November 5, 1989): at Denver BroncosDenver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 10 (Sunday November 12, 1989): vs. Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 11 (Sunday November 19, 1989): vs. San Diego ChargersSan Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 12 (Sunday November 26, 1989): at Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 13 (Sunday December 3, 1989): vs. Houston Oilers

Standings

AFC Wild Card Playoff (Sunday December 31, 1989): at Houston Oilers

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday January 7, 1990): at Denver BroncosDenver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Awards and honors

Week 1 (Sunday September 10, 1989): vs. Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 3 (Sunday September 24, 1989): vs. Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

Week 6 (Sunday October 15, 1989): at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 9 (Sunday November 5, 1989): at Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 10 (Sunday November 12, 1989): vs. Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 11 (Sunday November 19, 1989): vs. San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 12 (Sunday November 26, 1989): at Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday January 7, 1990): at Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...