1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 60th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.
The Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated their 60th Anniversary season in 1992. This was also Bill Cowher's first season as head coach following the retirement of Chuck Noll after 23 seasons. The team was coming off a 7–9 season in 1991.
Cowher led the Steelers to an 11–5 record in his first season and the top seed in the AFC playoffs. However, in what later became somewhat commonplace in Cowher's reign as coach of the Steelers, the team failed to capitalize on the seeding and lost to the eventual AFC champion Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs.
Offseason
NFL draft
Staff
Notable additions include Levon Kirkland, Joel Steed, Darren Perry and Yancey ThigpenRoster
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 6, 1992): at [Houston Oilers]
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 63,713
- Referee: Gary Lane
- TV announcers: Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen
Scoring Drives:
- Houston – Meads 15 fumble return
- Houston – Givins 11 pass from Moon
- Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
- Houston – FG Del Greco 36
- Pittsburgh – Graham 26 pass from O'Donnell
- Houston – Givins 8 pass from Moon
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
- Pittsburgh – Cooper 9 pass from O'Donnell
Week 2 (Sunday September 13, 1992): vs. [New York Jets]
- Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: 75°F
- Game attendance: 56,050
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers: Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen
- New York Jets – FG Staurovsky 32
- Pittsburgh – Foster 23 run
- New York Jets – Brim 77 interception return
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
- Pittsburgh – Foster 54 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
- Pittsburgh – Griffin 65 interception return
Week 3 (Sunday September 20, 1992): at [San Diego Chargers]
- Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 46,127
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers: Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen
- San Diego – FG Carney 24
- Pittsburgh – Cooper 24 pass from O'Donnell
- San Diego – FG Carney 43
- Pittsburgh – Stone 6 pass from O'Donnell
- Pittsburgh – O'Donnell 1 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Week 4 (Sunday September 27, 1992): at [Green Bay Packers]
- Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 58,724
- Referee: Howard Roe
- TV announcers: Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
- Green Bay – FG Jacke 47
- Green Bay – Sharpe 76 pass from Favre
- Green Bay – Brooks 8 pass from Favre
Week 5 (Sunday October 4, 1992): Bye Week
Week 6 (Sunday October 11, 1992): at [Cleveland Browns]
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 78,080
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers: Joel Meyers, Ahmad Rashād
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
- Cleveland – FG Stover 51
- Cleveland – Mack 1 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
- Cleveland – Jackson 47 pass from Tomczak
Week 7 (Monday October 19, 1992): vs. [Cincinnati Bengals]
- Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: 32°F
- Game attendance: 55,411
- Referee: Gerald Austin
- TV announcers: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 21
- Pittsburgh – Stone 24 pass from O'Donnell
- Pittsburgh – Stone 5 pass from O'Donnell
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27
Week 8 (Sunday October 25, 1992): at [Kansas City Chiefs]
- On October 24, 1992, Eddie Murray signed with the Kansas City Chiefs to play this game in place of an injured Nick Lowery. He was released on October 28.
- Game time: 7:30 pm EST
- Game weather: •
- Game attendance: 76,175
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers: NFL on TNT Gary Bender, Pat Haden
- Pittsburgh – Woodson 80 punt return
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 49
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
- Kansas City – FG Murray 52
- Pittsburgh – Foster 4 run
- Pittsburgh – Green 4 pass from O'Donnell
Week 9 (Sunday November 1, 1992): vs. [Houston Oilers]
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 47°F
- Game attendance: 58,074
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers: Marv Albert, Bill Parcells
- Houston – FG Del Greco 29
- Houston – FG Del Greco 19
- Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run
- Houston – Slaughter 11 pass from Carlson
- Houston – Childress 8 fumble return
- Pittsburgh – Cooper 2 pass from O'Donnell
- Pittsburgh – Green 5 pass from O'Donnell
Week 10 (Sunday November 8, 1992): at [Buffalo Bills]
- Game time: 4:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 80,294
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers: Marv Albert, Bill Parcells
- Buffalo – Lofton 22 pass from Kelly
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
- Buffalo – Frerotte 2 pass from Kelly
- Buffalo – Thomas 1 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 49
- Pittsburgh – Mills 12 pass from O'Donnell
- Buffalo – Lofton 45 pass from Kelly
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 11 pass from O'Donnell
Week 11 (Sunday November 15, 1992): vs. [Detroit Lions]
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 29°F
- Game attendance: 52,242
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers: Sean McDonough, John Robinson
- Pittsburgh – Mills 11 pass from O'Donnell
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 20
- Detroit – Green 73 pass from Kramer
- Detroit – Sanders 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Jorden 1 pass from Brister
Week 12 (Sunday November 22, 1992): vs. [Indianapolis Colts]
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 64°F
- Game attendance: 51,101
- Referee: Gary Lane
- TV announcers: Tom Hammond, Cris Collinsworth
- Pittsburgh – Foster 20 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 22
- Indianapolis – Culver 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Foster 13 run
- Pittsburgh – Thompson 2 run
- Indianapolis – Culver 4 pass from Trudeau
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
Week 13 (Sunday November 29, 1992): at [Cincinnati Bengals]
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 54,253
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers: Dan Hicks, John Dockery
- Pittsburgh – Davenport 34 fumble return
- Cincinnati – FG Breech 33
- Pittsburgh – Foster 2 run
- Cincinnati – FG Breech 42
- Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run
- Cincinnati – FG Breech 38
Week 14 (Sunday December 6, 1992): vs. [Seattle Seahawks]
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 25°F
- Game attendance: 47,015
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers: Jim Lampley, Ahmad Rashād
- Pittsburgh – Mills 19 pass from O'Donnell
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
- Seattle – Kane 28 pass from Gelbaugh
- Seattle – Williams 3 pass from Gelbaugh
- Pittsburgh – Foster 4 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39
Week 15 at Bears
Week 16 (Sunday December 20, 1992): vs. [Minnesota Vikings]
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 37°F
- Game attendance: 53,613
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers: Verne Lundquist, Dan Fouts
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 23
- Minnesota – FG Reveiz 38
- Minnesota – FG Reveiz 36
Week 17 (Sunday December 27, 1992): vs. [Cleveland Browns]
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 32°F
- Game attendance: 53,776
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers: Joel Meyers, Paul Maguire
- Pittsburgh – Foster 7 run
- Cleveland – FG Stover 22
- Pittsburgh – Jorden 2 pass from Brister
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26
- Cleveland – M. Jackson 38 pass from Tomczak
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
- Cleveland – FG Stover 22
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
Standings
Playoffs
Game summary
AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 9, 1993): vs. [Buffalo Bills]
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Game time: 12:30 pm EST
- Game weather: 37°F
- Game attendance: 60,407
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers: Marv Albert, Bill Parcells
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
- Buffalo – Frerotte 1 pass from Reich
- Buffalo – Lofton 17 pass from Reich
- Buffalo – FG Christie 43
- Buffalo – Gardner 1 run
Awards, honors, and records
- Bill Cowher, AP NFL Coach of the Year
- Bill Cowher, Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year