1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season
American football 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 commonplace in Cowher's reign as coach of the Steelers, the team failed to capitalize on the seeding and lost at home to the eventual AFC champion Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
Staff
Notable additions include Levon Kirkland, Joel Steed, Darren Perry and Yancey Thigpen
Roster
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: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
Bill Cowher wins his first game as Steelers Head Coach.
Scoring drives:
Houston – Meads 15 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
Houston – Givins 11 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
Houston – FG Del Greco 36
Pittsburgh – Graham 26 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Houston – Givins 8 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
Pittsburgh – Cooper 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Week 2 (Sunday September 13, 1992): vs. New York Jets
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) (Sunny)
Game attendance: 56,050
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
New York Jets – FG Staurovsky 32
Pittsburgh – Foster 23 run (Anderson kick)
New York Jets – Brim 77 interception return (Staurovsky kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
Pittsburgh – Foster 54 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
Pittsburgh – Griffin 65 interception return (Anderson kick)
Week 3 (Sunday September 20, 1992): at San Diego Chargers
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 46,127
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
San Diego – FG Carney 24
Pittsburgh – Cooper 24 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
San Diego – FG Carney 43
Pittsburgh – Stone 6 pass from O'Donnell (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – O'Donnell 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Week 4 (Sunday September 27, 1992): at Green Bay Packers
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 58,724
Referee: Howard Roe
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
Green Bay – FG Jacke 47
Green Bay – Sharpe 76 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
Green Bay – Brooks 8 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
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: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
Cleveland – FG Stover 51
Cleveland – Mack 1 run (Stover kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
Cleveland – Jackson 47 pass from Tomczak (Stover kick)
Week 7 (Monday October 19, 1992): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C) (Clear)
Game attendance: 55,411
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 21
Pittsburgh – Stone 24 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Stone 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27
Week 8 (Sunday October 25, 1992): at Kansas City Chiefs
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
On October 24, 1992, Eddie Murray (American football) signed with the Kansas City Chiefs to play this game in place of an injured Nick Lowery.
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