1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Pittsburgh Steelers 61st US football season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1993 9–7 2nd AFC Central Bill Cowher Ron Erhardt Dom Capers Tom Donahoe The Rooney Family Three Rivers Stadium Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Chiefs) 24–27 (OT) border:none; padding:0; 6 PK Gary Anderson C Dermontti Dawson RB Barry Foster TE Eric Green OLB Greg Lloyd CB Rod Woodson border:none; padding:0; 3 Dermontti Dawson (1st team) Greg Lloyd (1st team) Rod Woodson (1st team) Rod Woodson Chad Brown Steelers seasons The 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 61st season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. The Steelers looked to continue the progress made under second year head coach Bill Cowher. However, the team would take a slight step backwards, finishing 9–7 (three games behind the eventual AFC Central champion Houston Oilers). Despite that, the Steelers clinched a wild card spot, making the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The team would lose to the Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 in overtime in the AFC Wild Card Round of the playoffs, in what is considered one of the best playoff games in NFL history even though the Steelers were on the losing end. In the second week of the season, the Steelers suffered a shutout loss to the Los Angeles Rams 27–0, in the team's penultimate visit to the Los Angeles area until 2019. The day was highlighted by the emergence of Rams rookie Jerome Bettis running over the Steelers defense. Though no one knew it at the time, it would foreshadow what was to come with Bettis' career—as a member of the Steelers, who would acquire Bettis in a draft day trade with the Rams three years later. 1993 was also the season in which the Steelers began their policy of "blacking out" regular season contract negotiations. Early in the season the Steelers had reached contract extensions with Rod Woodson and Barry Foster and continued negotiations with other players. However, this led to discord in the locker room, and management felt that contract talk was taking the team's focus off of winning. At mid-season the Steelers broke off all contract negotiations and have refused to negotiate contracts during the regular season since.https://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2008/09/steelers-regular-season-contract.html Steelers Regular Season Contract Negotiation Blackout A Wise Policy Steel Curtain Rising 2008-09-02 Offseason Additions SubtractionsQB Mike Tomczak (Browns) QB Bubby Brister (Eagles)LB Kevin Greene (Rams) LB Jerrol Williams (Chargers)OL David Viaene (Packers) LB Hardy Nickerson (Buccaneers)LB Louis Cooper (Chiefs) T Tunch Ilkin (Packers)LB Greg Clark (Seahawks) DE Aaron Jones (Patriots)WR Louis Lipps (Saints) RB Warren Williams (Colts) NFL draft 1993 NFL draft 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 23 Deon Figures Cornerback Colorado no yes 2 44 Chad Brown Linebacker Colorado yes yes 3 76 Andre Hastings Wide receiver Georgia no yes 4 108 Kevin Henry Defensive end Mississippi State no yes 5 135 Lonnie Palelei Guard UNLV no yes 5 140 Marc Woodard Linebacker Mississippi State from Dallas no no 6 162 Willie Williams Cornerback Western Carolina no yes 7 185 Jeff Zgonina Defensive tackle Purdue from Washington no yes 7 189 Craig Keith Tight end Lenoir–Rhyne no yes 8 216 Alex Van Pelt Quarterback Pittsburgh no no no no Undrafted free agents + 1993 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeReggie BarnesLinebackerOklahomaRandy CuthbertRunning backDukeBoris GrahamLinebackerWest VirginiaMartin HoustonFullbackAlabamaToby LawrenceGuardKansas StateGary ReidDefensive linemenCincinnatiTim SamecCenterVirginiaRicky SuttonDefensive linemenAuburn Personnel Coaches / Staff 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers #08214A white #EEC607 President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Secretary & counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II Administration advisor – Chuck Noll Director of communications – Joe Gordon Public relations coordinator – Dan Edwards PR Assistant/Community Relations – Ron Miller Controller – Michael J. Hagan Assistant controller – Dan Ferens Assistant controller – Jim Ellenberger Ticket sales manager – Geraldine Glenn Football operations Director of football operations – Tom Donahoe Football business manager – James A. Boston Player development coordinator – Anthony Griggs Scouting staff Director of scouting – Tom Modrak Pro personnel coordinator – Charles Bailey Administrative – Ralph Berlin College scout – Phil Kreidler BLESTO College Scout – Bob Lane College scout – Max McCartney College scout – Bob Schmitz Head coach – Bill Cowher Offensive coordinator – Ron Erhardt Offensive backfield – Dick Hoak Wide receivers – Bob Harrison Tight ends – Pat Hodgson Offensive line – Kent Stephenson Defensive coordinator – Dom Capers Defensive line – Steve Furness Linebackers – Marvin Lewis Defensive backs – Dick LeBeau Special teams – John Guy Conditioning coordinator – Chet Fuhrman Medical staff Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty Physician, orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Training staff Head trainer – John Norwig Assistant trainer – Rick Burkholder Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Video coordinator – Bob McCartney Video assistant – Pat Dolan Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide Notable additions include Chad Brown, Kevin Greene and Willie Williams Final roster 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers 53 3 4 14 Neil O'Donnell 11 Rick Strom American football 18 Mike Tomczak 42 Randy Cuthbert y 33 Merril Hoge FB 30 Victor Jones running back 34 Leroy Thompson running back 80 Charles Davenport American football 81 Jeff Graham 88 Andre Hastings y KR 89 Ernie Mills 20 Dwight Stone American football KR 82 Yancey Thigpen 87 Adrian Cooper 86 Eric Green tight end 84 Tim Jorden 85 Craig Keith y 63 Dermontti Dawson C 77 Carlton Haselrig G 65 John Jackson offensive tackle T 67 Duval Love G 68 Lonnie Palelei y G 72 Leon Searcy T 69 Ariel Solomon C 73 Justin Strzelczyk G 64 Kenny Davidson American football DE 66 Donald Evans American football DE 79 Mike Finn American football DE 76 Kevin Henry y DE 93 Joel Steed NT 96 Ricky Sutton y DE 98 Gerald Williams American football DE 97 Jeff Zgonina y NT 50 Reggie Barnes linebacker y ILB 94 Chad Brown linebacker y ILB 91 Kevin Greene OLB 53 Bryan Hinkle OLB 54 Dave Hoffmann American football y ILB 99 Levon Kirkland ILB 95 Greg Lloyd OLB 56 Rico Mack y OLB 21 Deon Figures y CB 22 Larry Griffin American football SS 28 Alan Haller CB 44 D. J. Johnson cornerback, born 1966 CB 25 Gary Jones American football FS 37 Carnell Lake SS 39 Darren Perry FS 27 Willie Williams cornerback, born 1970 y CB 26 Rod Woodson CB  1 Gary Anderson placekicker K 60 Kendall Gammon LS  3 Mark Royals P 29 Barry Foster American football RB IR 55 Jerry Olsavsky LB IR 24 Richard Shelton American football S IR 23 Chuckie Dukes y RB 36 Fred Foggie S 83 Leslie Shepherd WR American football 61 Tim Simpson American football G/C 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1993_roster.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 2014-12-24 Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Game site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 August 1 vs. San Francisco 49ers Estadi Olímpic (Barcelona, Spain) 1:00 p.m. NBC L 21–14 0–1 2 August 7 New York Jets Three Rivers Stadium 6:00 p.m. WPXI W 17–13 1–1 3 August 14 at New York Giants Giants Stadium 8:00 p.m. WPXI W 23–17 2–1 4 August 22 Washington Redskins Three Rivers Stadium 8:00 p.m. TNT L 10–3 2–2 5 August 26 at Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 8:00 p.m. ESPN L 30–13 2–3 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Game site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 September 5 San Francisco 49ers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 24–13 0–1 2 September 12 at Los Angeles Rams Anaheim Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 27–0 0–2 3 September 19 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 34–7 1–2 4 September 27 at Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome 9:00 p.m. ABC W 45–17 2–2 5 October 3 Bye 6 October 10 San Diego Chargers Three Rivers Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC W 16–3 3–2 7 October 17 New Orleans Saints Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 37–14 4–2 8 October 24 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 28–23 4–3 9 October 31 Bye 10 November 7 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 24–16 5–3 11 November 15 Buffalo Bills Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 23–0 6–3 12 November 21 at Denver Broncos Mile High Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 37–13 6–4 13 November 28 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 8:00 p.m. ESPN L 23–3 6–5 14 December 5 New England Patriots Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 17–14 7–5 15 December 13 at Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 21–20 8–5 16 December 19 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 26–17 8–6 17 December 26 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome 4:00 p.m. NBC L 16–6 8–7 18 January 2 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 16–9 9–7 Standings Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 5, 1993): vs. San Francisco 49ers 49ers 10 7 0 7 Steelers 0 3 10 0 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: 74 F (Mostly Sunny) Game attendance: 57,502 Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Stockton (play by play), Dan Fouts (color commentator) Scoring drives: San Francisco – FG Cofer 37 San Francisco – Rice 5 pass from Young (Cofer kick) San Francisco – Rice 6 pass from Young (Cofer kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29 Pittsburgh – Foster 5 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39 San Francisco – B. Jones 5 pass from Young (Cofer kick) Week 2 (Sunday September 12, 1993): at Los Angeles Rams Steelers 0 0 0 0 Rams 0 14 3 10 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game weather: 72 F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 50,588 Referee: Dick Hantak TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Joe Gibbs (color commentator) Scoring drives: Los Angeles Rams – Drayton 22 pass from Everett (Zendejas kick) Los Angeles Rams – Gary 6 run (Zendejas kick) Los Angeles Rams – FG Zendejas 54 Los Angeles Rams – FG Zendejas 50 Los Angeles Rams – Bettis 29 run (Zendejas kick) Week 3 (Sunday September 19, 1993): vs. Cincinnati Bengals Bengals 0 7 0 0 Steelers 7 10 10 7 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: 66 F (Mostly Sunny) Game attendance: 53,682 Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator) Scoring drives: PIttsburgh – Mills 3 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 33 Cincinnati – Pickens 15 pass from Klingler (Pelfrey kick) Pittsburgh – Thigpen 18 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 34 Pittsburgh – Stone 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) PIttsburgh – Stone 38 run (Anderson kick) Week 4 (Monday September 27, 1993): at Atlanta Falcons Steelers 7 17 7 14 Falcons 14 3 0 0 at Georgia Dome, Atlanta Game time: 9:00 pm EDT Game weather: Dome Game attendance: 65,477 Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Foster 30 run (Anderson kick) Atlanta – T. Smith 97 kickoff return (N. Johnson kick) Atlanta – Clark 46 fumble return (N. Johnson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 21 Atlanta – FG N. Johnson 49 Pittsburgh – Foster 7 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Stone 4 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Thigpen 7 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Davidson 18 fumble return (Anderson kick) Week 5 (Sunday October 3, 1993): Bye Week January 2013 Week 6 (Sunday October 10, 1993): vs. San Diego Chargers Chargers 0 3 0 0 Steelers 3 7 3 3 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game weather: 47 F (Partly Sunny) Game attendance: 55,264 Referee: Gary Lane TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 34 San Diego – FG Carney 33 Pittsburgh – Kirkland 16 fumble return (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35 Week 7 (Sunday October 17, 1993): vs. New Orleans Saints Saints 0 0 0 14 Steelers 14 10 6 7 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: 65 F (Light Rain) Game attendance: 56,056 Referee: Howard Roe TV announcers: (CBS) Tim Ryan (play by play), Matt Millen (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Woodson 63 interception return (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Foster 20 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40 Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 22 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29 Pittsburgh – Green 26 pass from Tomczak (Anderson kick) New Orleans – Small 3 pass from Buck (Anderson kick) New Orleans – Early 63 pass from Buck (Anderson kick) Week 8 (Sunday October 24, 1993): at Cleveland Browns Steelers 0 14 6 3 Browns 0 14 7 7 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 78,118 Referee: Tom White TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator) Scoring drives: Cleveland – Jackson 62 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick) Cleveland – Metcalf 91 punt return (Stover kick) Pittsburgh – Foster 4 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30 Cleveland – Wolfey 4 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 46 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30 Cleveland – Metcalf 75 punt return (Stover kick) Week 9 (Sunday October 31, 1993): Bye Week January 2013 Week 10 (Sunday November 7, 1993): at Cincinnati Bengals Steelers 0 14 0 10 Bengals 3 13 0 0 at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: Game attendance: 51,202 Referee: Johnny Grier TV announcers: (NBC) Drew Goodman (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator) Scoring drives: Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 32 Cincinnati – Williams 97 interception return (kick failed) Cincinnati – Query 7 pass from Schroeder (Pelfrey kick) Pittsburgh – Green 71 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Hoge 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 23 Week 11 (Monday November 15, 1993): vs. Buffalo Bills Bills 0 0 0 0 Steelers 7 3 10 3 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 9:00 pm EST Game weather: 50 F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 60,265 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Thompson 9 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37 Pittsburgh – Green 1 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 19 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31 Week 12 (Sunday November 21, 1993): at Denver Broncos Steelers 0 0 6 7 Broncos 10 10 14 3 at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado Game time: 4:00 pm EST Game weather: Game attendance: 74,840 Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers: (NBC) Bob Costas (play by play), Joe Gibbs (color commentator) Scoring drives: Denver – FG Elam 48 Denver – Delpino 1 run (Elam kick) Denver – Russell fumble recovery in end zone (Elam kick) Denver – FG Elam 27 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37 Denver – Delpino 1 run (Elam kick) Denver – V. Johnson 13 pass from Elway (Elam kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38 Denver – FG Elam 28 Pittsburgh – Thigpen 39 pass from Tomczak (Anderson kick) Week 13 (Sunday November 28, 1993): at Houston Oilers Steelers 0 3 0 0 Oilers 0 10 10 3 at Astrodome, Houston, Texas Game time: 8:00 pm EST Game weather: Dome Game attendance: 61,238 Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator) Scoring drives: Houston – FG Del Greco 43 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42 Houston – Brown 3 run (Del Greco kick) Houston – Jeffires 66 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) Houston – FG Del Greco 21 Houston – FG Del Greco 28 Week 14 (Sunday December 5, 1993): vs. New England Patriots Patriots 14 0 0 0 Steelers 17 0 0 0 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 42 F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 51,358 Referee: Ron Blum TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator) Scoring drives: New England – Coates 3 pass from Bledsoe (Sisson kick) New England – Russell 3 run (Sisson kick) Pittsburgh – Hoge 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35 Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Week 15 (Monday December 13, 1993): at Miami Dolphins Steelers 0 7 7 7 Dolphins 3 3 0 14 at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida Game time: 9:00 pm EST Game weather: 68 F (Partly cloudy) Game attendance: 70,232 Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators) Scoring drives: Miami – FG Stoyanovich 22 Pittsburgh – Thompson 3 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Hoge 2 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Miami – K. Jackson 3 pass from DeBerg (Stoyanovich kick) Miami – McDuffie 72 punt return (Stoyanovich kick) Week 16 (Sunday December 19, 1993): vs. Houston Oilers Oilers 14 6 3 3 Steelers 0 3 7 7 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 37 F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 57,592 Referee: Bernie Kukar TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator) Scoring drives: Houston – G. Brown 38 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) Houston – Orlando 38 interception return (Del Greco kick) Houston – FG Del Greco 34 Houston – FG Del Greco 22 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26 Houston – FG Del Greco 33 Pittsburgh – Green 36 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Houston – FG Del Greco 21 Pittsburgh – Hoge 5 run (Anderson kick) Week 17 (Sunday December 26, 1993): at Seattle Seahawks Steelers 0 3 0 3 Seahawks 7 3 3 3 at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington Game time: 4:00 pm EST Game weather: Dome Game attendance: 51,814 Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator) Scoring drives: Seattle – Green 2 pass from Mirer (Kasay kick) Seattle – FG Kasay 32 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42 Seattle – FG Kasay 48 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43 Seattle – FG Kasay 35 Week 18 (Sunday January 2, 1994): vs. Cleveland Browns Browns 0 9 0 0 Steelers 0 3 3 10 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: 32 F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 49,208 Referee: Dick Hantak TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36 Cleveland – FG Stover 36 Cleveland – FG Stover 47 Cleveland – FG Stover 44 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38 Pittsburgh – Green 14 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26 Playoffs Game summary AFC Wild Card Playoff (Saturday January 8, 1994): at Kansas City Chiefs Steelers 7 10 0 7 0 Chiefs 7 0 3 14 3 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Game time: 12:30 pm EST Game weather: 34 F (Sunny) Game attendance: 75,868 Referee: Gary Lane TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Cooper 10 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Kansas City – Birden 23 pass from Krieg (Lowery kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30 Pittsburgh – Mills 26 pass form O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Kansas City – FG Lowery 23 Kansas City – Allen 2 run (Lowery kick) Pittsburgh – Green 22 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Kansas City – Barnett 7 pass from Montana (Lowery kick) Kansas City – FG Lowery 32 References External links 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Pro Football Reference 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pitts Category:1993 in Pittsburgh