1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Pittsburgh Steelers 54th US football season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1986 6–10 3rd AFC Central Chuck Noll Dick Haley Art Rooney Three Rivers Stadium Did not qualify RB Earnest JacksonLB Mike Merriweather None Bryan Hinkle Anthony Henton Steelers seasons The 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise’s 54th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. The Steelers failed to improve upon their 7–9 record from 1985: they instead finished 6–10 and failed to reach the playoffs for a second consecutive season. Offseason NFL draft 1986 NFL draft 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 9 John Rienstra Guard Temple yes 2 36 Gerald Williams Guard Auburn yes 3 67 Bubby Brister Quarterback Northeast Louisiana yes 4 94 Bill Callahan Safety Pittsburgh no 5 122 Erroll Tucker Cornerback Utah no 5 135 Brent Jones Tight end Santa Clara yes no 6 148 Domingo Bryant Safety Texas A&M no 7 175 Rodney Carter Running back Purdue yes 8 207 Cap Boso Tight end Illinois no 9 234 Anthony Henton Linebacker Troy State yes 10 260 Warren Seitz Wide receiver Missouri yes 11 287 Larry Station Linebacker Iowa yes 12 314 Mike Williams Linebacker Tulsa no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1986 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeAndrew BakerWide receiverRutgersGary BarberLinebackerYoungstown StateBrian BlankenshipGuardNebraskaEric WycoffRunning backIllinois Personnel Staff 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers #08214A white #EEC607 Chairman of the board – Arthur J. Rooney President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Controller – Dennis P. Thimons Assistant controller-management – Dan Ferens Traveling secretary – James A. Boston Publicity director – Joe Gordon Assistant publicity director – Dan Edwards Director of ticket sales – Geraldine Glenn Assistant controller-tickets – Jim Ellenberger Director of player personnel – Dick Haley Assistant director of player personnel – William Nunn, Jr. Pro talent scout – Tom Modrak Talent scout – West Coast – Bob Schmitz College talent scout – Joe Krupa Talent scout – East – Tom Donahoe Talent scout – Midwest – Jesse Kaye Head coach – Chuck Noll Offensive coordinator – Tom Moore Offensive line: tackles/tight ends – Ron Blackledge Offensive backfield – Dick Hoak Offensive line: centers/guards – Hal Hunter Defensive coordinator – Tony Dungy Inside linebackers – Dennis Fitzgerald Outside linebackers – Jed Hughes Defensive line – Jon Kolb Conditioning & training coach – Walt Evans Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Thomas W. Cowan Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J.Twerski Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Trainer – Ralph Berlin Trainer – Fran Feld Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Video & film director – Bob McCartney Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide Roster 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers  6 Bubby Brister y 16 Mark Malone 34 Walter Abercrombie 24 Rich Erenberg 43 Earnest Jackson 40 Dan Reeder 45 Chuck Sanders y 83 Louis Lipps 82 John Stallworth 85 Calvin Sweeney 87 Weegie Thompson 86 Preston Gothard 80 Warren Seitz y 66 Mark Behning T 62 Tunch Ilkin T 74 Terry Long American football G 65 Ray Pinney T 63 Pete Rostosky T/G 51 Dan Turk C 52 Mike Webster C 73 Craig Wolfley G 67 Gary Dunn NT 92 Keith Gary DE 64 Edmund Nelson American football DE 99 Darryl Sims DE 98 Gerald Williams American football y NT 93 Keith Willis DE 91 Gregg Carr ILB 56 Robin Cole ILB 96 Anthony Henton y OLB 53 Bryan Hinkle OLB 50 David Little linebacker ILB 57 Mike Merriweather OLB 90 Larry Station y OLB 55 Dennis Winston ILB 33 Harvey Clayton CB 42 Dave Edwards defensive back SS 28 Lupe Sanchez CB 41 Chris Sheffield American football y CB 31 Donnie Shell SS 26 John Swain CB 21 Eric Williams safety FS 22 Rick Woods American football FS  1 Gary Anderson placekicker K 18 Harry Newsome P 88 Jessie Britt y WR IR 35 Gordon Brown running back y RB IR 44 Rodney Carter y RB IR 38 Donald Herron CB y IR 36 David Hughes American football RB IR 84 Glenn McCombs y TE IR 30 Frank Pollard RB IR 76 Jerry Quick y T IR 60 Randy Rasmussen American football b. 1960 G/C IR 79 John Rienstra y G IR 20 Erroll Tucker y CB IR 79 Hans Wiederkehr G y IR 49 Dwayne Woodruff CB IR 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1986_roster.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 2014-12-23 Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Game site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 Saturday, August 9 Chicago Bears Three Rivers Stadium 7:00 p.m. WTAE L 23–13 0–1 2 Friday, August 15 at Washington Redskins RFK Stadium 8:00 p.m. WTAE L 27–24 (OT) 0–2 3 Friday, August 22 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium 9:00 p.m. WTAE W 41–28 1–2 4 Saturday, August 30 at New York Giants Giants Stadium 8:00 p.m. WTAE L 17–3 1–3 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Game site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 Sunday, September 7 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome 4:00 p.m. NBC L 30–0 0–1 2 Monday, September 15 Denver Broncos Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC L 21–10 0–2 3 Sunday, September 21 at Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC L 31–7 0–3 4 Sunday, September 28 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC W 22–16 (OT) 1–3 5 Sunday, October 5 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 27–24 1–4 6 Monday, October 13 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC L 24–22 1–5 7 Sunday, October 19 New England Patriots Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 34–0 1–6 8 Sunday, October 26 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 30–9 2–6 9 Sunday, November 2 Green Bay Packers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 27–3 3–6 10 Sunday, November 9 at Buffalo Bills Rich Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 16–12 3–7 11 Sunday, November 16 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 21–10 4–7 12 Sunday, November 23 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 37–31 (OT) 4–8 13 Sunday, November 30 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field 1:00 p.m. NBC L 13–10 (OT) 4–9 14 Sunday, December 7 Detroit Lions Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 27–17 5–9 15 Saturday, December 13 at New York Jets Giants Stadium 12:30 p.m. NBC W 45–24 6–9 16 Sunday, December 21 Kansas City Chiefs Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 24–19 6–10 Week 1: at Seattle Seahawks Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks September 7, 1986 4:00 PM EDT Steelers 0 0 0 0 Seahawks 0 6 10 14 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 61,461 Dome Jerry Seeman NBC Tom Hammond (play by play), Dave Rowe (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks – September 7th, 1986 Steelers Seahawks collapsed 2 Seahawks RecTD Daryl Turner Dave Krieg 4 no good Norm Johnson 0 6 3 Seahawks IntTD Dave Brown 18 good Norm Johnson 0 13 3 Seahawks FG 24 Norm Johnson 0 16 4 Seahawks RecTD Steve Largent Dave Krieg 10 good Norm Johnson 0 23 4 Seahawks RushTD Randall Morris 49 good Norm Johnson 0 30 0 30 Week 2 vs. Denver Broncos Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers September 15, 1986 9:00 PM EDT Broncos 0 7 7 7 Steelers 0 0 3 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 64 F C 1, wind 7 mph km/h knots 57,305 Bob McElwee ABC Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers - September 15th, 1986 Broncos Steelers collapsed 2 Broncos RecTD Steve Watson John Elway 21 good Rich Karlis 7 0 3 Steelers FG 42 Gary Anderson 7 3 3 Broncos RecTD Steve Sewell John Elway 34 good Rich Karlis 14 3 4 Steelers RushTD Rich Erenberg 7 good Gary Anderson 14 10 4 Broncos RecTD Sammy Winder John Elway 13 good Rich Karlis 21 10 21 10 Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings 1986 Minnesota Vikings season Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings September 21, 1986 1:00 PM EDT Steelers 7 0 0 0 Vikings 14 3 7 7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota Dome 56,795 Ben Dreith NBC Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings – September 21st, 1986 Steelers Vikings collapsed 1 Vikings RecTD Hassan Jones Tommy Kramer 55 good Chuck Nelson 0 7 1 Steelers RecTD Walter Abercrombie Mark Malone 18 good Gary Anderson 7 7 1 Vikings RecTD Hassan Jones Tommy Kramer 16 good Chuck Nelson 7 14 2 Vikings FG 48 Chuck Nelson 7 17 3 Vikings RushTD Allen Rice 12 good Chuck Nelson 7 24 4 Vikings RecTD Jim Gustafson Tommy Kramer 9 good Chuck Nelson 7 31 7 31 Week 4: at Houston Oilers Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers September 28, 1986 1:00 PM EDT Steelers 0 3 10 3 6 Oilers 3 7 0 6 0 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 42,001 Dome Gordon McCarter NBC Tom Hammond (play by play), Sam Rutigliano (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers – September 28th, 1986 Steelers Oilers collapsed 1 Oilers FG 45 Tony Zendejas 0 3 2 Steelers FG 42 Gary Anderson 3 3 2 Oilers RecTD Ernest Givins Warren Moon 35 good Tony Zendejas 3 10 3 Steelers RecTD Calvin Sweeney Mark Malone 19 good Gary Anderson 10 10 3 Steelers FG 45 Gary Anderson 13 10 4 Oilers FG 29 Tony Zendejas 13 13 4 Oilers FG 28 Tony Zendejas 13 16 4 Steelers FG 23 Gary Anderson 16 16 5 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 3 16 22 22 16 Week 5: vs. Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers October 5, 1986 1:00 PM EDT Browns 10 7 3 7 Steelers 0 14 7 3 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 57,327 61 F C 1, wind 17 mph km/h knots Dick Jorgensen Charlie Jones (play by play), Jimmy Cefalo (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 5th, 1986 Browns Steelers collapsed 1 Browns RecTD Webster Slaughter Bernie Kosar 15 good Matt Bahr 7 0 1 Browns FG 22 Matt Bahr 10 0 2 Steelers RushTD Mark Malone 1 good Gary Anderson 10 7 2 Steelers RecTD Rich Erenberg Mark Malone 5 good Gary Anderson 10 14 2 Browns Other Gerald McNeil 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown good Matt Bahr 17 14 3 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Mark Malone 6 good Gary Anderson 17 20 3 Browns FG 39 Matt Bahr 20 20 4 Steelers FG 45 Gary Anderson 20 23 4 Browns RushTD Earnest Byner 4 good Matt Bahr 27 23 27 23 This was Cleveland’s first win in Pittsburgh since 1969. Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals October 13, 1986 9:00 PM EDT Steelers 7 2 10 3 Bengals 7 7 0 10 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 54,283 59 F C, wind 10 mph km/h knots Bob Frederic ABC Frank Gifford (play by play), Lynn Swann (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – October 13th, 1986 Steelers Bengals collapsed 1 Bengals RecTD Rodney Holman Boomer Esiason 32 good Jim Breech 0 7 1 Steelers RushTD Bubby Brister 1 good Gary Anderson 7 7 2 Bengals RecTD Tim McGee Boomer Esiason 7 good Jim Breech 7 14 2 Steelers SafetyOther Jeff Hayes forced out of end zone 9 14 3 Steelers RushTD Earnest Jackson 1 good Gary Anderson 16 14 3 Steelers FG 24 Gary Anderson 19 14 4 Bengals Other Jeff Hayes 61-yard run for touchdown off fake punt good Jim Breech 19 21 4 Bengals FG 40 Jim Breech 19 24 4 Bengals FG 44 Gary Anderson 22 24 22 24 Week 7: vs. New England Patriots New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers October 19, 1986 1:00 PM EDT Patriots 10 14 7 3 Steelers 0 0 0 0 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 54,743 43 F C 1, wind 4 mph km/h knots Pat Haggerty NBC Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 19th, 1986 Patriots Steelers collapsed 1 Patriots FG 31 Tony Franklin 3 0 1 Patriots RecTD Stephen Starring Steve Grogan 43 good Tony Franklin 10 0 2 Patriots IntTD Fred Marion 37 good Tony Franklin 17 0 2 Patriots RecTD Tony Collins Steve Grogan 10 good Tony Franklin 24 0 3 Patriots RecTD Willie Scott Steve Grogan 2 good Tony Franklin 31 0 4 Patriots FG 36 Tony Franklin 34 0 34 0 Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers October 26, 1986 1:00 PM EST Bengals 0 3 3 3 Steelers 3 14 6 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 50,815 55 F C 1, wind 8 mph km/h knots Jim Tunney NBC Tom Hammond (play by play), Reggie Rucker (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 26th, 1986 Bengals Steelers collapsed 1 Steelers FG 31 Gary Anderson 0 3 2 Steelers RecTD Rich Erenberg Mark Malone 10 good Gary Anderson 0 10 2 Bengals FG 19 Jim Breech 3 10 2 Steelers RecTD Weegie Thompson Mark Malone 9 good Gary Anderson 3 17 3 Steelers FG 43 Gary Anderson 3 20 3 Steelers FG 41 Gary Anderson 3 23 3 Bengals FG 40 Jim Breech 6 23 4 Steelers RushTD Earnest Jackson 1 good Gary Anderson 6 30 4 Bengals FG 31 Jim Breech 9 30 9 30 Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers November 2, 1986 1:00 PM EST Packers 0 3 0 0 Steelers 10 3 7 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 52,831 52 F C 1, wind 9 mph km/h knots Chuck Heberling CBS Jim Hill (play by play), Johnny Morris (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 2nd, 1986 Packers Steelers collapsed 1 Steelers FG 25 Gary Anderson 0 3 1 Steelers RecTD Weegie Thompson Mark Malone 18 good Gary Anderson 0 10 2 Steelers FG 40 Gary Anderson 0 13 2 Packers FG 34 Al Del Greco 3 13 3 Steelers RecTD Weegie Thompson Mark Malone 9 good Gary Anderson 3 20 4 Steelers RecTD Weegie Thompson Mark Malone 6 good Gary Anderson 3 27 3 27 Week 10: at Buffalo Bills Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills November 9, 1986 1:00 PM EST Steelers 0 0 12 0 Bills 6 7 0 3 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 72,000 55 F C 1, wind 27 mph km/h knots Gordon McCarter NBC Jay Randolph (play by play), Reggie Rucker (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills - November 9th, 1986 Steelers Bills collapsed 1 Bills RecTD Andre Reed Jim Kelly 3 no good Scott Norwood 0 6 2 Bills RushTD Rob Riddick 5 good Scott Norwood 0 13 3 Steelers RushTD Earnest Jackson 5 no good Gary Anderson 6 13 3 Steelers RecTD Weegie Thompson Mark Malone 11 no good Gary Anderson 12 13 4 Bills FG 29 Scott Norwood 12 16 12 16 Week 11: vs. Houston Oilers Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers November 16, 1986 1:00 PM EST Oilers 7 3 0 0 Steelers 14 7 0 0 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 49,724 39 F C 1, wind 9 mph km/h knots Red Cashion NBC Tom Hammond (play by play), Reggie Rucker (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 16th, 1986 Oilers Steelers collapsed 1 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 8 good Gary Anderson 0 7 1 Oilers RecTD Ernest Givins Warren Moon 33 good Tony Zendejas 7 7 1 Steelers RushTD Earnest Jackson 3 good Gary Anderson 7 14 2 Steelers RecTD Rich Erenberg Mark Malone 17 good Gary Anderson 7 21 2 Oilers FG 44 Tony Zendejas 10 21 10 21 Week 12: at Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns November 23, 1986 1:00 PM EST Steelers 7 7 7 10 0 Browns 0 21 7 3 6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 76,452 40 F C 1, wind 13 mph km/h knots Pat Haggerty NBC Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – November 23rd, 1986 Steelers Browns collapsed 1 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 1 good Gary Anderson 7 0 2 Browns RushTD Curtis Dickey 2 good Matt Bahr 7 7 2 Browns RushTD Kevin Mack 1 good Matt Bahr 7 14 2 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 38 good Gary Anderson 14 14 2 Browns RecTD Ozzie Newsome Bernie Kosar 20 good Matt Bahr 14 21 3 Steelers RushTD Mark Malone 1 good Gary Anderson 21 21 3 Browns RushTD Curtis Dickey 4 good Matt Bahr 21 28 4 Steelers RushTD Mark Malone 1 good Gary Anderson 28 28 4 Browns FG 25 Matt Bahr 28 31 4 Browns FG 40 Gary Anderson 31 31 OT Browns RecTD Webster Slaughter Bernie Kosar 36 good 31 37 31 37 Week 13: at Chicago Bears Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears November 30, 1986 1:00 PM EST Steelers 0 3 7 0 0 Bears 3 0 0 7 3 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 61,425 40 F C 1, wind 19 mph km/h knots Jerry Seeman NBC Charlie Jones (play by play), Jimmy Cefalo (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears – November 30th, 1986 Steelers Bears collapsed 1 Bears FG 39 Kevin Butler 0 3 2 Steelers FG 30 Gary Anderson 3 3 3 Steelers RecTD Preston Gothard Harry Newsome 12 good Gary Anderson 10 3 4 Bears RushTD Walter Payton 3 good Kevin Butler 10 10 OT Bears FG 42 Kevin Butler 10 13 10 13 Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers December 7, 1986 1:00 PM EST Lions 0 10 7 0 Steelers 3 7 14 3 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania'' 40 F C 1, wind 9 mph km/h knots 45,042 Bob Frederic CBS Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dick Vermeil (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers – December 7th, 1986 Lions Steelers collapsed 1 Steelers FG 26 Gary Anderson 0 3 2 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Mark Malone 12 good Gary Anderson 0 10 2 Lions RushTD Garry James 60 good Eddie Murray 7 10 2 Lions FG 30 Eddie Murray 10 10 3 Lions RecTD Jeff Chadwick Joe Ferguson 1 good Eddie Murray 17 10 3 Steelers RushTD Earnest Jackson 1 good Gary Anderson 17 17 3 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Mark Malone 39 good Gary Anderson 17 24 4 Steelers FG 28 Gary Anderson 17 27 17 27 Week 15 at Jets 1986 New York Jets season Pittsburgh Steelers 1986 2; text-align:center Week Fifteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (5–9) at New York Jets (10–4) December 13, 1986 12:30 PM EST Steelers 0 17 0 28 Jets 0 14 3 7 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Clear, 32 F C 58,044 Dick Hantak NBC Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database First quarter no scoring Second quarter PIT – Walter Abercrombie 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 12:10. Steelers 7–0. Drive: NYJ – Jo-Jo Townsell 93-yard kickoff return (Pat Leahy kick), 11:54. Tie 7–7. PIT – Gary Anderson 36-yard field goal, 9:07. Steelers 10–7. Drive: PIT – Walter Abercrombie 7-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick), 1:54. Steelers 17—7. Drive: NYJ – Kurt Sohn 24-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 0:14. Steelers 17–14. Drive: Third quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 18-yard field goal, 9:04. Tie 17–17. Drive: Fourth quarter PIT – Mark Malone 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 11:11. Steelers 24–17. Drive: PIT – John Stallworth 40-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick), 7:48. Steelers 31–17. Drive: PIT – Lupe Sanchez 67-yard interception return (Gary Anderson kick), 6:00. Steelers 38–17. NYJ – Mickey Shuler 5-yard pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick), 2:47. Steelers 38–24. Drive: PIT – Walter Abercrombie 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 0:37. Steelers 45–24. Drive: Top passers PIT – Mark Malone – 16/27, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT NYJ – Ken O'Brien – 20/30, 197 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers PIT – Earnest Jackson – 23 rushes, 101 yards NYJ – Freeman McNeil – 23 rushes, 137 yards Top receivers PIT – John Stallworth – 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD NYJ – Mickey Shuler – 8 receptions, 69 yards, TD Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers December 21, 1986 1:00 PM EST Chiefs 7 17 0 0 Steelers 0 6 7 6 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania'' 32 F C, wind 7 mph km/h knots, wind chill 25 F C 1 or 47,150 Gene Barth NBC Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – December 21st, 1986 Chiefs Steelers collapsed 1 Chiefs Other Deron Cherry recovered blocked punt in end zone for touchdown good Nick Lowery 7 0 2 Chiefs FG 47 Nick Lowery 10 0 2 Steelers FG 31 Gary Anderson 10 3 2 Chiefs Other Boyce Green 97 kickoff return for touchdown good Nick Lowery 17 3 2 Steelers FG 31 Gary Anderson 17 6 2 Chiefs Other Lloyd Burruss 78 blocked field goal return for touchdown good Nick Lowery 24 6 3 Steelers RushTD Mark Malone 9 good Gary Anderson 24 13 4 Steelers FG 31 Gary Anderson 24 16 4 Steelers FG 26 Gary Anderson 24 19 24 19 Standings References External links 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Profootballreference.com 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers season