1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Pittsburgh Steelers 53rd US football season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1985 7–9 2nd AFC Central Chuck Noll Dick Haley Art Rooney Three Rivers Stadium Did not qualify PK Gary AndersonWR Louis LippsLB Mike MerriweatherC Mike Webster Louis Lipps (2nd team) Louis Lipps Harry Newsome Steelers seasons The 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 53rd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. The Steelers challenged for the AFC Central most of the season, sitting at 6–5 after their first eleven games. However, losing 4 out of their final 5 games dropped the Steelers to a 7–9 overall record, their first season with a losing record in fourteen years. Offseason NFL draft 1985 NFL draft 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 20 Darryl Sims Defensive tackle Wisconsin yes 2 47 Mark Behning Offensive tackle Nebraska yes 3 74 Liffort Hobley Safety LSU no 4 101 Dan Turk Center Wisconsin yes 5 136 Cam Jacobs Linebacker Kentucky no 6 160 Gregg Carr Linebacker Auburn yes 7 187 Alan Andrews Tight end Rutgers no 8 214 Harry Newsome Punter Wake Forest yes 9 241 Fred Small Linebacker Washington no 9 242 Andre Harris Defensive back Minnesota no 10 268 Oliver White Tight end Kentucky no 11 300 Terry Matichak Defensive back Missouri no 12 327 Jeff Sanchez Defensive back Georgia no no no Undrafted free agents + 1985 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDanny AndrewsDefensive backUCLAAndrew BakerWide receiverRutgersCharlie DickeyGuardArizonaSteve DeVriesLinebackerNorthwestern College (Iowa)Dave EdwardsSafetyIllinoisFrank GoodeLinebackerYoungstown StatePreston GothardTight endAlabamaDwayne HooperRunning backRutgersAlan HuffDefensive tackleMarshallTom LinebargerDefensive tackleSMUSteve LittleDefensive tackleIowa StateDwayne McMullenWide receiverMinnesotaFrank PokornyWide receiverYoungstown StateKevin PowellDefensive tackleYoungstown StateMarc QuinlivanWide receiverYale Personnel Staff 1985 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 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 Talent scout – Midwest – Mike Butler College talent scout – Joe Krupa 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 coach – Walt Evans Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Paul Steele Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Trainer – Ralph Berlin Trainer – Gary Stragar Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Film director – Bob McCartney Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide Roster 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers 10 Scott Campbell American football 16 Mark Malone 19 David Woodley 34 Walter Abercrombie 24 Rich Erenberg 30 Frank Pollard 47 Steve Morse American football y 36 Todd Spencer 83 Louis Lipps 80 Frank Pokorny American football y 82 John Stallworth 85 Calvin Sweeney 87 Weegie Thompson 89 Bennie Cunningham 86 Preston Gothard y 71 Emil Boures G 62 Tunch Ilkin T 74 Terry Long American football G 65 Ray Pinney T 60 Randy Rasmussen American football, born 1960 G/C 63 Pete Rostosky T 52 Mike Webster C 73 Craig Wolfley G 78 Mark Catano NT 67 Gary Dunn NT 92 Keith Gary DE 95 John Goodman American football DE 99 Darryl Sims y DE 93 Keith Willis DE 91 Gregg Carr y OLB 56 Robin Cole ILB 53 Bryan Hinkle OLB 50 David Little linebacker ILB 57 Mike Merriweather OLB 54 Fred Small American football y ILB 55 Dennis Winston ILB 33 Harvey Clayton CB 31 Donnie Shell SS 26 John Swain CB 25 Anthony Tuggle y SS 21 Eric Williams safety FS 49 Dwayne Woodruff CB 22 Rick Woods American football CB/FS  1 Gary Anderson placekicker K 18 Harry Newsome y P -- Alan Andrews American football y TE IR 66 Mark Behning y T IR 23 Chris Brown defensive back CB IR 42 Dave Edwards defensive back y S IR 68 Russ Graham T IR 29 Dwayne Hooper T IR 48 Cam Jacobs y LB IR 90 Bob Kohrs LB IR 64 Edmund Nelson American football DE IR 51 Dan Turk y C IR 28 Robert Williams safety S IR 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1985_roster.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 2014-12-23 Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 Saturday, August 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Stadium 8:00 p.m. WTAE W 42–27 1–0 2 Saturday, August 17 at Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 8:00 p.m. WTAE L 41–34 1–1 3 Friday, August 23 at St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium 8:30 p.m. WTAE L 14–6 1–2 4 Friday, August 30 New York Giants Three Rivers Stadium 7:30 p.m. WTAE L 24–14 1–3 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 Sunday, September 8 Indianapolis Colts Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 45–3 1–0 2 Monday, September 16 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC L 17–7 1–1 3 Sunday, September 22 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 20–0 2–1 4 Monday, September 30 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC L 37–24 2–2 5 Sunday, October 6 at Miami Dolphins Miami Orange Bowl 1:00 p.m. NBC L 24–20 2–3 6 Sunday, October 13 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 27–13 2–4 7 Sunday, October 20 St. Louis Cardinals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 23–10 3–4 8 Sunday, October 27 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 26–21 3–5 9 Sunday, November 3 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 10–9 4–5 10 Sunday, November 10 at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 36–28 5–5 11 Sunday, November 17 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC W 30–7 6–5 12 Sunday, November 24 Washington Redskins Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 30–23 6–6 13 Sunday, December 1 Denver Broncos Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 31–23 6–7 14 Sunday, December 8 at San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC L 54–44 6–8 15 Sunday, December 15 Buffalo Bills Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 30–24 7–8 16 Saturday, December 21 at New York Giants Giants Stadium 12:30 p.m. NBC L 28–10 7–9 Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers September 8, 1985 1:00 pm EDT Colts 3 0 0 0 Steelers 7 17 7 14 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 55,279 79 F C 1, wind 9 mph km/h knots Red Cashion NBC Jay Randolph (play by play), Sam Rutigliano (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 8th, 1985 Colts Steelers collapsed 1 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Mark Malone 7 good Gary Anderson 0 7 1 Colts FG 39 Raul Allegre 3 7 2 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Mark Malone 11 good Gary Anderson 3 14 2 Steelers FG 31 Gary Anderson 3 17 2 Steelers RecTD Rich Erenberg Mark Malone 11 good Gary Anderson 3 24 3 Steelers RecTD John Stallworth Mark Malone 6 good Gary Anderson 3 31 4 Steelers RushTD Mark Malone 1 good Gary Anderson 3 38 4 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Mark Malone 16 good Gary Anderson 3 45 3 45 Week 2: at Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns September 16, 1985 9:00 pm EDT Steelers 0 0 0 7 Browns 0 7 3 7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 79,042 57 F C 1, wind 5 mph km/h knots Gene Barth ABC Frank Gifford (play by play), Joe Namath & O. J. Simpson (color commentators) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – September 16th, 1985 Steelers Browns collapsed 2 Browns RecTD Fred Banks Gary Danielson 7 good Matt Bahr 0 7 3 Browns FG 18 Matt Bahr 0 10 4 Steelers RecTD John Stallworth Mark Malone 6 good Gary Anderson 7 10 4 Browns RushTD Earnest Byner 21 good Matt Bahr 7 17 7 17 Week 3: vs. Houston Oilers Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers September 22, 1985 1:00 pm EDT Oilers 0 0 0 0 Steelers 14 3 3 0 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 58,752 69 F C 1, wind 4 mph km/h knots Ben Dreith NBC Charlie Jones (play by play), Sam Rutigliano (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 22nd, 1985 Oilers Steelers collapsed 1 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Mark Malone 25 good Gary Anderson 0 7 1 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Mark Malone 5 good Gary Anderson 0 14 2 Steelers FG 37 Gary Anderson 0 17 3 Steelers FG 38 Gary Anderson 0 20 0 20 Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers September 30, 1985 9:00 pm EDT Bengals 0 14 7 16 Steelers 0 10 14 0 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 59,541 62 F C 1, wind 7 mph km/h knots Pat Haggerty ABC Frank Gifford (play by play), Joe Namath and O. J. Simpson (color commentators) Pro Football Reference; Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 30th, 1985 Bengals Steelers collapsed 2 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Mark Malone 15 good/no good (blocked)/no good (miss right)/no good (miss left)/no good (miss short)/no good Gary Anderson 0 7 2 Bengals RushTD James Brooks 14 good Jim Breech 7 7 2 Bengals RecTD Rodney Holman Boomer Esiason 26 good Jim Breech 14 7 2 Steelers FG 29 Gary Anderson 14 10 3 Bengals RecTD Eddie Brown Boomer Esiason 8 good Jim Breech 21 10 3 Steelers RecTD John Stallworth Mark Malone 17 good Gary Anderson 21 17 3 Steelers RecTD Rich Erenberg Mark Malone 4 good Gary Anderson 21 24 4 Bengals RecTD Rodney Holman Boomer Esiason 4 good Jim Breech 28 24 4 Bengals FG Jim Breech 32 31 24 4 Bengals RushTD James Brooks 32 pass failed 37 24 37 24 Week 5: at Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins October 6, 1985 1:00 pm EDT Steelers 0 17 0 3 Dolphins 7 7 3 7 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 72,820 80 F C 1, relative humidity 79%, wind 9 mph km/h knots Dick Jorgensen NBC Marv Albert (play by play), Bob Griese (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins – October 6th, 1985 Steelers Dolphins collapsed 1 Dolphins RushTD Tony Nathan 1 good Fuad Reveiz 0 7 2 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 1 good Gary Anderson 7 7 2 Steelers FG 48 Gary Anderson 10 7 2 Dolphins RecTD Dan Johnson Dan Marino 2 good Fuad Reveiz 10 14 2 Steelers RecTD Weegie Thompson Mark Malone 1 good Gary Anderson 17 14 3 Dolphins FG 35 Fuad Reveiz 17 17 4 Steelers FG 33 Gary Anderson 20 17 4 Dolphins RushTD Lorenzo Hampton 2 good Fuad Reveiz 20 24 20 24 Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys October 13, 1985 1:00 pm EDT Steelers 0 3 0 10 Cowboys 0 10 10 7 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 62,932 79 F C 1, relative humidity 68%, wind 15 mph km/h knots Tom Dooley NBC Charlie Jones (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys – October 13th, 1985 Steelers Cowboys collapsed 2 Steelers FG 48 Gary Anderson 3 0 2 Cowboys RecTD Tony Dorsett Danny White 56 good Rafael Septien 3 7 2 Cowboys FG 38 Rafael Septien 3 10 3 Cowboys FG 39 Rafael Septien 3 13 3 Cowboys IntTD Eugene Lockhart 19 good Rafael Septien 3 20 4 Steelers FG 34 Gary Anderson 6 20 4 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 1 good Gary Anderson 13 20 4 Cowboys RushTD Tony Dorsett 35 good Rafael Septien 13 27 13 27 Week 7: vs. St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers October 20, 1985 1:00 pm EDT Cardinals 3 0 0 7 Steelers 14 3 6 0 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 56,478 56 F C 1, wind 10 mph km/h knots Jim Tunney CBS Tom Brookshier (play by play), Dick Vermiel (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 20th, 1985 Cardinals Steelers collapsed 1 Cardinals FG 19 Neil O'Donoghue 3 0 1 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Mark Malone 45 good Gary Anderson 3 7 1 Steelers RushTD Frank Pollard 14 good Gary Anderson 3 14 2 Steelers FG 33 Gary Anderson 3 17 3 Steelers FG 33 Gary Anderson 3 20 3 Steelers FG 33 Gary Anderson 3 23 4 Cardinals RecTD Stump Mitchell Neil Lomax 5 good Neil O'Donoghue 10 23 10 23 Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals October 27, 1985 4:00 pm EST Steelers 0 7 0 14 Bengals 3 14 9 0 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 59 F C, wind 4 mph km/h knots 55,241 Bob McElwee NBC Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – October 27th, 1985 Steelers Bengals collapsed 1 Bengals FG 37 Jim Breech 0 3 2 Bengals RecTD Rodney Holman Boomer Esiason 11 good Jim Breech 0 10 2 Bengals IntTD Robert Jackson 57 good Jim Breech 0 17 2 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps David Woodley 49 good Gary Anderson 7 17 3 Bengals FG 39 Jim Breech 7 20 3 Bengals FG 40 Jim Breech 7 23 3 Bengals FG 32 Jim Breech 7 26 4 Steelers Other Louis Lipps 62-yard punt return for touchdown good Gary Anderson 14 26 4 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 1 good Gary Anderson 21 26 21 26 Week 9: vs. Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers November 3, 1985 1:00 pm EST Browns 0 6 0 3 Steelers 0 0 7 3 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 51,976 50 F C, wind 9 mph km/h knots Bob Frederic NBC Len Berman (play by play), Reggie Rucker (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 3rd, 1985 Browns Steelers collapsed 2 Browns FG 34 Matt Bahr 3 0 2 Browns FG 45 Matt Bahr 6 0 3 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 32 good Gary Anderson 6 7 4 Browns FG 30 Matt Bahr 9 7 4 Steelers FG 25 Gary Anderson 9 10 9 10 Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs November 10, 1985 1:00 pm EST Steelers 10 17 3 6 Chiefs 7 7 0 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 36 F C 1, wind 13 mph km/h knots, wind chill 27 F C 1 or 46,126 Ben Dreith NBC Marv Albert (play by play), Bob Griese (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – November 10th, 1985 Steelers Chiefs collapsed 1 Chiefs IntTD Deron Cherry 47 good Nick Lowery 0 7 1 Steelers RecTD John Stallworth David Woodley 13 good Gary Anderson 7 7 1 Steelers FG 35 Gary Anderson 10 7 2 Steelers FG 31 Gary Anderson 13 7 2 Chiefs RecTD Jeff Smith Bill Kenney 45 good Nick Lowery 13 14 2 Steelers Other Louis Lipps 71-yard punt return for touchdown good Gary Anderson 20 14 2 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 2 good Gary Anderson 27 14 3 Steelers FG 27 Gary Anderson 30 14 4 Chiefs RecTD Jeff Smith Bill Kenney 13 good Nick Lowery 30 21 4 Steelers FG 36 Gary Anderson 33 21 4 Steelers FG 28 Gary Anderson 36 21 4 Chiefs RecTD Anthony Hancock Bill Kenney 13 good Nick Lowery 36 28 36 28 Week 11: at Houston Oilers Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers November 17, 1985 1:00 pm EST Steelers 3 7 13 7 Oilers 0 0 7 0 Astrodome, Houston, Texas Dome 45,977 Red Cashion NBC Tom Hammond (play by play), Jimmy Cefalo (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers – November 17th, 1985 Steelers Oilers collapsed 1 Steelers FG 52 Gary Anderson 3 0 2 Steelers RushTD Frank Pollard 2 good Gary Anderson 10 0 3 Oilers RushTD Mike Rozier 15 good Tony Zendejas 10 7 3 Steelers FG 31 Gary Anderson 13 7 3 Steelers RushTD David Woodley 1 good Gary Anderson 20 7 3 Steelers FG 34 Gary Anderson 23 7 4 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 5 good Gary Anderson 30 7 30 7 Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers November 24, 1985 1:00 pm EST Redskins 14 6 7 3 Steelers 3 14 0 6 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 38 F C 1, wind 8 mph km/h knots 59,293 Gordon McCarter CBS Tim Ryan (play by play), Johnny Morris (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 24th, 1985 Redskins Steelers collapsed 1 Redskins RushTD George Rogers 1 good Mark Moseley 7 0 1 Steelers FG 22 Gary Anderson 7 3 1 Redskins RecTD Clint Didier Jay Schroeder 18 good Mark Moseley 14 3 2 Redskins FG 20 Mark Moseley 17 3 2 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Scott Campbell 5 good Gary Anderson 17 10 2 Steelers RecTD Rich Erenberg Scott Campbell 9 good Gary Anderson 17 17 2 Redskins FG 39 Mark Moseley 20 17 3 Redskins RushTD John Riggins 1 good Mark Moseley 27 17 4 Steelers FG 37 Gary Anderson 27 20 4 Redskins FG 42 Mark Moseley 30 20 4 Steelers FG 27 Gary Anderson 30 23 30 23 Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers December 1, 1985 1:00 pm EST Broncos 0 10 0 21 Steelers 0 6 3 14 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 56,797 52 F C 1, wind 12 mph km/h knots Gene Barth NBC Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy & Paul Zimmerman (color commentators) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers – December 1st, 1985 Broncos Steelers collapsed 2 Steelers FG 25 Gary Anderson 0 3 2 Broncos RecTD Clint Sampson John Elway 24 good Rich Karlis 7 3 2 Broncos FG 42 Rich Karlis 10 3 2 Steelers FG 34 Gary Anderson 10 6 3 Steelers FG 24 Gary Anderson 10 9 4 Broncos RushTD Steve Sewell 12 good Rich Karlis 17 9 4 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps David Woodley 31 good Gary Anderson 17 16 4 Steelers IntTD Mike Merriweather 35 good Gary Anderson 17 23 4 Broncos RushTD Steve Sewell 2 good Rich Karlis 24 23 4 Broncos IntTD Mike Harden 42 good Rich Karlis 31 23 31 23 Week 14: at San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers December 8, 1985 9:00 pm EST Steelers 7 13 14 10 Chargers 21 13 7 13 ABC Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 52,098 56 F C 1, wind 7 mph km/h knots Jerry Seeman Frank Gifford (play by play), Joe Namath & O. J. Simpson (color commentators) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers – December 8th, 1985 Steelers Chargers collapsed 1 Chargers RushTD Tim Spencer 12 good Robert R. Thomas 0 7 1 Steelers RecTD Walter Abercrombie David Woodley 15 good Gary Anderson 7 7 1 Chargers RecTD Wes Chandler Dan Fouts 36 good Robert R. Thomas 7 14 1 Chargers RecTD Pete Holohan Dan Fouts 20 good Robert R. Thomas 7 21 2 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps David Woodley 8 good Gary Anderson 14 21 2 Steelers FG 45 Gary Anderson 17 21 2 Chargers RecTD Wes Chandler Dan Fouts 75 good Robert R. Thomas 17 28 2 Chargers RushTD Buford McGee 3 no good Robert R. Thomas 17 34 2 Steelers FG 41 Gary Anderson 20 34 3 Steelers RushTD David Woodley 1 good Gary Anderson 27 34 3 Steelers RecTD Walter Abercrombie David Woodley 25 good Gary Anderson 34 34 3 Chargers RushTD Buford McGee 7 good Robert R. Thomas 34 41 4 Steelers RushTD Louis Lipps 15 good Gary Anderson 41 41 4 Steelers FG Gary Anderson 26 44 41 4 Chargers RushTD Gary Anderson (Chargers) 2 no good Robert R. Thomas 44 47 4 Chargers IntTD Jeffery Dale 47 good Robert R. Thomas 44 54 44 54 Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers December 15, 1985 1:00 pm EST Bills 7 14 0 3 Steelers 0 14 6 10 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 35,953 17 F C 1, wind 14 mph km/h knots, wind chill 3 F C 1 or Pat Haggerty NBC Phil Stone (play by play), Sam Rutigliano (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers – December 15th, 1985 Bills Steelers collapsed 1 Bills RushTD Greg Bell 77 good Scott Norwood 7 0 2 Bills RecTD Jerry Butler Bruce Mathison 33 good Scott Norwood 14 0 2 Bills FumbleTD Don Wilson 61 good Scott Norwood 21 0 2 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps Scott Campbell 13 good Gary Anderson 21 7 2 Steelers RushTD Frank Pollard 4 good Gary Anderson 21 14 3 Steelers FG 26 Gary Anderson 21 17 3 Steelers FG 31 Gary Anderson 21 20 4 Bills FG 24 Scott Norwood 24 20 4 Steelers FG 45 Gary Anderson 24 23 4 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 2 good Gary Anderson 24 30 24 30 Week 16: at New York Giants Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants December 21, 1985 12:30 pm EST Steelers 0 3 7 0 Giants 7 21 0 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 66,785 27 F C 1, wind 15 mph km/h knots, wind chill 15 F C 1 or Jerry Markbreit NBC Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants – December 21st, 1985 Steelers Giants collapsed 1 Giants RushTD Joe Morris 9 good Eric Schubert 0 7 2 Steelers FG 26 Gary Anderson 3 7 2 Giants RushTD Joe Morris 65 good Eric Schubert 3 14 2 Giants RushTD Joe Morris 1 good Eric Schubert 3 21 2 Giants RecTD Bobby Johnson Phil Simms 23 good Eric Schubert 3 28 3 Steelers RecTD John Stallworth Scott Campbell 34 good Gary Anderson 10 28 10 28 Standings References External links 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Profootballreference.com 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers season