NFL team season
The 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 59th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League (NFL).
The Steelers struggled early as Neil O'Donnell took over from Bubby Brister at quarterback. The Steelers ended the season winning their last two games, 17–10, over the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns at Three Rivers Stadium to finish with a 7–9 record. Following the season Chuck Noll announced his retirement, ending his 23-year career in which he won four Super Bowls while posting an overall record of 209–156–1.
Offseason
NFL draft
Staff
Notable additions include Adrian Cooper, Neil O'Donnell and Ernie Mills.
Roster
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 55,848
- Referee: Gerald Austin
- TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
- San Diego – FG Carney 48
- Pittsburgh – Calloway 33 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39
- San Diego – Lewis 11 pass from Bernstine (Carney kick)
- San Diego – FG Carney 35
- Pittsburgh – Stone 89 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
- San Diego – Jefferson 5 pass from Friesz (Carney kick)
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 79,545
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 53,703
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 49
- New England – FG Staurovsky 33
- New England – FG Staurovsky 28
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 32
- Pittsburgh – Green 32 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mills recovered blocked punt in end zone (Anderson kick)
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) (Mostly Sunny)
- Game attendance: 65,511
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 12 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Philadelphia – McMahon 1 run (Ruzek kick)
- Pittsburgh – Green 8 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Philadelphia – FG Ruzek 27
- Philadelphia – FG Ruzek 34
- Philadelphia – Drummond 2 run (Ruzek kick)
- Philadelphia – FG Ruzek 20
Week 5 (Sunday September 29, 1991): Bye Week
at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Game time: 8:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 55,383
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers: (TNT) Skip Caray (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C) (Partly Sunny)
- Game attendance: 54,678
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers: (NBC) Mel Proctor (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time: 4:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 78,285
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 16 °F (−9 °C), wind 8 mph (13 km/h) mph
- Game attendance: 70,973
- Referee: Dale Hamer
- TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Scoring drives:
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 56,813
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Stockton (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C) (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 45,795
- Referee: Howard Roe
- TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 20
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
- Houston – Givins 10 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 33
- Pittsburgh – Stone 43 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – W. Williams 1 run (Anderson kick)
- Houston – Jeffries 15 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 24
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Scoring drives:
- Dallas – E. Smith 6 run (Willis kick)
- Dallas – FG Willis 19
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
- Dallas – FG Willis 43
- Pittsburgh – W. Williams 3 run (Anderson kick)
- Dallas – Irvin 66 pass from Beuerlein (Willis kick)
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Scoring drives:
- Houston – Pinkett 7 run (Del Greco kick)
- Houston – FG Del Greco 24
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 54
- Houston – Jeffires 16 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
- Houston – Pinkett 11 run (Del Greco kick)
- Houston – A. Smith 70 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
Week 16 vs Bengals
Week 17 vs Browns
Chuck Noll's final game as head coach
Standings
References
- ^ 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ "1991 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
External links
- 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Pro Football Reference
- 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com
