at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 61,461
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Dave Rowe (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Seattle – Turner 4 pass from Krieg (kick failed)
Seattle – Brown 18 interception return (Johnson kick)
Seattle – FG Johnson 24
Seattle – Largent 10 pass from Krieg (Johnson kick)
Seattle – Morris 49 run (Johnson kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 57,305
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Denver – Watson 21 pass from Elway (Karlis kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Denver – Sewell 34 pass from Elway (Karlis kick)
Pittsburgh – Erenberg 7 run (Anderson kick)
Denver – Winder 13 pass from Elway (Karlis kick)
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 56,795
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Minnesota – Jones 55 pass from Kramer (C. Nelson kick)
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 18 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Minnesota – Jones 16 pass from Kramer (C. Nelson kick)
Minnesota – FG C. Nelson 48
Minnesota – Rice 12 run (C. Nelson kick)
Minnesota – Gustafson 9 pass from Kramer (C. Nelson kick)
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 42,001
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Sam Rutigliano (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Houston – FG Zendejas 45
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Houston – Givins 35 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Pittsburgh – Sweeney 19 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Houston – FG Zendejas 45
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
Houston – FG Zendejas 28
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 23
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 3 run
Week 5 (Sunday October 5, 1986): vs. Cleveland Browns
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 57,327
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers: Charlie Jones (play by play), Jimmy Cefalo (color commentator)
This was Cleveland's first win in Pittsburgh since 1969.
Scoring Drives:
Cleveland – Slaughter 15 pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)
Cleveland – FG Bahr 22
Pittsburgh – Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Erenberg 5 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – McNeil 100 kickoff return (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – Lipps 6 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – FG Bahr 39
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45
Cleveland – Byner 4 run (Bahr kick)
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 54,283
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Lynn Swann (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Cincinnati – Holman 32 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
Pittsburgh – Brister 1 run (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – McGee 7 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
Pittsburgh – Safety, Hayes forced out of end zone
Pittsburgh – Jackson 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 24
Cincinnati – Hayes 61 run (Breech kick)
Cincinnati – FG Breech 40
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 44
Week 7 (Sunday October 19, 1986): vs. New England Patriots
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 54,743
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
New England – FG Franklin 31
New England – Starring 43 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
New England – Marion 37 interception return (Franklin kick)
New England – Collins 10 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
New England – Scott 2 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
New England – FG Franklin 36
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 50,815
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Reggie Rucker (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
Pittsburgh – Erenberg 10 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Breech 19
Pittsburgh – Thompson 9 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 41
Cincinnati – FG Breech 40
Pittsburgh – Jackson 1 run (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Breech 31
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 52,831
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Hill (play by play), Johnny Morris (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
Pittsburgh – Thompson 18 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
Green Bay – FG Del Greco 34
Pittsburgh – Thompson 9 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Thompson 6 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 72,000
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers: (NBC) Jay Randolph (play by play), Reggie Rucker (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Buffalo – Reed 3 pass from Kelly (kick failed)
Buffalo – Riddick 5 run (Norwood kick)
Pittsburgh – Jackson 5 run (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – Thompson 11 pass from Malone (kick failed)
Buffalo – FG Norwood 29
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 49,724
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Reggie Rucker (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 8 run (Anderson kick)
Houston – Givins 33 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Pittsburgh – Jackson 3 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Erenberg 17 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Houston – FG Zendejas 44
Week 12 (Sunday November 23, 1986): at Cleveland Browns
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 76,452
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 1 run (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – Dickey 2 run (Bahr kick)
Cleveland – Mack 1 run (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 38 run (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – Newsome 20 pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – Dickey 4 run (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – FG Bahr 25
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
Cleveland – Slaughter 36 pass from Kosar
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 61,425
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Jimmy Cefalo (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Chicago – FG Butler 39
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
Pittsburgh – Gothard 12 from Newsome (Anderson kick)
Chicago – Payton 3 run (Butler kick)
Chicago – FG Butler 42
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 45,042
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dick Vermeil (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26
Pittsburgh – Lipps 12 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Detroit – James 60 run (Murray kick)
Detroit – FG Murray 30
Detroit – Chadwick 1 pass from Ferguson (Murray kick)
Pittsburgh – Jackson 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Lipps 39 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game time: 12:30 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 58,044
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 1 run (Anderson kick)
New York Jets – Townsell 93 kickoff return (Leahy kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 7 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
New York Jets – Sohn 24 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
New York Jets – FG Leahy 18
Pittsburgh – Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Stallworth 40 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Sanchez 67 interception return (Anderson kick)
New York Jets – Shuler 5 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 1 run (Anderson kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 47,150
Referee: Gene Barth
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Kansas City – Cherry recovered blocked punt in end zone (Lowery kick)
Kansas City – FG Lowery 47
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
Kansas City – Green 97 kickoff return (Lowery kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
Kansas City – Burruss 78 blocked field goal return (Lowery kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26