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.
The Steelers struggled early as Neil O'Donnell took over from a struggling Bubby Brister at quarterback. The Steelers would end the season on a strong note 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 would announced his retirement, ending his successful 23-year career in which he won four Super Bowls while posting an overall record of 209–156–1.
Notable additions include Adrian Cooper, Neil O'Donnell and Ernie Mills.
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
Game weather: 80°F (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 (Sunny)
Game attendance: 79,545
Referee: Tom Dooley
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Buffalo – Lofton 53 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
Buffalo – FG Norwood 50
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
Buffalo – Beebe 34 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
Buffalo – Beebe 14 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 56 run (Anderson kick)
Buffalo – Reed 14 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
PIttsburgh – W. Williams 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Hinkle 57 interception return (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27
Buffalo – Beebe 11 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
Buffalo – Beebe 4 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
Buffalo – Odomes 32 interception return (Norwood kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)
Week 3 (Sunday September 15, 1991): vs. New England Patriots
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: 86°F (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 (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
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:
Indianapolis – FG Biasucci 19
Pittsburgh – Green 21 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 24 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
Game weather: 59°F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 57,608
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)
Scoring Drives:
New York Giants – Cross 12 pass from Hostetler (Bahr kick)
New York Giants – FG Bahr 45
New York Giants – FG Bahr 40
New York Giants – Meggett 30 run (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39
Pittsburgh – Lipps 16 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Green 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
New York Giants – FG Bahr 44
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: 47°F (Partly Sunny)
Game attendance: 54,678
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers: (NBC) Mel Proctor (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Seattle – FG Kasay 36
Seattle – Williams 1 run (Kasay kick)
Seattle – Chadwick 14 pass from Krieg (Kasay kick)
Pittsburgh – Stone 57 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Seattle – FG Kasay 21
Seattle – Tice 1 pass from Krieg (Kasay kick)
Week 9 (Sunday October 27, 1991): at Cleveland Browns
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:
Cleveland – FG Stover 34
Cleveland – Hoard 2 pass from Kosar (Stover kick)
Pittsburgh – O'Donnell 1 run (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – Mack 1 run (Stover kick)
Pittsburgh – W. Williams 1 run (Anderson kick)
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Game time: 8:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 70,973
Referee: Dale Hamer
TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26
Pittsburgh – Green 23 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Denver – Lewis 1 run (Treadwell kick)
Denver – Elway 4 run (Treadwell kick)
Denver – FG Treadwell 28
Denver – FG Treadwell 21
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 55,503
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Cincinnati – FG Breech 29
Cincinnati – Woods 4 run (Breech kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 44
Cincinnati – Holman 18 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 46
Pittsburgh – J. Williams 38 fumble return (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – Woods 1 run (Breech kick)
Pittsburgh – Mills 35 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Lipps 12 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Breech 47
Pittsburgh – Green 26 pass from O'Donnell
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 47°F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 56,813
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Stockton (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Washington – Riggs 1 run (Lohmiller kick)
Washington – FG Lohmiller 36
Washington – Monk 11 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick)
Washington – FG Lohmiller 41
Washington – Riggs 1 run (Lohmiller kick)
Pittsburgh – Cooper 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Stone 40 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Washington – Clark 49 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick)
Washington – Sanders 40 pass from Rutledge (Lohmiller kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 34°F (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
Game time: 4:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 62,253
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Bill Walsh (color commentator)
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
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 59,225
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
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)
