The 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 60th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.
The Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated their 60th Anniversary season in 1992. This was also Bill Cowher's first season as head coach following the retirement of Chuck Noll after 23 seasons. The team was coming off a 7–9 season in 1991.
Cowher led the Steelers to an 11–5 record in his first season and the top seed in the AFC playoffs. However, in what later became somewhat commonplace in Cowher's reign as coach of the Steelers, the team failed to capitalize on the seeding and lost to the eventual AFC Champion Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs.
Notable additions include Levon Kirkland, Joel Steed, Darren Perry and Yancey Thigpen
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 63,713
Referee: Gary Lane
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
Bill Cowher wins his first game as Steelers Head Coach.
Scoring Drives:
Houston – Meads 15 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
Houston – Givins 11 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
Houston – FG Del Greco 36
Pittsburgh – Graham 26 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Houston – Givins 8 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
Pittsburgh – Cooper 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 75°F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 56,050
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
New York Jets – FG Staurovsky 32
Pittsburgh – Foster 23 run (Anderson kick)
New York Jets – Brim 77 interception return (Staurovsky kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
Pittsburgh – Foster 54 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
Pittsburgh – Griffin 65 interception return (Anderson kick)
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 46,127
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
San Diego – FG Carney 24
Pittsburgh – Cooper 24 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
San Diego – FG Carney 43
Pittsburgh – Stone 6 pass from O'Donnell (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – O'Donnell 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 58,724
Referee: Howard Roe
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
Green Bay – FG Jacke 47
Green Bay – Sharpe 76 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
Green Bay – Brooks 8 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October 11, 1992): at Cleveland Browns
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 78,080
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
Cleveland – FG Stover 51
Cleveland – Mack 1 run (Stover kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
Cleveland – Jackson 47 pass from Tomczak (Stover kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 32°F (Clear)
Game attendance: 55,411
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 21
Pittsburgh – Stone 24 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Stone 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game time: 7:30 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 76,175
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers: (TNT) Gary Bender (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Woodson 80 punt return (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 49
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
Kansas City – FG Murray 52
Pittsburgh – Foster 4 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Green 4 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 47°F (Light Rain)
Game attendance: 58,074
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Houston – FG Del Greco 29
Houston – FG Del Greco 19
Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
Houston – Slaughter 11 pass from Carlson (Del Greco kick)
Houston – Childress 8 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – Cooper 2 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Green 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game time: 4:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 80,294
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Buffalo – Lofton 22 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
Buffalo – Frerotte 2 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
Buffalo – Thomas 1 run (Christie kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 49
Pittsburgh – Mills 12 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Buffalo – Lofton 45 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 11 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 29°F (Snow Showers)
Game attendance: 52,242
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers: (CBS) Sean McDonough (play by play), John Robinson (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Mills 11 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 20
Detroit – Green 73 pass from Kramer (Hanson kick)
Detroit – Sanders 1 run (Hanson kick)
Pittsburgh – Jorden 1 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 64°F (Light Rain)
Game attendance: 51,101
Referee: Gary Lane
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Foster 20 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 22
Indianapolis – Culver 1 run (Biasucci kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 13 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Thompson 2 run (Anderson kick)
Indianapolis – Culver 4 pass from Trudeau (Biasucci kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 54,253
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Davenport 34 fumble return (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Breech 33
Pittsburgh – Foster 2 run (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Breech 42
Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Breech 38
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 25°F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 47,015
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Lampley (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Mills 19 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
Seattle – Kane 28 pass from Gelbaugh (Kasay kick)
Seattle – Williams 3 pass from Gelbaugh (Kasay kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 4 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 52,904
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Chicago – FG Butler 37
Chicago – Lewis 3 run (Butler kick)
Chicago – FG Butler 26
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
Chicago – Anderson 15 pass from Harbaugh (Butler kick)
Chicago – FG Butler 38
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
Chicago – Anderson 6 run (Butler kick)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 37°F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 53,613
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Fouts (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 23
Minnesota – FG Reveiz 38
Minnesota – FG Reveiz 36
Week 17 (Sunday December 27, 1992): vs. Cleveland Browns
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 32°F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 53,776
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – Foster 7 run (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – FG Stover 22
Pittsburgh – Jorden 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26
Cleveland – M. Jackson 38 pass from Tomczak (Stover kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
Cleveland – FG Stover 22
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 12:30 pm EST
Game weather: 37°F (Light Rain)
Game attendance: 60,407
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
Buffalo – Frerotte 1 pass from Reich (Christie kick)
Buffalo – Lofton 17 pass from Reich (Christie kick)
Buffalo – FG Christie 43
Buffalo – Gardner 1 run (Christie kick)
Awards, honors, and records
Bill Cowher, AP NFL Coach of the Year
Bill Cowher, Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year
