1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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Head coach | Chuck Noll |
Home field | Three Rivers Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6-10 |
Place | 3rd in AFC Central |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | Mike Merriweather Earnest Jackson |
Team MVP | Bryan Hinkle |
Team ROY | Anthony Henton |
Uniform | |
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Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
1985 | 1987 |
[edit] Offseason
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) | TV | Result | Record |
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1 | Sunday September 7 | at Seattle Seahawks | Kingdome | 4:00 PM | NBC | L 30-0 | 0-1 |
2 | Monday September 15 | Denver Broncos | Three Rivers Stadium | 9:00 PM | ABC | L 21-10 | 0-2 |
3 | Sunday September 21 | at Minnesota Vikings | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 1:00 PM | NBC | L 31-7 | 0-3 |
4 | Sunday September 28 | at Houston Oilers | Astrodome | 1:00 PM | NBC | W 22-16 (OT) | 1-3 |
5 | Sunday October 5 | Cleveland Browns | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 PM | NBC | L 27-24 | 1-4 |
6 | Monday October 13 | at Cincinnati Bengals | Riverfront Stadium | 9:00 PM | ABC | L 24-22 | 1-5 |
7 | Sunday October 19 | New England Patriots | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 PM | NBC | L 23-10 | 1-6 |
8 | Sunday October 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 PM | NBC | W 30-9 | 2-6 |
9 | Sunday November 2 | Green Bay Packers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 PM | CBS | W 27-3 | 3-6 |
10 | Sunday November 9 | at Buffalo Bills | Rich Stadium | 1:00 PM | NBC | L 16-12 | 3-7 |
11 | Sunday November 16 | Houston Oilers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 PM | NBC | W 21-10 | 4-7 |
12 | Sunday November 23 | at Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 1:00 PM | NBC | L 37-31 (OT) | 4-8 |
13 | Sunday November 30 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | 1:00 PM | NBC | L 13-10 (OT) | 4-9 |
14 | Sunday December 7 | Detroit Lions | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 PM | CBS | W 27-17 | 5-9 |
15 | Saturday December 13 | at New York Jets | Giants Stadium | 12:30 PM | NBC | W 45-24 | 6-9 |
16 | Sunday December 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 PM | NBC | L 24-19 | 6-10 |
[edit] Game summaries
[edit] Week 1 (Sunday September 7, 1986): at Seattle Seahawks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seahawks | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
at The Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 61,461
- Referee:
- 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)
[edit] Week 2 (Monday September 15, 1986): vs. Denver Broncos
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 57,305
- Referee:
- 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)
[edit] Week 3 (Sunday September 21, 1986): at Minnesota Vikings
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Vikings | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 56,795
- Referee:
- 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)
[edit] Week 4 (Sunday September 28, 1986): at Houston Oilers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
Oilers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 42,001
- Referee:
- 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
[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 5, 1986): vs. Cleveland Browns
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Browns | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Steelers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 57,327
- Referee:
- 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)
[edit] Week 6 (Monday October 13, 1986): at Cincinnati Bengals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
Bengals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 54,283
- Referee:
- TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Lynn Swann (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Cleveland - 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
[edit] Week 7 (Sunday October 19, 1986): vs. New England Patriots
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Patriots | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 54,743
- Referee:
- 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 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
- New England - Colliins 10 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
- New England - Scott 2 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
- New England - FG Franklin 36
[edit] Week 8 (Sunday October 26, 1986): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Steelers | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,815
- Referee:
- 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
[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 2, 1986): vs. Green Bay Packers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Packers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Steelers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,831
- Referee:
- 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)
[edit] Week 10 (Sunday November 9, 1986): at Buffalo Bills
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Bills | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 72,000
- Referee:
- 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
[edit] Week 11 (Sunday November 16, 1986): vs. Houston Oilers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Oilers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Steelers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 49,724
- Referee:
- 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
[edit] Week 12 (Sunday November 23, 1986): at Cleveland Browns
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Steelers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Browns | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 76,452
- Referee:
- 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
[edit] Week 13 (Sunday November 30, 1986): at Chicago Bears
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 61,425
- Referee:
- 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
[edit] Week 14 (Sunday December 7, 1986): vs. Detroit Lions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Steelers | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 45,042
- Referee:
- 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
[edit] Week 15 (Saturday December 13, 1986): at New York Jets
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 45 |
Jets | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game time: 12:30 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 58,044
- Referee:
- 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)
[edit] Week 16 (Sunday December 21, 1986): vs. Kansas City Chiefs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chiefs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Steelers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 47,150
- Referee:
- 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
[edit] Division standings
AFC Central | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Cleveland Browns | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 391 | 310 | W-5 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 409 | 394 | W-1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 307 | 336 | L-1 |
Houston Oilers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 274 | 329 | W-2 |
[edit] References
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