1994 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1994 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach	Bill Cowher
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	12-4
Place	1st in AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Championship to San Diego
Pro Bowlers	Dermontti Dawson Kevin Greene Carnell Lake Greg Lloyd Duval Love Rod Woodson
Team MVP	Greg Lloyd
Team ROY	Bam Morris
Uniform
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1993	1995

The 1994 season for the Steelers marked their third consecutive trip to the playoffs under head coach Bill Cowher. For the second time in Cowher's three seasons as head coach of the Steelers the team was the top seed in the AFC playoffs. Pittsburgh won its first playoff game since 1985 with a win in the divisional playoffs over their division rival Cleveland Browns, but failed to advance to the Super Bowl after losing to the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship Game.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Schedule 1.2 Game Summaries 1.2.1 Week 1 (Sunday September 4, 1994): vs. Dallas Cowboys 1.2.2 Week 2 (Sunday September 11, 1994): at Cleveland Browns 1.2.3 Week 3 (Sunday September 18, 1994): vs. Indianapolis Colts 1.2.4 Week 4 (Sunday September 25, 1994): at Seattle Seahawks 1.2.5 Week 5 (Monday October 3, 1994): vs. Houston Oilers 1.2.6 Week 6 (Sunday October 9, 1994): Bye Week 1.2.7 Week 7 (Sunday October 16, 1994): vs. Cincinnati Bengals 1.2.8 Week 8 (Sunday October 23, 1994): at New York Giants 1.2.9 Week 9 (Sunday October 30, 1994): at Arizona Cardinals 1.2.10 Week 10 (Sunday November 6, 1994): at Houston Oilers 1.2.11 Week 11 (Monday November 14, 1994): vs. Buffalo Bills 1.2.12 Week 12 (Sunday November 20, 1994): vs. Miami Dolphins 1.2.13 Week 13 (Sunday November 27, 1994): at Los Angeles Raiders 1.2.14 Week 14 (Sunday December 4, 1994): at Cincinnati Bengals 1.2.15 Week 15 (Sunday December 11, 1994): vs. Philadelphia Eagles 1.2.16 Week 16 (Sunday December 18, 1994): vs. Cleveland Browns 1.2.17 Week 17 (Saturday December 24, 1994): at San Diego Chargers 2 Post season 2.1 Game Summaries 2.1.1 AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 7, 1995): vs. Cleveland Browns 2.1.2 AFC Championship (Sunday January 15, 1995): vs. San Diego Chargers 3 Honors and Awards 3.1 Pro Bowl Representatives 4 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sunday September 4	Dallas Cowboys	Three Rivers Stadium	4:00 PM	FOX	L 26-9	0-1
2	Sunday September 11	Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	W 17-10	1-1
3	Sunday September 18	Indianapolis Colts	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	W 31-21	2-1
4	Sunday September 25	Seattle Seahawks	Husky Stadium	6:00 PM	NBC (Local)	L 30-13	2-2
5	Monday October 3	Houston Oilers	Three Rivers Stadium	9:00 PM	ABC	W 30-14	3-2
6	Sunday October 9	Bye
7	Sunday October 16	Cincinnati Bengals	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	W 14-10	4-2
8	Sunday October 23	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	W 10-6	5-2
9	Sunday October 30	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	8:00 PM	TNT	L 20-17 (OT)	5-3
10	Sunday November 6	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	1:00 PM	NBC	W 12-9 (OT)	6-3
11	Monday November 14	Buffalo Bills	Three Rivers Stadium	9:00 PM	ABC	W 23-10	7-3
12	Sunday November 20	Miami Dolphins	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	W 16-13 (OT)	8-3
13	Sunday November 27	Los Angeles Raiders	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	4:00 PM	NBC	W 21-3	9-3
14	Sunday December 4	Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	W 38-15	10-3
15	Sunday December 11	Philadelphia Eagles	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	FOX	W 14-3	11-3
16	Sunday December 18	Cleveland Browns	Three Rivers Stadium	4:00 PM	NBC	W 17-7	12-3
17	Saturday December 24	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	4:00 PM	NBC	L 37-34	12-4

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Week 1 (Sunday September 4, 1994): vs. Dallas Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	13	0	10	26
Steelers	0	3	0	6	9

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 72°F (Mostly Sunny)
• Game attendance: 55,049
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (FOX) Pat Summerall (play by play), John Madden (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• Dallas - FG Boniol 40
• Dallas - FG Boniol 31
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 41
• Dallas - Johnston 2 pass from Aikman (Boniol kick)
• Dallas - FG Boniol 21
• Dallas - FG Boniol 32
• Pittsburgh - O'Donnell 2 run (pass failed)
• Dallas - E. Smith 2 run (Boniol kick)

[edit] Week 2 (Sunday September 11, 1994): at Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	0	3	17
Browns	7	3	0	0	10

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 73,018
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• Cleveland - Reeves 1 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick)
• Cleveland - FG Stover 23
• Pittsburgh - Thigpen 31 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 25

[edit] Week 3 (Sunday September 18, 1994): vs. Indianapolis Colts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	7	7	0	21
Steelers	0	17	0	14	31

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 66°F (Mostly Sunny)
• Game attendance: 51,769
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• Indianapolis - Humphrey 95 kickoff return (Biasucci kick)
• Indianapolis - Coryatt 78 fumble return (Biasucci kick)
• Pittsburgh - Green 27 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - Foster 29 run (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 46
• Indianapolis - Dawkins 19 pass from Harbaugh (Biasucci kick)
• Pittsburgh - Williams 8 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - Morris 1 run (Anderson kick)

[edit] Week 4 (Sunday September 25, 1994): at Seattle Seahawks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	3	0	7	13
Seahawks	7	13	0	10	30

at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington

• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 64,351
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (NBC - Local) Don Criqui (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

This game was played at Husky Stadium due to ceiling tiles falling off in the Kingdome.

Scoring Drives:

• Seattle - Warren 3 run (Kasay kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 31
• Seattle - FG Kasay 31
• Seattle - Junkin 1 pass from Mirer (Kasay kick)
• Seattle - FG Kasay 40
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 38
• Seattle - Watters 35 interception return (Kasay kick)
• Pittsburgh - C. Johnson 36 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Seattle - FG Kasay 31

[edit] Week 5 (Monday October 3, 1994): vs. Houston Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	0	0	14	14
Steelers	20	3	0	7	30

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 51°F (Clear)
• Game attendance: 58,441
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators), Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 42
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 25
• Pittsburgh - E. Green 3 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 22
• Pittsburgh - Morris 2 run (Anderson kick)
• Houston - Givins 76 pass from Richardson (Del Greco kick)
• Houston - Jeffires 2 pass from Richardson (Del Greco kick)

[edit] Week 6 (Sunday October 9, 1994): Bye Week

[edit] Week 7 (Sunday October 16, 1994): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	7	3	10
Steelers	0	14	0	0	14

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 67°F (Mostly Sunny)
• Game attendance: 54,328
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh - Williams 13 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - Mills 14 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Cincinnati - Cothran 7 pass from Johnson (Pelfrey kick)
• Cincinnati - FG Pelfrey 47

[edit] Week 8 (Sunday October 23, 1994): at New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	0	7	10
Giants	3	3	0	0	6

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 57,659
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• New York Giants - FG Treadwell 19
• New York Giants - FG Daluiso 49
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 29
• Pittsburgh - Morris 6 run (Anderson kick)

[edit] Week 9 (Sunday October 30, 1994): at Arizona Cardinals

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Steelers	0	14	0	3	0	17
Cardinals	7	10	0	0	3	20

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Game time: 8:00 PM EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 69,405
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (TNT) Gary Bender (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• Arizona - Centers 4 run (Davis kick)
• Pittsburgh - Morris 11 run (Anderson kick)
• Arizona - FG Davis 20
• Pittsburgh - Thigpen 60 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Arizona - Moore 1 run (Davis kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 23
• Arizona - FG Davis 51

[edit] Week 10 (Sunday November 6, 1994): at Houston Oilers

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Steelers	0	6	0	3	3	12
Oilers	3	3	0	3	0	9

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: Dome
• Game attendance: 68,498
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• Houston - FG Del Greco 32
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 50
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39
• Houston - FG Del Greco 49
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 37
• Houston - FG Del Greco 38
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 40

[edit] Week 11 (Monday November 14, 1994): vs. Buffalo Bills

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	3	7	0	10
Steelers	10	6	7	0	23

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 9:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 64°F (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 56,702
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators), Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39
• Pittsburgh - Woodson 37 interception return (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39
• Buffalo - FG Christie 52
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 30
• Buffalo - Reed 19 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
• Pittsburgh - G. Williams recovered fumble in end zone (Anderson kick)

[edit] Week 12 (Sunday November 20, 1994): vs. Miami Dolphins

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Dolphins	0	7	3	3	0	13
Steelers	3	3	0	7	3	16

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 55°F (Partly Sunny)
• Game attendance: 50,925
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Lampley (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• PIttsburgh - FG Anderson 19
• Miami - Jackson 2 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 48
• Miami - FG Stoyanovich 34
• Pittsburgh - Foster 10 run (Anderson kick)
• Miami - FG Stoyanovich 48
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39

[edit] Week 13 (Sunday November 27, 1994): at Los Angeles Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	0	0	14	21
Raiders	0	3	0	0	3

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

• Game time: 4:00 PM EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 63,925
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh - Thigpen 27 pass from Tomczak (Anderson kick)
• Los Angeles Raiders - FG Jaeger 32
• Pittsburgh - Green 15 pass from Tomczak (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - Morris 3 run (Anderson kick)

[edit] Week 14 (Sunday December 4, 1994): at Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	7	7	17	38
Bengals	7	0	0	8	15

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 55,811
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh - Morris 1 run (Anderson kick)
• Cincinnati - Pickens 7 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
• Pittsburgh - Green 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - Morris 8 run (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 41
• Pittsburgh - Woodson 27 interception return (Anderson kick)
• Cincinnati - Blake 5 run (Blake run)
• Pittsburgh - Hayes 3 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

[edit] Week 15 (Sunday December 11, 1994): vs. Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	0	0	3
Steelers	0	0	0	14	14

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 31°F (Flurries)
• Game attendance: 58,164
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (FOX) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Jerry Glanville (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• Philadelphia - FG Murray 21
• Pittsburgh - Hastings 18 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - Williams 3 run (Anderson kick)

[edit] Week 16 (Sunday December 18, 1994): vs. Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	7	0	0	7
Steelers	14	0	0	3	17

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 4:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 38°F (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 58,183
• Referee:
• TV announcers: Charlie Jones (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• PIttsburgh - Thigpen 40 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
• Cleveland - Carrier 14 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 49

[edit] Week 17 (Saturday December 24, 1994): at San Diego Chargers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	13	6	16	35
Chargers	3	14	7	13	37

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

• Game time: 4:00 PM EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 50,809
• Referee:
• TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Lampley (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• San Diego - FG Carney 37
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 28
• San Diego - Coleman 90 kickoff return (Carney kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 28
• Pittsburgh - C. Johnson 19 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• San Diego - Seay 2 pass from Humphries (Carney kick)
• San Diego - Means 2 run (Carney kick)
• Pittsburgh - McAffee 6 run (pass failed)
• Pittsburgh - C. Johnson 84 pass from Tomczak (Stone pass from Tomczak)
• San Diego - FG Carney 40
• Pittsburgh - Hastings 11 pass from Tomczak (Anderson kick)
• San Diego - Means 20 run (Carney kick)
• San Diego - FG Carney 32

[edit] Post season

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 7, 1995): vs. Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	3	0	6	9
Steelers	3	21	3	2	29

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 12:30 PM EST
• Game weather: 29°F (Light Snow)
• Game attendance: 58,185
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39
• Pittsburgh - Green 2 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - aWilliams 26 run (Anderson kick)
• Cleveland - FG Stover 22
• Pittsburgh - Thigpen 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 40
• Cleveland - McCardell 20 pass from Testaverde (pass failed)
• Pittsburgh - Safety, Lake sacked Testaverde in end zone

[edit] AFC Championship (Sunday January 15, 1995): vs. San Diego Chargers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	3	7	7	17
Steelers	7	3	3	0	13

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 12:30 PM EST
• Game weather: 59°F (Rain & Fog)
• Game attendance: 61,545
• Referee: Gerry Austin
• TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

• PIttsburgh - Williams 16 pass form O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
• San Diego - FG Carney 20
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 39
• Pittsburgh - FG Anderson 23
• San Diego - Pupunu 43 pass from Humphries (Carney kick)
• San Diego - Martin 43 pass from Humphries (Carney kick)

[edit] Honors and Awards

[edit] Pro Bowl Representatives

See: 1995 Pro Bowl

• #26 Rod Woodson-Cornerback
• #37 Carnell Lake-Safety
• #63 Dermontti Dawson-Center
• #67 Duval Love-Offensive Guard
• #86 Eric Green-Tight End
• #91 Kevin Greene-Outside Linebacker
• #95 Greg Lloyd-Outside Linebacker

[edit] References

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