Pittsburgh Steelers 61st US football season
The 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 61st season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League .
The Steelers looked to continue the progress made under second year head coach Bill Cowher . However, the team would take a slight step backwards, finishing 9–7 (three games behind the eventual AFC Central champion Houston Oilers ). Despite that, the Steelers clinched a wild card spot, making the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The team would lose to the Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 in overtime in the AFC Wild Card Round of the playoffs, in what is considered one of the best playoff games in NFL history even though the Steelers were on the losing end.
In the second week of the season, the Steelers suffered a shutout loss to the Los Angeles Rams 27–0, in one of the team's last visits to the Los Angeles area in the foreseeable future. The day was highlighted by the emergence of Rams rookie Jerome Bettis running over the Steelers defense. Though no one knew it at the time, it would foreshadow what was to come with Bettis' career—as a member of the Steelers, who would acquire Bettis in a draft day trade with the Rams three years later.
1993 was also the season in which the Steelers began their policy of "blacking out" regular season contract negotiations. Early in the season the Steelers had reached contract extensions with Rod Woodson and Barry Foster and continued negotiations with other players. However, this led to discord in the locker room, and management felt that contract talk was taking the team's focus off of winning. At mid-season the Steelers broke off all contract negotiations and have refused to negotiate contracts during the regular season since.[1]
Offseason
NFL draft
Staff
1993 Pittsburgh Steelers staff
Front office
President – Daniel M. Rooney
Vice president – John R. McGinley
Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
Secretary & counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II
Administration advisor – Chuck Noll
Director of communications – Joe Gordon
Public relations coordinator – Dan Edwards
PR Assistant/Community Relations – Ron Miller
Controller – Michael J. Hagan
Assistant controller – Dan Ferens
Assistant controller – Jim Ellenberger
Ticket sales manager – Geraldine Glenn
Football operations
Director of football operations – Tom Donahoe
Football business manager – James A. Boston
Player development coordinator – Anthony Griggs
Scouting staff
Director of scouting – Tom Modrak
Pro personnel coordinator – Charles Bailey
Administrative – Ralph Berlin
College scout – Phil Kreidler
BLESTO College Scout – Bob Lane
College scout – Max McCartney
College scout – Bob Schmitz
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Conditioning coordinator – Chet Fuhrman
Medical staff
Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty
Physician, orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley
Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon
Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze
Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski
Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
Training staff
Head trainer – John Norwig
Assistant trainer – Rick Burkholder
Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi
Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel
Video coordinator – Bob McCartney
Video assistant – Pat Dolan
Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci
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Notable additions include Chad Brown, Kevin Greene and Willie Williams
Roster
1993 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
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Rookies in italics
53 active, 3 inactive, 4 practice squad
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Schedule
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 5, 1993): vs. San Francisco 49ers
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2
3
4
Total
49ers
10
7
0
7
24
Steelers
0
3
10
0
13
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) (Mostly Sunny)
Game attendance: 57,502
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Stockton (play by play), Dan Fouts (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
San Francisco – FG Cofer 37
San Francisco – Rice 5 pass from Young (Cofer kick)
San Francisco – Rice 6 pass from Young (Cofer kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
Pittsburgh – Foster 5 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39
San Francisco – B. Jones 5 pass from Young (Cofer kick)
Week 2 (Sunday September 12, 1993): at Los Angeles Rams
1
2
3
4
Total
Steelers
0
0
0
0
0
Rams
0
14
3
10
27
at Anaheim Stadium , Anaheim, California
Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 50,588
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Joe Gibbs (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Week 3 (Sunday September 19, 1993): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
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2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
7
0
0
7
Steelers
7
10
10
7
34
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
Week 4 (Monday September 27, 1993): at Atlanta Falcons
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2
3
4
Total
Steelers
7
17
7
14
45
Falcons
14
3
0
0
17
at Georgia Dome , Atlanta
Scoring drives:
Week 5 (Sunday October 3, 1993): Bye Week
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Week 6 (Sunday October 10, 1993): vs. San Diego Chargers
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2
3
4
Total
Chargers
0
3
0
0
3
Steelers
3
7
3
3
16
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C) (Partly Sunny)
Game attendance: 55,264
Referee: Gary Lane
TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Dan Hampton (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Week 7 (Sunday October 17, 1993): vs. New Orleans Saints
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2
3
4
Total
Saints
0
0
0
14
14
Steelers
14
10
6
7
37
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) (Light Rain)
Game attendance: 56,056
Referee: Howard Roe
TV announcers: (CBS) Tim Ryan (play by play), Matt Millen (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Week 8 (Sunday October 24, 1993): at Cleveland Browns
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2
3
4
Total
Steelers
0
14
6
3
23
Browns
0
14
7
7
28
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio
Scoring drives:
Week 9 (Sunday October 31, 1993): Bye Week
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Week 10 (Sunday November 7, 1993): at Cincinnati Bengals
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2
3
4
Total
Steelers
0
14
0
10
24
Bengals
3
13
0
0
16
at Riverfront Stadium , Cincinnati
Scoring drives:
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 32
Cincinnati – Williams 97 interception return (kick failed)
Cincinnati – Query 7 pass from Schroeder (Pelfrey kick)
Pittsburgh – Green 71 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 23
Week 11 (Monday November 15, 1993): vs. Buffalo Bills
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2
3
4
Total
Bills
0
0
0
0
0
Steelers
7
3
10
3
23
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
Week 12 (Sunday November 21, 1993): at Denver Broncos
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2
3
4
Total
Steelers
0
0
6
7
13
Broncos
10
10
14
3
37
at Mile High Stadium , Denver, Colorado
Scoring drives:
Denver – FG Elam 48
Denver – Delpino 1 run (Elam kick)
Denver – Russell fumble recovery in end zone (Elam kick)
Denver – FG Elam 27
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
Denver – Delpino 1 run (Elam kick)
Denver – V. Johnson 13 pass from Elway (Elam kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
Denver – FG Elam 28
Pittsburgh – Thigpen 39 pass from Tomczak (Anderson kick)
Week 13 (Sunday November 28, 1993): at Houston Oilers
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2
3
4
Total
Steelers
0
3
0
0
3
Oilers
0
10
10
3
23
at Astrodome , Houston, Texas
Scoring drives:
Houston – FG Del Greco 43
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Houston – Brown 3 run (Del Greco kick)
Houston – Jeffires 66 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
Houston – FG Del Greco 21
Houston – FG Del Greco 28
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2
3
4
Total
Patriots
14
0
0
0
14
Steelers
17
0
0
0
17
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 51,358
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Week 15 (Monday December 13, 1993): at Miami Dolphins
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2
3
4
Total
Steelers
0
7
7
7
21
Dolphins
3
3
0
14
20
at Joe Robbie Stadium , Miami, Florida
Scoring drives:
Miami – FG Stoyanovich 22
Pittsburgh – Thompson 3 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Hoge 2 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Miami – K. Jackson 3 pass from DeBerg (Stoyanovich kick)
Miami – McDuffie 72 punt return (Stoyanovich kick)
Week 16 (Sunday December 19, 1993): vs. Houston Oilers
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2
3
4
Total
Oilers
14
6
3
3
26
Steelers
0
3
7
7
17
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
Houston – G. Brown 38 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
Houston – Orlando 38 interception return (Del Greco kick)
Houston – FG Del Greco 34
Houston – FG Del Greco 22
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26
Houston – FG Del Greco 33
Pittsburgh – Green 36 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Houston – FG Del Greco 21
Pittsburgh – Hoge 5 run (Anderson kick)
Week 17 (Sunday December 26, 1993): at Seattle Seahawks
1
2
3
4
Total
Steelers
0
3
0
3
6
Seahawks
7
3
3
3
16
at Kingdome , Seattle, Washington
Scoring drives:
Seattle – Green 2 pass from Mirer (Kasay kick)
Seattle – FG Kasay 32
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Seattle – FG Kasay 48
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43
Seattle – FG Kasay 35
Week 18 (Sunday January 2, 1994): vs. Cleveland Browns
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2
3
4
Total
Browns
0
9
0
0
9
Steelers
0
3
3
10
16
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 49,208
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Playoffs
Game summary
AFC Wild Card Playoff (Saturday January 8, 1994): at Kansas City Chiefs
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2
3
4 OT
Total
Steelers
7
10
0
7 0
24
Chiefs
7
0
3
14 3
27
at Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City, Missouri
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Cooper 10 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Kansas City – Birden 23 pass from Krieg (Lowery kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
Pittsburgh – Mills 26 pass form O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Kansas City – FG Lowery 23
Kansas City – Allen 2 run (Lowery kick)
Pittsburgh – Green 22 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
Kansas City – Barnett 7 pass from Montana (Lowery kick)
Kansas City – FG Lowery 32
References
External links
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