Pittsburgh Steelers 60th US football season
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 commonplace in Cowher's reign as coach of the Steelers, the team failed to capitalize on the seeding and lost at home to the eventual AFC champion
Buffalo Bills
in the divisional playoffs.
Offseason
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NFL draft
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Staff
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1992 Pittsburgh Steelers staff
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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 ? Dan McGrogan
- 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
- College scout ?
Bob Schmitz
- College scout ? Max McCartney
- College scout ? Phil Kreidler
- BLESTO College Scout ? Bob Lane
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
- Conditioning coordinator ?
Chet Fuhrman
- Medical staff
- Physician, orthopedic ? Dr. James P. Bradley
- Ophthalmologist ? Dr. Phillip Buzzelli
- 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
- Administrative trainer - Ralph Berlin
- 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 Levon Kirkland, Joel Steed, Darren Perry and Yancey Thigpen
Roster
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1992 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
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Rookies in italics
47 active, 3 inactive, 4 practice squad
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Preseason
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Schedule
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Regular season
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Schedule
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Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Game site
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Kickoff
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ET
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TV
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Result
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Record
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1
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Sun. Sep. 6
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at Houston Oilers
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Astrodome
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1:00 p.m.
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NBC
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W
29?24
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1?0
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2
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Sun. Sep. 13
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New York Jets
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Three Rivers Stadium
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4:00 p.m.
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NBC
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W
27?10
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2?0
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3
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Sun. Sep. 20
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at San Diego Chargers
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Jack Murphy Stadium
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4:00 p.m.
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NBC
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W
23?6
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3?0
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4
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Sun. Sep. 27
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at Green Bay Packers
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Lambeau Field
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4:00 p.m.
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NBC
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L
17?3
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3?1
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5
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Sun. Oct. 4
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Bye
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6
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Sun. Oct. 11
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at Cleveland Browns
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1:00 p.m.
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NBC
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L
17?9
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3?2
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7
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Mon. Oct. 19
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Three Rivers Stadium
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9:00 p.m.
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ABC
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W
20?0
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4?2
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8
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Sun. Oct. 25
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at Kansas City Chiefs
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Arrowhead Stadium
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7:30 p.m.
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TNT
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W
27?3
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5?2
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9
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Sun. Nov. 1
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Houston Oilers
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Three Rivers Stadium
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1:00 p.m.
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NBC
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W
21?20
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6?2
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10
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Sun. Nov. 8
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at Buffalo Bills
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Rich Stadium
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4:00 p.m.
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NBC
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L
28?20
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6?3
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11
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Sun. Nov. 15
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Detroit Lions
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Three Rivers Stadium
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1:00 p.m.
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CBS
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W
17?14
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7?3
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12
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Sun. Nov. 22
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Indianapolis Colts
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Three Rivers Stadium
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1:00 p.m.
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NBC
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W
30?14
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8?3
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13
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Sun. Nov. 29
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at Cincinnati Bengals
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Riverfront Stadium
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1:00 p.m.
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NBC
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W
21?9
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9?3
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14
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Sun. Dec. 6
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Seattle Seahawks
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Three Rivers Stadium
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1:00 p.m.
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NBC
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W
20?14
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10?3
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15
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Sun. Dec. 13
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at Chicago Bears
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Soldier Field
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1:00 p.m.
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NBC
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L
30?6
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10?4
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16
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Sun. Dec. 20
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Minnesota Vikings
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Three Rivers Stadium
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1:00 p.m.
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CBS
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L
6?3
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10?5
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17
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Sun. Dec. 27
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Cleveland Browns
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Three Rivers Stadium
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1:00 p.m.
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NBC
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W
23?13
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11?5
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Game summaries
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Week 1 (Sunday September 6, 1992): at
Houston Oilers
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Steelers
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7
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9
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6
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7
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29
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Oilers
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14
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10
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0
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0
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24
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at
Astrodome
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Houston, Texas
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)
Week 2 (Sunday September 13, 1992): vs.
New York Jets
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Jets
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3
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7
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0
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0
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10
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Steelers
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0
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10
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0
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17
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27
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at
Three Rivers Stadium
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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)
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Steelers
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0
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7
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0
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16
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23
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Chargers
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3
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3
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0
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0
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6
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at
Jack Murphy Stadium
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San Diego, California
Scoring drives:
Week 4 (Sunday September 27, 1992): at
Green Bay Packers
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Steelers
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3
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0
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0
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0
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3
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Packers
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0
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10
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0
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7
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17
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at
Lambeau Field
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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 5 (Sunday October 4, 1992): Bye Week
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Week 6 (Sunday October 11, 1992): at
Cleveland Browns
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Steelers
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3
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3
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0
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3
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9
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Browns
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0
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3
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7
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7
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17
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at
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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Cleveland, Ohio
Scoring drives:
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Bengals
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Steelers
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3
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7
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0
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10
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20
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at
Three Rivers Stadium
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Steelers
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7
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6
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7
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7
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27
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Chiefs
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3
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at
Arrowhead Stadium
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Kansas City, Missouri
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- Game time:
7:30 pm EST
- Game weather:
61 °F (16 °C) ? 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance:
76,175
- Referee:
Tom White
- TV announcers:
NFL on TNT
(TNT)
Gary Bender
(play by play),
Pat Haden
(color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Week 9 (Sunday November 1, 1992): vs.
Houston Oilers
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Oilers
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3
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3
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14
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0
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20
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Steelers
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0
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7
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0
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14
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21
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at
Three Rivers Stadium
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
47 °F (8 °C) (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)
Week 10 (Sunday November 8, 1992): at
Buffalo Bills
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Steelers
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0
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6
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14
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0
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20
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Bills
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7
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14
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7
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0
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28
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at
Rich Stadium
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Orchard Park, New York
Scoring drives:
Week 11 (Sunday November 15, 1992): vs.
Detroit Lions
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Lions
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0
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7
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0
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7
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14
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Steelers
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7
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3
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0
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7
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17
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at
Three Rivers Stadium
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
29 °F (?2 °C) (Snow Showers)
- Game attendance:
52,242
- Referee:
Johnny Grier
- TV announcers:
(CBS)
Sean McDonough
(play by play),
John Robinson
(color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Week 12 (Sunday November 22, 1992): vs.
Indianapolis Colts
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Colts
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0
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0
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7
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7
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14
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Steelers
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7
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6
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14
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3
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30
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at
Three Rivers Stadium
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
64 °F (18 °C) (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
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Steelers
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7
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7
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7
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0
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21
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Bengals
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0
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6
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0
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3
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9
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at
Riverfront Stadium
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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
Week 14 (Sunday December 6, 1992): vs.
Seattle Seahawks
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Seahawks
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0
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7
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7
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0
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14
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Steelers
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7
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3
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0
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10
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20
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at
Three Rivers Stadium
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
25 °F (?4 °C) (Cloudy)
- Game attendance:
47,015
- Referee:
Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers:
(NBC)
Jim Lampley
(play by play),
Ahmad Rashad
(color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Week 15 (Sunday December 13, 1992): at Chicago Bears
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Game information
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First quarter
- CHI ?
Kevin Butler
37-yard field goal, 3:40.
Bears 3?0.
Drive:
Second quarter
- CHI ?
Darren Lewis
3-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 6:27.
Bears 10?0.
Drive:
- CHI ? Kevin Butler 26-yard field goal, 0:50.
Bears 13?0.
Drive:
- PIT ?
Gary Anderson
38-yard field goal, 0:08.
Bears 13?3.
Drive:
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- CHI ? Kevin Butler 38-yard field goal, 13:35.
Bears 23?3.
Drive:
- PIT ? Gary Anderson 38-yard field goal, 10:05.
Bears 23?6.
Drive:
- CHI ? Neal Anderson 6-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 3:02.
Bears 30?6.
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- Top receivers
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Week 16 (Sunday December 20, 1992): vs.
Minnesota Vikings
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Vikings
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0
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0
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0
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6
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6
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Steelers
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3
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at
Three Rivers Stadium
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
37 °F (3 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance:
53,613
- Referee:
Dick Hantak
- TV announcers:
(CBS)
Verne Lundquist
(play by play),
Dan Fouts
(color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Week 17 (Sunday December 27, 1992): vs.
Cleveland Browns
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Browns
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0
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3
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7
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3
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13
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Steelers
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7
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10
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3
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3
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23
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at
Three Rivers Stadium
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
32 °F (0 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance:
53,776
- Referee:
Bob McElwee
- TV announcers:
(NBC)
Joel Meyers
(play by play),
Paul Maguire
(color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Standings
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Playoffs
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Game summary
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AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 9, 1993): vs.
Buffalo Bills
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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Bills
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0
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7
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7
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10
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24
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Steelers
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3
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0
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0
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0
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3
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at
Three Rivers Stadium
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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
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References
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- ^
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1992 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide
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1993 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide
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- ^
"1992 Pittsburgh Steelers"
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Pro-Football-Reference.com
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2014
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