1990 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
| Ron Blackledge | Offensive Line |
| Dave Brazil | Defensive Coordinator |
| Tony Dungy | Defensive Backs |
| John Fox | Defensive Backs |
| Joe Greene | Defensive Line |
| Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
| Jon Kolb | Tight Ends/Conditioning |
| Dwain Painter | Receivers |
| George Stewart | Special Teams |
| Bob Valesente | Linebackers |
| Joe Walton | Offensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/9/1990 | N | New England Patriots | 30-14 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 26869 | |
| Fri | 8/17/1990 | A | Washington Redskins | 24-27 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50557 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1990 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 9-20 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 47723 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1990 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52105 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1990 | A | Cleveland Browns | 3-13 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78298 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1990 | H | Houston Oilers | 20-9 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 54814 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1990 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 3-20 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 50657 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1990 | H | Miami Dolphins | 6-28 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 54691 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1990 | H | San Diego Chargers | 36-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 53486 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1990 | A | Denver Broncos | 34-17 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74285 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1990 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 7-27 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 64301 | |
| Mon | 10/29/1990 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 41-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56466 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1990 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 21-9 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 57093 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1990 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-27 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60064 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1990 | A | New York Jets | 24-7 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 57806 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1990 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 12-16 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58200 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1990 | H | New England Patriots | 24-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48354 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1990 | A | New Orleans Saints | 9-6 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 68582 | |
| Sun | 12/23/1990 | H | Cleveland Browns | 35-0 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 51665 | |
| Sun | 12/30/1990 | A | Houston Oilers | 14-34 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 56906 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Gary Anderson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 181 | 31 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
| Richard Bell | 21 | RB | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Nebraska | 16 | 1 |
| Brian Blankenship | 60 | LOG | 6-1 | 275 | 27 | Nebraska-Omaha; Nebraska | 16 | 13 |
| Bubby Brister | 6 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 28 | Tulane; Louisiana-Monroe | 16 | 16 |
| Chris Calloway | 88 | WR | 5-10 | 189 | 22 | Michigan | 16 | 2 |
| Kenny Davidson | 64 | DE | 6-5 | 286 | 23 | Louisiana State | 14 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Davis | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 22 | Youngstown State | 4 | 0 |
| Dermontti Dawson | 63 | C | 6-2 | 290 | 25 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| Donald Evans | 66 | RDE | 6-2 | 266 | 26 | Winston-Salem State | 16 | 16 |
| Thomas Everett | 27 | FS | 5-9 | 181 | 26 | Baylor | 15 | 14 |
| Barry Foster | 29 | RB | 5-10 | 214 | 22 | Arkansas | 16 | 1 |
| Lorenzo Freeman | 68 | NT | 6-5 | 298 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 1 |
| Eric Green | 86 | TE | 6-5 | 283 | 23 | Liberty | 13 | 6 |
| Larry Griffin | 22 | FS | 6-0 | 198 | 27 | North Carolina | 16 | 3 |
| Delton Hall | 35 | LCB | 6-1 | 206 | 25 | Clemson | 12 | 1 |
| Carlton Haselrig | 77 | OG | 6-1 | 290 | 24 | Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 16 | 0 |
| Derek Hill | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 189 | 23 | Arizona | 16 | 12 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 53 | LOLB | 6-1 | 224 | 31 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
| Merril Hoge | 33 | RB | 6-2 | 228 | 25 | Idaho State | 16 | 15 |
| Tunch Ilkin | 62 | ROT | 6-3 | 267 | 33 | Indiana State | 13 | 13 |
| John Jackson | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 296 | 25 | Eastern Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| A.J. Jenkins | 99 | LB | 6-1 | 237 | 24 | Merced JC; Fullerton State | 5 | 0 |
| D.J. Johnson | 44 | LCB | 6-0 | 189 | 24 | Kentucky | 16 | 15 |
| Aaron Jones | 97 | LDE | 6-5 | 261 | 24 | Eastern Kentucky | 7 | 1 |
| Gary Jones | 25 | S | 6-1 | 215 | 23 | Texas A&M | 16 | 1 |
| Carnell Lake | 37 | SS | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Louis Lipps | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 188 | 28 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| David Little | 50 | RILB | 6-1 | 240 | 31 | Florida | 16 | 14 |
| Greg Lloyd | 95 | ROLB | 6-2 | 228 | 25 | Fort Valley State | 15 | 14 |
| Terry Long | 74 | ROG | 5-11 | 272 | 31 | East Carolina | 16 | 16 |
| Eddie Miles | 94 | LB | 6-1 | 233 | 22 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 239 | 29 | Florida | 16 | 15 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 54 | LILB | 6-2 | 234 | 25 | California | 16 | 14 |
| Jerry Olsavsky | 55 | LB | 6-0 | 222 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 15 | 0 |
| Terry O'Shea | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | California (Pennsylvania) | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Ricketts | 71 | ROT | 6-4 | 300 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 3 |
| John Rienstra | 90 | LOG | 6-4 | 273 | 27 | Temple | 6 | 3 |
| Richard Shelton | 24 | CB | 5-10 | 202 | 24 | Liberty | 2 | 1 |
| Dwight Stone | 20 | WR | 6-0 | 194 | 26 | Marion Military Institute JC; Middle Tennessee State | 16 | 2 |
| Tyronne Stowe | 90 | LB | 6-1 | 240 | 25 | Rutgers | 16 | 0 |
| Rick Strom | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 |
| Dan Stryzinski | 4 | P | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | Indiana | 16 | 0 |
| Justin Strzelczyk | 73 | OT | 6-6 | 297 | 22 | Maine | 16 | 0 |
| Craig Veasey | 91 | NT | 6-2 | 286 | 24 | Houston | 10 | 0 |
| Gerald Williams | 98 | NT-RDT | 6-3 | 293 | 27 | Auburn | 16 | 15 |
| Jerrol Williams | 57 | ROLB | 6-4 | 244 | 23 | Purdue | 16 | 1 |
| Warren Williams | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 208 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 4 |
| Keith Willis | 93 | LDE-LDT | 6-1 | 263 | 31 | Northeastern | 16 | 16 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 49 | CB | 5-11 | 195 | 33 | Louisville | 15 | 1 |
| Rod Woodson | 26 | RCB | 6-0 | 203 | 25 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
| Tim Worley | 38 | RB | 6-2 | 216 | 24 | Georgia | 11 | 8 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 21 | Eric Green | TE | Liberty |
| 2 | 43 | Kenny Davidson | DE | Louisiana State |
| 3 | 70 | Neil O'Donnell | QB | Maryland |
| 3 | 81 | Craig Veasey | DT | Houston |
| 4 | 97 | Chris Calloway | WR | Michigan |
| 5 | 128 | Barry Foster | RB | Arkansas |
| 6 | 155 | Ron Heard | WR | Bowling Green State |
| 7 | 182 | Danny Grayson | LB | Washington State |
| 8 | 209 | Karl Dunbar | DT | Louisiana State |
| 9 | 239 | Gary Jones | DB | Texas A&M |
| 10 | 266 | Eddie Miles | LB | Minnesota |
| 11 | 293 | Justin Strzelczyk | T | Maine |
| 12 | 319 | Richard Bell | RB | Nebraska |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 64 | 71 | 54 | 103 | 292 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 86 | 56 | 40 | 240 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:06 | 263 | 93 | 150 | 20 | 76/189 40.2% | 4/10 40.0% | 110 | 928 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:54 | 257 | 102 | 130 | 25 | 81/204 39.7% | 6/17 35.3% | 89 | 719 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 0 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 0 | 92 |
| Merril Hoge | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Eric Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Warren Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Louis Lipps | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Mularkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Richard Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Barry Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| D.J. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rod Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tyronne Stowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 1 | 292 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 2 | 240 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 48 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 8/8 | 8/11 | 0/2 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 0 | 48 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 8/8 | 8/11 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4/5 | 9/17 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merril Hoge | 203 | 772 | 3.8 | 41t | 7 |
| Tim Worley | 109 | 418 | 3.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 68 | 389 | 5.7 | 70t | 3 |
| Barry Foster | 36 | 203 | 5.6 | 38 | 1 |
| Bubby Brister | 25 | 64 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Richard Bell | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Dan Stryzinski | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Rick Strom | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 456 | 1880 | 4.1 | 70t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 446 | 1615 | 3.6 | 31 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubby Brister | 387 | 223 | 57.6 | 150 | 2725 | 7.0 | 12.2 | 90 | 20 | 5.2 | 14 | 3.6 | 28 | 213 | 2512 | 81.6 |
| Rick Strom | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 6 | 162 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 5 | 29 | 133 | 69.9 |
| Team Totals | 408 | 237 | 58.1 | 156 | 2887 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 90 | 20 | 4.9 | 15 | 3.7 | 33 | 242 | 2645 | 81.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 460 | 236 | 51.3 | 200 | 2728 | 5.9 | 11.6 | 66t | 9 | 2.0 | 24 | 5.2 | 34 | 228 | 2500 | 54.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Lipps | 50 | 682 | 13.6 | 37 | 3 |
| Merril Hoge | 40 | 342 | 8.6 | 27 | 3 |
| Eric Green | 34 | 387 | 11.4 | 46 | 7 |
| Mike Mularkey | 32 | 365 | 11.4 | 28 | 3 |
| Derek Hill | 25 | 391 | 15.6 | 66 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 19 | 332 | 17.5 | 90 | 1 |
| Richard Bell | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 43 | 1 |
| Chris Calloway | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 20t | 1 |
| Tim Worley | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Warren Williams | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Terry O'Shea | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Barry Foster | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 237 | 2887 | 12.2 | 90 | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 236 | 2728 | 11.6 | 66t | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Woodson | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Larry Griffin | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 59 | 0 |
| Thomas Everett | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| D.J. Johnson | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 34 | 1 |
| David Little | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Greg Lloyd | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Keith Willis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Delton Hall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 385 | 16.0 | 59 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Stryzinski | 65 | 2454 | 37.8 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 105 | 2249 | 34.1 |
| Team Totals | 66 | 2454 | 37.2 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 105 | 2249 | 34.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2616 | 40.9 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 398 | 2158 | 33.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Woodson | 38 | 8 | 398 | 10.5 | 52t | 1 |
| Derek Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 8 | 398 | 10.2 | 52t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 32 | 105 | 6.6 | 39 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Woodson | 35 | 1 | 764 | 21.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 5 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Jerrol Williams | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Barry Foster | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Griffin | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Green | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Olsavsky | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 50 | 2 | 956 | 19.1 | 49 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 1245 | 22.2 | 99t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald Williams | 6.0 | |
| Keith Willis | 5.0 | |
| Greg Lloyd | 4.5 | |
| Kenny Davidson | 3.5 | |
| Donald Evans | 3.0 | |
| Lorenzo Freeman | 2.0 | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 2.0 | |
| A.J. Jenkins | 2.0 | |
| Aaron Jones | 2.0 | |
| Hardy Nickerson | 2.0 | |
| Carnell Lake | 1.0 | |
| Jerrol Williams | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 34.0 | 228.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33.0 | 242.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Blankenship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bubby Brister | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -28 | 0 | |
| Donald Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 0 |
| Barry Foster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lorenzo Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Griffin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Derek Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Merril Hoge | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tunch Ilkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyronne Stowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Strom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| Dan Stryzinski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Veasey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerrol Williams | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Warren Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Worley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 58 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 3 |
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