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Revision as of 20:34, 22 April 2017
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American Football team playing in the National Football League. Their 1986 season saw the team record an 6-10 record and fail to reach the playoffs.
1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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Owner | Art Rooney |
General manager | Dick Haley |
Head coach | Chuck Noll |
Home field | Three Rivers Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 3rd in AFC Central |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | RB Earnest Jackson LB Mike Merriweather |
AP All-Pros | none |
Team MVP | Bryan Hinkle |
Team ROY | Anthony Henton |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Offseason
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Preseason
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Game Site | Kickoff (ET) | TV | Result | Record |
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1 | Sat. Aug. 9 | Chicago Bears | Three Rivers Stadium | 7:00 p.m. | WTAE | L 23–13 | 0–1 |
2 | Fri. Aug. 15 | at Washington Redskins | RFK Stadium | 8:00 p.m. | WTAE | L 27–24 (OT) | 0–2 |
3 | Fri. Aug. 22 | at Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | 9:00 p.m. | WTAE | W 41–28 | 1–2 |
4 | Sat. Aug. 30 | at New York Giants | Giants Stadium | 8:00 p.m. | WTAE | L 17–3 | 1–3 |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Game Site | Kickoff (ET) | TV | Result | Record |
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1 | Sun. Sep. 7 | at Seattle Seahawks | Kingdome | 4:00 p.m. | NBC | L 30–0 | 0–1 |
2 | Mon. Sep. 15 | Denver Broncos | Three Rivers Stadium | 9:00 p.m. | ABC | L 21–10 | 0–2 |
3 | Sun. Sep. 21 | at Minnesota Vikings | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 31–7 | 0–3 |
4 | Sun. Sep. 28 | at Houston Oilers | Astrodome | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 22–16 (OT) | 1–3 |
5 | Sun. Oct. 5 | Cleveland Browns | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 27–24 | 1–4 |
6 | Mon. Oct. 13 | at Cincinnati Bengals | Riverfront Stadium | 9:00 p.m. | ABC | L 24–22 | 1–5 |
7 | Sun. Oct. 19 | New England Patriots | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 34–0 | 1–6 |
8 | Sun. Oct. 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 30–9 | 2–6 |
9 | Sun. Nov. 2 | Green Bay Packers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | CBS | W 27–3 | 3–6 |
10 | Sun. Nov. 9 | at Buffalo Bills | Rich Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 16–12 | 3–7 |
11 | Sun. Nov. 16 | Houston Oilers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 21–10 | 4–7 |
12 | Sun. Nov. 23 | at Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 37–31 (OT) | 4–8 |
13 | Sun. Nov. 30 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 13–10 (OT) | 4–9 |
14 | Sun. Dec. 7 | Detroit Lions | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | CBS | W 27–17 | 5–9 |
15 | Sat. Dec. 13 | at New York Jets | Giants Stadium | 12:30 p.m. | NBC | W 45–24 | 6–9 |
16 | Sun. Dec. 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 24–19 | 6–10 |
Game summaries
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 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 61,461
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- 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)
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: Bob McElwee
- 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)
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: Ben Dreith
- 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)
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: Gordon McCarter
- 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
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: Dick Jorgensen
- 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)
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: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Lynn Swann (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Cincinnati – 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
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: Pat Haggerty
- 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 interception return (Franklin kick)
- New England – Collins 10 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
- New England – Scott 2 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
- New England – FG Franklin 36
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: Jim Tunney
- 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
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: Chuck Heberling
- 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)
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: Gordon McCarter
- 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
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: Red Cashion
- 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
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: Pat Haggerty
- 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
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: Jerry Seeman
- 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
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: Bob Frederic
- 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
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: Dick Hantak
- 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)
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: Gene Barth
- 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
Standings
AFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Cleveland Browns(1) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 391 | 310 | W5 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 409 | 394 | W1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 307 | 336 | L1 |
Houston Oilers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 274 | 329 | W2 |
References
- ^ 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ "1986 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-23.