1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Time (ET North American Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time... )	TV	Result	Record
1	Sunday September 7	at Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...	Kingdome Kingdome The Kingdome was a multi-purpose stadium located in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood. Owned and operated by King County, the Kingdome opened in 1976 and was best known as the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League , the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball , and the...	4:00 PM	NBC	L 30–0	0–1
2	Monday September 15	Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to...	9:00 PM	ABC	L 21–10	0–2
3	Sunday September 21	at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University...	1:00 PM	NBC	L 31–7	0–3
4	Sunday September 28	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome	1:00 PM	NBC	W 22–16 (OT)	1–3
5	Sunday October 5	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	L 27–24	1–4
6	Monday October 13	at Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...	Riverfront Stadium	9:00 PM	ABC	L 24–22	1–5
7	Sunday October 19	New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	L 23–10	1–6
8	Sunday October 26	Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	W 30–9	2–6
9	Sunday November 2	Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	CBS	W 27–3	3–6
10	Sunday November 9	at Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	Rich Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	L 16–12	3–7
11	Sunday November 16	Houston Oilers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	W 21–10	4–7
12	Sunday November 23	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	L 37–31 (OT)	4–8
13	Sunday November 30	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...	1:00 PM	NBC	L 13–10 (OT)	4–9
14	Sunday December 7	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	CBS	W 27–17	5–9
15	Saturday December 13	at New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...	12:30 PM	NBC	W 45–24	6–9
16	Sunday December 21	Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 PM	NBC	L 24–19	6–10

Week 1 (Sunday September 7, 1986): at Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

at The Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 61,461
Referee: Jerry Seeman
Jerry Seeman
Jerry Seeman was an American football official in the National Football League from 1975 to 1990 and was the NFL's Senior Director of Officiating from 1991 to 2001, succeeding Art McNally...
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks...

(play by play), Dave Rowe
Dave Rowe (American football)
David Homeyer "Dave" Rowe is a former American football defensive tackle in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, the New England Patriots, the San Diego Chargers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Baltimore Colts....

(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
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Three Rivers Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 57,305
Referee: Bob McElwee
Bob McElwee
Robert T. "Bob" McElwee is a former American football official, who served for 41 years, with 27 of those years in the National Football League from 1976 to 2003...
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels
Al Michaels
Alan Richard "Al" Michaels is an American television sportscaster. Now employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades with ABC Sports, Michaels is one of the most prominent members of his profession...

(play by play), Frank Gifford
Frank Gifford
Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford is a Hall of Fame former American football player and American sportscaster.-Early life:Gifford was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Lola Mae and Weldon Gifford, an oil driller....

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Denver – Watson 21 pass from Elway
John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...

(Karlis kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Denver – Sewell 34 pass from Elway
John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...

(Karlis kick)
Pittsburgh – Erenberg
Rich Erenberg
Richard Mark Erenberg is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He currently resides in Peters Township, Pennsylvania....

7 run (Anderson kick)
Denver – Winder 13 pass from Elway
John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...

(Karlis kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 21, 1986): at Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University...

, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 56,795
Referee: Ben Dreith
Ben Dreith
Ben Dreith is a former American professional football on-field official who worked from 1960 to 1969 in the American Football League and from 1970 to 1990 in the NFL. Prior to his teaching and officiating career, he was a three-sport athlete at the University of Northern Colorado.Dreith developed...
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui
Don Criqui
Don Criqui is an American sportscaster, currently employed as a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports. Criqui's duties include occasional television coverage of National Football League games, women's and men's college basketball, occasional college football and radio play-by-play of ISP Sports'...

(play by play), Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy is a former professional American Football tight end who played for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 to 1969, and for the NFL Bengals from 1970 through 1977...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Minnesota – Jones 55 pass from Kramer (C. Nelson kick)
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie
Walter Abercrombie
Walter Augustus Abercrombie is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1982 to 1987 and then for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988....

18 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(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

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 42,001
Referee: Gordon McCarter
Gordon McCarter
Gordon McCarter was an American football official in the National Football League from 1967 to 1995. He joined the NFL as a line judge and back judge in 1967 before being promoted to referee with the start of the 1974 NFL season when Jack Reader was named Assistant Supervisor of Officials at NFL...
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks...

(play by play), Sam Rutigliano
Sam Rutigliano
Sam Rutigliano is a former National Football League head coach.Rutigliano, the son of Italian immigrants, played high school football at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn. He played college football at Tennessee and Tulsa. He coached at the high school level in New York...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Houston – FG Zendejas 45
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
Houston – Givins 35 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Pittsburgh – Sweeney
Calvin Sweeney
Calvin Eugene Sweeney is a former professional American football wide receiver in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played Football at Perris High in Perris, CA before playing college football at the University of Southern California...

19 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
Houston – FG Zendejas 45
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
Houston – FG Zendejas 28
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 23
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie
Walter Abercrombie
Walter Augustus Abercrombie is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1982 to 1987 and then for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988....

3 run

Week 5 (Sunday October 5, 1986): vs. Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 57,327
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
Dick Jorgensen
Dick Jorgensen was an American football official in the National Football League for 23 years until the conclusion of the 1989 NFL season. Jorgensen's career was highlighted by being selected to referee Super Bowl XXIV in 1990 and was an alternate official in Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl XV...
TV announcers: Charlie Jones
Charlie Jones (sportscaster)
Charlie Jones was an American Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for NBC and ABC.-Education:Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Jones earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California and a law degree at the University of Arkansas.-American Football League/National Football...

(play by play), Jimmy Cefalo
Jimmy Cefalo
James Carmen Cefalo, , is an American sportscaster, game show host and former professional American football wide receiver.-High school:Cefalo attended Pittston Area High School in Pittston, Pennsylvania...

(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
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Erenberg
Rich Erenberg
Richard Mark Erenberg is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He currently resides in Peters Township, Pennsylvania....

5 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
Cleveland – McNeil 100 kickoff return (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – Lipps
Louis Lipps
Louis Adam Lipps is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played his entire nine-season career for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints....

6 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(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
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 54,283
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford
Frank Gifford
Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford is a Hall of Fame former American football player and American sportscaster.-Early life:Gifford was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Lola Mae and Weldon Gifford, an oil driller....

(play by play), Lynn Swann
Lynn Swann
-Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Cincinnati – Holman 32 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
Pittsburgh – Brister
Bubby Brister
Walter Andrew "Bubby" Brister, III is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and Minnesota Vikings...

1 run (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – McGee 7 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
Pittsburgh – Safety, Hayes forced out of end zone
Pittsburgh – Jackson
Earnest Jackson
Earnest Jackson, Jr. is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for six seasons for the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He ran for at least 900 yards in a season for each of his three teams...

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
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 54,743
Referee: Pat Haggerty
Pat Haggerty (American football official)
Patrick "Pat" Haggerty was an American football official in the National Football League from 1965 to 1992. In his 28 seasons in the NFL, he was selected as the referee in three Super Bowls, XIII in 1979, XVI in 1982, and XIX in 1985...
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui
Don Criqui
Don Criqui is an American sportscaster, currently employed as a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports. Criqui's duties include occasional television coverage of National Football League games, women's and men's college basketball, occasional college football and radio play-by-play of ISP Sports'...

(play by play), Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy is a former professional American Football tight end who played for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 to 1969, and for the NFL Bengals from 1970 through 1977...

(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
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 50,815
Referee: Jim Tunney
Jim Tunney (American football official)
Dr. Jim Tunney was an American football official in the National Football League from 1960 to 1991. In his 31 years as an NFL official, Jim Tunney received a record 29 post-season assignments, including ten Championship games and Super Bowls VI, XI, and XII and named as an alternate in Super Bowl...
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks...

(play by play), Reggie Rucker
Reggie Rucker
Reginald Joseph Rucker is a former professional American football player. Rucker played in twelve National Football League seasons from 1970–1981, primarily for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for Boston University.Rucker has been a part of the Cleveland media since his retirement...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
Pittsburgh – Erenberg
Rich Erenberg
Richard Mark Erenberg is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He currently resides in Peters Township, Pennsylvania....

10 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Breech 19
Pittsburgh – Thompson
Weegie Thompson
Willis Hope “Weegie” Thompson is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played high school football for Midlothian High School in Richmond, Virginia...

9 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 41
Cincinnati – FG Breech 40
Pittsburgh – Jackson
Earnest Jackson
Earnest Jackson, Jr. is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for six seasons for the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He ran for at least 900 yards in a season for each of his three teams...

1 run (Anderson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Breech 31

Week 9 (Sunday November 2, 1986): vs. Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 52,831
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Hill
Jim Hill (sportscaster)
James Webster "Jim" Hill is a retired American football defensive back who played in the National Football League. He is now a Los Angeles-based sportscaster and currently lead sports anchor and sports director at KCBS-TV...

(play by play), Johnny Morris
Johnny Morris (football player)
Johnny Edward Morris is a former American football running back/wide receiver in the National Football League. He spent his entire ten year career with the Chicago Bears, and is the franchise's all-time leader in receiving yards with 5,059. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
Pittsburgh – Thompson
Weegie Thompson
Willis Hope “Weegie” Thompson is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played high school football for Midlothian High School in Richmond, Virginia...

18 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
Green Bay – FG Del Greco 34
Pittsburgh – Thompson
Weegie Thompson
Willis Hope “Weegie” Thompson is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played high school football for Midlothian High School in Richmond, Virginia...

9 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Thompson
Weegie Thompson
Willis Hope “Weegie” Thompson is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played high school football for Midlothian High School in Richmond, Virginia...

6 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 9, 1986): at Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 72,000
Referee: Gordon McCarter
Gordon McCarter
Gordon McCarter was an American football official in the National Football League from 1967 to 1995. He joined the NFL as a line judge and back judge in 1967 before being promoted to referee with the start of the 1974 NFL season when Jack Reader was named Assistant Supervisor of Officials at NFL...
TV announcers: (NBC) Jay Randolph
Jay Randolph
Jennings "Jay" Randolph, Jr. is an American sportscaster whose career has spanned more than fifty years.-Early life and career:...

(play by play), Reggie Rucker
Reggie Rucker
Reginald Joseph Rucker is a former professional American football player. Rucker played in twelve National Football League seasons from 1970–1981, primarily for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for Boston University.Rucker has been a part of the Cleveland media since his retirement...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Buffalo – Reed 3 pass from Kelly (kick failed)
Buffalo – Riddick 5 run (Norwood kick)
Pittsburgh – Jackson
Earnest Jackson
Earnest Jackson, Jr. is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for six seasons for the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He ran for at least 900 yards in a season for each of his three teams...

5 run (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – Thompson
Weegie Thompson
Willis Hope “Weegie” Thompson is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played high school football for Midlothian High School in Richmond, Virginia...

11 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(kick failed)
Buffalo – FG Norwood 29

Week 11 (Sunday November 16, 1986): vs. Houston Oilers

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 49,724
Referee: Red Cashion
Red Cashion
Mason L. "Red" Cashion is a former American football official. He started officiating in 1952 while attending Texas A&M University, and then worked for various high school and college football conferences, most notably the Southwest Conference. From 1972 to 1997, he officiated in the National...
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks...

(play by play), Reggie Rucker
Reggie Rucker
Reginald Joseph Rucker is a former professional American football player. Rucker played in twelve National Football League seasons from 1970–1981, primarily for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for Boston University.Rucker has been a part of the Cleveland media since his retirement...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Abercrombie
Walter Abercrombie
Walter Augustus Abercrombie is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1982 to 1987 and then for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988....

8 run (Anderson kick)
Houston – Givins 33 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick)
Pittsburgh – Jackson
Earnest Jackson
Earnest Jackson, Jr. is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for six seasons for the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He ran for at least 900 yards in a season for each of his three teams...

3 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Erenberg
Rich Erenberg
Richard Mark Erenberg is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He currently resides in Peters Township, Pennsylvania....

17 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
Houston – FG Zendejas 44

Week 12 (Sunday November 23, 1986): at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 76,452
Referee: Pat Haggerty
Pat Haggerty (American football official)
Patrick "Pat" Haggerty was an American football official in the National Football League from 1965 to 1992. In his 28 seasons in the NFL, he was selected as the referee in three Super Bowls, XIII in 1979, XVI in 1982, and XIX in 1985...
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui
Don Criqui
Don Criqui is an American sportscaster, currently employed as a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports. Criqui's duties include occasional television coverage of National Football League games, women's and men's college basketball, occasional college football and radio play-by-play of ISP Sports'...

(play by play), Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy is a former professional American Football tight end who played for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 to 1969, and for the NFL Bengals from 1970 through 1977...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Abercrombie
Walter Abercrombie
Walter Augustus Abercrombie is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1982 to 1987 and then for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988....

1 run (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – Dickey 2 run (Bahr kick)
Cleveland – Mack 1 run (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie
Walter Abercrombie
Walter Augustus Abercrombie is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1982 to 1987 and then for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988....

38 run (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – Newsome 20 pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

1 run (Anderson kick)
Cleveland – Dickey 4 run (Bahr kick)
Pittsburgh – Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

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
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Soldier Field
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...

, Chicago, Illinois

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 61,425
Referee: Jerry Seeman
Jerry Seeman
Jerry Seeman was an American football official in the National Football League from 1975 to 1990 and was the NFL's Senior Director of Officiating from 1991 to 2001, succeeding Art McNally...
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones
Charlie Jones (sportscaster)
Charlie Jones was an American Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for NBC and ABC.-Education:Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Jones earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California and a law degree at the University of Arkansas.-American Football League/National Football...

(play by play), Jimmy Cefalo
Jimmy Cefalo
James Carmen Cefalo, , is an American sportscaster, game show host and former professional American football wide receiver.-High school:Cefalo attended Pittston Area High School in Pittston, Pennsylvania...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Chicago – FG Butler 39
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
Pittsburgh – Gothard 12 from Newsome
Harry Newsome
Harry Newsome is a former professional American football player who played punter for nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings. He shares with Herman Weaver the NFL record for most of his own punts blocked in a career with 14. In 1988, he set the NFL record for most of his...

(Anderson kick)
Chicago – Payton 3 run (Butler kick)
Chicago – FG Butler 42

Week 14 (Sunday December 7, 1986): vs. Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 45,042
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist
Verne Lundquist
Merton Laverne "Verne" Lundquist, Jr. is an American sportscaster, currently employed by CBS Sports television.-Early life and career:Lundquist was born in Duluth, Minnesota...

(play by play), Dick Vermeil
Dick Vermeil
Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeil is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles , St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26
Pittsburgh – Lipps
Louis Lipps
Louis Adam Lipps is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played his entire nine-season career for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints....

12 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
Detroit – James 60 run (Murray kick)
Detroit – FG Murray 30
Detroit – Chadwick 1 pass from Ferguson (Murray kick)
Pittsburgh – Jackson
Earnest Jackson
Earnest Jackson, Jr. is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for six seasons for the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He ran for at least 900 yards in a season for each of his three teams...

1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Lipps
Louis Lipps
Louis Adam Lipps is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played his entire nine-season career for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints....

39 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28

Week 15 (Saturday December 13, 1986): at New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...

, East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....

Game time: 12:30 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 58,044
Referee: Dick Hantak
Dick Hantak
Dick Hantak was an American football official in the National Football League for 25 years between 1978 and 2003. He began his NFL officiating career as a back judge and became a referee eight years later...
TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg
Dick Enberg
Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg is an American sportscaster. He currently provides play-by-play for telecasts of San Diego Padres baseball on 4SD, following a long career calling various sports for such networks as NBC, CBS, and ESPN...

(play by play), Merlin Olsen
Merlin Olsen
Merlin Jay Olsen was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews...

(color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Abercrombie
Walter Abercrombie
Walter Augustus Abercrombie is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1982 to 1987 and then for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988....

1 run (Anderson kick)
New York Jets – Townsell 93 kickoff return (Leahy kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie
Walter Abercrombie
Walter Augustus Abercrombie is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1982 to 1987 and then for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988....

7 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
New York Jets – Sohn 24 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
New York Jets – FG Leahy 18
Pittsburgh – Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

1 run (Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Stallworth
John Stallworth
Johnny Lee Stallworth is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships,...

40 pass from Malone
Mark Malone
Mark M. Malone is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.-Playing career:Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California...

(Anderson kick)
Pittsburgh – Sanchez 67 interception return (Anderson kick)
New York Jets – Shuler 5 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
Pittsburgh – Abercrombie
Walter Abercrombie
Walter Augustus Abercrombie is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1982 to 1987 and then for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988....

1 run (Anderson kick)

Week 16 (Sunday December 21, 1986): vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 47,150
Referee: Gene Barth
Gene Barth
Gene Barth was an American football official in the National Football League , who wore uniform number 14, which is now worn by Ron Winter. He is most notable for being the referee in Super Bowl XVIII, played January 22, 1984.-Personal:...
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui
Don Criqui
Don Criqui is an American sportscaster, currently employed as a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports. Criqui's duties include occasional television coverage of National Football League games, women's and men's college basketball, occasional college football and radio play-by-play of ISP Sports'...

(play by play), Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy is a former professional American Football tight end who played for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 to 1969, and for the NFL Bengals from 1970 through 1977...

(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
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns 1986 Cleveland Browns season The 1986 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 37th season with the National Football League. The death of Don Rogers, a promising young defensive back who was preparing to enter his third season in the NFL, cast a black cloud over the team as it prepared for the 1986 season.-NFL...	12	4	0	.750	391	310	W-5
Cincinnati Bengals 1986 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1986 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 19th year in professional football and its 17th with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-Awards and records:...	10	6	0	.625	409	394	W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	10	0	.375	307	336	L-1
Houston Oilers 1986 Houston Oilers season The 1986 Houston Oilers season was the 27th season the team was with the league. The team matched their previous season's output of 5–11, and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	5	11	0	.313	274	329	W-2

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Schedule

Week 2 (Monday September 15, 1986): vs. Denver BroncosDenver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 3 (Sunday September 21, 1986): at Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

Week 4 (Sunday September 28, 1986): at Houston Oilers

Week 5 (Sunday October 5, 1986): vs. Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 10 (Sunday November 9, 1986): at Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 11 (Sunday November 16, 1986): vs. Houston Oilers

Week 12 (Sunday November 23, 1986): at Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 13 (Sunday November 30, 1986): at Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Standings

Week 2 (Monday September 15, 1986): vs. Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 3 (Sunday September 21, 1986): at Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

Week 5 (Sunday October 5, 1986): vs. Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 10 (Sunday November 9, 1986): at Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 12 (Sunday November 23, 1986): at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 13 (Sunday November 30, 1986): at Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...