1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season (original) (raw)
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Pittsburgh Steelers 58th US football season
| 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Rooney Family |
| General manager | Dick Haley |
| Head coach | Chuck Noll |
| Home field | Three Rivers Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | 2 LB David LittleCB Rod Woodson |
| All-Pros | Rod Woodson (1st team) |
| Team MVP | Rod Woodson |
| Team ROY | Eric Green |
| ← 1989 Steelers seasons 1991 → |
The 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 58th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.
The Steelers did not score an offensive touchdown until the 5th game of the season, but did rebound to a 9–7 record (the same they posted the previous season).
Unlike the previous season, 9–7 was not enough to gain a playoff berth. The Steelers continued to show improvement overcoming a 1–3 start to find themselves in a showdown with the Oilers in Houston for the AFC's final playoff spot in the final game of the season. However, the Steelers were never in the game as the Oilers beat the Steelers 34–14 ending their season without the playoffs.
| 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers draft | |||||
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 21 | Eric Green * | Tight end | Liberty | |
| 2 | 43 | Kenny Davidson | Defensive end | LSU | |
| 3 | 70 | Neil O'Donnell * | Quarterback | Maryland | |
| 3 | 81 | Craig Veasey | Defensive tackle | Houston | |
| 4 | 97 | Chris Calloway | Wide receiver | Michigan | |
| 5 | 128 | Barry Foster * | Running back | Arkansas | |
| 6 | 155 | Ronald Heard | Wide receiver | Bowling Green | |
| 7 | 182 | Dan Grayson | Linebacker | Washington State | |
| 8 | 209 | Karl Dunbar | Defensive end | LSU | |
| 9 | 239 | Gary Jones | Safety | Texas A&M | |
| 10 | 266 | Eddie Miles | Linebacker | Minnesota | |
| 11 | 293 | Justin Strzelczyk | Guard | Maine | |
| 12 | 319 | Richard Bell | Running back | Nebraska | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents
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1990 Undrafted Free Agents of note
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Kimble Anders | Running back | Houston |
| Lorenzo Davis | Wide receiver | Youngstown State |
| Ron Fair | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
| Bob Gordon | Wide receiver | Nebraska-Omaha |
| Mitch Lee | Linebacker | Cornell |
| Mike Ober | Defensive tackle | Sam Houston State |
| Skip Pavlik | Guard | Virginia Tech |
| Pete Rutter | Punter | Baylor |
1990 Pittsburgh Steelers staff | | Front office President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Director of communications – Joe Gordon Controller – Ralph Meacham Chief negotiator/travel – James A. Boston Business/stadium coordinator – Dan Ferens Public relations director – Dan Edwards Community relations coordinator – Pat Hanlon Ticket sales manager – Geraldine Glenn Office manager/computer – Jim Ellenberger Director of player personnel – Dick Haley Director of pro personnel and development – Tom Donahoe College scouting coordinator – Tom Modrak Talent scout – Bob Schmitz Talent scout – Max McCartney Talent scout – Charles Bailey Head coaches Head coach – Chuck Noll Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Joe Walton Offensive backfield – Dick Hoak Receivers – Dwain Painter Tight ends – Jon Kolb Offensive line – Ron Blackledge | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Dave Brazil Defensive line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Bob Valesente Defensive backs – John Fox Special teams coaches Special teams – George Stewart Strength and conditioning Conditioning coach – Jon Kolb Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Thomas W. Cowan Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J.Twerski Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Trainer – Ralph Berlin Trainer – Fran Feld Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Video & film director – Bob McCartney Video assistant – Pat Dolan Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci [1] | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
1990 Pittsburgh Steelers roster
| Quarterbacks (QB) 6 Bubby Brister 14 Neil O'Donnell 11 Rick Strom Running backs (RB) 21 Richard Bell 29 Barry Foster 33 Merril Hoge FB 42 Warren Williams 38 Tim Worley Wide receivers (WR) 88 Chris Calloway 82 Derek Hill 83 Louis Lipps 20 Dwight Stone Tight ends (TE) 86 Eric Green 84 Mike Mularkey 85 Terry O'Shea | | Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Brian Blankenship G 63 Dermontti Dawson C 77 Carlton Haselrig G 62 Tunch Ilkin T 65 John Jackson T 74 Terry Long G 71 Tom Ricketts T 79 John Rienstra G 73 Justin Strzelczyk T Defensive linemen (DL) 64 Kenny Davidson DE 66 Donald Evans DE 91 Craig Veasey NT 98 Gerald Williams NT 93 Keith Willis DE | | Linebackers (LB) 53 Bryan Hinkle OLB 99 A.J. Jenkins OLB 50 David Little ILB 95 Greg Lloyd OLB 54 Hardy Nickerson ILB 55 Jerry Olsavsky ILB 90 Tyronne Stowe ILB 57 Jerrol Williams OLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Thomas Everett FS 22 Larry Griffin FS 35 Delton Hall CB 44 D. J. Johnson CB 25 Gary Jones SS 37 Carnell Lake SS 49 Dwayne Woodruff CB 26 Rod Woodson CB Special teams 1 Gary Anderson K 4 Dan Stryzinski P | | Practice squad 89 Lorenzo Davis WR 80 Ron Fair WR 24 Anthony Florence CB 94 Eddie Miles LB [2] [3] [4] Reserve 61 Gene Cullinane G 96 Karl Dunbar DE 
(IR) 68 Lorenzo Freeman NT (IR) 97 Aaron Jones LB (IR) 51 Chuck Lanza C (IR) _Rookies in italics_47 active, 4 reserve, 4 practice squad |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 9 | vs. New England Patriots | W 30–14 | 1–0 | Olympic Stadium |
| 2 | August 17 | at Washington Redskins | L 24–27 | 1–1 | RFK Stadium |
| 3 | August 25 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 9–20 | 1–2 | Texas Stadium |
| 4 | September 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–10 | 2–2 | Three Rivers Stadium |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 9 | at Cleveland Browns | L 3–13 | 0–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 16 | Houston Oilers | W 20–9 | 1–1 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 23 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 3–20 | 1–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 4 | September 30 | Miami Dolphins | L 6–28 | 1–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 7 | San Diego Chargers | W 36–14 | 2–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 14 | at Denver Broncos | W 34–17 | 3–3 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 21 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7–27 | 3–4 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
| 8 | October 29 | Los Angeles Rams | W 41–10 | 4–4 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 4 | Atlanta Falcons | W 21–9 | 5–4 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 11 | Bye | ||||
| 11 | November 18 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 3–27 | 5–5 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 25 | at New York Jets | W 24–7 | 6–5 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 12–16 | 6–6 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 9 | New England Patriots | W 24–3 | 7–6 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 16 | at New Orleans Saints | W 9–6 | 8–6 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
| 16 | December 23 | Cleveland Browns | W 35–0 | 9–6 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 30 | at Houston Oilers | L 14–34 | 9–7 | Astrodome | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ---------- | - | - | -- | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Browns | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 78,298
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 19
- Cleveland – Blaylock 30 fumble return (Kauric kick)
- Cleveland – FG Kauric 28
- Cleveland – FG Kauric 47
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Oilers | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | | Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 54,814
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers: (TNT) Skip Caray (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – D. Johnson 26 interception return (Anderson kick)
- Houston – White 1 run (Zendejas kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
- Houston – Safety, Childress tackled Brister in end zone
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27
- Pittsburgh – Woodson 52 punt return (Anderson kick)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------- | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Raiders | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,657
- Referee: Howard Roe
- TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
- Los Angeles Raiders – FG Jaeger 40
- Los Angeles Raiders – FG Jaeger 45
- Los Angeles Raiders – Allen 1 run (Jaeger kick)
- Los Angeles Raiders – Fernandez 66 pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Dolphins | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 | | Steelers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 54,691
- Referee: Gerald Austin
- TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Miami – S. Smith 1 run (Stoyanovich kick)
- Miami – S. Smith 7 run (Stoyanovich kick)
- Clayton 35 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 46
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
- Miami – Paige 1 run (Stoyanovich kick)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Chargers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | | Steelers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) (Mostly Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 53,486
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45
- San Diego – Plummer 2 pass from Tolliver (Reveiz kick)
- Pittsburgh – Green 8 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Green 1 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – W. Williams 2 run (Anderson kick)
- San Diego – L. Miller fumble recovery in end zone (Reveiz kick)
- Pittsburgh – Safety, Stone blocked punt out of end zone
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 45
- Pittsburgh – Foster 2 run (Anderson kick)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | -- | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 | | Broncos | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 74,285
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Denver – Winder 1 run (Treadwell kick)
- Denver – FG Treadwell 24
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 6 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Denver – Sewell 2 run (Treadwell kick)
- Pittsburgh – Green 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 6 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Green 10 pass from Brister (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh – Green 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | --------- | - | -- | -- | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | | 49ers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
- Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 64,301
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Bill Walsh (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Bell 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- San Francisco – FG Cofer 39
- San Francisco – Sherrard 5 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)
- San Francisco – FG Cofer 20
- San Francisco – Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick)
- San Francisco – Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | -- | - | -- | ----- | ------ | | Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | | Steelers | 14 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 9:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C) (Clear)
- Game attendance: 56,466
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)
Scoring drives:
- Los Angeles Rams – Greens 100 kickoff return (Lansford kick)
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 6 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Green 17 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Los Angeles Rams – FG Lansford 32
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stone 8 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | | Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) (Mostly Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 57,093
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers: (CBS) Brad Nessler (play by play), Dan Jiggetts (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Atlanta – FG Davis 41
- Atlanta – FG Davis 43
- Atlanta – FG Davis 38
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 11 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mularkey 19 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Williams 70 run (Anderson kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 11, 1990): Bye Week
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| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------- | - | - | -- | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | Bengals | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Game time: 8:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 60,064
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Cincinnati – Woods 5 run (Breech kick)
- Cincinnati – FG Breech 21
- Cincinnati – Taylor 1 run (Breech kick)
- CIncinnati – Bussey 70 fumble return (Breech kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
- Cincinnati – FG Breech 33
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 | | Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game time: 4:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 57,806
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- New York Jets – Moore 53 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- Pittsburgh – W. Williams 5 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 33
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 1 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 3 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------- | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Bengals | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | | Steelers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) (Mostly Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 58,200
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 32
- Cincinnati – Brown 50 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
- Cincinnati – Safety, Francis tackled Brister in end zone
- Cincinnati – Brooks 7 run (Breech kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 48
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Steelers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) (Partly Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 48,354
- Referee: Dale Hamer
- TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Joe Namath (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 8 run (Anderson kick)
- New England – FG Staurovsky 49
- Pittsburgh – Green 14 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 41 run (Anderson kick)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | - | - | - | ----- | ----- | | Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | | Saints | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 68,582
- Referee: Howard Roe
- TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
- New Orleans – FG Andersen 50
- New Orleans – FG Andersen 43
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------ | -- | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Steelers | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C) (Fog)
- Game attendance: 51,665
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Mularkey 20 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Calloway 20 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Mularkey 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 20 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – W. Williams 1 run (Anderson kick)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ---------- | - | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | | Oilers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
- Game time: 8:00 pm EST
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 56,906
- Referee: Gerald Austin
- TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
- Houston – White 1 run (Garcia kick)
- Houston – Givins 14 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick)
- Houston – Hill 3 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick)
- Houston – FG Garcia 47
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 4 run (Anderson kick)
- Houston – Jeffires 53 pass from Carlson (Garcia kick)
- Pittsburgh – Hoge 3 run (Anderson kick)
- Houston – FG Garcia 45
| AFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| (3) Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 360 | 352 | W2 |
| (6) Houston Oilers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 405 | 307 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 292 | 240 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | 228 | 462 | L2 |
- ^ 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
- ^ "1990 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Profootballreference.com
- 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com