The 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 62nd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.
This season marked as their third consecutive trip to the playoffs under head coach Bill Cowher. For the second time in Cowher's three seasons as head coach of the Steelers the team was the top seed in the AFC playoffs. Pittsburgh won its first playoff game since 1989 with a win in the divisional playoffs over their division rival Cleveland Browns, 29–9, to advance to their first AFC Championship Game in 10 years. The following week the Steelers failed to advance to the Super Bowl after losing to the San Diego Chargers 17–13, in the AFC Championship game.
Offseason Additions SubtractionsTE Jonathan Hayes (Chiefs) RB Leroy Thompson (Patriots)RB John L. Williams (Seahawks) DE Donald Evans (Jets)DE Ray Seals (Buccaneers) FB Merril Hoge (Bears)
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents + 1994 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeFrank AdamsCornerbackSouth CarolinaMike BakerWide receiverWest VirginiaDominic CallwayCornerbackMemphisPheathur EdwardsDefensive endJackson StateElbert EllisWide receiverPittsburghCorey HollidayWide receiverNorth CarolinaLatish KinslerSafetyCincinnatiCurtis ParkerTackleNorth CarolinaWalter RasbyTight endWake ForestEd RobinsonLinebackerFloridaPatrick ScottLinebackerSouth Carolina StateChris WilliamsDefensive endHampton
Staff
Notable additions include Bam Morris, Jason Gildon and Brenston Buckner
Roster
Preseason
Schedule Week Date Opponent Game site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 August 6 at Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium 8:00 p.m. WPXI L 24–14 0–1 2 August 13 Los Angeles Raiders Three Rivers Stadium 6:00 p.m. WPXI W 29–17 1–1 3 August 20 Indianapolis Colts Three Rivers Stadium 6:00 p.m. WPXI L 17–14 1–2 4 August 26 at Washington Redskins RFK Stadium 8:00 p.m. WPXI L 22–21 1–3
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Game site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 September 4 Dallas Cowboys Three Rivers Stadium 4:00 p.m. FOX L 26–9 0–1 2 September 11 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 17–10 1–1 3 September 18 Indianapolis Colts Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 31–21 2–1 4 September 25 at Seattle Seahawks Husky Stadium 6:00 p.m. NBC (Local) L 30–13 2–2 5 October 3 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 30–14 3–2 6 October 9 Bye 7 October 16 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 14–10 4–2 8 October 23 at New York Giants Giants Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 10–6 5–29 at Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium 8:00 p.m. TNT L 20–17 OT 5–3 10 November 6 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC W 12–9 OT 6–3 11 November 14 Buffalo Bills Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 23–10 7–3 12 November 20 Miami Dolphins Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 16–13 OT 8–3 13 November 27 at Los Angeles Raiders Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 4:00 p.m. NBC W 21–3 9–3 14 December 4 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 38–15 10–3 15 December 11 Philadelphia Eagles Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. FOX W 14–3 11–3 16 December 18 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC W 17–7 12–3 17 December 24 at San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 37–34 12–4
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 4, 1994): vs. Dallas Cowboys
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 4:00 pm EDT Game weather: (Partly cloudy) Game attendance: 60,156 Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers: (FOX) Pat Summerall (play by play), John Madden (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Dallas – FG Boniol 40 Dallas – FG Boniol 31 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 41 Dallas – Johnston 2 pass from Aikman (Boniol kick) Dallas – FG Boniol 21 Dallas – FG Boniol 32 Pittsburgh – O'Donnell 2 run (pass failed) Dallas – E. Smith 2 run (Boniol kick)
Week 2 (Sunday September 11, 1994): at Cleveland Browns
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather:Sunny Game attendance: 77,774 Referee: Ron Blum TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Cleveland – Reeves 1 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick) Cleveland – FG Stover 23 Pittsburgh – Thigpen 31 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
Week 3 (Sunday September 18, 1994): vs. Indianapolis Colts
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: (Mostly sunny) Game attendance: 54,040 Referee: Gerry Austin TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Indianapolis – Humphrey 95 kickoff return (Biasucci kick) Indianapolis – Coryatt 78 fumble return (Biasucci kick) Pittsburgh – Green 27 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Foster 29 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 46 Indianapolis – Dawkins 19 pass from Harbaugh (Biasucci kick) Pittsburgh – Williams 8 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Morris 1 run (Anderson kick)
Week 4 (Sunday September 25, 1994): at Seattle Seahawks
at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Game time: 6:00 pm EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 59,637 Referee: Red Cashion TV announcers: (NBC – Local) Don Criqui (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
This game was played at Husky Stadium due to ceiling tiles falling off in the Kingdome.
Scoring drives:
Seattle – Warren 3 run (Kasay kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31 Seattle – FG Kasay 31 Seattle – Junkin 1 pass from Mirer (Kasay kick) Seattle – FG Kasay 40 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38 Seattle – Watters 35 interception return (Kasay kick) Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 36 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Seattle – FG Kasay 31
Week 5 (Monday October 3, 1994): vs. Houston Oilers
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 9:00 pm EDT Game weather: (Clear) Game attendance: 57,274 Referee: Larry Nemmers TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators), Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25 Pittsburgh – E. Green 3 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 22 Pittsburgh – Morris 2 run (Anderson kick) Houston – Givins 76 pass from Richardson (Del Greco kick) Houston – Jeffires 2 pass from Richardson (Del Greco kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October 9, 1994): Bye Week
Week 7 (Sunday October 16, 1994): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: (Mostly sunny) Game attendance: 55,353 Referee: Johnny Grier TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Williams 13 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Mills 14 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Cincinnati – Cothran 7 pass from Johnson (Pelfrey kick) Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 47
Week 8 (Sunday October 23, 1994): at New York Giants
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 71,819 Referee: Bernie Kukar TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
New York Giants – FG Treadwell 19 New York Giants – FG Daluiso 49 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29 Pittsburgh – Morris 6 run (Anderson kick)
Week 9 (Sunday October 30, 1994): at Arizona Cardinals The Football Database. Retrieved 2026-Jan-31.
Point spread: Steelers +2 Over/Under: 35.0 (over) Time of Game:
SteelersGame StatisticsCardinals12 First downs 1620–85 Rushes–yards 37–99260 Passing yards 25118–31–0 13–27–04–28 Sacked–yards 2–15232 Net passing yards 236317 Total yards 335125 Return yards 946–41.3 7–43.32–2 Fumbles–lost 1–13 Turnovers 17–36 Penalties–yards 4–453–11 Third Down Conversion 3–140–1 Fourth Down Conversion 1–125:11 Time of possession 36:29
Starting Lineups Position Starting Lineups at Arizona Offense QB Neil O'Donnell RB Bam Morris FB John L. Williams WR Andre Hastings WR Charles Johnson TE Eric Green LT John Jackson LG Duval Love C Dermontti Dawson RG Todd Kalis RT Leon Searcy Defense LDE Gerald Williams NT Joel Steed RDE Kevin Henry LOLB Kevin Greene LILB Levon Kirkland RILB CChad Brown ROLB Greg Lloyd LCB Rod Woodson RCB Deon Figures SS Carnell Lake FS Darren Perry
Individual stats Steelers Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateO'Donnell18/31260114286082.7
Steelers Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Morris1472112O'Donnell31308Anderson1303J. Williams1202Johnson1–50–5
Steelers ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3J. Williams650019Green597046Thigpen395160Morris21207Johnson1606Hastings1000
Steelers KickingFGM–FGAXPM–XPAAnderson2–21–1
Steelers PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckRoyals624841.355
Steelers Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngJohnson23919.50Thigpen12727.00Woodson12020.00
Steelers Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngWoodson3299.700Johnson11010.000
Steelers SacksSacksLloyd2.0
Steelers TacklesCombSolpAstBrown12102Kirkland1165Perry1055Lloyd981G. Williams734Lake550Steed440Figures321Seals312Greene211Woodson220Bell110Henry110
Week 10 (Sunday November 6, 1994): at Houston Oilers
at Astrodome, Houston
Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: Dome Game attendance: 47,822 Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Houston – FG Del Greco 32 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 50 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39 Houston – FG Del Greco 49 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37 Houston – FG Del Greco 38 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
Week 11 (Monday November 14, 1994): vs. Buffalo Bills
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 9:00 pm EST Game weather: (Cloudy) Game attendance: 59,019 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators), Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39 Pittsburgh – Woodson 37 interception return (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39 Buffalo – FG Christie 52 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30 Buffalo – Reed 19 pass from Kelly (Christie kick) Pittsburgh – G. Williams recovered fumble in end zone (Anderson kick)
Week 12 (Sunday November 20, 1994): vs. Miami Dolphins
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: (Partly sunny) Game attendance: 59,148 Referee: Tom White TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Lampley (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
PIttsburgh – FG Anderson 19 Miami – Jackson 2 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 48 Miami – FG Stoyanovich 34 Pittsburgh – Foster 10 run (Anderson kick) Miami – FG Stoyanovich 48 Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39
Week 13 (Sunday November 27, 1994): at Los Angeles Raiders
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Game time: 4:00 pm EST Game weather: Game attendance: 58,327 Referee: Red Cashion TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Thigpen 27 pass from Tomczak (Anderson kick) Los Angeles Raiders – FG Jaeger 32 Pittsburgh – Green 15 pass from Tomczak (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Morris 3 run (Anderson kick)
Week 14 (Sunday December 4, 1994): at Cincinnati Bengals
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
Game time: 1:00 pm EST Game weather: Game attendance: 53,401 Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)
Scoring drives:
Pittsburgh – Morris 1 run (Anderson kick) Cincinnati – Pickens 7 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick) Pittsburgh – Green 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – Morris 8 run (Anderson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 41 Pittsburgh – Woodson 27 interception return (Anderson kick) Cincinnati – Blake 5 run (Blake run)