1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
Head coach	Bill Cowher
General manager	Tom Donahoe
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bills) 40–21; Won AFC Championship (vs. Colts) 20–16; Lost Super Bowl XXX (vs. Cowboys) 17–27
Pro Bowlers	5 C Dermontti Dawson; OLB Kevin Greene; SS Carnell Lake; OLB Greg Lloyd; WR Yancey Thigpen;
AP All-Pros	3 Dermontti Dawson (1st team); Greg Lloyd (1st team); Carnell Lake (2nd team);
Team MVP	Neil O'Donnell
Team ROY	Kordell Stewart
	← 1994; Steelers seasons; 1996 →;

The 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 63rd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

This season saw the Steelers return to the Super Bowl for the first time in sixteen years (Super Bowl XIV). The team's 11–5 finish was good enough for the AFC Central championship and the second seed in the conference.

For the second consecutive season Pittsburgh hosted the AFC Championship Game at home by virtue of the Indianapolis Colts' that upset the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The Steelers won the game, but lost to the 1995 Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl in a matchup of teams that were looking to join the San Francisco 49ers as the only other team (at the time) to win five Super Bowls. It was the first time in three Super Bowl meetings that the Steelers had lost to the Cowboys. Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher became (at the time) the youngest head coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl.

After the Super Bowl loss, quarterback Neil O'Donnell signed as a free agent with the New York Jets. The Steelers would not return to the Super Bowl for the next 10 seasons.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1995 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
1	27	Mark Bruener	Tight end	Washington
2	60	Kordell Stewart *	Quarterback	Colorado
3	91	Brenden Stai	Guard	Nebraska
4	120	Oliver Gibson	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame	From New England
4	125	Donta Jones	Linebacker	Nebraska
5	151	Lethon Flowers	Safety	Georgia Tech	From Chicago
5	161	Lance Brown	Safety	Indiana
6	199	Barron Miles	Cornerback	Nebraska
7	235	Henry Bailey	Wide receiver	UNLV
7	247	Cole Ford	Placekicker	USC
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff[]

**1995 Pittsburgh Steelers staff**

	Front office President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice President – John R. McGinley Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Secretary & Counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II Administration Advisor – Chuck Noll Director of Communications – Joe Gordon Media Relations Coordinator – Rob Boulware PR Assistant/Community Relations – Ron Miller Entertainment Manager – Lynne Balkovec Molyneaux Controller – Mike Hagan Assistant Controller – Dan Ferens Assistant Controller – Jim Ellenberger Ticket Sales Manager – Geraldine Glenn Merchandising Manager – Tim Carey Football Operations Director of Football Operations – Tom Donahoe Scouting Staff College Personnel Coordinator – Tom Modrak Pro Personnel Coordinator – Charles Bailey BLESTO College Scout – Mark Gorscak College Scout – Phil Kreidler College Scout – Bob Lane College Scout – Max McCartney Head coaches Head Coach – Bill Cowher Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ron Erhardt Running Backs – Dick Hoak Wide Receivers – Chan Gailey Tight Ends – Pat Hodgson Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dick LeBeau Defensive Line – John Mitchell Linebackers – Marvin Lewis Defensive Backs – Tim Lewis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning Conditioning Coordinator – Chet Fuhrman Medical Staff Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley Neurological Surgery Consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, Consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Training Staff Head Trainer – John Norwig Assistant Trainer – Rick Burkholder Equipment Manager – Anthony Parisi Field Manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Field Assistant – Rich Baker Video Coordinator – Bob McCartney Video Assistant – Pat Dolan Player Development Coordinator – Anthony Griggs Administrative Assistant – Lou Spanos Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci ^[1]

Roster[]

**1995 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster**

	Quarterbacks 16 Jim Miller 14 Neil O'Donnell 10 Kordell Stewart WR 18 Mike Tomczak Running backs 43 Steve Avery FB 34 Tim Lester FB 25 Fred McAfee 33 Bam Morris 20 Erric Pegram 22 John L. Williams FB Wide receivers 88 Andre Hastings PR 83 Corey Holliday 81 Charles Johnson 89 Ernie Mills KR 82 Yancey Thigpen Tight ends 87 Mark Bruener 84 Tracy Greene 85 Jonathan Hayes		Offensive linemen 63 Dermontti Dawson C 65 John Jackson T 66 Tom Newberry G/C 77 Lonnie Palelei G 79 James Parrish T 72 Leon Searcy T 69 Ariel Solomon G/T 68 Brendan Stai G 73 Justin Strzelczyk T/G Defensive linemen 96 Brentson Buckner DE 78 Ta'ase Faumui DE 98 Oliver Gibson DT/NT 76 Kevin Henry DE 90 Bill Johnson DT/DE 93 Joel Steed NT 97 Ray Seals DE		Linebackers 94 Chad Brown ILB 54 Donta Jones LB 92 Jason Gildon OLB 91 Kevin Greene OLB 99 Levon Kirkland ILB 95 Greg Lloyd, Sr. OLB 55 Jerry Olsavsky ILB 57 Eric Ravotti OLB Defensive backs 40 Myron Bell S 21 Deon Figures CB 41 Lethon Flowers S 29 Randy Fuller CB 37 Carnell Lake SS/CB 28 Alvoid Mays CB 24 Chris Oldham CB 39 Darren Perry FS 27 Willie Williams CB 26 Rod Woodson CB Special teams 60 Kendall Gammon LS 9 Norm Johnson K 3 Rohn Stark P/H		Reserve lists 80 Johnnie Barnes WR (IR) 86 Damon Mays WR (IR) 49 Barron Miles CB (IR) Practice squad 61 G 43 FB 48 A. J. Ofodile TE ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] Rookies in italics 55 active, 3 inactive, 3 practice squad

Preseason[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Fri. Aug. 4	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium	7:30 p.m.	WPXI	W 31–10	1–0
2	Sun. Aug. 13	Green Bay Packers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 36–13	1–1
3	Sat. Aug. 19	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium	7:30 p.m.	WPXI	L 20–7	1–2
4	Thu. Aug. 24	Philadelphia Eagles	Three Rivers Stadium	8:00 p.m.	ESPN	L 16–6	1–3

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sun. Sep. 3	Detroit Lions	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	FOX	W 23–20	1–0
2	Sun. Sep. 10	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 34–17	2–0
3	Mon. Sep. 18	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	L 23–10	2–1
4	Sun. Sep. 24	Minnesota Vikings	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	FOX	L 44–24	2–2
5	Sun. Oct. 1	San Diego Chargers	Three Rivers Stadium	4:00 p.m.	NBC	W 31–16	3–2
6	Sun. Oct. 8	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 20–16	3–3
7	Sun. Oct. 15	Bye
8	Thu. Oct. 19	Cincinnati Bengals	Three Rivers Stadium	8:00 p.m.	TNT	L 27–9	3–4
9	Sun. Oct. 29	Jacksonville Jaguars	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 24–7	4–4
10	Sun. Nov. 5	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	4:00 p.m.	NBC	W 37–34 (OT)	5–4
11	Mon. Nov. 13	Cleveland Browns	Three Rivers Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 20–3	6–4
12	Sun. Nov. 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 49–31	7–4
13	Sun. Nov. 26	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 20–17	8–4
14	Sun. Dec. 3	Houston Oilers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 21–7	9–4
15	Sun. Dec. 10	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	4:00 p.m.	NBC	W 29–10	10–4
16	Sat. Dec. 16	New England Patriots	Three Rivers Stadium	12:30 p.m.	NBC	W 41–27	11–4
17	Sun. Dec. 24	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 24–19	11–5

Standings[]

AFC Central
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	407	327	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	0	.438	349	374	W1
Houston Oilers	7	9	0	.438	348	324	W2
Cleveland Browns	5	11	0	.313	289	356	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars	4	12	0	.250	275	404	W1

Game summaries[]

Week 1 (Sunday September 3, 1995): vs. Detroit Lions[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	10	0	10	20
Steelers	3	3	7	10	23

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 78 °F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 58,002
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers: (FOX) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Jerry Glanville (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 39
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 47
Detroit – Perriman 5 pass from Mitchell (Hanson kick)
Detroit – FG Hanson 43
Pittsburgh – Morris 5 run (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)
Detroit – Moore 27 pass from Mitchell (Hanson kick)
Detroit – FG Hanson 36
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 31

Week 2 (Sunday September 10, 1995): at Houston Oilers[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	14	3	7	10	34
Oilers	3	0	7	7	17

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 44,122
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), Tunch Ilkin (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Hastings 72 punt return (Johnson kick)
Houston – FG Del Greco 43
Pittsburgh – Bruener 15 pass from Tomczak (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 43
Pittsburgh – McAfee 22 run (Johnson kick)
Houston – Chandler 1 run (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – Lake 32 interception return (Johnson kick)
Houston – Thomas 6 run (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 40

Week 3 (Monday September 18, 1995): at Miami Dolphins[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	0	7	10
Dolphins	3	14	3	3	23

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 72,874
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators), Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

Miami – FG Stoyanovich 37
Miami – Parmalee 2 run (Stoyanovich kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 40
Miami – Kirby 28 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
Miami – FG Stoyanovich 39
Miami – FG Stoyanovich 21
Pittsburgh – Mills 27 pass form Miller (Johnson kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 24, 1995): vs. Minnesota Vikings[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	13	24	7	44
Steelers	0	6	0	18	24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 63 °F (Partly Cloudy)
Game attendance: 57,853
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers: (FOX) Kenny Albert (play by play), Anthony Muñoz (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 32
Minnesota – R. Smith 58 run (Reveiz kick)
Minnesota – FG Reveiz 33
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 35
Minnesota – Fuller 12 fumble return (Reveiz kick)
Minnesota – Carter 18 pass from Moon (Reveiz kick)
Minnesota – Thomas 45 lateral from Del Rio (Reveiz kick)
Minnesota – FG Reveiz 40
Pittsburgh – Pegram 5 run (run failed)
Pittsburgh – Thigpen 42 pass from Miller (pass failed)
Minnesota – Carter 22 pass from Moon (Reveiz kick)
Pittsburgh – Pegram 1 run (run failed)

Week 5 (Sunday October 1, 1995): vs. San Diego Chargers[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	6	7	3	16
Steelers	21	10	0	0	31

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 77 °F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 57,012
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – W. Williams 63 interception return (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Mays 32 interception return (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 25
San Diego – Means 13 run (pass failed)
Pittsburgh – Morris 2 run (Johnson kick)
San Diego – Martin 19 pass from Humphries (Carney kick)
San Diego – FG Carney 28

Week 6 (Sunday October 8, 1995): at Jacksonville Jaguars[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	7	6	3	16
Jaguars	7	10	3	0	20

at Alltell Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 72,042
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Jacksonville – Tillman 10 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)
Jacksonville – Stewart 6 run (Hollis kick)
Pittsburgh – Avery 18 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Jacksonville – FG Hollis 53
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 41
Jacksonville – FG Hollis 32
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 19
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 22

Week 7 (Sunday October 15, 1995): Bye Week[]

Week 8 (Thursday October 19, 1995): vs. Cincinnati Bengals[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	10	14	3	27
Steelers	0	3	3	3	9

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 63 °F (Clear)
Game attendance: 56,684
Referee: Gary Lane
TV announcers: (TNT) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator), Craig Sager (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

Cincinnati – Scott 47 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 25
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 31
Cincinnati – To. McGee 12 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 28
Cincinnati – Pickens 41 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 38
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 23
Pittsburgh – O'Donnell To Thigpen 60 yard touchdown

Week 9 (Sunday October 29, 1995): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	7	0	7
Steelers	7	14	0	3	24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 48 °F (Partly Cloudy)
Game attendance: 54,516
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Pegram 6 run (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Thigpen 15 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Williams 6 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Jacksonville – Mitchell 16 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 36

Week 10 (Sunday November 5, 1995): at Chicago Bears[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Steelers	0	17	3	14	3	37
Bears	3	7	14	10	0	34

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game time: 4:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 61,838
Referee: Howard Roe
TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

Chicago – FG Butler 40
Pittsburgh – Pegram 1 run (Johnson kick)
Chicago – Conway 6 pass from Kramer (Butler kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 40
Pittsburgh – Pegram 7 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Chicago – Carter 12 pass from Kramer (Butler kick)
Chicago – Wetnight 14 pass from Kramer (Butler kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 46
Chicago – FG Butler 27
Pittsburgh – Pegram 6 run (Johnson kick)
Chicago – Minter 2 interception return (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Mills 11 pass form O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 24

Week 11 (Monday November 13, 1995): vs. Cleveland Browns[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	3	0	0	3
Steelers	0	7	6	7	20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 9:00 pm EST
Game weather: 34 °F (Fog)
Game attendance: 58,675
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators), Lynn Swann (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Mills 2 pass from Stewart (Johnson kick)
Cleveland – FG Stover 29
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 38
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 34
Pittsburgh – Thigpen 9 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 19, 1995): at Cincinnati Bengals[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	10	15	21	49
Bengals	14	10	7	0	31

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 54,636
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

Cincinnati – Scott 4 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 50
Cincinnati – Blake 1 run (Pelfrey kick)
Cincinnati – Pickens 1 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
Pittsburgh – Mills 42 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 27
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 26
Cincinnati – McGee 20 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
Pittsburgh – Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Hastings 15 pass from O'Donnell (Pegram run)
Pittsburgh – Stewart 71 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Morris 3 run (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Morris 8 run (Johnson kick)

Week 13 (Sunday November 26, 1995): at Cleveland Browns[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	10	7	0	3	20
Browns	0	10	7	0	17

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 67,269
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 33
Pittsburgh – Bruener 12 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Cleveland – FG Stover 44
Pittsburgh – Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)
Cleveland – Jackson 11 pass from Testaverde (Stover kick)
Cleveland – Testaverde 1 run (Stover kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 27

Week 14 (Sunday December 3, 1995): vs. Houston Oilers[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	7	0	0	7
Steelers	7	7	0	7	21

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 52 °F (Light Rain)
Game attendance: 56,013
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

PIttsburgh – Thigpen 33 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Houston – Sanders 76 pass from Chandler (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – Bruener 7 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Morris 30 run (Johnson kick)

Week 15 (Sunday December 10, 1995): at Oakland Raiders[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	13	3	6	29
Raiders	0	7	3	0	10

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game time: 4:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 53,516
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Mills 37 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 41
Oakland – Bruce 1 interception return (Jaeger kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 35
Pittsburgh – Mills 14 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Oakland – FG Jaeger 39
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 32
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 20
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 22

Week 16 (Saturday December 16, 1995): vs. New England Patriots[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	3	3	6	15	27
Steelers	17	7	17	0	41

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 12:30 pm EST
Game weather: 38 °F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 57,158
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

New England – FG Bahr 23
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 32
New England – FG Bahr 22
Pittsburgh – Thigpen 14 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Buckner 46 fumble return (Johnson kick)
New England – Coates 6 pass from Bledsoe (run failed)
Pittsburgh – Stewart 22 run (Johnson kick)
New England – Coates 6 pass from Bledsoe (run failed)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 32
New England – Martin 22 pass from Bledsoe (Meggett pass from Bledsoe)
Pittsburgh – Mills 62 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Oldham 23 fumble return (Johnson kick)

Week 17 (Sunday December 24, 1995): at Green Bay Packers[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	10	3	6	19
Packers	0	14	7	3	24

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 60,649
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Green Bay – Bennett 9 run (Jacke kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 33
Green Bay – Brooks 19 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
Pittsburgh – Mills 8 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Green Bay – Chmura 1 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 25
Green Bay – FG Jacke 47
Pittsburgh – Lester 2 run (pass failed)

Playoffs[]

Game summaries[]

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 6, 1996): vs. Buffalo Bills[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	7	7	7	21
Steelers	7	16	3	14	40

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 12:30 pm EST
Game weather: 18 °F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 59,072
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator), Jim Gray (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Williams 1 run (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Mills 10 pass form O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 45
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 38
Buffalo – Thomas 1 run (Christie kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 34
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 39
Buffalo – Cline 2 pass from Van Pelt (Christie kick)
Buffalo – Thomas 9 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
Pittsburgh – Morris 13 run (Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Morris 2 run (Johnson kick)

AFC Championship Game (Sunday January 14, 1996): vs. Indianapolis Colts[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	3	3	7	16
Steelers	3	7	3	7	20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 12:30 pm EST
Game weather: 44 °F (Mostly Cloudy)
Game attendance: 61,062
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Jim Gray & Will McDonough (sideline reporters)

Scoring Drives:

Indianapolis – FG Blanchard 34
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 31
Indianapolis – FG Blanchard 36
Pittsburgh – Stewart 5 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Indianapolis – FG Blanchard 37
Pittsburgh – FG Johnson 36
Indianapolis – Turner 47 pass from Harbaugh (Blanchard kick)
Pittsburgh – Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)

Super Bowl XXX (Sunday January 28, 1996): vs. Dallas Cowboys[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	10	3	7	7	27
Steelers	0	7	0	10	17

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Game time: 6:20 pm EST/4:20 pm PST
Game weather: 68 °F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 76,347
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Phil Simms & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Jim Gray & Will McDonough (sideline reporters)

Scoring Drives:

Dallas – FG Boniol 42
Dallas – Novacek 3 pass from Aikman (Boniol kick)
Dallas – FG Boniol 35
Pittsburgh – Thigpen 6 pass from O'Donnell (Johnson kick)
Dallas – E. Smith 1 run (Boniol kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson
Pittsburgh – Morris 1 run (Johnson kick)
Dallas – E. Smith 4 run (Boniol kick)

Honors and awards[]

Pro Bowl Representatives[]

See: 1996 Pro Bowl

No. 37 Carnell Lake-Cornerback/Safety
No. 63 Dermontti Dawson-Center
No. 82 Yancey Thigpen-Wide Receiver
No. 91 Kevin Greene-Outside Linebacker
No. 95 Greg Lloyd-Outside Linebacker

References[]

^ ^a ^b 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
^ 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
^ "1995 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-24.

External links[]

1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Pro Football Reference
1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com

[1995MediaGuide-1] 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[2] 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[3] "1995 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-24.

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Stadiums	Home fields: Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Heinz Field Training facilities: Rooney Field Point Stadium UPMC Rooney Sports Complex Chuck Noll Field
Culture	Football in Western Pennsylvania Rooney family Myron Cope Steelmark Steeler Nation Terrible Towel Steel Curtain Black Sunday Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story Evening Shade The Chief "Right Here, Right Now" "Renegade" "Here We Go" "Black and Yellow" YinzCam This Is Us
Lore	Steelers lore J.P. Rooneys Pennsylvania Keystoners "Pennsylvania Polka" Steagles Card-Pitt Steelerettes Immaculate Reception 1995 AFC Championship Game Jerome Bettis trade Immaculate Redemption/The Tackle
Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles Tennessee Titans
Media	Broadcasters KDKA-TV WPCW-TV AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh Charlie Batch Chris Hoke Bob Pompeani Radio Network WDVE-FM WBGG-AM Bill Hillgrove Tunch Ilkin Craig Wolfley Steelers figures in broadcasting
Division championships (24)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014 2016 2017 2020
Conference championships (8)	1974 1975 1978 1979 1995 2005 2008 2010
League championships (6)	1974 (IX) 1975 (X) 1978 (XIII) 1979 (XIV) 2005 (XL) 2008 (XLIII)
Retired numbers	70 75
Hall of Fame members	Players: Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Faneca Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Polamalu Shell Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Cowher Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division