1989 Pittsburgh Steelers Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (9-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1989 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1989 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Pittsburgh chalked up 265 points, while the defense yielded 326. Tim Worley carried the ball for a team-best 770 yards for the Steelers, while Merril Hoge also buoyed the ground attack.

Bubby Brister passed for 2,365 yards. Louis Lipps grabbed 50 passes for 944 yards. Rodney Carter was targeted regularly, too.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Dwayne Woodruff intercepted 4 opponent throws. Greg Lloyd sacked quarterbacks 7 times.

Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.

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Regular Season Points For: 265
Regular Season Points Against: 326

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 10, 1989 Cleveland Browns 51 at Pittsburgh Steelers 0 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
September 17, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers 10 at Cincinnati Bengals 41 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
September 24, 1989 Minnesota Vikings 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers 27 W 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
October 1, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers 23 at Detroit Lions 3 W 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
October 8, 1989 Cincinnati Bengals 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers 16 L 1-2-0 1-1-0 2-3-0
October 15, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 at Cleveland Browns 7 W 1-2-0 2-1-0 3-3-0
October 22, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers 0 at Houston Oilers 27 L 1-2-0 2-2-0 3-4-0
October 29, 1989 Kansas City Chiefs 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers 23 W 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-4-0
November 5, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 at Denver Broncos 34 L 2-2-0 2-3-0 4-5-0
November 12, 1989 Chicago Bears 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers 0 L 2-3-0 2-3-0 4-6-0
November 19, 1989 San Diego Chargers 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers 20 W 3-3-0 2-3-0 5-6-0
November 26, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers 34 at Miami Dolphins 14 W 3-3-0 3-3-0 6-6-0
December 3, 1989 Houston Oilers 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers 16 L 3-4-0 3-3-0 6-7-0
December 10, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers 13 at New York Jets 0 W 3-4-0 4-3-0 7-7-0
December 17, 1989 New England Patriots 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers 28 W 4-4-0 4-3-0 8-7-0
December 24, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers 31 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 W 4-4-0 5-3-0 9-7-0
December 31, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers 26 at Houston Oilers 23 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 OT AFC Wild Card Playoff
January 7, 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers 23 at Denver Broncos 24 L 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 AFC Divisional Playoff


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