1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Head coach	Bill Cowher
General manager	Tom Donahoe
Owner	The Rooney Family
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C Dermontti Dawson
AP All-Pros	Dermontti Dawson (1st team)
Team MVP	Levon Kirkland
Team ROY	Alan Faneca

The 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 66th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

This season marked the first time since the 1991 season, that the Steelers failed to make the playoffs. Pittsburgh finished 7–9 after starting the season 5–2, losing their last five games to lose a spot in the playoffs. It was Bill Cowher's first losing record as coach of the Steelers.

The season was marked by a controversial ending to the team's Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions, where Jerome Bettis claimed he called the coin toss in overtime as "tails" although referee Phil Luckett heard "heads." The Lions won 19–16 and started the Steelers' losing streak to finish the season.

The inept plays of Kordell Stewart was cited as another conflict, as the fans slowly began to turn on him. After their 11–5 1997 season, Pittsburgh lost two key offensive components: Chan Gailey, the offensive coordinator who went on to become head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, and their leading receiver, Yancey Thigpen, a Pro Bowler for Pittsburgh in 1997, who joined the Tennessee Oilers.

Personnel

Staff

1998 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

President – Daniel M. Rooney
Vice President – John R. McGinley
Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
Vice President and General Counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II
Administration Advisor – Chuck Noll
Director of Business – Mark Hart
Business Relations Coordinator – Dan Ferens
Business Accounting Coordinator – Jim Ellenberger
Office/Ticket Coordinator – Geraldine Glenn
Communications Coordinator – Ron Wahl
Public Relations/Media Manager – David Lockett
Marketing Coordinator – Mark Fuhrman
Merchandising Manager – Tim Carey
Assistant Marketing Manager – Lynne Molyneaux
Marketing Assistant – Jill Sklar
Ticket Manager – Brian Bonifate
Football Operations
Director of Football Operations – Tom Donahoe
Personnel Staff
Pro Personnel Coordinator – Charles Bailey
College Scouting Coordinator – Max McCartney
College Scout – Mark Gorscak
College Scout – Phil Kreidler
College Scout – Bob Lane
College Scout – Dan Rooney
College Scout – Bill Scheider

Head coaches

Head Coach – Bill Cowher

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Ray Sherman
Wide Receivers – David Culley
Running Backs – Dick Hoak
Tight Ends – Mike Mularkey
Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Jim Haslett
Linebackers – Mike Archer
Defensive Backs – Tim Lewis
Defensive Line – John Mitchell

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Ron Zook
Administrative Assistant – Lou Spanos

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 – Rodgers Freyvogel
Field Manager – Rich Baker
Field/Equipment Assistant – Paul Gallagher
Video Coordinator – Bob McCartney
Player Development Coordinator – Anthony Griggs
Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci

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Notable additions include Hines Ward, Alan Faneca and Deshea Townsend.

Roster

1998 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster

Quarterbacks

10 Kordell Stewart
18 Mike Tomczak

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

98 Oliver Gibson DT/NT
76 Kevin Henry DE
74 Nolan Harrison DE/DT
97 Rod Manuel DE
71 Orpheus Roye DT
94 Jeremy Staat DT
93 Joel Steed NT

Linebackers

53 Steve Conley OLB
51 Carlos Antoine Emmons OLB
57 John Fiala ILB
92 Jason Gildon OLB
50 Earl Holmes ILB
54 Donta Jones LB
99 Levon Kirkland ILB
56 Mike Vrabel OLB

Defensive backs

29 Lance Brown DB
41 Lethon Flowers SS
28 John Eric Jenkins DB
37 Carnell Lake CB
24 Chris Oldham CB
21 Bo Orlando S
39 Darren Perry FS
23 Jason Simmons S
26 Deshea Townsend CB
20 Dewayne Washington CB

Special teams

60 Mark Rodenhauser LS
9 Norm Johnson K
2 Matt George K
4 Josh Miller P
18 Mike Tomczak H

Reserve lists

30 Chad Scott CB (IR)
73 Justin Strzelczyk T/G (IR)

Practice squad

7 Pete Gonzalez QB
90 Matt Harper DE
22 Terrance Joseph CB
55 Ryan Olson LB
64 Tony Orlandini T
19 Shawn Scales WR
82 Bobby Shaw WR

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Rookies in italics
56 Active, 2 Inactive, 7 Practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sat. Aug. 1	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio)	7:00 p.m.	ABC	L 30–6	0–1
2	Sat. Aug. 8	Buffalo Bills	Three Rivers Stadium	7:30 p.m.	KDKA	W 24–13	1–1
3	Fri. Aug. 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium	8:00 p.m.	KDKA	L 21–17	1–2
4	Sat. Aug. 22	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Mountaineer Field (Morgantown, West Virginia)	6:00 p.m.	KDKA	W 28–22	2–2
5	Sat. Aug. 29	Carolina Panthers	Three Rivers Stadium	8:00 p.m.	ESPN	W 38–24	3–2

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sun. Sep. 6	at Baltimore Ravens	Ravens Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 20–13	1–0
2	Sun. Sep. 13	Chicago Bears	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	FOX	W 17–12	2–0
3	Sun. Sep. 20	at Miami Dolphins	Pro Player Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 21–0	2–1
4	Sun. Sep. 27	Seattle Seahawks	Three Rivers Stadium	4:05 p.m.	CBS	W 13–10	3–1
5	Sun. Oct. 4	Bye
6	Sun. Oct. 11	at Cincinnati Bengals	Cinergy Field	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 25–20	3–2
7	Sun. Oct. 18	Baltimore Ravens	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 16–6	4–2
8	Mon. Oct. 26	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	8:20 p.m.	ABC	W 20–13	5–2
9	Sun. Nov. 1	Tennessee Oilers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 41–31	5–3
10	Mon. Nov. 9	Green Bay Packers	Three Rivers Stadium	8:20 p.m.	ABC	W 27–20	6–3
11	Sun. Nov. 15	at Tennessee Oilers	Vanderbilt Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 23–14	6–4
12	Sun. Nov. 22	Jacksonville Jaguars	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 30–15	7–4
13	Thu. Nov. 26	at Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome	12:30 p.m.	CBS	L 19–16 (OT)	7–5
14	Sun. Dec. 6	New England Patriots	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 23–9	7–6
15	Sun. Dec. 13	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Raymond James Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 16–3	7–7
16	Sun. Dec. 20	Cincinnati Bengals	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 25–24	7–8
17	Mon. Dec. 28	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	8:20 p.m.	ABC	L 21–3	7–9

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 6, 1998): at Baltimore Ravens

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	0	10	7	20
Ravens	3	0	0	10	13

at Ravens Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 68,847
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 27
Baltimore – FG Stover 41
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 49
Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 20 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Baltimore – FG Stover 25
Baltimore – J. Lewis 64 pass from Zeier (Stover kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 13, 1998): vs. Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	9	0	3	12
Steelers	0	7	10	0	17

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 84 °F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 59,084
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers: (FOX) Kenny Albert (play by play), Tim Green (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Chicago – Engram 54 pass from Kramer (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (N. Johnson kick)
Chicago – FG Jaeger 19
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 49
Pittsburgh – Coleman 13 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Chicago – FG Jaeger 36

Week 3 (Sunday September 20, 1998): at Miami Dolphins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0
Dolphins	0	14	7	0	21

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 73,748
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Miami – Abdul-Jabbar 3 run (Mare kick)
Miami – L. Thomas 8 pass from Marino (Mare kick)
Miami – Z. Thomas 17 interception return (Mare kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 27, 1998): vs. Seattle Seahawks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	3	0	10
Steelers	3	7	3	0	13

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 4:05 pm EDT
Game weather: 83 °F (Partly sunny)
Game attendance: 58,413
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 33
Seattle – Fauria 14 pass from Moon (Peterson kick)
Pittsburgh – Fuamatu-Ma'afala 10 run (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 25
Seattle – FG Peterson 47

Week 6 (Sunday October 11, 1998): at Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	10	7	3	20
Bengals	0	9	3	13	25

at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 59,979
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 40
Pittsburgh – Bettis 13 run (N. Johnson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 44
Cincinnati – Scott 44 pass from O'Donnell (pass failed)
Pittsburgh – Huntley 9 run (N. Johnson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 48
Cincinnati – Scott 30 pass from O'Donnell (pass failed)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 40
Cincinnati – Pickens 25 pass from O'Donnell (Pelfrey kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 18, 1998): vs. Baltimore Ravens

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	3	3	0	0	6
Steelers	3	0	7	6	16

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: 73 °F (Partly sunny)
Game attendance: 58,620
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 41
Baltimore – FG Stover 41
Baltimore – FG Stover 40
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 55 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 42
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 40

Week 8 (Monday October 26, 1998): at Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	3	3	7	20
Chiefs	3	3	7	0	13

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: 8:20 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 79,431
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Dan Dierdorf & Boomer Esiason (color commentators), Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – McAfee recovered blocked punt in end zone (N. Johnson kick)
Kansas City – FG Stoyanovich 20
Kansas City – FG Stoyanovich 28
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 34
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 22
Kansas City – Rison 2 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick)
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 5 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 1, 1998): vs. Tennessee Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	3	14	10	14	41
Steelers	0	7	0	24	31

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 55 °F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 58,222
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Tennessee – FG Del Greco 43
Tennessee – Wycheck 2 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 9 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Tennessee – Dyon 6 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
Tennessee – FG Del Greco 32
Tennessee – George 37 run (Del Greco kick)
Tennessee – Davis 29 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – Hawkins 3 pass from Stewart (C. Johnson pass from Stewart)
Tennessee – Marts 27 interception return (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 37 pass from Tomczak (C. Johnson pass from Tomczak)
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 2 pass from Tomczak (Blackwell pass from Tomczak)

Week 10 (Monday November 9, 1998): vs. Green Bay Packers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	0	3	17	20
Steelers	14	10	3	0	27

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 8:20 pm EST
Game weather: 44 °F (Mostly cloudy)
Game attendance: 60,507
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Dan Dierdorf & Boomer Esiason (color commentators), Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 8 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 45
Pittsburgh – Fuamatu-Ma'afala 5 run (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 21
Green Bay – FG Longwell 42
Green Bay – McKenzie 88 fumble return (pass failed)
Green Bay – Harris 2 run (Freeman pass from Favre)
Green Bay – FG Longwell 37

Week 11 (Sunday November 15, 1998): at Tennessee Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	0	0	14
Oilers	3	10	0	10	23

at Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 41,104
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers: (CBS) Craig Bolerjack (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Tennessee – FG Del Greco 46
Pittsburgh – Bruener 10 pass from Stewart (George kick)
Tennessee – Davis 25 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – Fuamatu-Ma'afala 26 pass from Stewart (George kick)
Tennessee – FG Del Greco 24
Tennessee – FG Del Greco 22
Tennessee – Roan recovered fumble in end zone (Del Greco kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 22, 1998): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	7	8	15
Steelers	7	6	3	14	30

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 47 °F (Mostly sunny)
Game attendance: 59,124
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Washington 52 interception return (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 38
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 29
Jacksonville – Taylor 2 run (Hollis kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 41
Pittsburgh – Bruener 9 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Jacksonville – J. Smith 33 pass from Brunell (McCardell pass from Brunell)
Pittsburgh – Washington 78 interception return (N. Johnson kick)

Week 13 (Thursday November 26, 1998): at Detroit Lions

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Steelers	0	6	7	3	0	16
Lions	0	3	3	10	3	19

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Game time: 12:30 pm EST
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 78,139
Referee: Phil Luckett
TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 30
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 38
Detroit – FG Hanson 45
Pittsburgh – Blackwell 24 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Detroit – FG Hanson 52
Detroit – Moore 21 pass from Batch (Hanson kick)
Detroit – FG Hanson 35
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 25
Detroit – FG Hanson 42

Week 14 (Sunday December 6, 1998): vs. New England Patriots

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	3	10	0	10	23
Steelers	6	3	0	0	9

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 68 °F (Partly sunny)
Game attendance: 58,632
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

New England – FG Vinatieri 21
New England – FG Vinatieri 29
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 49
New England – Glenn 86 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 26
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 43
New England – FG Vinatieri 35
New England – Edwards 4 run (Vinatieri kick)

Week 15 (Sunday December 13, 1998): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	0	0	0	3
Buccaneers	3	3	7	3	16

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 65,335
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 27
Tampa Bay – FG Husted 39
Tampa Bay – FG Husted 37
Tampa Bay – Alstott 3 run (Husted kick)
Tampa Bay – FG Husted 21

Week 16 (Sunday December 20, 1998): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	3	13	6	3	25
Steelers	0	7	14	3	24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather: 42 °F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 52,017
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 33
Cincinnati – Shade 55 fumble return (Pelfrey kick)
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 37
Pittsburgh – Lake 15 interception return (N. Johnson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 43
Pittsburgh – Oldham 54 fumble return (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Bettis 4 run (N. Johnson kick)
Cincinnati – Scott 61 pass from Blake (bad snap)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 22
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 21

Week 17 (Monday December 28, 1998): at Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	0	0	3
Jaguars	0	14	7	0	21

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game time: 8:20 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 74,143
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Dan Dierdorf & Boomer Esiason (color commentators), Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)

Scoring drives

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 24
Jacksonville – Quinn 15 run (Hollis kick)
Jacksonville – Taylor 9 pass from Quinn (Hollis kick)
Jacksonville – Taylor 12 run (Hollis kick)

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Jacksonville Jaguars	11	5	0	.688	392	338	W1
Tennessee Oilers	8	8	0	.500	330	320	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	263	303	L5
Baltimore Ravens	6	10	0	.375	269	335	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	268	452	L1

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References

1 2 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ "1998 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
↑ "1999 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Founded in 1933 Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939) Based and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise	History All-Time Team Seasons Logos and uniforms Coaches Players Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks Statistics

Stadiums	Home fields: Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Heinz Field Training facilities: Rooney Field Point Stadium UPMC Sportsplex Chuck Noll Field

Culture	Football in Western PA Rooney family Myron Cope Steeler Nation Terrible Towel Steel Curtain Evening Shade "Right Here, Right Now" "Renegade" "Here We Go" "Black and Yellow" YinzCam

Lore	Steelers lore J.P. Rooneys Pennsylvania Keystoners Steagles Card-Pitt Steelerettes Immaculate Reception Black Sunday Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story 1995 AFC Championship Game The Chief

Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans Oakland Raiders Dallas Cowboys

Media	KDKA-TV WPCW-TV Root Sports Pittsburgh Charlie Batch Chris Hoke Bob Pompeani Radio Network WDVE-FM WBGG-AM Bill Hillgrove Tunch Ilkin Craig Wolfley

Division championships (21)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014

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 Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

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Championship seasons in bold

1998 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Jacksonville	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Tennessee	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco

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