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.

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 9, 1990): at Cleveland Browns

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Scoring drives:

Week 2 (Sunday September 16, 1990): vs. Houston Oilers

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

Week 3 (Sunday September 23, 1990): at Los Angeles Raiders

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Scoring drives:

Week 4 (Sunday September 30, 1990): vs. Miami Dolphins

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

Week 5 (Sunday October 7, 1990): vs. San Diego Chargers

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

Week 6 (Sunday October 14, 1990): at Denver Broncos

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado Scoring drives:

Week 7 (Sunday October 21, 1990): at San Francisco 49ers

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California Scoring drives:

Week 8 (Monday October 29, 1990): vs. Los Angeles Rams

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

Week 9 (Sunday November 4, 1990): vs. Atlanta Falcons

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

Week 10 (Sunday November 11, 1990): Bye Week

Week 11 (Sunday November 18, 1990): at Cincinnati Bengals

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Scoring drives:

Week 12 (Sunday November 25, 1990): at New York Jets

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Scoring drives:

Week 13 (Sunday December 2, 1990): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

Week 14 (Sunday December 9, 1990): vs. New England Patriots

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

Week 15 (Sunday December 16, 1990): at New Orleans Saints

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Scoring drives:

Week 16 (Sunday December 23, 1990): vs. Cleveland Browns

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

Week 17 (Sunday December 30, 1990): at Houston Oilers

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas Scoring drives:

Standings