1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers looked to continue the progress made under second year head coach Bill Cowher . However , the team would take a slight step backwards , finishing 9 – 7 ( three games behind the eventual AFC Central champion Houston Oilers ) . Despite that , the Steelers clinched the final wild card spot , making the playoffs for the second consecutive year . The team would lose to the Kansas City Chiefs 27 – 24 in overtime in the AFC Wild Card Round of the playoffs , in what is considered one of the best playoff games in NFL history even though the Steelers were on the losing end . Notable about the season came in the second week , when the Steelers suffered a rare shutout loss to the Los Angeles Rams 27 – 0 in one of the team ' s last visit to the Los Angeles area in the foreseeable future . The day was highlighted by the emergence of Rams rookie Jerome Bettis running over the Steelers defense . Though no one knew it at the time , it would foreshadow what was to come with Bettis ' career — as a member of the Steelers , who would acquire Bettis in a draft day trade with the Rams three years later . 1993 was also the season in which the Steelers began their policy of " blacking out " regular season contract negotiations . Early in the season the Steelers had reached contract extensions with Rod Woodson and Barry Foster and continued negotiations with other players . However , this led to discord in the locker room , and management felt that contract talk was taking the team ' s focus off of winning . At mid - season the Steelers broke off all contract negotiations , and have refused to negotiated contracts during the regular season since . Regular season . Game summaries . Week 1 ( Sunday September 5 , 1993 ) : vs . San Francisco 49ers . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 2 ( Sunday September 12 , 1993 ) : at Los Angeles Rams . " at Anaheim Stadium , Anaheim , California " Scoring Drives : Week 3 ( Sunday September 19 , 1993 ) : vs . Cincinnati Bengals . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 4 ( Monday September 27 , 1993 ) : at Atlanta Falcons . " at Georgia Dome , Atlanta , Georgia " Scoring Drives : Week 6 ( Sunday October 10 , 1993 ) : vs . San Diego Chargers . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 7 ( Sunday October 17 , 1993 ) : vs . New Orleans Saints . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 8 ( Sunday October 24 , 1993 ) : at Cleveland Browns . " at Cleveland Municipal Stadium , Cleveland , Ohio " Scoring Drives : Week 10 ( Sunday November 7 , 1993 ) : at Cincinnati Bengals . " at Riverfront Stadium , Cincinnati , Ohio " Scoring Drives : Week 11 ( Monday November 15 , 1993 ) : vs . Buffalo Bills . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 12 ( Sunday November 21 , 1993 ) : at Denver Broncos . " at Mile High Stadium , Denver , Colorado " Scoring Drives : Week 13 ( Sunday November 28 , 1993 ) : at Houston Oilers . " at Astrodome , Houston , Texas " Scoring Drives : Week 14 ( Sunday December 5 , 1993 ) : vs . New England Patriots . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 15 ( Monday December 13 , 1993 ) : at Miami Dolphins . " at Joe Robbie Stadium , Miami , Florida " Scoring Drives : Week 16 ( Sunday December 19 , 1993 ) : vs . Houston Oilers . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 17 ( Sunday December 26 , 1993 ) : at Seattle Seahawks . " at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington " Scoring Drives : Week 18 ( Sunday January 2 , 1994 ) : vs . Cleveland Browns . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Playoffs . Game summary . AFC Wild Card Playoff ( Saturday January 8 , 1994 ) : at Kansas City Chiefs . " at Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City , Missouri " Scoring Drives :