1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1995 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 ' upset of the top - seeded Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium . The Steelers won the game , but fell to the 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 . Regular season . Game summaries . Week 1 ( Sunday September 3 , 1995 ) : vs . Detroit Lions . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 2 ( Sunday September 10 , 1995 ) : at Houston Oilers . " at Astrodome , Houston , Texas " Scoring Drives : Week 3 ( Monday September 18 , 1995 ) : at Miami Dolphins . " at Joe Robbie Stadium , Miami , Florida " Scoring Drives : Week 4 ( Sunday September 24 , 1995 ) : vs . Minnesota Vikings . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 5 ( Sunday October 1 , 1995 ) : vs . San Diego Chargers . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 6 ( Sunday October 8 , 1995 ) : at Jacksonville Jaguars . " at Alltell Stadium , Jacksonville , Florida " Scoring Drives : Week 8 ( Thursday October 19 , 1995 ) : vs . Cincinnati Bengals . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 9 ( Sunday October 29 , 1995 ) : vs . Jacksonville Jaguars . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 10 ( Sunday November 5 , 1995 ) : at Chicago Bears . " at Soldier Field , Chicago , Illinois " Scoring Drives : Week 11 ( Monday November 13 , 1995 ) : vs . Cleveland Browns . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 12 ( Sunday November 19 , 1995 ) : at Cincinnati Bengals . " at Riverfront Stadium , Cincinnati , Ohio " Scoring Drives : Week 13 ( Sunday November 26 , 1995 ) : at Cleveland Browns . " at Cleveland Municipal Stadium , Cleveland , Ohio " Scoring Drives : Week 14 ( Sunday December 3 , 1995 ) : vs . Houston Oilers . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 15 ( Sunday December 10 , 1995 ) : at Oakland Raiders . " at Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum , Oakland , California " Scoring Drives : Week 16 ( Saturday December 16 , 1995 ) : vs . New England Patriots . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Week 17 ( Sunday December 24 , 1995 ) : at Green Bay Packers . " at Lambeau Field , Green Bay , Wisconsin " Scoring Drives : Playoffs . Game summaries . AFC Divisional Playoff ( Saturday January 6 , 1996 ) : vs . Buffalo Bills . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : AFC Championship Game ( Sunday January 14 , 1996 ) : vs . Indianapolis Colts . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Scoring Drives : Super Bowl XXX ( Sunday January 28 , 1996 ) : vs . Dallas Cowboys . " at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe , Arizona " Scoring Drives : Honors and awards . Pro Bowl Representatives . See : " 1996 Pro Bowl "