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1988 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 336 points (21.0/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 421 points (26.3/g), 28th.
Differential of -85 points (-5.3/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 5.9-10.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 22nd.
Coached by Chuck Noll (5-11-0)
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1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 4 | box | W | 1-0 | Dallas Cowboys | 24 | 21 | 17 | 356 | 214 | 142 | 25 | 414 | 280 | 134 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 11 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 29 | 30 | 14 | 341 | 258 | 83 | 1 | 25 | 515 | 422 | 93 | 3 |
| 3 | Sun | September 18 | box | L | 1-2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 17 | 19 | 319 | 195 | 124 | 6 | 20 | 306 | 190 | 116 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 25 | box | L | 1-3 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 28 | 36 | 25 | 408 | 314 | 94 | 5 | 22 | 398 | 282 | 116 | 3 |
| 5 | Sun | October 2 | box | L | 1-4 | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 23 | 13 | 183 | 94 | 89 | 5 | 15 | 299 | 131 | 168 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 9 | box | L | 1-5 | @ | Phoenix Cardinals | 14 | 31 | 10 | 203 | 125 | 78 | 2 | 21 | 388 | 285 | 103 | 3 |
| 7 | Sun | October 16 | box | L | 1-6 | Houston Oilers | 14 | 34 | 23 | 344 | 251 | 93 | 4 | 18 | 309 | 185 | 124 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 23 | box | W | 2-6 | Denver Broncos | 39 | 21 | 18 | 386 | 130 | 256 | 2 | 15 | 323 | 278 | 45 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 30 | box | L | 2-7 | @ | New York Jets | 20 | 24 | 15 | 352 | 209 | 143 | 4 | 15 | 196 | 112 | 84 | 1 |
| 10 | Sun | November 6 | box | L | 2-8 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 42 | 15 | 198 | 97 | 101 | 28 | 559 | 338 | 221 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 13 | box | L | 2-9 | Philadelphia Eagles | 26 | 27 | 19 | 361 | 197 | 164 | 1 | 27 | 358 | 252 | 106 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 20 | box | L | 2-10 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 27 | 18 | 285 | 167 | 118 | 4 | 11 | 262 | 192 | 70 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 27 | box | W | 3-10 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 10 | 19 | 336 | 122 | 214 | 1 | 19 | 366 | 278 | 88 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 4 | box | W | 4-10 | @ | Houston Oilers | 37 | 34 | 23 | 426 | 332 | 94 | 23 | 403 | 269 | 134 | 4 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 11 | box | L | 4-11 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 20 | 20 | 302 | 172 | 130 | 3 | 17 | 324 | 144 | 180 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 18 | box | W | 5-11 | Miami Dolphins | 40 | 24 | 24 | 404 | 99 | 305 | 1 | 18 | 385 | 303 | 82 | 3 | |