13. Sunday December 31st 2006 at Cincinnati Bengals 23–17 OT
The final win under Bill Cowher came in the finale of the 2006 season. Many may why this matchup is on the list, but remember it not only was the last win under Cowher, but also it stopped thewonder Bengals from making the postseason. Marvin Lewis and the Bengals were confident they would win and get to the playoffs, but Santonio Holmes’ OT catch and run ended their hopes and gave Cowher a great final win in the last game of his career. While no one was for sure it would be Cowher’s last game, he gave every indication in his postgame talk to Lewis at midfield. A week later he was gone for good.
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Anthony Battaglia
May 29, 2015 at 2:04 am
Matt, I seriously think you’ve overlooked the 1993 MNF game vs the AFC back to back defending Conference Champs, Buffalo Bills. It was a statement game for Bill Cowher’s Steelers who were eliminated in the play-offs by the Bills @ Three Rivers. Final score : 24-0.
Matt Loede
May 29, 2015 at 4:12 am
Hi Anthony,
Thanks for the comment – the 93 Bills game was on the long original list for sure and was one of the last ones to get taken off to get the list to 20 games. I think the reason I stayed away from it was due to the aftermath of that game. The following week they were beat up bad by the Broncos, and then lost the next Sunday night to the Oilers. Overall after beating the Bills the team went 3-4 and had to claw their way into the playoffs. Just seemed like the team was never the same after that win, which again is kind of why I kept it off the list. Thank you again for the comment!