1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season Tags: National Football League Season.The 1998 season marked the first time since 1991 that the Steelers failed to reach the playoffs. Pittsburgh finished 7–9 after starting the season 5–2 losing their last five games to knock themselves out of the playoffs. coach Bill Cowher year 1998-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 Learn more... Loading...