High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers were considered a rebuilding team filled with many young players, especially after the release of longtime center Mike Webster in the offseason. The young team showed its inexperience in the first game of the season, when they lost at home to the archrival Cleveland Browns 51–0. The loss marked the Steelers worst defeat in franchise history. The following week wasn`t much better, losing 41–10 to another division rival, the defending AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals.