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Former Steelers QB Claims Bill Cowher’s Team Would Have Beaten Cowboys With Him as Starter in Super Bowl XXX

The Pittsburgh Steelers have won six Super Bowls out of eight total appearances. Their former quarterback Kordell Stewart believes that it could have been seven wins had the Steelers given him more time. 24 years after parting ways with Pittsburgh…

By Soheli Tarafdar · Essentially Sports

Published: Saturday, 7 November 2026 at 1:57 AM

Key Things to Know

Kordell Stewart claimed the Steelers would have beaten the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX if he had started.
Pittsburgh lost Super Bowl XXX to the Dallas Cowboys by a final score of 27-17.
Starting quarterback Neil O’Donnell threw two crucial second-half interceptions in the Super Bowl loss.

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart stated on the Up & Adams show that the team would have defeated the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX if he had started. Stewart, who was a versatile rookie during the 1995 season under head coach Bill Cowher, believed that continuing their regular-season momentum with him at quarterback would have resulted in a championship win.

The Steelers lost Super Bowl XXX 27-17 to Dallas, hindered by two second-half interceptions from starting quarterback Neil O'Donnell. Stewart played as a hybrid receiver, runner, and passer in 1995 before later earning the full-time starting quarterback role for Pittsburgh in 1997.

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