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Pittsburgh Steelers
PIT - AFC - AFC North
Overview
Record
2-2
#3 in AFC North • #8 in AFC
PF
77
Points For
PA
87
Points Against
DIFF
-10
Point Differential
PPG
#23
19.3
Scoring Offense
OPP PPG
#14
21.8
Scoring Defense
Team Stats
Total YPG
#17
317.8
Total offense per game
Pass YPG
#16
223.5
Net passing per game
Rush YPG
#22
94.8
Rushing per game
Turnovers
#22
6
Giveaways
Sacks
#8
10.0
Defense
Takeaways
#2
8
Defense
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Stats
Team Stats
Points Per Game
#23
19.3
Scoring Offense
Opp PPG
#14
21.8
Scoring Defense
Total YPG
#17
317.8
Total Offense
Pass YPG
#16
223.5
Passing Offense
Rush YPG
#22
94.8
Rushing Offense
Turnovers
#22
6
Giveaways
Takeaways
#2
8
Defense
Sacks
#8
10.0
Defense
| Season | G | PF | PA | Diff | PPG | Opp PPG | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Pass TD | Rush TD | Turnovers | Takeaways | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-27 | 4 | 77 | 87 | -10 | 19.3 | 21.8 | 1,271 | 894 | 379 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10.0 |
Team Leaders
Passing Yards
999
Rushing Yards
309
Receiving Yards
DK Metcalf WR
213
Tackles
Payton Wilson ILB
33
Interceptions
1
Passing
| Name | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers QB | 4 | 88 | 153 | 57.5 | 999 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 81.6 |
Rushing
| Name | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | YDS/G | FUM | LST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren RB | 4 | 55 | 309 | 5.6 | 86 | 0 | 77.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Rico Dowdle RB | 2 | 15 | 37 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Homer RB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rodgers QB | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 16 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mason Rudolph QB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth TE | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Name | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | YDS/G | FUM | LST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf WR | 4 | 16 | 33 | 213 | 13.3 | 1 | 87 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Wilson WR | 4 | 14 | 24 | 188 | 13.4 | 2 | 116 | 47.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren RB | 4 | 13 | 20 | 143 | 11.0 | 0 | 87 | 35.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Freiermuth TE | 4 | 14 | 19 | 125 | 8.9 | 2 | 59 | 31.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Washington TE | 4 | 9 | 13 | 119 | 13.2 | 1 | 90 | 29.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman WR | 3 | 7 | 12 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | 45 | 29.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Germie Bernard WR | 4 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 39 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Skowronek WR | 4 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle RB | 2 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tonyan TE | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Name | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | SACK | TFL | PD | INT | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Wilson ILB | 4 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaquan Brisker FS | 4 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Queen ILB | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt OLB | 4 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jalen Ramsey CB | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rayshawn Jenkins LB | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Spears-Jennings FS | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward DT | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamel Dean CB | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon DT | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Herbig OLB | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr. CB | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith LB | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keeanu Benton DT | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yahya Black DE | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sawyer LB | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Holcomb ILB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylen Everette CB | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Joseph-Day DE | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carson Bruener LB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandin Echols CB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doneiko Slaughter DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Nichols III RB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Nowakowski FB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rodgers QB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Hoffman G | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman WR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Wilson WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Homer RB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Returning
| Name | GP | KR ATT | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR LNG | KR TD | PR ATT | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR LNG | PR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden Wetjen WR | 4 | 14 | 317 | 22.6 | 102 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 45 | 0 |
| Eli Heidenreich RB | 2 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Name | GP | FGM | FGA | FG% | LNG | XPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell K | 4 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 174 | 6 |
Punting
| Name | GP | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | NET | IN20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnston P | 4 | 18 | 889 | 49.4 | 43.4 | 9 |
Schedule
26-27 Record
2-2
Regular Season
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 |
vs
ATL
|
W 20-13 |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 |
@
NE
|
L 3-20 |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 |
vs
CIN
|
W 30-27 |
| 4 | Fri, Oct 2 |
@
CLE
|
L 24-27 |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 |
vs
IND
|
Upcoming |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 18 |
@
TB
|
Upcoming |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 |
@
NO
|
Upcoming |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 |
vs
CLE
|
Upcoming |
| 10 | Mon, Nov 16 |
@
CIN
|
Upcoming |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 |
@
PHI
|
Upcoming |
| 12 | Fri, Nov 27 |
vs
DEN
|
Upcoming |
| 13 | Mon, Dec 7 |
vs
HOU
|
Upcoming |
| 14 | Tue, Dec 15 |
@
JAX
|
Upcoming |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 |
vs
BAL
|
Upcoming |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 27 |
vs
CAR
|
Upcoming |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 |
@
TEN
|
Upcoming |
| 18 | Sun, Jan 10 |
@
BAL
|
Upcoming |
25-26 Record
10-7
Regular Season
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Sep 7 |
@
NYJ
|
W 34-32 |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 14 |
vs
SEA
|
L 17-31 |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 21 |
@
NE
|
W 21-14 |
| 4 | Sun, Sep 28 |
vs
MIN
|
W 24-21 |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 12 |
vs
CLE
|
W 23-9 |
| 7 | Fri, Oct 17 |
@
CIN
|
L 31-33 |
| 8 | Mon, Oct 27 |
vs
GB
|
L 25-35 |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 2 |
vs
IND
|
W 27-20 |
| 10 | Mon, Nov 10 |
@
LAC
|
L 10-25 |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 16 |
vs
CIN
|
W 34-12 |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 23 |
@
CHI
|
L 28-31 |
| 13 | Sun, Nov 30 |
vs
BUF
|
L 7-26 |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 7 |
@
BAL
|
W 27-22 |
| 15 | Tue, Dec 16 |
vs
MIA
|
W 28-15 |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 21 |
@
DET
|
W 29-24 |
| 17 | Sun, Dec 28 |
@
CLE
|
L 6-13 |
| 18 | Mon, Jan 5 |
vs
BAL
|
W 26-24 |
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Standings
American Football Conference
AFC East
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Buffalo Bills
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 127 | 107 | +20 |
| 2 |
New England Patriots
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 65 | 77 | -12 |
| 3 |
New York Jets
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0.25 | 76 | 84 | -8 |
| 4 |
Miami Dolphins
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 101 | -55 |
AFC North
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Browns
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 81 | 95 | -14 |
| 2 |
Baltimore Ravens
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 116 | 96 | +20 |
| 3 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 77 | 87 | -10 |
| 4 |
Cincinnati Bengals
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 97 | 85 | +12 |
AFC South
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jacksonville Jaguars
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 104 | 53 | +51 |
| 2 |
Indianapolis Colts
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 102 | 104 | -2 |
| 3 |
Houston Texans
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 109 | -25 |
| 4 |
Tennessee Titans
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 83 | -28 |
AFC West
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 77 | +41 |
| 2 |
Las Vegas Raiders
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 115 | 84 | +31 |
| 3 |
Denver Broncos
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 74 | 94 | -20 |
| 4 |
Los Angeles Chargers
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 106 | -39 |
National Football Conference
NFC East
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 82 | 79 | +3 |
| 2 |
Dallas Cowboys
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 122 | 112 | +10 |
| 3 |
Philadelphia Eagles
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 75 | 93 | -18 |
| 4 |
Washington Commanders
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0.25 | 88 | 122 | -34 |
NFC North
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Minnesota Vikings
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 51 | +35 |
| 2 |
Chicago Bears
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 112 | 65 | +47 |
| 3 |
Detroit Lions
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 119 | 127 | -8 |
| 4 |
Green Bay Packers
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 73 | 105 | -32 |
NFC South
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Carolina Panthers
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 121 | 109 | +12 |
| 2 |
Atlanta Falcons
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 96 | 92 | +4 |
| 3 |
New Orleans Saints
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0.25 | 105 | 128 | -23 |
| 4 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 96 | -20 |
NFC West
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco 49ers
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 64 | +58 |
| 2 |
Seattle Seahawks
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 105 | 73 | +32 |
| 3 |
Los Angeles Rams
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 85 | 83 | +2 |
| 4 |
Arizona Cardinals
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0.25 | 87 | 117 | -30 |
American Football Conference
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 77 | +41 | Division |
| 2 |
Jacksonville Jaguars
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 104 | 53 | +51 | Division |
| 3 |
Buffalo Bills
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 127 | 107 | +20 | Division |
| 4 |
Cleveland Browns
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 81 | 95 | -14 | Division |
| 5 |
Las Vegas Raiders
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 115 | 84 | +31 | Wild Card |
| 6 |
Baltimore Ravens
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 116 | 96 | +20 | Wild Card |
| 7 |
Cincinnati Bengals
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 97 | 85 | +12 | Wild Card |
| 8 |
Indianapolis Colts
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 102 | 104 | -2 | Out |
| 9 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 77 | 87 | -10 | Out |
| 10 |
New England Patriots
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 65 | 77 | -12 | Out |
| 11 |
Denver Broncos
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 74 | 94 | -20 | Out |
| 12 |
New York Jets
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0.25 | 76 | 84 | -8 | Out |
| 13 |
Houston Texans
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 109 | -25 | Out |
| 14 |
Tennessee Titans
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 83 | -28 | Out |
| 15 |
Los Angeles Chargers
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 106 | -39 | Out |
| 16 |
Miami Dolphins
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 101 | -55 | Out |
AFC North
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Browns
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 81 | 95 | -14 |
| 2 |
Baltimore Ravens
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 116 | 96 | +20 |
| 3 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 77 | 87 | -10 |
| 4 |
Cincinnati Bengals
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 97 | 85 | +12 |