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David Little

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · ILB

David Little recorded 179 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

7

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

179

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to David Little's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 30, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Dec 30, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1992
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 29, 1992

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1992

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1992
BUFFALOBILLS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 9, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1989
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 7, 1990

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1989
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 31, 1989

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from David Little's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1992
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 29, 1992

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1992

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1992
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 6, 1992

Seattle Seahawks vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped David Little's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITLITTLE—David Little
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

02
PITLITTLE—David Little
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 199012 NFL seasons179 career games9 career sacksJersey: 07 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Jan 9, 1993

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history