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PITSTEED93

Joel Steed

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · NT

Joel Steed recorded 110 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

0.2

tackles/gm

10

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

110

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Joel Steed's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXX
DALLASCOWBOYS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 28, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XXX · Jan 28, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1995
BUFFALOBILLS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 6, 1996

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 1996

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
ATLANTAFALCONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 25, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1999

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1997
DENVERBRONCOS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 11, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1997
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 3, 1998

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Joel Steed's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 3, 1999

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1999

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
1999
ATLANTAFALCONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 25, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1999

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Joel Steed's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITSTEED—Joel Steed
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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Franchise era

1981–1996

02
NYJSTEED—Joel Steed
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

03
BUFSTEED—Joel Steed
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

04
CINSTEED—Joel Steed
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

05
NYJSTEED—Joel Steed
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 19978 NFL seasons110 career games11 career solo tackles10 career sacksJersey: 9310 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1992Most recent: Dec 18, 1999

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