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Marcus Allen

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Pittsburgh Steelers · LB

Marcus Allen recorded 28 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

1.9

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

28

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A researched consensus introduction to Marcus Allen's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Marcus Allen, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Marcus Allen's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the Super Bowl against Oakland Raiders and WSH, Marcus Allen recorded 191 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 18 receiving yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Marcus Allen
  2. #2. In the conference championship against Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders, Marcus Allen recorded 154 rushing yards, 62 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Marcus Allen
  3. #3. In the Divisional Round against Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders, Marcus Allen recorded 121 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 38 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Marcus Allen
  4. #4. Against Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders, Marcus Allen recorded 40 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdowns, 173 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Marcus Allen
  5. #5. Against Los Angeles Rams and Oakland Raiders, Marcus Allen recorded 93 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns, 61 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Marcus Allen

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Regular Season
2022
LAS VEGASRAIDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 24, 2022

Las Vegas Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2022

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2022
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 18, 2022

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2022

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2022
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 11, 2022

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2022

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2022
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 4, 2022

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2022

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2022
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 28, 2022

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2022

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Marcus Allen's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 6 total tackles · 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2020
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 3, 2021

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2021

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2020
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 21, 2020

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2020

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

One snap at a time

Greatest individual plays

The signature moments from Marcus Allen's career.

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Marcus Allen · vs Washington

Marcus Allen Reverses the Field

1983 · Super Bowl XVIII

Third quarter

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Marcus Allen's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2007–2021

01
PITALLEN27Marcus Allen
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Franchise era

2022–present

02
PITALLEN27Marcus Allen
PITWATT90T.J. Watt
PITHEYWARD97Cameron Heyward

The standard meets a quarterback transition

Pittsburgh Steelers · After Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh has leaned on Watt and its defensive identity while searching for the long-term offense to begin its next championship chapter.

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Career accomplishments

16 NFL seasons222 career games282 career passing yards6 career passing touchdowns12,243 career rushing yards123 career rushing touchdowns587 career receptions5,411 career receiving yards21 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Penn StateDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 148Jersey: 271 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 2, 2018Most recent: Dec 24, 2022

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.