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Pittsburgh Steelers

Indexed from 1933 through 2025 · AFC North

1,371

Games

91

Seasons

1933

First season

2025

Latest season

The full franchise story

Every era of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pittsburgh transformed decades of losing into the Steel Curtain dynasty, then sustained the same organizational identity through Cowher, Tomlin and generations of defense-led contenders.

Historical reference: Pittsburgh Steelers official NFL team page ↗
1

1933—1968

Survival, wartime mergers and rare contention

Peak indexed season1962 · 9–5→

Before the Steelers dynasty

Pittsburgh endured one playoff appearance in its first 36 seasons before the Rooney family entrusted a new coach with a patient rebuild.

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Ernie Stautner →John Henry Johnson →Bobby Layne →
2

1969—1979

A historic draft core wins four titles

Peak indexed season1978 · 14–2→

The Steel Curtain

Chuck Noll built through the draft, the Immaculate Reception announced the breakthrough and Pittsburgh won four Super Bowls in six seasons.

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Joe Greene →Terry Bradshaw →Franco Harris →
3

1980—1991

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Peak indexed season1989 · 9–7→

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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John Stallworth →Rod Woodson →Merril Hoge →
4

1992—2006

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Peak indexed season2005 · 11–5→

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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Jerome Bettis →Hines Ward →Troy Polamalu →
5

2007—2021

Stability survives constant roster change

Peak indexed season2008 · 12–4→

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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Ben Roethlisberger →Troy Polamalu →Antonio Brown →
6

2022—present

The standard meets a quarterback transition

Peak indexed season2025 · 10–7→

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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T.J. Watt →Cameron Heyward →George Pickens →

Franchise leaders

Most indexed appearances

Ben RoethlisbergerQB · 272 gamesMike WebsterC-G · 239 gamesHines WardWR · 233 gamesCameron HeywardDE · 222 gamesDonnie ShellDB · 220 gamesMel BlountDB · 219 gamesGary AndersonK · 207 gamesLarry BrownT-TE · 187 gamesTerry BradshawQB · 187 gamesDavid LittleLB · 186 gamesDeshea TownsendDB · 186 gamesIke TaylorCB · 186 games

Season history

Every indexed season

91 seasons · newest first

Game archive

Latest indexed games

1,371 total · loaded 10 at a time