Team season

1981 Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC North · 16 indexed games

8–8

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

356–297

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1981

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1981

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1981

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1981

San Francisco 49ers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1981

Kansas City Chiefs vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 6, 1981

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1981

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1981

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1981

Tennessee Titans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1981

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1981

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1981

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1981

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