fewest receiving yards in a game steelers player ever

John Henry Johnson has the fewest receiving yards for the Steelers in a game, with -12 yards versus the Washington Redskins on November 18, 1962.

Interpreted as:
fewest receiving yards by a player in a regular-season game steelers player ever
NAMEREC YDSDATETMOPPRECTRGAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
-12
11/18/1962
vs
2
-6.0
0
33
10
3.3
0
2Willie Parker
W. Parker
-11
10/15/2006
vs
1
1
-11.0
0
109
21
5.2
2
3Leo Elter
L. Elter
-11
10/31/1954
@
2
-5.5
0
17
4
4.3
0
4Bubby Brister
B. Brister
-10
9/10/1989
vs
1
-10.0
0
-8
2
-4.0
0
5Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
-9
12/7/2025
@
1
1
-9.0
0
0
2
0.0
1
6Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
-9
11/21/1971
vs
1
-9.0
0
53
10
5.3
0
7Fran Rogel
F. Rogel
-9
11/28/1954
vs
2
-4.5
0
102
22
4.6
0
8Isaac Redman
I. Redman
-8
11/13/2011
@
1
1
-8.0
0
25
7
3.6
0
9Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala
C. Fuamatu-Ma'afala
-8
12/9/2001
vs
1
1
-8.0
0
50
21
2.4
1
10Bennie Cunningham
B. Cunningham
-8
11/18/1979
@
1
-8.0
0
0
0
0
11Fran Rogel
F. Rogel
-8
10/5/1957
vs
1
-8.0
0
4
1
4.0
0
12Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
-7
9/14/2008
@
1
1
-7.0
0
0
1
0.0
0
13Dick Hoak
D. Hoak
-7
12/6/1970
vs
1
-7.0
0
0
0
0
14Frank Varrichione
F. Varrichione
-7
11/6/1960
@
0
0
0
0
0
15Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
-6
9/28/2014
vs
0
0
0
4
2
2.0
0
16Willie Parker
W. Parker
-6
9/25/2005
vs
1
3
-6.0
0
55
17
3.2
0
17George Jones
G. Jones
-6
10/26/1997
vs
1
-6.0
0
0
0
0
18Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
-6
9/29/1996
vs
1
-6.0
0
115
29
4.0
0
19Tim Worley
T. Worley
-6
10/8/1989
vs
1
-6.0
0
74
15
4.9
0
20Earnest Jackson
E. Jackson
-6
9/4/1988
vs
2
-3.0
0
76
12
6.3
2
21Rocky Bleier
R. Bleier
-6
12/13/1975
vs
2
-3.0
0
25
9
2.8
0
22Rocky Bleier
R. Bleier
-6
10/5/1975
@
1
-6.0
0
37
10
3.7
0
23Dick Hoak
D. Hoak
-6
12/10/1967
vs
3
-2.0
0
0
0
0
24Dick Hoak
D. Hoak
-6
11/27/1966
@
1
-6.0
0
12
6
2.0
0
25Mike Lind
M. Lind
-6
10/17/1965
vs
1
-6.0
0
42
8
5.3
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.

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