highest sack season by a steelers player since 2017

Since 2017, T.J. Watt has the most sacks for the Steelers in a season, with 22.5 sacks in 2021.

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	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	T.J. Watt	22.5	2021	PIT	15	48	16	64	111.5	0	0	0	5	3	0
2	T.J. Watt	19.0	2023	PIT	17	48	20	68	122	1	24	0	4	3	1
3	T.J. Watt	15.0	2020	PIT	15	43	10	53	112.5	1	0	0	2	0	0
4	Alex Highsmith A. Highsmith	14.5	2022	PIT	17	38	25	63	118	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	T.J. Watt	14.5	2019	PIT	16	35	20	55	104	2	7	0	8	4	0
6	T.J. Watt	13.0	2018	PIT	16	50	18	68	87	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	Cameron Heyward C. Heyward	12.0	2017	PIT	15	30	15	45	71	0	0	0	2	1	0
8	T.J. Watt	11.5	2024	PIT	17	40	21	61	79.5	0	0	0	6	2	0
9	Bud Dupree B. Dupree	11.5	2019	PIT	16	49	19	68	57	0	0	0	4	2	0
10	Stephon Tuitt S. Tuitt	11.0	2020	PIT	15	33	12	45	63.5	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	Cameron Heyward C. Heyward	10.5	2022	PIT	17	39	35	74	72.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
12	Cameron Heyward C. Heyward	10.0	2021	PIT	17	53	36	89	55.5	1	0	0	1	1	0
13	Alex Highsmith A. Highsmith	9.5	2025	PIT	13	36	14	50	44	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	Cameron Heyward C. Heyward	9.0	2019	PIT	16	51	32	83	61	0	0	0	1	1	0
15	Cameron Heyward C. Heyward	8.0	2024	PIT	17	35	36	71	62	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Bud Dupree B. Dupree	8.0	2020	PIT	11	23	8	31	46	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	Cameron Heyward C. Heyward	8.0	2018	PIT	16	29	22	51	60	0	0	0	1	1	0
18	Vince Williams V. Williams	8.0	2017	PIT	16	69	20	89	63	1	13	0	0	0	0
19	Nick Herbig N. Herbig	7.5	2025	PIT	15	21	9	30	59	1	41	0	3	1	1
20	T.J. Watt	7.0	2025	PIT	14	23	32	55	41	2	13	0	3	2	0
21	Alex Highsmith A. Highsmith	7.0	2023	PIT	17	34	23	57	44.5	2	30	1	2	0	0
22	Chris Wormley C. Wormley	7.0	2021	PIT	15	29	22	51	55.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	T.J. Watt	7.0	2017	PIT	15	40	14	54	36	1	17	0	1	0	0
24	Javon Hargrave J. Hargrave	6.5	2018	PIT	16	32	17	49	32.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Alex Highsmith A. Highsmith	6.0	2024	PIT	11	28	17	45	40	0	0	0	1	0	0

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PASS

1,234

Rodgers

RUSH

410

Warren

REC

230

Warren

Team Rankings

PPG

22.2

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OPP PPG

21.8

11th

RUSH YDS/G

101.2

19th

PASS YDS/G

246.8

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Ravens	4	1	.800
Steelers	3	2	.600
Browns	3	2	.600
Bengals	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 3

Final

Steelers

3 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000