steelers nfl rush defense rankings by year

The Pittsburgh Steelers had their most carries in a season in 1976, with 653 rush attempts.

	TEAM	ATT	SEASON	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Steelers	653	1976	14	2,971	4.5	212.2	33
2	Steelers	641	1978	16	2,297	3.6	143.6	16
3	Steelers	618	2004	16	2,464	4.0	154.0	16
4	Steelers	614	1983	16	2,610	4.3	163.1	17
5	Steelers	581	1977	14	2,258	3.9	161.3	20
6	Steelers	581	1975	14	2,633	4.5	188.1	22
7	Steelers	580	2001	16	2,774	4.8	173.4	17
8	Steelers	578	1963	14	2,136	3.7	152.6	14
9	Steelers	574	1984	16	2,179	3.8	136.2	13
10	Steelers	572	1997	16	2,479	4.3	154.9	19
11	Steelers	572	1962	14	2,333	4.1	166.6	17
12	Steelers	564	1986	16	2,223	3.9	138.9	18
13	Steelers	561	1979	16	2,603	4.6	162.7	25
14	Steelers	555	1973	14	2,143	3.9	153.1	12
15	Steelers	554	1981	16	2,372	4.3	148.3	21
16	Steelers	549	2005	16	2,223	4.0	138.9	21
17	Steelers	546	1994	16	2,180	4.0	136.3	15
18	Steelers	546	1974	14	2,417	4.4	172.6	19
19	Steelers	543	1961	14	1,761	3.2	125.8	10
20	Steelers	541	1985	16	2,177	4.0	136.1	14
21	Steelers	535	1949	12	2,209	4.1	184.1	20
22	Steelers	533	2024	17	2,166	4.1	127.4	14
23	Steelers	527	2000	16	2,248	4.3	140.5	19
24	Steelers	525	1996	16	2,299	4.4	143.7	18
25	Steelers	518	1992	16	2,156	4.2	134.8	13

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	0	0	0
Browns	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0
Ravens	0	0	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CIN	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

205

Purdy

187

Lock

178

Maye

Rush Yards Leaders

68

McCaffrey

65

Black

54

Corum

Rec Yards Leaders

122

Smith-Njigba

74

Nacua

51

Hollins

Pass TD Leaders

3

Purdy

1

Maye

1

Lock

Rush TD Leaders

1

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

1

Smith-Njigba

1

Samuel

1

Robinson

QB Rating Leaders

113.3

Lock

105.6

Purdy

61.3

Stafford

Sack Leaders

1.0

Jacas

1.0

Thomas

1.0

Hall

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

27.0

13.0

10.0

7.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

27.0

Total Yards Rankings

379.0

290.0

285.0

277.0

Rush Yards Rankings

174.0

122.0

109.0

97.0

Pass Yards Rankings

205.0

200.0

178.0

168.0

Sack Leaders

3.0

2.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

12.5

Williams

9.5

Stevenson

8.8

McCaffrey

Fantasy WR Rankings

18.2

Smith-Njigba

12

Samuel

11

Robinson

Fantasy TE Rankings

6.2

Raridon

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Henry

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Farrell

Fantasy K Rankings

11

Pineiro

7

Myers

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

0-0-1

Worst Record ATS

0-1

0-0-1

1-0

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0
Commanders	0	0	0
Eagles	0	0	0
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	0	0	0
Vikings	0	0	0
Packers	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	0	0	0
Saints	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	0	0	0
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	0	0	0
Bills	0	0	0
Dolphins	0	0	0
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0
Steelers	0	0	0
Ravens	0	0	0
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	0	0	0
Titans	0	0	0
Jaguars	0	0	0
Colts	0	0	0
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	0	0	0
Broncos	0	0	0
Raiders	0	0	0
Chargers	0	0	0