steelers playoff record all-time underdogs

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 5-17 as underdogs in the playoffs all-time.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	ROUND	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Steelers	1/1/1984	0-1	AFC Divisional	PIT	@	RAI	L 10-38	.000	1	17	331	413
2	Steelers	12/30/1984	1-0	AFC Divisional	PIT	@	DEN	W 24-17	1.000	3	25	381	250
3	Steelers	1/6/1985	0-1	AFC Championship	PIT	@	MIA	L 28-45	.000	4	22	455	569
4	Steelers	12/31/1989	1-0	AFC Wild Card	PIT	@	HOU	W 26-23	1.000	2	17	289	380
5	Steelers	1/7/1990	0-1	AFC Divisional	PIT	@	DEN	L 23-24	.000	2	19	404	364
6	Steelers	1/8/1994	0-1	AFC Wild Card	PIT	@	KC	L 24-27	.000	3	21	373	401	47.4	50.0
7	Steelers	1/28/1996	0-1	Super Bowl	PIT	vs	DAL	L 17-27	.000	2	25	310	254	47.4	50.0
8	Steelers	1/5/1997	0-1	AFC Divisional	PIT	@	NE	L 3-28	.000	0	12	213	346	16.7	50.0
9	Steelers	1/11/1998	0-1	AFC Championship	PIT	vs	DEN	L 21-24	.000	3	23	351	345	54.5
10	Steelers	1/11/2003	0-1	AFC Divisional	PIT	@	TEN	L 31-34	.000	3	21	324	430	28.6
11	Steelers	1/23/2005	0-1	AFC Championship	PIT	vs	NE	L 27-41	.000	3	19	388	322	33.3	50.0
12	Steelers	1/15/2006	1-0	AFC Divisional	PIT	@	IND	W 21-18	1.000	3	21	295	305	42.9	100.0
13	Steelers	1/22/2006	1-0	AFC Championship	PIT	@	DEN	W 34-17	1.000	4	20	358	308	62.5
14	Steelers	1/5/2008	0-1	AFC Wild Card	PIT	vs	JAX	L 29-31	.000	4	24	340	239	50.0	100.0
15	Steelers	2/6/2011	0-1	Super Bowl	PIT	@	GB	L 25-31	.000	3	19	387	338	53.8	0.0
16	Steelers	1/17/2016	0-1	AFC Divisional	PIT	@	DEN	L 16-23	.000	1	16	396	324	16.7	0.0
17	Steelers	1/15/2017	1-0	AFC Divisional	PIT	@	KC	W 18-16	1.000	0	20	389	227	46.7
18	Steelers	1/22/2017	0-1	AFC Championship	PIT	@	NE	L 17-36	.000	2	22	368	431	60.0	0.0
19	Steelers	1/16/2022	0-1	AFC Wild Card	PIT	@	KC	L 21-42	.000	3	19	257	478	43.8	100.0
20	Steelers	1/15/2024	0-1	AFC Wild Card	PIT	@	BUF	L 17-31	.000	2	22	324	368	45.5	0.0
21	Steelers	1/11/2025	0-1	AFC Wild Card	PIT	@	BAL	L 14-28	.000	2	11	280	464	45.5	0.0
22	Steelers	1/12/2026	0-1	AFC Wild Card	PIT	vs	HOU	L 6-30	.000	0	13	175	408	14.3	66.7
	Average								.227	2.3	19.5	335.8	362.0
	Total		5-17						.227	50	428	7,388	7,964

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More Steelers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,322

Rodgers

RUSH

958

Warren

REC

850

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

23.4

15th

OPP PPG

22.8

17th

RUSH YDS/G

103.3

26th

PASS YDS/G

213.6

22nd

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	10	7	.588
Ravens	8	9	.471
Bengals	6	11	.353
Browns	5	12	.294

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

Last Game

Texans

1 - 0

Final

Steelers

0 - 1

Mon 12 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176