steelers record all-time underdogs playoffs

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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Team Leaders

PASS

221

Rodgers

RUSH

46

Warren

REC

58

Pittman

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

22nd

OPP PPG

13.0

6th

RUSH YDS/G

58.0

32nd

PASS YDS/G

221.0

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	1	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	1.000
Ravens	1	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

0 - 1

Final

Steelers

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

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

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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

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