steelers record as a underdog in playoffs all-time

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a 5-17 record 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

700

Rodgers

RUSH

216

Warren

REC

114

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

17.7

26th

OPP PPG

20.0

10th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

22nd

PASS YDS/G

233.3

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	2	1	.667
Browns	2	1	.667
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	2	1	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bengals

2 - 1

Final

Steelers

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	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)
Mon 9/28	PHI	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a 5-17 record as underdogs in the playoffs all-time.

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405

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4

6

5

4

133.1

127.3

116.1

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NFL Fantasy 2026

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69.9

68.2

77.1

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