Pittsburgh
Steelers Playoff
History
Pittsburgh
Steelers Playoff
History
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The Pittsburgh Steelers (founded 1933 and then known as the Pittsburgh Pirates), have an exciting and tradition-filled history of winning NFL Championships since the mid-1970s. In the 1970s, led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw and featuring the famous defensive line known as the Steel Curtain, the Steelers won four Superbowls. A Superbowl drought then ensued for the 1980s and half of the 90s, until the 1995 season, when, led by quarterback Neil O'Donnell, the Steelers once again entered the Superbowl, only to lose the championship to the Dallas Cowboys. Returning to championship form in 2005, the Steelers, this time led by quartback Ben Roethlisberger, defeated the Seattle Seahawks. Ben Roethlisberger and his Steelers play for the NFL championship again on February 1, 2009 against the Arizona Cardinals.
The Steelers (then called the entered the NFL Playoffs for the first time in 1947, when they tied for first place in their division with the Philadelphia Eagles; both teams held an 8-4 record. With their exciting, last-minute finish over the Arizona Cardinals in Superbowl 43, the Steelers hold the distincition of winning more Superbowls than any other team in NFL History.
NFL Championships/ Super Bowl Championships (6) Superbowl IX in 1975 (1974 Season)-Steelers won against the Minnesota Vikings 16 to 6 Superbowl X in 1976 (1975 Season) --Steelers won against the Dallas Cowboys 21 to 17 Superbowl XIII in 1979 (1978 Season) --Steelers won against the Dallas Cowboys 35 to 31 Superbowl XIV in 1980 (1979 Season)--Steelers won against the Los Angeles Rams 31 to 19 Superbowl XIV in 1996 (1995 Season)--Steelers lost to the Dallas Cowboys 27 to 17 Superbowl XL in 2006 (2005 Season)--Steelers won against the Seattle Seahawks 21 to 10 Superbowl XLIII in 2009 (2008 Season)--Steelers won against Arizona Cardinals 27 to 23
AFC Conference Championships (7) AFC: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1995, 2005, 2008
Division Championships (19) AFC Central: 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001 AFC North: 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008
Playoff Appearances (25) NFL: 1947, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
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