
Sportshistory:
Pittsburgh
Steelers Playoff History
Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain in
1975
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.
Pittsburgh Steeler
Quarterback Terry Bradshaw
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.
The Steelers won the AFC North Division in 2010, and
faced the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Playoff game
on January 15, 2011. The Steelers won a tight game,
defeating the Ravens 31-24 to go to the AFC Championship
game. The Steelers lost the 45th Superbowl to the Green
Bay Packers by a score of 31 to 25 on Feb. 6, 2011.
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
Superbowl XLV in 2011 (2010 Season)--Steelers
lost to the Green
Bay Packers 31 to 25
AFC Conference Championships (8)
AFC: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1995, 2005, 2008,
2010
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, 2010
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, 2010
Sources:
Supebowl.com