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The Steelers have the most playoff appearances among active AFC franchises, as well as the most since the official start of the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. The Cowboys (35) and Packers (35) are the only teams to have more playoff appearances. Coincidentally, these are also the only two teams to beat Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl.
Prior to the season, Hines Ward was released by the team and he retired shortly afterward. The 80th season in franchise history saw the Steelers miss the playoffs with an 8–8 record, their first non-winning season since 2006, with the team also setting the NFL record for the most games decided on the last play (6).
The Steelers' first playoff victory in franchise history came against the Raiders, which occurred on December 23, 1972, in a 13–7 victory over the Raiders; the victory occurred when Terry Bradshaw threw a pass intended for John Fuqua that was deflected into the hands of Franco Harris, who scooped the ball from nearly hitting the ground and ...
More recently, playoff success hasn't come quite as easily for Tomlin's Steelers. Since reaching the AFC title game after the 2016 season, Pittsburgh has made the playoffs five times.
Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions.In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game.
The National Football League playoffs for the 2005 season began on January 7, 2006. The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL, 21–10, on February 5, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
The Raiders–Steelers rivalry is an NFL rivalry between the Las Vegas Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers.. Both teams compete in the American Football Conference (AFC). The historically bitter rivalry started with the Steelers' first playoff win over the Raiders by way of Franco Harris' Immaculate Reception on December 23, 1972.
Team with the lowest winning percentage to reach the playoffs, 7–9 (0.438) Seattle Seahawks, 2010 Washington Football Team, 2020. Team with the lowest winning percentage to win a playoff game, 7–9 (0.438) Seattle Seahawks, 2010. Team with the lowest regular season winning percentage to reach the NFC Championship Game, 8–7 (0.533)