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The Pittsburgh Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC; seven franchises in the National Football Conference (NFC) have longer tenures in the NFL. The team struggled to be competitive in its ...
Most conference championship games played in [AFC] (15 – all with AFC) – The San Francisco 49ers have most appearances with 16; Most conference championship games hosted [AFC or NFC] (8) Second most division titles won by any team in the history of the NFL (20 – second only to Dallas's 21) (all with AFC Central & North)
Worst turnover margin, season, -30 [28] Chicago Rockets: 1948 (AAFC record) Pittsburgh Steelers: 1965. Most consecutive games without a turnover, 7; New England Patriots: 2010. Most consecutive games without a takeaway, 8; Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2018. Most turnovers, single team, game, 12; Detroit Lions (vs. Chicago Bears) Nov 22, 1942
The season marked the 75th anniversary of the Steelers franchise. The Steelers' 2007 schedule included two notable playoff rematches. The Steelers played the New England Patriots December 9 for the first time in the regular season since 2005, when they lost at home on a last-second Adam Vinatieri field goal 23–20. The 34–13 loss was also ...
The San Francisco 49ers have the most post-season victories (38) in NFL playoff history, while the Minnesota Vikings have the most playoff losses (32). The Cleveland Browns have the lowest playoff win–loss percentage (.353), holding a 12–22 record. The Houston Texans have the fewest games played (12), wins (5), and losses (7) in NFL playoff ...
The Steelers won the inaugural game played at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium in 1998, 20–13, and three years later the Ravens handed the Steelers their first-ever loss at Heinz Field, 13–10. Later that season ( 2001 ) Pittsburgh won a divisional playoff game 27–10 against Baltimore, who was the defending Super Bowl champion .
In his first season as head coach, Noll led the Steelers to their worst season to date in franchise history [23], finishing with a 1-13 record. [24] This record allowed for the Steelers to hold the first overall pick in the 1970 NFL draft which the team used to select Louisiana Tech quarterback Terry Bradshaw. [25]
The 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 38th in the National Football League. They improved from a league-worst 1–13 record the previous year, finishing with a 5–9 record and third place in the newly formed AFC Central. The Steelers began the decade in a new conference and a new stadium with a new quarterback.