2010 Pittsburgh Steelers
The 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers went 12–4, finishing 1st in the AFC North, and lost the Super Bowl. They scored 375 points and allowed 232.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 7–1
- Points
- 375–232
- AFC North
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Super Bowl
Where the season ranked
They scored 375 points, the 12th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 232, the fewest. Their point differential was +143.
How the season unfolded
The Steelers started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 11 to Week 14.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 35–3 over the Oakland Raiders in Week 11 (November 21, 2010).
Their heaviest loss was 39–26 to the New England Patriots in Week 10 (November 14, 2010).
They scored a season-high 41 points against the Cleveland Browns in Week 17 (January 2, 2011), winning 41–9.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–2.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the AFC North, sweeping the Browns and the Bengals and splitting with the Ravens.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Baltimore Ravens 31–24 at home.
In the AFC Championship Game, they beat the New York Jets 24–19 at home.
They lost Super Bowl XLV to the Green Bay Packers, 31–25.
Before and after
That was a three-win improvement on 2009, when they went 9–7.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2008.
In 2011, they went 12–4 and returned to the playoffs.
2010 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2010 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 15–9 (OT) |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2010 | at Tennessee Titans | W 19–11 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2010 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 38–13 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2010 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 14–17 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2010 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 28–10 |
| Week 7 | Oct 24, 2010 | at Miami Dolphins | W 23–22 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2010 | at New Orleans Saints | L 10–20 |
| Week 9 | Nov 8, 2010 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–21 |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2010 | vs New England Patriots | L 26–39 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2010 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 35–3 |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2010 | at Buffalo Bills | W 19–16 (OT) |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2010 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 13–10 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2010 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–7 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2010 | vs New York Jets | L 17–22 |
| Week 16 | Dec 23, 2010 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 27–3 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2011 | at Cleveland Browns | W 41–9 |
| Divisional | Jan 15, 2011 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 31–24 |
| Conference championship | Jan 23, 2011 | vs New York Jets | W 24–19 |
| Super Bowl | Feb 6, 2011 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 25–31 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2010 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.