2018 Pittsburgh Steelers
The 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers went 9–6–1, finishing 2nd in the AFC North, and missed the playoffs. They scored 428 points and allowed 360.
- Record
- 9–6–1
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 4–3–1
- Points
- 428–360
- AFC North
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 428 points, tied for the sixth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 360, tied for the 16th-fewest. Their point differential was +68.
How the season unfolded
The Steelers started 1–2–1 and were 5–2–1 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 9–6–1.
Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 5 to Week 11.
Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 12 to Week 14.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 52–21 over the Carolina Panthers in Week 10 (November 8, 2018).
Their heaviest loss was 26–14 to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 4 (September 30, 2018).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–5–1.
They played one overtime game and tied it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–1–1 against the AFC North, sweeping the Bengals and splitting with the Ravens.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, 0.5 games better than their record.
Before and after
That was four wins fewer than in 2017, when they went 13–3.
In 2019, they went 8–8.
2018 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2018 | at Cleveland Browns | T 21–21 (OT) |
| Week 2 | Sep 16, 2018 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | L 37–42 |
| Week 3 | Sep 24, 2018 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30–27 |
| Week 4 | Sep 30, 2018 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 14–26 |
| Week 5 | Oct 7, 2018 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 41–17 |
| Week 6 | Oct 14, 2018 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 28–21 |
| Week 8 | Oct 28, 2018 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 33–18 |
| Week 9 | Nov 4, 2018 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 23–16 |
| Week 10 | Nov 8, 2018 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 52–21 |
| Week 11 | Nov 18, 2018 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 20–16 |
| Week 12 | Nov 25, 2018 | at Denver Broncos | L 17–24 |
| Week 13 | Dec 2, 2018 | vs Los Angeles Chargers | L 30–33 |
| Week 14 | Dec 9, 2018 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21–24 |
| Week 15 | Dec 16, 2018 | vs New England Patriots | W 17–10 |
| Week 16 | Dec 23, 2018 | at New Orleans Saints | L 28–31 |
| Week 17 | Dec 30, 2018 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 16–13 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2018 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.