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2020 Pittsburgh Steelers

The 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers went 12–4, finishing 1st in the AFC North, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 416 points and allowed 312.

Record
12–4
Home
7–1
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
416–312
AFC North
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost Wild Card

Where the season ranked

They scored 416 points, the 12th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 312, the third-fewest. Their point differential was +104.

How the season unfolded

The Steelers opened with four straight wins and were 8–0 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.

Their longest winning streak was eleven games, from Week 1 to Week 12.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 13 to Week 15.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 38–7 over the Cleveland Browns in Week 6 (October 18, 2020).

Their heaviest loss was 26–15 to the Buffalo Bills in Week 14 (December 13, 2020).

They scored a season-high 38 points against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5 (October 11, 2020), winning 38–29.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–2.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the AFC North, sweeping the Ravens and splitting with the Browns and the Bengals.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 5–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Cleveland Browns 48–37 at home.

Before and after

That was a four-win improvement on 2019, when they went 8–8.

It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2017.

In 2021, they went 9–7–1 and returned to the playoffs.

2020 schedule and results

2020 Pittsburgh Steelers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 14, 2020at New York GiantsW 26–16
Week 2Sep 20, 2020vs Denver BroncosW 26–21
Week 3Sep 27, 2020vs Houston TexansW 28–21
Week 5Oct 11, 2020vs Philadelphia EaglesW 38–29
Week 6Oct 18, 2020vs Cleveland BrownsW 38–7
Week 7Oct 25, 2020at Tennessee TitansW 27–24
Week 8Nov 1, 2020at Baltimore RavensW 28–24
Week 9Nov 8, 2020at Dallas CowboysW 24–19
Week 10Nov 15, 2020vs Cincinnati BengalsW 36–10
Week 11Nov 22, 2020at Jacksonville JaguarsW 27–3
Week 12Dec 2, 2020vs Baltimore RavensW 19–14
Week 13Dec 7, 2020vs WashingtonL 17–23
Week 14Dec 13, 2020at Buffalo BillsL 15–26
Week 15Dec 21, 2020at Cincinnati BengalsL 17–27
Week 16Dec 27, 2020vs Indianapolis ColtsW 28–24
Week 17Jan 3, 2021at Cleveland BrownsL 22–24
Wild CardJan 10, 2021vs Cleveland BrownsL 37–48

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2020 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.