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2021 Pittsburgh Steelers

The 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers went 9–7–1, finishing 2nd in the AFC North, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 343 points and allowed 398.

Record
9–7–1
Home
6–2–1
Road & neutral
3–5
Points
343–398
AFC North
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Wild Card

Where the season ranked

They scored 343 points, the 12th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 398, the 13th-most. Their point differential was -55.

How the season unfolded

The Steelers started 1–3 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7–1.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 5 to Week 9.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 2 to Week 4.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 26–14 over the Cleveland Browns in Week 17 (January 3, 2022).

Their heaviest loss was 41–10 to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 12 (November 28, 2021).

They scored a season-high 37 points against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 11 (November 21, 2021), losing 41–37.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 8–2–1.

They played three games that went to overtime and went 2–0–1 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the AFC North, sweeping the Browns and the Ravens and getting swept by the Bengals.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 42–21 on the road.

Before and after

That was three wins fewer than in 2020, when they went 12–4.

In 2022, they went 9–8 and missed the playoffs.

2021 schedule and results

2021 Pittsburgh Steelers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 12, 2021at Buffalo BillsW 23–16
Week 2Sep 19, 2021vs Las Vegas RaidersL 17–26
Week 3Sep 26, 2021vs Cincinnati BengalsL 10–24
Week 4Oct 3, 2021at Green Bay PackersL 17–27
Week 5Oct 10, 2021vs Denver BroncosW 27–19
Week 6Oct 17, 2021vs Seattle SeahawksW 23–20 (OT)
Week 8Oct 31, 2021at Cleveland BrownsW 15–10
Week 9Nov 8, 2021vs Chicago BearsW 29–27
Week 10Nov 14, 2021vs Detroit LionsT 16–16 (OT)
Week 11Nov 21, 2021at Los Angeles ChargersL 37–41
Week 12Nov 28, 2021at Cincinnati BengalsL 10–41
Week 13Dec 5, 2021vs Baltimore RavensW 20–19
Week 14Dec 9, 2021at Minnesota VikingsL 28–36
Week 15Dec 19, 2021vs Tennessee TitansW 19–13
Week 16Dec 26, 2021at Kansas City ChiefsL 10–36
Week 17Jan 3, 2022vs Cleveland BrownsW 26–14
Week 18Jan 9, 2022at Baltimore RavensW 16–13 (OT)
Wild CardJan 16, 2022at Kansas City ChiefsL 21–42

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2021 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.