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2025 Pittsburgh Steelers

The 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers went 10–7, finishing 1st in the AFC North, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 397 points and allowed 387.

Record
10–7
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
5–4
Points
397–387
AFC North
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost Wild Card

Where the season ranked

They scored 397 points, the 15th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 387, the 16th-most. Their point differential was +10.

How the season unfolded

The Steelers started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 10–7.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 3 to Week 6.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 34–12 over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11 (November 16, 2025).

Their heaviest loss was 30–6 to the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round (January 12, 2026).

They scored a season-high 34 points against the New York Jets in Week 1 (September 7, 2025), winning 34–32.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–3.

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 1–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Houston Texans 30–6 at home.

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2024, when they went 10–7.

2025 schedule and results

2025 Pittsburgh Steelers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 7, 2025at New York JetsW 34–32
Week 2Sep 14, 2025vs Seattle SeahawksL 17–31
Week 3Sep 21, 2025at New England PatriotsW 21–14
Week 4Sep 28, 2025vs Minnesota VikingsW 24–21
Week 6Oct 12, 2025vs Cleveland BrownsW 23–9
Week 7Oct 16, 2025at Cincinnati BengalsL 31–33
Week 8Oct 26, 2025vs Green Bay PackersL 25–35
Week 9Nov 2, 2025vs Indianapolis ColtsW 27–20
Week 10Nov 9, 2025at Los Angeles ChargersL 10–25
Week 11Nov 16, 2025vs Cincinnati BengalsW 34–12
Week 12Nov 23, 2025at Chicago BearsL 28–31
Week 13Nov 30, 2025vs Buffalo BillsL 7–26
Week 14Dec 7, 2025at Baltimore RavensW 27–22
Week 15Dec 15, 2025vs Miami DolphinsW 28–15
Week 16Dec 21, 2025at Detroit LionsW 29–24
Week 17Dec 28, 2025at Cleveland BrownsL 6–13
Week 18Jan 4, 2026vs Baltimore RavensW 26–24
Wild CardJan 12, 2026vs Houston TexansL 6–30

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2025 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.