Pittsburgh Steelers records

This page details Pittsburgh Steelers American football team and individual records ranging from most passing yards in a single season to all time coach winning percentages.

Individual Single-Season Records[]

There's been a plethora of NFL players and a myriad of Pittsburgh Steelers players over the duration of its existence; these individuals happen to be the most successful...

Passing[]

• Most Attempts: 675 Ben Roethlisberger (2018)^[1]
• Most Completions: 452 Ben Roethlisberger (2018)^[1]
• Most Yards: 5,129 Ben Roethlisberger (2018)^[1]
• Most Touchdowns: 34 Ben Roethlisberger (2018)^[1]
• Highest Passer Rating: 104.1 Ben Roethlisberger (2007)^[1]
• Most Touchdowns in Two Games: 12 Ben Roethlisberger (2014)^[1]

Rushing[]

• Most Attempts: 390 Barry Foster (1992)^[2]
• Most Yards: 1,690 Barry Foster (1992)^[2]
• Most Touchdowns: 14 Franco Harris (1976)^[2]
• Most Yards by Rookie Running Back: 1200 Najee Harris (2021)^[2]

Receiving[]

• Most Receptions: 136 Antonio Brown (2015)^[3]
• Most Receiving Yards: 1,834 Antonio Brown (2015)^[3]
• Most Receiving Touchdowns: 15 Antonio Brown (2018)^[3]
• Longest Reception : 97T Juju Smith-Schuster (2017) ^[3]

Defensive[]

• Most Tackles: 141 James Farrior (2003) ^[4]
• Most Sacks: 22.5 T.J. Watt (2021) ^[4]
• Most Interceptions: 11 Mel Blount (1975) ^[4]
• Longest Interception Return: 96T Minkah Fitzpatrick (2019) ^[4]
• Most Safeties: 3 Ernie Stautner (1950-1963) and Bill McPeak (1949-1957) ^[4]

Kicking[]

• Most Punts: 97 Mark Royals (1994) ^[5]
• Most Punt Yards: 3944 Josh Miller (2000) ^[5]
• Most Field Goals: 35 Chris Boswell (2017) ^[5]
• Longest Field Goal: 59 Chris Boswell (2021)^[5]

Returning[]

Punt Returns

• Most Punt Return Yards: 656 Louis Lipps (1984)
• Most Punt Return Touchdowns: 2 Antwaan Randle El (2003 and 2005), Louis Lipps (1985) and (1952)
• Longest Punt Return: 90 Brady Keys (1964)

Kick Returns

• Most Kick Return Yards: 1466 Stefan Logan (2009)
• Most Kick Return Touchdowns: 2 Lynn Chandnois (1952)
• Longest Kick Return: 101 Don McCall (1969)

Coaching[]

• Most Wins: 15 (16-game season) Bill Cowher (1992-2006) ^[6]

Miscellaneous[]

• Most Points Scored: 142 Chris Boswell (2017)

Individual Career-with-Franchise Records[]

There's been a plethora of NFL players and a myriad of Pittsburgh Steelers players over the duration of its existence; these individuals happen to be the most successful over the course of their career with the Steelers...

Passing Leaders[]

• Passing Yards: 64,088 Ben Roethlisberger (2004-2022), 27,989 Terry Bradshaw (1970-1983), 13,328 Kordell Stewart (1995-2002), 12,867 Neil O'Donnell (1991-1995), 10,104 Bubby Brister (1986-1992).
• Passing Touchdowns: 415 Ben Roethlisberger (2004-2022), 212 Terry Bradshaw (1970-1983), 70 Kordell Stewart (1995-2002), 68 Neil O'Donnell (1991-195), 66 Bobby Layne (1959-1962)

Rushing Leaders[]

• Rushing Yards: 11,950 Franco Harris (1972-1983), 10,571 Jerome Bettis (1996-2005), 5,378 Willie Parker (2004-2009), 5,336 Le'Veon Bell (2013-2018), 4,381 John Henry Johnson (1960-1965) ^[7]
• Rushing Touchdowns: 91 Franco Harris (1972-1983), 78 Jerome Bettis (1996-2005), 35 Le'Veon Bell (2013-2018), 35 Kordell Stewart (1995-2002), 32 Terry Bradshaw (1970-1983) ^[7]

Receiving Leaders[]

• Receiving Touchdowns: 83 Hines Ward (1998-2011), 74 Antonio Brown (2010-2018), 63 John Stallworth (1974–87), 51 Lynn Swann (1974–82), 43 Heath Miller (2005-2016)^[8]
• Receiving Yards: 12,083 Hines Ward (1998-2011), 11,207 Antonio Brown (2010-2018), 8,723 John Stallworth (1974–87), 6,569 Heath Miller (2005-2016), 6,018 Louis Lipps (1984–91)^[8]
• Receptions: 1,000 Hines Ward (1998-2011), 837 Antonio Brown (2010-2018), 592 Heath Miller (2005-2016), 532 John Stallworth (1974–87), 358 Louis Lipps (1984-91)^[8]

Defensive Leaders[]

• Tackles 740 James Farrior (2002-2011), 679 Lawrence Timmons (2007-2016), 677 Carnell Lake 1989–1998, 659 Greg Lloyd (1988-1997), 644 Rod Woodson (1987-1996), 639 Levon Kirkland (1992-2000), 583 Troy Polamalu (2003-2014), 564 James Harrison (2002-2017), 518 Ike Taylor (2003-2014), 448 Darren Perry (1992-1998)
• Sacks: 80.5 James Harrison (2002-2017), 78 L.C. Greenwood (1969-1981), 77.5 Joe Greene (1969-1981), 77 Jason Gildon (1994-2003), 67 T.J. Watt (2017–present), 65 Cameron Heyward (2011–present), 60 Joey Porter (1999-2006), 59 Keith Willis (1981-1991), 57 Lamar Woodley (2007-2013), 55 Dwight White (1971-1980)
• Interceptions: 57 Mel Blount (1970-1983), 52 Jack Butler (1951-1959), 51 Donnie Shell (1974-1987), 38 Rod Woodson (1987-1996), 37 Dwayne Woodruff (1979-1990), 36 Mike Wagner (1971-1980), 32 Jack Ham (1971-1982), Darren Perry (1992-1998) and Troy Polamalu (2003-2014), 28 Jack Lambert (1974-1984)

Kicking Leaders[]

• Field Goals Made: 309 Gary Anderson (1982-1994), 204 Jeff Reed (2002-2010), 182 Chris Boswell (2015–present), 146 Roy Gerela (1971-1978), 124 Shaun Suisham (2010-2015) ^[5]
• 50yds+: 17 Chris Boswell (2015–present), 8 Gary Anderson (1982-1994) and Jeff Reed, 4 Kris Brown (1999-2001), 3 Shaun Suisham (2010-2015) ^[5]

Returning[]

Punt Returning

• Most Punt Return Yards: 2362 Rod Woodson (1987-1996), 1759 Antonio Brown (2010-2018), 1650 Antwaan Randle El (2002-2010), 1259 Theo Bell (1976-1980), 1212 Louis Lipps (1984-1991)
• Most Punt Return Touchdowns: 4 Antonio Brown (2010-2018) and Antwaan Randle El (2002-2010), 3 Louis Lipps (1984-1991) and Ray Mathews (1951-1959) and 2 Rod Woodson (1987-1996)

Kick Returning

• Most Kick Return Yards: 4894 Rod Woodson (1987-1996), 2866 Larry Anderson (1978-1981), 2720 Lynn Chandnois (1950-1956), 2086 Dwight Stone (1987-1994), 1771 Will Blackwell (1997-2001)
• Most Kick Return Touchdowns: 3 Lynn Chandnois (1950-1956), 2 Rod Woodson (1987-1996) and Will Blackwell (1997-2001) and 13 other players have 1, the most recent being Juju Smith-Schuster (2017–present)

Coaching[]

• Wins: 193 Chuck Noll (1969-1991), 154 Mike Tomlin (2007–present), 149 Bill Cowher (1992-2006) ^[6]
• Win Percentage: .643 Mike Tomlin (2007–present), .623 Bill Cowher (1992-2006), .591 Jock Sutherland (1946-1947) ^[6]
• Playoff Wins: 16 Chuck Noll (1969-1991), 12 Bill Cowher (1992-2006), 8 Mike Tomlin (2007-present) ^[6]
• Most Consecutive Winning Seasons to Start a Career: 15 Mike Tomlin (also an NFL record)

Miscellaneous Records[]

• Most Points Scored: 1343 Gary Anderson (1982-1994), 919 Jeff Reed (2002-2010), 749 Chris Boswell (2015–present), 731 Roy Gerela (1971-1978), 600 Franco Harris (1972-1983)
• Most Games Played: 247 Ben Roethlisberger (2004-2022), 220 Mike Webster (1974-1990) 217 Hines Ward (1998-20011), 201 Donnie Shell (1974-1987), 200 Mel Blount (1970-1983), 197 Gary Anderson (1982-1994)
• Most Touchdowns Scored: 100 Franco Harris (1972-1983), 86 Hines Ward (1998-2011), 80 Jerome Bettis (1996-2005), 79 Antonio Brown (2010-2018), 64 John Stallworth (1974-1987)
• Most Two-Point Conversions Made: 5 Hines Ward (1998-2011), 4 Antonio Brown (2010-2018), 3 Heath Miller (2005-2015) and Charles Johnson (1994-1998), 2 Juju Smith-Schuster (2017-present), James Conner (2017-2020), Mewelde Moore (2008-2011) and Markus Wheaton (2013-2016).

Team Records[]

These are some of the best statistics put up by the Steelers...

From 1933 - Present[]

• Most Points Scored in a Season: 436 Steelers (2014 season), 428 Steelers (2018 season), 423 Steelers (2015 season), 416 Steelers (1979 season) and Steelers (2020 season)
• Largest Point Differential in a Season: 211 Steelers (1975 season), 204 Steelers (1979 season), 168 Steelers (1972 season), 161 Steelers (1978 season), 154 Steelers (1979 season)
• Largest Point Deficit Overcome in a Game: 21 (Baltimore Ravens Oct. 5 1997), 21 (Buffalo Bills Dec. 15, 1985), 21 (Chicago Cardinals Oct. 11, 1953), 18 (Cincinnati Bengals Nov. 19, 1995) and 17 (Indianapolis Colts Dec. 27 2020)
• Best W/L Percentage Against Another Team: .857 Carolina Panthers (6-1), .853 Atlanta Falcons (14-2-1), .818 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-2), .769 Indianapolis Colts (20-6), .750 New York Jets (18-6)

Individuals with NFL Records[]

Offense[]

The following are records that are held by QB Ben Roethlisberger (2004-2022):

• Most career 500-yard Passing Games (4)
• Most completions in a regular or post season game (47)
• Most passing yards in a relief appearance (379)
• Most passing yards in consecutive post season games (970)
• Most TD passes in a two-game span (12)
• Only player with consecutive games of 6+ TD passes
• Only player with consecutive post season games of 4+ TD passes

The following are records that are held by HB Franco Harris (1972-1984):

• Most career playoff touches: 451
• Most career playoff rushing attempts: 400

Defense[]

• Most INTs returned for TDs: 12 Rod Woodson (5 with Steelers, 5 with Ravens, 2 with Raiders)
• Most sacks in one season: 22.5 T.J. Watt (tied with NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan)

Special Teams[]

• Most FGs in a single playoff game: 6 Chris Boswell

Coaching[]

• Most Consecutive Seasons Above .500 to Start an NFL Career: 15 Mike Tomlin (2007–present)
• Most Consecutive Super Bowl Wins: 2 (Twice) Chuck Noll (1974 and 1975, 1978 and 1979) (tied with Vince Lombardi, Don Shula, Jimmy Johnson, Mike Shanahan, and Bill Belichick)
• Most Times Winning Consecutive Super Bowls: 2 Chuck Noll (1974 and 1975, 1978 and 1979)

Team NFL Records[]

Single-season[]

• 2nd Most games won (2004-tied) and 3rd most games won in a season by a franchise (1978-tied).
• Most rushing TD's since merger (33 in 1976).
• Most seasons with a player leading the NFL in sacks (Kevin Greene 2-tied).
• Most AFC games with a 100+ yard rusher (Barry Foster 1992)
• Highest passer rating and highest completion percentage by a rookie (Ben Roethlisberger, 2004)
• Most punt returns in a season (71 in 1976) and 2nd most punt returns in a season (67 in 1974).
• Tied for fewest fair catches in a season (0 in 1977).
• Tied for most opponent fumbles recovered by an AFC player (Jack Lambert 1976).
• Tied for most touchdowns after fumble recovery (Jim Bradshaw, 1964).
• Most road wins in a season, postseason included (9 games, 2005).
• One of two sixth-seeded teams (along with the Green Bay Packers) to ever win the Super Bowl (Super Bowl XL)

All-time[]

• Most consecutive non-losing seasons to begin coaching career (15, Mike Tomlin)
• Most consecutive games with a sack (75).
• Tied (New England Patriots) Most Super Bowl Wins (Six).
• Most Conference Championship games played in [AFC] (15 - all with AFC) -The San Francisco 49ers have most appearances with 16.
• Most Conference Championship games hosted [AFC or NFC] (8).
• Second Most Division Titles won by any team in the history of the NFL (20 - Second only to Dallas' 21) (all with AFC Central & North)
• Most post-merger regular season games won (486).
• Highest post-merger winning percentage [regular season & playoffs] (61.1%).
• Highest post-merger regular season winning percentage (61%).
• Quarterback with lowest interception percentage for a career (Neil O'Donnell)
• Most consecutive games with a touchdown reception among AFC teams (11) Buddy Dial, 1959-1960
• Most post-merger seasons leading league in fewest total yards allowed (5-tied).
• Most post-merger seasons leading league in fewest rushing yards allowed (6).
• Most seasons leading AFC in fewest passing yards allowed (6).
• Most post-merger seasons leading AFC in sacks (3).
• Player with most AFC games played, most NFL career points, most seasons with 100+ points, most FG attempts and FGs made (Gary Anderson).
• Player with most AFC interceptions and most NFL yards gained and most NFL touchdowns after interception (Rod Woodson).

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