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2024 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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2024 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerThe Rooney Family
General managerOmar Khan
Head coachMike Tomlin
Home fieldAcrisure Stadium
Results
Record8–2
Division place1st AFC North
Uniform

The 2024 season is the Pittsburgh Steelers' 92nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their third under general manager Omar Khan and their 18th under head coach Mike Tomlin. They will attempt to improve on their 10–7 record from last year, make the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and end their 4-year AFC North title drought.

Following their win over the Denver Broncos in Week 2, the Steelers started 2–0 for the first time since 2020, while allowing their fewest points (16) over their first two games since 2007. The team meanwhile scored its fewest points (31) in a 2–0 start since 1936. In earning another win in Week 3 over the Los Angeles Chargers and moving to 3–0, the Steelers held each of their first three opponents to 10 points or fewer for the first time since 1973.

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft
2024 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 20 Troy Fautanu OT Washington
2 51 Zach Frazier C West Virginia
3 84 Roman Wilson WR Michigan
3 98 Payton Wilson LB NC State From Philadelphia[A]
4 119 Mason McCormick G South Dakota State
4 120 Traded to Philadelphia[A] From LA Rams[B]
5 155 Traded to LA Rams[B]
6 178 Logan Lee DE Iowa From Arizona, via Carolina[C]
6 195 Ryan Watts CB Texas
7 240 Traded to Carolina[C]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Philadelphia traded a third-round selection (98th) and two 2025 seventh-round selections to Pittsburgh in exchange for QB Kenny Pickett and the Steelers' fourth-round selection (120th).[1]
  2. ^ a b LA Rams traded their fourth-round selection (120th) and 2025 fifth-round selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for G Kevin Dotson, a fifth-round selection (155th) and 2025 sixth-round.[2]
  3. ^ a b Carolina traded a sixth-round selection (178th) and CB Donte Jackson to Pittsburgh in exchange for a seventh-round selection (240th) and WR Diontae Johnson.[3]
2024 Pittsburgh Steelers undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Beanie Bishop CB West Virginia [4]
Daijun Edwards RB Georgia
John Rhys Plumlee QB UCF
Julius Welschof LB Charlotte*
Jacoby Windmon LB Michigan State

* Signed from Germany as part of the International Player Pathway Program

Staff

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Pittsburgh Steelers staff
Front office
  • Owner/president – Art Rooney II
  • Vice president – Art Rooney Jr.
  • Vice president of player personnel – Dan Rooney Jr.
  • General manager – Omar Khan
  • Assistant general manager – Andy Weidl
  • Director of player scouting – Mark Sadowski
  • Assistant director of player scouting – Max Gruder
  • Director of college scouting – Dan Colbert
  • Director of pro scouting – Sheldon White
  • Senior scouting assistants – Kelvin Fisher
  • Senior personnel assistant – Quentin Harris
  • Director of football administration – Cole Marcoux
  • Director of player development – Darrel Young
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Teryl Austin
  • Defensive line – Karl Dunbar
  • Outside linebackers – Denzel Martin
  • Inside linebackers – Aaron Curry
  • Secondary – Grady Brown
  • Assistant secondary – Anthony Midget
  • Defensive quality control – Jason Brooks
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Phil Matusz
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Justus Galac
  • Senior conditioning coordinator – Garrett Giemont
  • Sports science coordinator – Roderick Moore

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Current roster

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Pittsburgh Steelers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of November 20, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 13 reserve, 15 practice squad (+3 exempt)

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 9 Houston Texans L 12–20 0–1 Acrisure Stadium Recap
2 August 17 Buffalo Bills L 3–9 0–2 Acrisure Stadium Recap
3 August 24 at Detroit Lions L 17–24 0–3 Ford Field Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 1:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons W 18–10 1–0 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 15 4:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos W 13–6 2–0 Empower Field at Mile High CBS Recap
3 September 22 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers W 20–10 3–0 Acrisure Stadium CBS Recap
4 September 29 1:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts L 24–27 3–1 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 6 9:45 p.m.[A] Dallas Cowboys L 17–20 3–2 Acrisure Stadium NBC Recap
6 October 13 4:05 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders W 32–13 4–2 Allegiant Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 20 8:20 p.m. New York Jets W 37–15 5–2 Acrisure Stadium NBC Recap
8 October 28 8:15 p.m. New York Giants W 26–18 6–2 Acrisure Stadium ESPN/ABC Recap
9 Bye
10 November 10 1:00 p.m. at Washington Commanders W 28–27 7–2 Northwest Stadium CBS Recap
11 November 17 1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens W 18–16 8–2 Acrisure Stadium CBS Recap
12 November 21 8:15 p.m. at Cleveland Browns Huntington Bank Field WPXI
13 December 1 1:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium CBS
14 December 8 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns Acrisure Stadium CBS
15 December 15 4:25 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Fox
16 December 21 4:30 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Fox
17 December 25 1:00 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs Acrisure Stadium KDKA
18 January 4/5 TBD Cincinnati Bengals Acrisure Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 13–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
  • All games are broadcast on a local station per NFL regulations.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

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Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 6 6318
Falcons 3 7 0010

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

The Steelers started their regular season on the road against the Falcons. In the first quarter, the Falcons scored first when Younghoe Koo kicked a 24-yard field goal to make it 3–0. The Steelers tied it up at 3–3 when Chris Boswell kicked a 57-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Steelers took a 6–3 lead when Boswell kicked a 51-yard field goal. The Falcons retook the lead when Kirk Cousins found Kyle Pitts on a 12-yard touchdown pass to make it 10–6. The Steelers then made it 10–9 at halftime when Boswell kicked his third field goal of the game: from 44 yards out. In the second half, it was all Steelers when Boswell kicked 3 more field goals well into the fourth quarter (from 56, 40, and 25 yards out) to make the final score 18–10.

With the upset win, the Steelers started their season 1–0.

Week 2: at Denver Broncos

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Week 2: Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 3 3013
Broncos 0 0 066

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

After winning on the road, the Steelers traveled northwest to Denver to take on the Broncos. The Steelers took a 13–0 lead after the first 3 quarters. The Broncos got on the board with Wil Lutz's 2 field goals (from 35 and 29 yards out) to make it 13–6. Damonte Kazee would come up with the game-winning interception with less than 10 seconds to go, sealing another Steelers victory.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 2–0.

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

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Week 3: Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 3 0010
Steelers 0 7 31020

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

After another road win, the Steelers went home for their opener against the Chargers. In the first quarter, the Chargers took the lead when Justin Herbert connected with Quentin Johnson on a 27-yard touchdown pass to make it 7–0. The Steelers tied it up 7–7 in the second quarter when Justin Fields ran for a 5-yard touchdown. The Chargers retook the lead 10–7 before halftime when Cameron Dicker kicked a 28-yard field goal. In the second half, the Steelers would score the remaining 13 points to seal another victory, winning 20–10.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 3–0. They started 3–0 for the first time since 2020.

Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week 4: Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 71424
Colts 14 3 01027

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 66,376
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Steelers traveled to Indianapolis to take on the Colts. The Colts took a 17–0 lead well into the second quarter before Chris Boswell got the Steelers on the board before halftime 17–3 by way of a 50-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Steelers came within a touchdown by way of Justin Fields 5-yard run to make it 17–10 for the only score of the period. The Colts moved up by a couple touchdowns in the fourth when Joe Flacco (in relief of Anthony Richardson) found Drew Ogletree for a 15-yard touchdown to make it 24–10. The lead would be shortened again when Fields ran for another touchdown from 2 yards out to make it 24–17. Matt Gay put the Colts up 27–17 by way of a 35-yard field goal. The Steelers then drew closer when Fields found Pat Freiermuth on an 8-yard touchdown pass to make the final score 27–24. Unfortunately, they couldn't come back and suffered their first loss of the season.

With the loss, the Steelers fell to 3–1.

Week 5: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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Week 5: Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 3 01420
Steelers 3 0 7717

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

After a tough road loss, the Steelers headed home for a Sunday Night football game against the Cowboys. In the first quarter, the Cowboys scored first when Brandon Aubrey kicked a 55-yard field goal to make 3–0. The Steelers then tied the game up at 3–3 when Chris Boswell kicked a 41-yard field goal. The Cowboys then moved back into the lead in the second quarter with a 33-yard field goal from Aubrey to make it 6–3 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers took the lead when Justin Fields found Connor Heyward on a 16-yard touchdown pass to make the score 10–6 for the only score of the period. In the fourth, the Cowboys retook the lead 13–10 by way of Dak Prescott connecting with Rico Dowdle on a 22-yard touchdown pass. Fields connected with Pat Freiermuth on a 6-yard touchdown pass to make it 17–13 in favor of the Steelers retaking the lead. However much later on, the Cowboys were able to complete the comeback and win 20–17 by way of Prescott's 4-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert, handing the Steelers their second straight loss.

With the loss, the Steelers fell to 3–2.

Week 6: at Las Vegas Raiders

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Week 6: Pittsburgh Steelers at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 9 101032
Raiders 7 0 0613

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

After a tough loss at home, the Steelers traveled to Las Vegas to take on the Raiders. In the first quarter, the Steelers scored first, making it 3-0 by way of Chris Boswell's 52-yard field goal. Alexander Mattison gave the Raiders the lead with a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 7-3. From the second quarter into the fourth, the Steelers scored 26 consecutive points and lead 29-7. The Raiders then ended the streak when Aiden O'Connell found Kristian Williams (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make it 29-13. Boswell then wrapped up the scoring of the game with a 36-yard field goal for the Steelers to win 32-13.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 4-2.

Week 7: vs. New York Jets

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Week 7: New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jets 7 8 0015
Steelers 3 10 101437

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,956
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

After a huge win on the road, the Steelers returned home for a Sunday Night duel against the Jets. This game was notable as being the very first start for Russell Wilson as the Steelers' starting QB. They would score first when Chris Boswell kicked a 46-yard field goal to make it 3-0. Later on, Breece Hall ran for a 13-yard touchdown to give the Jets a 7-3 lead. In the second quarter, the Steelers then shortened their deficit to a point 7-6 when Boswell kicked a 29-yard field goal. Aaron Rodgers found Tyler Conklin on a 1-yard touchdown pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to help the Jets retake the lead 15-6. The Steelers started a streak of 31 consecutive points to win the game 37-15.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 5-2 and into a tie for first with the Ravens in the AFC North.

Week 8: vs. New York Giants

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Week 8: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 3 6 0918
Steelers 6 3 71026

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

After a huge win at home, the Steelers stayed home for a Monday Night Football duel against the Giants. With both teams failing to find the end zone in the first half, the Steelers scored first when Chris Bosweel kicked a 31-yard field goal to make it 3-0. The Giants then tied it at 3-3 when Greg Joseph kicked a 29-yard field goal. The Steelers responded with Boswell's 25-yard field goal to retake the lead 6-3. In the second quarter, the Giants tied the game back up at 6-6 when Joseph made a field goal from 39 yards out. The Steelers moved back into the lead 9-6 when Boswell kicked a 27-yard field goal. The Giants then tied the game at 9-9 during halftime when Joseph kicked a 44-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Steelers finally found the end zone when Calvin Austin III returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown making the score 16-9. In the fourth quarter, Russell Wilson connected with Austin III for a 29-yard touchdown pass to make it 23-9. The Giants then found the end zone when Tyron Tracy Jr. ran for a 45-yard touchdown (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make it 23-15. Boswell moved the Steelers up by double digits again 26-15, when he kicked another 27-yard field goal. The Giants then made it 26-18 when Joseph kicked a 48-yard field goal. Getting the ball back later on in the quarter, Daniel Jones would be intercepted by Beanie Bishop Jr. to seal yet another victory for the Steelers.

With the win, the Steelers went into their bye week at 6-2. With the Ravens' loss to the Browns the previous day, they are now back to sole possession of first place in the AFC North.

Week 10: at Washington Commanders

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Week 10: Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 7 7728
Commanders 7 10 10027

at Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,192
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Coming off the bye week, the Steelers traveled east to take on the Commanders. In the first quarter, they would score first, making it 7-0 by way of Russell Wilson connecting with George Pickens on a 16-yard touchdown pass. The Commanders then tied it up at 7-7 when Austin Ekeler ran for a 1-yard touchdown. The Steelers retook the lead in the second when Wilson connected with Pat Freiermuth on a 3-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-7. The Commanders however were able to take a 17-14 halftime lead by way of Zane Gonzalez's 48-yard field goal, followed by Ekeler running for another 1-yard touchdown. After the break, the Commanders went back to work in the third when Jeremy Nichols ran for a 1-yard touchown to make the score 24-14. Though, the Steelers came within single digits again when Najee Harris ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 24-21. Gonzalez kicked his second field goal from 41 yards out to put the Commanders up 27-21. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers scored the only points when Wilson found Mike Williams on a 32-yard touchdown pass to make the score 28-27. They were then able to hold off the Commanders and eventually run out the clock to seal the victory.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 7-2 and now lead the AFC North by 1/2 a game.

Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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Week 11: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 7 3616
Steelers 3 6 6318

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,551
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

After their close win over Washington, they returned home for an AFC North clash with the Baltimore Ravens. The game was a defensive slugfest throughout, with the Steelers being held to six Chris Boswell field goals and no touchdowns. However, the Steelers held on for a narrow 18 to 16 victory after stopping a game tying two point conversion in the waning moments of the fourth quarter.

Week 12: at Cleveland Browns

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Week 12: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 000
Browns 0 0 000

at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Standings

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Division

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AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 2 0 .800 1–0 5–1 233 162 W5
Baltimore Ravens 7 4 0 .636 2–2 4–4 334 271 L1
Cincinnati Bengals 4 7 0 .364 1–2 2–5 297 296 L2
Cleveland Browns 2 8 0 .200 1–1 2–3 162 248 L2

Conference

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AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 9 1 0 .900 3–0 5–1 .509 .474 L1
2 Buffalo Bills East 9 2 0 .818 3–0 7–2 .470 .430 W6
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 8 2 0 .800 1–0 5–1 .453 .471 W5
4 Houston Texans South 7 4 0 .636 3–0 5–1 .500 .413 W1
Wild cards
5 Los Angeles Chargers West 7 3 0 .700 2–1 5–2 .447 .315 W4
6 Baltimore Ravens North 7 4 0 .636 2–2 4–4 .504 .493 L1
7 Denver Broncos West 6 5 0 .545 1–2 2–4 .509 .349 W1
In the hunt
8 Indianapolis Colts South 5 6 0 .455 1–3 4–4 .530 .412 W1
9 Miami Dolphins East 4 6 0 .400 1–2 3–4 .457 .286 W2
10 Cincinnati Bengals North 4 7 0 .364 1–2 2–5 .500 .225 L2
11[a] New York Jets East 3 8 0 .273 1–2 3–5 .534 .375 L2
12[a] New England Patriots East 3 8 0 .273 1–2 2–5 .383 .344 L1
13[b] Cleveland Browns North 2 8 0 .200 1–1 2–3 .438 .409 L2
14[b] Tennessee Titans South 2 8 0 .200 0–1 2–4 .567 .333 L2
15[b] Las Vegas Raiders West 2 8 0 .200 0–3 2–6 .534 .429 L6
16 Jacksonville Jaguars South 2 9 0 .182 1–1 2–4 .579 .364 L4
Tiebreakers[c]
  1. ^ a b NY Jets wins tie break over New England based on common record.
  2. ^ a b c Cleveland, Tennessee and Las Vegas are ranked based on conference record.
  3. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The game was initially scheduled for 8:20 p.m., but was postponed to 9:45 p.m. due to thunderstorms.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Varley, Teresa (March 16, 2024). "Steelers make trade with Eagles". steelers.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Varley, Teresa (August 27, 2023). "Steelers trade Dotson to Rams". Pittsburgh Steelers. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Varley, Teresa (March 13, 2024). "Steelers acquire Jackson in trade with Panthers". steelers.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Steelers agree to terms with five undrafted free agents". Steelers.com. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  5. ^ edit Showdown between Dallas and Pittsburgh starts after nearly 90-minute weather delay, AP News, October 6, 2024
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