Pittsburgh Steelers - AFC North
Overall 2011 NFL Rankings (Average per game)
| Passing Yards | Rushing Yards | Points For | Points Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 257.1 | 114.5 | 21.7 | 15.2 |
| 8th | 17th | 19th | 2nd |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
Pittsburgh Steelers 2011/12 Schedule - *All Times ET
| Regular Season Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME/SCORE | LOCATION |
| 1 | Sun, Sep 11 | @ Baltimore | L 7-35 | M&T Bank Stadium |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 18 | vs Seattle | W 24-0 | Heinz Field |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 25 | @ Indianapolis | W 23-20 | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 2 | @ Houston | L 10-17 | Reliant Stadium |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 9 | vs Tennessee | W 38-17 | Heinz Field |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 16 | vs Jacksonville | W 17-13 | Heinz Field |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 23 | @ Arizona | W 32-20 | University of Phoenix Stadium |
| 8 | Sun, Oct 30 | vs New England | W 25-17 | Heinz Field |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 6 | vs Baltimore | L 20-23 | Heinz Field |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 13 | @ Cincinnati | W 24-17 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 11 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 12 | Sun, Nov 27 | @ Kansas City | W 13-9 | Arrowhead Stadium |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 4 | vs Cincinnati | W 35-7 | Heinz Field |
| 14 | Thu, Dec 8 | vs Cleveland | W 14-3 | Heinz Field |
| 15 | Mon, Dec 19 | @ San Francisco | L 3-20 | Candlestick Park |
| 16 | Sat, Dec 24 | vs St. Louis | 1:00 PM | Heinz Field |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 1 | @ Cleveland | 1:00 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| Preseason Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME/SCORE | LOCATION |
| 1 | Fri, Aug 12 | @ Washington | L 16-7 | FedEx Field |
| 2 | Thu, Aug 18 | vs Philadelphia | W 24-14 | Heinz Field |
| 3 | Sat, Aug 27 | vs Atlanta | W 34-16 | Heinz Field |
| 4 | Thu, Sep 1 | @ Carolina | W 33-17 | Bank of America Stadium |
| Team's name: Pittsburgh Steelers Conference: AFC Division: North  Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Nickname: the Black and Gold Mascot: Steely McBeam Team Colours: Black and Gold Joined the League: 1933 General Manager: Dan Rooney Football Head Coach: Mike Tomlin Football Stadium: Heinz Field Current Capacity: 65,050 First Year of Football: 1933 Team Titles: Super Bowl Championships: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2005 AFC Championships: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1995, and 2005 Division Championships: AFC Central: 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001 AFC North: 2002, 2004, 2007 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Steelers are members of the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
First established as the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933, the Steelers are the fifth-oldest franchise in the NFL. The Steelers have also outdone all other AFC and National Football Conference (NFC) teams, having hosted 10 conference games, won 7 AFC Championship games, and claimed 6 Super Bowl titles, including Super Bowl XLIII in February of 2009.
In contrast with the team’s more recent history, the Steelers began their first decades as an only mediocre team. In fact, the team would not enter the playoffs until 1947, over ten years after the franchise was first instituted.
By the 1970s, the Steelers began to turn around, particularly after the hiring of head coach Chuck Noll, who had a keen eye for draft selections.The decade was a magical one for the Steelers; the team made the playoffs in eight seasons and won the Super Bowl in four of six years, a feat accomplished by no other team in NFL history.
In the 1980s, however, a rash of injuries and a series of retirements left the Steelers lacking, although the team did make two division championships and three playoffs appearances. In the 1990s, Noll retired and was replaced by Bill Cowher of the Kansas City Chiefs. Cowher led the Steelers to the playoffs in his first six seasons; overall, the team made the playoffs in 10 of his 15 seasons of coaching. However, it wasn’t until 2005 that the Steelers again claimed the Super Bowl.
In 2007, Cowher left the Steelers and was replaced by Mike Tomlin, the former defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings. Tomlin brought the Steelers to a 10-6 regular season that year, and an even better 12-4 record the next. The Steelers earned a playoffs berth in 2008 that eventually pushed them into the Super Bowl championship game against the Arizona Cardinals. The Steelers defeated the Cardinals, 27-23, gaining their sixth Super Bowl title.
The Pittsburg Steelers had an acceptable 2009 season that ended 9-7. The 3 win strike with which they finished the year helped them to tie Baltimore Ravens’ record, but unluckily for them the +130 point differential over their +44 gave the Ravens the ticket to the playoffs. Still the offense had a distinguished year: with 4,108 yards Ben Roethlisberger was the first quarterback in franchise history to pass 4,000 yards in a season. Running back Rashard Mendenhall’s 1,108 rushing yards turned him into the seventh player in the franchise to rush for 1,000 yards. And wide receivers Santonio Holmes and Hines Ward surpassed the 1,000 yards received each.