2023 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 2023 season is the Pittsburgh Steelers' 91st season in the National Football League, their 2nd under general manager Omar Khan and their 17th under head coach Mike Tomlin. They attempt to improve on their 9–8 record from last year, make the playoffs after a one-year absence, win their first AFC North title since 2020, and become the first team in AFC history to post 20 consecutive non-losing records. With their third win of the season against the Baltimore Ravens on October 8, they reached 700 wins in the club's history, joining the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, and New York Giants in reaching 700 franchise victories. Draft

Notes 
 Chicago traded their own second-round selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for wide receiver Chase Claypool. Pittsburgh traded their fifth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon. Pittsburgh traded their sixth-round selection to Denver in exchange for linebacker Malik Reed and a seventh-round selection. Pittsburgh traded their seventh-round selection (234th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for wide receiver Allen Robinson and Los Angeles' seventh-round selection (251st overall)
 Pittsburgh traded their first-round selection (17th overall) and fourth-round selection (120th overall) to New England in exchange for New England's first-round selection (14th overall)
 Pittsburgh traded their third-round selection (80th overall) to Carolina for a third-round selection (93rd overall) and a fourth-round selection (132nd overall) which originally belonged to San Francisco. Undrafted free agent additions

Staff

Current roster

Preseason
The Steelers' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring. All preseason games were televised on KDKA. Their finale against the Falcons was also broadcast nationally on NFL Network. Regular season

Schedule

Notes
 Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 10–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. The date, time and network for Week 15 will be finalized at a later date. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17. Game summaries

Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

The Steelers opened their season at home for the first time since 2014. The team was blown out by the 49ers 30–7, and suffered their worst loss at home since 2006. With the loss, the Steelers started 0-1. Week 2: vs. Cleveland Browns

The Steelers opened their season with two home games for the first time since 1997. Alex Highsmith opened the scoring 9 seconds in with a 30-yard pick-six. However, just over 6 minutes later, Dustin Hopkins kicked a 43-yard field goal to cut Pittsburgh's lead to 4 points. In the second quarter, the Steelers trailed for the first time when Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson hit Jerome Ford with a 4-yard touchdown pass followed by a two-point conversion to make the score 11–7 in favor of the Browns. Chris Boswell kicked a 52-yard field goal to bring Pittsburgh within one point. Kenny Pickett then hit George Pickens with a 71-yard touchdown pass to put the Steelers back up, 16–11. The Browns made it a 2-point game when Dustin Hopkins kicked a 55-yard field goal just before halftime. In the third quarter, Chris Boswell pushed the Steelers' lead back to five points by converting a 50-yard field goal. However, Pierre Strong, Jr. ran for a 1-yard touchdown, with a 2-point conversion, to put the Browns up, 22–19, 1 minute and 46 seconds later. In the fourth quarter, with 6:58 to go, T.J. Watt recorded a 16-yard fumble return for a touchdown, to reach the final score of 26–22 in favor of Pittsburgh. With the win, the Steelers improved to 1–1. The Steelers' defense sacked Deshaun Watson 6 times for 25 yards. Despite the win, the Steelers allowed 408 yards of offense and 20 first downs, while only picking up 255 yards of offense and 9 first downs. Week 3: at Las Vegas Raiders

The Steelers upset the Raiders, winning in Las Vegas for the first time ever under the new Raiders city moniker. They also beat the Raiders on the road for the first time since 1995 when the Raiders were based in Oakland. With the win, the Steelers improved to 2-1, and moved into a three-way tie for first in the AFC North with the Ravens and Browns. It was Kenny Pickett's first game of the season without throwing an interception, and his first career game with multiple TD passes. Also, with the win, the Steelers have won at least one road game against all other 15 AFC teams since Mike Tomlin's hiring. Week 4: at Houston Texans

The Steelers continued their road trip, traveling to take on the Texans in which would be their second loss of the season, being blown out 30-6. With the upset loss, the Steelers fell to 2–2. They lost to the Texans for just the third time ever. On a side note, T.J. Watt was able to witness his brother get inducted into the Houston Texans' Ring of Honor. Week 5: vs. Baltimore Ravens

The Steelers went home for Round 1 against the Ravens. The Ravens went up 10-0 in the second quarter before the Steelers managed to score the remaining points to win 17-10. The win improved them to 3-2 as they headed into their bye week. Week 7: at Los Angeles Rams

Coming off of their bye week, the Steelers then went on the road to take on the Rams. After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers scored first when Chris Boswell kicked a 53-yard field goal to make it 3-0. Though, the Rams would take the lead before halftime when their kicker Brett Maher tied the game with a 41-yard field goal, followed by a 31-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Tutu Atwell (with a failed PAT) to make it 9-3. In the third quarter, the Steelers retook the lead when Kenny Pickett ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 10-9. However, the Rams took the lead back when Darrell Henderson Jr. ran for a 1-yard touchdown (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make it 17-10. In the fourth quarter, it was all Steelers as they would win the game 24-17 with a pair of rushing touchdowns from Jaylen Warren from 13 yards out and Najee Harris from 3 yards out. With the win, the Steelers improved to 4-2 and had defeated the Rams for the fifth time in a row. Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

Standings

Division

Conference

References

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