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.

2023 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerThe Rooney Family
General managerOmar Khan
Head coachMike Tomlin
Home fieldAcrisure Stadium
Results
Record4–2
Division place2nd AFC North
Uniform

Draft
Main article: 2023 NFL Draft
2023 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
114 Broderick JonesOTGeorgiafrom New England
232 Joey Porter Jr.CBPenn Statefrom Chicago
249 Keeanu BentonNTWisconsin
380 Traded to Carolina
393 Darnell WashingtonTEGeorgiafrom Carolina
4120 Traded to New England
4132 Nick HerbigLBWisconsinfrom Carolina
5151 Traded to Seattle
6195 Traded to Denver
7241 Cory TriceCBPurduefrom Denver
7251 Spencer AndersonOLMarylandfrom LA Rams

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
2023 Undrafted Free Agents
PositionPlayerCollege
WRJordan ByrdSan Diego State
QBTanner MorganMinnesota
DTJames NyamwayaMerrimack
LBDavid PeralesFresno State
FBMonte PottebaumIowa
KB. T. PotterClemson

Staff
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
  • Director of college scouting – Dan Colbert
  • Director of pro scouting – Sheldon White
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Dave Pettet
  • Senior scouting assistants – Phil Kreidler, Kelvin Fisher
  • Director of football administration – Cole Marcoux
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 defensive backs – Gerald Alexander
  • Defensive quality control – Jason Brooks
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Danny Smith
  • Quality control – Matt Tomsho
Strength and conditioning
  • Senior conditioning coordinator – Garrett Giemont
  • Head strength and conditioning coach – Marcel Pastoor
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Rodain Delus
  • Director of player development – Darrel Young

→ Coaching staff
→ Management
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Current roster
Pittsburgh Steelers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 88 Pat Freiermuth TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Alfonzo Graham RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 97 Cameron Heyward DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 26 Anthony McFarland Jr. RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Chapelle Russell OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 27 Cory Trice CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Renell Wren NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 25, 2023

52 active, 7 inactive, 16 practice squad

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

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.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–17 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap
2 August 19 Buffalo Bills W 27–15 2–0 Acrisure Stadium Recap
3 August 24 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–0 3–0 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers L 7–30 0–1 Acrisure Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 18 8:15 p.m. Cleveland Browns W 26–22 1–1 Acrisure Stadium ABC Recap
3 September 24 8:20 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders W 23–18 2–1 Allegiant Stadium NBC Recap
4 October 1 1:00 p.m. at Houston Texans L 6–30 2–2 NRG Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 8 1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens W 17–10 3–2 Acrisure Stadium CBS Recap
6 Bye
7 October 22 4:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams W 24–17 4–2 SoFi Stadium Fox Recap
8 October 29 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars Acrisure Stadium CBS
9 November 2 8:15 p.m. Tennessee Titans Acrisure Stadium Prime Video
10 November 12 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers Acrisure Stadium CBS
11 November 19 1:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium CBS
12 November 26 1:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium CBS
13 December 3 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals Acrisure Stadium CBS
14 December 7 8:15 p.m. New England Patriots Acrisure Stadium Prime Video
15 TBD (December 16/17/18) TBD at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium TBD
16 December 23 4:30 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Acrisure Stadium NBC
17 December 31 4:05 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Fox
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 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.

Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 10 10 7330
Steelers 0 7 007

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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
Week 2: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 3 11 8022
Steelers 7 9 3726

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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
Week 3: Pittsburgh Steelers at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 6 10023
Raiders 7 0 01118

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

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
Week 4: Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 606
Texans 10 6 01430

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

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
Week 5: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 7 3 0010
Steelers 0 3 01417

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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
Week 7: Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 71424
Rams 0 9 8017

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 73,471
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

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 8: Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 000
Steelers 0 0 000

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Preview

Division
AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Ravens 5 2 0 .714 2–1 4–2 171 97 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 2 0 .667 2–0 3–1 103 127 W2
Cleveland Browns 4 2 0 .667 1–2 3–2 134 115 W2
Cincinnati Bengals 3 3 0 .500 0–2 0–3 100 127 W2

Conference
AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 6 1 0 .857 2–0 4–0 .468 .425 W6
2[lower-alpha 1] Miami Dolphins East 5 2 0 .714 1–1 3–1 .383 .242 L1
3[lower-alpha 1] Baltimore Ravens North 5 2 0 .714 2–1 4–2 .545 .548 W2
4[lower-alpha 1] Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 2 0 .714 2–1 3–2 .542 .486 W4
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 2] Pittsburgh Steelers North 4 2 0 .667 2–0 3–1 .575 .556 W2
6[lower-alpha 2] Cleveland Browns North 4 2 0 .667 1–2 3–2 .564 .500 W2
7 Buffalo Bills East 4 3 0 .571 1–2 2–3 .479 .464 L1
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3] Houston Texans South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .585 .600 W1
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] New York Jets East 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .585 .571 W2
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Cincinnati Bengals North 3 3 0 .500 0–2 0–3 .487 .400 W2
11[lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis Colts South 3 4 0 .429 2–2 3–3 .587 .526 L2
12[lower-alpha 5] Las Vegas Raiders West 3 4 0 .429 1–1 2–3 .391 .300 L1
13[lower-alpha 6] Tennessee Titans South 2 4 0 .333 0–1 2–3 .513 .417 L2
14[lower-alpha 6] Los Angeles Chargers West 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 .575 .429 L2
15[lower-alpha 7] New England Patriots East 2 5 0 .286 2–1 2–2 .596 .538 W1
16[lower-alpha 7] Denver Broncos West 2 5 0 .286 0–2 0–4 .511 .308 W1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 8]
  1. Miami, Baltimore and Jacksonville are ranked based on conference record.
  2. Pittsburgh wins tie break over Cleveland based on head-to-head victory.
  3. Houston and NY Jets win tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record. Houston wins tie break over NY Jets based on strength of victory.
  4. NY Jets wins tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record.
  5. Indianapolis wins tie break over Las Vegas based on conference record.
  6. Tennessee wins tie break over LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory.
  7. New England wins tie break over Denver based on conference record.
  8. 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References
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