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Revision as of 20:37, 12 September 2021

2021 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerThe Rooney Family
General managerKevin Colbert
Head coachMike Tomlin
Home fieldHeinz Field
Results
Record1−0
Division place1st in AFC North
Uniform

The 2021 season is the Pittsburgh Steelers' 89th season in the National Football League, their 22nd under general manager Kevin Colbert and their 15th under head coach Mike Tomlin. They attempt to improve upon their 12-4 record from last year and win their division in back to back years for the first time since 2016-2017. For the first time since 2009, center Maurkice Pouncey will not be on the roster, as he announced his retirement on February 12, 2021.[1] Also, for the first time since 2012, guard David DeCastro will not be on the roster, as he was released by the Steelers on June 24, 2021.

Transactions

The Steelers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021 season:

Free agent signings

Lost

Player Lost to Date Contract terms
OT Matt Feiler Los Angeles Chargers March 17 3 years / $21 million
OLB Bud Dupree Tennessee Titans March 18 5 years / $82.5 million
CB Mike Hilton Cincinnati Bengals March 19 4 years / $24 million
OLB Ola Adeniyi Tennessee Titans March 22 1 year / $1 million
FS Sean Davis Indianapolis Colts April 1 1 year / $1.127 million
RB James Conner Arizona Cardinals April 13 1 year / $1.75 million
OT Alejandro Villanueva Baltimore Ravens May 6 2 year / $14 million

Acquired

Player Acquired from Date Contract terms
C B. J. Finney Cincinnati Bengals March 12 3 years / $9.75 million
G Joe Haeg Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 24 2 years / $4.6 million
LB Miles Killebrew Detroit Lions March 28 1 year / $1.127 million
G Rashaad Coward Chicago Bears March 30 1 year / $900,000
RB Kalen Ballage Los Angeles Chargers March 30 1 year / $920,000
DE Abdullah Anderson Chicago Bears April 12 1 year / $780,000
CB Arthur Maulet New York Jets May 7 1 year
G Trai Turner Los Angeles Chargers June 25 1 year / $3 million
K Sam Sloman Tennessee Titans July 1 1 year / $780,000

Cuts

Position Player Date
CB Steven Nelson March 23
P Corliss Waitman May 3
TE Charles Jones May 3
CB Trevor Williams May 7
S John Battle May 7
OG David DeCastro June 24

Draft

Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 24 Najee Harris RB Alabama
2 55 Pat Freiermuth TE Penn State
3 87 Kendrick Green C Illinois
4 128 Dan Moore Jr. OT Texas A&M
140 Buddy Johnson ILB Compensatory selection
5 156 Isaiahh Loudermilk DT Wisconsin from Dallas via Philadelphia and Miami
6 216 Quincy Roche OLB Miami from Tampa Bay
7 245 Tre Norwood CB Oklahoma from Miami
254 Pressley Harvin III P Georgia Tech from Baltimore

Undrafted free agents

Player Position College
Shakur Brown CB Michigan State
Rico Bussey WR Hawaii
Isaiah McKoy WR Kent State
Roland Rivers III QB Slippery Rock
Calvin Bundage OLB Oklahoma State
Jamar Watson ILB Kentucky
DeMarkus Acy CB Missouri
Lamont Wade S Penn State
Mark Gilbert CB Duke
Donovan Stiner FS Florida
Pre-draft trades
  • Pittsburgh was awarded a compensatory selection in the fourth round (140th overall).
  • Pittsburgh traded its fifth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for defensive end Chris Wormley and a seventh-round selection.
  • Pittsburgh traded a sixth-round selection and 2020 first- and fifth-round selections to Miami in exchange for a seventh-round selection, a 2020 fourth-round selection, and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.
  • Pittsburgh acquired a sixth-round selection from Tampa Bay in exchange for offensive tackle Jerald Hawkins and a seventh-round selection.

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
  • 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

→ Coaching staff
→ Front office
→ More NFL staffs

Current roster

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 January 4, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 11 reserve, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Preseason

On February 15, the NFL announced that the Steelers would face the Dallas Cowboys in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 5, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The game kicked off at 8:00 p.m. EDT, televised by Fox. The Steelers were represented by former head coach Bill Cowher and safeties Troy Polamalu and Donnie Shell. The Steelers and Cowboys were scheduled to play in the 2020 Hall of Fame game; however, the game, the annual Hall of Fame enshrinement, along with the entire 2020 preseason, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Hall of Fame game between the Steelers and Cowboys was rescheduled for 2021.[2][3] The Steelers ended up defeating the Cowboys by a score of 16–3.

The remainder of the Steelers' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on May 12.

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
HOF August 5 8:00 p.m. vs. Dallas Cowboys W 16–3 1–0 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
(Canton, Ohio) 		Fox Recap
1 August 12 7:30 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–16 2–0 Lincoln Financial Field KDKA Recap
2 August 21 7:30 p.m. Detroit Lions W 26–20 3–0 Heinz Field KDKA Recap
3 August 27 7:30 p.m. at Carolina Panthers L 9–34 3–1 Bank of America Stadium KDKA Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The Steelers' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.[4]

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 12 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills W 23–16 1–0 Highmark Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 19 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders Heinz Field CBS
3 September 26 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Heinz Field CBS
4 October 3 4:25 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field CBS
5 October 10 1:00 p.m. Denver Broncos Heinz Field Fox
6 October 17 8:20 p.m. Seattle Seahawks Heinz Field NBC
7 Bye
8 October 31 1:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
9 November 8 8:15 p.m. Chicago Bears Heinz Field ESPN
10 November 14 1:00 p.m. Detroit Lions Heinz Field Fox
11 November 21 8:20 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium NBC
12 November 28 1:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium CBS
13 December 5 4:25 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Heinz Field CBS
14 December 9 8:20 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Fox/NFLN/
Prime Video
15 December 19 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans Heinz Field CBS
16 December 26 4:25 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium CBS
17 January 3 8:15 p.m. Cleveland Browns Heinz Field ESPN
18 January 9 1:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium CBS

Notes:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–18 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; games not played on a Sunday (Weeks 9, 14 and 17) are exempt.
  • Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Buffalo Bills

Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 61723
Bills 3 7 0616

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Standings

Division

AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Cincinnati Bengals 10 7 0 .588 4–2 8–4 460 376 L1
(7) Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 1 .559 4–2 7–5 343 398 W2
Cleveland Browns 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 349 371 W1
Baltimore Ravens 8 9 0 .471 1–5 5–7 387 392 L6

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1[a] Tennessee Titans South 12 5 0 .706 5–1 8–4 .472 .480 W3
2[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 5 0 .706 5–1 7–5 .538 .517 W1
3 Buffalo Bills East 11 6 0 .647 5–1 7–5 .472 .428 W4
4 Cincinnati Bengals North 10 7 0 .588 4–2 8–4 .472 .462 L1
Wild cards
5[b] Las Vegas Raiders West 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .510 .515 W4
6[b] New England Patriots East 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .481 .394 L1
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 7 1 .559 4–2 7–5 .521 .490 W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[c] Indianapolis Colts South 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .495 .431 L2
9[c][d] Miami Dolphins East 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .464 .379 W1
10[c][d] Los Angeles Chargers West 9 8 0 .529 3–3 6–6 .510 .500 L1
11[e] Cleveland Browns North 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 .514 .415 W1
12[e] Baltimore Ravens North 8 9 0 .471 1–5 5–7 .531 .460 L6
13 Denver Broncos West 7 10 0 .412 1–5 3–9 .484 .357 L4
14[f] New York Jets East 4 13 0 .235 0–6 4–8 .512 .426 L2
15[f] Houston Texans South 4 13 0 .235 3–3 4–8 .498 .397 L2
16 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 14 0 .176 1–5 3–9 .512 .569 W1
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory, claiming the No. 1 seed.
  2. ^ a b Las Vegas claimed the No. 5 seed over New England based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: Miami, Dallas, LA Chargers, Cleveland, and Indianapolis).
  3. ^ a b c Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record (7–5 vs. 6–6).
  4. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: New England, Las Vegas, Houston, Baltimore, and NY Giants).
  5. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record (3–3 vs. 1–5).
  6. ^ a b NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "Longtime offensive linemen Maurkice and Mike Pouncey retire from". NFL. 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  2. ^ Schefter, Adam (June 25, 2020). "Cowboys-Steelers Hall of Fall Game being called off; enshrinement ceremony postponed". ESPN. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Williams, Chareen (February 15, 2021). "Unprecedented Hall of Fame weekend will kick off with Cowboys-Steelers". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 NFL schedule released: Cowboys at Buccaneers kicks off season". NFL. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
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