| Team: | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Division Place: | 1st AFC North |
| Coach: | Mike Tomlin |
| General Manager: | Omar Khan |
| Owner: | The Rooney Family |
| Stadium: | Acrisure Stadium |
| Uniform: | File:Pittsb steelers uniforms17.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Steelers seasons |
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. Following a Week 13 victory against the division rival Cincinnati Bengals, the Steelers clinched their 21st consecutive non-losing season, tying the NFL record set by the Dallas Cowboys from 1965–85.
See main article: 2024 NFL draft.
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | ||||||
| 2 | 51 | |||||
| 3 | 84 | |||||
| 3 | 98 | |||||
| 4 | 119 | |||||
| 4 | 120 | Traded to Philadelphia | From LA Rams | |||
| 5 | 155 | Traded to LA Rams | ||||
| 6 | 178 | From Arizona, via Carolina | ||||
| 6 | 195 | |||||
| 7 | 240 | Traded to Carolina | ||||
| Name | Position | College | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beanie Bishop | CB | West Virginia | [1] |
| Daijun Edwards | RB | Georgia | |
| John Rhys Plumlee | QB | UCF | |
| Julius Welschof | LB | Charlotte | |
| Jacoby Windmon | LB | Michigan State |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Texans | L 12–20 | 0–1 | Acrisure Stadium | Recap | ||
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | L 3–9 | 0–2 | Acrisure Stadium | Recap | ||
| 3 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–24 | 0–3 | Ford Field | Recap |
| Week | Date | Time () | 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. | 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 | 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 | 8:15 p.m. | at Cleveland Browns | L 19–24 | 8–3 | Huntington Bank Field | Recap | |||
| 13 | December 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 44–38 | 9–3 | Paycor Stadium | CBS | Recap | |
| 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 | 4:30 p.m. | at Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Fox | |||||
| 17 | December 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas City Chiefs | Acrisure Stadium | |||||
| 18 | January 4/5 | Cincinnati Bengals | Acrisure Stadium | ||||||
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.
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.
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.
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 fora 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.