Pittsburgh Steelers statistics
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This page details statistics about the Pittsburgh Steelers American football team.
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[edit] Club Records
[edit] Single Season Records
Passing
- Attempts: 519 Tommy Maddox (2003)
- Completions: 298 Tommy Maddox (2003)
- Yards: 3,724 Terry Bradshaw (1979)
- Touchdowns: 32 Ben Roethlisberger (2007)
- Interceptions: 25 Terry Bradshaw (1979)
- Passer Rating: 104.1 Ben Roethlisberger (2007)
Rushing
- Attempts: 390 Barry Foster (1992)
- Yards: 1,690 Barry Foster (1992)
- Touchdowns: 14 Franco Harris (1976)
Receiving
- Receptions: 112 Hines Ward (2002)
- Receiving Yards: 1,398 Yancey Thigpen (1997)
- Receiving Touchdowns: 12 Buddy Dial (1961), Louis Lipps (1985), Hines Ward (2002)
Defensive
- Sacks: 15 Mike Merriweather (1984)
- Interceptions: 11 Mel Blount (1975)
Kicking
- Field Goals: 34 Norm Johnson (1995)
[edit] Career-with-Franchise Records
Receiving
- Receiving Touchdowns: 65 Hines Ward (1998-), 63 John Stallworth (1974-87), 51 Lynn Swann (1974-82), 42 Buddy Dial (1959-63), 39 Louis Lipps (1984-91)[1]
[edit] NFL records
The Steelers franchise holds many NFL records including[1]:
[edit] All-time
- Quarterback with lowest interception percentage for a career (Neil O'Donnell)
- Most consecutive games with a touchdown reception among AFC teams (11) Buddy Dial, 1959-1960
- Most post-merger seasons leading league in fewest total yards allowed (5-tied).
- Most post-merger seasons leading league in fewest rushing yards allowed (6).
- Most seasons leading AFC in fewest passing yards allowed (6).
- Most post-merger seasons leading AFC in sacks (3).
- Player with most AFC games played, most NFL career points, most seasons with 100+ points, most FG attempts and FGs made (Gary Anderson).
- Player with most AFC interceptions and most NFL yards gained and most NFL touchdowns after interception (Rod Woodson).
[edit] Single-season
- 2nd Most games won (2004-tied) and 3rd most games won in a season by a franchise (1978-tied).
- Most consecutive games won (2004-tied), and most consecutive end-of-season games won (2004-tied).
- Most rushing TD's since merger (33 in 1976).
- Most seasons with a player leading the NFL in sacks (Kevin Greene 2-tied).
- Most AFC games with a 100+ yard rusher (Barry Foster 1992)
- Highest passer rating and highest completion percentage by a rookie (Ben Roethlisberger, 2004)
- Most punt returns in a season (71 in 1976) and 2nd most punt returns in a season (67 in 1974).
- Tied for fewest fair catches in a season (0 in 1977).
- Tied for most opponent fumbles recovered by an AFC player (Jack Lambert 1976).
- Tied for most touchdowns after fumble recovery (Jim Bradshaw, 1964).
- Most road wins in a season, postseason included (9 games, 2005).
[edit] Single-game
- Played two of the NFL's four all-time penalty-free games on 10/28/1934 and 11/10/1940.
- Played two of the NFL's four all-time most interceptions returned for touchdowns games on 12/12/1965 and 10/10/1983.
- Most rushing yards (11/4/1934)
- Longest run from scrimmage among AFC teams.
- Allowed the fewest yards on opponents punt returns (-18 on 10/29/1972)
- Tied for most fumbles recovered (10 on 12/9/1973)
- Tied for most opponents fumbles recovered (8 on 12/23/1990)
- Tied for most touchdowns on fumble recoveries (3 on 1/2/2000)
- Tied for player with most 2 pt. conversions (Charles Johnson 11/1/1998-tied).
- Tied for most AFC FGs made twice (10/23/1988 and 12/1/2002)
- Tied for most interceptions by one player (12/13/1953)
- Longest run from scrimmage in a super bowl. (Willie Parker, Super Bowl XL 2/5/2006)
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[edit] References
- ^ As of December 3, 2007. Ed Bouchette. "Hines' field ... Steelers put best footing forward in win", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007-12-03.
