Steelers’ 6-2 start offers encouraging history, but also a warning
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This article originally appeared on SteelersNOW.com.
The Pittsburgh Steelers exit their bye week on a roll, riding a four-game winning streak and sitting at 6-2. As Pittsburgh prepares for the second half of its season, an interesting question emerges: How have previous Steelers teams with the same record finished?
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The good news for Pittsburgh is that history strongly favors another postseason appearance. Of the previous 16 Steelers teams to start 6-2, 15 went on to reach the playoffs, with the 2009 team being the lone exception.
However, the numbers tell a different story when it comes to postseason success.
While reaching the playoffs is always an accomplishment, the bigger goal for Pittsburgh is overcoming a hurdle it has struggled to clear in recent years: winning a playoff game. Of those 15 teams that reached the postseason, seven lost their opening playoff contest.
The most recent example came in 2024, when Pittsburgh not only opened the season 6-2 but improved to 8-2 through its first 10 games. Unfortunately, the Steelers struggled down the stretch, going 2-5 over their final seven games to finish 10-7 before suffering a 28-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round.
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