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Pittsburgh Steelers History

  • First NFL game

    First NFL game
    The Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL first took to the field as the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 20, 1933, and lost 23-2 vs. the New York Giants.
  • The Steagles

    The  Steagles
    during the 1943 season, The Steelers and eagles were forced to merge because both had lost many players to military service during World War II.
  • the beginning of the terrible towel

    the beginning of the terrible towel
    The Terrible Towel was created by Myron Cope to excite the fans during a 1975 playoff game between the Steelers and the Baltimore Colts.
  • First Super Bowl win

    First Super Bowl win
    On January 12, 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Steelers defeated the Vikings by the score of 16–6 to win their first Super Bowl championship.
  • 4 Super Bowls in 5 years

    4 Super Bowls in 5 years
    With arguably the best defense in NFL history, the Steelers won 4 Super Bowls from 1975-1980. The most by any team over a 6 year span ever.
  • 5th Super Bowl

    5th Super Bowl
    The Steelers defeated the Seahawks by the score of 21–10 on February 5, 2006 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Hines Ward was named MVP of the game .
  • Tomlin hired as head coach

    Tomlin hired as head coach
    Tomlin was hired on January 27, 2007 to become the sixteenth Steelers head coach. He is still the current head coach of the Steelers, won a Super Bowl in 2009, and has never had a season under .500
  • Super Bowl 43

    Super Bowl 43
    With ourstanding plays from James Harrison and Santonio Holmes, Ben Roethlisberger led the Steelers to another Super Bowl victory. This is the most recent Super Bowl victory and the sixth of the franchise
  • The Immaculate Extension

    The Immaculate Extension
    Christmas Day 2016, Playoffs at stake, with the game on the line,13 seconds on the clock and three players trying to hold Antonio Brown out of the end zone. He got the touchdown and the Steelers were NFL champs.
  • The destruction of the Triple B’s

     The destruction of the Triple B’s
    Ben, Bell, and brown were scary together. They were widely considered the best trio in the NFL. After Bell left the team due to contract disputes, Antonio Brown did the same. After Bens Elbow injury in the beginning of the 2019 season, none of the triple b’s were left