2022 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2022 Pittsburgh Steelers season
2022 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
Head coach	Mike Tomlin
General manager	Omar Khan
Home field	Acrisure Stadium
Results
Record	9–8
Division place	3rd AFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	FS Minkah Fitzpatrick; OLB T. J. Watt
Uniform
	← 2021; Steelers seasons; 2023 →;

The 2022 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 90th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 16th under head coach Mike Tomlin.

Roster change

**Pittsburgh Steelers roster**
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Quarterbacks 8 Kenny Pickett 2 Mason Rudolph 10 Mitchell Trubisky Running backs 22 Najee Harris 24 Benny Snell 30 Jaylen Warren 44 Derek Watt FB Wide receivers 13 Miles Boykin 18 Diontae Johnson 89 Gunner Olszewski 14 George Pickens 82 Steven Sims RS Tight ends 88 Pat Freiermuth 81 Zach Gentry 83 Connor Heyward		Offensive linemen 61 Mason Cole C 78 James Daniels G 77 Jesse Davis G 69 Kevin Dotson G 53 Kendrick Green G 60 J. C. Hassenauer C 65 Dan Moore T 76 Chukwuma Okorafor T 72 Trent Scott T Defensive linemen 57 Montravius Adams NT 94 Tyson Alualu NT 97 Cameron Heyward DT 98 DeMarvin Leal DE 92 Isaiahh Loudermilk DT 91 Jonathan Marshall DT 99 Larry Ogunjobi DE		Linebackers 55 Devin Bush Jr. ILB 54 Tae Crowder ILB 56 Alex Highsmith OLB 51 Myles Jack ILB 48 Jamir Jones OLB 50 Malik Reed OLB 93 Mark Robinson ILB 41 Robert Spillane ILB 90 T. J. Watt OLB Defensive backs 34 Terrell Edmunds SS 39 Minkah Fitzpatrick FS 23 Damontae Kazee FS 28 Miles Killebrew SS 35 Arthur Maulet CB 21 Tre Norwood FS 42 James Pierre CB 37 Elijah Riley SS 20 Cameron Sutton CB 29 Levi Wallace CB Special teams 9 Chris Boswell K 6 Pressley Harvin III P 46 Christian Kuntz LS				Reserve lists 27 Marcus Allen ILB (IR) 19 Calvin Austin WR (IR) 17 William Jackson III CB (IR) -- Karl Joseph SS (IR) -- Jeremy McNichols RB (IR) -- Anthony Miller WR (IR) -- Carlins Platel CB (IR) 25 Ahkello Witherspoon CB (IR) 95 Chris Wormley DE (IR) Practice squad 84 Ja'Marcus Bradley WR 73 Carlos Davis NT 33 Duke Dawson CB 68 William Dunkle G 45 Emeke Egbule OLB 40 Mark Gilbert CB 38 Jason Huntley RB 74 John Leglue G 62 Ryan McCollum C 26 Anthony McFarland Jr. RB 31 Scott Nelson SS 49 Chapelle Russell ILB 96 Mika Tafua OLB 15 Cody White WR 87 Rodney Williams TE 79 Renell Wren DT Rookies in italics Roster updated December 24, 2022 Depth chart Transactions 53 active, 9 inactive, 16 practice squad → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Schedule change

Preseason change

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	Seattle Seahawks	W 32–25	1–0	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 16–15	2–0	TIAA Bank Field	Recap
3	August 28	Detroit Lions	W 19–9	3–0	Acrisure Stadium	Recap

Regular season change

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–20 (OT)	1–0	Paycor Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	New England Patriots	L 14–17	1–1	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
3	September 22	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–29	1–2	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	New York Jets	L 20–24	1–3	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	at Buffalo Bills	L 3–38	1–4	Highmark Stadium	Recap
6	October 16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–18	2–4	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
7	October 23	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–16	2–5	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–35	2–6	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 13	New Orleans Saints	W 20–10	3–6	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
11	November 20	Cincinnati Bengals	L 30–37	3–7	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	at Indianapolis Colts	W 24–17	4–7	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	at Atlanta Falcons	W 19–16	5–7	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	Baltimore Ravens	L 14–16	5–8	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	at Carolina Panthers	W 24–16	6–8	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Las Vegas Raiders	W 13–10	7–8	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	at Baltimore Ravens	W 16–13	8–8	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
18	January 8	Cleveland Browns	W 28–14	9–8	Acrisure Stadium	Recap

Standings change

Division change

AFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Cincinnati Bengals	12	4	0	.750	3–3	8–3	418	322	W8
⁽⁶⁾ Baltimore Ravens	10	7	0	.588	3–3	6–6	350	315	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	8	0	.529	3–3	5–7	308	346	W4
Cleveland Browns	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	361	381	L1

Conference change

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Kansas City Chiefs	West	14	3	0	.824	6–0	9–3	.453	.422	W5
2	Buffalo Bills	East	13	3	0	.813	4–2	9–2	.489	.470	W7
3	Cincinnati Bengals	North	12	4	0	.750	3–3	8–3	.507	.490	W8
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	8–4	.465	.438	W5
Wild cards
5^[a]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.443	.341	L1
6^[a]	Baltimore Ravens	North	10	7	0	.588	3–3	6–6	.509	.456	L2
7^[b]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.537	.454	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[b]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	8	0	.529	3–3	5–7	.519	.451	W4
9	New England Patriots	East	8	9	0	.471	3–3	6–6	.502	.411	L1
10^[c]	New York Jets	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	5–7	.539	.462	L6
11^[c]^[d]	Tennessee Titans	South	7	10	0	.412	3–3	5–7	.510	.339	L7
12^[c]^[d]	Cleveland Browns	North	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.524	.492	L1
13	Las Vegas Raiders	West	6	11	0	.353	3–3	5–7	.474	.397	L3
14	Denver Broncos	West	5	12	0	.294	1–5	3–9	.481	.465	W1
15	Indianapolis Colts	South	4	12	1	.265	1–4–1	4–7–1	.512	.500	L7
16	Houston Texans	South	3	13	1	.206	3–2–1	3–8–1	.481	.402	W1
Tiebreakers^[e]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 LA Chargers finished ahead of Baltimore based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Miami finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 NY Jets and Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record. NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record. ↑ 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.

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[10-7-1] 1.0 ^1.1 LA Chargers finished ahead of Baltimore based on conference record.

[9-8-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Miami finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 NY Jets and Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record. NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record.

[7-10b-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record.

[5] 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.

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