2023 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2023 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
Head coach	Mike Tomlin
General manager	Omar Khan
Home field	Acrisure Stadium
Results
Record	0–1
Division place	3rd AFC North
Uniform
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The 2023 season is the Pittsburgh Steelers' 91st season in the National Football League, their 2nd under general manager Omar Khan and their 17th under head coach Mike Tomlin. They attempt to improve on their 9–8 record from last year, make the playoffs after a one-year absence, win their first AFC North title since 2020, and become the first team in AFC history to post 20 consecutive non-losing records. Should they win three games, they will reach 700 wins in the club's history, joining the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, and New York Giants in reaching 700 franchise victories.

Draft

Main article: 2023 NFL Draft

2023 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	14	Broderick Jones	OT	Georgia	from New England
2	32	Joey Porter Jr.	CB	Penn State	from Chicago
2	49	Keeanu Benton	NT	Wisconsin
3	80	Traded to Carolina
3	93	Darnell Washington	TE	Georgia	from Carolina
4	120	Traded to New England
4	132	Nick Herbig	LB	Wisconsin	from Carolina
5	151	Traded to Seattle
6	195	Traded to Denver
7	241	Cory Trice	CB	Purdue	from Denver
7	251	Spencer Anderson	OL	Maryland	from LA Rams

Notes

• Chicago traded their own second-round selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for wide receiver Chase Claypool.
• Pittsburgh traded their fifth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon.
• Pittsburgh traded their sixth-round selection to Denver in exchange for linebacker Malik Reed and a seventh-round selection.
• Pittsburgh traded their seventh-round selection (234th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for wide receiver Allen Robinson and Los Angeles' seventh-round selection (251st overall)
• Pittsburgh traded their first-round selection (17th overall) and fourth-round selection (120th overall) to New England in exchange for New England's first-round selection (14th overall)
• Pittsburgh traded their third-round selection (80th overall) to Carolina for a third-round selection (93rd overall) and a fourth-round selection (132nd overall) which originally belonged to San Francisco.

Undrafted free agent additions

2023 Undrafted Free Agents
Position	Player	College
WR	Jordan Byrd	San Diego State
QB	Tanner Morgan	Minnesota
DT	James Nyamwaya	Merrimack
LB	David Perales	Fresno State
FB	Monte Pottebaum	Iowa
K	B. T. Potter	Clemson

Staff

Pittsburgh Steelers staff
	Front Office Chairman – Dan Rooney President – Art Rooney II Vice President – Art Rooney, Jr. General Manager – Kevin Colbert Director of Football and Business Administration – Omar Khan Football Administration Coordinator – Samir Suleiman Player Personnel Coordinator – Dan Rooney, Jr. College Scouting Coordinator – Phil Kreidler Senior Assistant, College Scouting – Rick Reiprish Pro Personnel Coordinator – Brandon Hunt Head Coaches Head Coach – Mike Tomlin Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line – John Mitchell Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Todd Haley Quarterbacks – Randy Fichtner Running Backs – James Saxon Wide Receivers – Richard Mann Tight Ends – James Daniel Offensive Line – Mike Munchak Offensive Assistant – Shaun Sarrett			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Keith Butler Inside Linebackers – Jerry Olsavsky Outside Linebackers – Joey Porter Defensive Backs – Carnell Lake Defensive Assistant – Steve Meyer Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Danny Smith Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Garrett Giemont Conditioning Assistant – Marcel Pastoor → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Current roster

Pittsburgh Steelers roster
Quarterbacks  3 Landry Jones  7 Ben Roethlisberger  2 Michael Vick Running backs 46 Will Johnson FB 30 Jordan Todman 33 Fitzgerald Toussaint 34 DeAngelo Williams Wide receivers 84 Antonio Brown PR 10 Martavis Bryant 14 Sammie Coates 88 Darrius Heyward-Bey 11 Markus Wheaton KR Tight ends 81 Jesse James 83 Heath Miller 89 Matt Spaeth		Offensive linemen 66 David DeCastro G 73 Ramon Foster G 77 Marcus Gilbert T 74 Chris Hubbard C/G 64 Doug Legursky C/G 79 Byron Stingily T 78 Alejandro Villanueva T 72 Cody Wallace C Defensive linemen 97 Cameron Heyward DE 62 Daniel McCullers NT 90 Steve McLendon NT 93 Cam Thomas DE 91 Stephon Tuitt DE 96 Leterrius Walton DE		Linebackers 56 Anthony Chickillo OLB 48 Bud Dupree OLB 54 L. J. Fort ILB 57 Terence Garvin ILB 92 James Harrison OLB 95 Jarvis Jones OLB 55 Arthur Moats OLB 50 Ryan Shazier ILB 51 Sean Spence ILB 94 Lawrence Timmons ILB 98 Vince Williams ILB Defensive backs 20 Will Allen SS 41 Antwon Blake CB 25 Brandon Boykin CB 31 Ross Cockrell CB 22 William Gay CB 21 Robert Golden FS 32 Doran Grant CB 23 Mike Mitchell FS 29 Shamarko Thomas SS 35 Ross Ventrone SS Special teams  4 Jordan Berry P  9 Chris Boswell K 60 Greg Warren LS				Reserve lists 76 Mike Adams OT (PUP) 10px 28 Cortez Allen CB (IR) 10px 68 Kelvin Beachum OT (IR) 10px 26 Le'Veon Bell RB (IR) 10px 87 Rob Blanchflower TE (IR) 10px 96 Clifton Geathers DE (IR) 10px 27 Senquez Golson CB (IR) 10px  5 Bruce Gradkowski QB (IR) 10px 54 Micah Hatchie OT (IR) 10px 15 David Nelson WR (IR) 10px 45 Roosevelt Nix FB (IR) 10px 69 Kelvin Palmer OT (IR) 10px 53 Maurkice Pouncey C (IR-DFR) 10px 17 Eli Rogers WR (IR) 10px  6 Shaun Suisham K (IR) 10px 64 Mitchell Van Dyk OT (IR) 10px 56 Jordan Zumwalt ILB (IR) 10px Practice squad 37 Jordan Dangerfield SS 71 Matt Feiler OT 67 B. J. Finney C/G 38 Isaiah Frey CB 85 Xavier Grimble TE 99 Caushaud Lyons DE 16 Tyler Murphy WR 44 Rajion Neal RB 19 Shakim Phillips WR -- Abou Toure RB Rookies in italics Roster updated January 5, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 Active, 17 Inactive, 10 Practice Squad → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Preseason

The Steelers' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring. All preseason games were televised on KDKA.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	Template:Dow tooltip	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27–17	1–0	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
2	Template:Dow tooltip	Buffalo Bills	W 27–15	2–0	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
3	Template:Dow tooltip	at Atlanta Falcons	W 24–0	3–0	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 10	1:00 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers	L 7–30	0–1	Acrisure Stadium	Fox	Recap
2	Template:Dow tooltip	8:15 p.m.	Cleveland Browns			Acrisure Stadium	ABC
3	September 24	8:20 p.m.	at Las Vegas Raiders			Allegiant Stadium	NBC
4	October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	CBS
5	October 8	1:00 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
6	Bye
7	October 22	4:05 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams			SoFi Stadium	Fox
8	October 29	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
9	Template:Dow tooltip	8:15 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			Acrisure Stadium	Prime Video
10	November 12	1:00 p.m.	Green Bay Packers			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
11	November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns			Cleveland Browns Stadium	CBS
12	November 26	1:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paycor Stadium	CBS
13	December 3	1:00 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
14	Template:Dow tooltip	8:15 p.m.	New England Patriots			Acrisure Stadium	Prime Video
15	TBD (December 16/17/18)	TBD	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	TBD
16	Template:Dow tooltip	4:30 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals			Acrisure Stadium	NBC
17	December 31	4:05 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			Lumen Field	Fox
18	TBD (January 6/7)	TBD	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
• The date, time and network for Week 15 will be finalized at a later date.
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	10	10	7	3	30
Steelers	0	7	0	0	7

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 67,679
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Brandon Aiyuk 8-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 9:29. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:46. SF – Jake Moody 41-yard field goal, 4:38. 49ers 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:22. Second quarter SF – Brandon Aiyuk 19-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 13:30. 49ers 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:35. SF – Jake Moody 32-yard field goal, 8:22. 49ers 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:55. PIT – Pat Freiermuth 3-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Chris Boswell kick), 0:10. 49ers 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 1:25. Third quarter SF – Christian McCaffrey 65-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 14:02. 49ers 27–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:58. Fourth quarter SF – Jake Moody 40-yard field goal, 5:30. 49ers 30–7. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 4:38. Top passers SF – Brock Purdy – 19/29, 220 yards, 2 TD PIT – Kenny Pickett – 31/46, 232 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SF – Christian McCaffrey – 22 rushes, 151 yards, TD PIT – Najee Harris – 6 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 8 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD PIT – Allen Robinson – 5 receptions, 64 yards

Unable to stop a hungry offense and sharp defense by the San Francisco 49ers, the Steelers got blown out, 30–7, for their worst loss at home since 2006, and started the season 0–1 for the first time since 2019.

Week 2: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 2: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	0	0	0
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: Template:Dow tooltip
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT
• Referee: Ron Torbert
• TV announcers (ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Lisa Salters
• Preview

Standings

Division

AFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Ravens	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
Cleveland Browns	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0

Conference

AFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Kansas City Chiefs	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
2	New England Patriots	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
3	Houston Texans	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
4	Baltimore Ravens	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
Wild Cards
5	Los Angeles Chargers	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
6	Indianapolis Colts	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
In the hunt
8	Tennessee Titans	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
9	Cleveland Browns	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
10	Miami Dolphins	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
11	Denver Broncos	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
12	Cincinnati Bengals	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
13	Buffalo Bills	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
14	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
15	New York Jets	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
16	Las Vegas Raiders	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
Tiebreakers
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

External links

• Official website