The 2025 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 93rd in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under general manager Omar Khan, their 25th playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium and their 19th and final season under head coach Mike Tomlin. They matched their 10–7 records from both 2023 and 2024 and made the playoffs for the third consecutive season, and ended their four-year AFC North title drought with a win over the Baltimore Ravens during Week 18.

Since quarterbacks Justin Fields and Russell Wilson left, Aaron Rodgers started for Pittsburgh in his 21st season in the league. With a Week 16 win over the Detroit Lions, head coach Mike Tomlin reached his 200th total career win, and the Steelers secured its 22nd consecutive non-losing season, breaking the record set by the 1965–1985 Dallas Cowboys. From Pittsburgh's season tally of 45 touchdowns, 42 were scored by the offense, the most for the team since they scored 47 offensive touchdowns in 2020.

In the playoffs, the Steelers were defeated by Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round by a score of 30–6, marking their seventh consecutive playoff loss dating back to 2016.

On January 13, the day following the loss and the end of Pittsburgh's season, Tomlin decided to step down "after much thought and reflection." Tomlin compiled a 193–114–2 regular season record during his 19-year coaching tenure in Pittsburgh, tying him with Chuck Noll as the winningest head coach in franchise history. Tomlin also led Pittsburgh to 13 playoff appearances, 8 AFC North division titles, and the franchise's sixth Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XLIII. His win-loss record in the playoffs was 8–12.

The Pittsburgh Steelers drew an average home attendance of 67,440, the 18th-highest of all NFL teams.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2025/attendance.htm

Draft

+ 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 21 Derrick Harmon DT Oregon 2 52 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks 3 83 Kaleb Johnson RB Iowa 4 123 Jack Sawyer DE Ohio State 5 156 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs 162 Traded to the New York Jets From Rams 164 Yahya Black DT Iowa From Lions via Chiefs via Eagles via Browns 6 185 Will Howard QB Ohio State From Bears via Seahawks 195 Traded to the Los Angeles Rams 202 Traded to the Chicago Bears From Texans 7 223 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks From Saints via Eagles 226 Carson Bruener LB Washington From Panthers via Chiefs 229 Donte Kent CB Central Michigan From Falcons via Eagles 237 Traded to the Green Bay Packers

+ 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Sebastian Castro S Iowa J. J. Galbreath TE South Dakota Ben Sauls K Pittsburgh Roc Taylor WR Memphis DJ Thomas-Jones FB South Alabama Aiden Williams OG Minnesota Duluth Ke'Shawn Williams WR Indiana Max Hurleman RB Notre Dame Gareth Warren OT Lindenwood Montana Lemonious-Craig WR Arizona

Draft trades

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Final roster

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 31–25 1–0 EverBank Stadium Recap 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–17 1–1 Acrisure Stadium Recap 3 at Carolina Panthers W 19–10 2–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap

Regular season Schedule The NFL announced the NFL International Series matchups for 2025 prior to the rest of the schedule on May 13. The Steelers played the Minnesota Vikings during Week 4 on September 28 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, with the Steelers serving as the home team. The remainder of the Steelers schedule was announced on May 14, 2025.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 at New York Jets W 34–32 1–0 MetLife Stadium Recap 2 September 14 Seattle Seahawks L 17–31 1–1 Acrisure Stadium Recap 3 September 21 at New England Patriots W 21–14 2–1 Gillette Stadium Recap 4 September 28 Minnesota Vikings W 24–21 3–1 Croke Park Recap 5Bye 6 October 12 Cleveland Browns W 23–9 4–1 Acrisure Stadium Recap 7 at Cincinnati Bengals L 31–33 4–2 Paycor Stadium Recap 8 October 26 Green Bay Packers L 25–35 4–3 Acrisure Stadium Recap 9 November 2 Indianapolis Colts W 27–20 5–3 Acrisure Stadium Recap 10 November 9 at Los Angeles Chargers L 10–25 5–4 SoFi Stadium Recap 11 November 16 Cincinnati Bengals W 34–12 6–4 Acrisure Stadium Recap 12 November 23 at Chicago Bears L 28–31 6–5 Soldier Field Recap 13 November 30 Buffalo Bills L 7–26 6–6 Acrisure Stadium Recap 14 December 7 at Baltimore Ravens W 27–22 7–6 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 15 Miami Dolphins W 28–15 8–6 Acrisure Stadium Recap 16 December 21 at Detroit Lions W 29–24 9–6 Ford Field Recap 17 December 28 at Cleveland Browns L 6–13 9–7 Huntington Bank Field Recap 18 January 4 Baltimore Ravens W 26–24 10–7 Acrisure Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries Week 1: at New York Jets

This game was Aaron Rodgers, Brandin Echols, and Chuck Clark's return to New York. Justin Fields also faced the Steelers team he had once played for. On one hand, the Jets could not stop Rodgers in his Steelers debut, as he threw for 244 yards, 4 touchdowns, no interceptions, and completed 73.3% of his passes to go with his 136.7 passer rating. On the other hand, the defense could not stop the Jets' rushing attack, as they gave up 182 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns. Rodgers became the first Steelers player to throw 4 touchdowns in a game since Ben Roethlisberger did so on January 10, 2021.

Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

This game was Cody White's return to Pittsburgh, having played for the Steelers from 2021 to 2022. This was also DK Metcalf's first game against his former team. After a win on the road against the Jets, the Steelers lost 31–17 to the Seattle Seahawks, for their first loss to them since 2019. However, Kaleb Johnson gave the Seahawks free points in the fourth quarter when he touched the ball and let the Seahawks pick it up in the end zone.

Week 3: at New England Patriots

After a tough loss in their home opener against the Seahawks, the Steelers travelled to Foxborough to face the New England Patriots. The Steelers began to heat up in the first half, going up 14–0 with a Kenneth Gainwell touchdown run, and Aaron Rodgers throwing a score to DK Metcalf. The Patriots then began to pick up steam, with Drake Maye throwing two scores to Hunter Henry, tying the game at 14. The Steelers ended the game when Aaron Rodgers threw a go-ahead touchdown to Calvin Austin III in the game's final minutes. The Steelers defense also forced five turnovers with Brandin Echols ending the first half with an interception and four fumbles in that same game. Aaron Rodgers improved on his performance from the previous game by throwing 139 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception, and completing 69.6% of his passes with a 96.1 passer rating. With their first win over the Patriots since 2018, the Steelers improved to 2–1. It was their first win in New England since their Super Bowl XLIII-winning 2008 season. It was also their first victory against the Patriots after the Brady–Belichick era.

Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings NFL International Series

After a closely-contested win against the Patriots, the Steelers traveled to Croke Park for a "home" game against the Carson Wentz-led Minnesota Vikings. This was the first NFL game played in Ireland. After the Steelers' first drive ended in a punt, the Vikings drew first blood with a 41-yard field goal from Will Reichard. The Steelers took the lead back with a 9-play, 71-yard drive that ended in a Kenneth Gainwell 1-yard touchdown run to go up 7-3 in the first quarter, and would keep the Vikings from scoring in their next two drives. The Steelers pushed their lead up to 14–3 with a 80-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to DK Metcalf in the span of one play. Towards the end of the first half, a 30-yard field goal attempt from the Steelers was a failure, as Isaiah Rodgers blocked it. Then, Will Reichard booted a 28-yard field goal to trim Minnesota's deficit to 14–6, which would be the score at halftime. To start the third quarter, both the Vikings and Steelers traded three-and-outs. Carson Wentz threw an interception to Steelers linebacker TJ Watt, which the Steelers used as a springboard to go up 24–6, with Kenneth Gainwell finding the end zone a second time, and Chris Boswell booting a 33-yard field goal. But then, the Vikings began to heat up, as they scored a touchdown on their next two possessions, and came up with a goal-line stand. But, the game ended for good when DeShon Elliott defended a Carson Wentz pass intended for Jordan Addison with 14 seconds to go at the Vikings' 32-yard line, making the final score 24–21 in favor of the Steelers.

The Steelers improved to 3–1 with the victory. Aaron Rodgers went 18-for-22 with 200 yards and a touchdown, and posted a passer rating of 119.7, his second game with a 3-digit passer rating in four weeks. The Steelers scored 96 points through their first 4 games, their most since they scored 118 in their first 4 games in 2020.

Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

After a closely-contested win against the Vikings, the Steelers went back to Acrisure Stadium for their obligatory annual home game against the Browns. In a 23-9 win, the Steeler defense held Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel down, as he threw for 221 yards, a 55.8 completion percentage, a 66.3 passer rating, and the Browns failed to score a single touchdown. The Steeler defense also sacked Gabriel six times for 38 yards. Aaron Rodgers posted a triple-digit passer rating (115.3) for the second consecutive week, going 21-for-30 with 235 yards, 2 scores, and no picks.

With the win, the Steelers improved to 4–1 and extended their winning streak to three games, and their regular season winning streak against the Browns at home to 22 games.

Week 7: at Cincinnati Bengals

The Steelers blew a 10–0 lead in the second quarter and lost to Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals, 33–31, on a 36–yard field goal by Evan McPherson and an incomplete Hail Mary from Aaron Rodgers. The Steelers fell to 4–2. They once again failed to beat an AFC North team on a Thursday, not having done so since they beat the Browns 14–3 at home on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Aaron Rodgers posted a triple-digit passer rating (103.7) for the third consecutive week by throwing 249 yards, 4 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, and completed 67.6 percent of his passes. Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers

Aaron Rodgers faced his former team, the Green Bay Packers, for the first time since he was traded in 2023. Rodgers and the Steelers were unable to keep pace with Packers quarterback Jordan Love, who had spent three seasons as Rodgers’ backup in Green Bay. Love passed for 360 yards and three touchdowns as the Steelers lost at home.

The loss ended the Steelers' six-game home winning streak against the Packers and marked their first home loss to them since the 1970 season. The loss also prevented Rodgers from becoming the fifth quarterback in NFL history to defeat all 32 teams. Despite Aaron Rodgers posting a triple digit passer rating for the fourth consecutive week at 101.5 (219 yards, 2 scores, 66.7 completion percentage), he could not succeed at helping the Steelers win.

Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts

The Steelers' defense, the highest-paid unit in the NFL, rebounded after several subpar performances by forcing six turnovers and sacking Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones five times. The Steelers limited the league’s top-ranked offense to 20 points and held running back Jonathan Taylor to a season-low 45 yards on 14 carries. With the win, Pittsburgh improved to 5–3 and extended its home winning streak against the Colts to five games, having not lost to them at home since their Super Bowl XLIII-winning 2008 season.

Week 10: at Los Angeles Chargers