Steel City Underground presents it’s ‘Upon Review’ series of Pittsburgh Steelers positional group grades for the 2025 NFL season with statistical analysis and performance reviews.
A lot of interesting storylines that were supposed to be a big part of the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2026 offseason have somewhat gotten buried because of Mike Tomlin's resignation.
Vic Carucci reports that during a meeting between former Bills HC Sean McDermott, GM Brandon Beane, and owner Terry Pegula, McDermott pointed out what the roster was lacking to win a Super Bowl, with both Beane and Pegula displeased with his assessment.
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth wished he made more of an impact with the Steelers during the 2025 season. Shortly after the Steelers lost to the Houston Texans in the wild-card round of the playoffs, Freiermuth detailed his frustration with the Steelers’ offense.
How many of the starting quarterbacks from every Super Bowl can you name in nine minutes?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a lot of money invested when it comes to the defensive side of the ball. The offense gets overlooked in terms of financials because of this, but tight end Pat Freiermuth is heavily compensated to be one of the best at his position.
The best teams do not always win the Super Bowl. Sometimes, great NFL squads have failed to win a playoff game. Here are the best ones since the AFL-NFL merger to fall short of advancing in a postseason bracket.
The Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the Houston Texans 30–6 in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, a lopsided loss that once again exposed the gap between Pittsburgh and the AFC’s true contenders.
The Pittsburgh Steelers entered offseason mode much earlier than expected following a 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans. The loss was the team's seventh consecutive postseason defeat, continuing the organization's failures since the 2016 AFC Champioship game.
Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin was hopeful he could end the playoff drought on Monday night against the Houston Texans. The Steelers had a solid 2025 regular season that saw them win the AFC North title and finish 10-7, but a 30-6 home playoff loss to the Texans erased much of that progress.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were eliminated from the 2025 postseason after their 30-6 AFC Wild Card Round loss to the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football.
The Pittsburgh Steelers' longtime head coach, Mike Tomlin, has not won a playoff game since the 2016 season. Despite that, he has never had a losing season in all 19 years of his NFL career, a remarkable accomplishment in a league as hyper-competitive as football.
Nobody can say that Freiermuth did not make any contributions to a team that won its division.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The Pittsburgh Steelers looked completely lost on the field against the Cleveland Browns in their Week 17 matchup. Pittsburgh lost 13-6 in a game in which only one touchdown was scored all game long, that being an early score by the Browns with 5:11 left in the second quarter.
The Pittsburgh Steelers pulled off a thrilling 29-24 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday to improve their record to 9-6 and stay atop the AFC North. Although Detroit nearly completed the comeback, it was one of Pittsburgh’s best overall performances of the season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had an up and down season in 2025. Near the start of the year, the team was 4-1 and had full control of the AFC North. Since then, the team has gone 2-5 and there doesn't seem to be much hope for the rest of the campaign.
One word that could describe the Pittsburgh Steelers at the moment would be "frustrating." After dropping five of their last seven games and falling to 6-6 following a 26-7 home loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, the team is struggling to find any answers as their playoff hopes are fading.
It has been a frustrating 2025 season for the Pittsburgh Steelers in many ways. Every phase of the game has been inconsistent, leading to surprising wins and even more shocking losses.
The Pittsburgh Steelers got completely embarrassed in their own stadium on Sunday evening as the team fell to the Buffalo Bills by a score of 26-7.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had one very clear issue on offense in recent years: their refusal to use the middle of the field between the 20s. In the red zone, they will happily go there for a touchdown attempt, especially when it involves a tight end, but they'd much rather move the ball down the sidelines or with checkdowns while passing.
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost a crucial inner-conference game on Sunday as the team fell to the Los Angeles Chargers during a road contest. Pittsburgh's defense had been plaguing the team throughout the year, but that side of the ball actually held their own in the primetime matchup.
The Athletic's Mike DeFabo talked with several Pittsburgh players about what Aaron Rodgers has added to the Steelers as they hold a 4-2 record.
A lot of NFL trade rumors grow teeth when the trade deadline approaches. This year, the deadline is November 4. One of the most heavily-pushed narratives surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers has been that the team should consider turning tight end Pat Freiermuth into a bargaining chip due to, what many have pointed out, is less usage.
Following every NFL game in 2025, Steel City Underground parses the best plays from the Pittsburgh Steelers to highlight for Steelers Nation fans to rewatch, complete with what led up to the big play(s).
Rodgers agreed to a team-friendly contract with the Steelers ahead of this past weekend.
Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth still believes in his teammate George Pickens heading into the 2025 campaign.
Starting tight end Pat Freiermuth is the latest player to find his way to the Pittsburgh Steelers lengthy injury report.
During James' appeal call with the league, Pat Freiermuth called in to defend the defensive back and ask the league to overturn the suspension, according to ESPN's Pat McAfee.
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