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Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Stats

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Recent Games

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Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Recent Games Table

Rk	Date	DET		PIT		Venue	City
1	2021-11-14	16	@	16	OT	Heinz Field	Pittsburgh
2	2017-10-29	15		20		Ford Field	Detroit
3	2013-11-17	27	@	37		Heinz Field	Pittsburgh
4	2009-10-11	20		28		Ford Field	Detroit
5	2006-01-01	21	@	35		Heinz Field	Pittsburgh
6	2001-12-23	14	@	47		Heinz Field	Pittsburgh
7	1998-11-26	19		16	OT	Pontiac Silverdome	Pontiac
8	1995-09-03	20	@	23		Three Rivers Stadium	Pittsburgh
9	1992-11-15	14	@	17		Three Rivers Stadium	Pittsburgh
10	1989-10-01	3		23		Pontiac Silverdome	Pontiac
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Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Yearly Records

Regular Season

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Yearly Records Table

		Detroit Lions					Pittsburgh Steelers
Rk	Season	G	W	L	Pts		G	W	L	Pts
1	1934	1	1	0	40		1	0	1	7
2	1936	1	1	0	28		1	0	1	3
3	1937	1	1	0	7		1	0	1	3
4	1938	1	1	0	16		1	0	1	7
5	1940	1	0	1	7		1	1	0	10
6	1942	1	0	1	7		1	1	0	35
7	1946	1	1	0	17		1	0	1	7
8	1947	1	0	1	10		1	1	0	17
9	1948	1	1	0	17		1	0	1	14
10	1949	1	0	1	7		1	1	0	14
11	1950	1	1	0	10		1	0	1	7
12	1952	1	1	0	31		1	0	1	6
13	1953	1	1	0	38		1	0	1	21
14	1955	1	1	0	31		1	0	1	28
15	1956	1	1	0	45		1	0	1	7
16	1959	1	0	0	10		1	0	0	10
17	1962	1	1	0	45		1	0	1	7
18	1966	1	0	1	3		1	1	0	17
19	1967	1	0	1	14		1	1	0	24
20	1969	1	0	1	13		1	1	0	16
21	1973	1	0	1	10		1	1	0	24
22	1983	1	1	0	45		1	0	1	3
23	1986	1	0	1	17		1	1	0	27
24	1989	1	0	1	3		1	1	0	23
25	1992	1	0	1	14		1	1	0	17
26	1995	1	0	1	20		1	1	0	23
27	1998	1	1	0	19		1	0	1	16
28	2001	1	0	1	14		1	1	0	47
29	2005	1	0	1	21		1	1	0	35
30	2009	1	0	1	20		1	1	0	28
31	2013	1	0	1	27		1	1	0	37
32	2017	1	0	1	15		1	1	0	20
33	2021	1	0	0	16		1	0	0	16
	Totals	33	14	17	637		33	17	14	576

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Passing Totals

Regular Season

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Passing Totals Table

Rk	Team	From	To	Cmp	Att	Inc	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	IntTD	TD%	Int%	Sk	Yds	Sk%	Y/A	AY/A	ANY/A	Y/C
1	DET	1934	2021	423	826	403	51.2	5070	36	37	5	4.4	4.5	52	517	8.86	6.1	4.99	3.81	12.0
2	PIT	1934	2021	446	841	395	53.0	5123	32	47	0	3.8	5.6	35	390	6.58	6.1	4.34	4.78	11.5

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Rushing Totals

Regular Season

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Rushing Totals Table

Rk	Team	From	To	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD
1	DET	1934	2021	890	3506	3.9	20
2	PIT	1934	2021	985	3487	3.5	30

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Kicking & Punting Totals

Regular Season

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Kicking & Punting Totals Table

				PAT			FG				Punting
Rk	Team	From	To	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	2PM	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Blck
1	DET	1934	2021	34	35	97.1	34	36	66.7	0	148	6313	42.7	1
2	PIT	1934	2021	41	42	97.6	32	40	67.5	0	149	6136	41.2	0

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Kick & Punt Return Totals

Regular Season

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Kick & Punt Return Totals Table

				Kick Returns				Punt Returns
Rk	Team	From	To	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	KRTD	Ret	Yds	Y/R	PRTD
1	DET	1934	2021	10	234	23.4	0	9	109	12.1	2
2	PIT	1934	2021	3	56	18.7	0	8	71	8.9	1

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Defense Totals

Regular Season

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Head-to-Head Defense Totals Table

						Pass Rush		Def Interceptions		Fumbles
Rk	Team	From	To	Sk	TFL	QBKD	Prss	Int	IntTD	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	FF
1	DET	1934	2021	35	12	0	0	47	5	56	2	0	1	2
2	PIT	1934	2021	52	23	2	6	37	0	51	3	10	4	2

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Team Comparison

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Passing Totals

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Passing Totals

Regular Season

Playoffs

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Passing Totals Table

Rk	Team	From	To	Cmp	Att	Inc	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	Y/A	AY/A	ANY/A	Y/C
1	DET	1930	2023	20552	37991	17439	54.1	233412	1581	1837	4.2	4.8	66.5	2446	20506	6.62	6.1	4.80	4.24	11.4
2	PIT	1933	2023	18923	35421	16498	53.4	223446	1500	1824	4.2	5.1	65.5	2145	18701	6.15	6.3	4.84	4.43	11.8

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Passing Totals Table

Rk	Team	From	To	Cmp	Att	Inc	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	Y/A	AY/A	ANY/A	Y/C
1	DET	1935	2016	369	655	286	56.3	4313	24	37	3.7	5.6	65.1	43	287	6.98	6.6	4.78	4.59	11.7
2	PIT	1947	2021	1169	2000	831	58.5	13678	89	82	4.5	4.1	77.0	118	810	5.62	6.8	5.88	5.19	11.7

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Rushing Totals

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Rushing Totals

Regular Season

Playoffs

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Rushing Totals Table

				Rushing
Rk	Team	From	To	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	1D
1	DET	1930	2023	38451	153879	4.0	1169	521
2	PIT	1933	2023	41448	159188	3.8	1145	488

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Rushing Totals Table

				Rushing
Rk	Team	From	To	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	1D
1	DET	1935	2016	531	2253	4.2	20
2	PIT	1947	2021	2074	8260	4.0	79

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Kicking & Punting Totals

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Kicking & Punting Totals

Regular Season

Playoffs

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Kicking & Punting Totals Table

				PAT			FG				Punting
Rk	Team	From	To	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	2PM	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Blck
1	DET	1930	2023	2782	2880	95.6	1517	2154	68.8	43	5923	245644	41.5	40
2	PIT	1933	2023	2654	2780	95.5	1561	2179	70.4	50	5860	240725	41.1	46

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Kicking & Punting Totals Table

				PAT			FG				Punting
Rk	Team	From	To	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	2PM	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Blck
1	DET	1935	2016	47	49	95.9	18	26	69.2	2	95	2548	26.8	0
2	PIT	1947	2021	156	164	95.1	87	111	78.4	6	274	8011	29.2	6

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Kick & Punt Return Totals

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Kick & Punt Return Totals

Regular Season

Playoffs

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Kick & Punt Return Totals Table

				Kick Returns				Punt Returns
Rk	Team	From	To	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	KRTD	Ret	Yds	Y/R	PRTD
1	DET	1930	2023	4304	95592	22.2	31	2849	27470	9.6	49
2	PIT	1933	2023	3812	82998	21.8	21	3215	27650	8.6	28

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Kick & Punt Return Totals Table

				Kick Returns				Punt Returns
Rk	Team	From	To	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	KRTD	Ret	Yds	Y/R	PRTD
1	DET	1935	2016	7	125	17.9	0	3	2	0.7	0
2	PIT	1947	2021	28	571	20.4	0	14	85	6.1	2

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Defense Totals

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Defense Totals

Regular Season

Playoffs

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Defense Totals Table

						Pass Rush		Def Interceptions		Fumbles
Rk	Team	From	To	Sk	TFL	QBKD	Prss	Int	IntTD	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	FF
1	DET	1930	2023	2202	1793	198	792	1730	122	2232	1250	2752	73	102
2	PIT	1933	2023	2439	2028	290	1058	1748	110	2448	1443	3607	72	123

Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Overall Defense Totals Table

						Pass Rush		Def Interceptions		Fumbles
Rk	Team	From	To	Sk	TFL	QBKD	Prss	Int	IntTD	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	FF
1	DET	1935	2016	31	5					41	4	0	0	5
2	PIT	1947	2021	153	86					107	7	19	5	4

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Player game data: since 1933. Scoring statistics (TD, XP, FG) are complete. Yardage and attempts statistics are nearly complete. Game participation data since 1970.

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