The Pittsburgh Steelers were 6-8 in 1971. They finished 2nd in the AFC Central and 6th in the AFC.
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 14 | 246 | 3,882 | 867 | 4.5 | 1,758 | 416 | 4.2 | 2,446 | 414 | 5.9 | 37 | 322 | 226 | 98 | 111 | 17 | 88 | 898 |
Team Rank | 17th | 17th | 7th | 19th | 13th | 20th | 9th | 12th | 5th | 23rd | 21st | 6th | 14th | 15th | 11th | 11th | 23rd | 23rd | |
Opponent | 14 | 292 | 4,248 | 881 | 4.8 | 1,482 | 440 | 3.4 | 3,060 | 408 | 7.5 | 33 | 294 | 225 | 81 | 132 | 12 | 81 | 784 |
Opponent Rank | 17th | 18th | 22nd | 16th | 5th | 9th | 3rd | 26th | 23rd | 25th | 8th | 19th | 11th | 6th | 26th | 3rd | 8th | 11th | |
Net | -46 | -366 | -14 | -0.3 | +276 | -24 | +0.9 | -614 | +6 | -1.6 | +4 | +28 | +1 | +17 | -21 | +5 | +7 | +114 | |
Net Rank | 16th | 20th | 13th | 19th | 12th | 17th | 6th | 24th | 11th | 24th | 18th | 10th | 12th | 8th | 24th | 6th | 17th | 23rd |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
Commanders | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
Vikings | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
Buccaneers | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
Rams | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |