Schedule Standings Game summaries Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens The Steelers opened up their regular season on the road against their old AFC North division rivals, the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens scored quickly on their first drive, when only three plays into the game, Baltimore wide receiver Anquan Boldin caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Flacco. The Ravens scored again on the ensuing drive when running back Ray Rice ran in a 1-yard touchdown, putting Baltimore on top 14–0 early in the first quarter. The Steelers battled back on the next drive, driving down to the Ravens 11-yard line. Pittsburgh scored on a third-and-goal play when wide receiver
Emmanuel Sanders caught a touchdown in the back of the end zone from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Ravens responded by scoring again, this time on an 11-yard pass from Flacco to Rice. At halftime the Ravens led 21–7, just like in the 2010 playoffs. But unlike that game, the Ravens did not let up their dominance in the second half. On Pittsburgh's first play from scrimmage in the second quarter, Ravens defensive lineman
Haloti Ngata stripped Roethlisberger of the football and recovered it at the Steelers 18-yard line. The Ravens scored yet again when tight end
Ed Dickson caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco. A two-point conversion by punter/holder
Sam Koch put the Ravens on top 29–7. The Ravens never looked back, and put up two more
Billy Cundiff field goals to close out the game 35–7. The Steelers finished with 7 turnovers in the game. The loss marked the Steelers first opening day loss in 8 years, and left Pittsburgh at the bottom of the division with an 0–1 record.
Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks Hoping to rebound from their Week 1 divisional loss to the Ravens, the Steelers played their home-opener against the
Seattle Seahawks at Heinz Field. After a failed 4th and goal run on their first drive, Pittsburgh delivered the game's first punch with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back
Rashard Mendenhall. This score on their second drive gave them the early lead. The Steelers added onto their lead in the second quarter with a 20-yard touchdown run from running back
Isaac Redman, followed by a 20-yard field goal from kicker
Shaun Suisham. Pittsburgh's offense made one last score in the third quarter with quarterback
Ben Roethlisberger finding wide receiver
Mike Wallace on a 2-yard touchdown pass. From there, the defense prevented any scoring attempt from Seattle's offense. With the shutout win, the Steelers improved to 1–1. When the game started Pittsburgh trailed in the first half with 49ers kicker
David Akers getting a 22-yard field goal in the first quarter, followed by a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter. The Steelers would answer in the third quarter with a 51-yard field goal from kicker
Shaun Suisham, but San Francisco came right back with quarterback
Alex Smith completing a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Vernon Davis. The 49ers would pull away in the fourth quarter with running back
Frank Gore getting a 5-yard touchdown run. With the loss, Pittsburgh fell to 10–4.
Week 16: vs. St. Louis Rams Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the 49ers, the Steelers went home for a Week 16 interconference duel with the
St. Louis Rams. With
Ben Roethlisberger recovering from his left high ankle sprain, backup quarterback
Charlie Batch got the start. Pittsburgh delivered the game's opening punch in the first quarter with a 21-yard field goal from kicker
Shaun Suisham. The Steelers added onto their lead in the second quarter with a 10-yard touchdown run from rookie running back
John Clay, which was his first career carry. Pittsburgh continued to increase their lead in the third quarter with a 49-yard field goal from Suisham. Afterwards, the Steelers pulled away in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back
Rashard Mendenhall, followed by a 2-yard touchdown run from running back
Isaac Redman. With the shutout win, Pittsburgh improved to 11–4.
Week 17: at Cleveland Browns Coming off their shutout home win over the Rams, the Steelers closed out the regular season at
Cleveland Browns Stadium with a Week 17 AFC North rematch against the
Cleveland Browns. After a scoreless first quarter, Pittsburgh trailed in the second quarter with Browns kicker
Phil Dawson getting a 26-yard and a 45-yard field goal. The Steelers would close out the half with a 19-yard field goal from kicker
Shaun Suisham. Pittsburgh took the lead in the third quarter with a 29-yard field goal from Suisham, followed by a 7-yard touchdown run from running back
Isaac Redman. Cleveland responded with Dawson making a 49-yard field goal, yet the defense prevented the Browns from getting any other score. With the win, the Steelers concluded their regular season with a 12–4 record and would acquire the AFC's #5 seed. ==Postseason==