Record 12–4 | Division place 1st AFC Central Start date 1979 | |
Playoff finish Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 34–14Won AFC Championship (Oilers) 27–13Won Super Bowl XIV (Rams) 31–19 Pro Bowlers 10CB Mel BlountQB Terry BradshawDT Joe GreeneDE L. C. GreenwoodLB Jack HamRB Franco HarrisLB Jack LambertS Donnie ShellWR John StallworthC Mike Webster AP All-Pros 6Jack Ham (1st team)Jack Lambert (1st team)Donnie Shell (1st team)John Stallworth (1st team)Mike Webster (1st team)Mel Blount (2nd team) Similar 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers s, 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers s, 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers s, 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers s, 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers s | ||
The 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season saw the Steelers successfully defend their Super Bowl Championship from the previous year as they achieved a 12–4 record and went on to defeat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. The Steelers started out to a 4-0 record. Adding to the previous season, the Steelers had won 12 in a row. They finished the regular season at 12-4. In six of those games the opponents were held to a touchdown or less. In the playoffs Pittsburgh defeated Miami, 34-14 and then for the second consecutive season beat Houston 27-13, in the AFC championship game. Finally defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31-19 in Super Bowl XIV.
With the win, and the Pittsburgh Pirates win in the 1979 World Series, Pittsburgh would be the last city to claim Super Bowl and World Series wins in the same year until the New York Mets won the 1986 World Series in 7 games over the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Giants won Super Bowl XXI 39–20 over the Denver Broncos.