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Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

All-time regular-season series · through 2025

Competitive rivalry · 65 intensity63% competitive
16 games played
New England Patriots leads by 6

Win %

31%
69%
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · AFC North
In this series: 5W
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New England Patriots
Foxborough, Massachusetts · AFC East
In this series: 11W
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Home / Away Split

Pittsburgh Steelers
Home 5-6Away 6-5
Wins at home: 45%
New England Patriots
Home 3-2Away 2-3
Wins at home: 60%

Recent Meetings

SeasonLocationResult
2025 Wk 3@ NEPIT 2114 NE
2023 Wk 14PIT hostPIT 1821 NE
2022 Wk 2PIT hostPIT 1417 NE
2019 Wk 1@ NEPIT 333 NE
2018 Wk 15PIT hostPIT 1710 NE

Dynasty Context

Pittsburgh Steelers
  • 19721979 · 8 seasons · 4🏆 · 76% win
  • 20142017 · 4 seasons · 0🏆 · 70% win
  • 19941997 · 4 seasons · 0🏆 · 69% win
New England Patriots
  • 20032019 · 17 seasons · 5🏆 · 78% win
  • 19761978 · 3 seasons · 0🏆 · 71% win

Simultaneous Dynasty Overlap

19761978 (3 seasons): both franchises were in dynasty form. This is an elite-vs-elite period — games in this window carry extra historical weight.

20142017 (4 seasons): both franchises were in dynasty form. This is an elite-vs-elite period — games in this window carry extra historical weight.

Era Breakdown

Each franchise's overall win% per decade — who was stronger in each era.

DecadePittsburgh SteelersvsNew England PatriotsEdge
1970s69%46%PIT +23pp
1980s51%51%Even
1990s58%43%PIT +16pp
2000s65%70%NE +5pp
2010s64%78%NE +14pp
2020s60%47%PIT +14pp
Source: nflverse games.csv (CC-BY 4.0) + dynasty data from StatVault encyclopedia · Regular season only · Data through 2025