Top Seasons by Steelers Defenses

Season Roster Games Points Per Game
1 2019 Cameron Heyward (DT), Bud Dupree (DE), T.J. Watt (LB), Joe Haden (CB), Minkah Fitzpatrick (S), Devin Bush (DU) 16 23.44
2 2001 Casey Hampton (DT), Jason Gildon (DE), James Farrior (LB), DeWayne Washington (CB), Rod Woodson (S), Brent Alexander (DU) 16 18.81
3 2010 Steve McLendon (DT), Brett Keisel (DE), LaMarr Woodley (LB), Ike Taylor (CB), Troy Polamalu (S), James Harrison (DU) 16 17.63
4 2008 Casey Hampton (DT), Aaron Smith (DE), James Harrison (LB), Ike Taylor (CB), Troy Polamalu (S), LaMarr Woodley (DU) 16 17.06
5 2020 Cameron Heyward (DT), T.J. Watt (DE), Robert Spillane (LB), Joe Haden (CB), Minkah Fitzpatrick (S), Mike Hilton (DU) 16 16.88
6 2004 Casey Hampton (DT), Aaron Smith (DE), James Farrior (LB), Ike Taylor (CB), Troy Polamalu (S), Joey Porter (DU) 16 16.5
7 2002 Casey Hampton (DT), Aaron Smith (DE), Joey Porter (LB), Brent Alexander (CB), Rod Woodson (S), Clark Haggans (DU) 16 16.19
8 2021 Cameron Heyward (DT), T.J. Watt (DE), Joe Schobert (LB), Ahkello Witherspoon (CB), Minkah Fitzpatrick (S), Cameron Sutton (DU) 17 15.94
9 2022 Cameron Heyward (DT), DeMarvin Leal (DE), Alex Highsmith (LB), Cameron Sutton (CB), Minkah Fitzpatrick (S), Levi Wallace (DU) 17 15.59
10 2013 Al Woods (DT), Cameron Heyward (DE), Lawrence Timmons (LB), Cortez Allen (CB), Troy Polamalu (S), William Gay (DU) 16 15.44
11 2005 Casey Hampton (DT), Clark Haggans (DE), Joey Porter (LB), Ike Taylor (CB), Troy Polamalu (S), Chris Hope (DU) 16 15.25
12 2012 Steve McLendon (DT), Ziggy Hood (DE), Lawrence Timmons (LB), Keenan Lewis (CB), Ryan Clark (S), Cortez Allen (DU) 16 14.88
13 2017 Tyson Alualu (DT), T.J. Watt (DE), Ryan Shazier (LB), Artie Burns (CB), Sean Davis (S), Cameron Heyward (DU) 16 14.81
14 2007 Casey Hampton (DT), Brett Keisel (DE), James Harrison (LB), Ike Taylor (CB), Troy Polamalu (S), James Farrior (DU) 16 14.69
15 2011 Steve McLendon (DT), Brett Keisel (DE), LaMarr Woodley (LB), William Gay (CB), Troy Polamalu (S), Ike Taylor (DU) 16 14.5
16 2016 Javon Hargrave (DT), Cameron Heyward (DE), Ryan Shazier (LB), Artie Burns (CB), Mike Mitchell (S), Ross Cockrell (DU) 16 14
17 2023 Larry Ogunjobi (DT), Keeanu Benton (DE), T.J. Watt (LB), Levi Wallace (CB), Damontae Kazee (S), Alex Highsmith (DU) 17 13.71
18 2009 Casey Hampton (DT), Brett Keisel (DE), LaMarr Woodley (LB), Ike Taylor (CB), Ryan Clark (S), James Harrison (DU) 16 13.63
19 2018 Cameron Heyward (DT), T.J. Watt (DE), Vince Williams (LB), Joe Haden (CB), Sean Davis (S), Mike Hilton (DU) 16 13.25
20 2006 Casey Hampton (DT), Clark Haggans (DE), Joey Porter (LB), Ike Taylor (CB), Troy Polamalu (S), James Farrior (DU) 16 13.13
21 2015 Steve McLendon (DT), Cameron Heyward (DE), Lawrence Timmons (LB), Mike Mitchell (CB), Will Allen (S), Antwon Blake (DU) 16 12.69
22 1974 Joe Greene (DT), L.C. Greenwood (DE), Jack Ham (LB), Mel Blount (CB), Glen Edwards (S), Mike Wagner (DU) 14 12.57
23 1973 Joe Greene (DT), L.C. Greenwood (DE), Andy Russell (LB), Mel Blount (CB), Mike Wagner (S), Glen Edwards (DU) 14 12.36
24 1972 Joe Greene (DT), Dwight White (DE), Jack Ham (LB), Mel Blount (CB), Mike Wagner (S), Andy Russell (DU) 14 11
25 2014 Steve McLendon (DT), Jason Worilds (DE), James Harrison (LB), William Gay (CB), Mike Mitchell (S), Cortez Allen (DU) 16 10.94