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Natural grass also includes hybrid surfaces like DD Grassmaster, which are enhanced with synthetic fibers but are still mostly made of natural grass.
Artificial turf (1st generation) includes AstroTurf and other "carpet on concrete" surfaces like TartanTurf, SuperTurf, and Texas Turf.
Artificial turf (2nd generation) includes FieldTurf, AstroTurf GameDay Grass, Momentum Turf, and other surfaces that use fibers and rubber to simulate grass.
Games played in stadiums with retractable roofs are recorded as Indoor if the roof was closed and Outdoor if the roof was open.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally named the Pirates after Pittsburgh's popular baseball team, and like their namesakes, the NFL Pirates played their home games at Forbes Field. Built in 1909, Forbes was first and foremost a ballpark, but its cavernous outfield provided more than enough room for a football field. The Steelers called Forbes Field home for three decades, playing their last game there in 1963.
In 1958, the Steelers reached an agreement with the University of Pittsburgh to move their home games to Pitt Stadium, the home field of the Pitt Panthers. Built in 1925, Pitt Stadium was larger and more suited to football than Forbes Field, but its location at the top of a steep hill made it a chilly place to watch a football game in the winter. Due to low attendance, the Steelers returned to Forbes Field in 1959 and took a more gradual approach to the move to Pitt Stadium. From 1960 to 1963, the team split its home games between the two stadiums, using the larger Pitt Stadium for games against high-profile opponents like the Browns and Giants. The number of games at Pitt Stadium gradually increased until 1964, when the Steelers started playing all of their home games there. The playing surface during the Steelers' time at Pitt Stadium was natural grass.
In 1970, the Steelers and Pirates both moved into brand-new Three Rivers Stadium, a state-of-the-art facility designed to host both football and baseball games. The stadium was named for the three rivers that flow through the city of Pittsburgh— the Allegheny and Monongahela combining to form the Ohio. The field was initially covered with a surface called TartanTurf; this was replaced in 1983 by the similar AstroTurf. During their first decade at Three Rivers, the Steelers won four Super Bowls and the Pirates won two World Series, prompting Pittsburgh to claim the title "City of Champions." Both pro teams spent three decades at Three Rivers, playing their last games there in 2000, shortly before it was demolished. By that time, the multipurpose facilities of the 1970s, with their circular floor plans and rock-hard artificial turf, were considered ugly by many sports fans; but Three Rivers Stadium would always hold a special place in Steelers fans' hearts as the place where the Steelers finally became winners.
Heinz Field has been the home of the Steelers since 2001. It is the first stadium built primarily to be the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, although it also hosts the Pitt Panthers in a return of the favor given to the Steelers by the University of Pittsburgh when they played at Pitt Stadium. The field's original Kentucky bluegrass surface was replaced in 2003 with DD Grassmaster, a hybrid surface containing about 90% natural grass reinforced with synthetic fibers in order to help the field better withstand wear and tear. Starting in 2009, the field returned to 100% natural grass. Because Heinz Field hosts both an NFL and a college home schedule in addition to high school championships each year, the field takes a lot of punishment, leading to some very messy games when it rains. It is also one of the toughest stadiums in the league for field goal kickers, due to one of the end zones being open towards the river.
| Steelers home stadiums Click on a heading below to sort the table. |
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| Years | Stadium | Games | W | L | T | Pct. |
| 1933-1957; 1959-1963 |
Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA |
161 | 76 | 78 | 7 | .4938 |
| 1958; 1960-1969 |
Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA |
55 | 17 | 37 | 1 | .3182 |
| 1970-2000 | Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA |
254 | 182 | 72 | - | .7165 |
| 2001-present | Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA |
72 | 52 | 19 | 1 | .7292 |
| Includes all games through the end of the 2008 NFL season. | ||||||
| Steelers at current NFL stadiums Click on a heading below to sort the table. |
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| Stadium | Games | W | L | T | Pct. |
| Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO |
13 | 9 | 4 | - | .6923 |
| Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC |
2 | 1 | 1 | - | .5000 |
| Candlestick Park San Francisco, CA |
6 | 4 | 2 | - | .6667 |
| Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland, OH |
10 | 9 | 1 | - | .9000 |
| Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX |
0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO |
1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 |
| FedEx Field Landover, MD |
1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 |
| Ford Field Detroit, MI |
1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 |
| Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
3 | 2 | 1 | - | .6667 |
| Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ |
13 | 8 | 5 | - | .6154 |
| Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA |
3 | 1 | 2 | - | .3333 |
| HHH Metrodome Minneapolis, MN |
2 | 1 | 1 | - | .5000 |
| Invesco Field Denver, CO |
3 | 1 | 2 | - | .3333 |
| Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL |
11 | 4 | 7 | - | .3636 |
| Lambeau Field Green Bay, WI |
5 | 3 | 2 | - | .6000 |
| Land Shark Stadium Miami Gardens, FL |
7 | 4 | 3 | - | .5714 |
| Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | .0000 |
| Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
4 | 2 | 2 | - | .5000 |
| LP Field Nashville, TN |
6 | 1 | 5 | - | .1667 |
| Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN |
0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD |
11 | 6 | 5 | - | .5455 |
| Oakland Coliseum Oakland, CA |
9 | 3 | 6 | - | .3333 |
| Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH |
10 | 9 | 1 | - | .9000 |
| Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA |
13 | 7 | 6 | - | .5385 |
| Qwest Field Seattle, WA |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | .0000 |
| Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park, NY |
10 | 3 | 7 | - | .3000 |
| Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL |
4 | 3 | 1 | - | .7500 |
| Reliant Stadium Houston, TX |
1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 |
| Soldier Field Chicago, IL |
5 | 1 | 4 | - | .2000 |
| University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | .0000 |
| Includes all games through the end of the 2008 NFL season. | |||||
| Steelers at former / other stadiums Click on a heading below to sort the table. |
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| Stadium | Games | W | L | T | Pct. |
| Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA |
2 | 0 | 2 | - | .0000 |
| Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA |
5 | 4 | 1 | - | .8000 |
| Baker Bowl Philadelphia, PA |
2 | 1 | 1 | - | .5000 |
| Busch Stadium I St. Louis, MO |
7 | 1 | 6 | - | .1429 |
| Busch Stadium II St. Louis, MO |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .5000 |
| City Stadium Green Bay, WI |
6 | 1 | 5 | - | .1667 |
| Cleveland Stadium Cleveland, OH |
47 | 13 | 33 | 1 | .2872 |
| Comiskey Park Chicago, IL |
11 | 6 | 5 | - | .5545 |
| Connie Mack Stadium Philadelphia, PA |
20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | .3000 |
| Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX |
8 | 3 | 5 | - | .3750 |
| Crosley Field Cincinnati, OH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .5000 |
| Ebbets Field Brooklyn, NY |
12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .4583 |
| Fenway Park Boston, MA |
8 | 3 | 5 | - | .3750 |
| Foxboro Stadium Foxboro, MA |
4 | 3 | 1 | - | .7500 |
| Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA |
12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .2917 |
| Griffith Stadium Washington, DC |
24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | .3542 |
| Houston Astrodome Houston, TX |
28 | 16 | 12 | - | .5714 |
| Husky Stadium Seattle, WA |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | .0000 |
| JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | .0000 |
| Kansas City Municipal Stadium Kansas City, MO |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | .0000 |
| Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA |
3 | 1 | 2 | - | .3333 |
| Kingdome Seattle, WA |
5 | 1 | 4 | - | .2000 |
| Laidley Field Charleston, WV |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | .0000 |
| Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | .0000 |
| Los Angeles Coliseum Los Angeles, CA |
11 | 2 | 9 | - | .1818 |
| Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD |
8 | 5 | 3 | - | .6250 |
| Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, MN |
4 | 1 | 3 | - | .2500 |
| Mile High Stadium Denver, CO |
11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .3182 |
| Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, WI |
2 | 1 | 1 | - | .5000 |
| Orange Bowl Miami, FL |
8 | 2 | 6 | - | .2500 |
| Point Stadium Johnstown, PA |
1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 |
| Polo Grounds New York, NY |
22 | 9 | 13 | - | .4091 |
| Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI |
3 | 1 | 2 | - | .3333 |
| RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN |
4 | 2 | 2 | - | .5000 |
| RFK Stadium Washington, DC |
8 | 4 | 4 | - | .5000 |
| Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH |
29 | 13 | 16 | - | .4483 |
| Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA |
1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 |
| Rubber Bowl Akron, OH |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | .0000 |
| Shea Stadium Flushing, NY |
4 | 4 | 0 | - | 1.000 |
| Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ |
4 | 1 | 3 | - | .2500 |
| Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL |
2 | 2 | 0 | - | 1.000 |
| Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA |
1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 |
| Texas Stadium Irving, TX |
5 | 2 | 3 | - | .4000 |
| Tiger Stadium Detroit, MI |
10 | 3 | 7 | - | .3000 |
| Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA |
6 | 3 | 3 | - | .5000 |
| University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI |
4 | 0 | 4 | - | .0000 |
| Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | .0000 |
| Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA |
3 | 0 | 3 | - | .0000 |
| War Memorial Stadium Buffalo, NY |
2 | 1 | 1 | - | .5000 |
| Wisconsin State Fair Park West Allis, WI |
6 | 2 | 4 | - | .3333 |
| Wrigley Field Chicago, IL |
10 | 0 | 10 | - | .0000 |
| Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY |
13 | 4 | 9 | - | .3077 |
| Includes all games through the end of the 2008 NFL season. | |||||
Note: The records on this page count the Steelers' 17-10 loss to Detroit in the 1962 Playoff Bowl, a postseason exhibition that decided the NFL's third-place team during the 1960s. |
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