Steelers Revealed as the Greatest Performing Underdogs in the 21st Century

[Steeler Nation]

A new report from Bet Maryland has revealed which NFL teams have been the greatest performing underdogs of the 21st century, and guess who came in first?

The Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the greatest records:

• Last Decade: 49.2% Won (2nd)
• 21st Century: 43.3% Won (1st)

When labeled as the “underdog” or performers “against the odds,” the Steelers are the most successful team of the 21st century so far, winning 43% of their 231 games. The New England Patriots are 1st in the last decade, winning 50% of their games. The Jacksonville Jaguars have been labeled as “underdogs” the most in the NFL over the last 1o years (142 games).

Steeler Nation may find it amusing to know that the Cleveland Browns have been revealed to be the worst team, losing 82% of their games as an “underdog.”



Below is the list of all NFL teams in order of win percentage as the “underdog” over the last decade:

Rank	Team	Games as Underdog	Win % as Underdog
1	New England Patriots	28	50.00%
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	63	49.20%
3	New Orleans Saints	60	45.00%
4	Seattle Seahawks	63	44.60%
5	Kansas City Chiefs	60	43.30%
6	Arizona Cardinals	101	41.00%
7	Denver Broncos	79	39.20%
8	Dallas Cowboys	70	38.60%
9	Baltimore Ravens	63	38.10%
10	Buffalo Bills	100	38.00%
11	San Francisco 49ers	88	37.50%
12	Minnesota Vikings	90	37.10%
13	Los Angeles Chargers	88	36.50%
14	Philadelphia Eagles	74	36.50%
15	Miami Dolphins	118	36.40%
16	Carolina Panthers	90	36.00%
17	Atlanta Falcons	84	35.70%
NFL Underdog Average	35.36%
18	Tennessee Titans	102	35.30%
19	Los Angeles Rams	90	34.80%
20	Cincinnati Bengals	99	34.70%
21	Green Bay Packers	54	34.00%
22	Las Vegas Raiders	127	33.90%
23	Indianapolis Colts	99	33.30%
24	Washington Commanders	130	33.30%
25	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	105	30.50%
26	Chicago Bears	109	30.30%
27	New York Giants	118	28.80%
28	Houston Texans	100	27.00%
29	Detroit Lions	105	26.90%
30	New York Jets	122	26.20%
31	Jacksonville Jaguars	142	21.80%
32	Cleveland Browns	118	18.00%

Below is the list of all NFL teams in order of win percentage as the “underdog” during the 21st century:

Rank	Team	Games as Underdog	Win % as Underdog
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	231	43.30%
2	Philadelphia Eagles	272	40.20%
3	New England Patriots	214	39.30%
4	Denver Broncos	227	38.80%
5	Tennessee Titans	309	38.80%
6	Miami Dolphins	304	37.20%
7	Minnesota Vikings	265	37.10%
8	New Orleans Saints	264	37.10%
9	Kansas City Chiefs	269	36.70%
10	New York Giants	298	36.00%
11	Carolina Panthers	241	35.80%
12	Washington Commanders	337	35.10%
13	Los Angeles Chargers	317	35.00%
14	Dallas Cowboys	247	34.80%
15	Green Bay Packers	241	34.70%
16	Seattle Seahawks	290	34.60%
17	Baltimore Ravens	180	34.40%
18	Indianapolis Colts	305	34.10%
NFL Underdog Average	33.92%
19	New York Jets	368	33.20%
20	Buffalo Bills	316	32.90%
21	Las Vegas Raiders	338	32.80%
22	Chicago Bears	318	32.70%
23	Arizona Cardinals	395	30.50%
24	Cincinnati Bengals	363	30.50%
25	Atlanta Falcons	345	30.30%
26	San Francisco 49ers	228	30.30%
27	Los Angeles Rams	308	29.60%
28	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	362	29.60%
29	Jacksonville Jaguars	274	28.80%
30	Houston Texans	200	28.50%
31	Detroit Lions	393	27.30%
32	Cleveland Browns	350	25.50%

Over the last two decades, do you think the Steelers have overperformed, underperformed, or are sitting just about right? Click to comment below!

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[BLITZ]

How bout the last 5 years?

 

[Steelr4evr]

How bout the last 5 years?

 

[Drink IRON City]

When the STEELERS are underdogs by the spread standard they truly are the underdog.

When the cheatriots or underdogs by the spread standard that is just a hedge bet because there is the cheating and help by the officials to factor in.

**** the cheatriots with a

RED
HOT
POKER

Thrice X 5




Salute the nation

 

[bkwheat28]

To answer the OP’s question, I vote underperformed. The talent we had is almost embarrassing for the results. But hey, never below .500. The standard is the standard!

 

[KStilley]

How about our performance when listed as favorites? Maybe because I follow them but over the last 10 years it seems we've lost allot of games outright when giving points on the betting line.

 

[Stewey]

The story always told is that the Steelers draft well.

Maybe not.

One thought that crossed my mind is that perhaps the Steelers overachieve.

When a player is drafted by the Steelers, they are ecstatic. Aware of the winning tradition they sort of take on a responsibility... to do their damnest to perform at a high level every time they put on the Black and Gold. (except for Devin Bush).
They strive to do their part in order to maintain the Steeler winning culture and want nothing to do with being part of a downfall.

Thats why we are where we have been for years. Good, but not good enough.

When a player is drafted by the Browns they too are ecstatic, but only because they got drafted and are about to be millionaires. No one wants drafted by the Browns.
Sure these players want to win. They say the right things...but also stamped in the back of their minds they realize they have been drafted into a culture of losing.
So when things start to go bad it's "oh well, we're the Browns" and accept it. So just pay me or trade me.
They didn't want to be there in the first place and have to put on those ****-colored uniforms.