The Steelers are known for defense, whether it be the Steel Curtain of the 1970s or more recent defenses under Dick LeBeau. The Steelers have led the NFL in total defense 10 different times in their history, more than any other franchise (Bears led the league 8 times). The Steelers have allowed the league's fewest yards four times in the last eight years, while doing so just twice during the Steel Curtain era.

The Steelers haven't selected a player in the Top 10 of the NFL Draft since taking Plaxico Burress 8th overall in 2000. By comparison, the Jaguars have selected a player in the top 10 in each of the last 8 drafts. The Steelers have not selected a player in the top 5 of the draft since selecting Hall of Fame QB Terry Bradshaw with the 1st overall pick in 1970.

Since Chuck Noll took over as the Steelers head coach in 1969, the Steelers have had just 3 head coaches. Noll was with the Steelers from 1969-91 before Bill Cowher took over from 1992-06. Mike Tomlin has been the head man in Pittsburgh since 2007. Over that same span, the Colts franchise has employed a league-high 17 head coaches.

The Steelers had 11 interceptions in 2014, their highest total since 2011. Hall of Famer Mel Blount intercepted 11 passes by himself during the 1975 season, a season in which the Steelers finished 12-2 and won their second of back-to-back Super Bowls over the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in Super Bowl X.

Le'Veon Bell set a franchise record last season with 2,215 yards from scrimmage. By comparison, Jerome Bettis had 1,775 total yards from scrimmage in 1997, arguably the best season of his Hall of Fame career. Bell's 83 receptions from the running back position in 2014 were a franchise record, 32 more than John L. Williams' total from 1994. Can Bell improve on these numbers despite being suspended for the first three games of the 2015 season for substance abuse?

Ben Roethlisberger has been sacked 419 times in his career, 133 more than the next-closest quarterback since 2004 (Philip Rivers, 286). Roethlisberger has been sacked 132 more times in his 11-season career than Peyton Manning has in his 16-season career (287 times).

Taking over in Week 3, rookie Ben Roethlisberger won 14 straight games in 2004 (including a playoff game), setting the record for most wins by a rookie QB in the process. Roethlisberger's 98.1 regular season passer rating and 66.4 percent completion broke NFL rookie records. While the passer rating has since been eclipsed by Russell Wilson and RGIII (both in 2012), the completion percentage mark still stands.

Ben Roethlisberger has missed a total of 17 games throughout his 11-year career. He has only played all 16 games of a season three times.