The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North Division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the seventh-oldest franchise in the NFL and the oldest in the AFC.

The Steelers have a large and widespread fan base and are known as "Steelers Nation." [10] Their current home games are at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh's North Shore neighborhood, which is also the home of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. The stadium was built in 2001 as Heinz Field, replacing the Steelers' Three Rivers Stadium for 31 seasons. Before Three Rivers, the Steelers played at Pitt Stadium and Forbes Field