Russell Wilson’s extensive experience in both the NFL regular season and playoffs is one of the reasons the Pittsburgh Steelers signed him in the summer.
The experienced quarterback is one of five active quarterbacks to have appeared in and won a Super Bowl. He has participated in two Super Bowls throughout his 13-year career.
The former Seattle Seahawks quarterback has also started 16 postseason games in his professional football career. His experience will be crucial for a Steelers offense that features several young players.
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Here, we’ll take a look at the star quarterback’s overall playoff record.
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What is Russell Wilson’s playoff record?
Saturday’s Wild Card Round game against the Baltimore Ravens will be Russell Wilson’s 17th career playoff appearance. The quarterback won nine and lost seven of his first 16 postseason games.
He has completed 61% of his passes for 3,786 yards and 25 touchdowns in 16 career postseason games.
Wilson’s playoff record may not seem impressive at first, but it’s actually quite respectable considering he has nine playoff wins, second only to Patrick Mahomes’ total (15) among all quarterbacks. assets.
Russ is one of 17 quarterbacks in NFL history to have a minimum of two games over .500, having logged more than 10 playoff starts. Additionally, he is tied for eighth most postseason wins in NFL history with nine.
Early in his career, Wilson had a lot of success in the playoffs. He led the Seattle Seahawks to two Super Bowl appearances and five consecutive postseason berths from 2012 to 2016, during which the team won its first championship in 2013.
However, the 36-year-old quarterback went 1-3 in his last four postseason games, with his most recent win coming against the Philadelphia Eagles on the road in the 2019 playoffs.
In his first regular season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Wilson finished with a 6-5 record. Now he will want to improve his postseason record and also win a playoff game for the first time since 2019.
If the Steelers want to end their postseason streak, Russell Wilson must be at the top of his game. Since 2011, head coach Mike Tomlin has seen his team’s painful losses pile up to a 3-8 postseason record after beginning his career with a 5-2 postseason record and two trips to the Super Bowl.
The team’s last postseason victory was against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2016. Since then, they have suffered five consecutive postseason losses.
Edited by Rajdeep Barman.