Steelers get 11 of 22 starters on ESPN AFC North All-Decade team

Steelers get 11 of 22 starters on ESPN AFC North All-Decade team

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ESPN has been putting in the work, creating All-Decade teams for every division in the NFL. Out of 22 starters on offense and defense, 11 of them came from the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Here is how the two teams broke down.

Offense

QB Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers, 2004-present
RB Le’Veon Bell, Steelers, 2013-18
RB Ray Rice, Ravens, 2008-13
WR Antonio Brown, Steelers, 2010-18
WR A.J. Green, Bengals, 2011-present
OT Joe Thomas, Browns, 2007-17
OT Andrew Whitworth, Bengals, 2006-16
G Marshal Yanda, Ravens, 2007-19
G David DeCastro, Steelers, 2012-present
C Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers, 2010-present
TE Heath Miller, Steelers, 2005-15

Defense

DE Carlos Dunlap, Bengals, 2010-present
DT Geno Atkins, Bengals, 2010-present
DE Cameron Heyward, Steelers, 2011-present
OLB Terrell Suggs, Ravens, 2003-18
ILB C.J. Mosley, Ravens, 2014-18
ILB Lawrence Timmons, Steelers, 2007-16
OLB James Harrison, Steelers, 2002-12, 2014-17; Bengals, 2013
CB Joe Haden, Browns, 2010-16; Steelers, 2017-present
CB Adam Jones, Bengals, 2010-17
S Ed Reed, Ravens, 2002-12
S Troy Polamalu, Steelers, 2003-14

Pittsburgh was absolutely loaded during the 2010s. Unfortunately for all that individual talent, Pittsburgh was never able to parlay it into a Super Bowl championship. The Steelers lost the Super Bowl in 2010 and despite making the playoffs six times in the decade, after that Super Bowl loss, the Steelers have gone winless in the playoffs in five more trips.

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