Russell Wilson's extensive experience in both the NFL regular season and playoffs is one of the reasons the Pittsburgh Steelers signed him this summer.
The veteran quarterback is one of only five active pass rushers to appear in and win a Super Bowl. He played in two Super Bowls during his 13-year career.
Previous Seattle Seahawks The quarterback has also started 16 postseason games in his pro football career. His experience will be vital to a Steelers offense that has 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 matchup will be against the Baltimore Ravens Russell Wilson's 17th career playoff appearance. They won nine and lost seven of their 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 glance, but it's actually quite respectable considering he has nine playoff victories, second only to Patrick Mahomes (15) among all active players.
Russ is one of only 17 quarterbacks in NFL history to have at least two games above .500 and record more than 10 playoff starts. Additionally, he is tied for the eighth-most postseason victories 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 straight postseason appearances from 2012 to 2016, during which time the team won its first championship in 2013.
However, the 36-year-old quarterback has a 1-3 record 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 Pittsburgh SteelersWilson finished with a 6-5 record. Now he will look 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 slide, Russell Wilson needs to be at the top of his game. Since 2011, head coach Mike Tomlin has seen his team suffer painful losses to a 3-8 postseason record after starting his career with a 5-2 postseason record and two Super Bowl trips.
The team's last postseason win came in 2016 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Since then, they have suffered five straight postseason losses.
Edited by Rajdeep Barman