| Regular Season: Week 1 |
 Steelers |
at |
 Bears |
Sunday, September 19, 1971 |
3:00PM |
PIT 15, CHI 17 |
| Regular Season: Week 2 |
 Bengals |
at |
Steelers |
Sunday, September 26, 1971 |
3:00PM |
CIN 10, PIT 21 |
| Regular Season: Week 3 |
 Chargers |
at |
Steelers |
Sunday, October 3, 1971 |
3:00PM |
SD 17, PIT 21 |
| Regular Season: Week 4 |
Steelers |
at |
 Browns |
Sunday, October 10, 1971 |
3:00PM |
PIT 17, CLE 27 |
| Regular Season: Week 5 |
Steelers |
at |
 Chiefs |
Monday, October 18, 1971 |
3:00PM |
PIT 16, KC 38 |
| Regular Season: Week 6 |
 Oilers |
at |
Steelers |
Sunday, October 24, 1971 |
3:00PM |
HOU 16, PIT 23 |
| Regular Season: Week 7 |
Steelers |
at |
 Colts |
Sunday, October 31, 1971 |
2:00PM |
PIT 21, BAL 34 |
| Regular Season: Week 8 |
Browns |
at |
Steelers |
Sunday, November 7, 1971 |
3:00PM |
CLE 9, PIT 26 |
| Regular Season: Week 9 |
Steelers |
at |
 Dolphins |
Sunday, November 14, 1971 |
3:00PM |
PIT 21, MIA 24 |
| Regular Season: Week 10 |
 Giants |
at |
Steelers |
Sunday, November 21, 1971 |
3:00PM |
NYG 13, PIT 17 |
| Regular Season: Week 11 |
 Broncos |
at |
Steelers |
Sunday, November 28, 1971 |
3:00PM |
DEN 22, PIT 10 |
| Regular Season: Week 12 |
Steelers |
at |
Oilers |
Sunday, December 5, 1971 |
3:00PM |
PIT 3, HOU 29 |
| Regular Season: Week 13 |
Steelers |
at |
Bengals |
Sunday, December 12, 1971 |
3:00PM |
PIT 21, CIN 13 |
| Regular Season: Week 14 |
 Rams |
at |
Steelers |
Sunday, December 19, 1971 |
3:00PM |
LA 23, PIT 14 |