Russell Wilson’s extensive experience in both the NFL regular season and the playoffs is one of the reasons the Pittsburgh Steelers signed him in the summer.

The seasoned quarterback is one of only five active passers who have appeared in and won a Super Bowl. He has participated in two Super Bowls over his 13-year career.

The former Seattle Seahawks quarterback has also started 16 postseason games in his pro football career. His experience will be crucial for a Steelers offense that has several young players.

Here, we will take a look at the star quarterback’s overall playoff record.

What is Russell Wilson’s playoff record?

Saturday’s Wild Card Round game against the Baltimore Ravens will be Russell Wilson‘s 17th playoff outing of his career. 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 when you take into account that he has nine playoff victories, which is second only to Patrick Mahomes’ (15) total among all active quarterbacks.

Russ is one of only 17 quarterbacks in NFL history who have a minimum of two games above .500, having recorded over 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 guided the Seattle Seahawks to two Super Bowl appearances and five straight postseason berths from 2012 to 2016, during which the team won its first championship in 2013.

However, the 36-year-old quarterback had a 1-3 record in his last four postseason games, and his most recent triumph came 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 better his postseason record and also win a playoff game for the first time since 2019.

If the Steelers are to end their postseason skid, Russell Wilson must be at the top of his game. Since 2011, head coach Mike Tomlin has seen his team’s painful defeats pile up into a 3-8 postseason record after beginning his career with a 5-2 postseason record and two Super Bowl trips.

The team’s last postseason victory came against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2016. Since then, they have suffered five consecutive postseason defeats.