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The 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team’s 79th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League (NFL). It was the twelfth season under the leadership of general manager Kevin Colbert and the fifth under head coach Mike Tomlin. The Steelers hoped to return to the Super Bowl and defend their AFC championship from 2010 but suffered a 29–23 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.