Home Games:
Browns, Bengals, Ravens, Texans, Colts, Chargers, Cowboys, Giants
Away Games:
Browns, Bengals, Ravens, Jaguars, Titans, Patriots, Eagles, Redskins
No game in this lineup is a cupcake by any means. The Steelers face 8 playoff teams. They only face two teams that had a losing record (Ravens, Bengals) last season. Their opponents combined record is 131-77, which is just daunting. They go up against 3 of the 4 Conference Championship Round teams and both Superbowl teams. They have to go on the road against the only team that beat them at home last season, the Jacksonville Jaguars. Now, I understand that all the NFL cares about is TV ratings, but when it was determined that the Steelers would have to play the 2 strongest divisions in the NFL, you would think that the two bonus games would be a little easier (maybe the Raiders or Chiefs). But no, they gave them an away game against the New England Patriots and a home game against the Chargers. With this schedule, i feel as if the Steelers will be an 9-7 team, which might be enough to actually win the division this year. The Browns, who will probably compete for the division with the Steelers, face much easier bonus games, with the Bills and Broncos on the schedule. It is important that the Steelers win all their games in the division, if they want any shot at winning the division title and making the playoffs again. But, every team has that shot (Giants) at winning it all, and hopefully we will se a familiar sight at the end of next season:
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