Pittsburgh Steelers 2024 NFL Schedule: Primetime matchups, biggest games, streaming info, and more
The Pittsburgh Steelers' offseason is in full swing now that the NFL Draft and free agency are out of the way. From this point on, it's all about making the 90-man roster as good as it can be via OTAs, workouts, and training camp.One key offseason aspect is hurling itself towards us over the coming […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers' offseason is in full swing now that the NFL Draft and free agency are out of the way. From this point on, it's all about making the 90-man roster as good as it can be via OTAs, workouts, and training camp.
One key offseason aspect is hurling itself towards us over the coming weeks, as well, and that's the NFL's schedule release. We already know the Steelers' 2024 opponents, but when and where they play the opposition is far more valuable then simply knowing who they play.
So, let's not waste any more time and go over everything we currently know about the Steelers' 2024 schedule and more.
Steelers' 2024 Schedule
- Week 1: @ Atlanta Falcons (Sunday, Sep. 8th, 1:00 pm ET)
- Week 2: @ Denver Broncos (Sunday, Sep. 15th, 4:25 pm ET)
- Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers (Sunday, Sep. 22nd, 1:00 pm ET)
- Week 4: @ Indianapolis Colts (Sunday, Sep. 29th, 1:00 pm ET)
- Week 5: vs. Dallas Cowboys (Sunday, Oct. 6th, 8:25 pm ET)
- Week 6: @ Las Vegas Raiders (Sunday, Oct. 13th, 4:05 pm ET)
- Week 7: vs. New York Jets (Sunday, Oct. 20th, 8:25 pm ET)
- Week 8: vs. New York Giants (Monday, Oct. 28th, 8:15 pm ET)
- Week 9: Bye Week
- Week 10: @ Washington Commanders (Sunday, Nov. 10th, 1:00 pm ET)
- Week 11: vs. Ravens (Sunday, Nov. 17, 1:00 pm ET)
- Week 12: @ Cleveland Browns (Thursday, Nov. 21st, 8:15 pm ET)
- Week 13: @ Cincinnati Bengals (Sunday, Dec. 1st, 1:00 pm ET)
- Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns (Sunday, Dec. 8th, 1:00 pm ET)
- Week 15: @ Philadelphia Eagles (Sunday, Dec. 15, 4:25 pm ET)
- Week 16: @ Baltimore Ravens (Saturday, Dec. 21st, 4:30 pm ET)
- Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Wednesday, Dec. 25th, 1:00 pm ET)
- Week 18: vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Sunday, Jan. 5th, TBD)
Biggest Games on the Steelers' 2024 Schedule
Every divisional game: Playing in the roughest division in the NFL, the AFC North saw every team finish above .500 with only the Bengals missing out on the playoffs. A healthy Joe Burrow and they will look to get back to the team that made two straight AFC championships.
Steelers vs. Chiefs: Does it get any bigger than hosting the reigning, defending, undisputed back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs? I think not. But on top of that, the game takes place in an exclusive Netflix deal on Christmas Day? You can already feel the excitement.
Steelers vs Cowboys: A blast from the past, the two titans that embody American Football will be squaring off in Pittsburgh's first primetime fixture, on one of America's biggest television programs via Sunday Night Football.
Primetime Games and Streaming Service Broadcasts
Which games will be primetime viewing?
The largest fanbase in the league behind the Dallas Cowboys, the brand power and stability of the Pittsburgh Steelers always lends them multiple primetime games, but with significant interest surrounding the team given the QB turnover, that has only been amplified.
Primetime game #1: Dallas Cowboys, Sunday Night Football
Primetime game #2: New York Jets, Sunday Night Football
Primetime game #3: New York Giants, Monday Night Football
Primetime game #4: Cleveland Browns, Thursday Night Football
Primetime game #5: Kansas City Chiefs, Christmas Day
Which games will you need streaming services to watch?
The big one here is Netflix, as the NFL and titan of streaming agreed to a deal that will allow them to exclusively stream Christmas Day games for the foreseeable future, starting with Steelers vs. Chiefs. On top of that, Pittsburgh will play in a Thursday Night Football game on Amazon Prime against the Cleveland Browns.
Strength of Schedule (based off Vegas win totals, not 2023 record)
Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis does this cool thing every year where he ranks teams' strength of schedule based off Vegas' projected win totals for the upcoming season. He doesn't base it off the standard last-year's-record model and it makes a lot more sense, because of all the change teams go through during the offseason.
At the time of this publication, he hasn't updated it to reflect Vegas' updated, post-draft totals and I'll update this once the information becomes available. Regardless, Sharp has the Steelers' SOS as the hardest in the league. One look at the opponents proves as much, with the home stretch alone including seven potential playoff teams.
Revenge Games on the Steelers' 2024 schedule
- Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos: Wilson will return to the place he called home for the past two years, though it isn't expected to be a warm welcome, as the two sides didn't exactly separate on the best of terms leaving the motivation high on both sides.
- Arthur Smith and the Atlanta Falcons: Opening the season where he finished his first head coaching gig, OC Arthur Smith will be looking to start the season off with a bang and put up some points that result in a W against the team that let him go.
- Patrick Queen, DeShon Elliott, Anthony Averett, and the Baltimore Ravens: A trio that once wore the Black and Purple, three starting caliber defenders are not on the Steelers' roster, and will look to strike back against their former team not once, but twice.
5 Must-watch Matchups
- George Pickens vs. Marlon Humphrey: Pickens got the best of Humphrey last year when the Steelers beat the Ravens with a walk-off TD that saw Pickens burn Humphrey down the sideline. We'll see if that happens again when the two face off this year.
- Steelers defense vs. Patrick Mahomes: Facing off against arguably the best QB to ever play the sport, Pittsburgh's defense will have their hands full.
- Joey Porter Jr. vs. Malik Nabers: The sixth overall pick in the draft and arguably one of the more explosive wideouts to enter the league in some time, watching JPJ match up with the Giants WR will be intriguing.
- Russell Wilson vs. Broncos Defense: Assuming Wilson is the starter when the team travels to the mile-high stadium, how he plays against his former team will be a must-watch.
- DeShon Elliott vs. Derrick Henry: When Elliott was on the Ravens, he laid one of the biggest hits ever seen on Derrick Henry, and now Henry is on the Ravens, with Elliott on the Steelers, just adding to the brutality of the rivalry.
