PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – Winning the division comes with its challenges when it comes to the 2026 season. The dates and times for the schedule won’t be announced until Spring, but we do know the opponents for next season.
Steelers will only play eight home games in Pittsburgh again in 2026, last year the game in Dublin, Ireland counted as a Steelers home game.
The intraconference matchups for 2026 are the AFC South and the NFC South with a wildcard 17th game against the NFC East. Steelers will play five division champions next season.
Home
· Atlanta (NFC South)
· Carolina (NFC South)
· Houston (AFC South)
· Indianapolis (AFC South)
· Denver (1st place team in AFC West)
· Baltimore (AFC North)
· Cincinnati (AFC North)
· Cleveland (AFC North)
Road
· Tennessee (AFC South)
· Jacksonville (AFC South)
· New Orleans (NFC South)
· Tampa Bay (NFC South)
· Philadelphia (Wild Card game against 1st place team in NFC East)
· New England (AFC East 1st place team)
· Baltimore (AFC North)
· Cincinnati (AFC North)
· Cleveland (AFC North)
Notes·
Every game at home, outside of the division, is against a team that won at least 8 games last year
· Steelers play only three teams on the road that had a winning record in 2025
· Steelers have lost 10 straight at Philadelphia, having not won there since 1965
· Steelers are only 5-7 all-time at Jacksonville
· Steelers have won 5 of 6 all-time against Tampa Bay including Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa