Pittsburgh Steelers — 2026 season outlook, updated Aug 31, 2026.
Pittsburgh Steelers finished the 2025 season 10-7 · AFC North champion, #4 seed.
Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-7 regular season.
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2025 · AFC North champion, #4 seed
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- 8th-hardest schedule — opponents average 8.68 projected wins.
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Steelers Camp — Aug 31: Jones to Dallas, and All Four Quarterbacks Stay
Pittsburgh's cutdown weekend included two trades — Broderick Jones to the Cowboys and Kaleb Johnson to the Packers — and a 53 that kept all four quarterbacks, answering the question our last episode left for cut day to referee. DeShon Elliott went from his comeback game to injured reserve with a return designation, Joey Porter Jr. came off the physically-unable-to-perform list with his contract still unresolved, and Aaron Rodgers finished the preseason without taking a snap.
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- Camp · Aug 23, 2026
Steelers Camp — Aug 23: Howard Throws His Way Onto the Bubble
Will Howard started against the Jets, threw two interceptions in plus territory in a 17-to-nothing home shutout, and spent the weekend being called the odd man out in a four-man quarterback room — while one report says the team has already decided to keep him. Metcalf says he's fine, Pittman's hamstring is called minor, and Rodgers still hasn't thrown a preseason pass.
- Camp · Aug 16, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers Camp Update — August 16: Rodgers Sat Because Metcalf and Pittman Couldn't Go
Rodgers watched the 28-9 win over Green Bay in a ballcap because both of his top receivers were in street clothes — the live-rush test we circled got scratched. Metcalf and Pittman are hard-pressed to work this week with Week 1 four weeks out, while the backup quarterbacks went a combined 27-of-33.
- Camp · Aug 9, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers Camp Update — August 9: Aaron Rodgers' First Throw Saturday Night Was a Pick-Six
Seven charted practices without an interception, then a first-snap pick-six under the lights — Rodgers' camp contains both halves of the July question in miniature. Metcalf is catching everything, the backfield committee is real, and Will Howard is making the backup job interesting.
- 2026 Preview
Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 Season Preview — The Luck Left With Tomlin
Pittsburgh won the AFC North on one-score wins and turnovers — the two least repeatable stats in football — then lost the coach who made that formula a lifestyle; the McCarthy-Rodgers reunion inherits the regression bill.
- Season Review
Steelers 2025 Season in Review
10-7 regular season
- Draft Recap
10 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft
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