Steelers Official 2018 Schedule Released

Preseason Schedule:

Aug. 9-12 (Week 1) at Philadelphia Eagles

Aug. 16-19 (Week 2) at Green Bay Packers

Saturday, Aug. 25 (Week 3) vs. Tennessee Titans

Thursday, Aug. 30 (Week 4) vs. Carolina Panthers

Regular Season Schedule:

Week 1 — 1:00pm at Cleveland Browns
Week 2 — 1:00pm vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 3 — 8:15pm at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (MNF)
Week 4 — 8:20pm vs. Baltimore Ravens (SNF)
Week 5 — 1:00pm vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 6 — 1:00pm at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 7 — BYE
Week 8 — 1:00pm vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 9 — 1:00pm at Baltimore Ravens
Week 10 — 8:20pm vs. Carolina Panthers (TNF)
Week 11 — 8:20pm at Jacksonville Jaguars (SNF)
Week 12 — 4:25pm at Denver Broncos
Week 13 — 1:00pm vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Week 14 — 8:20pm at Oakland Raiders (SNF)
Week 15 — 4:25pm vs. New England Patriots**
Week 16 — 4:25pm at New Orleans Saints
Week 17 — 1:00pm vs. Cincinnati Bengals


Oh and just throwing this out there, if any of you hooligans have season tickets and happen to be selling three tickets, I'm looking for tickets to the Chiefs game in Week 2. Planning on taking my brother there for his first pilgrimage to the holy place that is Heinz Field. If you happen to know someone who is selling three, or come across a good deal in the lower level seats, please let me know!

Fairly easy first half. Pretty tough second half

I'm planning on going to the New Orleans game, since I live near there.

@vasteeler wrote:

Fairly easy first half. Pretty tough second half

Yeah I concur, the first half isn't exactly gimmes though. Falcons, Bengals, Chiefs, Ravens are definitely not pushovers. Chiefs will be interesting because we're so used to facing Alex Smith, now we get to see the young Patrick Mahomes and what he brings to the table. I think that kid has a much bigger arm than Smith, so the defensive secondary better be on high alert covering a deadly deep threat in Tyreek Hill. Second half of the season does suck, though, all in all I think it looks like a pretty tough schedule as a whole.

@Lokki wrote:

I'm planning on going to the New Orleans game, since I live near there.  

Definitely be interesting to see a game in the Super Dome, hopefully Saints fans don't treat you like crap though.

I like to go to the Atlanta Steelers game in the new Atl stadium time to start hunting for tickets.

Regular Season Schedule:

Week 1 — 1:00pm at Cleveland Browns -W
Week 2 — 1:00pm vs. Kansas City Chiefs-W
Week 3 — 8:15pm at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (MNF)-W
Week 4 — 8:20pm vs. Baltimore Ravens (SNF)-W
Week 5 — 1:00pm vs. Atlanta Falcons-W
Week 6 — 1:00pm at Cincinnati Bengals-W
Week 7 — BYE
Week 8 — 1:00pm vs. Cleveland Browns-W
Week 9 — 1:00pm at Baltimore Ravens-L
Week 10 — 8:20pm vs. Carolina Panthers (TNF)-W
Week 11 — 8:20pm at Jacksonville Jaguars (SNF)-L
Week 12 — 4:25pm at Denver Broncos-W
Week 13 — 1:00pm vs. Los Angeles Chargers-W
Week 14 — 8:20pm at Oakland Raiders (SNF)-W
Week 15 — 4:25pm vs. New England Patriots*** -L
Week 16 — 4:25pm at New Orleans Saints-L
Week 17 — 1:00pm vs. Cincinnati Bengals_W

We finish 12-4. AFC North Champs again and the 1 or 2 seed.

@IowaSteeler927 wrote:

@Lokki wrote:

I'm planning on going to the New Orleans game, since I live near there.  

Definitely be interesting to see a game in the Super Dome, hopefully Saints fans don't treat you like crap though.

I've been there before for our match ups with them. They are usually pretty friendly.

Obviously, it's difficult to predict how teams will be from year to year, but based on last season's records, that's a pretty tough schedule. Without knowing how much, if at all, our defense improves, I'm not as optimistic as I usually am this time of year. A 9-7 record wouldn't surprise me. If the defense takes a few steps forward, that should be a couple more wins. I'll hedge my bet and say 10-6. I have no problem being wrong if they finish better than that.

12-4. I think we improve on both sides this year.

Nice thing is we can clean up the division in the first half of the season with 5 of our 6 Divisional Games being in Weeks 1-9. We need to come out kicking ass and taking names. Can't afford a slow start with this slate.