The NFL has unveiled complete 2022 regular season schedules, including for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and we now know the order of games Pittsburgh will play this year. Their 2022 schedule is highlighted by five primetime games.
After playing preseason games against Seattle, Jacksonville, and Detroit (no more Panthers preseason finales), Pittsburgh will open the season at Cincinnati for a Week 1 Sunday afternoon game. The Steelers will open things at home the following week against the New England Patriots.
The Steelers will then face the Cleveland Browns in Week 3 for their first primetime game of the season, a Thursday night contest in Cleveland. Steelers’ fans will now closely watch Deshaun Watson’s status and if he’ll face suspension prior to the season, or if the NFL will wait for Watson’s civil matters to conclude, which likely won’t occur until after the year. Pittsburgh will also close out the year against the Browns in what could be a pivotal AFC North battle. That one will take place at Heinz Field.
The Steelers’ bye week comes in the middle of the season having Week 9 off.
Pittsburgh will play five primetime games this season, starting with that Thursday night game against the Browns. They have a Sunday-nighter versus Miami Week 7 before taking on the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night in Week 11 followed by a Monday night tilt at Indianapolis in Week 12. They’ll finish their primetime slate with a Christmas Eve game, a Saturday matchup, against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Other notable games on the schedule include Tom Brady’s Bucs coming to town Week 6 and a Week 10 game at home versus the Saints. Pittsburgh plays on the road in back-to-back weeks twice, Weeks 7-8 and Weeks 12-13. Two of the team’s final three games (and three of their final five) are at home, while the Steelers are currently slated to play either 1 PM (eleven of them) or primetime games (five of them) this year. The Browns finale time is TBD.
The full schedule is below.
Steelers 2022 Schedule
Week 1 – at Bengals
Week 2 – vs Patriots
Week 3 – at Browns (TNF)
Week 4 – vs Jets
Week 5 – at Bills
Week 6 – vs Buccaneers
Week 7 – at Dolphins (SNF)
Week 8 – at Eagles
Week 9 – BYE
Week 10 – vs Saints
Week 11 – vs Bengals (SNF)
Week 12 – at Colts (MNF)
Week 13 – at Falcons
Week 14 – vs Ravens
Week 15 – at Panthers
Week 16 – vs Raiders (Saturday Night)
Week 17 – at Ravens
Week 18 – vs Browns
Steelers’ Team President Art Rooney II shared his thoughts on the team schedule with Steelers.com’s Missi Matthews.
