Pittsburgh Steelers 2025-2026 Season Outlook: Off-Season Recap, Schedule, Tickets, Odds

by Ethan HarroldJune 12, 2025, 2:13 pmNews, Tickets >

The Steelers completed their 21st consecutive season with a winning record, going 10-7. The Steelers looked like they would finally get their first playoff win in eight seasons, despite making it four times before that, but lost to their divisional rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 14-28. The season was full of ups and downs, starting with quarterback Justin Fields before he was benched for Russell Wilson in week seven.

The team won six of their next seven games with Wilson, making them one of the best teams in the NFL before losing their last four, which put them in the sixth seed and ended the season on a disappointing note once again.

Heading into the offseason, the Steelers had no quarterbacks under contract and had to decide between Fields and Wilson. The team ended up choosing neither – Fields signed with the Jets, and Wilson went to the Giants. With no quarterback, the Steelers signed former Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph, but they weren’t done there. The Steelers were rumored to be interested in four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers, who had just been released from the Jets. Rodgers was believed to have the star power to help the Steelers get over the hump and get their Super Bowl aspirations back. After months of waiting, Rodgers finally signed with the team in June to a one-year deal.

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The team continued to reshape their offense, trading for former All-Pro wide receiver DK Metcalf. The Steelers looked like they were going to have one of the best wide receiver duos with Metcalf and emerging star George Pickens, but instead, they traded Pickens to the Cowboys before the duo got a chance to play together. They also added to their already dominant defense by signing former All-Pro cornerback Darius Slay. Their departures included cornerback Donte Jackson, guard James Daniels, running back Najee Harris and Elandon Roberts.

After losing many key pieces to the team in free agency, the Steelers entered the draft needing to rebuild. Many fans and analysts wanted Shedeur Sanders at pick number 20 in the first round, but Pittsburgh drafted defensive tackle Derrick Harmon out of Oregon. Many fans disliked the pick until the Steelers took National Champion quarterback Will Howard out of Ohio State in the sixth round. Howard now joins Rudolph and Rodgers in the quarterback room. The Steelers also made other key selections like running back Kaleb Johnson to replace Najee Harris and linebacker Jack Sawyer out of Ohio State to pair up with former defensive player of the year TJ Watt.

Pittsburgh enters the 2025 season with the 10th most demanding schedule, according to Fox Sports, opening its season with two revenge games. Week one vs the Jets, which is a rematch of both teams’ quarterbacks on the opposite team from last season, with Fields on the Jets and Rodgers on the Steelers. Then in week two, it’s a revenge game for wide receiver Metcalf vs his former team, the Seattle Seahawks. The Steelers will have their work cut out for them, having to play top teams from last season like the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Ravens twice. Although the biggest game of the season is a matchup vs the Green Bay Packers in week eight. Rodgers spent 18 seasons with the Packers, winning four MVPS and a Super Bowl with the team before getting traded to the Jets three seasons ago. The Steelers and Packers’ week eight matchup is set to be one of the most anticipated NFL games of the season.

For the Steelers to finally get a playoff win for the first time since 2017, they will have to reidentify their offense and continue their suffocating defense on teams if they have any shot of winning one of the toughest divisions in football. With Rodgers finally signing with the team, there is new life to the Steelers’ Super Bowl aspirations, but it will be no easy task making it back to the playoffs next season.

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STEELERS 2025 SCHEDULE & TICKET DEALS

Week 1: Sept. 7 at New York Jets
Week 2: Sept. 14 against Seattle Seahawks
Week 3: Sept. 21 at New England Patriots
Week 4: Sept. 28 against Minnesota Vikings (in Dublin, Ireland)
Week 5: Bye Week
Week 6: Oct. 12 against Cleveland Browns
Week 7: Oct. 16 at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 8: Oct. 26 against Green Bay Packers
Week 9: Nov. 2 against Indianapolis Colts
Week 10: Nov. 9 at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 11: Nov. 16 against Cincinnati Bengals
Week 12: Nov. 23 at Chicago Bears
Week 13: Nov. 30 against Buffalo Bills
Week 14: Dec. 7 at Baltimore Ravens
Week 15: Dec. 15 against Miami Dolphins
Week 16: Dec. 21 at Detroit Lions
Week 17: Dec. 28 at Cleveland Browns
Week 18: against Baltimore Ravens

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PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2025 SEASON ODDS

With Aaron Rodgers joining the Steelers, their Super Bowl odds increased to +4000. Despite the relatively higher odds of winning the Super Bow,l the Steelers are only favored to win six out of their 17 games this season. Heading into week one of the season, the Steelers are favored to win their game vs the Jets at -3 favorites in what should be an exciting start to the season with Rodgers vs his former team.

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