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2026 Pittsburgh Steelers season
94th season in franchise history
The 2026 season is the Pittsburgh Steelers' 94th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 26th year playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium, their fifth under general manager Omar Khan, and their first under new head coach Mike McCarthy.
This is their first season since 2006 without longtime head coach Mike Tomlin, as he stepped down on January 13 following their defeat in the Wild Card round the night before. The Steelers are attempting to improve on their 10–7 record of the past three seasons and will attempt to end their seven-game playoff game losing streak dating back to the 2016 season. This season began with only the team's fourth head coach in 58 seasons. This is McCarthy's third head coaching job; he was previously the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 2006 to 2018 and the Dallas Cowboys from 2020 to 2024. Coincidentally, the Steelers opened their first preseason with Mike McCarthy as their head coach by beating McCarthy's first team, the Packers. The Steelers will also play in the NFL International Series in back-to-back seasons for the first time in franchise history. This will be Aaron Rodgers's 22nd and final season in the NFL, as he announced on May 20 he would retire after the season.
Offseason
Trades
Trades below are only for trades that included a player. Draft pick-only trades will go in the draft section.
Draft
Draft trades
The Steelers traded a 2027 sixth-round selection and WR George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a third-round selection and a 2027 fifth-round selection.
The Steelers traded a sixth-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for a seventh-round selection and S Kyle Dugger.
Regular season
Schedule
Notes
Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times from Weeks 10–17 and dates from Weeks 13–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; Week 12 is exempt.
The date, time and network for Week 16 will be finalized by no later than the end of Week 14.
The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
This marked the Steelers' sixth straight win over the Falcons since 2010.
Week 2: at New England Patriots
With the loss, Aaron Rodgers finished his NFL career with a 4–4 record against the Patriots.
Week 4: at Cleveland Browns
After a tough win at home, the Steelers faced the Browns on the road as 2-point favorites. They took an early lead after Aaron Rodgers threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Roman Wilson. However, the Browns scored three consecutive touchdowns in the second quarter: runs from Jaleel McLaughlin and Quinshon Judkins and a DeShaun Watson pass to Harold Fannin Jr..
Kicker Chris Boswell converted a 31-yard field goal to reduce the deficit to 11 at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Rodgers threw a touchdown pass Darnell Washington to further reduce the deficit to five. The Steelers tied the game 24–24 when Rodgers connected with Pat Freiermuth but the Browns then regained the lead when Andre Szmyt converted a second field goal. With seconds left, Rodgers attempted a Hail Mary pass but ended up throwing an interception that sealed the loss.
With their fifth straight road loss to the Browns since 2022, the Steelers fell to 2–2. They also fell to 0–10 to AFC North rivals on Thursday Night Football when playing them on the road.
Week 5: vs. Indianapolis Colts
This marked the Steelers' sixth straight home win against the Colts.
Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Steelers played poorly in the first half, only scoring a field goal before halftime. However in the second half, they clawed back thanks to interceptions from Daylen Everette and Jamel Dean. In overtime, rookie Germie Bernard put Pittsburgh in the lead and the Steelers sealed the win after Jalen Ramsey sacked Jalon Daniels on fourth down.
Week 7: at New Orleans Saints
NFL Paris games