(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt is introduced prior to an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The full 2026 National Football League schedule was released Thursday night. 

The Pittsburgh Steelers will once again face their AFC North rivals — the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns — twice each during the regular season. 

Other notable games for the Steelers include a road matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles and an international game in Paris against the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 25. The Saints will serve as the designated home team for the game. The Steelers’ schedule for the preseason and the 2026 regular season is as follows:

PRESEASON 

WEEK 1 – Aug. 13 vs. Green Bay Packers 7 p.m. 

WEEK 2 – Aug. 21 vs. New York Jets 7 p.m. 

WEEK 3 – Aug. 27 at Buffalo Bills 7 p.m. 

REGULAR SEASON 

WEEK 1 – Sept. 13 vs. Atlanta Falcons 1 p.m. 

WEEK 2 – Sept. 20 at New England Patriots 1 p.m. 

WEEK 3 – Sept. 27 vs. Cincinnati Bengals 1 p.m. 

WEEK 4 – Oct. 1 at Cleveland Browns (Thursday) 8:15 p.m. 

WEEK 5 – Oct. 11 vs. Indianapolis Colts 1 p.m. 

WEEK 6 – Oct. 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 p.m. 

WEEK 7 – Oct. 25 vs. New Orleans Saints (Paris) 9:30 a.m. 

WEEK 8 – Nov. 1 vs. Cleveland Browns 1 p.m. 

WEEK 9 – BYE 

WEEK 10 – Nov. 15 at Cincinnati Bengals 8:20 p.m. 

WEEK 11 – Nov. 22 at Philadelphia Eagles 4:25 p.m. 

WEEK 12 – Nov. 27 vs. Denver Broncos (Friday) 3 p.m. 

WEEK 13 – Dec. 6 vs. Houston Texans 8:20 p.m. 

WEEK 14 – Dec. 14 at Jacksonville Jaguars (Monday) 8:15 p.m. 

WEEK 15 – Dec. 20 vs. Baltimore Ravens 1 p.m. 

WEEK 16 – vs. Carolina Panthers (TBD) 

WEEK 17 – Jan. 3 at Tennessee Titans 1 p.m. 

WEEK 18 – at Baltimore Ravens (TBD)