The Pittsburgh Steelers are scheduled to play simply 4 prime time video games in 2020.
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This would be the sixth consecutive season that the Steelers open away from Heinz Discipline, this time towards the New York Giants, within the ‘early’ Monday Night time Soccer recreation on September 14. It’s additionally the second yr in a row that Pittsburgh will open on nationwide tv.
In fact, if all goes effectively, the sport towards the Giants will mark the common season return of Ben Roethlisberger. In a current interview with NFL Community, Mike Tomlin sounded optimistic that Large Ben will likely be accessible and able to go.
“As we sit right here at the moment, we’re extraordinarily assured in his readiness,” Tomlin stated. “We’re having fun with the method that he’s going by proper now. Clearly, it’s now with out its angst. [Ben] is coming off a season-ending harm and surgical procedure. However we like the place we’re. He’s throwing on a rehab schedule, and it’s going effectively, and we absolutely anticipate him being able to go for that opener.”
As for the eagerly-awaited dwelling opener, that is available in week two, when the Steelers host the Denver Broncos, a workforce with whom Pittsburgh shares a bye (week eight), which would seem to supply scheduling flexibility if that contest must be postponed.
The primary AFC North recreation is week six at dwelling towards Cleveland, which will likely be Myles Garrett’s first look in Pittsburgh since his notorious confrontation with Mason Rudolph final yr.
But the single-biggest recreation of the yr must be the Thanksgiving night time matchup with the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Discipline, the Steelers’ first-ever Thanksgiving Day dwelling recreation. Chances are you’ll recall that the Steelers performed at Baltimore on Thanksgiving night time in 2013, which is best-remembered for the controversy that ensued after Tomlin received in the best way of Ravens returner Jacoby Jones throughout an extended kickoff return, a transfer which will have prevented a Baltimore landing.
The Thanksgiving night time recreation is one among solely 4 prime time video games, versus the utmost of 5 that Steelers followers normally take pleasure in. The opposite prime time tilts come back-to-back in December, at Buffalo and at Cincinnati.