2011 Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule

Written by Steve Janus

Heading into the 2010-11 NFL season there were few that were giving the Pittsburgh Steelers much of a chance to even make the playoffs with starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suspended for the first four games. The Steelers managed to go 3-1 without Roethlisberger and then continued to roll to a 12-4 finish, which landed them the AFC North title and a first round bye in the playoffs. Pittsburgh put together two tough wins over the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets to get back to the Super Bowl for a third time in the last six years. However, they were unable to come away with the Lombardi Trophy, falling to the Green Bay Packers 25-31.

With a defense that is as good as any in the league, the Steelers figure to be one of the top teams again this season. To get a better idea of how this team will fair during the 2011-12 season, lets take a look at their regular season schedule. On top of the Steelers six games against the AFC North, they will take on the AFC South, NFC West, Kansas City Chiefs, and New England Patriots.

Pittsburgh went 5-1 against their division rivals last season. Sweeping both the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals, while splitting their two games against the Ravens. That 5-1 finish was the difference in the Steelers getting the first round bye, as the Ravens also finished 12-4 but were 4-2 in the division. I don’t think the Steelers will do any worse than 3-3, but another 5-1 mark against the North would likely land them a second straight division title.

In the Steelers four games against the AFC South they have to go on the road to take on the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans, while getting the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans at home. No question Pittsburgh will be favored in their two home games, but both road games could provide a big challenge. Anything less than a 2-2 mark against this division would be a major disappointment.

Pittsburgh has to like their chances against the weak NFC West this season. This division didn’t even have a team finish over .500 last year. With the talent Pittsburgh has on both sides of the ball, they should be favored in all four games. They get the Seattle Seahawks and St Louis Rams at home, while having to go on the road to take on the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers. Unless some major moves are made in free agency in this division, I can’t see the Steelers doing any worse than 3-1 against the NFC West.

By winning the North last year the Steelers have to take on the other two division winners outside of the South, and neither game figures to be easy. They have to play the Patriots at home, who beat them at their own place last year 39-26. While the Chiefs aren’t a Super Bowl contender just yet, they were 7-1 at home last year, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Kansas City came in as the favorite in that game.

2011 Preseason Schedule
Week	Date	Opponent	Time (ET)
1	Friday, August 12	@ Washington Redskins	7:30 PM
2	Thursday, August 19	Philadelphia Eagles	8:00 PM
3	Saturday, August 27	Atlanta Falcons	7:30 PM
4	Thursday, September 1	@ Carolina Panthers	8:00 PM
2011 Regular Season Schedule
Week	Date	Opponent	Time (ET)
1	Sunday, September 11	@ Baltimore Ravens	1:00 PM
2	Sunday, September 18	Seattle Seahawks	1:00 PM
3	Sunday, September 25	@ Indianapolis Colts	8:20 PM
4	Sunday, October 2	@ Houston Texans	1:00 PM
5	Sunday, October 9	Tennessee Titans	1:00 PM
6	Sunday, October 16	Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 PM
7	Sunday, October 23	@ Arizona Cardinals	4:05 PM
8	Sunday, October 30	New England Patriots	4:15 PM
9	Sunday, November 6	Baltimore Ravens	8:20 PM
10	Sunday, November 13	@ Cincinnati Bengals	1:00 PM
11	BYE WEEK
12	Sunday, November 27	@ Kansas City Chiefs	8:20 PM
13	Sunday, December 4	Cincinnati Bengals	1:00 PM
14	Thursday, December 8	Cleveland Browns	8:20 PM
15	Monday, December 19	@ San Francisco 49ers	8:30 PM
16	Saturday, December 24	St. Louis Rams	1:00 PM
17	Sunday, January 1	@ Cleveland Browns	1:00 PM

More NFL Team Schedules

AFC
AFC West	AFC North	AFC South	AFC East
Kansas City Chiefs Schedule	Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule	Indianapolis Colts Schedule	New England Patriots Schedule
San Diego Chargers Schedule	Baltimore Ravens Schedule	Jacksonville Jaguars Schedule	New York Jets Schedule
Oakland Raiders Schedule	Cleveland Browns Schedule	Houston Texans Schedule	Miami Dolphins Schedule
Denver Broncos Schedule	Cincinnati Bengals Schedule	Tennessee Titans Schedule	Buffalo Bills Schedule
NFC
NFC West	NFC North	NFC South	NFC East
Seattle Seahawks Schedule	Chicago Bears Schedule	Atlanta Falcons Schedule	Philadelphia Eagles Schedule
St. Louis Rams Schedule	Green Bay Packers Schedule	New Orleans Saints Schedule	New York Giants Schedule
San Francisco 49ers Schedule	Detroit Lions Schedule	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Schedule	Dallas Cowboys Schedule
Arizona Cardinals Schedule	Minnesota Vikings Schedule	Carolina Panthers Schedule	Washington Redskins Schedule

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