Pittsburgh Steelers 2021 schedule predictions: Picking every game

The Pittsburgh Steelers 2021 schedule is out and it offers a challenge for a franchise hoping to make one last run at a title with Ben Roethlisberger.

For a solid three months, it looked like the 2020 NFL season would be all about the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mike Tomlin’s team raced off to an 11-0 start but dropped four of its final five regular-season games en route to a disappointing upset in the Wild Card round at the hands of the Cleveland Browns.

The Steelers found themselves in a brutal spot in the offseason thanks to the reduced salary cap and a hefty commitment to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, whose play faded significantly in the second half of the season. Roethlisberger re-structured his contract in order to help Pittsburgh’s cap situation but the Steelers still have significant questions along the offensive line.

The addition of running back Najee Harris in the NFL Draft should also help the Steelers shore up one of the league’s worst rushing attacks. Harris gives Pittsburgh a true every-down back for the first time since Le’Veon Bell left in free agency, a critical development as an aging Roethlisberger needs more help to succeed.

The Steelers will have their work cut out for them in a brutal AFC North where the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens are just as, if not more, talented than Pittsburgh. Matchups with the AFC West and NFC North as well as showdowns with first-place teams like the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks will lead to a challenging slate for the Steelers to navigate this season.

Pittsburgh Steelers 2021 schedule predictions

Record: 10-7