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 will be 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 will attempt 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
Signings Position Player Previous team Date signed NotesCB Jamel Dean UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 13 3 years, $36.75 millionRB Rico Dowdle UFA Carolina Panthers March 13 2 years, $12.25 millionDT Sebastian Joseph-Day UFA Tennessee Titans March 16 2 years, $11 millionS Jaquan Brisker UFA Chicago Bears March 16 1 year, $5.5 million Trades Trades below are only for trades that included a player. Draft pick-only trades will go in the draft section. Date Player(s)/Asset(s) received Team Player(s)/Asset(s) traded SourceMarch 13WR Michael Pittman Jr.,2026 7th round selection (No. 230)Indianapolis Colts2026 6th round selection (No. 214) Draft
+ 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 21 Max Iheanachor OT Arizona State 2 47 Germie Bernard WR Alabama From Colts 53 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts 3 76 Drew Allar QB Penn State From Cowboys 85 Daylen Everette CB Georgia 96 Gennings Dunker G Iowa From Seahawks 4 121 Kaden Wetjen WR Iowa 135 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts Compensatory selection 5 161 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs 169 Riley Nowakowski TE Indiana From Rams via Chiefs 6 202 Traded to the New England Patriots 210 Gabriel Rubio DE Notre Dame From Rams via Chiefs 214 Traded to the Indianapolis ColtsCompensatory selection 216 Traded to the Seattle SeahawksCompensatory selection 7 224 Robert Spears-Jennings SS Oklahoma From Saints via Patriots 230 Eli Heidenreich RB Navy From Colts 237 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts 249 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs Compensatory selection
+ 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Devan Boykin CB Indiana Daylan Carnell LB Missouri Kevin Jobity Jr. DL Syracuse Laith Marjan K Kansas Lake McRee TE USC Chamon Metayer TE Arizona State Greg Crippen C Michigan Alex Tecza RB Navy
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.
Staff
Current roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Green Bay Packers W 28–9 1–0 Acrisure Stadium Recap 2 New York Jets L 0–17 1–1 Acrisure Stadium Recap 3 at Buffalo Bills L 27–28 1–2 Highmark Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap 1 September 13 1:00p.m. Atlanta Falcons W 20–13 1–0 Acrisure Stadium Fox Recap 2 September 20 1:00p.m. at New England Patriots L 3–20 1–1 Gillette Stadium CBS Recap 3 September 27 1:00p.m. Cincinnati Bengals W 30–27 2–1 Acrisure Stadium CBS Recap 4 8:15p.m. at Cleveland Browns L 24–27 2–2 Huntington Bank Field Prime Video Recap 5 October 11 1:00p.m. Indianapolis Colts Acrisure Stadium CBS 6 October 18 1:00p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium CBS 7 October 25 9:30a.m. at New Orleans Saints Stade de France NFLN 8 November 1 1:00p.m. Cleveland Browns Acrisure Stadium CBS 9 Bye 10 November 15 8:20p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium NBC 11 November 22 4:25p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field CBS 12 November 27 3:00p.m. Denver Broncos Acrisure Stadium Prime Video 13 December 6 8:20p.m. Houston Texans Acrisure Stadium NBC 14 8:25p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Stadium ESPN 15 December 20 1:00p.m. Baltimore Ravens Acrisure Stadium CBS 16 December 26/27 Carolina Panthers Acrisure Stadium 17 January 3 1:00p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS 18 January 9/10 at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exceptions of Weeks 7 and 12. 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
With their 6th win against the Falcons since 2010, the Steelers started the year 1–0 (1–0 at home & against the NFC South).
Week 2: at New England Patriots
With the loss, the Steelers dropped to 1–1 and Aaron Rodgers finished with a 4–4 record against the Patriots.
Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With their second straight win over Cincinnati, the Steelers improved to 2–1.
Week 4: at Cleveland Browns
After a tough win at home, the Steelers traveled to Cleveland for Round 1 against the Browns as 2-point favorites. They were able to score first in the first quarter, making it 7–0 after Aaron Rodgers found Roman Wilson on a 12-yard touchdown pass. However, the Browns were able to score 3 consecutive touchdowns in the second quarter, making it 21–7 with Jaleel McLaughlin running for a 28-yard touchdown, Quinshon Judkins running for another from 2 yards out and finally, DeShaun Watson connecting with Harold Fannin Jr. for a 2 yard pass. The Steelers drew closer when Chris Boswell kicked a 31-yard field goal to make the score 21–10 at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, the Steelers scored first in the fourth when Rodgers found Darnell Washington on a 21-yard touchdown pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make the score 21–16. The Browns responded, making it 24–16 when Andre Szmyt kicked a 44-yard field goal. The Steelers tied up the game when Rodgers connected with Pat Freiermuth for a 3-yard touchdown pass (with a successful 2-point conversion), making the score 24–24. The Browns then retook the lead when Szmyt kicked a 56-yard field goal. With seconds left, the Steelers got the ball back. Rodgers tried for 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
Standings Division
Conference
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