Category: 2023 Steelers schedule

Predicting the Steelers wins and losses in the final 9 games

The Steelers have a real shot to make the playoffs with a strong second half of the season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers currently sit at 5-3 and are squarely in the hunt for the playoffs. A shocking position for sure when you consider the Steelers offense has been outgained in every single game this season.

Pittsburgh has nine games remaining and is looking to keep pace with the rest of a very deep AFC North. Four of the Steelers remaining games are division games so Pittsburgh’s fate is squarely in their own hands. Here are our updated predictions with nine games left.

Biggest reason for the Steelers offensive improvement vs Titans?

Cast your vote and tell us if having Matt Canda on the sidelines was why the Steelers offense was better on Thursday.

On Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers had its best game of the season running the football. The combination of Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren combined for 157 rushing yards and powered the Steelers past the Tennessee Titans.

But why the change? I suppose in the big picture it was a combination of things, starting with much-improved play by the offensive line. Head coach Mike Tomlin challenged his offensive line this week and they stepped up. This seems absurd that grown men have to be challenged by their coaches to do their job, but I digress.

We also saw some great running by Harris and Warren. Warren in particular was impressive. His acceleration and ability to make cuts without slowing down make him the more dangerous of the two backs.

Then there was that other thing. Tomlin moved offensive coordinator Matt Canada down to the sidelines and out of the security of the coaches box. Did this play a role in not only how Canada called the game but in how players responded?

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Cast your vote and tell us which of these was the biggest factor in the Steelers win over the Titans.

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Predicting the Steelers wins and losses for the final 12 games

Here is our updated predictions for the Steelers wins and losses coming out of the bye week.

Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten their early bye week done, the team can turn its attention to the final 12 games and hopefully find that identity the team was missing in the first five games.

Now that we have a five-game sample size, we decided to update our season predictions of wins and losses for the final 12 games.

5 things we expect to see from the Steelers after the bye week

This Steelers team could look very different next week against the Los Angeles Rams.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are wrapping up the bye week and will soon begin preparations to take on the Los Angeles Rams. Pittsburgh has been quiet over the bye after getting a huge comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens giving the Steelers a 3-2 record and the lead in the AFC North. But we are hopeful that behind the scenes, there have been some changes to help this team find its identity on offense, more consistency on defense and a mindset to play harder in these final 12 games.

Here are the five things we expect to see different after the bye week.

Could a big trade be coming for the Steelers?

The Steelers made a big trade in 2019 after a slow start. Could we see a repeat in 2023?

Back in 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost quarterback Ben Roethlisberger early in the second game of the season and all seemed lost. The offense fell apart and there was no fixing it.

So the Steelers didn’t even try. Instead, they made a huge trade for a defensive star instead. Rather than use the trade to maybe give a woeful Steelers offense a nudge, they went out and got safety Minkah Fitzpatrick who literally took the Steelers defense to another level.

Pittsburgh is now sitting at 1-1 and this is only because the defense found a way to score two touchdowns last week against the Cleveland Browns. If the Steelers offense can’t get on track this week, Pittsburgh might be hoping for a Fitzpatrick-type of move again but this time on the offensive side of the football.

We considered a copy of the 2019 formula where the Steelers added strength to strength and this could be the case but the main difference is this offense has more talent on it than that 2019 group. Top to bottom, the skill-position players on this team are well ahead of guys like James Conner, James Washington, Vance McDonald and Jaylen Samuels.

So what position would be the target? It almost has to be offensive line. Despite the addition of Isaac Seumalo and Broderick Jones, this group is playing some terrible football. Maybe the Steelers work a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars to bring in offensive tackle Cam Robinson or maybe the New Orleans Saints would be willing with utility lineman Andrus Peat. This front office has proven to be aggressive. If things fall apart on Sunday night, don’t be shocked to see some big moves next week.

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Picking wins and losses for all the games on the Steelers schedule

Will the Steelers improve on their 9-8 seaon in 2022?

Now that we’ve had time to really study the Pittsburgh Steelers through training camp and the preseason, we are updating our game-by-game predictions for all of the Steelers schedule.

Pittsburgh made some big changes to their roster during the offseason and the starters in all three phases played excellent in preseason.  In 2022, the Steelers rallied in the second half of the season to finish 9-8, narrowly missing the playoffs. Will they get in this time around?