{"id":665774,"date":"2026-05-12T10:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/665774\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:10:08","slug":"nfl-schedule-release-3-easiest-matchups-of-steelers-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/665774\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL schedule release: 3 easiest matchups of Steelers\u2019 2026 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> eagerly await the 2026 NFL schedule release<\/a>, we at Steelers<\/a> Wire decided to take a look at some of the easiest matchups of the team’s upcoming season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From a disappointing divisional rival to a pair of teams that had underwhelming 2025 seasons, here’s a look at three of the Steelers’ easiest matchups in 2026.<\/p>\n

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While AFC North clashes typically go down to the wire, let’s not sugarcoat it: the Browns are bad. After finishing with one of the worst records in the NFL, the Browns were completely gutted in free agency and lost almost their entire starting offensive line, as well as former first-round tight end David Njoku<\/a>. The Steelers should have zero problems facing the Browns in Pittsburgh this upcoming season<\/p>\n

The Titans did a solid job of addressing multiple positions in free agency, but it’s difficult not to put them on this list after they finished 3-14 in 2025. Yes, the Steelers will be on the road in Tennessee. Yes, this absolutely could be a trap game for Pittsburgh. But it’s still hard to consider them as difficult a matchup compared to the Steelers’ other 2026 opponents like the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> or New England Patriots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Saints could be the wild card of the list, as they managed to snag one of the best wide receivers of the 2026 NFL Draft while also picking up talented free agents in David Edwards<\/a> and Travis Etienne<\/a>. It is difficult to overlook their 6-11 record in 2025, however, hence their placement on this list.<\/p>\n

Honorable mention: Cleveland Browns (Away)<\/p>\n

It feels justified to include the Browns twice, albeit as an honorable mention for the Steelers’ road game. Cleveland was one of the worst teams in all of football last year, and it hardly matters where the Steelers face them \u2014 the \u201cBrowns is the Browns.”<\/p>\n

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