{"id":194369,"date":"2026-05-16T17:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/194369\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:15:11","slug":"steelers-schedule-james-harrison-goes-big-on-his-prediction-for-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/194369\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers schedule: James Harrison goes big on his prediction for Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 16, 2026, 6:02 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

On Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> announced their 2026 regular-season schedule. We’ve gone through the whole thing and offered up our own predictions for wins and losses<\/a> and have the Steelers finishing 10-7 and teetering on the edge of making the playoffs in a crowded AFC North.<\/p>\n

If that’s a little too pessimistic for you, you can check out former Steeler James Harrison’s prediction. He took to his Deebo and Joe<\/a> podcast and gushed about the Steelers, going so far as to say the team could go 16-1.<\/p>\n

“After we pop them on December 20th, Baltimore, and then the Panthers<\/a>, and then Tennessee, we’re resting,” Harrisonsaid. “We done won the North. We probably sitting there fighting for [the AFC’s top seed] and fighting for the bye. Maybe 14-3, 13-4 at worst \u2026 That’s my worst-case scenario \u2026 16-1, [best-case scenario].”<\/p>\n

While we appreciate Harrison’s optimism, this isn’t very realistic. His worst-case scenario is 13-4, and while we didn’t predict that, there’s no doubt that if the team gets Aaron Rodgers back and he can step his game up from last season, it is possible.<\/p>\n

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