Facing the Pittsburgh Steelers Heading into the 2024 season, it was the toughest strength of schedule of the NFL’s 32 teams. Two things immediately stood out when the league released the slate of games in May: 1) The first half of games before the Week 9 bye appeared to be full of opponents perceived as beatable, none of which included any AFC North rivals; 2) No, thanks to the late schedule (maybe for “Hard Knocks”?) with not only the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, but the six division matchesthe second half was going to be a nightmare.
Midway through the season, Pittsburgh’s schedule has barely moved. According to Accurate football analysisthe Steelers now have the second-hardest path to the playoffs, down one spot from May. That’s probably because the AFC North, namely the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals, isn’t as good as expected.
Here are Steelers Wire’s rankings of the seven most important games remaining on Pittsburgh’s regular season schedule:
1. Week 16 @ Baltimore Ravens
2. Week 11 vs. Baltimore Ravens
3. Week 12 @ Cleveland Browns
4. Week 13 @ Cincinnati Bengals
5. Week 14 vs. the Cleveland Browns
6. Week 18 vs. Cincinnati Bengals
7. Week 17 vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Christmas Day)
This article was originally published on Steelers Wire: Ranking the 7 Most Important Games Remaining for the Steelers This Season
