Steelers Opponents Officially Set for 2025

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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 1, 2024. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

The Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North title by defeating the Cleveland Browns, 35-10, on Saturday at M&T Bank Staidum. With Baltimore winning the division title, the Pittsburgh Steelers are locked in at second place, which means they now know their full slate of opponents in 2025.

Along with the three AFC North opponents — Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals — the Steelers’ 2025 home schedule features games against the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks.

On the road, the Steelers will play the Ravens, Browns, Bengals, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Los Angeles Chargers.

The Steelers play the AFC East and NFC North in 2024. Since they both finished in second place in their respective divisions, the Chargers and Colts are the AFC West and AFC South opponent. The Seahawks are the extra NFC opponent.

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Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt hits Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow in a game on Dec. 1, 2024. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

The Steelers are expecting to play a regular-season game in Ireland in 2025, according to a report by Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The Steelers will have to give up a home date at Acrisure Stadium in order to host an international game. NFL rules adopted in 2021 dictate that every team must host an international game at least once every eight years. The Steelers have nine regular-season home games in 2025.

“I know the Steelers really wanna go there,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at an event in the UK prior to the Jaguars-Bears Week 6 game from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. “I have no doubt that we’re gonna be playing in Ireland. I don’t know if it will be next year, but it’ll be coming soon.”

The Rooneys have been pushing for a game in Ireland for years, and it appears it will come to fruition in 2025.

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