The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the New England Patriots in their 2022 home opener in week two of the season on September 18th at 1:00 p.m. It will be broadcasted on CBS.
Under head coach Mike Tomlin, the Steelers are 11-4 in their home opener. Although, they are 1-3 in their last four with the lone win coming in 2020 against the Denver Broncos 26-21.
The Steelers went 6-2-1 at home last season, but both of those losses came in September in their first two home games against the Las Vegas Raiders (26-17) and Cincinnati Bengals (24-10).
The Steelers last played the Patriots in their season opener in 2019 at Foxborough which the Patriots won 33-3. The last meeting between the two teams at Heinz Field was in 2018, a 17-10 Steelers win.
It’ll be the first time these two teams have met without either Ben Roethlisberger or Tom Brady at quarterback since the Patriots beat the Steelers 23-9 in 1998. Drew Bledsoe (Patriots) and Kordell Stewart (Steelers) were the dating quarterbacks.
The Patriots lead the all-time series 17-16 and since Brady entered the league in 2001 they have gone 12-4 against the Steelers and 6-3 in Heinz Field. Of course, Brady won’t be suiting up for the Patriots this upcoming season.