PITTSBURGH _ The Steelers will open the regular season Sept. 14 on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" at the New York Giants _ provided the NFL starts on time _ the sixth consecutive year they will begin the season on the road.
The Steelers will play three other prime-time games in 2020, including Thanksgiving night (Nov. 26) at home against the defending AFC North champion Baltimore Ravens. The others are Dec. 13 (Sunday night) in Buffalo and Dec. 21 (Monday night) in Cincinnati against Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.
The Steelers will open their home season Sept. 20 against the Denver Broncos at Heinz Field and follow that with another home game Sept. 27 against the Houston Texans. They will conclude their regular-season schedule Jan. 3 in Cleveland, the ninth time since Mike Tomlin became coach they will end the season against the Browns. The Steelers will also play the Browns at 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Heinz Field.
The NFL released its 2020 regular-season and preseason schedule Thursday night amid the possibility games could be postponed, canceled or played without fans because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
If any of the games are canceled or played without spectators, team spokesman Burt Lauten said the Steelers will fully refund fans who purchased tickets through the team.
The Steelers will play four of their first six games at Heinz Field, before playing road games against the Ravens at 1 p.m. Oct. 25 and the Dallas Cowboys at 4:25 p.m. Nov. 8 in Arlington, Texas. The Steelers will have their off week Nov. 1 and end the season with three of their final four games on the road.
In addition to announcing the regular-season schedule, the NFL also released a preseason schedule that begins with the Steelers and Cowboys playing in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game Thursday night Aug. 6 in Canton, Ohio. But that game, along with the other preseason games, could be in jeopardy of being played because of the pandemic.
The other four preseason games are Week 1 (date and time to be determined) at home against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Aug. 23 at home against the New Orleans Saints (8 p.m., FOX), Week 3 (date and time to be determined) at the New York Jets and Sept. 3 at the Carolina Panthers.
