You can start watching the Pittsburgh Steelers for free with DIRECTV’s 5-day free trial. With the free trial of the DIRECTV MySports® Genre Pack®, you get ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and ESPN — every network the Steelers’ 2026 games air on — so you can stream the full season in one place. New customers get five days at no cost; just cancel before the trial ends if you don’t want to keep it.
Start your 5-day free trial with DIRECTV today and watch the Pittsburgh Steelers all season long.
Steelers games air across several networks this season, but DIRECTV carries all of them together. That means you never have to hunt down which channel or app has the game — Steelers football will be right there at your fingertips on DIRECTV, every week.
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Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 Schedule
The Steelers have a new coach for the first time in two decades with Mike McCarthy reuniting with Aaron Rodgers. After an AFC North division title a year ago, the Steelers brought in Michael Pittman and Rico Dowdle to help them defend it.
Here’s the complete Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 schedule with dates, kickoff times and where to watch each game.
“vs” indicates a home game at Acrisure Stadium; “@” means an away game.
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | Where to Watch |
| 1 | Thu, Aug 13 | vs. Green Bay Packers | 7:00 p.m. | NFL Network, KDKA-TV |
| 2 | Fri, Aug 21 | vs. New York Jets | 7:00 p.m. | NFL Network, KDKA-TV |
| 3 | Thu, Aug 27 | at Buffalo Bills | 7:00 p.m. | NFL Network, KDKA-TV |
Regular Season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | Where to Watch |
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 | vs. Atlanta Falcons | 1:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | at New England Patriots | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | vs. Cincinnati Bengals | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 4 | Thu, Oct 1 | at Cleveland Browns | 8:15 p.m. | Prime Video |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | vs. Indianapolis Colts | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 18 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 | vs. New Orleans Saints* | 9:30 a.m. | NFL Network |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | vs. Cleveland Browns | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 9 | — | BYE WEEK | — | — |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 8:20 p.m. | NBC |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 4:25 p.m. | CBS |
| 12 | Fri, Nov 27 | vs. Denver Broncos | 3:00 p.m. | Prime Video |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | vs. Houston Texans | 8:20 p.m. | NBC |
| 14 | Mon, Dec 14 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | 8:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | vs. Baltimore Ravens | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 16 | TBD (Flex) | vs. Carolina Panthers | TBD | TBD |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | at Tennessee Titans | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 18 | TBD (Flex) | at Baltimore Ravens | TBD | TBD |
*Week 7 is played at Stade de France in Paris.
Where to Watch Pittsburgh Steelers Games
Pittsburgh Steelers games air across a range of broadcast, cable and streaming options during the 2026 season:
- CBS, FOX and NBC — most Sunday and primetime games (also free over the air with an antenna in your local market)
- ESPN / ABC — Monday Night Football
- Prime Video — Thursday Night Football
- NFL Network — preseason and select games
Because the season jumps between all of these, the simplest and best way to catch every Steelers game in 2026 is with DIRECTV, which carries ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and ESPN in one place. New customers can start with a 5-day free trial and watch at no cost.
Check out this guide to find out how to watch every single NFL game this season.
Catch Every Pittsburgh Steelers Game This Season
No matter where the Steelers are playing during the 2026-27 NFL season, you can watch every game with DIRECTV.
Start your free trial to watch the Steelers free today. Don’t forget to bookmark this page for updated times and networks as flex scheduling shifts the late-season slate.
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