Steelers Release 2006
Regular Season Schedule
PITTSBURGH
— The Steelers will
play at least four national primetime games, including the NFL's Kickoff Weekend
opener on Thursday, Sept. 7, it was announced today when the National Football
League released its 2006 regular season schedule.
The Steelers will kick off their season at home against
the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 7, at 8:30 p.m. on NBC. Pittsburgh's second game of the season will also be a nationally
televised primetime game on the road against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday,
Sept. 18 at 8:30 p.m. The team's other primetime games are at
San
Diego on Sunday,
Oct. 8 (8:15 p.m.) and a Thursday, Dec. 7 home game at 8 p.m. against
division rival Cleveland Browns.
"We are excited to be able to kick-off the 2006 NFL
season with a nationally televised primetime game at Heinz Field," said Steelers
president Art Rooney. "It will be the ideal setting for our fans in
Pittsburgh and around the world to watch as we
begin our defense of the Super Bowl championship."
Pittsburgh's remaining home schedule includes a Week 3
match-up against defending AFC North champion Cincinnati Bengals (Sept. 24). The
Kansas City Chiefs will visit Pittsburgh for the first time since 1989 when they play at Heinz
Field on Oct. 15. The Steelers will host the Denver Broncos in a rematch of the
2005 AFC Championship Game on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 4:15 p.m. The New Orleans Saints will make their first trip to
Pittsburgh since 1993 on Sunday, Nov. 12. On Dec. 3,
Pittsburgh will host the NFC South champion
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Steelers will close out their home schedule on
Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) against the Baltimore Ravens.
The Steelers' remaining road schedule includes trips to
play the Atlanta Falcons (Oct. 22) and Oakland Raiders (Oct. 29) in consecutive
weeks, and consecutive road games against division rivals Cleveland (Nov. 19)
and Baltimore (Nov. 26). Pittsburgh's final two road games will take place Dec. 17 at
Carolina and Dec. 31 at Cincinnati.
All Sunday afternoon games during Weeks 10-15 and Week
17 are subject to flexible scheduling and could be moved into the
Sunday night time slot (8:15 p.m.). The majority of games will be listed at
1 p.m.
ET during "flex" weeks except
for games played in the Pacific or Mountain Time zones which will be listed at
4:05 or
4:15
p.m.
The NFL
will provide at least 12 days notice of time changes due to the "flex"
scheduling. Week 17 start time changes could be decided on six days notice to
ensure a game with playoff implications. Flexible scheduling will not impact
Thursday, Saturday or Monday night games, and will not take place during Week 16
due to the holiday weekend.
The Steelers' four-game preseason schedule will include
one nationally televised (ESPN) game on Friday, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh's home preseason schedule includes games against the
Minnesota Vikings on Saturday, Aug. 19, at 8 p.m. and the team's preseason finale on Thursday, Aug. 31,
at 7:30
p.m. versus the Carolina
Panthers. The Steelers kick off their preseason on the road Saturday, Aug. 12,
at Arizona at 4:05 p.m. (ET).
Steelers 2006 Preseason Schedule
Date
Opponent
Time (TV)
Saturday, Aug. 12............... at
Arizona............................................
4:05
p.m. (KDKA)
Saturday,
Aug. 19.............
MINNESOTA........................................
8
p.m. (KDKA)
Friday, Aug. 25................... at
Philadelphia......................................
8
p.m.
(ESPN)
Thursday,
Aug. 31.............
CAROLINA..........................................
7:30
p.m. (KDKA)
Steelers 2006 Regular Season Schedule
Date
Opponent
Time (TV)
Thursday,
Sept. 7..............
MIAMI.................................................
8:30
P.M. (NBC)
Monday, Sept. 18............... at
Jacksonville......................................
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday,
Sept. 24..............
CINCINNATI.........................................
1
p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 1...................
Bye
Sunday, Oct. 8................... at
San
Diego........................................
8:15 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Oct.
15................
KANSAS
CITY.....................................
4:15
p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 22................. at
Atlanta.............................................
1
p.m.
(CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 29................. at
Oakland...........................................
4:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Nov.
5.................
DENVER..............................................
4:15
p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Nov.
12*..............
NEW
ORLEANS...................................
1
p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Nov. 19*................ at
Cleveland..........................................
1
p.m.
(CBS)
Sunday, Nov. 26*................ at
Baltimore..........................................
1
p.m.
(CBS)
Sunday, Dec.
3*................
TAMPA
BAY........................................
1
p.m. (FOX)
Thursday,
Dec. 7..............
CLEVELAND........................................
8
p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, Dec. 17*................ at
Carolina............................................
1
p.m.
(CBS)
Sunday, Dec.
24................
BALTIMORE........................................
1
p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Dec. 31*................ at
Cincinnati.........................................
1
p.m.
(CBS)
* Times and
TV network may change due to flexible scheduling
** All times
are Eastern
