Pittsburgh Steelers schedule 2020: 3 Toughest, 3 easiest Games
Third Toughest: Week 7 at Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore had a great regular season in 2019, breaking the record for most wins in one season in franchise history with 14. That said, the Ravens struggled against Pittsburgh in their Week 5 matchup last season. Lamar Jackson was intercepted three times and the game went to overtime where Mike Tomlin deferred to Baltimore because his defense had held the Ravens in check.
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Lo and behold, Pittsburgh held the Ravens and got the ball back before JuJu Smith-Schuster fumbled and the Ravens stole a road win in overtime off the foot of Justin Tucker.
The game in Baltimore was a different story, however, as the Ravens beat Pittsburgh by 18 with Robert Griffin III starting. With Pittsburgh healthy and revamped, the away matchup in the divisional series between the two will still be tough, but much better than the beatdown last December.
Third Easiest: Week 11 at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars are a very young, inexperienced group. They have completely overhauled the team that beat the Steelers twice in one season and made it to the AFC Championship Game three seasons ago.
The Steelers are far more talented and experienced on both sides of the ball and Ben Roethlisberger is historically successful when playing in Jacksonville with a 4-1 record, his last loss coming in 2006. If Pittsburgh comes fully prepared and doesn’t play down to competition, they should be able to turn cruise control on relatively early and get an easy win.