| The Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super bowl | | | | Week 4: BYE |
| last season-albeit among much controversy. | | | | |
| Can they repeat this performance? The signs | | | | Week 5: @San Diego Chargers |
| currently point to not likely. Their star | | | | |
| quarterback, Big Ben, has just underwent an | | | | Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs |
| emergency surgery. While he's expected to be | | | | |
| back soon, he will miss at least the first | | | | Week 7: @ Atlanta Falcons |
| two weeks of the season. That could be huge | | | | |
| for the Steelers, because their first few | | | | Week 8: @ Oakland Raiders |
| weeks of the season is filled with tough | | | | |
| games. | | | | Week 9: Denver Broncos |
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| Last season they finished 11-6 and got to the | | | | Week 10: New Orleans Saints |
| Super Bowl thanks to an inept Indianapolis | | | | |
| Colts team that just didn't want to win the | | | | Week 11: @ Cleveland Browns |
| game even when it was handed to them. Over | | | | |
| the offseason Jerome "The Bus" Bettis | | | | Week 12: @ Baltimore Ravens |
| retired. He leaves a hole in the Steelers | | | | |
| running game. Bettis was a battling ram that | | | | Week 13: Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| could move defensive lines forward by | | | | |
| himself. The Steelers are potentially without | | | | Week 14: Cleveland Browns |
| that ability this season. | | | | |
| | | | Week 15: @ Carolina Panthers |
| During the offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers | | | | |
| lost a good receiver in Antwaan Randle El. He | | | | Week 16: Baltimore Ravens |
| went to the Washington Redskins. They also | | | | |
| lost Chris Hope (DB) to the Tennessee Titans | | | | Week 17: @ Cincinnati Bengals |
| and Kimo von Oelhoffen (DE) to the New York | | | | |
| Jets. To replace Hope, they brought in Ryan | | | | The week four bye could play a critical role |
| Black from Washington. They brought in Rodney | | | | in the Steelers season. If Big Ben has to |
| Bailey (DE) from Seattle to replace | | | | miss more time, he might only miss three |
| Oelhoffen. Finally, they bought in Doug | | | | games since he has the early bye week to use. |
| Easlick, fullback, from San Fancisco. | | | | The Steelers have a moderate schedule and |
| | | | could win 10 games this season. However, they |
| Here's the Steelers schedule for 2006. You'll | | | | could open the season 0-3, because of |
| see how heavy it is right out of the game. | | | | injuries and missing pieces. They were 5th in |
| | | | rushing last season. That number could drop a |
| Week 1: Miami Dolphins | | | | little now that Bettis is gone. Their passing |
| | | | game is somewhat suspect as well. The |
| Week 2: @ Jacksonville Jaguars | | | | Steelers will need their defense to overplay |
| | | | and rise to the occasion if they want to see |
| Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals | | | | the playoffs again. |
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