While they might be a smaller market, relatively speaking, the Pittsburgh Steelers are and have for some time now been one of the NFL’s premiere franchises, with one of the largest and most faithful audiences, and as a result, it has been quite common that the schedule makers have fed them the maximum or near-maximum number of primetime games allowable.
That number is currently five, but when the new television deals kick in, that will actually expand to seven, though that is a story for another year, quite literally. This year, they have yet again gotten five games in primetime slots, including three at home, and owner Art Rooney II generally comes out in favor of them—though not as strongly as he could.