Last year, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a gauntlet of a schedule. And felt what it was like to play contenders like the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles, two of the Steelers worst losses of the Mike Tomlin era. Though each season is unpredictable and “strength of schedule” only means so much, things look easier for Pittsburgh this year. On paper, anyway.
Numbers-cruncher Warren Sharp released his 2023 NFL strength of schedule (SOS) rankings and has the Steelers with the seventh-easiest schedule.
According to his math, things have improved for Pittsburgh since May with the Steelers bumping up three spots in SOS from No.