The NFL schedule makers say planning the Pittsburgh Steelers to play all six of their AFC North games over the final eight weeks of the 2024 season wasn’t intentional. A quirk, a goof, just how the schedule laid out, even though it’s the first time in franchise history they’ll begin playing divisional foes so late in a season.
Fast forward to Monday afternoon, when the NFL announced the first ever divisional Hard Knocks, following the Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns for the final six weeks and playoffs. It becomes the first time ever Pittsburgh will be featured on some version of the show.