Steelers will play a record five night games

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

By Ray Fittipaldo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Even though the Steelers followed up their Super Bowl championship season with an 8-8 record last season, they remain one of the National Football League's most popular teams.

The NFL released team schedules for the 2007 season today, and the Steelers will play a club-record five night games, including three at Heinz Field. The Steelers play night games Oct. 21 at Denver, Nov. 5 against Baltimore, Nov. 26 against Miami, Dec. 2 against Cincinnati and Dec. 20 at St. Louis, the only Thursday night game of the season for the Steelers. The Baltimore and Miami games are on Monday nights.

Other highlights of the schedule include a Sept. 30 game at Arizona against Ken Whisenhunt's Cardinals. Whisenhunt and his assistant head coach Russ Grimm were passed over for the Steelers' head coaching position in favor of Mike Tomlin.

Another coach not as popular in Pittsburgh will be coming to Heinz Field Oct. 7 when Seattle comes to Pittsburgh for a rematch of Super Bowl XL. Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren complained to anyone who would listen that the Seahawks got a raw deal from the officials and that they, not the Steelers cost them a Super Bowl championship.

Here is the complete Steelers 2007 schedule:

PRESEASON

Sunday, Aug. 5 -- vs. New Orleans at Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. (NFL Network)

Saturday, Aug. 11 -- Green Bay, 7:30 p.m. (KDKA/FSN Pittsburgh)

Saturday, Aug. 18 -- at Washington, 8 p.m. (KDKA/FSN Pittsburgh)

Sunday, Aug. 26 -- Philadelphia, 8 p.m. (NBC)

Thursday, Aug. 30 -- at Carolina, 8 p.m. (KDKA/FSN Pittsburgh)

REGULAR SEASON

Sunday, Sept. 9 -- at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday, Sept. 16 -- Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday, Sept 23 -- San Francisco, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Sept. 30 -- at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)