Steelers idle in Week 9 bye at 6-2, next play Bengals Nov 15
The gist
The Pittsburgh Steelers are off in Week 9, their bye, and next play Nov. 15 at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh sits 6-2 atop the AFC North, with the Bengals a half-game back.
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 2026Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 27-6 at Acrisure Stadium; Jaylen Warren rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown and the defense recorded eight sacks and forced two turnovers.
- Nov 8, 2026Steelers are on their Week 9 bye and are not playing; the Tennessee Titans are also off.
- Nov 15, 2026Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC (Sunday Night Football) at Paycor Stadium.
Key terms
- bye
- A scheduled week when a team or player does not play a match while others do.
- AFC North
- One of the four divisions of the American Football Conference in the National Football League, grouping the Ravens, Bengals, Browns and Steelers.
- NFL
- A journalist who reports inside news and analysis about the National Football League, a US professional American football league.
Source: Wikipedia