Steel City Blitz
It’s Week Two and the Home Opener for the Pittsburgh Steelers! This week, they’ll be hosting the NFC West’s Seattle Seahawks. Here’s everything you need to know and more about the game!
What: Seattle Seahawks 0-1 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1-0
Where: Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA
When: 9/14/2025 1pmET Kickoff
Weather: 80 degrees and sunny
Surface: Natural grass
Wagering Information: Steelers -3 O/U 40.5
Last Week: The Seahawks dropped their season opener at home to the Niners 17-13 while the Steelers won in New York against the Jets 34-32.
TV: FOX Adam Amin (play-by-play), Mark Sanchez (analysis), Kristina Pink (field reporter)
TV Coverage in Your Area (courtesy 506sports.com): Green Area
Radio: Steelers Audio Network Rob King (play-by-play), Max Starks (analysis), Missi Matthews (field reporter)
ESPN Radio: Steve Levy (play-by-play), Sal Paolantonio (analysis)
Head Official: Scott Novak. The University of Phoenix grad is a Sales Manager and is in his 12th season as a head official. His last Steelers’ game was last year’s win over the Giants. Novak’s crew had 17 accepted penalties that day. His crew was in the upper half of the NFL’s officiating crews in terms of holding and other OL/DL infractions.
Key Injuries/Game Status (courtesy steelers.com) PIT: No. 24 CB Joey Porter Jr. (Hamstring) – Out, No. 25 S DeShon Elliott (Knee) – Out, No. 99 DT Derrick Harmon (Knee) – Out SEA: No. 3 S Nick Emmanwori (Ankle) – Out, No. 21 CB Devon Witherspoon (Knee) – Doubtful
Injury Notes: This game will test the depth of both teams’ secondaries. Whose backups will be able to make the least amount of mistakes and can any of them come up with a game-changing play?
Total Offense: PIT 21st, SEA 29th
Passing Offense: PIT 11th, SEA 25th
Rushing Offense: PIT 29th, SEA 20th
Total Defense: PIT 28th, SEA 12th
Passing Defense: PIT 21st, SEA 26th
Rushing Defense: PIT 29th, SEA 21st
AFC North Standings:
Cincinnati 1-0
Pittsburgh 1-0
Baltimore 0-1
Cleveland 0-1
This Week in the AFC North: Cleveland at Baltimore 1pmET, Jacksonville at Cincinnati 1pmET
What You Need to Know: Aaron Rodgers is the first Steelers’ QB to throw four TDs in his debut… The Steelers’ opening drive TD was their first in week one since 2008… The Steelers are 52-37-3 all-time in home openers… Seattle has been the opponent in four home opening games. The Steelers are 2-2 in those contests… Pittsburgh is 17-7 in home openers at Acrisure Stadium/Heinz Field… The Steelers are looking for their 42nd winning season since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.
Tomlin Time: Tomlin is 4-2 all-time versus the Seahawks… He is 105-64-2 (.620) in regular season games decided by eight points or less… Coach T is 12-6 in home openers…
Seattle Seahawks Names to Know: QB Sam Darnold, QB Jalen Milroe, WR Cooper Kupp, RB Kenneth Walker III, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, DE DeMarcus Lawrence, S Nick Emmanwori, DL Leonard Williams, PK Jason Myers
What’s at Stake: Falling to 0-2 isn’t a death sentence but the Seahawks would...
