Must Watch Game for Every Team

Must-watch game for every NFL team during the 2026 regular season - The Athletic

Really? This is what they came up with?!

Cleveland Browns: vs. Steelers, Week 4
The first Cleveland-Pittsburgh game of the season isn’t just important because it’s the first edition of a historic rivalry with new coaches on each side: Todd Monken for Cleveland and Mike McCarthy for Pittsburgh. Both teams should also see it as a national showcase and a way to gain at least temporary positioning in what might be a crowded divisional race. This Thursday night game is also the only primetime game on Cleveland’s schedule. — Zac Jackson

My pick; first CIN game. I want to know what this new defense looks like against a juggernaut offense. Burrow should be healthy. Did the Bengals do enough on defense to make a difference? Steelers may be still working out the kinks with Graham's new look.

 

Speaking of the Bengals. I was walking by the TV yesterday in the clubhouse and NFL report was on. Saw a comment from Joe Burrow. He said all the pieces are in place. Now did he mean his team or his body parts

 

LOL. Poor clowns. They haven't been must-watch TV since I've been alive.

 

Silly me, I should have read the whole write-up instead of stopping at the first mention of the Steelers.... Broncos teaching the Steelers something?!

Pittsburgh Steelers: vs. Broncos, Week 12
What better way to digest your turkey than with a Black Friday matchup against the Broncos? In some ways, Denver is a model for the new-look Steelers, as a coach in his early 60s (Sean Payton) has enjoyed success in his second act, found a potential franchise quarterback (Bo Nix) and become a playoff contender. More than what the Broncos do on offense, it’s the way Denver’s stacked and well-coached defense has played that should be the blueprint for the Steelers if they’re going to reach their ceiling early in Mike McCarthy’s tenure. — Mike DeFabo


Tennessee Titans: vs. Steelers, Week 17
There’s no telling if this game will be meaningful for the Titans’ season — they’ve been in the habit of reducing their seasons to draft talk well before Thanksgiving — but it will be historic. Unless Tennessee pulls off the shocking feat of hosting a home playoff game, this will be the final game in Nissan Stadium. The new, indoor version opens in 2027. The stadium’s 27-year history includes several name changes and a 1999 debut season that boasted the NFL’s best atmosphere and witnessed the “Music City Miracle” en route to the franchise’s only Super Bowl appearance. Pittsburgh and Tennessee have history as old AFC Central rivals but the big question is this: Will Steelers fans pack the place and put an embarrassing spin on the sendoff? — Joe Rexrode

 

They did manage to get one game mentioned; their matchup against the Falcons (ya know, revenge game for Stefanski).

 

For me, every Steelers game is must watch tv

 

Ravens and Bengals for me. These are huge!