09 schedules

[fordfixer]

SPORTING NEWS TODAY http://www.sportingnews.com NFL

PITTSBURGH— The Pittsburgh Steelers played the NFL’s
toughest schedule this season. They may play one of the
league’s weakest schedules in 2009.
The Steelers’ 2009 schedule was firmed up Sunday
after Miami (11-5) won the AFC East over New England
(11-5) because of tiebreakers. If the Patriots had won the
division, the Steelers would have played at New England
for the third consecutive season in 2009.
The Steelers will play only three teams with winning
records at home next season: Baltimore, Minnesota and
Tennessee. Also visiting Pittsburgh will be AFC North
rivals Cincinnati and Cleveland, plus Oakland, San
Diego and Green Bay.
On the road, the Steelers will play three division opponents,
plus Denver, Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit and Miami.
The Steelers’ schedule was unusually difficult this
season because they met all teams in the NFC East and
AFC South, two of the league’s strongest divisions. In
their place next season will be the AFC West and NFC
Central, two of the weakest divisions this season. The
AFC West did not have a single team finish above .500.
As a result, the Steelers will meet both the Lions
(0-16) and Chiefs (2-14)—which, for now, appears to be a
significant downgrade from a 2008 schedule that
included the Giants (12-4), Colts (12-4), Patriots and
Eagles (9-6-1).
The Steelers played 11 games this season—counting
two against Baltimore—against teams that won eight or
more games. They played only one game outside their division
against team with a losing record, Jacksonville. Eight of
their 16 games were against playoff teams, plus New England.
Only five teams that had winning records this season
are on the Steelers’ 2009 schedule.
Despite their tough schedule, the Steelers (12-4) won
12 games or more for the fourth time since 1979.
— The Associated Press
2009 NFL
Opponents
(Dates to be determined)
AFC EAST
Miami
Home: Buffalo, New England,
N.Y. Jets, Houston, Indianapolis,
Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Tampa
Bay
Away: Buffalo, New England, N.Y.
Jets, Jacksonville, Tennessee, San
Diego, Atlanta, Carolina
New England
Home: Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets,
Jacksonville, Tennessee, Baltimore,
Atlanta, Carolina
Away: Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets,
Houston, Indianapolis, Denver,
New Orleans, Tampa Bay
N.Y. Jets
Home: Buffalo, Miami, New
England, Jacksonville, Tennessee,
Cincinnati, Atlanta, Carolina
Away: Buffalo, Miami, New
England, Houston, Indianapolis,
Oakland, New Orleans, Tampa
Bay
Buffalo
Home: Miami, New England, N.Y.
Jets, Houston, Indianapolis, Cleveland,
New Orleans, Tampa Bay
Away: Miami, New England,
N.Y. Jets, Jacksonville, Tennessee,
Kansas City, Atlanta, Carolina
AFC NORTH
Pittsburgh
Home: Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Oakland, San Diego,
Tennessee, Green Bay, Minnesota
Away: Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Denver, Kansas City,
Miami, Chicago, Detroit
Baltimore
Home: Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Pittsburgh, Denver, Kansas City,
Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit
Away: Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Pittsburgh, Oakland, San Diego,
New England, Green Bay, Minnesota
Cincinnati
Home: Baltimore, Cleveland,
Pittsburgh, Denver, Kansas City,
Houston, Chicago, Detroit
Away: Baltimore, Cleveland,
Pittsburgh, Oakland, San Diego,
N.Y. Jets, Green Bay, Minnesota
Cleveland
Home: Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Pittsburgh, Oakland, San Diego,
Jacksonville, Green Bay, Minnesota
Away: Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Pittsburgh, Denver, Kansas City,
Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit
AFC SOUTH
Tennessee
Home: Houston, Indianapolis,
Jacksonville, Buffalo, Miami, San
Diego, Arizona, St. Louis
Away: Houston, Indianapolis,
Jacksonville, New England, N.Y.
Jets, Pittsburgh, San Francisco,
Seattle
Indianapolis
Home: Houston, Jacksonville,
Tennessee, New England, N.Y. Jets,
Denver, San Francisco, Seattle
Away: Houston, Jacksonville, Tennessee,
Buffalo, Miami, Baltimore,
Arizona, St. Louis
Houston
Home: Indianapolis, Jacksonville,
Tennessee, New England, N.Y. Jets,
Oakland, San Francisco, Seattle
Away: Indianapolis, Jacksonville,
Tennessee, Buffalo, Miami, Cincinnati,
Arizona, St. Louis
Jacksonville
Home: Houston, Indianapolis,
Tennessee, Buffalo, Miami, Kansas
City, Arizona, St. Louis
Away: Houston, Indianapolis,
Tennessee, New England, N.Y.
Jets, Cleveland, San Francisco,
Seattle
AFC WEST
San Diego
Home: Denver, Kansas City,
Oakland, Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Miami, Philadelphia, Washington
Away: Denver, Kansas City,
Oakland, Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
Tennessee, Dallas, N.Y. Giants
Denver
Home: Kansas City, Oakland, San
Diego, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New
England, Dallas, N.Y. Giants
Away: Kansas City, Oakland,
San Diego, Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, Philadelphia,
Washington
Oakland
Home: Denver, Kansas City, San
Diego, Baltimore, Cincinnati, N.Y.
Jets, Philadelphia, Washington
Away: Denver, Kansas City, San
Diego, Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
Houston, Dallas, N.Y. Giants
Kansas City
Home: Denver, Oakland, San
Diego, Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
Buffalo, Dallas, N.Y. Giants
Away: Denver, Oakland, San
Diego, Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Washington
NFC EAST
N.Y. Giants
Home: Dallas, Philadelphia,
Washington, Atlanta, Carolina,
Arizona, Oakland, San Diego
Away: Dallas, Philadelphia,
Washington, New Orleans, Tampa
Bay, Minnesota, Denver, Kansas
City
Philadelphia
Home: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Washington,
New Orleans, Tampa Bay,
San Francisco, Denver, Kansas City
Away: Dallas, N.Y. Giants,
Washington, Atlanta, Carolina,
Chicago, Oakland, San Diego
Dallas
Home: N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia,
Washington, Atlanta, Carolina,
Seattle, Oakland, San Diego
Away: N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia,
Washington, New Orleans, Tampa
Bay, Green Bay, Denver, Kansas
City
Washington
Home: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia,
New Orleans, Tampa Bay,
St. Louis, Denver, Kansas City
Away: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia,
Atlanta, Carolina, Detroit,
Oakland, San Diego
NFC NORTH
Minnesota
Home: Chicago, Detroit, Green
Bay, San Francisco, Seattle, N.Y.
Giants, Baltimore, Cincinnati
Away: Chicago, Detroit, Green
Bay, Arizona, St. Louis, Carolina,
Cleveland, Pittsburgh
Chicago
Home: Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota,
Arizona, St. Louis, Philadelphia,
Cleveland, Pittsburgh
Away: Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota,
San Francisco, Seattle,
Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati
Green Bay
Home: Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota,
San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas,
Baltimore, Cincinnati
Away: Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota,
Arizona, St. Louis, Tampa
Bay, Cleveland, Pittsburgh
Detroit
Home: Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota,
Arizona, St. Louis, Washington,
Cleveland, Pittsburgh
Away: Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota,
San Francisco, Seattle, New
Orleans, Baltimore, Cincinnati
NFC SOUTH
Carolina
Home: Atlanta, New Orleans,
Tampa Bay, Philadelphia,
Washington, Minnesota, Buffalo,
Miami
Away: Atlanta, New Orleans,
Tampa Bay, Dallas, N.Y. Giants,
Arizona, New England, N.Y. Jets
Atlanta
Home: Carolina, New Orleans,
Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Washington,
Chicago, Buffalo, Miami
Away: Carolina, New Orleans,
Tampa Bay, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, San
Francisco, New England, N.Y. Jets
Tampa Bay
Home: Atlanta, Carolina, New
Orleans, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Green
Bay, New England, N.Y. Jets
Away: Atlanta, Carolina, New
Orleans, Philadelphia, Washington,
Seattle, Buffalo, Miami
New Orleans
Home: Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa
Bay, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Detroit,
New England, N.Y. Jets
Away: Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa
Bay, Philadelphia, Washington, St.
Louis, Buffalo, Miami
NFC WEST
Arizona
Home: St. Louis, San Francisco,
Seattle, Green Bay, Minnesota,
Carolina, Houston, Indianapolis
Away: St. Louis, San Francisco,
Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, N.Y.
Giants, Jacksonville, Tennessee
San Francisco
Home: Arizona, St. Louis, Seattle,
Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Jacksonville,
Tennessee
Away: Arizona, St. Louis, Seattle,
Green Bay, Minnesota, Philadelphia,
Houston, Indianapolis
Seattle
Home: Arizona, San Francisco,
St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa
Bay, Jacksonville, Tennessee
Away: Arizona, San Francisco, St.
Louis, Green Bay, Minnesota, Dallas,
Houston, Indianapolis
St. Louis
Home: Arizona, San Francisco,
Seattle, Green Bay, Minnesota,
New Orleans, Houston, Indianapolis
Away: Arizona, San Francisco,
Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Washington,
Jacksonville, Tennessee
Steelers’ ’09 schedule reverses course

[TallyStiller]

How about the Cheats* finally seeing a decent schedule? They play the AFC South, the NFC South, Denver and Baltimore. Looks like ours from this year... only 5 - 11 Jacksonville and 7 - 9 Denver worse than .500 outside the division. About time this starts to even out.

[frankthetank1]

thats dissapointing i wish they were going to play in new england next season so i could go. i cant wait to beat up on the raiders

[RuthlessBurgher]

It is nice in terms of the amount of travel that the team will have to do that the two AFC West teams that are on the California Coast (San Diego and Oakland) have to travel to Pittsburgh (West Coast teams tend to struggle when they have to cross 3 times zones from West to East), while the away games against the AFC West are shorter flights for us (to Kansas City and Denver).

[Oviedo]

I wonder what Ryan Clark thinks about the trip to Denver?????

[Steeler Shades]

SPORTING NEWS TODAY http://www.sportingnews.com NFL

PITTSBURGH— The Pittsburgh Steelers played the NFL’s toughest schedule this season.....
Is this accurate? I thought it was proven that after all is said and done that it wasn't the most difficult based on actual W - L records this year. If the writer starts off with a poorly researched statement then it is difficult to have confidence in the rest of his story. 8)

[RuthlessBurgher]

I wonder what Ryan Clark thinks about the trip to Denver?????

I think Clark will be watching that game from his couch in Pittsburgh. Suit up Ty Carter, Anthony Smith, or whomever in his stead for one game. I'd rather make him a healthy scratch for one game than risking losing him for the rest of that season because of the sickle cell trait striking again at high altitude.