On Thursday, the NFL released the 2023 schedule, and for the first time in nearly a decade the Pittsburgh Steelers were given a home game for the season opener, snapping a streak of eight straight seasons opening the year on the road.
Not only did the Steelers get a home game for the season opener, they also drew an opponent they haven’t opened the season against at home in three decades, that being the San Francisco 49ers.
The last time the Steelers opened the season at home against the 49ers? Sept. 5, 1993 at Three Rivers Stadium, early in future Hall of Fame head coach Bill Cowher’s tenure.