Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Steelers Pre-season Schedule Finalized

Building on yesterday's announcement that the Steelers will kickoff their 2006 Pre-Season Schedule by opening the Arizona Cardinals' brand new Cardinals Stadium on August 12, 2006 (tickets), the NFL released the remaining 2006 pre-season schedule today.

In addition to the game at Arizona, the Steelers will travel to Philadelphia for an ESPN televised game against the Philadelphia Eagles (tickets) on August 25, 2006 at 8PM.

The Steelers will host 2 home games at Heinz Field during the preseason. During the weekend of August 17-21 the Steelers will play the Minnesota Vikings (tickets). During the weekend of August 31-September 2, the Steeler will host the Carolina Panthers (tickets) in a preview of a regular season matchup that will take place at Carolina.