Patrick Peterson isn’t short of opinions as far as the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 2023 regular season schedule is concerned. The black and yellow’s 2023 schedule features nine home games and four prime time games. The Steelers are just one of three teams to be featured on “Thursday Night Football” twice. The Steelers’ first “TNF” game will come against the Titans in Week 9. Their second one will be against the New England Patriots in Week 14.
Peterson likes several fazes of Pittsburgh’s schedule. The two Thursday night games, however, is not not one of them. He initially thought that someone was playing a prank on him when he saw that he would be playing multiple Thursday night games.
“It’s tough enough getting up for the first Thursday night game, better yet another one,” Peterson said during the latest edition of the “All Things Covered” podcast featuring Peterson and former Steelers cornerback Bryant McFadden. “I get it. They want to find ways to get ball on TV, but at the end of the day, you’ve got to think about our bodies. Especially with me being in Year 13, my body doesn’t recovery like it used to. … To have two Thursday Night Football games, I think, is a bit bizarre.”
Peterson, who is entering his 13th season, said that he is fortunate to be at the end of his career as far as NFL scheduling is concerned. Peterson foreshadowed a not-too-distant NFL calendar that will also have Wednesday night games. The NFL, Peterson feels, is working towards having football games played on a near nightly basis, similar to the NBA and MLB.
“Football is the No. 1 sport,” Peterson said. “They want to make sure that the product is being shown all the time.”
As far the 2023 season in concerned, Peterson is looking forward to the Steelers’ Week 1 matchup against the 49ers, who are coming off back-to-back NFC Championship Game appearances. Peterson is familiar with the 49ers after sharing a division with them for 10 years as a member of the Arizona Cardinals.
“At the end of the day, their brand of football is running the football, play action, screens, misdirection,” Peterson said of a 49ers offense that boasts several Pro Bowl caliber players including running back Christian McCaffrey, wideout Deebo Samuel, tight end George Kittle and offensive tackle Trent Williams. “That’s their brand of football. Finding ways to get George Kittle the football, having a great run and pound game….
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