Venue & Game Details
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT
Venue: Acrisure Stadium, 100 Art Rooney Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Broadcast: FOX: Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez, Kristina Pink (field reporter, streaming via Fubo
Weather Forecast (Pittsburgh, PA)
Kickoff Temp: ~74°F (23°C)
Conditions: Mostly sunny, light west wind (5–7 mph)
Impact: Minimal — ideal early-season football weather.
Injury Report
Seattle Seahawks:
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba — Probable (ankle)
OT Charles Cross — Questionable (shoulder)
CB Devon Witherspoon — Probable
RB Kenneth Walker III — Probable
Pittsburgh Steelers:
WR D.K. Metcalf — Healthy, facing former team
DE Cameron Heyward — Probable (groin)
LB T.J. Watt — Healthy
CB Joey Porter Jr. — Questionable (hamstring)
Recent Form
Seahawks: L-W-L-W-L — Offense averaging 20.0 PPG in that span.
Steelers: W-W-W-L-W — Offense averaging 26.4 PPG in last 5.
Series History
All-Time: Steelers lead 11–10
Last Meeting: 2023 — Steelers won 27-24 in Seattle
Trend: Pittsburgh has won the last two meetings, including an OT win at home in 2021.
Key Player Matchups
QB Battle:
Sam Darnold (SEA): 150 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT in Week 1; needs to push the ball downfield more.
Aaron Rodgers (PIT): 244 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT in Steelers debut; vintage efficiency.
Skill Positions:
SEA WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs. PIT CB Joey Porter Jr. — JSN had 9 REC, 124 YDS in Week 1.
PIT WR D.K. Metcalf vs. SEA secondary — revenge game narrative; Metcalf had 83 YDS in Week 1.
Trench Battle:
Seahawks OL vs. Steelers pass rush — containing T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith is critical for Seattle’s offense.
Betting Trends
Steelers are 5-1 SU in last 6 home games
Seahawks are 4-1 ATS in last 5 early East Coast kickoffs
Under is 6-2 in last 8 meetings
Steelers are 7-3 ATS in last 10 vs. NFC opponents
SEAHAWKS NOTES:
• QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 150 yards with 87.2 rating in Sea. debut last week. Had 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 6 of his 8 road starts with Min. in 2024. Can make 75th career start in Week 2. • RB KENNETH WALKER had 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 road games last season. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 on road. Had 75 scrimmage yards (53 rush, 22 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting. • RB ZACH CHARBONNET had 10th-career rush TD last week. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 75+ scrimmage yards. Had 5 catches in last meeting. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA led team with 9 catches for 124 yards last week, his 4th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Had rec. TD in last meeting. • WR COOPER KUPP is 1 of 3 (Davante Adams & Justin Jefferson) with 25+ games (26) with 5+ catches & 100+ rec. yards since 2020. • DE LEONARD WILLIAMS had 7 tackles & TFL in Week 1. Has 13 TFL in his past 9. Aims for his 4th in row overall & 5th in row on road with TFL. Has sack in each of his 3 career games vs. Pit. • DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 2 TFL in Sea. debut last week. Had 2 TFL, sack & FF in his only career game at Pit. (11/13/16 w/ Dal.). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with TFL. • LB ERNEST JONES had 8 tackles, TFL & 5th-career INT last week. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 11 games with Sea. since 2024. • LB TYRICE KNIGHT aims for his 7th in row with 6+ tackles. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had 15th-career TFL last week & is 1 of 2 since 2023 (Brian Branch) with 25+ PD (25) & 15+ TFL. • CB RIQ WOOLEN had PD last week & has PD in 7 of his past 8. • CB JOSH JOBE had 2nd-career INT last week. • S JULIAN LOVE had 10 tackles & 2nd-career full sack in Week 1. Had 13 tackles & FF in last meeting.
STEELERS NOTES:
• QB AARON RODGERS completed 22 of 30 atts. (73.3 pct.) for 244 yards & 4 TDs with 136.7 rating in Pit. debut last week, 28th-career game with 4 TD passes & 0 INTs, tied with Tom Brady for most in NFL history, & 35th-career game with 4 TD passes, tied with HOFer Peyton Manning for 3rd-most in NFL history. Needs 245 pass yards to surpass Philip Rivers (63,440) for 6th-most in NFL history & 2 TD passes to surpass HOFer Brett Favre (508) for 4thmost in NFL history. • RB JAYLEN WARREN had 1st-career TD catch in Week 1. Rushed for 75 yards & TD in last meeting. • WR CALVIN AUSTIN had 4 catches for 70 yards & TD last week. • WR DK METCALF recorded 438 catches for 6,324 yards & 48 TDs in 1st 6 seasons with Sea. (2019-24). Had 4 catches for 83 yards in Pit. debut in Week 1. • TE JONNU SMITH had 5 catches & rec. TD in Pit. debut last week. Has rec. TD in 5 of his past 6. Aims for his 4th in a row with TD catch. • DT CAMERON HEYWARD had TFL & PD in Week 1. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5, incl. playoffs. Aims for his 2nd in row with PD. • LB ALEX HIGHSMITH had 8 tackles & sack in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row with 7+ tackles in reg. season & 3rd in row with sack, incl. playoffs. • LB PATRICK QUEEN had 8 tackles last week. Aims for his 12th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 6 tackles & TFL in his last game vs. Sea. (11/5/23 w/ Bal.). • LB T.J. WATT had 5 tackles, 2 TFL & PD in Week 1. Has 108 sacks in 122 games & can surpass HOFer DeMarcus Ware (110.5) for 2nd-most sacks in 1st 125 games since 1982. Has 6+ tackles, sack, TFL & FF in both his career home games vs. Sea. • CB JALEN RAMSEY led team with 2 PD in Pit. debut last week, his 3rd-straight with PD. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Sea. with 5+ tackles. Had 5 tackles & 2 TFL in his last game vs. Sea. (9/22/24 w/ Mia.).
Game Odds
Seattle Seahawks 40.5
Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, September 13, 2025
